Year of the Rabbit Mochi Pounding Card

While in Japan, I excitedly purchased two rabbit stamps. I thought the rabbits pounding mochi and the subsequent rabbit shaped mochi were just too funny and sweet to pass up. I knew that I could use them in Year of the Rabbit cards.  Using only two small  sheets of printed origami paper from a pack (HM Ben Franklin Crafts and Daiso have lots to choose from), I was able to make these cards.  The small hexagon pieces were cut with a Spellbinders die (from a set).  The pounding rabbits were stamped with permanent black ink (some brands work better with Japanese stamps that are made from a white rubber) and then colored in a bit with white and pink watercolor pencils. The grey paper has a rough texture that matches well with the muslin card purchased in a Paper Arts pack from HM Ben Franklin Crafts.

The small gold character stamp (celebration) was not heat embossed onto the card but done on a separate paper and fussy cut out before gluing to the card....safer than taking a chance and messing up the final step.  Because the origami sheets had an all over print you can see that each card will be slightly different depending upon which section of the paper you use. Each card will be an original one-of-a- kind!

P.S. The mochi rabbits were stamped and added to the inside of the cards.  They still make me smile!