Thursday, December 22, 2011

Bo Bunny Mini Albums! Gotta Love them!

"Family Mini Album"
by Gabrielle Pollacco

Hi! It's me, Gabrielle posting today!  I have to admit, even though I have a number of the gorgeous Bo Bunny mini albums in my stash, this is my first time making up my own album with one!  I primarily do 12 x 12 layouts but I finally got around to trying out an album!  And let me tell you, not only are these pre-designed albums beautiful to look at even before you begin embellishing it to make it your own....but they are so easy to work with! 

 I decided to use the Timepiece mini album for my first crack at this.  Here is a little behind the scenes as to what is going on at my house at the moment....we are renovating our kitchen, tearing out cabinets and counters, redoing floors..so you can imagine the mess I'm in at the moment.  So how can I manage a mini-album in the middle of all this?.....Easy!  The pre-printed backgrounds on the Bo Bunny mini albums make it a snap!  Seriously!  I started yesterday evening around 4:00 PM and was done the whole thing by 11:00 PM!   What really helps is to have a few of the coordinating papers and embellishments on hand.  Then it's just a little bit of cutting and glueing and you've got yourself a wonderful album!  Here is a pic of my 'Family' album with the cover straight on view....
I began by adding the chipborad title to the first layer of the album, then I added some blooms on the transparent clock design that goes on top of the front piece.  Here is a photo of the first two pieces...

Then I simply took each page, added a little patterned paper (TIP:  Noteworthy is an excellent package of small die-cut papers that beautifully embellishes the album).  Here are the pages I made up showing photos of my parents, my husbands parents, my dear husband & myself, and at the end, I did a 'Then & Now' 2 pager of my daughters...






Supplies:
Timepiece mini-album
Patterned Papers: Timepiece: Numbers, Cut-outs, Dot
6x6 Paper Pad; Timepiece
Chipboard: Timepiece, Et Cetera (Title), Enchanted
Jewels: Timepiece
Trinkets: SnowFall,
Stickers: Timepiece
Noteworthy: Timepiece

Bo Bunny has a beautiful selection of these pre-printed mini-albums, have you tried them yet?  Check out the Bo Bunny Product site to browse the albums that go with each of the collections.  Not only do they make a wonderful keepsake, they also make a very special gift! 

22 comments:

  1. There's a reason why this company is my favorite. SO INSPIRING!

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  2. This little mini album is just gorgeous! For your first mini, it turned out fabulous!

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  3. I love this! It's just gorgeous!!!

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  4. wow wow wow - this is gorgeous and you have a beautiful family

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  5. I just came home from a long day at school, but spending a few minutes staring at your gorgeous album was a great way to start my evening:) What a stunning creation! You really rocked this Timepiece album, Gabi!

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  6. Wowwwwwwwwwwwww!! This is ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! Loveeeeeeee it! :):):):):):):):):):):)

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  7. This was a jaw dropper for sure. Bo Bunny collections are the best! I have my wish list in for Santa and there about 5 collections I want. Whatever will I do, it is almost new release time too.

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  8. very moving lil album..loved it! thank you for sharing..merry christmas!
    marie

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  9. Such a beautiful album.

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  10. I absolutely LOVE this mini!! You did an amazing job! I have been wanting the Bobunny Zoology mini, and now I think I need the timepiece one too. Bobunny did a great job this year, so many fun collections! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  11. il est sublime cet album !!!j'adore
    bises

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  12. Gorgeous!!!! I love the vintage look!!!

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  13. Fantastic Mini with a very beautiful story!!!

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  14. I, too, LOVE doing BoBunny albums! I recently did Timepiece which will be for my DGD's HS graduation this May) and the Fall one (for our Thanksgiving!). They are both awesome!

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