Monday, November 7, 2011

Layout Tutorial!

Hello Bo Bunny fans Carin here today to share a layout tutorial using the stunning new Enchanted!  I just adore this new range and couldn't wait to play with it and add a pop of colour to the gorgeous versatility that is the black and white of Enchanted!  Let me tell you these papers are even more beautiful in real life than you can see online, the glittering on them is amazing and in such stunning patterns...this is the layout I have done for today's tutorial.




Supplies used:

Enchanted Love, Enchanted Stripe, Enchanted Whispers Patterned Papers
Coordinating Double Dot in Blush and Passion Fruit
Enchanted 12x12 Chipboard
Enchanted Noteworthy
Enchanted Jewels
Enchanted Brads
Enchanted Combo Sticker
Smoochable Clear Stamps
Smoochable Trinkets
Crazy Love Pink Rose wraps
Tin Foil
White Acrylic paint
White Cardstock
Edge Punches
Black Ink Pad
Butterflies of choice

Cut a piece of Coordinating Double Dot in Passion Fruit to 11 1/4 x 11 1/4 and distress the edges and then stitch to the Enchanted Whispers paper.


Cut the glittered circle design from the Enchanted love paper (this is much easier than it looks!) and adhere to the Passion Fruit paper.


Cut a piece of paper from the Enchanted Stripe paper +- 6 1/2 inches wide, I used the centre piece on either side of the swirls.  Cut 2 pink and 2 white strips using edge punches of your choice, (I used Martha Stewart Doily Lace and EKSuccess Scroll & Dots and Double Embossed Dotted Lace) and adhere to the striped paper like this.


 Then stick across the centre of your page.


Now we are going to make a heart with some aluminium foil.  Cut two strips of foil approximately 3 inches wide from a long roll of foil and start carefully scrunching to aproximately an inch wide.


Form into a large heart shape (about 9 1/2 inches tall) and join at the top and bottom of the heart. It looks a bit strange at this point but I promise it does look better once you are done!


Then use some white acrylic paint to paint all around the heart, this should cover most of the surface with only small bits of silver showing through everywhere.


Matt your photo (I used a 7x5 inch photo that was slightly cut down) onto white cardstock and then onto a piece of distressed Passion Fruit cardstock and stick to your background page once you have positioned it where you want it.  Stick your heart down over your photo and then use two of the corners from the Enchanted Chipboard on the top corners of your photo.


Now you can make some flowers using the cute Smoochable stamps!  I just stamped a whole lot of hearts onto some Passion Fruit and Blush Double Dot using all four of the smaller hearts in the set and then cut them out.

Cut or punch out a circle for a base to stick your hearts to.  Then stick 3 of the largest hearts as pictured below onto your circle.  Then take another 3 of the largest hearts (I used the other colour to the first 3 hearts) and curl the top edges in.

Bend up in the middle of the heart and use a foam dot to keep that dimension before sticking to your circle in between the first 3 hearts.


Continue layering hearts 3 at a time in alternating colours until you have as many layers as you want, (I did 3 and 4 layers for my 3 flowers) and then add a brad or jewel of your choice to your centre.

 

 For my title I used the love word from the Enchanted 12x12 chipboard but replaced the O with the pink gem trinket from the Smoochable Trinkets after painting it with white paint to match my layout.  I also used a wooden word that I painted white then added a layer of crackle paint (you can also use PVA glue for the same effect) and then a layer of pink paint and roughed up the edges a bit with a nail file.


I have used a large butterfly on my layout and made the body for it by rolling a triangular piece of cardstock about 6 inches long. 



Starting at the wide edge roll the cardstock tightly, I use my paper piercer to start it off and then stick the end down.

For my flower on the top right of the layout I have used a short length of netting from the crazy love wraps, doubled up and then tied.  On top of that I stuck a shaped sticker from the Enchanted 12x12 combo stickers and then my flower.

Once you have finished making all the little bits for your layout you can then stick them to your page.  I used a beautiful journaling box from the Enchanted Noteworthy as a base for my title and then stuck my title down on top using foam dots.  Add finishing touches like chipboard swirls, butterflies and bling and then you are done!



I hope you have enjoyed todays tutorial!
Carin xx

Friday, November 4, 2011

LO Sketch + Bo Bunny + Scor Pal = Inspiration

Happy Friday!  Welcome to the final day of blog hopping with Scor-Pal! Every day this week, on the Bo Bunny and Scor-Pal blog, we have been sharing projects created by using these two fabulous products together! On our final day, we have a great sketch to share with you created by our very own Sarah Eclavea!  We hope the combination of this sketch along with the gorgeous Bo Bunny products and the fabulous Scor-Buddy you will be truly inspired to do some crafting today or maybe even this weekend!




WINTER WONDERLAND
by Jolanda Meurs

 
Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Stripe, Chill/Snowfall
Rub ons: Snowfall
Trinkets: Snowfall
Cardstock Stickers: Snowfall
Jewels: Snowfall
Brads: Snowfall
Layered Chipboard: Snowfall



FLOWERS IN BLOOM
by Tomoko Takahashi




Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Geography, Index, Odds & Ends, Watermark, Cut Puts, Die Cut/ Et Cetera; Elegance/ Gabrielle
Stickers: 12 x 12 Combo Sticker/ Et Cetera
Chipboard: 12 x 12 Chipboard/ Et Cetera
Brads: Et Cetera
Jewels: Et Cetera



EYE CANDY
by Mireille Divjak

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Cardstock: Wasabi Dot
Patterned Paper: Stripe, Eye Candy, Lovin' You, Words /Smoochable
Rubons: Smoochable
Buttons: Smoochable
Brads: Smoochable
Jewels: Smoochable
Chipboard: Smoochable
Ribbon:  Pink Dot



OUR LITTLE CUPCAKE
by Sarah Eclavea


Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Scoops, Temptations, Yum, Cut Outs/ Sweet Tooth
Cardstock: Decaf Double Dot
Stickers: 12x12 Combo Sticker/ Sweet Tooth
Chipboard: 12x12/ Sweet Tooth
Buttons: Sweet Tooth
Jewels: Sweet Tooth
Noteworthy: Sweet Tooth



SISTERS
by Michele Beck

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Smoochable, Heart Beat/ Smoochable
Stickers: Hugs and Kisses/Smoochable Combo Stickers/Smoochable
Chipboard: 12x12 Smoochable, Smoochable Layered Chipboard
Buttons: Smoochable
Noteworthy: Smoochable


Designer Note: The Scor Buddy is a truly amazing discovery for me, and while i was using it, i can't help myself thinking "how did i live without it?!"  I used it to make the frame around my layout, i used to do it by hand, and it was never regular like this, and it took time... but not anymore!  I also used it to add dimension to my big flower!

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So hopefully you found something to inspire you after perusing these gorgeous layouts!!! And how cool is the Scor-Buddy?!  It is amazing how many cool things you can use it for when you are crafting, card making or scrapbooking!
Now it is time for you to leave a comment below and then hop on over to the Scor-Pal blog and leave a comment therel!  By doing so, you have the chance of winning a fabulous prize package from Bo Bunny and Scor-Pal!!!
Thanks for stopping by!!!

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Mix it Up! With Bo Bunny and Scor-Pal!

If you have been visiting the blog this week you will know that Bo Bunny have teamed up with Scor-Pal for a 4 day blog hop between our two blogs!  Scor-Pal  very generously sent each of our designers a Scor-Buddy to work with and the design team has been making lots of beautiful projects with them!.  The Scor-Pal is an amazing and versatile scoring tool that simplifies paper folding for such crafts as card making and scrapbooking.  Today's Bo Bunny post is one of our regulars, Mix It Up with the addition of the Scor-Buddy!  We have some gorgeous inspiration for you today so let's get to it!

First up we have Luzma with this super cute layout mixing the fun Sweet Tooth and Smoochable ranges!

Sweet as can be
Designer : Luzma Bruna

 
 

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Sweet Tooth Delish,Sweet Tooth Scoops,Sweet Tooth Recipes,Smoochable Cut Outs
6" Paper Pad: Sweet Tooth,Smoochable
Chipboard: Sweet Tooth,Smoochable
Layered chipboard:Sweet Tooth,Smoochable
Jewels: Sweet Tooth,Smoochable
Stickers:Smmochable.

Other Supplies:
Mini score pal
Distress stickles
 flowers
Grand Nestabilities.


Next up we have Debbie who has done a gorgeous wall hanging mixing up Forever Fall and Garden Girl and a fantastic card mixing up Smoochable and Vickie B!

Welcome Wall Hanging
Designer Debbie Sherman

 
 
 

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper -Forever Fall/Dot, Stripe; Garden Girl/Vines
Chipboard - Forever Fall 12x12; Garden Girl 12x12
Jewels - Forever Fall
Buttons - Garden Girl
Bo Bunny Chunk Chips

Additional items:
Score Buddy
Therm O Web Adhesives
punches
flowers
ink


Under your Love Spell Card
Designer : Debbie Sherman

Bo Bunny Supplies Used:
Patterned Paper - Smoochable/ Loving You ;  Vickie B/Vickie B.
Noteworthy - Smoochable
Jewels - Smoochable
Chipboard- Smoochable 12x12

Additional items:
Score Buddy
Therm O Web Adhesives
punches
flowers
ink 



We hope that you have been inspired by the various projects created by the Bo Bunny designers today!  Don't forget to stop by the Scor-Pal blog next and check out their creations!  We guarantee that more inspiration awaits you!!!

OK, now, who would LOVE to win a prize?!  If you answered yes, then make sure you leave a comment here and then hop over to the Scor-Pal blog and leave a comment there.  We will be sharing projects for this blog hop on both blogs until Friday, November 4th.  Bo Bunny and Scor-Pal will each be selecting one winner from all the comments left for a fabulous prize package!  So the more times you leave a comment, the more chances you have of winning!  Good luck and thanks for hopping by!!!

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Sew Dang Cute with the Scor Buddy!

Today we have more projects created using the Scor-Buddy! This week we have teamed up with Scor-Pal for a little blog hop of inspiration!  Scor-Pal was so very generous and sent each of our designers a Scor-Buddy to work with.  The Scor-Pal is an amazing and versatile scoring tool that simplifies paper folding for such crafts as card making and scrapbooking.  We are continuing the blog hop today by sharing some of the projects created by our Bo Bunny designers combining the Scor-Buddy with various Bo Bunny products and sewing!  

Emma & Boots
by Juliana Michaels

I love how Juliana punched the edges of the paper and then used the Scor Buddy to score the cardstock to make her flowers.





Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Geography, Watermark, Index, Filigree Die Cut/ Et Cetera
Jewels: Et Cetera
Trinkets: Et Cetera, Welcome Home
Petals: Et Cetera
Chipboard: Et Cetera 12 x 12 and Chunky Chips Alpha
Trim: Chiffon Rose/Olivia

Designer Note: The Scor-Buddy was used to create the flowers which were then embellished with the Bo Bunny Jewels. For more detailed information you can visit Juliana's blog at http://17turtles.blogspot.com.


(Little Thing Called) Love
Tara Orr

Tara also punched the edges of her paper and then scored it with the Scor Buddy to create her flowers. She used a different border punch to give her flowers a whole different look!





Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Lovin' You, Love Spell, Eye Candy, Hot Lips/Smoochable
Cardstock Stickers: Hugs & Kisses: Smoochable
Noteworthy: Smoochable
Combo Stickers: Smoochable
Buttons: Smoochable
Double Dot Cardstock: Chiffron Journal
Scor-Buddy: Scor-Pal


MWAAH!
by Carin McDonough
Look at the pleated border and scored back ground Carin created with her Scor Buddy! I am in love with the effect the scoring made on the background of the heart. It reminds me of one of those old fashioned push pin boards.





Bo Bunny Products :
Patterned papers : Heartstrings, Huggable, Hot Lips, Lovin You/Smoochable
Cardstock : Coordinating Double Dot Chocolate
Chipboard : Smoochable 12x12 Chipboard
Stickers : Smoochable Combo stickers
Noteworthy : Smoochable Noteworthy
Jewels : Smoochable Jewels
Scor-Buddy

I have used the Scor Buddy to make the ruffle under the heart by scoring every 1/4 and then every 1/2 inch it makes it so much easier and neater than folding it freehand! I also used the Scor Buddy to score patterns on my heart and my title and then accentented them with some jewels and ink.


Card Set
Robbie Herring

How clever is this? Robbie used the Scor Buddy to create stitching guides on her cards. Just score and then stitch over the lines! How smart!




Bo Bunny Supplies:
Double-Dot Cardstock: Clover Dot, Harvest Dot and Mustard Dot
Noteworthy: Forever Fall
Buttons: Forever Fall
Stickers: Forever Fall Combo and Gratitude
Double Dot ribbon: Clover and Burnt Orange
Other: DMC Embroidery Floss

Designer Tip: When stitching on cards, use tape instead of knots to secure floss. This will keep the backside fairly flat and make it easy to attach paper or cardstock to the inside of the card to give a finished look.


We hope that you have been inspired by the various projects created by the Bo Bunny designers today!  Now you must stop by the Scor-Pal blog and check out their creations!  We guarantee that more inspiration awaits you!!!

OK, now, who would LOVE to win a prize?!  If you answered yes, then make sure you leave a comment here and then hop over to the Scor-Pal blog and leave a comment there.  We will be sharing projects for this blog hop on both blogs from now until Friday, November 4th.  Bo Bunny and Scor-Pal will each be selecting one winner from all the comments left for a fabulous prize package!  So the more times you leave a comment, the more chances you have of winning!  Good luck and thanks for hopping by!!!