SCRAPAHOLICS - Store Showcase

Kia Ora (Welcome) to the world of Scrapaholics! My name is Jodi Tomlin and for the last 5 years I have developed my business because I was obsessed with Scrapbooking – the most awesome hobby in the world!

My business now resides in Howick, Auckland, New Zealand. Scrapaholics started life as a website business only but I am too much of a people person and I had to get face to face with other Scrapbook fanatics, so 2 years ago we extended ourselves to open a Bricks & Mortar store.

I left behind my career as an IT Consultant and dedicated myself to building my store into a space that I believe is comfortable and well stocked.

I am lucky to have a Store Manager, Sarah, who worked for another scrapbook store before mine and is very experienced and knowledgeable. Sarah loves helping our customers with design and colour combinations her willingness to assist is complimented all the time.

(here are some of Sarah's creations)

 

 Then there are a team of 5 tutors that bring great style to the many classes that we run each month. It’s great working with these ladies too; we bounce ideas off each other and get very inspired by each other’s work.

(The following layouts are from 1 of our tutors... JODI)

While I have been using BoBunny papers all of my Scrapbooking life, during the last 2 years we have introduced BoBunny to our store customers and we certainly have built a great fan base who eagerly await the new releases each quarter. I would say that the biggest fan we have is one of our tutors Vivienne who just cannot get enough BoBunny product...

Last year Vivienne made some beautiful cards from the Gabrielle range for a class and earlier this year made a stunning layout from the Country Garden collection for her “Pieces of Me” group.

(this is Viv)

I too have worked with a number of the ranges and pretty much love them all!

I was privileged enough to meet Jeri and Megan last year at an event in Auckland hosted by our New Zealand BoBunny wholesaler Kays Co. and then caught up with these lovely ladies again this January at CHA is Los Angeles.

(This is Jeri, while visiting)

Thank you BoBunny for giving me the opportunity to show off our store on your blog! We LOVE your products – your designers are FAB! Kia Kaha (native Maori phrase – means Stay Strong!)

Hugs

Jodi and the Scrapaholics Team

Free For All Friday!

Don't you just love Fridays?  I do!  What could be better than mixing your love of Fridays with your love of Bo Bunny?  The designers today got to do just that! 

It's a Free For All!

Anything goes!!  What inspires you?  What collection is calling your name?  Do you have a picture that you are just itching to scrap and haven't made the time to do it yet?  What about a collection that you have been meaning to use and haven't yet?  Do you have left overs of a few collections in your scrap pile?  Maybe it's time to pull them out and mix them up!

It's Friday! Why not treat yourself to a Free For All?

Here is some inspiration from the design team.

First up is Christiane!

Killer Machine

The new Zoology Collection inspired Christiane to make this fabulous layout about her cat and his 'killer' bird catching abilities.  :)  Christiane shows us that Zoology isn't just for trips to the zoo.  It's perfect for pictures of our pets and so much more, too!

Supplies Used: 

 Zoology '12Z336, Zoology Paper Pad, Zoology Jewels, Zoology Stamps, Zoology Cut Outs, Zoology Combo Stickers

Next up we have Debbie!

Sisters

Debbie decided to use the Gabrielle Collection!  It's a wonderful fit for her formal picture! Be sure to check out the Trinkets.  The cameo look of this trinket is the perfect compliment to her picture.

Supplies Used: 

Gabrielle Collection Romance and Flight Papers, Gabrielle Collection Noteworthy, Dimensional Stickers, Trinkets 12x12 Chipboard and Combo Stickers.

One layout for Friday just wasn't enough for Debbie!! She did it again!

Slide

This time, Debbie changed the mood totally and played with the Blast Off Collection!  How fun is this?  Blast Off is so perfect for all those childhood moments!  It captures the excitement of children at play!

Supplies Used: 

Blast Off Collection, Blast Off Mission Control Die Cut, Blast Off Stellar and Galaxy, Blast Off Noteworthy, Blast Off Wraps, Blast Off Chipboard, Blast Off Combo Sticker,
Bo Bunny Double Dot Citrus, Wine.

Now, it's time to celebrate the timeless moments and special people in your life with Romy!

Timeless Love

Romy perfectly captured the love of her grandparents with this layout!  The Timepiece Collection worked so beautifully with her picture and Romy added such a wonderfully vintage look with her distressing! 

SuppliesUsed:
Timepiece Gears, Stripe, Unlocked, Clockwork Die Cut
Timepiece Combo Sticker, 12" Chipboard, Trinkets, Jewels, Dimensional Stickers, Brads.

Luzma also used the Gabrielle Collection!

Happiness

Look at how great that the Collection and Luzma's Design looks with the Gabrielle Collection!  Take a peek at how she cut down the die-cut for this gorgeous beach page!   You might not think of Beach when you first see the Gabrielle Collection, but Luzma proves that it's a fabulous fit for water pictures, too!

Supplies Used:
Gabrielle Paper, Gabrielle elegance paper, Gabrielle Mocha Die Cut, Gabrielle Combo Sticker, Chocolate Journal Paper, Grow Love CS sticker, Gabrielle Brads, Gabrielle Buttons, Gabrielle wrap.

Are you ready for some Fun and Sun?  The next 3 designers all used the new Bright and Fun Barefoot & Bliss Collection!

Here's some inspiration from Michele!

You and Me

Take a peek at how Michele used what, on first look, would be a beach collection and showed how versitile it is!  Isn't it fabulous how she played up the florals for this precious girly layout? 



Supplies Used:
Barefoot beach bag; barefoot stripe; barefoot bubbles; barefoot cut out; barefoot brads, barefoot & bliss combo stickers; barefoot & bliss layered chipboard; dimensional stickers; flowers

How about some more Barefoot and Bliss from Sarah? 

Barefoot and Bliss

Could this layout and pictures be any cuter or fit the title of the collection any better?  Sarah had the perfect pictures and such an adorable design to show them off!  Such a winning combination!



 Supplies Used:
Barefoot and Bliss 12x12 papers, 6x6 mini pad, noteworthy, jewels, chipboard, dimensional stickers, 12x12 combo stickers

One more today!  Robbie also used the Barefoot and Bliss Collection.

Sun and Fun

This one might look like a beach layout, but it's actually a lake layout!   The water elements in the collection make it fit so well with any water theme.  Remember what I said about mixing it up?  The alphabet stickers on this one are actually from the Midnight Frost Collection. 







Supplies Used:
Barefoot and Bliss and Splash Papers, Barefoot and Bliss Trinkets, Brads, Jewels, Trinkets, 12x12 chipboard stickers, 12x12 Combo Stickers, Layered Chipboard, Noteworthy. Ad Lib Petals.  Midnight Frost Combo Stickers.  Petal Pushers.

**Blog Hop Winners***

We all had a blast on the Blog Hop!  Your comments were so sweet and we had such a great time reading them!  Thank you for making our May Blog hops so special!!

Here are the winners of the last hop!

First winner:
Neely said...
The blog hop was such a great way to see all the new lines. Now I cannot wait to get my hands on them!

Second winner:
mom2fivekiddos zei...
I am loving this collection more and more!!! Great layout!!!

Congratulations!

Please email us at thebobunnyblog@gmail.com to claim your prize!

Have a Great and Safe Weekend!

Two Page Layout Day!

 

Well it is that time again!  Time for some wonderful double pages to inspire you!

Life

by Agnieszka Piskorz

Supplies used:

Ad Lib Hoopla, Verbiage, Cut Outs, This n That
Ad Lib Card Kit
Ad Lib Cardstock Stickers
Ad Lib Dimensional Stickers
Ad Lib Jewels
Ad Lib Brads
Ad Lib Buttons
Ad Lib Wraps
Ad Lib Layered Chipboard

Just Swingin' and Slidin'

by Juliana Michaels

Supplies:
Blast Off Aliens, Arcade, Galaxy, Orbit, and UFO Patterned Papers
Blast Off Jewels
Double Dot Cardstock in Buttercup Dot
Blast Off 12 x 12 Combo Stickers 

Vroum!

by Michele Beck

 

 supplies:

Blast Off! ; Blast Off! U.F.O; Blast Off! Arcade; Blast Off! Constellation; Blast Off! Stellar;

Blast Off! Combo Sticker; Blast Off! brads; Blast Off! layered chipboared; 

Chunky chips alphabet; Bo Bunny flowers 

Boys and Their Toys

by Jolanda Meurs

supplies: 

Bo Bunny Blast off U.F.O., Buttons, Chipboard an Noteworthy
Bo Bunny Dark Denim Dot 

Just a Girl and Her Rocks

by Sarah Eclavea

supplies: 

Ad Lib patterned papers, Ad Lib 12 x 12 chipboard, 

Ad Lib 12 x 12 combo stickers, 

Ad Lib jewels, Ad Lib buttons, 

Timepiece 12 x 12 combo stickers 

I hope you have enjoyed all the gorgeous 2 page layouts by the design team and you are inspired to go and scrapbook your own!  Don't forget to share them with us on our facebook page! 

Quick and easy scrapbook pages

Hello and happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend and a wonderful Easter spent with family and friends. Today I have some quick and easy scrapbook pages that can be created in no time. Here's some tips for creating pages fast-

1. Use papers and embellishments from the same line. The colors and patterns coordinate and everything will look great together.
2. Think grids, squares, and straight lines. It takes less time to cut and arrange squares and rectangles than it does circles and other shapes.
3. Embellishments such as stickers and self adhesive chipboard go on to a page fast. Peel. Stick. Done!
4. Instead of using glitter and gloss that takes time to apply and dry use embellishments that come pre-glittered like Bo Bunny dimensional stickers, I candy chipboard and I candy brads.
5. Hand write journaling and doodle instead of typing and stitching to add a quick personal touch.

Here are some quick pages made the oh so talented Bo Bunny DT-

Here Comes Easter

by Samantha Wright

Supplies: Supplies used: Vicki B. Stripe, Vicki B.Loverly, Vicki B. Bazzillion, Vicki B. Cutouts, Vicki B. RubonsVicki B. Combo stickers, Egg-stravaganza Cardstock stickers, Vicki B. Layered Chipboard, Vicki B. jewels,Bo Bunny buttons, Vicki B. Stamps

Other: Corner rounder punch, white pen, dark brown chalk ink

Meeting George

by Sarah Eclavea

Supplies: Blast Off papers, Blast Off 12 x 12 Combo Stickers, Whooligans 12 x 12 Combo stickers, Blast Off Chipboard, Blast Off dimensional Stickers, Far Out Cardstock stickers, Monkeyin' Around cardstock stickers

Over the Moon Proud

by Frances Sylvia

Supplies Used: Bo Bunny Dotted Cardstock, Blast Off Stripe, Blast Off Galaxy, Blast Off Constellation, Blast Off Cutouts, Blast Off 12" Chipboard, Blast Off Combo Stickers, Blast Off Jewels, Bo Bunny Layered Chipboard, and Bo Bunny Chunky Chips.

Designer's Notes: To speed up my scrapbooking, I scan the internet for the perfect sketch! This layout was inspired by this week's sketch at Sketchy Thursdays. You can find it HERE

Be the Star That You Are

by Debbie Sherman

supplies: Blast off Collection
Galaxy, Aliens
Noteworthy,Cutouts,Combo Sticker,
Chipboard, Cardstock Sticker,
Brads, Buttons

Thanks for stopping by today! We would love to see some of your quick and easy scrapbook pages. Please load them up to our facebook page!

Challenge Friday

It's layout challenge Friday!

The challenge this week is to use Stamping and Stitching.

 The design team has provided some wonderful examples to inspire you this week!  Be sure to take a peek at the details on these layouts! 

Let's take a peek!

Natural Bond

Irene Tan

 Supplies:
Gabrielle Stripe
Gabrielle Promenade
Gabrielle Flight
Gabrielle Unwritten
Gabrielle Elegance
Gabrielle Clear Stamp
Gabrielle brads
Gabrielle Jewels
Timepiece Clear Stamp
Whoo-ligans wraps
Chunky Chips alphabet
Other supplies:
Distress Ink, Staz On, thread for stitching, white gel pen, Tombow

Adventure Time
Julianna Michaels









Supplies:
Jazyme and Midnight Frost Clear Stamps
Double Dot Designs Dark Denim Journal, Learning Curve Stripe, Time Piece Dot, and
Time Piece Combo Sticker
Blast Off Stellar Patterned Papers
Blast Off and Learning Curve 12 x 12 Chipboard
Blast Off Buttons
Learning Curve Brads
Learning Curve Noteworthy

Designer Tips:
Use the Noteworthy pages to create hidden journaling and position them so they add a design element to your page.
Stitch along a cardstock sticker to give it extra dimension/texture.
Distress a more bold piece of patterned paper with ink, stamps and paint splatters.

Pretty as a Picture
Romy Veul



Supplies:
Vicki B. Fabuloso, Vicki B. Florilicious, Vicki B. Floweret, Vicky B. Loverly, Vicki B. Perky, Vicki B. Plethora Die Cuts, Vicki B. Combo Sticker, Vicki B 12x12" Chipboard, Vicki B. Trinkets, Vicki B. Jewels, Vicki B. Petals, Vicki B. Dimensional Stickers, Gabrielle Clear Stamp.

Now... it Your Turn!  You have until May 4th to complete your layout for this challenge and link it to this post!

The winner of last weeks challenge is Shannon Blinn with this fun Easter Layout!

Congratulations Shannon!
Make sure to send an email to Bo Bunny at thebobunnyblog@gmail.com with your contact information so we can send you your prize!

Wishing you a wonderful weekend and a Happy Easter!