Early Bird Tea Time Greeting Cards with Ginny

Hello there crafty friends and BoBunny fans! I'm really excited to share my first project with  Early Bird. This collection is full of sweet florals, vintagy images, and loads of cut aparts.  This time of year I really think we need spring inspired collections to ease the transition between seasons. Winter is over thankfully but the Summer holidays are still not quite here yet.

I've created 2 cards with a similar but different look since I had the collection out and all the fun embellishments.

I feel like this is going to be my favorite color combination this year. Soft blues and greens look so dreamy when layered up and mixed with florals.

I do have so much fun pulling out the patterns papers and making just the right combinations.

Incorporating the Noteworthy elements and stickers means you can layer to your hearts content.

Adding a border of coordinating cardstock matting helps to keep the patterns from looking busy.

Spacers between the layers adds loads of depth and also gives the cards a nice weighty feel.

These cards are basically the same but with a slightly different base layer, and patterned papers. Might as well make two if you have the collections out right?

To add a little different style to this card I turned it on it's side and added 2 bows topped with twine and Double Dot Brads,

Don't forget you can add spacers to the backs of the CardStock Stickers too so they will be a dimensional accent.

To ensure that more of the beautiful doily cut from crisp white cardstock and the Mandala die was visible I clipped it in half so I could push them to the edges of the card ensuring that they won't be covered by the following layers.

I love to add a little bling to my projects and the Double Dot Jewels are always a perfect match!



Please enjoy this short video tutorial of how I created the Tea Time card.....

I hope you enjoyed viewing these cards as much as I did creating them : ) Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) Ginny


BoBunny Supplies:Patterned Paper: Early Bird/Fanciful, Notes, Clocks, Arrival, Flutter, Time FliesLayered Chipboard Sticker: Early BirdCardstock Sticker: Early BirdNoteworthy: Early BirdDies: MandalaBrads: Think PinkJewels: Tuxedo, Aqua

Focus on Jewels!

For today's post we have used some Bo Bunny Jewels to bling up some cards.  Everybody likes a bit of bling and adding a few jewels to your card or layout can be the perfect finishing touch that just adds that extra something to your project.

First up we have Romy who has created two beautiful cards for us!

Mmm 

by Romy Veul

 

Bo Bunny supply list:
Patterned paper: Delish, Recipes/ Sweet Tooth
6x6 Paper Pad: Sweet Tooth
Chipboard: Sweet Tooth Layered Chipboard, Sweet Tooth 12x12 Chipboard
Stickers: Sweet Tooth Combo Sticker
Noteworthy: Sweet Tooth
Jewels: Sweet Tooth

Dream until your dreams come true 

by Romy Veul

 Bo Bunny supply list
6x6 Paper Pad: Alora
Chipboard: Alora 12x12 Chipboard, Alora Layered Chipboard
Stickers: Alora Dimensional Stickers
Jewels: Alora

 Next up we have Luzma with her gorgeous card using Serenity.

Have a Sweet day
By Luzma

Bo Bunny Supply List
Cardstock : Double dot
6x6 Paper pad : Serenity
Jewels : Serenity
Layered chipboard: Serenity
Dimensional Stickers: Serenity
Rubons : Serenity 

Last but certainly not least we have this beautiful card by Robbie and she has really used her bling to showcase her card.

Beautiful You
by Robbie Herring

 Bo Bunny Supplies:
Double Dot Paper: Buttercup Dot and Island Mist Vintage
Button: Ambrosia
Chipboard: Ambrosia
Layered Chipboard: Ambrosia
Jewels: Weekend Market
Ribbon: Grape Dot

Designer Tip: Use tiny jewels to add dimension to your background paper. Use the printed pattern as your guide and randomly add jewels. You can use the strip of jewels included in the package by cutting them apart. Make your cuts between them before you take them off the packaging. That way you can just pull off what you want and save the rest.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing our blinged up cards today and are ready to go and bling your projects up!  Do you like to use bling to finish off your layouts and cards?  Don't forget to share your projects using bling with us on our Facebook page, we would love to see them!

Bling it up!

Today's post is dedicated to blinging up your pages and cards and Bo Bunny's Jewels are perfect for the task!  Adding jewels to your layout or card can be that perfect finishing touch that takes your project to the next level and don't forget that our range of trinkets are also perfect to bling your layouts and cards up too!

First up is a layout I did using the beautiful new Serenity range which was perfect for this layout of my love for all things Twilight and the co-ordinating Bo Bunny Jewels were perfect for the finishing touches!

Love
Designer - Carin McDonough

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper : Fans, Damask, Serenity, Love, Cut Outs/Serenity
Chipboard : Serenity 12x12 Chipboard
Jewels : Serenity
Stickers: Serenity Combo Sticker
Noteworthy : Serenity
Trinkets : Serenity

Next up we have this fantastic note card by Patti and she has used the gorgeous new Weekend Market range and some of our new vintage Double Dot for her beautiful vintage style card. 

 Vintage Note Card
Designer - Patti Milazzo

 Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Antique, Postage, Vintage Labels, Stripe & Tapestry/Weekend Market
Cardstock: Double Dot Vintage/ Decaf
Noteworthy: Weekend Market
Brads: Weekend Market
Buttons: Weekend Market
Jewels: Weekend Market
Trinkets: Weekend Market
Card Kit: Weekend Market

So how often do you use bling on your layouts and cards?  Don't forget to share all your blinged up Bo Bunny creations with us on our Facebook page, we would love to see them!

What's FALL like where you live???

Today, we asked our Design Team to make a project portraying what FALL is like where they live.....

Autumn
Designer: Luzma Bruna

Luzma describes fall in Chili.....

"Here Autumn is not so cold,we have some sunny days and cold ones too.Cold and rain begins in June.We have four seasons and never extreme temps."

Supplies: Olive double dot paper, Chiffon double dot paper, Olivia Mums paper, Olivia Honeydew paper, Olivia Baby`s Breath paper, Chocolate Ruffle wrap, Olivia Chipboard
Other supplies: Vintage photo distress ink, Burlap,
Glimmer Glam, Chalkboard Glimmer mist, felt, MS punches

       Fall Wristlets

         Designer: Christiane Muller

Christiane describes fall in Germany...

"Fall in the northern part of Europe is almost rainy and cold.

I'm a fan of warm clothes and I love knitting.

The wristlets are hand-knitted and felted in the washer.

The BB petals and trims were the perfect icing on the cake!"

Supplies: Bo Bunny Black Tulle Petals, Bo Bunny Purple Rose Trim

                    Don't Worry Be Happy
              Designer: Carole Janson
                   
                     Carole describes Fall in Australia...
                     " it is summer nearly always here in
                      Queensland - Australia"


     



                

Gratitude

Designer: Irene Tan

Irene describes Fall in Malaysia

"Fall here is just liked everyday here. Malaysia is not a seasonal country.

We have summer whole year round."

Supplies: Olivia Ambrosia, Olivia Baby's Breath, Olivia Moonlight, Olivia Nectar, Olivia Combo Sticker,

Note Worthy Olivia, Grateful Heart CS Sticker, Olivia Rub-Ons, Olivia iCandy brads, Olive ribbon,

Bo Bunny rub-ons, Bo Bunny blings

Others: glimmer mists, distress ink, thread for stitching, Tombow

Hockey 101

Designer: Samantha Wright

Samantha describes Fall in South Africa

" I had to really think because we have such a mild autumn. This is the time of year though when the mornings are crisp and the sun is warming. It is also time for our hockey season."

How fun are these layouts and projects? 

So, we're interested in knowing....

What's fall like where you live???

Thanks for stopping by!  We love our BB friends!

Fun Flower Flip Flops!

Happy summer everyone! I can't tell you how much my kids and I are enjoying the lazy days of summer this year. I hope you are too! Right now our days are pretty carefree so we've been spending our time swimming, playing and being creative. Both my children love arts and crafts. They'll spend hours drawing, painting or just creating whatever their imaginations have dreamed up. But my daughter, Sheridan, especially loves all things Bo Bunny and would happily jump at the chance to play with my box of goodies. It's all those gorgeous colors...I can so relate! So I thought this flip flop project would be just the thing for her.

To create them, my daughter and I started with a couple pairs of dollar flip flops that can be found at many local craft stores. And it was kismet that we found some in the fun, vibrant colors of two of Bo Bunny's new collections - Sun Kissed and Petal Pushers.

First, we used a hole punch tool about 1/8" diameter that is strong enough to punch through the plastic material and punched a hole in the center of the strap.

She inserted a brad from the bottom up so that the prongs showed on top. We did this to avoid the prongs from scratching her feet. The smooth head of the brad can't be felt at all and won't cause any irritation. Then she layered various flowers on top of the brad prongs. Once she had the flowers in place, she opened the prongs and pressed them flat.

With the flowers secured to the strap, she then adhered the buttons and gems to the center of the flowers to cover the prongs. We used a strong adhesive to keep the embellishments in place. And voila! That's it! They take all of about 5 minutes to put together.

For these flip flops she used the coordinated colors within each collection, but she already has plans to mix and match colors from previous lines to create her own color combos. I may need to hide my supplies! :)

Aren't they adorable? I may need a pair for myself!

So whether you're looking for a rainy day project for kids or maybe a girly craft for an upcoming party, these flip flops are the perfect quick summer craft for the little divas in your house. And with Bo Bunny's colorful array of Fabric Flowers and Buttons & Bling you can put together these cute flip flops in a flash!

Tip: If you do not have a hole punch or choose not to use one, simply use a very strong adhesive to attach the flowers and other embellishments.

Have fun creating!
Patti