Introducing Scrappin' Great Deals!

Scrappin’ Great Deals has been providing craft enthusiasts with outstanding scrapbooking and card making supplies since 2004!!  What began as an online only store, in owner extraordinaire Scrappin' Sheila's basement, has blossomed into both online ordering and a huge 3400 sqft retail location!!  It has certainly surpassed Sheila's wildest dreams!!  We are located just outside of London, Ontario, Canada, in the village of Kilworth Heights.

 

Our Design Team Diva's here at SGD's are as passionate about this amazing hobby as you are!   We are YOU and like you, we cannot wait to get our hands on all of the newest products and that ALWAYS includes the latest and greatest from BoBunny!!  Whether you are a scrapbooker or a card-maker ... we have the products and classes for you ... from beginner to advanced .... for ages 5 - 125!  SGDs has been designed with the goal of providing fellow-crafters (that's YOU!) with the opportunity to shop for great products at amazing prices! 

We were thrilled and honoured to host BoBunny at our store last spring!  Over the course of the weekend, JoAnn taught both card classes and mini-album classes to 120 extremely excited ladies!!  We can’t wait to have her back!  From left to right here are Scrappin' Sheila, BoBunny's JoAnne and our event co-ordinator Diva Kim:

Our Divas LOVE creating with BoBunny!!  From layouts and cards to mini albums, we do it all!! Here are a few projects that feature their fantastic products!!  

Layouts:

Cards:

Mini-Albums:

Thank you so much BoBunny for featuring our store today!!!  We hope you all have enjoyed reading about us and that if you haven't already, you will pop on over to our website at www.scrappingreatdeals.com and read more about our design team, have a look at all our incredible projects and at all the products that we sell!!  We can't wait for all the new summer CHA 2012 to arrive - starting with all the new BoBunny lines!!!   

One last photo of most of our design team Divas on the last day of CHA in Chicago, just last week: 

Thanks again!!!

Ladies, thanks for hanging out with us today!  Show Scrappin' Great Deals and if you're in their area, stop by and say Howdy!

 

Layout Challenge - White Space

White space really can be your friend...

I don't know if any of you are like me, but I want to fill up every

single space on my layout.  I love STUFF.

Tomoko and Agniezska have put together layouts using white space and

they are challenging you all (and me) to do the same.

Make a layout embracing white space and share it with us to

WIN a bag of BoBunny happiness!!!

Romy
By: Tomoko Takahashi

 How cute that Tomoko scrapped Romy!

Romy... you're adorable!!

 Check out the detail.  I love, love, love Tomoko's attention to detail!

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Ambrosia, Flowers, Marigold, Pansies, Roses, Stripe, Trellis, Cut Outs/ Ambrosia

Jewels: Little Miss

My dream

by: Agnieszka Piskorz 
Photo: from Pinterest

 I shouldn't admit this out loud, (that's not right) I shouldn't type it out loud, (that's not right either)
 I shouldn't put this in writing... (that works)

BUT... I chose Agniezska to play on the white space day 
cause the girl ROCKS white space like no other! 
My mind = blown every single time.

I can't even tell you how stoked I am that Agniezska used a picture from pinterest!

(What did we do before pinterest??  seriously?)

Did you all know BoBunny has a pinterest...? Come follow us and repin!

Supplies:
Patterned paper: Country Garden Morning -Sunrise
Stickers: Combo Stickers: Country Garden, Et Cetera, Barefoot&Bliss, 

Welcome Home, Dimensional stickers Country Garden
Jewels: Alora
Rub ons: Et Cetera, Enchanted
Chipboard: 12"Welcome Home

I'm soooo lovin' today's layouts.  I think I might join the challenge... 

(but not to worry, I can't win, but I can play)

Come play along and add your layout to the inlinkz thingy below

and then pin your layout also!!

Free For all Wednesday!

It's the middle of the week and the Design Team has some project to inspire you all the way through the weekend!

It's a free for all day too so the design team was able to choose what they wanted to work on and with what collections. You definitely won't be disappointed!

Live, Love, Laugh
Tara Orr

All the layering Tara has done on this layout give it a beautiful textured look.



Bo Bunny Supplies:
Chipboard: Et Cetera
Combo Stickers: Et Cetera
Cardstock Stickers: Live, Love, Laugh: Et Cetera
Cardstock Stickers: Just Be You: Et Cetera
Patterned Paper: Geography, Extra, Watermark, Et Cetera, Symphony, Cut Outs, Odds & Ends/Et Cetera
Wraps: Et Cetera
Note Worthy Journaling Cards: Et Cetera
Rub-Ons: Et Cetera
Brads: Et Cetera
Petals: Et Cetera

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

Luzma Bruna

A punched border around Luzma's layout is the perfect touch. I love how the yellow background brings out the color in the butterfly and around the journaling.

Supply List

Patterned paper: Country Garden
Double Dot Cardstock : Buttercup Vintage
Trinkets: Country Garden
Jewels: Country Garden
Layered Chipboard: Country Garden
Dimensional Stickers: Country Garden
Rubons:Country Garden
Noteworthy: Country Garden
12X12 Chipboard: Country Garden
Love box

Jolanda Meurs

This is the cutest little box! Perfect for a little gift to someone special.



Patterned paper: Alora paperpad 6 x 6
Trinkets: Alora
12 x 12 Chipboard: Alora
Buttons: Alora
Brads: Alora

Thanks for joining us on this Free For All Wednesday! We love to see projects made by our fans. Please load any of your creations to our facebook page!

Calendar Pages on Leap Day!

It's leap day in the US so to celebrate a day that only comes around once every four years two of our designers have used calendars as elements on their layouts!

Love Month
Irene Tan

Look at how Irene circled February 14th with a heart on her calendar. That just makes me go "awwww". I love it!

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Ledger, Geography, Mailroom, Symphony and Cut-Outs/Et Cetera
Cardstock: Double Dot in Licorice Stripe
Stickers: Et Cetera Combo Stickers
Noteworthy: Et Cetera
Brads: Et Cetera
Trinkets: Et Cetera
Chipboard: Et Cetera Layered Chipboard
Stamps: Et Cetera, Enchanted

Everyday you remind me that I love you more

Sarah Eclavea

Sarah printed a plain calendar page on cardstock and used it as an element for her background. Instead of the month she placed her title in that location.

Patterned Paper: Dimples, Cut Outs, Burts/ Alora; 6x6 paper pad/ Alora
Cardstock Stickers: 12x12 combo stickers/ Alora, On the Go, Country Garden
Dimensional Stickers: Alora
12x 12 Chipboard: Alora
Jewels: Alora

Designer Tip: Print a blank calendar on 8 1/2 x 11 inch cardstock and trim to use as background on your layout.

Thanks for coming by today! I hope you are having a great Leap Day!

Fast Friday

Welcome to Fast Friday at Bo Bunny!

Today, Sarah has shown us a quick layout that is so beautiful!  Fast doesn't mean that your layout has to be plain!  Making use of all the embellishments included with each Bo Bunny collection makes even quick layouts shine.

In addition to layering paper, stickers and noteworthy, Sarah used layered chipboard and dimensional stickers to add quick and easy finishing touches to her layout.

You at 3

Sarah Eclavea

Supplies used:

Patterned Paper: Geograpy, Odds and Ends, Ledger, Symphony, Cut Outs/ Et Cetera
Journaling: Noteworthy/ Et Cetera
Chipboard: 12 x 12, layered/ Et Cetera
Stickers: 12 x 12 combo, dimensional/ Et Cetera
Rubons: Et Cetera

Don't forget that we LOVE to see what you are working on with

Bo Bunny Collections!

Be sure to share with us on Facebook.

Thanks for stopping by the Bo Bunny Blog!

Have a great weekend!

Layout Challenge

Hi everyone!  It's time for another layout challenge!

First, let us wish you all a very

Merry Christmas!! 

We hope that your day has been full of wonderful memories!! 

Debbie provided a beautiful sketch for the challenge!  Take a look at this one! 

Holiday Treasures

Debbie Sherman

Supplies Used:

Bo Bunny Father Christmas Collection
Bo Bunny Father Christmas Paper - Die Cut, Father Christmas, Berries
Bo Bunny Father Christmas Trinkets
Bo Bunny Father Christmas Jewels
Bo Bunny Father Christmas layered chipboard
Bo Bunny Timepiece Collection
Bo Bunny Timepiece paper - Timepiece, Home
Bo Bunny Timepiece Rub-ons
Bo Bunny Blitzen Collection
Bo Bunny Blitzen paper - Blitzen
Bo Bunny Blitzen 12x12 Chipboard
Bo Bunny Blitzen Noteworthy
Bo Bunny Et Cetera Collection
Bo Bunny Et Cetera 12x12 Chipboard

Laugh 

 Jolanda Meurs

Papers: Snowfall Flakes/Blizzard and Words, Double Dot Slate paper
Layered Chipboard: Snowfall Collection
Dimentional Stickers: Snowfall
Rub Ons: Snowfall
Extra supplies: Gesso and Glimmermist

Luv
Tomoko Takahashi

 

Bo Bunny Supply List:

Patterned Paper: Decor, Family, Portrait, Porch Swing; Welcome Home, Cut Outs, Watermark; Et Cetera, Elegance; Gabrielle
Card Stock: Wasabi Flourish
Stamp: Enchanted

Life
 Carin McDonough

Supplies Used:
Patterned Paper : Stripe, Magical, Garden Girl, Dot, Wisteria/Garden Girl
Cardstock : Coordinating Double Dot Coffee
Noteworthy : Garden Girl
Chipboard : Garden Girl 12x12 Chipboard
Jewels : Garden Girl

Now, it's YOUR TURN! 

Be sure to link your project here by January 5th for a chance to win a Bo Bunny Prize Package!

We will announce the winner of the last sketch challenge this week.

Have a wonderful day!

Blitzen Mini Album

Have you checked out the Bo Bunny Mini Albums?  

They are so terrific!  The different shapes of them make them so fun and I LOVE that they are ready to decorate!!  Isn't it great to start with perfectly coordinated minis that are ready to decorate? 

GOTTA LOVE THAT!

I chose to use the Blitzen Album for these precious pictures of a trip to Santa's Wonderland.

Santa's Wonderland
by Robbie Herring

There are a lot of pages in this mini, so I didn't do close-ups.  I'll be sharing some tips after each of the pages though, so just keep scrolling along.



Tips: 
To make the scalloped border stickers follow the curve of the tree, I just used powder to get rid of the sticky backing and then gave a little pinch in the center of each scallop.
Attaching ric rac and trim is easy when you use the right glue!  Use Fabri-Tac by Beacon to attach.  It dries clear and it dries fast! 



Tip:
You can see from this picture that there are a LOT of things going on with this album.  Sometimes, using a lot of layers, trims, bows and pop dots can make your album a bit difficult to handle and turn correctly.  If that is the case, the fix is simple!  Just get a larger ring to use at the top. 



Tip:
To get the nice white outline on this page, I first used a white Souffle Pen and then added a thin line of glitter glue right over the top.



Tip: 
Use foam dots to get the layers on the flower.  I cut and extra flower to give myself 3 layers.  The poinsettias are included in the awesome Noteworthy package.
I only put in four holes, one at each corner, for the black floss border.  Just use tape on the back to keep everything flat. 



Tip:
Think about layering similar images.  I really liked how adding the chipboard reindeer using foam dots added interest to this page.  Using foam dots also allowed me to layer the twine and flourish chipboard more easily.



Tips:
Use Souflee and Glaze pens to draw on stitches.  I also backe the large tag with patterned paper, so it would look nice when you flip to the next page.
Mix up letter stickers with rub-ons to easily tell the story.



Tip:
To make the Blitzen letter stickers show better on the striped background, I stuck them to some lightly inked chipboard letter stickers from the Et Cetera collection.  The fonts are the same, but the size is a bit different so it worked perfectly.



Tip: 
The die cut is from the Noteworthy.  Because it is the same on both sides, I just folded it in half so that the other side would look nice, too! 
I made a hole through the album page to attach the brad.  You will see on the other side that I cover the hole with a bow.



Tip:
You can see the Noteworthy behind the wreath and see how the bow covers up the hole and the prongs on the brad.



Tip:
To attach the twine, just pull up on the heart part of the layered chipboard, tie the twine and use a touch of glue to secure the heart back in place.



Tip:
Why not use lots of different alphabets to tell part of the story?  I used Blitzen and Welcome Home stickers.  I also used Blitzen Rub-ons and a couple of misc. rub-ons, too.



Tip:
Tie on little extras to the bottoms of bows.  Here I used a little Christmas heart and in other places, I used jingle bells.



 Tip:
Don't forget to finish it off!  For the backside, I just used a bit more trim and ribbon and added the date. It's a nice way to add the date or any other little details that you might not have put inside.

Bo Bunny Supplies Used:
Patterned Paper:  Blitzen
Double Dot Paper:  Wild Berry Dot, Aquamarine Dot and Avacado Dot
6x6 Paper Pad:  Blitzen
12x12 Chipboard:  Blitzen and Et Cetera
Layered Chipboard:  Blitzen
Combo Stickers:  Blitzen and Welcome Home
Stickers:  Blitzen
Brads:  Blitzen
Buttons:  Blitzen
Noteworthy:  Blitzen
Rub-ons:  Blitzen
Jewels:  Blitzen and Welcome Home
Double Dot Ribbon:  Wild Berry, Chocolate, Aquamarine and Kiwi

Other Supplies:  Baker's Twine, Jingle Bells, Ric Rac, Pom Pom Trim, Misc. Word Rub-ons.

We invite you to share your mini's and other projects
with us on Facebook! 
We always love to she what your are doing with Bo Bunny!

Thanks for dropping by!