Fast Friday

Happy Friday Bo Bunny Fans!  How has your week been? Did it fly by or seem to drag on forever? Whether it went by slow or fast, we hope it was a good one.  Speaking of fast, how about creating a FAST layout? That is exactly what our designers did today.  Each one created a layout in less than one hour.  You will be amazed at the different styles and designs that were accomplished!  We even have a two page layout that came together quickly.  Hopefully you'll be inspired to get some scrapping done in the time you have this weekend and that today goes by quickly so that you can!

2011

Carin McDonough

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Hoopla, Improv, Pebbles, Stripe, Cut Outs/ Ad Lib

Cardstock: Coordinating Double Dot Coffee Dot

Chipboard: Ad Lib Layered Chipboard

En dag i taget/ One day at a time

Mahlin Wiggur

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Jewels: Ambrosia, On the go, Alora

Buttons: Ambrosia, On the go, Alora

Rub ons: Alora

Stickers: Dimensional stickers/Alora, Combo stickers/Country Gardens

Chipboard:12" Chipboard/Country Garden

Trinkets: Alora

Paper:Cut outs, Flowers/ Ambrosia; Glimpse, Cut outs/ Country Garden; Gears, Squares/ On the go; Garden, Cut outs/ Serenity

Moments Like This

Samantha Wright

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Ambrosia/ Bouquet,Dot, Flowers

Chipboard: Ambrosia 12" chipboard

Noteworthy: Ambrosia

Stickers: Ambrosia 12" Combo stickers

Jewels: Ambrosia

Thanks so much for stopping by and we hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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!

Fast Friday

Today is the next edition of Fast Friday here at Bo Bunny. 

In today's fast paced and busy world, it's sometimes hard to keep up to date with your albums or even fit in more than a little while to create.   Fast Friday is always filled with great ideas for quick layouts.  The design team is sure to inspire you and to spark some new ideas!

Fast doesn't mean that you have to compromise on the look of your layout.  You will see that the design team's layouts may be quick to create, but they are still beautiful and have great details.

First up, we have Luz with this gorgeous winter layout.

Luzma Bruna
Inside Cozy Outside Frozy

Luzma said, "This layout looks like I spent too much time making it but it was really easy and fast. Some punch work, inking and embellies,that´s all!"

 




Supplies List:
Patterned Paper Snowfall
Chipboard Snowfall
Brads Snowfall
Bling Snowfall
Layered Chipboard Snowfall
Cardstock Sticker Snowfall
Cardstock Double Dot

Next up is Jolanda who also did a beautiful layout with the Snowfall Collection.

Snowfall in the Netherlands
Jolanda Meurs

Jolanda said, "This paper is so beautiful. You do not have to add much to create a fun Layout."






Supplies List:
Patterned: Paper Snowfall Stripe
Chipboard: Snowfall
Brads: Snowfall
Jewels: Snowfall
Combo Stickers: Snowfall
Cardstock Stickers: Snowfall
Rubons: Snowfall

Check out how Mahlin even used paint on a terrific fast layout.

HTC
By Mahlin Wiggur

Mahlin said, "I struggle with fast because paint isn't really fast.  The most time consuming part of this one though was finding the boxes for the different collections used."



Supplies List:
Patterned Paper: Rose /Enchanted, Blaze/Forever Fall, Scoops/Sweet tooth
Chipboard stckers: Et Cetera
Trinkets: Smoochable
Jewels: Smoochable
Combo Stickers: Welcome Home, Enchanted

As always, we would love to see your projects and pages! 
 Be sure to share it with us on Facebook!! 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Fast Friday

Hi Everyone!  Christmas is right around the corner and if you are super busy, Fast Friday is the answer!  The design team has come up with some great projects that can be done super quickly!  Not to mention, they are super cute!!

Let's take a look at what the design team has come up with today! 

Rudolph Candy Wrapper
Patti Milazzo

Packaging for small gifts and stocking stuffers can be kept simple yet still be creative. The snowman candy bar wrapper has been a favorite of mine – who doesn’t like the gift of chocolate, right? For my project, I was inspired to make my own reindeer version of this idea using some of my favorite go-to supplies, Bo Bunny Cardstock and a little bit of Double Dot Ribbon.

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Cardstock: Dot/ Decaft & Sugar; Flourish/Wild Berry; Stripe/Chocolate
Ribbon: 3/8 Clover

Other Supplies: chocolate bar, small jingle bell, black paint or black broad point marker; black fine tip marker; pink artist/scrapbook chalk or discarded powdered blush; Fiskars Punches (cloud, puzzle piece, a little out of shape) Optional - scallop edged scissors and puzzle pieces

Patti has even made a tutorial to help you make these cuties!!

Instructions:
1. Cut 5 ¾”H x 6”W piece of cardstock – you can get 4 wrappers from 1 – 12” sheet.
2. From the left, score at the 1 ½” mark , then score ¼” over from that, then 2 ¼” over from that, then ¼” over. Fold the score lines. This will create a sleeve for the candy bar. Set aside.

3. Punch a shape for the nose. I had an irregular square that I wanted to use, but you can just as easily use a circle (about 1.5”) or even a square. I used punches for the antlers (trim off one end) and tuft of white fur as well. Use adhesive to layer these pieces at the top of the wrapper.

Tip: Other alternatives could be actual puzzle pieces covered in cardstock (or painted brown) for the antlers and a punched white oval trimmed with scalloped scissors for the tuft of fur.

4. Place the wrapper face up and at about the middle apply the “blush” with either chalk or real blush with a cotton swab or stiff bristle paint brush. Next, add eyes – I positioned the nose to help space the eyes and mouth. I then used the blunt end of an old paint brush dipped in black acrylic to dot the eyes but you can also simply do the same with a broad tip marker. Mark a line or a smile below where the nose will be.
5. Add the nose with a bit of adhesive foam for dimension.
6. Carefully wrap the candy bar with the wrapper and secure with adhesive.
7. Cut a 6” strip of Chocolate cardstock and wrap this around the bottom of the candy bar – this is Rudolph’s collar. Accent with a ribbon bow and jingle bell. It’s ready to share & enjoy!

Suggestions:
-Give this as is or attach a gift card to the back or even tucked inside the wrapper as an extra surprise.
- Apply the same basic design to cards, pillow boxes, tags or any packaging.
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!

Next up is this beautiful layout using the new Enchanted Collection from Mireille!

Love
Mireille Divjak

Supplies
Cardstock :Double Dot - Sugar Dot, Licorice Dot
Patterned Paper: Enchanted- harlequin, fairytales, whispers
Trinkets: Enchanted
Jewels: Enchanted, Smoochable
Combo Stickers: Enchanted
chipboard: Enchanted
Staples- Bo Bunny

And Samantha came up with this pretty gift bag idea.  This is perfect for a quick and beautiful way to add some flair to your packaging!

Gift Bag

Samantha Wright

Supplies used:
Patterned Paper: Father Christmas 6x6" Pad, Father Christmas Holly
Chipboard: 12" Father Christmas

Other: Punches, stickles chalk ink

Designers Tip: Need a gift bag in a hurry? The Bo Bunny 6" paper pads are perfect for altering gift bags suitable for any occasion. Minimal cutting required!

Don't Forget!

There is still time to participate in the ongoing challenges! 

Have a great weekend! 

Fast Friday

Welcome to another Fast Friday! 

How long do you spend creating your layouts?  Are you a fast scrapbooker or does it take you hours or maybe even days to create one layout?  Either way, today’s post is just for YOU! 

We challenge you to create a layout in one hour or less.  We also challenged some of our designers to do this and here is what they came up with.

First up, we have this beautiful layout by Tomoko. At first glance, this layout looks like it would have taken days to create.  I know I thought so at first, but Tomoko shared some tips about how to create gorgeous with limited time.  Tomoko didn’t use much paper on her layout.  She used the large die-cut paper and then embellished the page with cutouts from some of the patterned paper, chipboard, stickers and Noteworthy.

Wanna Play?
Tomoko Takahashi

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Garden Girl, Arbor, Stripe, Cut Outs, Die Cut /Garden Girl
Cardstock: Chocolate Journal
Stickers: Dimensional Stickers
Noteworthy: Garden Girl
Brads: Garden Girl
Jewels: Garden Girl
Rub-ons: Garden Girl
Chipboard: Garden Girl 12 x 12
Trinkets: Garden Girl

Our next layout was created by Patti.  She kept it simple with one picture and a nice linear design with her patterned papers and title.  She finished it off with some chipboard, stickers and buttons.

  "Autumn Leaves"
Patti Milazzo

Tip: For a multi photo layout, push your photo more to the right and the title and embellishments to the left. Elongate the paper below the photo into a rectangle. That should give you enough room to double your space to fit 2-3 photos total

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Fall Breeze, Dot, Impressions, Stripe and Dusk/Forever Fall; Extra, Stamped and Symphony/Et Cetera
Cardstock: Journal in Chocolate
Stickers: Forever Fall Combo Stickers and Et Cetera Combo Stickers
Brads: Forever Fall
Rub-ons: Forever Fall
Chipboard: 12” Forever Fall
Buttons: Forever Fall
Other: natural hemp; oak leaf punches and border punch (Fiskars Americas)

Next we have Robbie.  Robbie added layers and easy details for her page.  Taking advantage of shapes from the Noteworthy and stickers made the page come together quickly.

Robbie Herring
2 of a Kind

Design Tip:  Take shortcuts to add detailing.  Use an embossing folder on Noteworthy for a more customized look.  Use a punch for leaves instead of handcutting.  Lots of foam dots can help with layers and dimension.

Bo Bunny Supplies List:

Patterned Paper:   Garden Girl, Garden Girl Dot and Chiffon Double Dot

Noteworthy:  Garden Girl

Brads:  Garden Girl

Buttons:  Garden Girl

Stickers:  Garden Girl

Layered Chipboard:  Garden Girl

Chipboard:  Garden Girl

Rub-ons:  Garden Girl

Our last layout for today is from Samantha.  She made it fast and kept it special by using basic shapes with her paper and adding her beautiful details with embellishments, brads and jewels.  Destressing adds even more detailing.

So very grateful for you
Samantha Wright

Bo Bunny Supply List:

Patterned Paper: Fall Bouquet, Fall Foliage, Fall Nature/Forever Fall

Stickers: Forever Fall Combo Stickers and Gratitude Cardstock Stickers, Dimesional stickers/Forever Fall.

Brads: Forever Fall

Noteworthy: Forever fall

Jewels: Barefoot and Bliss

We invite you to share your pages with us on at Facebook! 

 We love seeing what you are up to!

Thanks so much for dropping by and we hope you are inspired to try your hand at creating a layout in one hour or less!

Fast Friday

Happy Friday Bo Bunny Fans!  

How long does it take you to create a scrapbook page? Some of us can whip up a layout in the blink of an eye.  Some of us take hours and hours, maybe even days to complete one layout. With that being said, we challenged our designers to create a layout in ONE HOUR or less.  Yes, you read that correctly...ONE HOUR!  And they did it!  It was quite a struggle for some of them, and those that really struggled shared some great tips on how to speed up your process.  Let's see what they created!





First up we have a super artsy layout created by Mahlin.  She does admit that the gesso (the white paint) took some time to dry, but while it was drying she punched out her circle embellishments and created her frame and title pieces.

Click

By Mahlin Wiggur

 

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Cardstock: Double Dot Flourish in Licorice and Pink, Double Dot Stripe in Turquoise, Double Dot Journal in Passion Fruit and Double Dot in Kiwi

Wraps: Gabrielle

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This bright and summery layout by Luzma was kept clean and simple using pre-made embellishments and border stickers.  This allowed her to create her gorgeous handmade flowers and still complete this layout on time. 

Peace, Love and Flip Flops

By Luzma Bruna

 

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper:Stripe, Surf and Dot/Barefoot and Bliss
Noteworthy: Barefoot and Bliss
Rub On: Barefoot and Bliss
Jewels: Barefoot and Bliss
Cardstock: Double Dot in Chocolate dot and Almond dot
Stickers: Barefoot and Bliss
Brads: Barefoot and Bliss
Chipboard: Barefoot and Bliss

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Next up Gabrielle shares a gorgeous layout with use, that looks like it took hours to create.  She promises it only took her an hour and she had her daughters time her to make sure of it!

Smile

By Gabrielle Pollacco

 

 

 

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Floweret, Perky/Vicki B

Noteworthy: Vicki B

Chipboard: Vicki B

Stickers: Vicki B

Trinkets: Vicki B

Brads: Vicki B

Trims: Vicki B

Stamps: Timepiece & Flourish set

Jewels: Vicki B

Blooms: Olivia

Designer Tips: So I challenged myself to actually do this layout in a half hour....didn't make it....BUT I did manage it in under an hour! Here are my tips for doing a quick layout:
~ I started by choosing an old l/o of mine that I liked the design of and chose to copy the design (I find a lot of my scrapping time is spent on creating the page design and positioning my embellishments. Working off an old l/o helps cut off loads of time.
~ On my original l/o I did a lot of machine stitching, for this one I simply used a brown and black pen to imitate the stitched lines.
~ I often make my own blooms for my layouts, in this case I used ready made but you can also create your own in colors that you often use and keep them ready to go in a jar.
~ Gather together all your components for your layout and have them ready to go, it's easier if you stick to one collection's papers and embellies if you really want to work quickly.
~ Be organized. If you pull a pen or scissors etc. from your tool jar, put them back when you finish with them, I can't tell you how much time I waste looking for my tools under scraps of papers and embellishments!
~ I often save the backing to flourish stickers/chipboard and use them as masks, I keep them in a handy little zip-lock back within easy reach.

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Christiane created a clean and simple layout using a fabulous block style. It would be so easy to add more photos to this design too!

Endless Summer

By Christiane Mueller

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Beach Bag, Dots, Words and Snorkel/Barefoot & Bliss

Stickers: Barefoot Combo Stickers and Layered Chipboard Sticker

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This next layout by Mireille, has such a great masculine feel to it and the hand drawn stitching and barbed wire are amazing! She too, used a blocking style with her photos allowing her to fit four photos on her layout.

Welcome to the Jungle

By Mireille Divjak

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Cardstock: Double Dot in Olive Dot

Patterned Paper: Wild Thing and Cut Outs/Zoology

Rub ons: Zoology

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The final layout we have to share with you today was created by Debbie.  She added some great touches of texture to her page using some of her scrapbooking tools.

Life is Good

By Debbie Sherman

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper:  Bazzilion, Buh-Bye, and Vicki B./Vicki B.

Chipboard: Vicki B.

Jewels: Vicki B.

Petals: Vicki B.

Dimensional Stickers: Vicki B.

Combo Sticker: Vicki B.

Noteworthy: Vicki B.

Designer tip: To add Texture and detail to a simple layout, use your tools, such as punches and ink. This will also give your simple layout more dimension.

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The winner of our last Layout Challenge is...

Jennybean

Thanks so much for stopping by and we can't wait to see the FAST layouts you create using your favorite Bo Bunny supplies! And remember you can always share them with us on our Facebook page!

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We also wanted to share with you that Scrap That! ~ Canada's Best Kit Club is excited to present their latest kit featuring the Bo Bunny Timepiece Collection in their recently released “Somewhere in Time”kit!

There is also a blog hop reveal going on now over at Scrap That! featuring their gorgeous design team projects.  And Bo Bunny is the last stop on their hop!  By hopping you will be given chances to win prizes including a fully loaded Scrap That!  "Somewhere in Time" Kit and a prize package from Bo Bunny.  All you have to do is leave a comment on each of the amazing blogs along the way.  Easy right? Here is one of the Scrap That! designers projects just to give you a little peak at what they have created.

We hope you all enjoy the blog hop and good luck!!!