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

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!

Unique Ways to Say Thank You

For today's post we asked the very talented Debbie Sherman who always makes the most beautiful items to come up with a unique way to say thank you.  Sometimes it is so much fun to think outside the box and let your creative energy free to try different things and although a standard Thank you card is always well received, something special you have thought up and made especially for the person you are saying thank you too will be even more meaningful and lets not forget a whole lot more fun for you to make! 

For her unique way to say Thank You Debbie created this beautiful banner using Welcome Home and Gabrielle! 

Thank You Banner

Designer :  Debbie Sherman

Bo Bunny Supplies Used:

6x6 Paper Pads : Welcome Home; Gabrielle

Chipboard : Gabrielle

Jewels : Gabrielle

All I can say is WOW  how gorgeous is that banner!  The colours are so beautiful together and it is just so elegant I am sure anyone would adore it and be so touched that you had made such a beautiful item to say thank you to them!  

So what unique items have you made to say thank you to people?  Do you have other unique ideas for this topic?  Please share them with us and if you have any items you have made please share them with us on our Facebook page as we would love to see them!

Can I also use this opportunity to say Thank You to all the wonderful Bo Bunny fans you are all amazing and the best fans ever! :)

Gabrielle Mini Album!

        
Today we have a gorgeous mini album done for you by the very talented Michele Beck!   Michele has used one of my personal favourites from Bo Bunny's fantastic range of mini albums the beautiful Gabrielle mini album!

Michele has created her mini album to record some of her favourite quotes from Pinterest and here is what she has to say about it...

Like a lot of you guys i am addicted to Pinterest!
One of my favorite pin boards is for quotes.
You know, the kind of words, that when you read them, you feel immediately better, the kind of words that remind you what really matters... and that life could be really beautiful, you just have to want it to be...
I often doubt, and sometimes, unfortunately, it keeps me down, and i need to be told that i can do it.
This mini album is just for me, and when I am in doubt, and nobody is around me to tell me I can be better, I will read it !

What a fantastic idea for a mini album, and Michele's mini album is certainly inspiring so lets have a look!

Not to forget album
By Michele Beck

Bo Bunny Supply List:

Patterned Paper: Gabrielle cut outs
Stickers: Gabrielle Cardstock Sticker; Timepiece Combo Sticker; Vicki B Dimensional Stickers; Gabrielle Dimensional Stickers;
Noteworthy: Gabrielle
Jewels: Gabrielle
Rub-ons: Gabrielle
Chipboard: Gabrielle 12 x 12; Vicki B Layered Chipboard; Crazy Love Layered Chipboard
Mini Edgy Album: Gabrielle
Buttons: Gabrielle

Did you notice how many different lines Michele included in her mini book, and she made them all work so beautifully together!

We would love to see how you have decorated our mini albums so don't forget to share them with us on our Facebook page!   

Step it up!!

Today we are bringing you a new feature that we are calling Step it up!  We have had several requests for simple layouts so we decided to take it a step further and give you simple layouts and then also do a couple of extra steps to show you how you can take your layout to the next level!  

Spread your Wings

By Tara Orr

First up we have the amazing Tara and her gorgeous layout using Gabrielle, this is her 'simple' version

Next Tara has stepped the layout up by adding a few extra layers like the brown background layer and extra lace layer as well as some more of the script paper with torn edges which adds a bit more texture.  She has also added some small doilies and other smaller items like the butterflies.

For the final step Tara has added lots more details, including different sizes of flowers in various places, chipboard, bling, stickers and some more smaller butterflies.  She has also added some more subtle details like distressing the edges of some of the layers which adds a lot of depth to a layout, inking some edges and adding some faux stitching along the edge of the Noteworthy pages.  As Tara had to say... "The more the merrier!"

Bo Bunny Supplies used:

Patterned Paper: Elegance, Romance, Cameo, Unwritten and Fairest/Gabrielle

Noteworthy: Gabrielle

Layered Chipboard Stickers: Gabrielle

Combo Stickers: Gabrielle

Gambit

By Carin McDonough

Next up is me, using the summery Barefoot & Bliss and this is my simple version.

My second version has been spiced up a little by distressing the edges of the outer papers, inking some edges, adding a couple of extra layers under the main photo, adding some ribbon which always adds texture and painting my title.  It may not show up that clearly in the photo but I painted the title blue to match the papers, added a layer of crackle paint and then added a layer of white paint to achieve the cracked wood effect, a perfect effect for beachy type layouts!

For my final version I took another sheet of the background paper and cut the flowers out and then layered them on top of the background sheet with foam dots to give some dimension as well as adding a few extra flowers.  I did the same thing with the dot strip under the two smaller photos and added a photo corner and some buttons under the main photo.  Lastly I highlighted the sun by adding a ring of stitching and a ring of bling!

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Beach Bag, Bubbles, Dot and Cut Out/Barefoot & Bliss
Cardstock: Double Dot in Slate Dot
Noteworthy: Barefoot & Bliss
Jewels: Barefoot & Bliss
Alphabet: Chunky Chips Chipboard Alpha in Chiffon
Buttons: Ad Lib; Bo Bunny
6" Paper Pad: Barefoot & Bliss
Ribbon: 3/8" Double Dot Ribbon in Buttercup

Natural Beauty

By Frances Sylvia

Finally today we have Frances who has also used Gabrielle (definitely a favourite amongst the design team!) and has done this layout with its beautiful clean lines in two steps.  Here is the simple version.

 And this is Frances' stepped up version where she has added chipboard photo corners to accentuate her main photo as well as other chipboard pieces and various chipboard and paper butterflies.  Don't you just love her large layered butterfly!  Did you notice how the butterflies form a visual triangle to draw your eyes around the page?

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Stripe, Unwritten, Cutouts, Fairest/Gabrielle
Stickers: Gabrielle True Friend Cardstock Stickers and Gabrielle Dimensional Stickers
Chipboard: Gabrielle 12 X 12 and Layered Chipboard 

 

 

Whether you like the clean and simple look or like to bling it up or something somewhere in between I hope there is something to suit everyone's tastes in our post today!  

 

If you enjoyed today's Step it Up feature let us know if your would like to see more of them and don't forget to share your pages with us on our Facebook page!