Card Trends

Remember back in the day when we used to use decorative scissors or cut our photos into star and heart shapes?!

Some trends come and go and others make it full circle! Even though you don't see many photos in the shape of a heart these days, hearts are one of our design teams favorite trends!

Don't miss a look at a trend we haven't seen this week, GOLD!

Made with Love Card by Kaori Fujimoto

I choose a doily and wood as the trends to use on my card. The reason I like a doily and wood is they give a soft and natural impression. I also think that the doily and wood suits the Pincushion collection very well.


BoBunny Supplies:
Paper: Tailored, Thread Count, Patchwork /Pincushion
Sticker: Combo Sticker
Doilies: 4" Small
Kraft: Wood Clocks

 Sweet Card by Kaori Fujimoto

I also used the doily for this card. The doily really adds a nice touch of elegance and beauty.

BoBunny Supplies:
Paper: Day Dreamer, Endless Love /Head Over Heels
Chipboard: Layered Chipboard/Head Over Heels
Noteworthy /Head Over Heels
Buttons /Head Over Heels
Sticker: Combo Sticker/Head Over Heels
Doilies: 4" Small




Bird's Card by Solange Marques

To make this card I chose the following trends: doilies and gold. The flower is handmade and I applied golden paste to it. I also applied touches of golden paste to other places on the card.

BoBunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Antique, Clocks, Shutters / The Avenues ;

Jewels: The Avenues

Doilies: 4” small

Jewel Flourishes: Frosting Jewels

Butterflies Card by Solange Marques

I love watercolor, and I could not stop using this trend. On this card, I used doilies, gold and hearts. I applied a little acrylic gesso and I cleaned it with a baby wipe. After I used watercolor and I spilled some water on it. I applied golden paste on the butterfly's resin.

BoBunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Handmade, Doilies, Sew Fun/ Pincushion; Weathered / Country Garden



Love Card by Ulrika Wandler

I love feathers, but I haven't used them as much as I wanted to. Now when I got the chance, I paired them with wood and gold. And a piece of the cool Zip-A-Dee Doodle paper. I have used my Silhouette Cameo to cut the feathers and the frame.

BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Collage/Zip-A-Dee Doodle
Jewels: Pincushion
Kraft: Wood Shapes Elegant





Grattis-kort (Congratulation card) by Ulrika Wandler

I really like the wood embellishments together with a doily and some kraft paper! Don't you think these pair of glasses and the mustache are adorable?!


BoBunny Supplies:
Doilies: 4” small
Kraft: Gift Bag Chevrons
Wood embellishments: Kraft Wood Mustaches

Mix and Match Misc Me

Today, Solange is showing us how to mix and match with our Misc Me. She has used four different collections! Can you name all four of them without cheating?

My Goals for 2014 Misc Me by Solange Marques

Misc Me is very practical and it can be used many different ways. I've chosen to use it as a goal book, where I can record my goals for 2014 and my progress toward each of them.
I used a Kraft Misc Me and I mixed several BoBunny collections to decorate it. To make the cover I mixed Woodland Winter, Pincushion and The Avenues in a collage. After I applied a layer of Acrylic Gesso and I cleaned it using baby wipes.

I also used some masks, stamps, acrylic paints, spray inks, buttons for added dimension and texture. On this Kraft divider, I applied a bit of acrylic gesso, masks, spray inks and BoBunny stamps.

I selected different areas that I want to focus on for my goals and I made different dividers for each of them, such as spiritual, physical and professional goals.

On each divider I made a collage with several collections including Head Over Heels, Woodland Winter, Pincushion and The Avenues. I used the same techniques on the dividers that I applied on the cover.

BoBunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Cozy, Mittens, Journal, Woodland Winter / Woodland Winter; Patchwork,Toile, Backstitch, Measurements, Sew Fun/ Pincushion; Boyfriend / Head Over Heels; Clocks / The Avenues

Stickers: Pincushion Combo Sticker; Woodland Winter Combo Sticker,The Avenues Combo

Noteworthy: Pincushion

Buttons: Pincushion, Woodland Winter

Brads: The Avenues

Trinkets: The Avenues

Stamps: Stained Textures

Misc Me Binder: Kraft

Misc Me Dividers: Kraft

Misc Me Notepaper: Kraft

Kraft: Kraft Wood Alphabet Stamp

Blossoms Journal Cover, Home Decor and Fashion Accessories

This is our final day of BoBunny Blossoms Week and we hope you have been inspired by all of the projects our talented Design Team has shared with you. After reviewing the week, it is incredible how many different types of projects and crafts they can be used for. Today is no exception! Gabi, Maria and Agnieszka will surely inspire you with the variety of projects they have created and share here today!

Vintage Journal Cover by Gabrielle Pollacco

I've been wanting to create a soft vintage style journal cover for ages now! To create my book design above I chose blooms in the pink and natural colors from the gorgeous Bo Bunny blooms. I thought the subtle colors would work well for this style book. I wanted to have the cover have a nice fabric feel to it so I also incorporated the new pleated canvas strips as well from the Kraft collections. Here is a view of the book opened so you can see front and back.

I kept the back very simple with just a little stitching, because the back of it needs to sit flat. Here are a few close-ups of the cover.

For the creamy, earth tone, large bloom I used a touch of pink paint to give the flower a two-toned look. After gluing down the blooms, I brushed all the blooms lightly with white to give them a more aged look.

I used Bo Bunny Vintage dot (Decaf) paper to make my heart design. I added some machine stitching to give the paper a fabric look.

I added some pearl strands, ribbons and lace to the spine to finish the book design.

Bo Bunny Supplies:
Blossoms: Natural Earth Bouquet, Blush Bouquet, Natural Earth Dahlia, Natural Earth Daisy, Natural Earth Zinnia
Essentials: Kraft Canvas Pleated Lace
Double Dot Cardstock: Decaf in Vintage Dot

Home Decor "Star" by Maria Potapovich (mellpellmell)

I recently bought a bed. It was packaged in cardboard and I did not want to throw the packaging away, so I recycled it and used it to create this home decor piece.

I used a combination of patterned paper, paint, ink, and flowers to decorate the cardboard.

Then I added gold lace to provide a little bling to this "Star".

BoBunny Supplies:
Pattern Paper: Chorus/Elf Magic
Stamps: Autumn Song
Blossoms: Denim Blue Pansy
Jewels: Zip-A-Dee-Doodle, Silver and Gold

Blossoms Headband by Agnieszka Bellaidea

A headband is one of the easiest accessories you can make. You can start creating your own or you can decorate old ones you already have. By adding Bo Bunny's Blossoms can give it a new look or easily match your dress. Use hot glue to attach the Blossom, so that it does not fall off when you are dancing.

BoBunny Supplies:
Blossoms: Natural Earth Zinnia

Blossoms Bracelet by Agnieszka Bellaidea

A bracelet can be a nice, shabby addition to any summer dress. When I have extra flowers left over from a package, I keep them to use on other projects. I made this bracelet for my daughter and I'm hoping she wear it with a white dresses this summer. I added gesso and mini glass beads to make my flower more shabby.

BoBunny Supplies:
Blossoms: Denim Blue Zinnia

Blossoms Shoe Decor by Agnieszka Bellaidea

You can also use BoBunny Blossoms to decorate your handbags or shoes. I used 2 Wildberry Daisy Blossoms to customize a pair of my dress shoes. I applied gesso and mist in pearl black. With the help of gesso, mists and paint you can easily transform and customize the Blossoms. You can even make two flowers in different colors match, or if you get bored with your original color choice, you can easily change them. Again, use hot glue to adhere the Blossoms to your shoes, just be careful that you don't damage your shoe. 

BoBunny Supplies:

Blossoms: Wildberry Daisy

Retailer Feature: Welcome Craft Crossing!

Y'all know that in Texas they do everything BIG!

So lets give a BIG ol' welcome to our scrapbooking friends from Gonzales, Texas. 

Four years ago I decided I wanted to share my love of crafting with as many people as I could, so I opened Craft Crossing in downtown historic Gonzales, Texas.

Craft Crossing is almost like going back in time but with a different twist.  You see the large old fashioned display windows and walk through the large wooden double glass doors into a step back in time but with the newest products available.  The unique aroma of wood planked floors mingles deliciously with the aroma of new paper just waiting to be used and the latest inks and dies that complete your shopping experience.

To further complete your shopping experience you can add fabric, yarn, and the famous Texas Mum supplies to your basket and you walk the aisles and make choices from one of the greatest selections of crafts around.

Pam Malatek is always around and willing to share her vast knowledge of the crafting industry. 

A day trip from anywhere in Texas or a weekend visit to historic Gonzales, stopping in at Craft Crossing is an adventure that will be remembered.

One of the new collections Zip-A-Dee-Doodle by Bo Bunny!

Halloween Collection!!!!

More Bo Bunny!!!!!

And the brand new bags and decorative papers~ a big, big hit!!!!

The winners for the BoBunny July Store Challenge here at Craft Crossing. We are a talented bunchJ!!!!!!!

Happy Halloween from Pam and Craft Crossing!!!!

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Let's give a BIG round of applause to Pam and her team at Craft Crossing!

Happy Wednesday Friends!

KRAFT! DOUBLE DOT! STAMPS!

Ok guys, it's our final new product day, and we are so excited to show you our new line of KRAFT goodies! There are all sorts of kraft items to mix and match with all your crafting! Plus we have new Double Dots and stamps!

New Pleated Lace in Burlap and Canvas- 1meter in length

Wood embellishments to add to all your projects

Wood Alphabet Stamps in upper and lowercase

Decorative paper roll to wrap, mod podge, or tear any way you'd like! 

And finally some Kraft Gift Bags that come in 2 sizes plus a sheet of stickers to use as closures. 

3 of each size bag in each package

New Large Stamps!

And finally...NEW DOUBLE DOT! I know you've been anxiously awaiting new colors! We have 3 new colors and 3 new VINTAGE dots!

 Charcoal

Jade 

Maize

 Brilliant Blue Vintage

Maize Vintage

Shadow Vintage

I can't even tell you how much I love the new double dots!! And the Kraft! Love it all! What are your thoughts? Leave us a comment for a chance to win! We'll announce all winners tomorrow! Good Luck!