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!

Layout Challenge Friday

It's time for another Friday Challenge!!  It is always such fun to see what each of you do with the challenges here at Bo Bunny! 

This time the challenge is to use an ad from a magazine, the internet or any other place you see an advertisement that inspires you! 

Of course, some of the design team took the challenge, too!  Let's take a peek!

Tomoko Takahashi

Barefoot and Bliss

Tomoko used the brand new collection Barefoot and Bliss for her layout.  Instead of using the advertisement only for inspiration, she included it in her layout!  These sweet pictures go perfectly with the advertisement, too!

Supplies Used:

Barefoot & Bliss Collection Barefoot & Bliss, Beach Bag, Dot, Splash, Words, Cut Outs, 12" Sticker, Trinkets, Layered Chipboard, Dimensional Stickers, Chipboard, CS Sticker, Noteworthy Clear Stamp, Brads, Chunky Charms (Clear)

Other Supplies:

Sunscreen Ad, Acrylic Paint, Glitter, Glossy Accent, Distress Ink, Flowers, Metal Accent (Tim Holtz)

Next up:

Luzma Bruna

What a Strong Boy

Luzma also included her advertisement in her layout, added adorable pictures and used the Barefoot and Bliss Collection!  Another adorable take on the challenge, for sure!

Supplies Used:

Barefoot & Bliss Collection Barefoot & Bliss, Layered Chipboard, Dimensional Stickers, Chipboard, CS Sticker, Noteworthy, Jewels,Buttons,combo stickers.
Other supplies
Distress crackle paint,glossy accents,Aqua stickles,Sakura pigma pen,Swiss dot Bazzill paper

And Now...

Patti Milazzo

Cool By the Pool

Patti also chose to use the Barefoot and Bliss Collection! She was inspired by an Arm & Hammer advertisement in an issue of Martha Stewart’s Living Magazine. Patti's layouts aren’t typically graphic and tend to be more fussy but this ad really caught her eye with it’s simple design and bold colors that happen to match Barefoot & Bliss’s color scheme. It's Perfect!

Here is the advertisement that Patti used as her inspiration:

Designer Note:  I used the ad’s thin column design as my focus on the page and left the remainder of the blue cardstock as “white space”. I also tried to align the word accents (alpha letters, stickers and cut paper) in a similar fashion. The “bubbles” from the Noteworthy accents as well as stickers and chipboard gives the page a bit more movement and dimension.

Supplies Used:

Barefoot & Bliss Pattern Papers – Dot, Snorkel, Laid Back, Stripe and Word, Barefoot & Bliss Combo Stickers, Barefoot & Bliss Cardstock Stickers – Backyard Bliss, Barefoot & Bliss Layered Chipboard
Barefoot & Bliss Noteworthy, Barefoot & Bliss Brads, Double Dot Cardstock – Dark Denim

And last, but certainly not least we have:

Samanatha Wright

Howzat!

Samantha used the Ad Lib Collection for her layout!  Her inspiration came from a cover advertisement.  This super fun layout is such a cute way to share lots of pictures!  The blocking allows for lots more options, too!

Here is the advertisement that Samantha used for her inspiration:

Designer tip: The ad is rectangular, but the blocks appealed to me so I turned the ad on it's side and used a 5x5 block.

Supplies Used:

Ad Lib 6x6 paper pad, Ad lib Dimensional stickers, Ad lib combo stickers, Ocean dot, Kiwi dot
 

Now it's your turn!  We can't wait to see what you come up with!  Be sure to link your layout here by July 6th.  We will choose a random winner to win a great Bo Bunny prize!

And we can't forget the winner of the last challenge!

The winner is Celeste Brodnick!

Congratulations Celeste! 

Please email us at thebobunnyblog@gmail.com to claim your prize!

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Layout Challenge Friday - Fabric

Happy Friday Bo Bunny Fans!

Today we have another fabulous challenge to inspire you.

We asked our designers to use a piece of fabric, such as a piece of clothing, as their inspiration.

And as you will see, they have used everything from a pillow to a baby's onesie!

Let's see what they have shared with us!

Inspiration Piece

Irene used one of her daughter's dresses.

Don't use just love how she incorporated the pleating and bows in her layout?!

At Least

Designed by Irene Tan

 

 

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Vicki B. Bazzillion, Bubbly, Florilicious, Floweret, Loverly, Perky, and Cut Out Patterned Paper;

Vicki B. Combo Sticker, Vicki B. Chipboard, Vicki B. Mom Knows Best CS Sticker,

Vicki B. Brads, Vicki B Wraps, Vicki B. Layered Chipboard, Vicki B. Dimensional Stickers,

Vicki B. Jewels, Vicki B. Trinkets, Double Dot Ribbon in Coral

Inspiration Piece

Mahlin was inspired by the onesie her little one is wearing in this photo!

7 Manader

Designed by Mahlin Wiggur

 

 Bo Bunny Supplies:

Double Dot cardstock in Chocolate Dot, Kiwi Dot, and Wasabi Journal;

Double Dot ribbon in Chocolate 5/8", Gabrielle Buttons, Gabrielle 6x6 pad, Timepiece 12x12 chipboard,

Ad lib This n That And Cut Outs Patterned Paper, Cambridge Wraps,

Cambridge Stamps, Midnight Frost Stamps, Noel Petals,
Barefoot & Bliss Laid Back, Cut Outs, and Words Patterned Paper,

Barefoot & Bliss Jewels, Barefoot & Bliss Combo Stickers,
Barefoot & Bliss 12 x 12 Chipboard, Barefoot & Bliss Dimensional Stickers,
Assorted Bo Bunny flowers

Inspiration Piece

Samantha was inspired by this super cool graphic T-shirt.

Look closely and see how she used the design as a sketch for placing her embellishments.

Oh Boy! Oh Joy!

Designed by Samantha Wright

Bo Bunny Supplies:
Double Dot in Frost Dot, Wasabi Dot and Dark Denim Dot;

Barefoot Beach Bag Patterned Paper, Barefoot and Bliss Combo Stickers,

Barefoot and Bliss 12" Chipboard, Barefoot and Bliss Brads, Assorted Bo Bunny flowers

Inspiration Piece

Sarah used this gorgeous pillow as inspiration for her layout.

The tapestry lends itself well to the stitching she added.

Baby Girl

Designed by Sarah Eclavea

 Bo Bunny Supplies: 

Bo Bunny Olivia Patterned Papers, Olivia Wraps, Olivia 12x12 Combo Sticker,

Olivia Cardstock Sticker, Timepiece 12x12 Combo Sticker, Ad Lib Jewels, 

Olivia 12 x 12 Chipboard, Olivia Icandy chipboard 

Inspiration Piece
Janis was inspired by the lacing on this corset to add a bit of "lacing" to her layout.

Nat and Jillian
Designed by Janis Medina-Maghinay

 

 

Bo Bunny Supplies:
Gabrielle Romance, Flight, Stripe, Promenade, Unwritten, and Chiffon Dot Patterned Papers,
Gabrielle Brads, Buttons, Layered Chipboard Stickers, Combo Stickers,
Grow Love and True Love Cardstock Stickers, and Petals.

The winner from our last Friday Layout Challenge is:

Tracy~Garden of Grace

Congratulations Tracy!!!

Please email us at thebobunnyblog@gmail.com to claim your prize!

Thanks again for stopping by and we look forward to seeing what you create and share with us for this week's challenge!  You have until Thursday, June 9th to link it up here for your chance to win a fabulous Bo Bunny prize package!