Party with Boardwalk!

Hello, Solange Marques here again and today is a party day!!!!

Parties are so fun. What about we take advantage of the last days of summer and prepare a  farewell party for this season?

On Boardwalk Party in a Box there are everything for a wonderful party and you can give your personal touches on the decoration items.

I used the banners from Boardwalk Party in a Box and added elements form Boardwalk collection and some mediums to personalize them:

 I prepared a mini tutorial for those banners:


1. Using the fingers I applied acrylic gesso on borders of the banners:

 

2. I mixed acrylic gesso and water and I place this mix on a spray bottle . I spray this mix on the banners: 

3. Finally, I added several elements from Boardwalk collection:

BoBunny Supplies:
Stationery & Party: Boardwalk Party in a Box
Patterned Paper: Boardwalk, Bliss, Carefree, Sandcastle, Seaside /Boardwalk
Stickers: Boardwalk Combo Sticker
Noteworthy: Boardwalk
Buttons: Boardwalk
Chipboard: Boardwalk Layered Chipboard

40K 40Day Winners and OTP Freestyle

It's that time that you have all been waiting for! Another round of winners announced below! Congratulations to our winners of days 31-35. You will be contacted on Monday for address information!

 

Day 31 - Paddy Lawton

 

 

Day 32- Cheryl Pelroy Carnes

 

Day 33 - Betty H. Spry

 

Day 34 - Mary Ann Samuelson

 

Day 35 - Nicola Robertson Gold

 

The fun doesn't stop with our winners! Check out the these freestyle off the page projects from some of the fabulous BoBunny design team!

 



Milo by Juliana Michaels

For my project today, I created a home decor piece perfect for all of us dog lover's out there! I used a wire frame base and covered it with strips of patterned paper from the Happy Tails collections and strips of Double Dot Cardstock. 

Next, I added a collar using a chipboard piece from the Happy Tails 12x12 Chipboard. I created the dog tag by fussy cutting it from the License patterned paper. The nose was hand cut from the back side of the same paper. I then added jewels for the eyes to give him a true puppy dog face! For more detailed instructions on how I created this project and the wire base I used, please visit my blog: 17turtles.com.

BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Bow Wow, Spots, License / Happy Tails
Cardstock: Double Dot in Buttercup Dot and Orange Citrus Dot
Chipboard: Happy Tails 12x12 Chipboard
Stickers: Happy Tails Combo Sticker
Jewels: Happy Tails



Our Lil Monster Party by Bernii Miller

Well today for my off the page project I decided to create a little party pack for my nephews upcoming 3rd birthday party. I thought that the Our Lil Monster collection would be perfect to create a fun and colourful party set. 

I started with creating a banner using up pieces from the noteworthy pack and then gave my silhouette portrait a work out  creating lots of paper rosettes, and then by hand I made lots of fun pin-wheels. Then just for some extra sparkle and fun, I used some dimensional magic   in the corner of the larger pin-wheels and sprinkled some silver chunky glitter that I grabbed from my local cheap shop. 

Then to create the little clear buttons for the rosettes I used my circle epiphany tool , a perfect finishing touch. 

 I had so much fun creating these little straw flags. Using the strips off the 12 x 12 paper paper I save the little Our Lil Monster logo and used them directly on the little flags. They are a perfect fit. 

I also made a few party bags with elements from the paper banner , creating little clusters and sprinkles of glitter. 

If you have a little party coming up , why not consider creating a few fun handmade treasures or the party. Your kids will remember the special little touches that you made just for them . If you would like some more ideas or perhaps the measurements for the pin-wheels and a few other instructions I made then head on over to my blog at weekendatberniis .

BoBunnny Supplies: 

Patterned Paper: Stomp, Tough Guy, Happy, Dude, Adventure, All-Sar, Rawr, Curiosity/Our lil Monster.

Cardstock: Wild Berry- Double Dot.

Stickers: Our lil Monster Cardstock, Our lil Monster Combo sticker. 

Noteworthy: Our lil Monster

Buttons: Our lil Monster

6 x 6 Paper Pad: Our lil Monster

Love Banners

February is fast approaching and the month of love will soon be upon us! This week our theme on the BoBunny blog is love. We will be sharing all kinds of loved themed projects, from banners to scrapbook pages and everything in between. Today, Ilene and Lisa, have each created an adorable banner that would add the perfect touch of love to anyone's home!

Home Is Where You Are Love Banner by Ilene Tell

Our challenge was to create a love banner and I wanted to use the Pincushion line since it has such sweet, soft colors, and so many cute elements and "love" sentiments. The colors are so neutral and pleasant that they would go great with any home decor, and look good during any season - be it Valentine's day, Spring, or Summer! To make the actual banner, I used a naked Punky Sprouts mini and used my Crop-A-Dile to punch holes in the top and finished them off with large silver brads.

I used the "LOVE" letters from the Head Over Heels 12x12 Chipboard. They were black and white, so they went well with the Pincushion collection. I backed them up with black paper from the Pincushion collection to help them stand out more against the white doilies. I also used a lot of BoBunny doilies. Don't they add such a soft, pretty effect? As usual, I layered a ton of different elements, and inked the edges well.

For the middle panel, I layered a doily chipboard piece from the 12 x 12 Pincushion Chipboard and a layered chipboard doily from the Pincushion Layered Chipboard to add more interest to the banner. It also gives the banner an uneven number of panels. Banners tend to be more visually appealing with an uneven number of panels.

I also used a ton of buttons, including both chipboard and real ones from the Pincushion Buttons. Layered with chipboard banners and flowers, they work together to add a lot of dimension and variety without making it look overly crowded or busy.


BoBunny Supplies:
Paper: Backstitch, Doilies, Toile/ Pincushion
6x6 Paper Pad: Pincushion
12x12 Chipboard: Pincushion, Head Over Heels
Buttons: Pincushion
Layered Chipboard: Pincushion
Cardstock Sticker: Pincushion
Doilies: 4" Small

Valentine's Day Banner - Lisa Novogrodski

If you have never tried creating banners you are in for a real treat. BoBunny's Head Over Heels collection is a perfect ensemble of coordinated pattern paper, chipboard, buttons and die cuts all just begging to be layered!

Not only are banners fun to create but they can be used in several ways. String them together and hang them or use rings and stack them for a mini album. You can even decorate each one and use it as an embellishment in a mini album or card! Versatility at it's best!

I started off with a chipboard banner shape, backed it in the Strawberry Double Dot cardstock and then layered the front with Head Over Heels pattern paper and embellishments.

I love lots of little details and I really piled on the Noteworthy die cuts, 12 x 12 chipboard and a little added cheesecloth and eyelash yarn for shabby chicness.

The Wildberry Daisy Blossoms coordinate perfectly with this collection.

I added some modeling paste for additional interest, dyed some seam binding to match, punched holes in the chipboard and strung the banner pieces together.

BoBunny Supplies:

Pattern Paper: Head Over Heels, Only You, Prince Charming/ Head Over Heels

Cardstock: Strawberry Double Dot

Chipboard: Head Over Heels 12 x 12 Chipboard

Noteworthy: Head Over Heels

Blossoms: Wildberry Daisy

Buttons: Head Over Heels

Focus on Alora!

Today's blog post is focusing on what is one of my personal favourites of our new lines,  the super cute Alora!  Although I think I could probably say that about all of the new lines because I just love them all for different reasons! :) :)

First up we have this adorable layout by Luzma.

Your'e A Funny Girl

by Luzma Bruna

The colours of this range are so bright and fun and really pop off the page, did you notice how Luzma has added a black line around some of her elements and that makes them pop even more!   Here are a few close ups of the details.

Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Alora
Double Dot paper: Powder Blue
Jewels:Alora
Layered chipboard: Alora
Dimensional Stickers:Alora
Noteworthy: Alora
Buttons: Alora 

 Next up is this beuatiful layout by Tara!

Dream a Little Dream
by Tara Orr

Did you notice that Tara has repeated her main word 'Dream' 3 times which emphasizes it's importance and she placed them into a visual triangle that draws your eye around the layout.

Bo Bunny Supplies:
Combo Stickers: Alora
Noteworthy: Alora
Chipboard: Alora
Buttons: Alora
Layered Chipboard: Alora
Dimensional Stickers: Alora
Patterned Paper: Cut Outs, Wish, Leaves, Squiggles, Burst/Alora 

Next we have this gorgeous banner by Tomoko!  Tomoko used a piece of the Alora 6x6 paper pad for each heart of her banner.

Happy Birthday Banner
by Tomoko Takahashi

 Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Wish/ Alora
Cardstock: Double Dot in Poppy Dot
Brads: Alora
Sticker: Combo Sticker/ Alora
Chipboard: 12" Chipboard/ Alora
6" Paper Pad: Alora
Bo Bunny Ribbons 

Next we have this gorgeous layout by Gabrielle and she has also included a link to her blog below with a tutorial on making those amazing embellishments that are on her layout!

Monkey
by: Gabrielle Pollacco

Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Alora, Dimples (Both sides)
Cardstock: Bo Bunny Dot (Island Mist, Mint)
6x6 Paper Pads: Alora, Et Cetera
Combo Stickers: Alora
Dimensional Stickers: Alora
Trinkets: Alora,
Buttons: Gabrielle
Brads: Alora
Jewels: Alora

Designer Tip: For a tutorial on how to use Bo Bunny Trinkets with polymer clay to create a unique embellishment (as above) you can check out my blog post http://gabriellepollacco.blogspot.ca/

I hope you have enjoyed all the beautiful creations with Alora today and that you love this range as much as we do!

Fun with Banners!

I've done a lot of scrapbook pages in my time but can your believe I've never done a banner?  They are hugely popular right now for scrap pages.  I know I drew lots of inspiration from the work of our two featured designers today, come check them out with me!

"Spring Flowers"

by Carin McDonough 

Carin gave us banners 2 ways! She strung a beautiful butterfly banner across the top of her lovely spring page and then accented her photo by stringing ribbon style banners across the bottom!

Supplies:

Patterned Paper : Dimples, Doodle/Alora ; Alora 6x6 Paper Pad

Cardstock : Coordinating Double Dot - Poppy Dot

Chipboard : Alora Layered Chipboard

Noteworthy : Alora Noteworthy

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"Country Garden Decor Banner"

by Agnieszka Piskorz 

Check out this fun banner Agnieszka strung along her wall as a home decor item!  I just love all the pretty little details in each of the individual pieces! 

Supplies:

Paper: Wish Alora

Pad 6x6: Country Garden

Brads: Country Garden

Stickers: Combo Country Garden, Dimensional Stickers Country Garden

Chipboard: Layered chipboard Country Garden, 12" Ambrosia

Jewels: Country Garden, Alora

Card KitL Alora, Country Garden

I know I found lots of wonderful ideas in these two projects!  What caught your eye?