Bo Bunny Mini Albums! Gotta Love them!

"Family Mini Album"

by Gabrielle Pollacco

Hi! It's me, Gabrielle posting today!  I have to admit, even though I have a number of the gorgeous Bo Bunny mini albums in my stash, this is my first time making up my own album with one!  I primarily do 12 x 12 layouts but I finally got around to trying out an album!  And let me tell you, not only are these pre-designed albums beautiful to look at even before you begin embellishing it to make it your own....but they are so easy to work with! 

 I decided to use the Timepiece mini album for my first crack at this.  Here is a little behind the scenes as to what is going on at my house at the moment....we are renovating our kitchen, tearing out cabinets and counters, redoing floors..so you can imagine the mess I'm in at the moment.  So how can I manage a mini-album in the middle of all this?.....Easy!  The pre-printed backgrounds on the Bo Bunny mini albums make it a snap!  Seriously!  I started yesterday evening around 4:00 PM and was done the whole thing by 11:00 PM!   What really helps is to have a few of the coordinating papers and embellishments on hand.  Then it's just a little bit of cutting and glueing and you've got yourself a wonderful album!  Here is a pic of my 'Family' album with the cover straight on view....

I began by adding the chipborad title to the first layer of the album, then I added some blooms on the transparent clock design that goes on top of the front piece.  Here is a photo of the first two pieces...

Then I simply took each page, added a little patterned paper (TIP:  Noteworthy is an excellent package of small die-cut papers that beautifully embellishes the album).  Here are the pages I made up showing photos of my parents, my husbands parents, my dear husband & myself, and at the end, I did a 'Then & Now' 2 pager of my daughters...

Supplies:

Timepiece mini-album

Patterned Papers: Timepiece: Numbers, Cut-outs, Dot

6x6 Paper Pad; Timepiece

Chipboard: Timepiece, Et Cetera (Title), Enchanted

Jewels: Timepiece

Trinkets: SnowFall,

Stickers: Timepiece

Noteworthy: Timepiece

Bo Bunny has a beautiful selection of these pre-printed mini-albums, have you tried them yet?  Check out the Bo Bunny Product site to browse the albums that go with each of the collections.  Not only do they make a wonderful keepsake, they also make a very special gift! 

Focus on....Brads!

Bo Bunny has such an amazing selection of brads to coordinate with their beautiful paper collections.  Jewelled, glittery, metalic...you name it, they have it!  They can be used for anything from bloom centers to decorative elements.  Check out the innovative way Tara used her brads on her gorgeous layout.  She removed the decorative stickers from a few of her brads to create the spray of embellishments along the right side of her page, then re-used the decorative stickers on other parts of her page...

The sparkly brads add a unique and beautiful center to the snow flake chipboard elements.

DEAR SANTA

by Tara Orr

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Brads: Snowfall

Noteworthy: Snowfall

Chipboard: Snowfall

Cardstock Stickers: Happy Winter/Snowfall

Patterned Paper: Blizzard, Wintertime, Words/Snowfall

Next up, let's take a look at how Juliana used brads on her layout.  She used them to hold the chipboard embellishments in place and as the center for the chipboard flowers.  She also wrapped the tulle around them to help hold it in place.

 

LOVE

by Juliana Michaels

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Enchanted, Dot, and Moments/Enchanted;  Extra/Et Cetera

Cardstock: Double Dot in Coral Dot

Brads: Et Cetera, Forever Fall

Chipboard: Enchanted and Chunky Chips Alphas in Blush

Stickers: Et Cetera

Wrap: Crazy Love

Step It Up!

Are you interested in how to take a layout from simple to fabulous?  Today, Bo Bunny designers, Luzma and Michele share in detail how they each  a simple layout and took it to another level of design by adding more embellishments and ink/glimmer.

Luzma began with patterned papers, cardstock and a few embellishments.  She also did some gorgeous cut work to create that large circle piece and used a punch to create a fancy frame for her photos.

Next she brought more detail to her layout by adding a few colored embellishments.

She then completed the layout by adding more embellishment clusters including flowers, chipboard and bling. The placement of each cluster helps to move the eye through the layout in a pleasing manner and helps maintain your focus on her lovely photo.

FOLLOW YOUR HEART

by Luzma Bruna

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Patterned Papers: Love, Whispers, Rose, Cut Outs/Enchanted

Cardstock: Double Dot in Ocean Dot

Layered Chipboard: Enchanted

Trinkets: Enchanted

Bling: Enchanted

Black Flower: Whooligans

Cardstock Stickers: Enchanted

Michele began with a combination of patterned papers and cardstock.  She also did a bit of cut work to frame her photo and cut strips from a variety of papers to create a series of fun borders.

Next, she added some paint and glimmer which add a nice distressed feel.

Then she added a her title and created a fun edge for her photo by gathering some ribbon.

Finally, she completed her layout by adding more embellishments such as cardstock stickers, trinkets and jewels.  Look at the placement of the green and pink embellishments.  They are placed in a triangle, which again helps to keep the focus on her beautiful photo.

LITTLE LADY
by Michele Beck

Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Papers: Rose/Enchanted; Die Cut/Garden Girl; Front Door/Welcome Home; Die Cut/Crush
Chipboard: Enchanted 12x12
Trinkets: Smoochable

Bling: Garden Girl
Ribbon: Vicki B Wrap
Buttons: Enchanted
Cardstock Stickers: Enchanted and Time Piece

Thank for stopping by and we hope you try stepping up your next layout!  We would love to see your version of this on our Facebook page!