Thursday, February 23, 2012

Flowers, flowers and a flourish or two.

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever"(anon) or so the quote says and flowers have a way of brightening the dullest day! Whether it be that little "weed" firmly grasped in a little child's hand as a simple gift for mom or a bouquet of glorious summer flowers, the result is always the same- a smile!!

I have the great pleasure in sharing with you three beautiful layouts by three very talented Bo Bunny designers. Each one unique and all with handmade flowers. You are sure to be inspired!

Sliders
By Debbie Sherman

The vibrant colours of the new Ambrosia collection really add to the feeling of fun and joy in this layout. There are lots of details you will not want to miss.....
These close ups show the detail of the fabulous flowers. Notice the use of glitter- a bit of sparkle never hurts!
Debbie used the Bo Bunny brads to add dimension and interest to the centre of each flower. Did you see the doily? and if you look closely she has even included a punched border!





Bo Bunny supplies:
Cardstock: Double Dot Wasabi Vintage, Orange Citrus Vintage
Patterened Paper: Ambrosia Trellis, Ambrosia Stripe, Ambrosia Primrose,
Ambrosia Marigold
Brads: Ambrosia
Chipboard: Ambrosia 12x12 Chipboard
Jewels: Ambrosia
Stickers: Ambrosia Combo Sticker


Wet 'n Wild
By Gabrielle Pollaco




Since this was a flourish and bloom challenge Gabi thought she would make all her blooms from Bo Bunny patterned papers & cardstock...the die cuts she used were Spellbinders Rose Creations. The flourishes and leaves were also cut from Bo Bunny cardstock.


These flowers look almost real!



Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Country Garden; Letters, Vines, Almanac, Cut Outs.
Cardstock: Passion Fruit Flourish, Clover Dot
6x6 Paper Pad: Country Garden
12x12 Chipboard: Country Garden
Noteworthy: Country Garden
Jewels: Country Garden
Combo Stickers: Country Garden


SunShine

By Robbie Herring

Robbie also made her own flowers. They are so striking and by placing them on her layout in the way she has, she has ensured that the photo is the main focus. Notice how she repeated the colours. A friend of mine often says " if you use it once, use it twice"- this helps to create balance.


She has also used brads and jewels which all add to the detail of this page and if you look closely some of the swirls are hand sewn.




With all the winter blues why not create your own spring and create a layout using flourishes and flowers! Be sure it share it with us on the Bo Bunny Facebook page!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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?

Monday, February 20, 2012

WEEK 3 "JUST GIVE ME A KISS!"


Welcome Back to class everyone! We're on week 3 now, almost done! 
Thank you for your participation so far.
Here's the vid:




   Page 5
Two - 1 x 6" Smoochable (scallop edge)
1/2 x 6 Avacado Dot (small scallop edge)

Page 6 

Page 7
2 3/4 x 3 3/4" Avacado Dot
1 x 3 Smoochable Stripe (scallop edge)

Page 8

Thanks again for joining us, and come back next week for our final pages of the album. 
New Enchanted album starts March 5th!