Destination Happiness Mini Album with Ginny

Well hello there friends and BoBunny fans!
Today I'm sharing a fun mini album created with the World Traveler collection.


A mini album is such a great way to document a special trip. It's a walk down memory lane and can also be used as home decor propped on a shelf or table. That way your friends and family know they are invited to flip through and enjoy your pictures and journaling.

I started by gathering the collection and embellishments.  This is where the layering process really begins for me as I'm choosing elements that fit my project and look good together.

I originally thought I would create a card...but once I started layering I decided that I could make this a layout for the cover of a mini album.

I created a mini album base so I would have the perfect size for these elements. Mat board works great for the cover as it's easy to cut but still very sturdy.

The inside cover has a nice large area for bigger pictures. The little tag is from the Combo Sticker sheet. I used foam tabs to pop this up to build dimension. The banner is also from the sticker sheet.

The cut apart sheet has fabby postcard images that I used to create a pocket. There's a uniquely shaped die cut from the Noteworthy collection to provide a place to add journaling.

I'm alternating the patterns and scale to create raised sections for pictures.

Tabbed topped stickers and Layered Chipboard Stickers are great accents for this set of pages.

This pocket is created by layering a strip of tags cut from the patterned papers onto the stripe. Matting is very important to keep this from looking busy.

I fussy cut a few of the tags and popped them up just for a little extra detail. The tag in the pocket is a section of the large die cut from Noteworthy.

You can never have enough pockets in a mini to tuck in all the little bits and pieces so here's another for the last page.  Those tiny suitcase stickers are so charming! One more die cut in the pocket for journaling.

The back cover is finished similar to the front with a tag and some stickers and twine.

Wishing you all a happy and productive day : ) Ginny

BoBunny supplies:Patterned Paper- Word Traveler-Wanderlust, Culture, Foreign, Postage, JourneyNoteworthy- World TravelerCombo Stickers- World Traveler Layered Chipboard Sticker- World Traveler6x6 Paper Pad- World TravelerDouble Dot Jewels- AquaDouble Dot Brads- Blue HuesDies- Ornate DoiliesBoBunny Blossoms- Natural Earth BouquetAmerican Craft:Sticky Thumb Adhesive RunnerSticky Thumb foam dots 

Fine Arts Friday using make a Splash and Iron Paste from Pentart with Ginny

Hey There BoBunny Peeps! Ginny here and  I'm just dropping in to share a pretty and nautically inspired wall hanging that I created with Make A Splash.  I wanted it to be a subtle theme....something you could hang in your powder room as an accent or maybe be a jumping off point for decorative towels and other accessories.

I started by recycling a small frame that had a generous sized ledge and was deep enough to add spacers between the layers of papers. I love lots of texture!  I added a quick sketch line to give me an even amount of the existing frame showing then painted the rest with Pentart Iron Paste. Why did I choose that over just the regular acrylic paint? Because it leaves a fabulous texture and a subtle thick sparkle behind.  And, if you're careful with your brush marks it can resemble rustic wood grain.  Very cool.

Applying some chunky hemp type roping in coordinating colors definitely adds some texture. That faux "cabochon" was easy peasy to create simply by attaching the small guards meant to be used to protect furniture from knick knacks right onto the patterned paper and fussy cutting them out. A little matching bling adds detail to the corner of the cut apart.

Once I got on a roll with those faux cabochons I decided to add them to the bottom corner as well.  To balance the palm tree on the top I secured another one to the bottom...but just utilizing the foliage. A little anchor and fussy cut seahorse become the paired focal point and are topped off with the layered chipboard sticker. I selected the die cut and background from the Noteworthy set to help frame the focal images. To help the die cut coordinate I gave it a coat of the Iron Paste as well. I love the texture it adds.

Okay that's all for me. Wishing all of you a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative

Ginny :)



BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Make A Splash/ Ocean, Summertime
Chipboard: Make A Splash, Layered Chipboard
6 x 6 Paper Pad: Make A Splash
Noteworthy: Make A Splash
Double Dot Jewels/ Emerald

Pentart Supplies:
Iron Paste

Make a Splash and Pentart Lasur for Indoor/Outdoor with Irene

Hello BoBunny Fans! It's Irene here!. For today's Technique Tuesday post, I will share a very simple technique using gesso as a resist paint. I've created a canvas to demonstrate this technique.

I've used the fun and beautiful "Make A Splash" collection by BoBunny to create this canvas. This canvas is filled with textures and dimensions. Here are some details on it.

Now, let's move on to the step by step tutorial on how to create the background for this canvas using the gesso as resist technique.

Step 1) You will need some white gesso, a palette paint knife, a canvas and the "Under The Sea" stickable stencil. Put the stencil on top of the canvas and use a palette knife to apply some white gesso on top of it. To get a more dimensional and textured image, apply a generous amount of gesso. Let it dry completely. 

Step 2) When the gesso is all dried, use a brush to apply some Pentart Lasur Outdoor and Indoor Paint on it. I've used the color olive for this step.

Step 3) Next, mist some BoBunny's frost glimmer spray on top of the canvas. While it is still wet, also mist some water over it to create some blending.

Step 4) For more depth, I've used a brush to add some Pentart Lasur Indoor and Outdoor paint (Ebony) in the middle of the canvas. Then, I've mist it again with water for blending.

Step 5) Use a wet tissue and light dab on the areas with white gesso. This will remove some of the paint on top of it. I did not remove all of the paint because I want a more natural blending look for this canvas. You can dry the whole canvas with a heating tool.

Step 6) For the last step, to create the dimensional shell on the bottom of the canvas, I've used a stencil from the "Under the Sea" stencil, a palette knife and some BoBunny Caribbean glitter paste. Put the stencil over the canvas and apply the glitter paste over it generously. You will have a nice sparkly dimensional shell when it is dry.

BoBunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Make A Splash, Happy/Make A Splash

Stickers: Make A Splash Clear Stickers

Noteworthy: Make A Splash

Stamps: Life's A Beach

6 x 6 Paper Pad: Make A Splash

Dot Jewels: Aqua

Pearlescent: Chocolate

Ink Pad: Licorice

Glimmer Spray: Frost

Glitter Paste: Caribbean

Stickable Stencils: Under the Sea

Gesso: White

Tools: Flexible Paint Palette Knife

Pentart Supplies:

Lasur Indoor and Outdoor Paint: Olive, Ebony

Hope you all like this simple tutorial and have fun experimenting!

Petal Lane and Pentart Lasur for Interiors with Elena O

Hello, this is Elena with you here today, and I've a got a couple of simple Valentine's Day Cards to share.

While creating the cards, I wanted to try the new Pentart Lasur for Interiors treatment. I read the instructions thoroughly and realized that it works perfectly on wooden surfaces. The paint is quite liquid, however I wanted to create a papercraft project.  This is how it turned out...

So, to start, I decided to try the paint on a piece of a cork. Why not? It's quite porous, and I wondered how the paint would absorb into the cork.

I colored the heart shape piece of cork, the whole piece for the first card and most of the half of it for the second card.

  What I have found is that the paint soaked nicely the cork and you still can see the texture of it. I    think it's great and I'm sure it works perfectly on the wood surface too.

 I also applied the glitter paste on the black background using the hearts stencil.

And I used the Selfie Dies to make the frames and the arrows.

The Glitter Paste creates a texture on the background, and actually the cork adds the dimension too.

To make it look more festive I added the Hearts Foil Transfers.

Thanks for stopping in today.

Elena

BoBunny Supplies:
Double Dot - Licorice Dot, Sugar Dot, Blush Dot.
Selfie Dies
Lots of Love Stickable Stencil
Accents Copper Foil Transfers
Blush Glitter paste
Ruby Red Brads
Tuxedo Jewels

Pentart Supplies:
Lasur for Interiors-Red