Focus on:

Stamps can be used in so many wonderful ways on your projects.  The design team girls put together an awesome sampling of the many ways stamps can be used, from framing your whole project to using the stamped image as an embellishment that can be cut out.  Use a little embossing ink and powder and take your stamp work to a whole new level!  Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy some stamping inspiration!

"Vacation Enjoyment"

by Agnieszka Piskorz

Designer Notes:  Agnieszka combined stamps from two collections ~ Barefoot & Bliss and Liberty to create a beautiful flourishy finish around the border of her fresh and lovely beach layout.  Try stamping in colors to compliment your layout as Agnieszka did here using green inks.

Supply list:

Barefoot Stripe
Barefoot Stamps
Liberty Stamps
Barefoot Dimensional Stickers
Barefoot Jewels
Barefoot Combo Stickers
Barefoot Cardstock Stickers
Barefoot Chipboard
Barefoot Noteworthy
Barefoot Layered Chipboard
Barefoot Word

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Card: "Family Reunion"

by Patti Milazzo

Designer Notes:   The Liberty flourished star stamp was stamped with embossing ink and white embossing powder onto the Dot (reverse blue side) pattern paper. I adhered punched stars in the center with adhesive Foam.
Supply list:

Liberty Clear Stamps
Liberty Pattern Papers – Dot, Liberty and Freedom
Liberty Cut Outs
Liberty Family Times Cardstock Stickers
Liberty Noteworthy Die Cut
Liberty Brads
Other: Fiskars Twinkle, Twinkle Squeeze Punches

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"Why be Sad?"

by Janis Medina

Designer Notes: The Zoology stamps are my new fave!!! I especially love the two ones that I can use for making instant borders/margins on my layouts!!!

Supply List:

 Paper: Double dot designs (Orange citrus journal, Wasabi Stripe, Chiffon dot), Layered chipboard (Zoology), Noteworthy and Combo Stickers (Liberty), Stamps (Zoology, Barefoot & Bliss, Cambridge, Ad Lib), Bo Bunny buttons.

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"Beauty Blooms from Within"

by Michele Beck

Designer Notes:  Michelle used her Vicki B. floral stamps to create cut blooms to embellish her page along with Gabrielle stamps to frame her sweet photo.

Supply list:

Vicki B papers, chipboards, brads, buttons, Trinkets and jewels; Vicki B and Gabrielle Stamps

Bo Bunny Sketch Challenge

Happy Friday to all of you, even though it is a bit belated!  

I admit to it slipping my mind and I do apologize for not having it posted earlier.  

So, without further ado I give to you today's layout challenge...a fabulous sketch from one of our very own fabulous designer's, Tara Orr.

We invite you to play along with us using this sketch as your inspiration.

Create a project and share it with us using the link below.

You have until May 26, 2011 to link it for your chance to win a fabulous Bo Bunny prize package.

Now let's check out how the design team was inspired by this sketch!

The Best 

Designed by Tara Orr

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Timepiece, Timepiece Gears, Timepiece Dot, Timepiece Cut-Outs and Gabrielle Elegance Patterned Papers;

Timepiece Cardstock Stickers; Timepiece Noteworthy; Gabrielle Chipboard

Double Dot Cardstock in Coffee Dot

Glamour Girl Life 

Designed by Debbie Sherman

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Ad Lib Improve, Pebbles, Hoopla, Ad Lib, and This n That Patterned Paper;

Ad Lib Trinkets; Ad Lib 12 x 12 Chipboard; Ad Lib Noteworthy;

Ad Lib Petals; Ad Lib Buttons; Ad Lib Layered Chipboard;

Ad Lib Wraps; Ad Lib Jewels; Ad Lib Combo Sticker;

Double Dot Cardstock in Buttercup Dot

Loving You 

Designed by Gabrielle Pollacco

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Timepiece Dot, Gabrielle Mocha Die Cut, Gabrielle Elegance, and Vicky B. Perky Patterned Papers; Gabrielle 6x6 paper pad; Timpiece Chipboard; Gabrielle Grow Love Cardstock Stickers;

Gabrielle Layered Chipboard; Gabrielle Petals (doily); Timepiece Combo Stickers

Designer Tip: I tinted up the crocheted doily (underside of the Gabrielle Petals bloom) with a little bit of Perfect Pearls and a paint brush. Just lightly dust it into the center of each petal and blend out to add a little floral color to the doily. 

Mine and Mine Alone

Designed by Janis Medina Maghinay

Supplies: Crush Collection (Papers: Crush, Bliss, Dot, Flirt, Romeo, Stripe, Coordinating Licorice Dot; Noteworthy, Chipboard, Wrap, Dimensional Stickers, Brads), Learning Curve Charcoal Knit Petals. 

Beach Bum

Designed by Jolanda Meurs

 

 Supplies: Barefoot & Bliss and Barefoot Surf Patterned Paper; Barefoot stickers; Barefoot Notheworthy

Designing with Double Dots

Bo Bunny Double Dot cardstock has always been a staple of mine. It is just so versatile! So you can imagine how excited I was when new double dot designs were debuted at last winter's CHA. The rest of the Design Team was pretty excited too as shown by beautiful work below:

Doggy Diva

by Debbie Sherman

supplies: Bo Bunny Orange Citrus Dot, Bo Bunny Pink Punch Stripe , Bo Bunny Chiffon Journal, Bo, Bunny Wasabi Flourish, Bo Bunny Vicki B. Fabuloso, Bo Bunny Vicki B. Loverly, Bo Bunny Vicki B. Noteworthy, Bo Bunny Vicki B. Chipboard, Bo Bunny Vicki B. Layered Chipboard, Bo Bunny Vicki B. Combo Sticker, Bo Bunny Vicki B. Brads, Bo Bunny Vicki B. Jewels

Additional items: letters , Butterfly punch, Border punches, flower puches in 2 sizes

You are my Sweetie
by Janis Medina-Maghinay

Supplies: Papers: Buttercup Journal, Chocolate Flourish, Kiwi Flourish, Powder Blue Stripe, Wild Berry Stripe, Passion Fruit Stripe, Turquoise Stripe, Orange Citrus Dot, Chiffon Dot, Dark Denim Dot, Bo Bunny Chunky Charms, Buttons, Timepiece Gems, Vicki B. Combo Sticker.

Designer Notes: These coordinating papers are much better than cardstocks - - I made flowers and stamped and cut out images out of them!

Adore

by Tomoko Takahashi

**Supplies Used**
Double Dots (Passion Fruit, Pink Punch, Blush, Chiffon Dot), Stripe (Ocean), Journal (Turquoise, Passion Fruit, Orange Citrus, Grape, Kiwi)
Ad Lib Collection Ad Lib, Pebbles, Scribbles, This n That, Verbiage, Cut Puts, 6~6 Paper Pad, iBrads, Clear Stamps, Vick B. Wrap, Persuasion Collection Blooms, Bo Bunny Flowers, Clear Chunky Charms (Circles and Arrows)

**Other Supplies**
Sewing thread, Tattered Angles mist, punch, Prima Alphabet, Acrylic Paint

Coral Bay

by Kathleen Glossop

supplies: Double Dot designs, Ad Lib Collection

Elf Fantasy Fair

by Mireille Divjak

supplies: Bo Bunny double dot paper:
Wasibi flourish; kiwi journal; passion fruit flourish; pink punch stripe

Stamps: Bo Bunny Gabrielle and Cambridge

other supplies: Ink- Archival- pens: sakura and american crafts

There are so many possibilities with our Double Dot Designs. We would love to see how you use them! Please upload your projects to our facebook page!

Focus On...

Bloom by Janis Medina

Supplies Used: Vicki B. Collection - - Papers (Bazzillion, Fabuloso, Buh-Bye, Bubbly, Perky, Stripe, Cut Outs), Combo Sticker, Chipboards, Layered Chipboards, Dimensional Stickers, Trinkets, Jewels, Buttons, Petals, Wraps, Brads.

Bloom by Tara Orr

Supplies Used: Vicki B Patterned paper: Fabulouso, Stripe, Bazzillion, Vicki B Chipboard, Vicki B Noteworthy
Vicki B Cut Outs, Vicki B Brads, Vicki B Buttons, Vivki B Jewels, Vicki B Combo Stickers

Bloom Where You Are Planted by Mireille Divjak

Supplies Used: Vicky B. Patterned paper, *Bazillion * loverly *vicky b., Vicky B. cutouts, Vicky B. chipboard, Vicky B. wraps, Vicky B. Trinkets, Vicky B. jewels, Vicky B. brads

Designer's Notes: I used the wrapping / backing paper from the wraps as a piece of "patterned paper" on the right side of the small picture and to punch my butterflies. Loved that it's more firm, the decorative border and the smaller flower pattern.

Vicki B. Card Set by Debbie Sherman

Supplies Used:Vicki B. Card Kit,Double Dot ribbon Orange Citrus, Double Dot Kiwi Dot,Vicki B. 12V721,Vicki Combo Stickers,and Vicki B. Rub-on.

Isn't She Lovely by Tara Orr

Supplies Used: Vicki B Noteworthy, Vicki B Cutouts, Vicki B Jewels, Vicki B Wraps, Vicki B Combo Stickers, Vicki B Brads, Vicki B Patterned Paper: Fabulouso, Floweret, Loverly, Buh, Bye, Perky.

Vicki B. Decorative Boxes by Jolanda Meurs

Supplies Used: Bo Bunny Vicki B Card Kit, Bo Bunny Vicki B Trinkets, Bo Bunny Vicki B Layered Chipboard
Bo Bunny Vicki B Stripe, Bo Bunny Vicki B Bubbly, Bo Bunny Vicki B Loverly

Life is Good by Gabrielle Pollacco

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper ~ VB Plethoria Die cut, VB Perky, Kiwi Stripe Double dot, Noteworthy Vicky B., Vicky B. Chipboard, VB Dimensional Stickers, VB Combo Stickers, VB Jewels, VB Petals, VB Wraps

Simply Beautiful...Happy Wednesday!