Technique Tuesday

It's Technique Tuesday here at Bo Bunny!  It is an opportunity for the design team to tell you about some techniques that we use and to give some tips for how we do it.  This Tuesday, we have made some layouts that show distressing.  From working with other scrappers, I know that everyone seems to have their own favorite way for distressing.  Here a a couple of examples from Robbie and Tomoko.

Welcome Home

by Robbie Herring

This was made using the brand new Little Miss Collection.   I like to just use the edge of my scissors to distress the edges of my paper and then add a couple of strategically placed tears.  The great thing about distressing is that if you accidentally tear your paper while distressing, you can just ink it up and act like you planned it!  I prefer the Cat's Eye Chalk Ink in Chestnut Roan for my inking on distressed pages.

 The flowers and doilies were also lightly inked and then sprayed with Glimmer Mist.  I prefer the Wheatfields color to give a light antiqued look.

I also sprayed the ribbon and the fabric flower with the Wheatfield Glimmer Mist. 

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Patterned Papers: Little Miss Jaquoya, Gracie, Maree, Lizzie, Jamayka and Allie

Chipboard: Little Miss

Stickers: Little Miss Combo and Little Miss Sweet Girl

Petals: Little Miss and Green Scrunch

Trinkets: Little Miss

Jewels: Little Miss

Best Friend

Tomoko Takahashi

Tomoko added lots of distressing to her layout.  There are tears, inking and lots of texture used to give here layout this lovely look.  Tomoko also used the Little Miss Collection for her layout and came up with a completely different look!

You can see the cutting and inking that she used here.  Notice that there are lots of layers.

Take a look at this next picture to see all the extra texture that she has added to her layout.  You can also see that there is glaze added tothe alphabet.  Many paint dots add such a special touch to Tomoko's work.

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Little Miss, Alice, Jamayka, Jaquoya, Lizzle, Maree, Cut Outs/ Little Miss
Cardstock: Decaf Vintage
Jewels: Little Miss
Trinkets: Little Miss
Rub-ons: Little Miss
Chipboard: 12" Chipboard/ Little Miss

We would love to hear about your techniques for distressing!  It's always such fun to try something new!  If you have never given distressing a try, we hope that we have inspired you to do it!

As always, we love seeing what you are creating! 
Be sure to share your work with us on Facebook!

Layout Challenge

Hi everyone!  It's time for another layout challenge!

First, let us wish you all a very

Merry Christmas!! 

We hope that your day has been full of wonderful memories!! 

Debbie provided a beautiful sketch for the challenge!  Take a look at this one! 

Holiday Treasures

Debbie Sherman

Supplies Used:

Bo Bunny Father Christmas Collection
Bo Bunny Father Christmas Paper - Die Cut, Father Christmas, Berries
Bo Bunny Father Christmas Trinkets
Bo Bunny Father Christmas Jewels
Bo Bunny Father Christmas layered chipboard
Bo Bunny Timepiece Collection
Bo Bunny Timepiece paper - Timepiece, Home
Bo Bunny Timepiece Rub-ons
Bo Bunny Blitzen Collection
Bo Bunny Blitzen paper - Blitzen
Bo Bunny Blitzen 12x12 Chipboard
Bo Bunny Blitzen Noteworthy
Bo Bunny Et Cetera Collection
Bo Bunny Et Cetera 12x12 Chipboard

Laugh 

 Jolanda Meurs

Papers: Snowfall Flakes/Blizzard and Words, Double Dot Slate paper
Layered Chipboard: Snowfall Collection
Dimentional Stickers: Snowfall
Rub Ons: Snowfall
Extra supplies: Gesso and Glimmermist

Luv
Tomoko Takahashi

 

Bo Bunny Supply List:

Patterned Paper: Decor, Family, Portrait, Porch Swing; Welcome Home, Cut Outs, Watermark; Et Cetera, Elegance; Gabrielle
Card Stock: Wasabi Flourish
Stamp: Enchanted

Life
 Carin McDonough

Supplies Used:
Patterned Paper : Stripe, Magical, Garden Girl, Dot, Wisteria/Garden Girl
Cardstock : Coordinating Double Dot Coffee
Noteworthy : Garden Girl
Chipboard : Garden Girl 12x12 Chipboard
Jewels : Garden Girl

Now, it's YOUR TURN! 

Be sure to link your project here by January 5th for a chance to win a Bo Bunny Prize Package!

We will announce the winner of the last sketch challenge this week.

Have a wonderful day!

Altered and Recycled Projects

I'm always amazed when I see Bo Bunny's gorgeous papers and embellishments transformed into objects of beauty.  Today a couple of Bo Bunny's design team members have made the most spectacular mini-book/keepsakes and altered decor items using some of the newest Bo Bunny products.

"Sharing the Good Times"

by Tomoko Takahashi 

Tomoko created this beautiful mini album and keepsake tin using the Bo Bunny Welcome Home collection. Her attention to detail when embellishing her projects just leaves you breathless.  Here are some close-up detail photos.... 

Supplies:

Bo Bunny Supply List:

Patterned Paper: Welcome Home, Dot, Dreams, Picket Fence/ Welcome Home
Stickers: Dimensional Stickers, 12" Sticker/ Welcome Home
Noteworthy: Welcome Home
Brads: Welcome Home
Buttons: Welcome Home, Et Cetera
Jewels: Father Christmas, Welcome Home
Chipboard: Welcome Home 12 x 12, Welcome Home Layered Chipboard
6" Paper Pad: Welcome Home
Stamp: Welcome Home

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"Live Today Mini Book"

by Agnieszka Piskorz

Agnieszka cleverly used some old chipboard book/game pieces and converted them into this adorable mini-book using the Bo Bunny Forever Fall & Et Cetera collection.  She created a mini book that is beautiful to look at and at the same time sturdy enough for a child to handle.  Here are some close-ups of her project... 

Supplies:

Stickers: Combo Stickers/Welcome Home; Combo Stickers/Forever Fall; Combo Stickers/Et Cetera

Buttons: Forever Fall
Jewels: Forever Fall
Chipboard: Chunky Chips- Chipboard Alphabet Stickers Chocolate
6" Paper Pad: Et Cetera
Wraps: Timepiece
Bo Bunny Double Dot Ribbon

Aren't these projects inspiring!  Makes me want to pull out my Bo Bunny goodies and start cutting, tearing and rolling papers, how about you?



Layout Challenge Friday

This Friday, the challenge is to

  Make It Dimensional! 

Let's see how you make your page 3D. 

Pop-dots, layers and Chipboard are all some great ideas to add dimension.  There are so ideas to make your page 'POP'!  We can't wait to see yours!

Let's take a peek at what some of the Design Team Members have done.

 Joy
Irene Tan

Irene added dimension in a lot of ways.  Be sure to take a closer look at the interactive aspects of Irene's layout, too.  This beautiful page has some great ideas to make a page even more special.

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Merry & Bright, Stripe, Cut Outs, Die Cut, Jingle Bells/Father Christmas
Cardstock: Double Dot in Wine Dot
Stickers: Comfort & Joy Cardstock Sticker
Noteworthy: Father Christmas
Brads: Father Christmas
Trinkets: Father Christmas
Buttons: Father Christmas
Jewels: Father Christmas
Rub-ons: Father Christmas
Chipboard: Father Christmas Layered Chipboard
Clear Stamps: Father Christmas
Next up:

Welcome Home
Tomoko Takahash

Tomoko had added lots of layers, not only with her paper but with her embellishment clustering.  She has even added dimensional paint aspects to this stunner of a page!

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Decor, Dot, Family, Picket Fence, Porch Swing, Portrait/ Welcome Home
Stickers: Combo Sticker, CS Sticker/ Welcome Home
Noteworthy: Welcome Home
Chipboard: Layered Chipboard, 12" Welcome Home
Buttons: Welcome Home

Now it's YOUR TURN!
Show us your dimensional page ideas!  We well choose a winner and send out a terrific page!  You have until October 19 to link your page here.

And now to announce the winner of our Take Note Challenge!!!

The Winner Is...

Limor Webber

Beautiful page Limor!

Please email Bo Bunny at thebobunnyblog@gmail.com with your contact information so we can send your prize package to you.

Thanks everyone for playing along with the challenges!! 

We also invite you to share your Bo Bunny pages with us at Facebook! 

We love seeing what you are up to!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Fast Friday

Welcome to another Fast Friday! 

How long do you spend creating your layouts?  Are you a fast scrapbooker or does it take you hours or maybe even days to create one layout?  Either way, today’s post is just for YOU! 

We challenge you to create a layout in one hour or less.  We also challenged some of our designers to do this and here is what they came up with.

First up, we have this beautiful layout by Tomoko. At first glance, this layout looks like it would have taken days to create.  I know I thought so at first, but Tomoko shared some tips about how to create gorgeous with limited time.  Tomoko didn’t use much paper on her layout.  She used the large die-cut paper and then embellished the page with cutouts from some of the patterned paper, chipboard, stickers and Noteworthy.

Wanna Play?
Tomoko Takahashi

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Garden Girl, Arbor, Stripe, Cut Outs, Die Cut /Garden Girl
Cardstock: Chocolate Journal
Stickers: Dimensional Stickers
Noteworthy: Garden Girl
Brads: Garden Girl
Jewels: Garden Girl
Rub-ons: Garden Girl
Chipboard: Garden Girl 12 x 12
Trinkets: Garden Girl

Our next layout was created by Patti.  She kept it simple with one picture and a nice linear design with her patterned papers and title.  She finished it off with some chipboard, stickers and buttons.

  "Autumn Leaves"
Patti Milazzo

Tip: For a multi photo layout, push your photo more to the right and the title and embellishments to the left. Elongate the paper below the photo into a rectangle. That should give you enough room to double your space to fit 2-3 photos total

Bo Bunny Supply List:
Patterned Paper: Fall Breeze, Dot, Impressions, Stripe and Dusk/Forever Fall; Extra, Stamped and Symphony/Et Cetera
Cardstock: Journal in Chocolate
Stickers: Forever Fall Combo Stickers and Et Cetera Combo Stickers
Brads: Forever Fall
Rub-ons: Forever Fall
Chipboard: 12” Forever Fall
Buttons: Forever Fall
Other: natural hemp; oak leaf punches and border punch (Fiskars Americas)

Next we have Robbie.  Robbie added layers and easy details for her page.  Taking advantage of shapes from the Noteworthy and stickers made the page come together quickly.

Robbie Herring
2 of a Kind

Design Tip:  Take shortcuts to add detailing.  Use an embossing folder on Noteworthy for a more customized look.  Use a punch for leaves instead of handcutting.  Lots of foam dots can help with layers and dimension.

Bo Bunny Supplies List:

Patterned Paper:   Garden Girl, Garden Girl Dot and Chiffon Double Dot

Noteworthy:  Garden Girl

Brads:  Garden Girl

Buttons:  Garden Girl

Stickers:  Garden Girl

Layered Chipboard:  Garden Girl

Chipboard:  Garden Girl

Rub-ons:  Garden Girl

Our last layout for today is from Samantha.  She made it fast and kept it special by using basic shapes with her paper and adding her beautiful details with embellishments, brads and jewels.  Destressing adds even more detailing.

So very grateful for you
Samantha Wright

Bo Bunny Supply List:

Patterned Paper: Fall Bouquet, Fall Foliage, Fall Nature/Forever Fall

Stickers: Forever Fall Combo Stickers and Gratitude Cardstock Stickers, Dimesional stickers/Forever Fall.

Brads: Forever Fall

Noteworthy: Forever fall

Jewels: Barefoot and Bliss

We invite you to share your pages with us on at Facebook! 

 We love seeing what you are up to!

Thanks so much for dropping by and we hope you are inspired to try your hand at creating a layout in one hour or less!