Mix & Match Happiness!

 Hello friends! Lisa Gregory here today with a fun mix & match layout for you!

I love looking through my stash of BoBunny Collections and see what collections can be mixed together. On this layout there are papers from 4 different collections, but you would never know. They match beautifully! I wanted to go for a quilted look, so I mimicked a Nested Prairie Points edging by simply cutting the squares into triangles and slightly stacking them around the page. I did some stamping and faded water coloring as well. 

 The flowers were die cut, stacked and topped with jewels. Blue die cut leaves and Noteworthy Flowers were tucked underneath.

The frame reminded me of a mosaic frame I have in my home. It was perfect for this photo of my kitty. I picked out papers that matched his eyes. They are golden globes. I tucked a small doily underneath.

I backed the note worthy with some corrugated cardboard to give it some height, then topped it with chipboard and button. More flowers were tucked on the end of the Happiness sign...

 Thank you for joining me today for the Mix It Up Layout I created. I hope I inspired you to start mixing your collections.

BoBunny Products used:
Patterned Paper: Wild Card,Wild Card/Bistro; Rose Cafe/ Sugar Chevron, Double Dots,
Jewels:Happy Tails
Noteworthy: Rose Cafe
Layered Chipboard:Rose Cafe
Stamps: It is Written, Distressed Textures
Buttons: Rose Cafe
6x6 Paper Pad: Somewhere in Time, Rose Cafe
Doily: small

Mix & Match Madness AND Ombre!!

Good Morning, I just love mixing and matching Bo Bunny Collections, today along with sharing my layout with you I am going to be showing you how I created my Ombre effect photo mat using Bo Bunny inks and Stencils.

Explore Everyday by Tracee Provis

First we need to start by gathering up our supplies

I stuck my stencil to a piece of cardstock that was slightly larger so that I could trim down the edges afterwards. I gathered my ink pads, a piece of cut and dry foam and a water spritzer bottle.

Taking the white inkpad I pressed down onto my craftmat a couple of times to get some ink onto it I then repeated the same with the Blueberry ink pad. A small tip, always take care to put your ink apart slightly on the mat as this will stop any cross contamination of the ink colours on your pads.

Spritz a little water onto both colours and then mix together, I used my finger but you can do this with a paintbrush. This will then give you your palest colour which using the sponge you then sponge onto the bottom part of your cardstock through the stencil.

Gradually adding more Blueberry ink and water continue sponging small sections of the stencil until you reach the top. When you peel back the stencil you will see a beautiful ombre effect, that is simple to achieve. You can then cut to size and use on your layout.

Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper:Billiards, Cash Out/Wildcard; Journey/Souvenir; Passage/Somewhere In Time
6 x 6 Paper Pad:Rose Garden
Double Dot:Charcoal, Chiffon/Chevron
Noteworthy:Wildcard
Misc Me:Souvenir
Stickers:Combo Sticker Souvenir, Altitude
Chipboard:Souvenir
Wood Shapes; That's Life
Ink; Blueberry:White
Stencils:Brocade
Glimmer Spray: Bronze
Stamps: You're Invited

Mix and Match 12 x 12 Misc Me

A little of this, a little of that, put it together and what do you get? A fabulous 12 x 12 Misc Me project!

Keri gives some fabulous tips about working with multiple collections, and how to bring them all together for a complete project.

Where We Live by Keri Babbitt

For this month's Misc Me project, my challenge was Mix & Match...I love to do that!

So, when I sat down to create this project, I challenged myself to use at least two items from EVERY collection in BoBunny's new release.  To refresh your memory, this new release includes two holiday lines: Candy Cane Lane & Christmas Collage.  An elegant/botanical line called Madeleine. A travel line, Souvenir.  And a masculine/games collection, called Wild Card.  So, how did I combine all these together?  Take a look:

 For inspiration, I chose nature snapshots that my husband took of the yard of our new country home.  What a treat to see his love of nature captured through the camera lens!  To lay the foundation for this Mix & Match challenge, I began with color palette.  My collection of nature photos feature a palette of magenta, lavender, blue, and green, so I took this as my starting point.

Choosing products based on color palette is a great way to use leftovers and themed collections.  Start by searching for colors and images that might work in a nontraditional way.  Here, I chose the elk/deer sticker from the Christmas Collage collection.  It is generic enough to not scream "Christmas", and is perfect for my country/outdoorsy theme.  Behind it, I chose a woodgrain paper from the Wild Card collection.  The green/magenta palette of Madeleine came right into play next, along with carefully selected green/magenta stickers from Candy Cane Lane.

That's four collections down, and one to go.  The Souvenir collection, with its map paper and camera/film motifs, fit right in.  Since this page is about our little "place on the map", I used the map paper for the 2nd page background.  And the retro camera/film diecut complemented the idea that all these photos are a rare peek into seeing our yard through the lens of my husband's camera.

For my final touch of embellishing, I added wood accents, misted with the amazing new gold Glimmer Spray.  The gold-star flower is a great neutral from Candy Cane Lane, as is the "lucky" button from the Wild Card collection.  I topped it off with a pop of color - brads from Souvenir.

So there you have it!  I hope this project gives you some inspiration and motivation to use up some leftovers, and mix collections in a way you might not have thought of before. 

BoBunny Supplies Used:

Patterned Paper: Sightseeing/Souvenir; Billiards/Wild Card

Stickers: Candy Cane Lane Combo Sticker, Christmas Collage Combo Sticker, Madeleine Combo Sticker

Noteworthy: Souvenir

Buttons: Wild Card

Brads: Souvenir, Wild Card

Chipboard: Candy Cane Lane, Christmas Collage Layered Chipboard, Madeleine Layered Chipboard

6x6 Paper Pad: Madeleine

Petals: Candy Cane Lane

Misc Me Binder: Black 12x12

Misc Me Page Protectors: Variety Pack

Wood: Iron Works

Glimmer Spray: Gold

Day 6 giveaway and Mix & Match Misc Me

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Misc Me 12x12 by Solange Marques

Misc Me and Mixed Media??!! Yes, it is possible!!! Every person knows that I am crazy about mixed media. I love paints and textures and I use them on all of my projects (layouts, altereds, home decor) then why don't we use them on Misc Me?
 

The BoBunny Journal cards are perfect to this. They have several sizes to small and large pockets. In this project I used some large journal cards and prolongue the photo using paints. I also used BoBunny stamps.
 

I mixed two BoBunny collections: Baby Bump and Our Lil' Monster. I love the colors of these collections.
 

I love photos on the beach. My grandchildren love to play on the sand and on the sea and I take many pictures of them. On Misc Me I can use a lot of these photos.

Baby Bump and Our Lil's Monster has vibrant colors. They are fun and perfect to children's photos!

Some details of textures, stamps and mediums:

BoBunny Supplies:
Stickers: Our Lil' Monster Combo Sticker
Noteworthy: Baby Bump, Our Lil' Monster
Buttons: Baby Bump, Our Lil' Monster
Jewels: Baby Bump
Chipboard: Our Lil' Monster Layered Chipboard
Stamps: Stained Textures Stamp
Misc Me Binder: baby Bump 12x12
Misc Me Journal Cards: Baby Bump, Our Lil' Monster