Travel Journal featuring BoBunny Down By The Sea

Crafty greetings to you! It's time for a bit of fun with mixed media and BoBunny today. I've created a Travel Journal featuring the Down By The Sea collection.

This travel journal features Gold Confetti Paste, Stamping, Stencils with Silver Glitter Paste, Pearlescents and some Pentart 3D Balls make an appearance as well. The coordinating accents include Chipboard, Noteworthy and some of the DoubleDot Jewels for accent.

I love the subtle sparkle that the Gold Confetti Paste adds. I also stamped lightly and then splattered a touch of Gold Glimmer Spray. To color the Pentart 3D Balls, they were placed into a small zipper plastic baggie, added a tiny amount of Chocolate and Sugar Pearlescents and rolled them until I had the color I wanted. I then laid them out to dry.

The finishing touches were some drops of Pearlescents added here and there to create more texture. They were also placed into the cheese cloth. I hope you've enjoyed my little travel journal.

BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Wonder, Tide, Plunge, Paradise, Seahorse and Lagoon / Down By The Sea
Chipboard: 6x12 Chipboard / Down By The Sea
Noteworthy: Down By The Sea
Stamps: Stained Textures and Distressed Textures
Stencils: Backsplash
DoubleDot: Aqua Dot Jewels
Glitter Paste: Silver and Gold Confetti Paste
Glimmer Spray: Gold and Frost
Pearlescents: Chocolate, Coral and Sugar

Pentart Supplies:
3D Balls

The travel journal was created using the Eileen Hull Sizzix Travel Journal die.

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!

Weekend Adventures with BoBunny

Saturday greetings to you! I have a project to share with you today that I recently created for BoBunny featuring one of their newest collections, "Weekend Adventures".

This project post is known as "1 Layout 3 Ways", I will share a page in three varying degrees of difficulty. The Weekend Adventures collection has such a fun array of patterns and designs to it as you will soon see.

The image above is a very basic design or "Level 1" that you can create using just the pattern papers in the collection along with some Noteworthy pieces. I did a bit of cut work for the oval layer with the floral that allows me to tuck my photo within.

Level 2, building in a few more pieces into the collage here, I have now included some chipboard elements and additional sentiments while keeping the rest of the design mixed media free. (Level 1 and Level 2 exclude any mixed media.)

Level 3, I worked in a few base pattern paper layers and added some Stamping, Glimmer Spray splatters along with a bit of Stencils and Pentart Stencil Paste. A variety of Dot Jewels are added as accents. To add a bit more dimension I also included some Layered Chipboard pieces.

I love the glitter accents of the Layered Chipboard pieces!

The two top layers are stitched on and edges gently distressed. Foam adhesive squares added so much texture on the page. Here's a surprise for you, the fireworks at the top (Good Vibes), are actually turned upside down. I thought it was a fun switch.

Of course I had to add a few Dot Jewels to accent the cute designs in this collection. This page was so much fun to build and it cam together so quickly.

BoBunny Products:
Pattern Paper: Bear Hug, Blooms, Good Vibes, Let's Play and Stripe / Weekend Adventures
Chipboard: Layered Chipboard, 6x12 Chipboard / Weekend Adventures
Noteworthy: Weekend Adventures
DoubleDot Jewels: Aqua, Think Pink and Tuxedo
Stencil: Timeless Stencil
Dies: Darling Doily
Stamps: Take Note and Stained Textures
Glimmer Spray: Sugar and Gold

Pentart Product:
Pentart Stencil Paste: Vanilla Pearl

Thanks so much for stopping on over today! Sending you wishes for a fabulous weekend and for those of you celebrating Mother's Day, enjoy!

Off the Page with BoBunny

Happy Tuesday to you!

 

I was recently up over on the BoBunny Blog with a project featuring one of our newer collections "Winter Wishes".

 

"Let it Snow" Winter Celebration Décor

This project is a home decor pallet in celebration and anticipation of winter and snow featuring Winter Wishes and DoubleDot Jewels. In selecting my background patterned paper for this project, I loved these birch trees with the cool crisp feel of winter.

I base coated the wooden pieces with Pentart White Acrylic Paint, then adhered the Winter Wishes paper to them. When I next applied my texture using Sugar Glitter Paste and Structure Paste with the Winter Fun Stickable Stencil, I adhered all pieces together snugly, let dry. 

Once the textures dried, a bit of Glimmer Spray splatters were added. When those dried, I separated and attached the panels to the backing wood pieces.

I selected my sentiment from the coordinating Combo Stickers and accented with DoubleDot Jewels in Think Pink and Tuxedo. Several of the BoBunny dies were used to cut a variety of shapes for layering. I did a bit of fussy cutting from the papers to keep it interesting. 

I like to cut a variety of shapes from different papers all at once, and then sit down with my project and layer. It makes things go a little quicker for me.

One last image to show off the pretty textures achieved by using the different mediums and mixing in the DoubleDot Jewels and Jewel Flourish.

BoBunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Winter Wishes, Beautiful, Boughs, Chill, Magic and Wonderland / Winter Wishes

Noteworthy: Winter Wishes

Stickers: Combo Sticker 12x12 / Winter Wishes

Glitter Paste: Sugar

Glimmer Spray: Sugar, Gold and Bronze

DoubleDot Brads: Aqua

DoubleDot Jewels: Tuxedo and Think Pink

Stickable Stencils: Winter Fun

Pearlescents: Sugar

Pentart: Structure Paste and Creamy Acrylic White Paint

Stamps: Postale, Stained Textures and It Is Written

BoBunny White Gesso 

Jewels Flourishes: Glaze

Dies: Terrific Nested Tags, Fanciful, Ornate Doilies and Picture This

Laser Cut Chipboard: Timepiece

Doilies: Small 4"

 

Thanks so much for stopping on over to the blog today for a visit! Have a super scrappity day.



July BoBunny Inspiration

Friday greetings crafty friends! I have a fun BoBunny project to share with you here on the blog today.

One of our more recent collections, Butterfly Kisses blends tremendously well with a previous collection called Soiree. I've used pieces from both in my art journal pages that I am sharing here.

I prepared the foundation papers in the journal by using the Whimsy Stickable Stencil and some White Gesso, then misted using Gold, Sugar, Tutu and Mint Glimmer Sprays. I first selected the paper that I would be using for each page, then adjusted the coloring accordingly.

Once misted, I used a slightly damp paintbrush to move and blend those colors together to coordinate best with the pattern papers I selected.

Recently in between paper crafting projects, I have started a bit of quilting. It began as a simple thing that I wanted to create a quilt for each of my sons. Once I completed them, I made a few more and thought it would be nice to capture this other art form in my art journal.

Above you will see how blending a few of the Pearlescents together made my Laser Cut Chipboard Tag coordinate perfectly! 

I backed the Butterfly Kisses Chipboard Frame here with some leftover patterned paper from my 2nd Round Design Team Submission project that you will see later in my video. I tucked in the photo collage and added a few other Chipboard embellishments.

For this page, my patterned paper has a stronger pink and peach tone, so I adjusted the amount of TuTu and Gold in my Glimmer Spray. I love how nicely the colors blend, but yet you still see the textures from the White Gesso and Whimsy Stickable Stencil.

A few of our pretty Dies are used to add soft and elegant accents.

I loved this sentiment, it is so true from any type of crafting, if hands have touched it and created it with love, that is special. It is true of cooking, children's art work in school, cards and scrapbook pages to quilted, knitted, crocheted or other handmade projects.

All of these things are so worth the invested time to learn and very rewarding and heartwarming to me.

BoBunny Products Used:

Patterned Papers: / Butterfly Kisses, Flutter, Butterfly Kisses; / Allure, Boutique, Linens, Exquisite and Splendid / Soiree

Noteworthy: Butterfly Kisses and Soiree

Chipboard: 6x12 Chipboard / Butterfly Kisses

Brads: Soiree

Stickers: Combo Stickers / Soiree

Stamps: Postale

Dot Jewels: Double Dot Blue Hues

Glimmer Spray: Gold, Sugar, Tutu and Mint

Pearlescents: Blush, Island Mist and Coral

Stickable Stencil: Whimsy

Dies: Flourish, 3x4 Lattice Frame, Keeping Tabs, Ornate Doilies

Laser Cut Chipboard: Trellis Tags 

White Gesso

Ink: Licorice

Stamp Block Set

Thanks so much for stopping on over today and spending a moment with me here on the blog! What are your favorite homemade things?  

Love is Constant with BoBunny

Greetings crafty friends!

I have a bit of summer inspiration featuring the Beach Therapy collection that I created for BoBunny that I wanted to share here on my blog.

The photos here are from vacation this year. Although in Wisconsin it was a bit too early to hit the beach in May, this collection was the perfect fit for some of my photos. The title work was so heartfelt and easy to build by using my favorite bits and pieces of sentiments from the patterned papers, Layered Chipboard and Noteworthy.

You'll see a mix of embellishments here from the Laser Cut Chipboard Tag accented with a variety of Pearlescents applied. The Foil Vellum Paper was used to create a softer transparent ombre effect.

Be sure to ask for the Beach Therapy collection at your local scrapbook store today. If you do not have access to a local store, you can check out the collection at the BoBunny online store.

Thanks so much for stopping on over to the blog today! 

BoBunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Adventure, Breeze, Cove, Cruise and Destination  / Beach Therapy

6x6 Paper Pad: Beach Therapy

Stickers: Combo Sticker / Beach Therapy

Foil Vellum Paper: Beach Therapy

Chipboard: Layered Chipboard, 6x12 Chipboard / Beach Therapy

Noteworthy: Beach Therapy

Brads: Beach Therapy

Dot Jewels: DoubleDot Blue Hues, Double Dot Citrus

Dies: Picture This

Pearlescents: Coral, Blush, Island Mist and Brilliant Blue

Laser Cut Chipboard: Trellis

June BoBunny Inspiration

Greetings crafty friends!

I have a fun card to share with you today featuring the vibrant Beach Therapy collection. When I look at my collections, I try to find a way to spin the theme to work for other uses. I thought the "Welcome Aboard" sentiment within the Noteworthy package would make for a cute card.

To create my design, I selected the neutral base from the Adventure paper. Next, I trimmed a layer from the Foil Vellum. A few more die cuts using Picture This and the Nested Terrific Tags.

Once arranged, I brought in a collage from the Noteworthy package, arranging the sentiment with a few florals on top. Some foam adhesive was used to provide a bit of dimension and allow space for the toucan to perch on top.

A few final touches were added with a Button and some Double Dot Jewels.

BoBunny Products Used:
Patterned Paper: Adventure, Breeze, Summer / Beach Therapy
Foil Vellum Paper: Beach Therapy
Stickers: Combo Sticker / Beach Therapy
Noteworthy: Beach Therapy
Buttons: Beach Therapy
Chipboard: 6x12 Beach Therapy
Dot Jewels: Double Dot Blue Hues, Double Dot Citrus
Dies: Nested Terrific Tags, 3x4 Lattice Frame Dies, Picture This Dies

Thank you so much for taking a moment to stop on by and visit. Have a super scrappity day!

BoBunny Page with Secret Garden

Happy Friday to you!  I have a project to share with you that I recently created for BoBunny.

It's so much fun to catch a glimpse into the creative process and how a page is created and enhanced along the way. Today I am sharing a masculine page created in three ways for you featuring the Secret Garden collection.

Beginner Level

I started my page with the more neutral background pattern paper in the collection called "Vineyard". The photo here is framed using the coordinating Chipboard frame. Using a bit of Gold Foil Dot Washi Tape and some Noteworthy die cuts, this very simple first page was created.

Medium Level

Next, I added in some pretty elements that I cut using our Nested Terrific Tag, Ornate Doilies and Love Squared Dies. I created my doily flower by using two cuts from the smallest Ornate Doilies of the "Bloom" pattered paper, shaped them gently and set aside. The rolled floral center was created by cutting one of the "Trellis" circle designs.

 

Advanced Level

Confession time, I hardly ever visualize a project start to finish, I never know what will happen when I sit down to create. After looking at this page, it felt as though it needed more depth or layers and texture.

The first thing that I did was to add some interest with some homemade texture paste (Gabrielle Pollacco's Recipe) applied this through the Kaleidoscope Stickable Stencil. While still in place, on top of that, I applied a bit of Blueberry Glitter Paste. I liked the similar nature of the repeating pattern compared to the base paper.

Next, I applied a bit of our White Gesso using a dry brush to the layer of the Ornate Doily that is under the Noteworthy scalloped circle.

I really wanted to keep the printed patterned paper design in tact on the right side of the base paper, so I came in an inch and cut out a one inch vertical strip. I then cut the edges a bit wavy, spritzed with water and rolled them. I came up a bit short, so I ripped another piece and attached it to the left. It all measured out nicely to 12 inches and I was happy.

I added a bit of blue thread under the Noteworthy Bird and added one of the Layered Chipboard pieces under the sentiment. When I found the small "Easter" sticker in the Combo Sticker sheet, I tucked it in above the title.

Thank you for joining me here today. What are your favorite techniques or embellishments to add to your pages? Do you like more clean and simple designs or do you love the extra layers and mixed media?

BoBunny Products:
Patterned Paper: Secret Garden, Bloom, Arbor, Corsage, Vineyard, Secret Garden, Trellis,  / Secret Garden
Noteworthy: Secret Garden
Brads: Secret Garden
Buttons: Secret Garden
Chipboard: Layered Chipboard, 6x12 Chipboard / Secret Garden
Dot Jewels: DoubleDot Blue Hues
Stickers: Combo Stickers / Secret Garden
Stickable Stencils: Kaleidoscope
White Gesso
Palette Knife Assortment
Glitter Paste: Blueberry
Glimmer Spray: Frost and Sugar
Doily: 4 Inch Small Doilies
Kraft Wood Shapes: Elegant
Dies: Nested Terrific Tag Dies, Ornate Doilies Dies, Love Squared and Lovely Leaf Dies
Gold Foil Dot Washi Tape

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!

April PageMaps with BoBunny

Saturday greetings to you! 

Recently, BoBunny teamed up with PageMaps for the month of April. I received an 8.5 x 11 sketch to work with and have a project inspired by it to share with you today.

I used the "Believe" collection for this page as the photos were taken at our church. I stayed pretty true to the sketch. I've also used a stickable stencil here as well as a few Glitter Pastes.

I thought it was fun to use the circular Noteworthy piece as a photo mat.

I love how the inspirational elements for this collection worked so well for my everyday theme here. For the ticket embellishment, I created it using simple piercing and notches with my Crop-a-Dile, added some lines and a little white pen to draw around the edges for definition.

Here is the sketch that I used for my project. To see more inspiration from all of the Pagemaps projects this month, click here.

BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Grace, Amen, Devotion, Worship / Believe
Chipboard: 6x12 / Believe
Clear Stickers:  Believe
Stickers: Combo Sticker / Believe
Noteworthy: Believe
Buttons: Believe
DoubleDot Jewels: Licorice, Emerald and Ruby Red
Glitter Paste: Lemonade and Orange
Stickable Stencil: Summertime
Glimmer Spray: Frost, Sugar and Mint

BoBunny February Inspiration

Happy Wednesday to you! I hope that you are well and enjoying a little hint of Spring wherever you are. We have had a bit of a sick household this last week, but things are finally coming around which is always a good thing.

I have a page to share with you today featuring the all new "Toy Box" collection by BoBunny. A little while back I had a fun scrappy weekend and put this page together. I had a variety of photos that I wanted to use so I went for the grid design.

"Do You Know How Loved You Are?"

I based the page around the journaling card, then matted each of my photos to a similar size and arranged into the final design. To add some character, I used the Noteworthy characters of Humpty Dumpty on a Crayon and The Cow Jumping Over the Moon.

I added a Clear Sticker sentiment into my design grid. 

I love the brads that are included in this collection and wanted to feature them and play off of the "Twinkle Twinkle" title work. The green glitter brad was perfect in design of the the pattern paper. I also added a larger square blue brad to Humpty Dumpty as an accent.

BoBunny Supplies Used:
Patterned Paper: Blocks, Circles, Pretend, Storytime, Playtime, Toy Box and Cheerful / Toy Box
6x6 Paper Pad: Toy Box
Noteworthy: / Toy Box
Clear Stickers: Play Time
Buttons: Toy Box
Double Dot Jewels: Blue Hues
Brads: / Toy Box
Stickers: Combo Stickers / Toy Box

Thanks so much for stopping on over today! I will have a few more fun projects using this collection to share with you again soon.

Beautiful Dreamer collection by BoBunny

Happy Monday to you! I have a BoBunny project to share with you featuring the new "Beautiful Dreamer" collection. Of course, I added some Blush Glitter Paste and used some of the new Stickable Stencils too. You will also see some Noteworthy elements from the collection as well.

This last Christmas we jumped outside to take a few photos on the deck of everybody. I wanted to be sure and scrap a family page. 

I like to cut apart some of my tags to get more use from them. You can see my ripped paper edges and some of the Gold Foil Chevron Washi Tape that I used along with a variety of jewels and that pretty metal Brad.

I like to add little touches to different elements on my page to create subtle texture or details, like using my DoubleDot Jewels for accents on the bike.

BoBunny Supplies Used:

Patterned Paper: Books, Imagine, Reverie, Memories, / Beautiful Dreamer

Stickers: Combo Sticker / Beautiful Dreamer

Noteworthy: Beautiful Dreamer

Buttons: Beautiful Dreamer

Brads: Beautiful Dreamer

Gold Foil: Chevron Washi Tape

DoubleDot Jewels: Mocha

Glitter Paste: Blush

Stickable Stencils: Lots of Love

 

This page went together so nicely, I really love this collection and it's vintage, fun and elegant vibe. Be sure to ask for it at your favorite local store.  

 

Thanks so much for stopping on over today, have a super scrappity day!

Beautiful Life with BoBunny and Soiree

Greetings and welcome to the blog today! I was recently up on the BoBunny Blog with a project featuring some of the new release products.  The gorgeous Soiree collection as well as a few new colors of our DoubleDot, Whisper and French Vanilla.

This is one of those pages that came together so easily because all the colors coordinated so nicely with the photo. 

My page for you today features the brand new Soiree collection and also our new French Vanilla Double Dot used in my border die cuts and the new Whisper Double Dot as part of my photo mat.

 

Photo story here... my sweet boys were playing in the local craft store when I was shopping for a paper holder for my new BoBunny goodies. When I turned around, this was what they had done to entertain themselves.

 

I started this page by choosing the Boutique paper that coordinated with my photo colors. For a soft and pretty feel, I brushed Pearlescents in Chocolate, Blush and Island Mist along the border using a brush. Next I used a bit of water on my finger and moistened the edges and worked them all the way around the border creating an aged appearance.

 

Next, I used the Stickable Stencils with Glitter Paste and Molding Paste and let dry, then sprinkled drops of Glimmer Spray

 

You will see a few of our new dies used on the page the Ornate Doilies layered under the right side of my photo along with Branch Out and the Love Squared on top.

 

 

I find the Soiree collection to be simply gorgeous and one that you can easily use for masculine or feminine projects.

BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Tranquil, Stripe, Boutique, Delight, Allure and Linens / Soiree
Decoupage Paper: Soiree
DoubleDot Cardstock: French Vanilla and Whisper
Dot Jewels: DoubleDot Aqua Jewels
Brads: Soiree
Buttons: Soiree
Chipboard: Layered Chipboard / Soiree
Noteworthy: Soiree
Stickable Stencils: Brocade and Cascade
Glitter Paste: Silver
Glimmer Spray: Bronze, Sugar, Tutu, Mint and Gold
Pearlescents: Chocolate, Blush and Island Mist
Dies: Branch Out, Love Squared, Ornate Doilies and Elegant Border

Thanks so much for stopping on over today for a visit. Be sure to ask for the Soiree collection at your local scrapbook store.

Have a super scrappity day!

January BoBunny Inspiration

Happy Friday crafty peeps!  I have been having such a great time creating with the brand new collections by BoBunny this past week.

One of my good friends hosted a crafty gathering at her home last weekend and I was in the mood to do a bit of art journaling. For this I used the new "Believe" collection which is not only uplifting in color and pattern but in sentiment and embellishment accents as well.

To begin, I used white gesso to coat the journal pages and then applied Glimmer Spray in Mint, Sugar, Gold and of course a touch of Frost. I wanted the background to coordinate with the colors in the papers I selected.

For this side, you will see I applied some Silver Foil Transfers in the dot pattern to coordinate with my background paper. The background frame and "Love One Another" are cut from the "Glory" patterned paper. The "Faith" scallop sentiment was cut from the "Worship" patterned paper.

For the right side I first used our new cloud pattern Summertime Stickable Stencils along with some Sugar Glitter Paste. I did a bit more cutting papers and layered the elements. 

I am so grateful that BoBunny came out with this line, it is so great to have a faith based collection that is bright and cheerful and so inspiring!

BoBunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Blessed, Faith, Glory, Radiance and Worship / Believe

Chipboard: 6x12 Chipboard / Believe

Buttons: Believe

Noteworthy: Believe

Glitter Paste: Sugar

Glimmer Spray: Mint, Sugar, Frost and Gold

Stickable Stencils: Summertime

Foil Transfers: Silver Accents

Foil Items: Gold Foil Chevron Washi and Gold Foil Dot Washi

Clear Stickers: Believe

Double Dot Jewels: Emerald and Blue Hues

Thanks so much for stopping on over! Have a super scrappity day and be sure to ask for the "Believe" collection at your local store.

December BoBunny Inspiration

Greetings and Happy New Years Eve to you!

I have a versatile home decor/picture frame project to share with you today featuring the Whiteout and Sleigh Ride collections from BoBunny. The frame shown here is a simple 4x6 wooden frame that I base coated with black acrylic paint.

My favorite Whiteout glittered patterned paper is adhered to the frame with Mod Podge. Once dry, the edges are sanded. 

To accent the top of the frame opening, I chose the Noteworthy banner, trimmed to fit and attached with dimensional foam. I then added a Noteworthy paper tab behind it and layered a chipboard tab piece on top to accent it.

To the left bottom corner, I added the snowflake layered chipboard cluster and the tree on the right is added with foam dimensionals, using the small star as the tree trunk. A Jewel Flourish is trimmed apart and used to accent the tree.

This project was really fun to create and the focal point makes it perfect as a gift to give for home decor, while serving a dual purpose. The center panel can also be swapped out to showcase your favorite photo as well.

BoBunny Products:
Patterned Paper: Whiteout / Whiteout; Wonderful / Sleigh Ride
Noteworthy: Whiteout (Banner and Blue Tab) / Sleigh Ride (Christmas Tree and Little Star)
Chipboard: Layered Chipboard / Whiteout
Jewel Flourishes: Glaze Jewels

Thanks so much for stopping on over for a visit today. Wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year!

Sleigh Ride Mini featuring Whiteout by BoBunny

Happy Saturday to you! 

I have a fun mini album project that I wanted to share with you featuring the Whiteout collection from BoBunny and several of our dies. 

This is an up cycled project in that I used a cereal box to cut several of my tag shapes from, then coated them with Gesso and layered various die cuts into the album for a mixed up book.

The Whiteout collection has amazing glitter details on the papers and they are truly gorgeous! It was the inspiration behind the design here. These papers are so substantial in weight they are perfect for mini albums.

Have you had a chance to try out the BoBunny dies yet? If not, be sure to ask for them and the Whiteout collection at your favorite craft store.

BoBunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Bundled Up, Cross Country, Frozen Solitude, Winter Solstice, Glistening  / Whiteout

Noteworthy: Whiteout

Buttons: Whiteout

DoubleDot Jewels: Blue Hues

Dies: Nested Terrific Tag, Nested Fancy Frame Dies and 4x4 Portrait Frame Dies. 

Silver Foil Transfers: Accents

Other Supplies:

Cereal Box

White Gesso

String

Crop-o-dile

Thanks so much for stopping on over today! Have a super scrappity day!