Card Challenge Tuesday at Bo Bunny!

Hey everyone!  It's time for a new challenge at Bo Bunny today!  This week Juliana Michaels provided the super fun and versitile sketch!  Be sure to check it out!

Here is a little card that I came up with based on the sketch.  I used the Bo Bunny Ad Lib Collection for my card.  The collections is the perfect collection for pages AND cards!  It has huge range of cute little word stickers.  I also added some Double Dot papers and Buttons.  It's all from Bo Bunny!

Celebrate!

Today is Your Day!

Don't forget to take a peek at the Layout Challenge that is currently going on!  You have a little bit more time to participate in it, too!  After all, who doesn't want a chance to win some Bo Bunny Goodies?

Thanks for dropping by!

More Barefoot and Bliss from Bo Bunny!

It's definitely summertime here in Texas!  The temperatures are reaching the upper 90's quite regularly!  Baby, it's HOT outside!! It's all about water this time of year!  I love the new Barefoot and Bliss from Bo Bunny collection for all my water pictures. 

 At first glance at the collection, you might think that you need beach pictures for this one, but you don't!  With all the fun elements, you can use any of your water pictures.  This one of my daughter and some of her friends is a picture of them at the lake.  I really liked how the colors in the collection complemented the water in the picture.  Isn't that wave paper too cool???

The flowers are also from Bo Bunny.  The teal one is from the Ad Lib Collection and the orange one is layered with Petal Pushers.  To make the leaves, I used a punch for the green leaf.  I glued the punched flowers to white cardstock and just cut out around them to get this look.

For a bit more interest and added dimension, I relied on my handy pop dots to mix up the height of the stickers and chipboard.

Be sure to checkout the Bo Bunny Blog for lots of ideas using the new Barefoot and Bliss collection!!

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Sketch Support

I'm really excited to say that I made the Creative Team at Sketch Support!!!  I had such a great time with the sketches for the call!  I'm joining a really terrific team of designers and can't wait to get started!  Allison Davis does such great sketches and I'll be sharing more of them soon! 

This is the last project that I did for my submission. 

Color Me Thankful!

I couldn't resist doing another little Nifty Gifty!  I thought this would be a cute idea for a thank you card and gift idea.  Sometimes, I want to do a bit more than just send a card to say thank you.  

Here is a close-up of the card.  I made the little tag in Microsoft Word, cut it out and added a punched border around it.  I used an exacto knife to cut the slits in the card and ran some ribbon through it over the top of the crayons.

And a close-up of the little bucket.  Just use hot glue to attach the crayons and add a bow.  So SIMPLE and QUICK! 

Be sure to drop by Sketch Support to check out the fabulous sketches and to be inspired!  There are so many great ideas there!!!

Thanks for dropping by!

It's a Bo Bunny Blog Hop!

Welcome to the last Bo Bunny blog hop of May!

 I am sure that you have already been inspired this month!  I know that I have!   Plus... there are more prizes to be won, too!!

This hop is sure to continue the inspiration!  The Bo Bunny designers have put together some amazing work to share on their blogs. Today we have seven featured designers to inspire you to create.  Each designer has really pulled out the stops to give you some terrific ideas. 

Today's designers include:

Robbie

The Blog Hop begins here! Yeah!! I get to go first!
Jolanda

Luz

Patti

Gabrielle

Mireille

Shanna

Bo Bunny

I'm so ready for pool time, so I chose to use the Barefoot & Bliss Collection for today's hop. 

Sun Kissed

This picture is of my daughter a few years ago in the pool. I love the colors of this collection and just couldn't stop myself from adding a bit of pink to my layout, too.

I cut out the sun from the Cut-outs paper and added some pink stitches.  I then layered my flowers, chipboard and leaves.  The leaves are both chipboard and die-cuts.   I love layering and overlapping embellishments to group them.

Supplies Used:

Barefoot & Bliss Beach Bag, Stripe and Cutout papers.  Barefoot & Bliss brads, jewels, 12x12 chipboard, layered chipboard, 12x12 Combo Stickers, Backyard Bliss Stickers, Noteworthy and Rub-ons.  Double Dot ribbon.  Misc. Bo Bunny Loose Buttons.

Your next stop is Jolanda's Blog!

Jolanda's Blog

And now for the Blog Hop prizes!

For a chance at the first prize, leave a comment on each designer's blog.  One designer's blog will be chosen at random.  From this blog a comment will then be chosen at random to win the prize.  You don't know which blog will be chosen, so make sure to leave a comment on them all.

To be eligible for the second prize leave a comment on the Bo Bunny blog after hopping through all the blogs and one comment will be chosen at random to win this prize..

The winners will be announced next Wednesday on the Bo Bunny Blog.

Thanks for dropping by my blog and joining in the blog hop!!!

Now go get inspired!

New Bo Bunny Liberty Collection

It's Free For All Friday at Bo Bunny!  The design team was asked to do whatever we wanted!  I just got a fantastic box of the new Bo Bunny Releases in the mail, so of course, I had to play with one of them!  I am just loving the new Liberty Collection!  The embellishments are over the top!  I LOVE LOVE LOVE all of the chipboard elements!  It's just so perfect for all of those 4th of July photos.  Not to worry if you aren't from the USA, this collection also has so many beautiful elements that can be used for other pages!

USA

Like I said, I just love all the chipboard elements!  They are perfect for layering!  Check out the new trinkets, too!    They are so elegant and add such a special touch!

Don't forget to stop by the Bo Bunny Blog for more inspiration. 

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Never Fails - Sketch Support and a HUGE thank you!

Just sharing a layout that I did using another great sketch from Sketch Support.  If you have been looking for a great and versitile sketch, be sure to drop by the Sketch Support site!  In addition to 1 page layouts, there are 2 page layouts and card sketches.   There are also add-on sketches that are just so fun!  This layout is based on Sketch #2.

Never Fails!

This is a layout of my son, on the left, and 2 of his closest high school friends.  Every time that I got out my camera to get some pictures of them, they started goofing off!  The top picture is probably the closest I have to a 'good' picture of these guys.  If you look closely, you will see that Alex is still a bit bug eyed in it!  They are such cut ups!!  I miss them goofing off and making me crazy now that they are in college.  I don't see them nearly enough lately!

I am wild about this cork board 'paper' from Canvas Corp!!  It is really thin with an adhesive backing.  I only picked up one sheet, but I'm getting more for sure!  I love the way it looks on this 'guy' page! 

I also used Canvas Corp corrugated paper on this layout.  You can see from the close-ups that I added some brown and aqua floss for added detail and to coordinate with the aqua shirt one of the boys was wearing.

Now... I just want to thank everyone who stopped by after visiting the Imaginisce Blog!!  Wow!!  It was so fun to read your sweet comments!!  Good luck everyone on winning the i-top, too!! 

Thanks for dropping by!

It's In the Details - Imaginisce

Don't forget to stop by the Imaginisce Blog today to get the details on how to win my favorite Imaginisce Tool the i-top!

Outdoor Fun

This is the Happy Camper Collection and it will be available SOON!

The title on this one was done with one of the Imaginisce Die-Cuts.  I distressed the edges of it a bit and added pop dots to it for some added dimension. 

Tip:  If the pop dots you use have negative space after you've used the the round pieces, just cut the negative space section to use on larger pieces like this.  No waste!

You can see the stitching close-up here.  Tip:  Take advantage of the paper pattern to add your stitching.  You can see here that I used the dots on the paper to add my stitching.  I just pierced in the center of the polka dots to get the pattern and then added a glam rock to the center of each diamond using the i-rock.  No measuring!  Yay!

Tip 2:  Notice the tone-on-tone brown tree paper?  It's some of the terrific packaging that the embellishments came in!

Tip:  Layer your embellishments for added interest.  Use pop dots to vary the dimension. 

Retirement Card

This is a Super Simple Card!  A bit more packaging, a few more pop dots and fabulous layered stickers and you are good to go!

The adorable stickers dictated the sentiment on this card. 

Tip:  I just used Microsoft Word to do the borders and the lettering on the inside.  Use the 'insert shapes' tool to make borders. So easy!

 Bundle of Joy

Using the adorable Little Cutie Collection!

This is my little great-nephew and his daddy. 

He has a twin sister but I just chose to focus on him for this one.  

Tip:  The yellow star bracket shapes were cut out of more of the packaging!!  I LOVE how these Imaginisce collections have such adorable packaging!  The best part is that nothing is actually stuck to the packaging, so all you have to do is use it!  Packaging done this way gives you another complete design element.

Tip:  Notice that the yellow stitching isn't actually stitch much.  I just added a few holes and did super BIG stitches for the border.  Although I usually only stitch with 3 strands of embroidery floss (like the blue stitching)  When I do the border this way, I use all 6 strands.

Baby Boy Card

The dimensional journal stickers make Great hang tags for packaging!!

The giraffe is another of those fantastic die-cut elements!  I added a touch of ribbon and then added a couple of the Brad Daddies for added interest!  Love this adorable polka dot giraffe!!

So Very Sweet

More of the Little Cutie collection!

I love how the collection has girl elements and boy elements.  On this one, I used a ton of the embellishments and check out those Roly Rosies!  I had not used these before now but let me tell you, I'll be using a LOT more of them!  They are so easy to use and they are also double-sided!!  I love that!  Choices!

Tip:  Notice the brads?  To get the flowers in just the right place, turn your punch over and place your paper.  You can see exactly where your flower will be this way.

Little Girl Card

This one focuses on the i-rock.  Tip: My favorite part of the i-rock is that you can place your jewels exactly where you want them and then heat and set them!  I love that there is no commitment before you decide or having the sticky not work because you changed your mind.  The i-rock is so terrific!!  You get to do all of your decision making and only THEN do you set them!

Tip:  I wanted a soft purple color to match the chipboard flower.  I just used a Sharpie to color clear crystals.   Also, I just took a stitch through the little canvas sticker girls to make hang tags.  I couldn't resist adding a couple of jewels to their little bows!

Don't forget!!  You can win an i-top here!

Thanks so much for dropping by!!