Best Dad Ever Layout

     For my Dad's birthday a few month's ago, he just wanted a photo with all of his kids. So I scrapped it for him for Father's Day, using an older Bo Bunny line (The Avenues) with some Prima Rust Pastes. 

     I took my design inspiration from this beautiful Sketch #375 at Sketches in Thyme. 

     The hexagons were created with the TCW (Chickenwire) stencil, using Prima Marketing Black Gesso. Once it dried, I applied Prima Marketing Red Rust Paste and Mint Patina Paste. Then I stamped the background with the Bo Bunny (Rough It Up) Stamp. 

     All of the clocks were fussy-cut from the Bo Bunny (The Avenues) paper.

     The cogs and gears were embossed onto black cardstock using The Artistic Stamper (Tick Tock A5) Stamp with Emerald Creek (Mirror Gold) Embossing Powder. After fussy-cutting them, I applied more Rust and Patina Pastes. 

     The other embellies, like the screws, were made from paper clay with the Finnabair (Mechanica) Silicone Mould. I painted them black, applied some Prima (Vintage Gold) Wax, and more Rust and Patina Pastes.

     The title was done with the Bo Bunny (The Avenues) Chipboard, and like the rest of the embellies, received Rust and Patina Pastes. Then I used some old stickers for the date. 

     Thanks for stopping by!

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Challenges Entered:

Sketches in Thyme ~  #375 June 1st Sketch

Try it on Tuesday ~ It's a Man's World

Creative Artiste ~ #50 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Crafty Creations ~ #392 Anything Goes

ainkymess ~ Challenge 31

Everybody-Art-Challenge ~ 449

Bo Bunny (Winter Getaway) Money Envelopes ~ FotoBella DT

     Hello again! I'm back with some quick and easy money envelopes that can be used for any occasion by simply changing the papers and die cuts. I used the Bo Bunny (Winter Getaway) I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella.com on this set that I made for my nephews.  

     For a step-by-step written tutorial, please visit the FotoBella Blog, because who doesn't love to receive cash?

Thanks for your visit!

Bo Bunny (Christmas Collage) Card Set ~ FotoBella DT

    Make room for new craft supplies this holiday, by using up what you already have! I made a set of cards featuring the older, but beautiful Bo Bunny (Christmas Collage) collection from FotoBella.com. 

     I stamped and embossed the sentiment and stitching with Emerald Creek Embossing Powders (Green Topiary and Spiced Candy), using the Bo Bunny Stitches Stamp for the stitching.

     Here's another set of cards that I made vertically, all mounted on white cardstock.

     All of the stamps were fussy cut from the Bo Bunny (Christmas Collage) Papers, and the edges finished with Distress Inks (Vintage Photo and Frayed Burlap).

     Thanks for looking and stock up with new supplies at FotoBella.com! Merry Christmas!

Poinsettia Day Card ~ FotoBella DT

     Hello and happy National Poinsettia Day! This beautiful plant dates back to the Aztecs, who used it to produce a red dye, and called it Cuitlaxochitl, meaning "star flower". To honor the passing of Paul Ecke Jr., who is considered the father of the poinsettia industry, the House of Representatives created this day in 2002. Associated with Christmas, I made a card with some Bo Bunny (Christmas Collage) papers from FotoBella.com.

     The poinsettia stamp was fussy cut from the Bo Bunny (Christmas Collage) papers. Then I covered the edges with Bo Bunny Stencil Paste (Gold). 

     I also covered the rest of the papers with Bo Bunny Stencil Paste (Gold), and applied it to the Tim Holtz Mini (Poinsettia) Stencil. 

     Don't have poinsettia's? Try the Christmas section at FotoBella.com. 

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Challenges Entered:

Crafty Creations ~ #380 Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge ~ #497 Christmas Flowers

Crafty Cardmakers ~ #224 Christmas

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge ~ "All about Occasions"

Card Mania ~ #111 Christmas

Mix It Up Challenge ~ #20 Anything Goes + No Stamping

Moving Along the Times ~ #86 Anything Christmas

Button Day with Bo Bunny (Land of Wonder) ~ FotoBella DT

     Hello and happy National Button Day! I'm so excited to be posting my third annual project for the FotoBella Design Team, celebrating this special day dedicated to BUTTONS! This year I dug into my own stash, to create this mixed media piece made from cardboard and the Bo Bunny (Land of Wonder) I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella.com. 

     I love recycling pieces of cardboard, but especially the circles, like the large one used here, saved from a frozen pizza! The smaller one was left over from a set of pans, and both started with a coat of Prima Marketing Black Gesso. Then I glued red, black, and blue buttons to the rim of the larger circle, along with some FotoBella Vintage Charms. Next, I covered them with a light coat of black gesso, so the original colors could show through. After it dried, I highlighted all of the texture with Prima Marketing Metallique Waxes (Bronze Age and Vintage Gold), and finished the edges with some red fiber.

     The smaller circle was given additional texture with Prima Marketing Patina Effect Paste (Blue). Then I added dies from the Noteworthy pack, rubbing the edges of the center one with Metallique Wax (Vintage Gold). To resemble a button, I added some large grommets with my Crop-A-Dial II Big Bite, strung with some black and gold fibers. 

     I overlapped part of the key die cut with the bottle, onto the larger circle, adhering it with some pop dots. 

     The other key comes from the Layered Chipboard. Then I finished the edges of the smaller circle with some black and gold fibers. 

     Thanks for looking, and shop FotoBella.com for your Buttons and the Bo Bunny (Land of Wonder) Bundle! 

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Challenges Entered:

Bleeding Art ~ November Anything Goes

More Mixed Media Challenge ~ Anything Goes with Optional Black

Creative Artiste ~ #44 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Fussy and Fancy Friday ~ #225 Anything Goes

Crafty Creations ~ #378 Anything Goes

National Homemade Cookie Day ~ FotoBella DT

     Grab a glass of milk because today is National Homemade Cookie Day! I love cookies so much my mom used to call me a cookie monster when I was young. Lol! But now I only like homemade ones, so I decided to scrap a photo of some lemon sugar cookies that I made, using the Stamperia Lemons Stencil and the Bo Bunny Serendipity Paper Bundle from FotoBella.com.

     The title was cut with my Cricut Expression, and given a coat of Yellow Stickles to match the sugar on the cookies. Then I used Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink with my Blending Tool around the edges of the background leaf paper, before machine stitching it.

     The leaf border on the green paper was stamped with the Prima Marketing Garden Fable Stamp using permanent green ink.

     Then I applied Prima Marketing White Gesso to the Finnabair Doily Stencil, smooshed with some Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink, to place my cookies on.

     I also applied Prima Marketing White Gesso to the Stamperia Lemons Stencil, let it dry, and reapplied the stencil again to color with Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions Paints (Lemon Zest, Pure Sunshine, Fresh Lime, Cut Grass, Dirty Martini, Black Marble, and Melted Chocolate).

     Finally, I tore a page from an old dictionary with some lemon words on it, and inked the edges again with Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink. Then I gave it a light coat of white gesso, adding the flower from my stash.

     Thanks for looking, and happy National Homemade Cookie Day!

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Challenges Entered:

Crafty Creations Challenges ~ #375 Anything Goes

Country View Challenges ~ Plant-tastic

1st Birthday Bo Bunny Sunshine Bliss Layout

     Do you have a little princess in your life? The Bo Bunny Sunshine Bliss I Want It All Bundle combined with Gold Stencil Paste from FotoBella.com is all you need to scrap your own diva, like this page I scrapped starring my adorable niece.

     The frames were cut from the back of the "peace" paper. Then I punched the sides of the "joy" sheet, adding Gold Stencil Paste to the edges, and along the strip of the "charm" paper.

     The Gold Stencil Paste was also applied to the one, from the Chipboard Thickers. Then I embossed "birthday" with Ranger's Sea Foam White Embossing Powder, onto a banner piece cut from the back of the "euphoria" sheet.

     Finally, I used one of the crowns from the Royal Stencil Set, included in the Bo Bunny Sunshine Bliss Bundle, to apply more Gold Stencil Paste.

   
     Thanks for looking, and shop for these supplies and more at FotoBella.com!

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Challenges Entered:

Crafty Creations ~ #372 Anything Goes

     

Lollipop Day Card ~ FotoBella DT

     Hello and happy National Lollipop Day! Today I'm featuring these treats on a card made with the Bo Bunny Sweet Moments Collection from FotoBella.com.

     I punched the edges of the green paper from the 12 X 12 Collection Pack, and layered the large die cut from the Noteworthy Pack on top, after blending the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink. Then I added the cake from the Layered Chipboard.

     The sentiment was done with the alpha stickers found in the Bo Bunny Forever Young Collection. 

     To make the lollipops, please visit the FotoBella Blog for a tutorial, and get the Bo Bunny Sweet Moments Collection at FotoBella.com!  

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Challenges Entered:

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge ~ #216 Green & Pink

How Sweet It Is ~ FotoBella DT

     Do you have a sweet tooth? Because today is National Ice Cream Day! In honor of this day, I created an art journal page for the FotoBella Design Team, with my Bo Bunny Sweet Moments Bundle and Dylusions Paints.

     To make the background, I used my fingers to apply Dylusions Paints (Bubblegum Pink, Fresh Lime, Melted Chocolate, and White Linen). By spritzing with some water and tilting my page around, the colors were able to bleed and blend into eachother. Then I applied white gesso to a polka dot stencil with one of my Bo Bunny Palette Knives.

     The banner is made from the Sweet Moments Chipboard, anchored by a couple of buttons from the Ephemera. 

     For the titlework, I used a mix of Noteworthy and sticker banners, adding black and white alpha stickers from the Bo Bunny Forever Young Collection.  

     I made the pattern myself for the ice cream and cone, piecing it from papers in the 12 X 12 Collection Pack and the Ephemera. To make the cone, I cut a piece of paper at 3 inch by 3 1/2 inches, and actually shaped it into a cone. Then I flattened it out, and made the grid lines with my sewing machine. The edges of the ice cream were colored with Distress Inks, using my Blending Tool with Picked Raspberry on top, Gathered Twigs in the middle, also used on the cone, and Ground Espresso on the bottom. Then I added chocolate sprinkles on top with Bo Bunny Double Dot Mocha Jewels. 

     So indulge yourself with some ice cream today, without the guilt, along with the Bo Bunny Sweet Moments  Collection from FotoBella.

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Challenges Entered:

More Mixed Media Challenge ~ Anything Goes Optional Pastel

Creative Artiste Mixed Media ~ #40 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge ~ #216 Green and Pink

Crafty Creations ~ #370 Anything Goes

Bo Bunny Sunshine Bliss Layout

     Summer's here, and so is the new Bo Bunny Sunshine Bliss I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella.com! So I scrapped this photo of my late grandmother, to feature this beautiful, pastel collection.

     I love this old photo of her, and extended the ray from the photo, onto the rest of my papers, with my Blending Tool and watered down White Linen Dylusions Paint.

     The bigger flowers came in the Noteworthy pack, and the rest were fussy-cut. Then I adhered beads onto the centers with Prima Marketing Soft Matte Gel. I also fussy-cut the leaves, embossed with the Bo Bunny Floral Stamp, using Ranger Verdigris Embossing Powder.
   

     The same Verdigris Embossing Powder was also used on the wood birdcage, after coating it with Bo Bunny White Gesso.

     Finally, I added the title using the chipboard Thickers!

     Thanks for visiting, and get your Bo Bunny Sunshine Bliss I Want It All Bundle @ FotoBella.com!

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Challenges Entered:

Creative Artiste ~ #40 Anything Mixed Media Goes

More Mixed Media Challenge ~ Anything Goes Optional Pastels