Out of the box

OK... You're right.  This is not a snowy day layout.  I get that.  But with the new year, I am stepping out of my box and all themed collections do not have to follow the theme.  The greens and blues in this collection were perfect for this action shot.  What will you step out of the box with?

Snow Day Cards

Do you have LOTS of scraps laying around? I most certainly do. But not any more! One of my scrapbooking goals for 2013 is to use my scraps to make cards, tags, etc. I'm no longer just making piles of scrap paper and embellishments with the hope that I'll eventually find the time to create something out of them later. I find that I never have the the time or I have so many other new papers and embellishments that I would rather create with those instead. So, after I've completed as many cards, tags, etc. from my scraps, if I have anything leftover, I package it back up and make a decision: 1) keep and put it in my stash for future use; or 2) place it in my ScrapbooksPlus yard sale pile. By using my scraps and determining if I will use the remaining leftovers I can keep my scrapbook space tidy and paired down so I always have space for newer items. So, what can you make from your scraps? Take a peek....

 

Paper

BoBunny, Snow Day

Embellishments

BoBunny, Snow Day – brads, buttons, chipboard, jewels, noteworthy

Viva Peal Pen – peals

Celebrate It, Sweet Petite, & Offray – ribbon

BoBunny – lace

Wilton – doilies

I hope you’re feeling inspired! Thanks for looking.

Erica 

Hello Snow...

 I LOVE the yellow on yellow combination that can be done with this BoBunny collection!  Winter can be such a dark and dreary time of year for pictures.  To help brighten up the pictures, I like to use brightly colored Winter-themed papers.  Bobunny has done an excellent job with this line! The snowflake We R Memory Keepers Mini-Lucky 8 punch created the perfect compliment to this collection.  I also wanted my title to sparkle, much like snow does in sunlight, so I applied Glitter Ritz's Warm Highlight to "Be Creative's" double-sided sticky sheets.  I hope you are having a warm and cozy winter day!

Adorable

With help from my friend Susie Bentz, this layout came together nicely (in my humble opinion!).  I love the purples in this layout and although the purple in the picture is not an exact match, it helped me feel comfortable branching out of my box.  Have you ever had a picture where you had to find the exact paper match?  Well Im here it tell you, you can stick with the family of colors and not be exact.  Are you willing to step out of your comfort zone?

All Bundled Up

This is one of my favorite layouts of all time! What I appreciate most about BoBunny's Snow Day collection is the variety of colors offered in this line. From blue to purple, to pink and yellow this collection provides a color palette for every scrapbooker. I don't often get the chance to use purple, but I absolutely LOVE it for this winter layout! :)

 Paper

BoBunny, Snow Day

Embellishments

BoBunny, Snow Day – brads, buttons, chipboard, noteworthy

Prima, Recollections, & Paper Studio – flowers

Viva Peal Pen – peals

Sweet Petite – ribbon

Zva Creative - rhinestones

Wilton – doilies

I hope you’re feeling inspired! Thanks for looking.

Erica 

Winter Wonderland Card

Im not a huge fan of doing cards.  I love pretty cards and love the finished product from others who are more creative than I am.  But I must say, I like my little card.  It doesnt have all the bells and whistles but I think its cute.  Isnt that what counts?  It melts my heart... :)

Another blast from the past -- since last year was so mild.

For this layout I used yellow as an accent color. I paired the yellow in the paper strips with old yellow Thickers and a few yellow snowflakes.  The yellow in the alphas is not exactly the same as the papers, but it still works.

Snow Buddies

 I love the combination of the fun plum and bright blue colors in this collection by Bo Bunny.  It is very different from the typical snow paper lines, more grown up in a way, but still very fun to use on a layout for kids.

I used some alphas from Basic Grey and used some white paint on the top edge to mimic snow.  These alphas are a few years old.  Basic Grey does such a great job on their lettering that I often check out what they have with each release.  Even if I don't buy the line I often buy the lettering because I know I will use it at some point. 

I love the chipboard embellishments in this collection!  These products made this layout so easy to pull together. 

Wednesday Make/Take

Be sure to stop by ScrapbooksPlus to get all of the supplies needed for this make and take.  Enjoy!!

A Simple Snow Layout

With last year's mild winter, I had to go back a few years to find pictures of snow I hadn't scrapped!

Here's a simple layout for you -- an 8.5"x 11" cardstock background, with a slightly smaller piece of patterned paper on top, followed by two 4x6" photos stacked on top of each other.  Just a few small accents and you're done!

Displaying Travel Photos with BoBunny Snowy Day

The BoBunny Snowy Day line was designed and great for winter photos of all types and lots of the items include snowflakes, mittens and winter messages, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t great for other photos.  I loved the rich colors and was eager to use the papers, but I didn’t have winter photos of any type.  I did have lots of travel photos.  I decided that the blues, browns and golds would be perfect for a day in Briare, France, a lovely city on the Loire River. 

BoBunny has a wonderful line of dots and solids that cooridinate well with specific lines.   I used  the Slate Dot and Plum Dot in this layout.  The solid side of the Plum Dots was perfect for my pictures.  For Trim on top and bottom, I used the Slate Dot and punched it.  The Snowy Day Stripes had colors that I loved and only a couple of stripes related to snow so I just used this paper as accents and didn’t use the “snow” lines.  Some of the tags were without snowy messages so I used these.  When taken out of the “snowy” situation, the snowflakes on brads and papers, look like designs or the sun. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

As with many of my travel layouts, I was challenged as I had lots of pictures I wanted to use and quite frankly I thought journaling would take away from the beauty of the layout.  My solution – hidden journaling.   The tab on the left with a brad is actually the pull for a long piece of paper that contains the story of this day.  Result:  The memories are preserved and the beauty of the pictures isn't  marred by text.  

As usual with BoBunny, this line has great chipboard, brads, buttons and jewels.  I couldn’t use them all in this layout, but I sure wanted to.  So if you ignored this month’s line because you didn’t think you had snow pictures, I encourage you to head to ScrapbooksPlus and check out these papers. 

Let It Snow

Hi!! This is my first layout of 2013 (Happy New Year!) and I couldn't be more pleased with the way it turned out. The greens, blues and yellows in BoBunny's Snow Day collection totally complement the colors in my photo. Of course, I used lots of layers because I LOVE all of the wonderful Snow Day patterned papers, so I tried to use as many as I could. ;)

 Paper

BoBunny, Snow Day

Embellishments

BoBunny, Snow Day – brads, buttons, chipboard, noteworthy

Prima, Recollections, & Paper Studio – flowers

Viva Peal Pen – peals

Sweet Petite – ribbon

Wilton – doilies

I hope you’re feeling inspired! Thanks for looking.

Erica 

Snowy Day Layout

So I figure if we start creating snowy layouts, we'll start to get more snow!??  Yeah?  Maybe?  OK - well if you have snow pictures from snow days long ago, here is a sample layout to use for inspiration.  Its simple and doable.  I used one of my favorite accucut dies (snowflake) as an embellishment for this layout.  Be sure to stop by ScrapbooksPlus and use the diecut for your layouts!

Wednesday Make & Take – January 9, 2013

• Free Element: doily 

Cuddling up with COCOA!

There is nothing better than cuddling up with your grandchild and a mug of Hot Cocoa on a cold winter day!  One of my favorite things about the BoBunny Snow Days line of papers is it's versatility!  I wanted this page to be bright and cheery to help reflect on the mood that this moment created.  I used an off-white card stock with the bright blue, green and yellow in this collection.  I love how different it looks!  Using my Cricut, I cut out a black cup and vellum steam. To make the steam look more dimensional, I use two layers of vellum and popped one piece up on the other using foam tape.  By adding Distressed Stickles, it made the steam curl and separate leaving it with a more realistic look!  I also wanted to include the recipe I used to make the coca, so I created a pocket and handmade recipe card using the collection and die cuts!  I had an absolute blast with this page!!  What are you making with the BoBunny Snow Days collection!?

Winter Wonderland Card

I chose to make a very simple Winter card using the BoBunny  Snow Day collection.  I felt this particular paper was elegant enough to be on the card alone.  All I did was add in some Distress Stickles (Picket Fence and Rock Candy) for highlighting purposes.  Be sure to stop by Scrapbooks Plus and have a look at all the January Design Team projects and choose your favorite papers and embellishments from the BoBunny Snow Days collection!

BoBunny Snowy Day Line

The Design Team used BoBunny’s Snowy Day line to create its January projects.  As the name conveys, the papers, journaling blocks, tags and embellishements have a snow theme.  Lots of snowflakes, mittens and snow sayings, such as "let it snow."   Typical of BoBunny, the line includes brads, cute buttons,  jewels, die cuts and chipboard shapes. 

The rich hues of blues,  browns, plums and golds provide great backgrounds for winter pictures. The Design Team added some of the BoBunny cooridinating solid papers with dots on the reverse side.  Slate Dots, Plum Dots and Curry Dots papers go especially well with the Snowy Day line  

Although the papers are perfect for snow pictures, the color combination is great for other pictures as well.  As an example of the versatility,  I made two layouts of travel pictures, without any snow in them.  Many of the prints work for a variety of pictures. 

I can’t wait to see what the Design Team has made with this versatile line.  You can check out the Design Team’s projects at ScrapbooksPlus.  Feel free to take pictures of those that give you ideas for your layouts.  While you're there you can pick up the supplies you’ll need to make some great layouts. Or you can sign up for one of January's crops and usethe Design Team Wall for ideas create your own layouts.