Box Fun

I used the new Graphic 45 Kraftboard Altered Art Box (5” x5”) which includes an accordion-fold Kraft Album inside the box; love these!  I painted the edges of the entire box, inside and out along with the edges of the accordion album with lime green paint.  The papers within this line have so many colors you have multiple choices of paint colors to choose from.  Once the paint dried I simply cut papers to fit the box from the 6” x 6” BOBUNNY Alora paper pack.  I laid a piece of paper over the inside back of the front cover and penciled around the inside front square opening.  I then cut this out with scissors; you can also cut with a 12 inch paper cutter if you want to be more précised. 

You will need to cut two pieces of paper this way, one for the front cover and the other for the inside front cover.  I cut smaller side pieces for both the inside and outside of the box.  I like the paint showing so I cut about ¼” short so you will see the paint.  If you like you can actually cut all the papers to cover the box and not paint the box.  I also brushed some of the lime green paint over the papers covering the box.  After the box is covered inside and out with coordinating papers I then covered the accordion album with the BOBUNNY coordinating green cardstock.  I used the stickers from the COMBO Sticker sheet, punch out dies from the coordinating dies, brads, and BOBUNNY jewels.  You are now ready to put the finishing touches on the outside of your box; you’ve got lots of options to choose from with all the coordinating accessories that come with the BOBUNNY line. I used the COMBO stickers, BOBUNNY jewels, and the coordinating chipboard to finish off my project.  For the portion of the chipboard that sticks out over the box I painted the back of it to remove the stickiness and to have color on the back instead of white.  You can also brush a little baby powder on it to remove the stickiness but again then the back that is exposed will be white.  The possibilities are unless with these new Graphic 45 Kraftboard Altered Art Box sets; you can make albums in a box, use the box as a shrine to display, combine the book and shrine as one, etc.  Stop by the store and get yours today.  Don’t forget the fun BOBUNNY Alora paper line and coordinating supplies, a great start for a summer splash of color.

The Bo Bunny Alora papers are so bright and cheerful, they are the PERFECT papers for Spring and Summer!  This octagon card was super simple to make and is great for last minute card needs.  Octagons are a very popular scrapbook trend right now.  I love that I didn't need to do any complicated techniques to make this card look great - thanks to simple lines and a great paper line!!

Hello Spring Layout

With Spring being my favorite times of year it is not surprising that the Hello Spring line caught my eye.  I especially loved the tree with the brightly colored leaves and flowers so I used Blossom Breeze as the background for my Spring page.  I cut a strip off the top and replaced it with a strip of each Poppy, Teal & Petal Pink Linen.  

Making a kite out of each of these colors was fun and added some action to the page. To make the kites,  I stamped a  kite (using Snag ‘Em Stamp Kite stamp available at ScrapbooksPlus) on the paper. (I did not ink the tail.)  I cut out the kites and glued them on the background.  Then I stamped a tail on each kite.  Because the stamp is clear, it was  easy to line up the stamp with the kite so the tail lines up perfectly. 

I also used the solid colors for a photo mat and to create some flowers with the Tim Holtz Sizzlets Tattered Flower Garland die.  To finish the page, I stamped “Spring” (using another Snag ‘Em Stamp), added a couple of journaling cards from the  The Hello Spring Paper Tear-Out Ticket & Journaling Card Book and used some Hello Spring Jewels to accent the page. 

You can get all the supplies you need to make this page (including the stamps) at ScrapbooksPlus along with the instructions.

Wednesday Layout

This week’s Wednesday layout features the My Mind’s Eye Indie Chic Ginger Collection. This collection is filled with bright, bold, and funky patterns and colors. It’s a perfect layout for those summer photos –be it a trip to the beach, an amusement park adventure, or an ordinary day at the pool! The best part is this layout is simple leaving plenty of room for you to embellish and add your own flare. Enjoy!

Strawberry Fields in Alora

Our recent strawberry picking photos seemed perfect for the Alora papers by BoBunny that the Design Team is using this month. It was a happy, fun day spent with kids and grandparents and an unusual weekend where we didn't have 20 things going on! The happy, fun Alora paper with it's teal, lime green, light blue and bright red were perfect to offset my berry picking kids.  I have recently spent a lot of time scrapping 4x6 photos without cropping but while I stuck to my 4" height on my photos, I did crop the length of several to fit my layout design.  Recently I've been simplifying my scrapbooking by using uniform sized photos.  I've been able to quickly design my layouts and enjoy the process more. I've also been buying papers that have matching accessories.  It really makes my scrapbooking easy and fun.  Check out all the great accessories that Scrapbooks-Plus has for the Alora line!

Banner Craze

Banners are hot right now in scrapbooking - and all over the place. I've fallen under the banner spell, too. The patterns of the Bo Bunny Birdie paper just begged to be cut out, however they weren't the right shape for the usual banner swagged across the top of the page.

So, I layered them under my photos. I've seen versions of this design in a few places - if you're on pinterest you can see examples here, here, and here.  I layered pieces of paper, a few cut freehand in a banner shape to break up the line and some circular patterns cut directly from the Bo Bunny Birdie paper.

For a photo mat, I used a scrap piece of the Giggles paper left over from another project. I liked the lime green color, but I wanted something without a strong pattern. However, my original plan to put a 4x6 photo behind the banner didn't pan out, in that my scrap was too small.

I found these Hipstamatic pictures taken with my phone. The camera app takes square photos and adds a border, among other effects. I printed out several to try out and decided on using these two. One would've worked fine and left room on the mat for journaling. In fact, I may try this design again but use a single 3 1/2 x 5 photo and let the bottom show below the "banner."

Once I had all the paper adhered down I grabbed some buttons, brads and chipboard elements to add more interest. And a noticeable smudge on the edge of the paper became an "embellishment opportunity" -- I trimmed part of a tag and added date & location info.

Alora for June

 

I'm excited to be the designer of the month for June.  What a fun month!  The weather is warm and sunny, the kids get out of school and the Summer gets into full swing!  

The Design Team kit is made up of a lot of Summer fun all wrapped into a BoBunny line called Alora.  There are fun papers and embellishments for all your Spring and Summer cropping!

Alora boasts colors of red, lime, shades of light blue, turquoise and an accent here and there of grey.  There are fun embellishments from chipboard to letter and shape stickers to die cuts to beautiful brads to 3dimensional flowers making the possibilities with this line almost endless!  So pop in to Scrapbooks Plus today to check out what our fabulous Design Team members have created with this fun line and pick up your own kit today!