Bo Bunny Layout Challenge

I need more hours in the day! If only I didn't need to go to sleep then maybe there would be enough time to get everything done that I want to get done. But then again, maybe not because there's lots of things I need to get done :)

I did manage to get a new layout done this week for the Bo Bunny layout challenge- yay! The challenge is to use fabric as the inspiration for a layout. For my inspiration I used this pillow. The pattern reminded me of the Bo Bunny Olivia papers so I pulled those out to use. This was my favorite line from Bo Bunny's release last summer and I can't believe I haven't used them more often. I think I kept waiting for the "perfect" photos to use with them. I also used the yellows, greens and blues from the fabric.

And if this isn't the perfect photo, then I don't know what is! When I went to pick it up at Wal-Mart they actually asked me for a photo release because they thought it was a professional photo! Now my photography skills kind of stink so I thought that was hilarious ;)  My little Isabel just looks so darn cute in this photo! She is a happy girl for sure and keeps everyone smiling for sure.

supplies: Bo Bunny Olivia papers, 12x12 chipboard, Icandy chipboard, stickers, notweworthy and wraps; Bo Bunny Ad Lib jewels; Bo Bunny Timepiece 12x12 combo stickers.

Thanks for coming by today and stop by the Bo Bunny blog to see some more layouts inspired by fabric!

cards, cards, cards!

Hello there! I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day! Sorry just a tad late with those wishes! Mine was absolutely fantastic! I love spending time with my little ladies. Here are some pic of me getting some time with both of them. Frances refuses to take a picture with Isabel so I had to settle for separate pics!

Today the Nikki Sivils Design Team Divas have some work up on the blog. Come on over to check it out!

I have these four cards featured. Please forgive my photos as I currently have a 6 month old taking up residence in the scrapbooking room! I wonder how she likes sleeping surrounded by scrapbooking supplies- hehe! It is a temporary arrangment until she stops waking up her sister. Then they will share a room. So hopefully it will be soon!

Thanks for coming by today!

Two Page Layout Day

It's one of my favorite days on the Bo Bunny blog- two page layout day! I love two pagers, but sometimes get stuck on how to arrange my photos. I love looking at lots of two pagers to get ideas.

I created this layout of my girlie Frances at the river park by our house checking out the rock selection. The girl is obssessed with rocks! Every where we go she has to pick out rocks. She even asks me if she can take her wagon on walks so she has someplace to put them. It's so cute how she inspects each one too. In the middle right photo you can see her tongue out as she is concentrating!

I have to admit this is one of my go to photo arrangments for two page layouts. If it works why not use it again?

I used the Bo Bunny Ad Lib papers and embellishments for my layout. I knew when I saw the paper at the bottom that I would use it for these pictures. It reminds me of a colorful rock pathway!

Thanks for coming by and check out the Bo Bunny blog for some more two page ideas!

The Bo Bunny blog hop!

Welcome to day one of the Bo Bunny blog hop. Yes you read that right. There will be not one, but three blog hops this May! There will be fun, prizes and lots and lots of inspiration along the way.

The Bo Bunny designers have put together some amazing work to share on their blogs. Today we have eight featured designers to inspire you to create. Their work is simply gorgeous and I was in awe by each and every project.

Today's designers include:

Agniezska

Sarah - that's me!

Christiane

Michele

Frances

Mahlin

Janis

Irene

You should have come here from Agniezska's blog, but if you are just joining us you can start at the Bo Bunny Blog.
If you would like to play along, just follow along the blog path. Agnieska is linking to Sarah and she is linking to the next and so on. Just keep hopping until you reach the end! All the blogs are linked above just in case too.

Here is the project I created for the hop using the Bo Bunny Gabrielle line. This is my sweet girl Frances playing on the beach last summer. I can just watch her playing all day long. She is just the cutest!

(Supplies: Gabrielle papers, 12 x 12 chipboard, stickers, dimensional stickers, Icandy chipboard, jewels)

And now for the Blog Hop prizes! Leave a comment on each designer's blog. A commet will be chosen on  one designer's blog. You don't know who's blog that is so leave a comment on each one to be eligible! To be eligible for the second prize leave a comment on the Bo Bunny blog after hopping through all the blogs and one will be chosen at random.

The winners will be announced next Wenesday on Bo Bunny blog.

The ScrapRoom Challenges

Hi there! A few things to share tonight before I go to bed. I am exhausted and it is only 8:15!

First- I have a winner for the Pink Paislee rubons and stickers. Congrats to Shirley who said-

Shirley said...



What a beautiful layout, and your little girl is so precious...what a smile!!! I would love to know what white gel pen you used to journal around the page. It is so vivid!

Thanks for stopping by my blog Shirley! Email your address to scrapcetera@aol.com and I will send those out to you.

Second- there are some fun challenges going on at the ScrapRoom right now!

There is a word challenge and the secret word is "party". Well I guess it isn't so secret because then you wouldn't know what the challenge is! For this challenge you have to use the word "party" on your layout somewhere. I chose to use it in the title on my "First Tea Party" layout. I used The ScrapRoom May Double Shot Daily Junque kit for my layout. I tried to do something a little different so I used some inks and mists on my layout. I think it looks a little funky and cool! All my pages were looking exactly alike so I thought it was time to experiment. Everything is included in the kit except the thickers I used in the title.

There is also a sketch challenge going on too. Here is the sketch from The ScrapRoom's very own Frances Syliva:

If you want to play along with the challengs you can find all the details HERE on The ScrapRoom blog. Both are due by May 30th.

Third- There is a Bo Bunny blog hop tomorrow! The action all starts at the Bo Bunny blog. I can't show my project just yet, but here is a sneak peak of what you will see tomorrow: 

Spread the word about the blog hop! There will be prizes and lots of great projects!

Have a great night!



Bind your own books!

Happy Saturday and Happy Mother's Day to all the moms! I hope everyone has a great day!

I was the blogger on the Bo Bunny blog yesterday and posted a very easy tutorial to bind your own books. It is so fun! I can't wait to make more. Since mother's day is coming up I felt a little sentimental and wanted to create something special for the pictures of Isabel on the day she is born. I can't believe she is almost 6 months old now - sniff, sniff. I chose to make a glue bound book because I have 30 pictures of her that I want to include in the book. I knew chipboard wouldn't work and since it was going to be so big I wanted it to be really sturdy. And sturdy it is! I flipped through that thing so many times and pressed on the pages while decorating the inside pages and the pages didn't even budge! The cover is  little flimsy because I just used pattern paper. Next time I think I will used chipboard for the covers and pattered paper for the inside pages.

I have so many ideas for books I want to make now though. I want to bind all Frances's artwork from school, a book with blank pages inside for Frances to draw in (then I won't have to bind the artwork- hehe!) and an abc book, and on and on and on.

Here is the book I created and the spine is actually glue bound like an actual book.

Here are some of the inside pages. Since the spine doesn't give at all (unlike rings or other chipboard albums) I had to to keep the pages relatively flat. I think this was the first time I haven't used foam tape on a layout- lol! I didn't mind keeping the pages plain though because I really wanted the focus on these pictures of Isabel on the day she was born. Plus I had a ton of photos so plain was fast!

I used the Bo Bunny Gabrielle, Olivia and Timepiece collections for this project. You can check out the tutorial HERE and create some of your own books!

Thanks for coming by!

Be a guest designer for Nikki Sivils!

That's right! There's a guest designer call going on right now. You can design with the newest Nikki Sivils products and be featured on her blog. Nikki is the absolute best and the nicest so it would be tons of fun.

If you are interested all the details can be found HERE on her blog.

The Scraproom Blog Hop!

It's May!! I am in such a good mood looking at all this green grass and the spring flowers! And today is reveal day at The ScrapRoom. The May kit is filled with lots and lots of fun papers and embellishments that are perfect for spring.

In celebration of our May kit, we are having another BLOG HOP!! You know the way this works, right? Here is a list of the places you will be visiting...

Lan Amphone

Melanie Call

Sarah Eclavea -that's me!

Jenny Moore

Aphra Bolyer

Kim Arledge

Frances Sylvia

TSR Facebook Page

The hop begins at Lan's blog, but all of the blogs are linked in case you get lost along the way. Just follow along the blog path, and keep hopping until you reach your last destination which is The ScrapRoom Facebook Fan Page!! Make sure you become a follower and leave a comment at each blog telling our wonderful designers what you liked about their project! When you reach The ScrapRoom Facebook Fan Page, leave a comment letting us know that you finished the hop.

One blog hop participant who follows the rules, will be chosen at random to win a $5 gift certificate to The ScrapRoom Store! Whoot! Whoot! Check out the blog Wednesday, April 6th for our winner!

As the double shot designer I worked with May Pink Paislee Daily Junque Double Shot kit. Whoo, that's a mouth full!

Here is just one of the projects I created with that great kit.

This is my amazing little girlie Frances. I got the idea for the title from the tag in the upper left that says "be amazing". I saw that little tag and thought instantly of my little Frannie and the amazing girl she is. I love her so much and am just darn proud of her everyday. She is seriously the sweetest and it makes me so proud how nice and caring she is to everyone. All the supplies for this layout came from the kit except for the thickers I used for the title.

And speaking of Pink Paislee- I was cleaning up my scrap space yesterday and found some Pink Paislee in my stash that I had never used! So I will do a little give away for some pink paislee stickers and rubons (they are older, from their first collection, but still way cute!) to one random comment left on this post.

Thanks for coming by and enjoy the hop! Now you are will be visiting the ever so talented Jenny Moore!

Flash Back Friday

Things have gotten a little away from me this week. Posting a flash back Friday post on a Saturday is just one of the many things I am behind on! It always happens when the husband goes out of town, but he's back now and things are back to normal!

Yesterday it was flash back Friday on the Bo Bunny blog. I chose to create a page about my sweet, sweet dear Bacon who passed away last August. We adopted Bacon when he was 5 from dachshund rescue. He cme to us in very poor shape and the worst thing was that his foster mom said he was much better from when they first found him. Him and lots of other dogs were confiscated from a bad breeder and the dachshunds in the bunch were given to the doxie rescue. He was a little guy (just about 7 pounds) and loved to sit in any lap he could find. He had such a cute personality and he would keep us laughing with all his funny behaviors. When he finally passed in August he was almost 18 years old. It's kind of amazing that he lived that long after such a bad start in life. It was our goal to make sure he always had a happy life after having such a bad one for so long so he just may have been the world's most spoiled dachshund!

I used the Bo Bunny Timepiece for this layout and the sizzix Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die.

I still volunteer for dauschund rescue and unfortunately there are lots more dogs like Bacon who just need someone to love them. You can visit the rescue's site HERE.

You can also see more flash back layouts created using Timepiece on the Bo Bunny blog HERE.

I'll be back Monday with The ScrapRoom blog hop and a little giveaway. Hope to see you then!

Quick Pages and some Easter Pictures

Happy Monday morning. I hope everyone had a great Easter! Mine was great. I cooked a great big dinner and my whole family came over. It is so nice to have us all together. My girls were dressed up like little princesses and they looked so cute. No one could help but going "awwww" when they saw them. I tried very unsuccessfully to take pictures of them so I am a little disappointed about that. They looked so cute matching though! Here's a few of my favorites all thouh they are straight from the camera and still need some editing...

The girls' Easter baskets

Isabel with her basket. Frances wouldn't sit for a picture. She just wanted to rip everything right out of it.

Isabel in her Easter dress.

The only picture of the two girls wthere they are both looking at the camera.

The cake I decorated. I got the idea from a Rachael Ray magazine, but that cake looked very different.

Frances on her egg hunt. She would not look at the camera!! 

And now for some Bo Bunny! Blast Off is one of my new favorite lines. I just can't get enough of it. This is the second layout I created with it and I still have two more planned. It is just sooo fun! And who said Blast Off is for boys only? I couldn't resist using it for this picture of Frances meeting George at the children's museum. She was so excited I was only able to get one picture that wasn't blurry due to her moving and jumping around!

The focus on the Bo Bunny blog is quick and easy scrapbook pages today. To make this "George" page fast I used all premade embellishements, chipboard and stickers. So once I had my papers and photo glued down, I could just peel and stick to add embellishments. The dimensional stickers and Icandy chipboard are perfect for quick pages because they already come glittered and jeweled up. I then added some doodling and hand written journaling to save some more time.

You can check out the Bo Bunny blog for some more quick and easy scrapbooking tips. Thanks for coming by today!

Paper Flower Tutorial

Hello, hello! It seems more like winter here then spring right now. Only 37 degrees today! Brrrrr!

To make it start feeling a little more like spring here is a spring card that I created with the April Double Shot Kit from The ScrapRoom. 

And if you like the flower I made there is a tutorial on the ScrapRoom blog HERE.

Have a great night!

Some new Nikki Sivils projects

Hi all! I hope everyone is having a great day and great start to the week!

I am so slow to everything. Last to get a cell phone, DVD player, DVR, etc. I actually still have one of those big bulky tv's in my family room. Everyone always asks when I am getting the flat screen! So it didn't surprise anyone that I just discovered the Twilight books! Yes, I know they have been out for sooo long now. The advantage to waiting though is that I can read all four with no waiting. I bought the first book when it first came out and it just sat on my shelf. Last week I was looking for something easy to read. Something I could read with Dora on the backgroung (hehe) so I dusted it off and started reading. My sister has the whole set and she told me she would bring the other three on Easter. Well..... I am now starting the 4th book!I couldn't wait so I bundled up the girls (yes, it's April, but still only 38 degrees in Chicago) and went straight to the library to check out all the books.  I have been neglecting all my responsibilities to read these books! So as soon as I am done with this post off to start reading again- lol!

Besides reading, I did manage to get a few Nikki Sivils layouts done for her blog today. You can see the rest of the DT's work HERE.

I used "Beatrice" for this layout of Frances picking apples two falls ago.

This one was created with "Summer". Look how chunky my girl was!

And a birthday card using "It's your day".

Thanks for coming by!

A little preview

Hello everyone! Happy Friday to all! As I mentioned before I will be teaching a class for Miss Art's Papercrafting School, yay!! My class starts on May 1st and I would love to "see" everyone there!

Here's the info on how to subscribe to my class- On May 1st, head to http://www.missartspapercrafting.com/ and subscribe to the 101 class program. Here is some info about the 101 classes:

$10 101 Subscription: Miss Art's 101 classes are posted every 10 days, and are designed for the crafter who loves having a constant flow of new ideas, fun tips, and techniques. These classes are video based, and range in length from 2-6 videos. As a 101 student, you will have access to live online chats with some of your favorite designers and teachers, as well as personal email responses every time you have a question.

And here's some specific info about my class:

We all know that “a picture is worth 1,000 words,” but did you know capturing the perfect scene in paper is priceless? Grab your scissors, a mouse, and select a piece of wall that is screaming to be beautified, because Sarah Eclavea is going to walk you through planting a piece of paper perfection. In this 101 class, Sarah will use a variety of techniques in 2 videos showcasing paper piecing, word art, and hand stitching to teach you how to master dimension, perspective, and detail in an altered 8x10 frame.

And of course I have to give a little sneak of the class too!

How would you like to win a free subscription? Head on over to Alyssa's blog for your chance.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you on May 1st!

Nursery Decor

Hi all! I hope everyone is having a great week and has some fun planned for this weekend! It was too nice to be on the computer yesterday so I decided to save this post for today.

This is an idea for nursery decor or decor for a young child's room. My idea for this came to me while shopping in Land of Nod. If you haven't been to that store before I'll describe it as really, really cute nursery decor, but really, really expensive nursery decor. I was actually shopping at the outlet store, but unfortunately the outlet is just really expensive, instead of really, really. So I saw a framed poster similiar to this, but in blues and greens, probably suitable or a boy or girl's room. I fell in love with it. I had to have it for the girls' room. But it was ripped a little (that's why it was at the outlet store I assume) and still just about $100! Well, I wasn't about to spend $100 for a ripped poster in a cheap looking frame. So here is my version. Mine is smaller (8x10) so I only did the numbers 1-5. The original was poster sized and included 1-10. I am going to do another with 6-10 and hang them next to each other. I used mostly pink colors too because that matches the girls' bedroom. So here it is....

I used only a few sheets of My Little Shoebox patterned paper and white cardstock for this. I cut the numbers with my cricut and everything else was cut out of the patterned paper. The walls in the girls' bedroom are pink so it looks really cute against the pink background. Including the frame my version cost about $6.00.

Thanks for coming by today! Have a great day!

New card challenge

Hello on this sunny Tuesday afternoon. It's finally sunny today! Frances and I made some kites out of construction paper this morning and she is all excited to "fly" them in the park this afternoon. I use the term "fly" loosely because I don't think they are really going anywhere! Mine at least looks like a kite (a very pathetic kit - lol), but she just taped some string to the back of a piece of construction paper for hers. I kept asking her is she wanted me to cut it for her, but she said no she liked it as is. I love how two year olds are satisfied by the simple things. If only us adults could be that happy about things :) I will try to take some pictures of our kite flying adventure and post them. I have some Nikki Sivils "We are Family" paper that would be perfect for them!

Now for the card challenge - Tuesdays are challenge day on the Bo Bunny blog and today's challenge is to use the new Bo Bunny wraps and trinkets on a card. I love the wraps and trinkets so much I hadn't even opened mine yet! I am "saving" them for this special layout, but alas no layout or project is ever special enough so I am glad this challenge forced me to open up my stash! It felt great to use them and they are just so pretty. Here's my card for the challenge:

I used the Timpiece card kit for this and I have to say I am falling IN LOVE with the card kits! They speed up my card making so much. I have never made a card from the directions (although those are fabulous) and still my cards come together in no time. Since the bases are all cut and prescored in the kit all I have to do is pick out the shape I want and start adding stuff. I cut the the flowers with my sizzix Tim Holtz die (Tattered Florals) and then added some paper from the mini 6 x 6 paper pads and chipboard, diecuts, and rubons from the card kit. And then of course I had to add the wraps and trinket for the challenge. I used the wraps behind my flower (the brown and twin) and for the center of my flowers (black and white). I even tried misting for the first time too! I think I got a little too excited and sprayed a little too much, but now I know for next time right?

If you want to play along you just may win some Bo Bunny goods! Go to this POST for details.

Have a great day!

Bo Bunny Sketch Challenge

It's time for a sketch challenge and this is a good one! Juliana Michaels created this fantastic sketch for the Bo Bunny sketch challenge this month.

I had so much fun creating with this sketch. I decided to stray from my normal style and use lots of flowers in this layout. Now I am not as good as clustering all the flowers as some girls, but I really like how it turned out. I handcut most of the flowers from the Vicki B patterned papers and the rest are from the chipobard and Bo Bunny petals. I also handcut around swirls. I have to say I love it, but it took a LONG time!

I used mostly the Vicki B collection and some Gabrielle trinkets and Timepieces stickers. The photos are of my sweet Frances walking on the beach in Door County, Wisconsin. It was her first time on the beach and walking through sand. I love the thoughtful look on her face.

If you would like to create with this sketch too check out the Bo Bunny blog HERE. You can win some Bo Bunny goodies too! Good luck!