Spring Cards with Embossing- BoBunny (Cottontail)

Hello Crafty Friends,
It's Karen...I'm here to share my second project of the month featuring the BoBunny Cottontail Collection. I love embossed textures and this is the first time I used an embossing folder over pattern paper. I selected papers with very small discreet patterns to try this technique. I love how the subtle texture brings extra life and dimension to the cards. Let's get going and I'll show you how I created these quick cards with extra embossed pizazz.

Notice the subtle embossed butterflies on the yellow pattern background paper.

 

Notice the subtle embossed flowers on the upper right quadrant of the background paper.

 

Notice the row of embossed tulips along the bottom edge of the card.

FotoBella Supplies:
BoBunny Cottontail Collection Pack 12x12
BoBunny Cottontail Bonus 12x12 Paper Bundle
BoBunny Cottontail 12x12 Coordinating Double Dot Paper Bundle
BoBunny Cottontail 6x6 Pad
BoBunny Cottontail Layered Chipboard 6 Pieces
BoBunny Cottontail Noteworthy 28 Pieces
BoBunny Cottontail Double Dot Think Pink Brads
BoBunny Cottontail I Want It All Collection

Other Supplies:

• card base (6x6"), 3D foam tape, embossing folder, die cutting/embossing machine, leaf vine die, alphabet stickers / sentiment, ribbon

Directions:
1.  Select a single sheet with a small discreet pattern (Cottontail 6x6" paper pad) which will create the background. 
2. Position the embossing folder over the paper and run it through the embossing machine.

 

3. Tie a faux bow around a 7" length of ribbon.  Attach it along the lower edge of the paper and fold the ends to the backside.  Adhere the background paper to the card base leaving a narrow border.

4. Select a main embellishment and matte with coordinating background paper.  Fussy cut around it leaving a thin border.  Then attach it with foam tape slightly overhanging the top edge of the card.

5. Cut out leaf vines from green pattern paper. Attach them slightly peeking out from behind the main embellishment.  Adhere the leaves and add a sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!

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To see more projects by our Designer Karen visit her blog, Art & Soul.

Vintage Easter Bunny Cards - BoBunny (Cottontail)

Hello Friends,
It's Karen...I'm here to share my first project of the month featuring the BoBunny Cottontail Collection.   Everything coordinates so perfectly that it is so easy to make quick cards using this kit. Your friends will think you spent hours on these. I really love how the chipboard embellishments have lime green glitter to accent the edges.  The papers and die cuts are so beautifully colored.  Look at the details in the bunny's fur.  Doesn't the bunny look velvety soft?  I have three cards to share with you featuring this beautiful bunny image.

FotoBella Supplies:
BoBunny Cottontail Collection Pack 12x12
BoBunny Cottontail Bonus 12x12 Paper Bundle
BoBunny Cottontail 12x12 Coordinating Double Dot Paper Bundle
BoBunny Cottontail 6x6 Pad
BoBunny Cottontail Layered Chipboard 6 Pieces
BoBunny Cottontail Noteworthy 28 Pieces
BoBunny Cottontail Double Dot Think Pink Brads
BoBunny Cottontail I Want It All Collection

Other Supplies: card base (6x6" & 5x7"), 3D foam tape, ribbon, liquid adhesive, alphabet stickers, flower

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To see more projects by our Designer Karen visit her blog, Art & Soul.

Bo Bunny Secret Garden Easter Card Tutorial

     I have a secret to share with you, and it's the gorgeous new Bo Bunny Secret Garden I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella!  Although it's a Spring/Easter collection, it's very versatile and could be used for so much more, with beautiful cool colors, like purples, pinks, blues, and greens. Here's the fun Easter card that I made for my son, with step by step instructions!

Check out How to Create a Secret Garden Easter Card by FotoBella Papercrafting Supplies on Snapguide.

  Supplies:                                                                         Tools:

. Bo Bunny Secret Garden I Want It All Bundle                . Tim Holtz Water Brush Detailer
. 12 X 12 Collection Pack                                                   . Ink Blending Tool
. Ephemera                                                                          . Scissors      
. Brads                                                                                 . Heat Gun
. Bo Bunny Eggcellent Stamp                                             . Glue
. Bo Bunny Glitter Paste (Wasabi)                                      . Sewing Machine (Optional)
. Tim Holtz Stencil (Blossom)
. Distress Inks (Victorian Velvet, Shaded Lilac,
Seedless Preserves, Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet,
Chipped Sapphire, Twisted Citron, and Mowed Lawn)
. Ranger Sea Foam White Embossing Powder
. Ranger Clear Embossing Powder
. Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
. Silver Marker
. Googly Eyes
. White Cardstock

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Directions:

1. Cut striped "Secret Garden Garland" paper at 4 1/4" X 5 3/4". Use blending tool to ink around the edges with Distress Ink (Wilted Violet). Cut green "Secret Garden Planted" paper at 3 3/4" X 5 1/2", and ink edges with Distress Ink (Mowed Lawn).

2. Use blending tool with Distress Inks (Seedless Preserves and Wilted Violet) to mask some blossoms with the back of the Tim Holtz (Blossom) Stencil.

3. You can see in this photo the part of the stencil that I used right below. Place your stencil over the ink again, and lightly apply some Glitter Paste (Wasabi). 

4. Gather your Distress Inks, white cardstock, Water Brush, scissors, and embossing ink and powders. Stamp and emboss the eggs, grass, bow tie, and bunny ears with clear embossing powder, and use the Water Brush and Distress Inks to color them in. 

5. Use scissors to fussy cut your images, and glue onto the green paper as shown. Use black ink to stamp the glasses onto the center egg, and glue some googly eyes to it. 

6. Glue the green paper onto the striped paper, and attach a strip of the blue ribbon from the Ephemera, towards the bottom of the green paper. Sew a zig zag along the bottom of the ribbon. I used my sewing machine, but you could also hand-stitch it, or not stitch it at all. 

7. Attach the striped brad to the left side of the ribbon, and glue down another egg to the right. Stamp the bunny feet with black ink, fussy cut, and glue to the bottom of the center egg, overlapping the ribbon. 

8. Add the alpha stickers from the 12 X 12 Collection Pack, to spell "Hoppy", and emboss "Easter" with white embossing powder onto the top right side of the green paper. Then just glue your striped and green papers to your card base, which I got from the Ephemera, by scoring the blue dotted cardstock in half to measure 4 1/2" X 6". The purple or pink cardstock would also look good! 

Hoppy Easter!

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We R Memory Keepers Cotton Tail Easter & Spring Designs by Sarinda

Sarinda has provided us all with inspiration with these projects created from the We R Memory Makers Cotton Tail I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella.

Hello Spring Wreath step by step instructions by Sarinda Jones

Can you believe this wreath is made from Coffee Filters.....

You could use these other lovely items. Brown paper lunch bags and old clothing patterns! Just Play and Create.

What you need- 

• 1-2 boxes of Brown #4 Coffee Filters (I used 1.25 boxes)
• Scallop circle punch (mine's 2.25 inches ek brand)
• Foam wreath (mine’s 2”x15 3/4”x2”)
• Unsharpened pencil or pen for the blunt edge
• Glue Gun
• Colored paper for Flowers. (We R Memory Keepers Cotton Tail Line)
• (I used my Silhouette Cameo for all the flowers)
• Bling for center of flowers.

When you punch your circles I was able to punch 3 per filter and stacked 2 at a time. This gave me 12 circles.

When you have a stack take your unsharpened pencil or pen and press it into the center of a circle so the circle folds up like a flower.

Put a dab of hot glue on the circle where the pencil makes a point and stick to your wreath form. Continue until your wreath looks like this. Keep in mind that I placed my folded flower filters really close together... You might consider placing about 1/2” apart then I know you will only need one box of filters.

Then use you flower punches or Silhouette to cut out your stackable flowers. I made a bunch and then just played with the colors and sizes. Really- Just Play-! Apply hot glue to the underside of the flower, press onto wreath in what ever random way you choose. Then Bling it up-! Start out by laying a few in your pattern, you can go back and fill in as you go. Add any other embellishments you desire. Enjoy and have fun for SPRING IS HERE-!

Sarinda Jones

Sarinda Jones
I am a professional Full Time Glass Artist currently living in Salt Lake City. I do gallery openings to show my work as well I am commissioned nationally and internationally for my large scale works. I also teach Kiln forming glass classes.

I have been "scrap-booking" most of my life in the form of journaling and my sketch pad. I have to say that I enjoy Scraping and tend to have several styles that I work in. I really love making backgrounds in ink and watercolor then applying paint and ink drawings or doodles to the surface. Oh and I also love to make pop ups with paper, 3D flowers.
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