Thirty Days of Christmas Layouts (Day One): Family Portrait

30 Days of Christmas Layouts:  Day One

Welcome to the 30 Days of Christmas Layouts blog posts!  I hope everyone is as excited as I am about sharing some of this year's greatest scrapbook collections, and perhaps visiting a few classics from year's past as well.  I've thoroughly enjoyed creating these layouts and hope they give you inspiration to create some of your own.  If you ever have questions about how a layout was created, please feel free to email me or comment and I will be more than happy to post detailed instructions.  Happy Holidays to everyone and let's get blogging:


This layout was done on canvas.  It features the Tis' The Season collection from Bo Bunny.  The collection is a more sophisticated collection with some non-traditional colors.  It contains nine, double-sided papers and various coordinating embellishments including stickers, rub ons, brads and of course, the coordinating Double Dot cardstock papers.

Flowers Gone Wild

Here's a layout I created using the Sunkissed Collection by Bo Bunny.  Admittedly, this is not a favorite of mine, but I wanted to share because I know there must be others out there who feel like I do.

Has anyone else ever seen a collection, fell in love with it and in your mind came up with a layout that you thought would look totally awesome?  But then when you get it on the page it's not at all as awesome as you imagined it?!?  Well, this would be that layout for me.  I really thought the flowers would give it a bright, summer feel, but unfortunately, I think they just crowd out the pictures.  Oh well, maybe tomorrow's fabulous idea will look better!  :) 

More Sunkissed Collection

Here is another layout from Fourth of July weekend featuring the Sunkissed Collection from BoBunny.  I tried to catch the action as Shania was running for the Slip -n- Slide.  She is not afraid of anything and had a ball running and sliding most of one afternoon.  Ooh to be young again....

The Sunkissed Collection by BoBunny features a myriad of papers and embellishments including chipboard, stickers, flowers, colored rhinestones and more.  It even has a cool journal book that you can rip out and journal on while still coordinating with the collection.

Fun In The Sun

My husband and I had the opportunity to spend a weekend with my sister's granddaughters.  Since we don't have grandchildren of our own yet, this is the closest we get to being around young children.  We decided to have a balloon fight, and since Shania was too short to get Bob on the head, he decided he'd bend over and let her squeeze one on him.  She thought that was great (as you can see by the smile on her face)!

This layout features the Sunkissed Collection from Bo Bunny.  I love the bright colors in this collection, and this particular paper is a collage of sorts from the entire collection. 

Aaaaah....a small taste of summer!

My husband and I always joke that when we retire we want to move to an island.  I think Chankanaab would be a great alternative.  If you're planning on visiting Cozumel, Mexico and love to be pampered, enjoy swimming with exotic fish and love the feel of warm sand between your toes, then this is the place to be.  It is a Mexican National Park and it is absolutely wonderful.

This layout features the Paradise Collection from Bo Bunny.  The collection features six double-sided papers with several coordinating embellishments including flowers, chipboard, stickers, bling and Double-Dot papers.

Loving the outdoors!

Our family loves to spend time outdoors.  We are avid campers, fishermen, bikers...you name it and if it can be done outdoors, we'll do it.  These photos are from a local orchard that has a huge corn maze and other fun things to do.  My husband was so impressed by the John Deere that I just had to take his photo. 

This layout features the Roughin' It collection by Bo Bunny.  It features ten double-sided papers for and several coordinating embellishments including chipboard.  I also used some yellow paper ribbon from Flair Designs as an accent.