Buzz and Bloom

Scrapping Process - "Emilie" by Polinka

How do I get from a blank page to a completed scrapbook page?

Sometimes I get inspired by a photo or by a layout in a gallery. Other times, I might just find inspiration in a product or a technique...

My usual scrapbooking work flow goes like this:

* Pick out a photo: I usually prefer single picture layouts

* Pull out matching cardstock and / or patterned papers, depending on preference & colour ideas

* Find the best place for the photo

Here I chose a picture of my sister with a simple black cardstock...

* Find the matching embellishments & decorate them. Same for the title.

I like these CB Buttons a lot & I easily covered them with some decorative masking tape & paint all around to finish the edges. I chose the CB That 70s Alphabet for the title and just painted it in silver.

* Prepare the background before adhering the title and embellies...

With the same masking tapes and some acrylic paint I created a border where I'll place the decorated buttons. After that I stitched a double frame with my sewing machine around the picture...

* Last step: watch it over and over until it seems fine! :)

What's your scrapbooking process??

bye,

Polinka*

Scrapping Process - Right Now - by Lexi Bridges

Inspiration. 

I don't know about you, but somedays I tend to find it everywhere! Sometimes the products or pictures I have in front of me help guide the process and other times it is something one of my little boys has said. And then of course there are blogs and magazines to guide the way. So many choices! :) I recently came across a great magazine ad for a women's boutique that had a big flower design on the left side of the page. I tucked it away for a time when I needed some inspiration...

BIngo! Although my flower image is made up of several images, the idea came from the ad and was a great springboard for the layout. 

The CB Vette Alphabet Lower Case is the perfect font in my mind. Here I painted it yellow, roughed it up and then outlined with a pen. And is any Spring layout complete without a CB Butterflies? I think not ;)

Keep your eyes open for inspiration friends--it's everywhere!

Lexi 

Buzz and Bloom is Closing

Since it's beginnings in 2003, Buzz and Bloom has operated as a small part of a family-owned company. Over the years we've seen many 'versions' of the business. We've done many things... starting with albums, moving into unmounted rubber stamps, a retail webstore, introducing chipboard to our range, going wholesale only, taking our range to CHA and winning first prize in the Innovations Showcase for our denim and cord products and so much more...

It's time again for a change. Buzz and Bloom as we know it is currently closed. In the wake of the illness of one of our family members/directors of the company, we are focusing our resources into other areas of the company. So we're closing our manufacturing and wholesale business for now.

We want to thank everyone out there for supporting us. Whether you love our products and scrap with them, or whether you are one of our customers who has our products on your shelves, and anyone else who applied for our dedsign team, reads our blog, follows our tweets and gets involved in any other way. Thank you all so much for all that you have done for Buzz and Bloom.

Our Design Team has been truly amazing. Keep watching this blog for the final submissions from this year's design team and any future news.

If you are interested in getting your hands on any of our remaining (unpackaged) stock, we have opened an eBay store.

Thanks again to each and every one of you for your support.

Devorah and Mark