ENJOYING SOME "ME" TIME

As luck would have it,

I have found myself with some time to craft

and enjoy myself.

Once in a while, I like to use precoloured

digis to create some quick cards that still have

some degree of creativity.

Here I used a digi from Meljens Designs

called 'lovey pup'.

I printed off a few of the digis and created a couple 

of different designs.  Fast, easy and cute.

Having some time for myself, I have been attempting my

Copics once again.  This cross over card has

a hand created chiffon flower and a Copic coloured Tilda.

My friend Jenny is celebrating her birthday this weekend

and we were planning a little overnight trip to

Niagara Falls to take in a show and do a bit of shopping.  

But due to some nasty weather warnings, 

we have decided to cancel our plans.

Here is her card:

  

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

ONCE UPON A TIME ...

... A LITTLE PRINCE WAS BORN

This little mini book is dedicated to my son ... my little prince.

The book has been in the works for well over a year now 

but I finally finished it this morning.

For those who know me, I am NOT computer saavy

in any way.  But through trial and error, I have managed

to teach myself how to scan photos, 

where to find them once they are scanned and

how to edit them for use in this mini book.

The paper pack that I began with was 

'Chic Bebe Boy' by Teresa Collins.

Each page started as a piece of black chipboard and

covered with various D/P's, found in the pack.

The pages are all different lengths and bound using 

my Cinch machine and Zutter coils.

The photos were printed in black and white

to tie into the colour theme of the paper.

One of the best things in creating this book, 

was the flood of memories as I went through

the photos of my little prince.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

GIRL PUPPY SYMPATHY CARDS

This has certainly been a year

of goodbyes to puppies.

And with that, comes the need for 

suitable cards of sympathy

to send to the puppie's humans.

I found this sweet little verse online

and decided to use it

for some cards.

A little silver heart and dog bone were

attached to the ribbon to

complete the card.

These will be used for girls and I am

in the process of making

the same cards in aqua

for the little boys.

Thanks for stopping by,

~Bonnie~

AUTUMN SPLENDOR

While it's sad to see Summer come to an end, 

everywhere you look here in Ontario,

you can't escape the beauty
of the changing

 seasons.

The colours of Autumn are the essence
of nature's beauty.

These little tags were made and
attached to jars filled with
Werther's candies
for Mom and a couple of her friends.

The leaves were cut and embossed using
the Cuttlebug Maple Leaf set.

Gold shimmering mist was sprayed
on the leaves to give them a bit of glimmer.

The sentiment is CTMH and was coloured
with Stampin'Up markers and stamped onto
white embossed card stock.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

CREATING ABOVE GROUND

Since Mom decided to move to a retirement home, the bedroom that we had built for her was calling my name.  Moving my craft room from the basement to the

main floor of our home was to say the least, extremely arduous ... 

but so worth it.

Now I am crafting above the ground and LOVING IT!

Spending time on Pinterest is very addicting but I have been so inspired

by the many incredible ideas that I find there.  The next card is one of those ideas.

It is a zig zag fold card

and the instructions can be found here:  

http://www.card-making-magic.com/doublezigzagcard.html

Modesty aside ... you know when you complete a project and you

just feel so good when you look at it?  Well, that's how I

feel about this card.  My dear friend Jenny is celebrating her

80th birthday next week and we are taking her out for dinner.  

This will be her birthday card.

I ♥ SNOOPY.  And have ever since I was a little girl.  

I have made it a mandate to haul out some of my old and never been inked stamps

and create with them.  In a drawer marked "Snoopy", I have several 

stamps paying homage to him and here is a little card that I 

made with one of them.

And I would like to share an idea with you for my new

method of housing my punches.

I have several edge punches that cannot be stacked or

otherwise stored in an organized way, so I came up with this idea.

These Bygel rails can be purchased at Ikea and I hung them

on the inside of my closet door in my craft craft room.

I drilled a small hole in each punch, where a hook could be placed and the

punch subsequently hung on the rail.  Then I punched a sample of each 

punch and have them hanging with the punches on the door.

Well that's it for now.  

And thank you CURT for lighting a fire under me

to post on my blog again.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

HERE'S MY HEART

On a trip to Michael's in the summer, I found this dollar bin stamp

and immediately knew I wanted to use it for a Valentine's card

for my Hubby.  As with many of my purchases, I tucked it away and forgot 

about it.

Well, I accidentally came across it and inked it up right away, before 

I forgot it again.  We are not a Valentine-type couple but I really wanted

to make my sweetie a card this year (a Tim Horton's coffee card will be

tucked inside).

We have a mill outlet store in our area, that is chalked full of fabric, trims, 

yarns and all things sewing.  I found this black satin/velvet pleated ribbon 

there the other day and it worked out great on this card 

(hope they still have some left 'cause I would like more).

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

MAGICAL BIRTHDAY WISHES

With quite a few birthday's in the upcoming month, I've

been busy creating some cards for some

special people who will be celebrating

their birthday's.

Using Spellbinder's Fancy Tags Three, this card was created for 

a lady who will be celebrating her 80th.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

WATERCOLOURED TULIPS

On a recent 'play day', one of my stamping friends came over to try her hand

at using different colouring mediums.  We hauled out the

watercolour crayons, watercolour pencils, Prismacolour pencils, distress inks,

and of course, Copics.

This image (a very old PSX stamp and one of my favourites)

was stamped on w/c paper and was coloured with distress inks.  

While I do love my Copics, I still have some difficulty using them on certain images

and realize that I am not confined to using only Copics as a 

colouring medium.

I am quite pleased with the results and found that the Distress Inks were much

easier to move and blend on the image, than other w/c products.

The yummy pink bow was made with my BPBS and I finally used 

some Spellbinder die sets that I have had for over a year and had

never used them once.  It's amazing what you might find when you start 

going through your craft supplies and realize that you really don't

"NEED" those new things you just found online.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~ 

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

One of my all-time favourite projects is an advent calendar clipboard, that my friend Cathy (http://thestampwhisperer.blogspot.com/) designed and
invited me over to make with her.
Of course, I chose PINK.

I have it displayed all year long in my craft studio
but really enjoy actually using

it during December.

I covered the clipboard front with DP and began to layer my pieces.

The Ornaments are a Sizzix die and have a magnet attached to the back.

Behind the circle nestabilities, I cut a small piece of sheet metal for the magnets

to adhere to.

The ornament magnets are stored on the back side of the clipboard,

by attaching a piece of sheet metal and then DP to cover the metal sheet.

I also made a plastic pouch using a heavy duty sheet protector and s/a velcro dots 

to keep it closed.

The trees were made from a Sizzix die, 'glitterfied' and then popped up.

The tag was also made using a Sizzix die .

 The next card was made for my friend Curt (http://curtsplayhouse.blogspot.com/).
When I saw the stamp of the dog with the Santa hat,
I knew that I 'needed' it to make a card for Curt since

the image reminded me so much
of his Shotsy and Gunther (Curt's giant schnauzer kids).

The little oval tag just tucks inside the top of the Santa stocking.

We have new neighbours and our Abbey has been smitten with their

little beagle, Jessie.  So this card was to Jessie from Abbey with

a little gift for Christmas.

And finally, this little gatefold card was made and sent to a few of my blogging

friends.  I have had these Justrite stamps for quite a while and finally put them

to good use.

Well, that's it for now.  

I'm off to my kitchen to make some Christmas caramels.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

SEASON OF WONDER

Just like many of you, I love the Christmas season.

The colours, the music, the atmosphere, the lights, the cold crisp air,

the candlelight services on Christmas Eve ... it truly is a Season of Wonder for me.

My card is made with another version of a display globe but this time I used a 'Shake It shaker card pouch' made by Impression Obsession. Flower Soft was used 

on the image as snow and then M/S tinsel glitter was added as snow before

the pouch was sealed. 

A few tiny green bling crystals and a red bow and it's ready to go.

Thanks for stopping by.

~ Bonnie ~

WORKSHOP FRIDAY

Last night was my turn to host our workshop and I decided on Christmas cards.

The first one was relatively simple with the image stamped in blue ink and then 

glitterfied with Glitter Ritz Warm Highlight.

The second card began as a relatively simple one too but ended up as anything but.

I was anxious to use my new SU Bigz Holiday Stocking Die, so that was 

the inspiration for the card.  The stocking was cut out and then embossed using a Cuttlebug snowflake folder and the top, heel and toe were cut from glitter c/s.  

I used my Grand Nestie Labels Four for the card base.  The card front became very heavy, so the back of the card was reinforced using 

two cardstock nesties and one thin chipboard nestie.  

Lot's of glitter, a big jingle bell

and a white feather boa strip completed the project.

The inside was finished with a triple circle of baja breeze, cherry cobbler (which has become my favourite go-to Christmas red) and a

focal image from the DP.

 You know how sometimes when you finish a design, you really feel good about it? 

.... well, that's how I feel about this card.  It was well worth the

time I invested in it. 

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~ 

MOJO MONDAY 189

With all of the 'poopy' weather we've been having lately (windstorms, rain, cool temperatures), I'm beginning to think that we might not ever see Spring this year.  

So, I decided for Mojo Monday this week (thanks Julee for another great sketch),

 to haul out some "in-your-face" colours for my card project, to at least 

brighten up my spirits, if only for a couple of hours.  The DP is SU's Kaleidoscope 

and the solids are Peach Parfait, Melon Mambo and Tempting Turquoise.

Becca Feeken of Amazing Paper Grace is such an inspiration to so many, not the least of which is me.  The flower on my card was made using a technique that can

be found here on Becca's blog.

My next card is for a friend who just found out that she has breast cancer.

I am hoping that some mail might cheer her up a bit.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~