FOR THE NEWLYWEDS

Classic black and white is often my choice for wedding cards.

In my stash of handmade flowers, I had this

white lace flower and decided it 

would be a nice

addition to this wedding card.

An EK Success border punch was used as the background frame

(http://www.amazingpapergrace.com/becca-bit-border-filled-frame/)

as well as the side borders.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

MY BFF's LOVE ME!

from CATHY

from CAROLYN

from KRISTY

(the pink pot is filled with

red velvet cupcakes)

Love my 'pink' cards girls ... thanks for remembering me and for

being in my life.

~Bonnie~

THE EPIC MINI BOOK

After 3 Workshop Friday's, our EPIC mini books are completed.

What began as simple card projects, our Workshop Friday's have 

become "how can I keep up with the last project?"

I've had these little photo albums for a long time and originally purchased

them with a special project in mind for each of my friends.  Deciding 

to make the album "All About Me", each girl will

insert personal photos on the various pages to complete

her book.

The covers were cut off from the albums and heavy chipboard was used

to make the inside pages.  Each page was painted white and

then covered with DP.

While I don't think that I will undertake a project of this

magnitude again, I am so happy that I did decide to create and share

this one with my closest friends.  My hope is that the little

books will serve as small legacies for each of us.

Our little group of girls has turned into a very tight-knit circle of BFF's

and whether it's the times we share together or just needing a

shoulder to lean on, we are always there for one another 

and that my friends

 is

PRICELESS.

Thanks for stopping.

~Bonnie~

A SURPRISE FROM THE U.K.

A parcel arrived for me the other day and it was post-marked 

from my friend LEE (http://leescraftycorner-lee.blogspot.ca/)
in the United Kingdom. 

 I was not expecting anything so I was 

anxious to see exactly what it was.

Well, this is what it was....

First of all, 

Lee made me one of her famous

House Mouse cards.  It is like a

breath of Spring air.

These adorable PINK fabric 

baskets were flat and just needed

to be tied at the corners

with the ribbons to assemble them.

And finally, this incredible little

hand-painted canvas.  It's uncanny just

how much it looks like

my LILY.

The details are incredible.

This artist is very, very talented.

It's hard to express in words, especially from so far away, just how touched

I am to have received these gifts from you, Lee.  It is my dream

to one day be able to meet you and thank you in person.

But until then,

BIG BIG HUGS to you, my sweet friend, LEE.

♥♥♥♥♥♥

And thank you to everyone for stopping by,

~Bonnie~

PINK MELTON FLOWER

One of my craft passions is definitely creating flowers

and as we all know, wool felt is one of the best materials 

to use for many of the flower patterns.

However, wool felt can be a little pricey and a little more difficult

to find in local fabric shops.  While shopping in

a local fabric mill outlet the other day, I came across this pink

'melton' fabric and while it seemed quite thick compared to normal

wool felt, I thought I would try a small swatch of it.

My Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Sizzix die is my go-to die

when I am using fabrics for flowers. It cut through the melton

like butter and I am very pleased how the flower turned out.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

THE REAL "ET" ????

Not everyone will be old enough to remember 

"ET - The Extra Terrestrial"

but for those who are,

I think that he may have reappeared in my grooming spa

in the form of a ShihTzu named "Cassanova".

After his bath, while he was wrapped in a towel, I did a 

double take when I looked at him and all I could

see was ET.

Anyway, this little guy is an absolute little dude and he loves 

to be pampered.  And now, he's ready

to go home and probably sleep for the

rest of the afternoon.

Thanks for stopping.

~Bonnie~

MADISON WINDOW

After working on my next Workshop Friday Project for the past several weeks,

I decided to deviate from the project for a much needed rest. 

Using my Grand Madison Window die and trying my hand at 

making some flowers, I managed to create this card.

Soft Sky is one of my favourite SU colours so I decided

to use that as my starting point.

I added a couple of flourishes, some MS sprigs, 

a few pearls 

and 

there you have it.

It felt sooo good to make a card again.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~