Love Light and Peace

A large FLOWER

2012-02-29T09:35:00.000-05:00

Another Square for the Quilt... yikes.. I love doing these ...just wish that I could spend all my time making this quilt... but I do have other things that are also just as important in my life... LOL...

This square I used all different things... I used a Liquid Pearl to draw the flower first!!! And then colored in behind that... some of the colors ran... and that was fun too... I used a lot of liquid pearls, dimensional pearls and also stickles to accent this piece... each piece is going to be entirely different.. so that is one of the FUN parts of this whole project... I can hardly wait to see what it is going to look like when it is all finished... I have not idea yet what it will be like... hopefully a wonderfully fancyfull quilt...

In this picture you can see the pearls a little better... so much fun...

Hope you have a fun day creating too...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Lambing ... continued

2012-02-28T06:01:00.000-05:00

Well as the story continues from the other day......
Sande and I pulled up and got into the 4x4 Kubota and zipped out into the pasture to miss by seconds the baby dropping from it's mom... but that is okay... as we got to see the rest of the process... I have seen babies being born prior... so that was okay... BUT I did want to treat this little baby as special, as it was the first the baby LAMB I have seen being born...
So this is how I created a special page for this little one... (March 3 I will share the entire book... it takes a while for me to get all the pictures up... so sorry... )

So I used a Sizzix embossing folder and created the front panel... and then used different Distress colors and mists on the paper to get a really lovely look... The flowers are very layered... and then I trimmed this out with BLACK...
and of course made it a panel that opens... and this is what you see...

I had to share this PRECIOUS picture of the baby... as it is just a few minutes old... the other baby that you see laying down is about 30 minutes old at this point...

The Mother is now anxious to get them moved and into a safer area... all the NEW MOMS are put together with their babies...
The top folder... made from K&Co paper and a Martha Punch... holds this tag..

I used the pine tree embossing folder and then a few different Distress inks to color the tag... then put the New MOMS with their precious ones under the trees... as there are pine tress all over the farm...

Here is the picture of about 4 minutes after this baby was dropped... (born) the other Mom's in waiting are looking at all that is going on...

(I used another embossing folder on this side of the tag... and colored it with more Distress inks... do you think I like them??? Wrong... I LOVE THESE inks... LOL... so easy to use and the colors fit my needs too...
Well... that is a special moment in my week... and I think it will be for quite some time... seeing babies being born of any kind is always a SPECIAL happening... New LIFE is wonderful... as is each and everyone of our lives... all very special in our own unique ways...

This section of this book is for Stamper Sunday and for Simon Says Stamp and Show...
Check out these blogs and see all the pretties that have been made for these same themes...
Thanks for stopping in... and now back to uploading more pics for you to see more of this book...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Lambing season is upon us...

2012-02-27T16:38:00.001-05:00

The other day one of our neighbors invited us over to see the "lambing" at their farm... so over we went... Sande was here and so I insisted that she come too... how many times in your life time do you get to see precious things....??? So over we went... and got into the 4x4 to view the babies... we got there and one of the mom's had just dropped one... how exciting is that...
I will show you those pictures tomorrow... as this is for the front of a present that I made this couple... You see to me this was a very beautiful thing... New LIFE always is SPECIAL... but this couple has taken their off time from working to create a really beautiful foot print on the earth... They have taken land and planted beautiful grasses for the lambs and sheep to graze on... and oh yes... mules/donkeys and 17 plus dogs!!! That watch over the sheep... as we have a lot of critters that love to eat anything... coyotes, possessum, raccoon, fox, cougar, etc etc... you get the idea... so these dogs are something else to watch...

Anyway... I am so sorry that I get so carried away with my thoughts... but because of this, I made a book, at match book and also a tag... today you are seeing the tag... and tomorrow a page from the book... wish I could get things up faster... but the dial up is another whole story and I dont' need to go there today...

This tag is for a few challenges too... one is for Sunday Stamper... Hels asked that we do LIFE... well that is what I did... New LIFE... You will see more of this exciting event tomorrow...
Also... Simon Says Stamp and Show asked that we use IDEA-OLOGY... and hey... I did... A key that says DREAM... as this farm is a dream of their's and also a dream to be on... really a wonderful place... so glad that they are such good neighbors... So back to the challenges... I will reflect these same themes over the next few days... as it is spring here... and LIFE is happening all around us... Our plum trees are blooming... !!! And I have a bouquet of daffodils on my work table!!! How special is that...

So for this tag... (I do get carried away...) I cut the word DREAM out... using a Tim Die Cut... and then went to town creating the background...

As you can see the background is really wild and rough... I used a lot of colors... and they were 'lifted' off with the Utee ultra thick embossing ... but that didn't bother me... I added some more... very very lightly.. I wanted a delicate background... then added some Vintage Photo and a picture of Steve... and then the ribbon (seam Binding ) up top... along with a flower... that I made of course...

I added the key and used a chain and pin to attach them to the bows... At the very bottom I used Tissue to create the ruffle and then topped it off with a bow from Seam binding...

Not really elaborate.. but this is for the top of a present... that I want to really stand out... FUN stuff...

Thanks for stopping by today... and I hope that you have had a nice day... I have... and am not starting to get my classes done for the spring season... still a lot more work... but fun!!!
See you tomorrow... hopefully I will see YOU tomorrow...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

A little house for another bird friend

2012-02-26T08:00:00.000-05:00

Victoria is always bringing me over GREAT things that she finds at the dollar store or for a dollar... this is one that she found and I didnt' get around to decorating it until this year... I love it... and it is right next to the other one... (previously posted) I used vintage type papers on it... and then added some vintage type flowers... and added a Martha Stewart roof... LOL..

The papers are from three different pads of paper... and I love the way that they all sort of blend and create a home for a little friend...

Flowers adorn the roof and the little twig and bird filigree will be enjoyed by the home owners... I am sure...

LOL.... I colored the roof with coffee archival inks... what else... Ranger lives here...

WEll... have a fun spring... my office is all decorated for the season.. and hope that I have some bird friends move into the new houses.. .

Thanks for stopping by for a visit... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Bird Book

2012-02-25T08:00:00.000-05:00

As promised I have a few of the pages from the bird book here... I used a lot of different techniques on each page... but one of the favorites at this time is the alcohol ink release technique... so I have a lot of them to show you...

I used a lot of Tim's Die cuts and bird stamps and dies of all kinds... actually I spent quite a bit of time gathering them all up and then I started to play... the pages were filled in no time... actually way shorter than I wanted to be done with this fun little book... the house that it stays in I put up yesterday... so if you missed it... please take a look see...

I used flowers of all kinds... and loved making them of course...

I added tissue tape ruffles, and lace and stamped where I needed and wanted too... I had a lot of fun to say the least...

I used two huge 2 inch rings to bind these pages together... the book is about 5 inches tall and about 4 inches wide...

I made all the background papers... of course with my distress inks, and worksheet... I did dry emboss some... but generally just used the inks...

I did use some regular papers and then collage some too... but always had to add some plastic sheets with some birds on them... LOL... love making these and using them is just as much fun...

I used some of Tim's charms and also dies for some of the pages... and notice the little tabs... love that die... I love the tabs.. so vintage of my school days... yikes... I am really dating my self... LOL..

Here is a huge sheet of plastic... dont' you love it... wow... I love that technique... if you haven't tried it... DO... you will be hooked...

I also had to add a little bird that I drew for Pretties by Bonnie

and also used some leaves and seam binding too... the background is a punched piece using a corner punch by Fiskars...

I saved this for last... my very favorite page... I made the little bird with shrink plastic... and then glued it onto a charm!!! How cute is that... I LOVE it.... birds are really a love of mine in so many ways... I love watching them and they are always so busy around our home... and farm... we have bird houses all over the place... even a bat house and owl homes... three of them in fact... the squirrels took over one of the owl houses... and turned it into a condo!!!
Oh well we all have to make adjustments when we can...

Hope you have enjoyed this book... and also the day... be creative in all ways... even if it is to cook a favorite meal... add some parsley on the top.... be creative .... love it...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

A Little Birdy told me to make this!!

2012-02-24T08:00:00.000-05:00

Spring is here one minute and then winter blows in for a few days... so I thought I had better help the little birds a little bit and build this house... so My friend Sande and I spent a Sunday morning making this one... I love it...
I had to add a few things over the past week or so... and it might still get a few additions yet??? You never know...

Anyway... this one has book inside of it... I will show you that later.... maybe tomorrow I can get it up on line... there are a lot of pictures... and each picture takes me about 10 minutes to up load...
Dial up is so wonderful... I am trying to be POSITIVE about this situation...

I put ribbon braiding around the little opening... and I think I need a bird for the perch too... but I will find the right one someday...

A little bit closer look at the braiding... I love doing this butterfly stitich... so very elegant and pretty... and not that difficult... If I had the ability to video and get it up on line, I would show you... it is not hard to do...

Thanks to another good Friend... Victoria, who brought this bird to me just at the right time... I colored it baby blue for the blue bird of happiness... and then added tons of flowers under him on the roof... I used all kinds of flowers... some from baby wipes, old silk flowers, paper flowers, you name it... they are on there...

Is this bird perfect of what... ??? I love it...

So happy on the roof too... maybe someday it will throw the book out and and nest inside the house!!!!

On the other side of the roof...

Speaking of the roof... lift it off and you see the book!!!

The inside of the house is lined too... and the pattern for this house I made too... I used 6x6 papers... and they are from a few different pads and kinds of paper... one is Prima and then also My Minds EYE...

So hope that you make your spring arrive a little bit faster and build a house for your birds.. LOL... it is coming here soon.. the daffodils have been up for over two weeks now... and they are so pretty... also very weird that they are up this early!!!

Thanks for stopping by... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Recycle your things

2012-02-23T08:00:00.000-05:00

Okay... Grungy Monday has really gotten me going this week... LOL.. here is another project... I made this to wear... and have not wore it yet!!!

I made it from a piece of plastic from a Spellbinder folder... that plastic is so very thick that I don't like putting it into the land fill at all.. it is great though for project using Tim's resist with alcohol inks... LOVE IT... both the inks, the technique and the necklace .... LOL...

anyway... I used a large Fiskar stamp that I had gotten at the $1.00 store... and then a few inks on the felt blender... and then added some copper around the edges, and then a few corners...

And a few beads on the bottom of the piece...

I used a piece of vintage clip art in the center of the 'frame'....

I sanded off the corners to bring the copper out in them...

And using my Distress embossing powders, I colored the idea-ology as you can see... what fun I have ...

Maybe I will be able to wear this with my new blouse!!!

What do you think...

Well... thanks for stopping by... and hope to see you tomorrow...
You never know what you are going to see here... do you???

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Another NEW project started

2012-02-22T07:25:00.000-05:00

Grungy Monday this week Linda asked that we make something to wear... well... I had just started to make a new blouse... I use to make all my own clothes and stopped a few years ago... as I didnt' have the time to do everything I wanted to do..
Anyway... not that the clock has changed... but I am trying to manage my time a little bit differently... LOL... like doing more art work!!! Anyway...
I thought about adding some of "ME" to the blouse... and so I started to paint some flowers on it... I started off by mixing some Distress Re-inkers and got this really pretty shade of pink... and then found my Adirondack markers and went to town on the details... The rest you can see here...
ENJOY....

Tim's Line of ink colors is wonderful... but I can make millions of colors by mixing too...

I can hardly wait to get my Distress Markers.. I know that I will go literally wild with them... my sweet hubby is a little worried that everything in the house will be attacked when they arrive.... LOL... and he is so very right... what fun they will be...

The rest of the pictures are of the right side of the blouse and this is the right Sleeve...
I still have to add more, but have to move onto another project that really needs my attention NOW... deadline by March 9th... I will fill you in on details as this all becomes a little more final...

Anyway... it is starting to shape up... isn't it???

I am going to love wearing it...
The fabric has a slight white on white design... little tiny squares and they really add another dimension to the flowers and leaves... love it...

Hope that you have a fun day... thanks for stopping by for a visit... and hope to see you tomorrow... ooops ... running short of time...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Daisies are my FAVORITE flower

2012-02-21T09:20:00.003-05:00

I LOVE Daisies... they are my very favorite flower ever... I do love all... but this has to be the best ever flower.... I have all these petals free flowing... and you can pick each one up... the stem is sewn down... and the stamping of the other daisies is done with a Dabber... How neat is that... ????

Of course the back ground is made with my Distress Inks... and I also added some Perfect Pearls powders... so it is glittery... love it..

I also used some dimensional Pearls on the center of the flower... and then detailed the petals with some of the green inks... I mixed a few to get the color I wanted for this...

In the center of the stamped daisies, I have used some Antique Linen Distress Stickles... and it really gives a little bit more glittery look...

This week on Grungy Monday, Linda has asked that we do something that we can wear... Well Linda, I can't wear this... but my Windows are going to be wearing these... if you check on a few of the last couple of days, you can see some of the other squares for this wild quilt... each one is 22 inches square and they will then be quilted and then turned into a massive quilt for the French doors in my studio... I am using different things around the farm as the themes of the squares... I hope that this is exceptable for this challenge!!! I am really enjoying using all my Ranger products for this quilt... I was never so excited to realize that I could use them in ways other than for paper... I found all kinds of info on the Ranger site for this... and am totally excited... Of course I am using all of the Tim Holtz line of Distress inks, reinkers, stains and stickles... LOVE THEM all... but now to find out that I can use them safely on fabrics!!! WOW... what a deal...

I hope to get my blouse done today... as I made a white large blouse to wear at a class... as I am going to share this with a lot of people... as I am so excited... My blouse will have flowers on it.. that much I know... so hopefully I will get that done this week too... I am taking a lot of time out these past few weeks... as I am having to plan all my classes for the coming season... so that takes a lot of thinking, doing and making of samples... LOL... what a heart breaker... right??? Having to spend so much time playing!!!

I will share... dont' worry..

Have a good one today... and hope you are able to play all day long... play for me.. .I have to go food shopping... and since we have to go up the mountain to do that... we stop at all kinds of places while we are out... as we don't go up there that often in a month... only a couple of times... living way out in the middle of no where is great... but when we go out.... we GO OUT for the day!!! Makes less time to play in the course of a day... boo hoo... I know that you are upset for me... but I will be back tomorrow... I have a few things to share...

Thanks for stopping by...
And I hope you like the way that the quilt is coming along...
Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

Sewing is FUN

2012-02-20T07:08:00.000-05:00

I have to start off today by saying that I dont' throw out too many pieces of paper that I have put ink onto... LOL... I am so silly about that ... I know I will use it sometime... well this is one of those 'mistakes' and I loved the colors.. so just because it had a huge 'dribble' in the center I didn't use it for the original piece... but it is wonderful here... I took the paper and put it thru the embossing folder... I think it is called Kassies by Cuttlebug??? Not really sure... then I used three different inks on the edges... and one distress stain... and then I misted with a Perfect Pearls... and then I sat and LOVED it... oh now to cover it all up??? Such a shame... Oh well back to work on this tag...

I sort of knew that the Sunday Stamper theme was sewing... and so I started to cut out some sewing Vintage Clip art... and then I started to ink more papers... and all of a sudden my hubby asked it we were going to have dinner... how about lunch??? Oh talk about blonde moments??? I had spent the entire day making backgrounds.... this is all your FAULT Hels... every single bit of it... LOL... Anyway.. .I had a blast... I would cover the paper in all different ways, then dry it... and then run it thru an embossing folder.. so I have tons of new backgrounds now to play with... what a fun day... what a way also to spend a rainy Sunday... I missed lunch and really didn't mind it... thank goodness Glenn does his own thing when I get absorbed in my art... love it...

Okay... so as you can see, I built a fence BOX... that holds all the goodies that I wanted to store in there...

I also attached an easel so that the tag would stand up and everything would not come tumbling out... how fun is that... I used the Small Easel Die cut from Tim's line of fun die cuts... take a look at them ... and have fun with them too...

Here is all the sewing things that are in the fence Box... scissors, pattern, needles, and hook and eyes... some people I am sure don't even know what they are... but I do... I didn't say that did I???

Anyway... all go into the box...

I used the Dress form Mini die cut for this... and then put the vintage slip onto it... I was surprised that the first time I actually got the right size on the slip... that is really hard to do... I did have to shorten it at the waist... but the rest was the right size...

The dress form was cut out in Sticky back canvas and then distressed and then colored with a few distress inks... how cute... love this whole fun tag... of course when I say it took me all day to do... it is the truth.. but I did a lot of other things in between... but I have to say that there was nothing that I had planned that I did do!!! AT ALL....

I was actually going to paint on a few squares for my quilt... but never got around to it... so thanks Hels... for taking my mind and sending it in another direction.... LOL.. .

Okay... I used a few old baby wipes and created my flowers... and then added a few stamen in the centers...

Here is a closer look at the sewing that has already been finished and is hanging up... how fancy HUH???

I thank you for stopping by.. and thanks again Hels for a fun Sunday of stamping??? or playing with paints and sprays, and inks and messy fingers and hands... loved every minute of it... 100% ...

Hope you have a fun day today... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Sunflowers

2012-02-19T08:32:00.000-05:00

Another square for my quilt... if you are just seeing these squares for the first time... I am making a quilt to cover two very large glass areas... one is French doors in my studio and the other is in our den that goes out to the deck... they both need something to help keep the night time coolness out... even though we live in the south... we do get chilly nights... and sometimes even see the white stuff... (I try not to use 4 letter words that are bad... so you will have to think....LOL)

Anyway the squares are 22 inches square and I am using all my Ranger inks to create the colors... on this one I used some of the reinkers of Distress Inks on the tie died style background... and then I created the Sunflowers... all the squares are to have something to do also with our farm... so since we grow very tall sunflowers I thought it would be appropriate to have a sunflower Square.... I am using muslin only for the fabric at this point... but might add some felted wool too... ???? Not really there yet..

I Love this piece as it is really a fun one... the colors are bright and I can remember the 15 foot sunflowers swaying in the summer skies... so very beautiful....

I will try and take a picture of them this summer and put it on the farm blog... I also need to up date this blog... but hey.. first things first... LOL...

I wanted to show some depth on these pretties... so I added some Liquid Pearls to the center of the flowers... what fun I had...

You can see them a little bit better in this picture... I also used some dyed seam binding... as I wanted to show some of the other plants that live with these sunflowers... there are all kinds of vines that choose to grow up the plants... they are just as important...

We use the sunflower seeds to feed the chickens... and also used the entire plant left for mulch on plants that were going to over winter... like garlic and shallots... which are starting to show their green tops and grow now...

This week Sunday Stamper has sewing as the theme... and I think that this also passes for that challenge... ??? YES??? I know I will most likely play with some paper today too... but you never know... I might paint again???

See you tomorrow... and I hope that you enjoyed this slight change in media... Check back on other days to see other pieces of this quilt... I think I have only done a couple... enjoy your day... and have fun...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

A little bird

2012-02-18T08:00:00.000-05:00

I was trying to do too many things all at once and so this picture is huge... it took over an hour for me to upload it.. .I am on dial up and never thought I would be able to up load this size picture... anyway... enjoy...

This is the first of my squares, and I love it... I would like them to be as different as possible in as many ways as possible too... so this one was done with 100% inks... and stamps... I drew and made the leaf stamp... and the other ones are from Tim Holtz line... Enjoy the Journey and the Flourishes... I drew the bird... and then colored in the squares of the 22 inch square..

I love the way that the inks ran and I used all the Ranger ones... Archival, Adirondack, Color washes... and then the Distress ones too... the re-inkers, mini misters, straight from the bottle too... and then a few pads... and just had a BLAST... .love it ... so I will be back soon with another one...

What do you think???
Would love to have some input from you...
leave a comment or e-mail me...
thanks...

Hope you have a fun day... and thanks so very much for stopping by... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Happy 12 Tags for 2012

2012-02-17T06:58:00.000-05:00

Tim is into CHANGE... and that is so great, as this is the year of the Dragon on the Chinese Calendar... and it is all about CHANGE.... a wonderful process that really helps us GROW in all directions... so the first change is that Tim is going to have new tag Challenge each month... so take a look here
download the side panel and join in on the fun... I can hardly wait to share with all the gals that join in and also maybe even get to see a few blogs myself... I stay up late at night and view one a night... as it takes a long long time to download on dial up!!! But it is worth it...

So my other tag was released yesterday and as promised I created on that was a little more like Tim's.... I used the Valentine stamp on the background... and used my while dabber and then used Victorian Velvet and Red Mahogany on the background... I used my distressing tool on the edges and then started to really

create and have more fun...
I wanted to have some bangles on the top, so I used some beads and made my own dangles... and used some vintage gold safety pins... I love these little things... I have about 25 more and that is it... I can't tell you how many I use to have... boxes of them... and I gave them all away when we moved... (another story and a half) I cut out a heart and then used Red Mahogany Distress Crackle on it... and then used my Tim Music tape on the edges and created a ruffle...

Cupid is very busy here... shooting his love (clear crystal hearts) at your heart...

Cupid... another story... I didn't buy the die cut of cupid... but I did have the adorable stamp of him... so I stamped it in Red Mahogany and then CUT IT out by hand... I love to cut anyway.. so it wasn't a problem... then I used distress Victorian Velvet stickles... and cover cupid...

Another shot of the crystal hearts going to the large heart...

Now down at the bottom of the tag, I used a Martha Punch and then top dressed the paper lace with a tissue tape ruffle again... just helps to tie the whole tag together... repeat, repeat and repeat... I can remember my design professor saying that over and over... so I repeated it ...
then a little seam binding wrapped around the tag and a bow added.

I hope you had a wonderful Valentines Day... Glenn and I certainly did... we celebrate Valentines Day every day of the year... I hope you can too... so I added another page to my Blog... and it has all my LOVE Tags for Valentines on it... take a look and I hope you feel the love that I am sending to YOU...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit... and stop by Tim's blog and join in on the love and fun we will all have each month...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

What fun this is...

2012-02-16T08:00:00.000-05:00

Well I started my quilt... actually a few weeks ago... but I wanted to share all my Valentine tags with you, prior to starting my quilt blogs...

Okay.. the first step was to drag out My Mom's olde Singer... I have a Kenmore that I have had for years... but it is beat up... not worth too much... things just are made the way they use to be made... this olde Singer... a real work horse... can't say that even about the new ones... I bought a real high end Singer prior to my Kenmore... piece of junk... threw it away... literally. I would not want anyone to have to deal with that horrible, frustrating mess when sewing... the tension was never right on it... so I would not buy another one because of it.

I think that this machine is over 60 years old!!! And it runs GREAT... of course the zig zag is an attachement... !!! How funny is that... but hey... it runs well and the tension is GREAT... what more can I ask for...

The purpose of these quilts is to cover the large sets of windows we have in our den and also in my studio, during the colder time of the day... to help save on our heating... even though we heat 100% with wood... we need to conserve that too... So each one of these 'squares' will be different, unique and fun... I have tons of ideas... and just need to create them... So I started to look at my inks, dyes, etc... and then called Ranger and did a little searching... and low and behold... most of the dyes, inks and things can be used on fabric!!!! I am in heaven... So I took some of the Color washes and sprayed it on my newly washed muslin... which is 100% cotton... and the bolt was 44 inches wide... so each square is about 22 x 22 inches... give or take.. I am not into perfection when doing that.... these are the rough squares...

So here is the beginning of a tree and a tree trunk with the blue sky... I used Color washes by Ranger and also some Twinkling H20 sprays... from years ago... I will be ironing all of these to help keep the color into the fabric... but at this point am not that worried about color... as I will not be washing these that often... and most likely will wash very lightly if at all.. . I have had window covers that I made from quilts when we lived in NJ... but these are going to be a little more 'decorative' and embellished...

Of course do you think I could find my leaf stamp??? NO... and I am really up set, as I have picked up my entire studio prior to starting all this ... as I had to switch things around... anyway... I made a new leaf stamp... it had to be a little smaller anyway.. so that is okay...

Then using my Archival inks, I stamped the leaf all over the tree area... as you can see...

I got a little carried away at times and wanted to try other things... so I gave way to that... as when I get those moods... I need to do it... I wanted to try stamping on just white fabric... so I used an Impression Obsession stamp and stamped with an Archival ink pad... and then used some Twinkling H20s around the edge of it...

You have to try things if you are going to learn... right???? So here it is...

Back on the tree... I let the leaves dry... and then added some words... I love words... and wanted to have a few areas of words on each square... maybe ??? To me nothing is written in stone with this project at all... so much fun... total freedom in all ways...

I also took a piece of plastic packaging and cut a bird cage using Tim's die cut... and then used it as a 'stencil' and took a mini mister filled with ink and perfect pearls and spritzed it... what fun... came out pretty good... I will see how it dries now... that is the biggest thing...
Being that this is day one... I wanted

to try all kinds of things... so then I took some other things and started mixing and painting all over this sample cloth...

I am waiting for my 22 x 22 squares to dry... I have them spread all over the studio... didn't want to put them into the dryer ... LOL... so I used some other things all around the cage...

Then I cut a little bird out... and painted it with a couple of things... Distress stains, and also some H20s... fun.. just trying out all kinds of things...

I even embossed with clear powder... and then used black distress stain to go all around the leaves... not too sure about this... seems like the stain got under the embossing ... ??? Will wait and see tomorrow...

I added some more writing... and some gold H 20's.... and just added some lines using my markers from Ranger too...

I wanted the Tree trunk to look a little like a real trunk... with some dimension... some lines, and different colors... so I used all kinds of things to start this process... I don't think this area is finished yet... we will see... maybe some Liquid pearls... or some Distressing stickles... you never know what will be added... maybe even some real saw dust... and glitter... ???

A really active quilt ... and fun too... 1st two days finished!!! WOW that went fast.. didn't it... I will post more as I get things done...

Hope that you enjoy my processes... please leave me a comment and tell me your feelings... thanks a million...

I really love for you to visit... and enjoy it even more knowing that you are enjoying this... thanks...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Valentine Day all year long...

2012-02-15T08:00:00.000-05:00

I truly hope that you had a very very loving day yesterday...As it was Valentines Day... if you don't have a person in your life that is your partner, than you have to spend extra time on loving self... being nice to yourself and believe in the truth of that... it is very very important to love self... not in a conceited way... but a good way... as if you don't love yourself.. .you certainly can't love anyone else... being good to yourself is a good place to be...

So this tag was to be good to ME... I put 24 hearts on it... which means 2 for every month... a lot of love... !!!! I had fun making this... for many reasons... I love this stamp by Tim Holtz and also love the color combination that I used to make it... I used Dusty Concord and milled Lavender on the background... and then I embossed with gold as I wanted this to really stand out... I am doing the ALL NEW tags with Tim too... the 12 tags of 2012... love it... and so this is the tag for February... but I did do it a little bit differently... but I will do the other way to... as I love that technique 100%... I think it is one of my favorite backgrounds... love it TIM....

I also did this tag for Grungy Monday and Sunday Stamper and also for Simon Says Stamp and Show... as they are all with the theme of LOVE... and creating with Tim's Toys... so as you can see here I made some flowers and cut out some leaves... and just had fun with a few Spellbinders too...
I love using Seam binding tape... so that is a given... I used Victorian Velvet on it... and it is much fun... I wanted my crystal hearts to really pop... so I put them on some wire and glued them with Glossy Accents (if you don't have any of that glue... you are truly missing out on a good glue... not kidding either...)

I really love the stamp with this huge LOVE on it... and it had to be in gold... sorry Tim... but I will do another one with the dabber... I promise...

I love another technique that I use all the time... it is the alcohol one.. love that... and on this tag I used the dabber with a new Fiskar stamp... added some vintage flowers... and a little paper lace and my Charm... which is so much fun to create...

I also will have another tag coming along a little later today... so come on back a little later... and thanks so much for stopping in now... I hope you will give yourself a little self love and enjoy the WHOLE day...
Love, Light and Peace.. Bonnie

Happy Valentines Day

2012-02-14T08:00:00.000-05:00

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY to one and all... I saved a lot of the tags for the last day... sending you lots of love and more than enough to share with ALL... so spread it around... make valentines for all you know... LOVERS day... So lets begin...

First off... these tags are all for the Challenge of GRUNGY MONDAY!!! Linda has asked that we use some of Tim's things... including techniques... love them... so that is NO PROBLEM at all...

I am sure you know what fun it is to share ideas and how to do's... well I had fun sharing how to make foil flowers using Tattered Floral die (Tim Holtz Line!! ) and foil.... along with some trusty alcohol inks...(Tim Holtz Line! ) so many of us buy things and then don't use them... as they don't know what to use them on!!! Well the foil came from Home Depot... it is heat duck tape... and I put the tape onto card stock and then cut it out... with tattered floral die... Tim's die cut... love that one...

Then using alcohol inks to color the flowers prior to 'curling' them... After all that is done... stack with glue in between for the perfect flower... wow... how easy and what fun!!!

I also used a piece of tissue with music on it... (Idea-ology tissue ) and the background of the tag... I used dabber snow white and then I used an Impression Obsession stamp and stamped it onto the tag... then using my blending tool I used a distress ink and rubbed it all over the tag... then with a damp cloth wiped the stamping ... the white POPS... love it... try it... it is easy and you will love it...

Another technique that Tim has used over the past months here... and I happen to love it... I shared it with you in January... and it is using a piece of plastic... covering it with alcohol inks.. and then using a BLACK archival ink pad... you stamp and wipe quickly... and you get a release of the alcohol ink in the stamped area... MAGIC!!! LOVE IT...

So I took a piece of plastic sheet (recycled packaging bin... huge pile now)
and covered it with alcohol ink... and then used these cute little butterflies as the subject... put some glossy paper behind the plastic and then used some copper tape for the edges... I popped the plastic onto this piece of paper to make a 'flower' box type of thing... as the heart is a tag unto its self!!!

A close up will show you a little better...

The butterfly is a spellbinder and then a few gem stones... for the center part...

A little Martha Stewart punching of hearts gives it a finished touch...

of course the tag I made with my distress inks in the mini misters... with some perfect pearls added.. love all of mine... I can never have too many... a little bit here and there on all things...

This was another fun tag.. ( I really don't have too many tags that I make that I dont' have fun making... but this one was really fun... I used some My Minds eye paper... and created a pocket for the Hearted tag to fit into...

A butterfly with some distress Stickles... and vintage clip art... what more could you want...

The tag area coming out of the pocket...

I did use my distress inks in the mini misters to create most of my background on these tags... as I have a huge stock pile of tags that NEED to be used!!! Love making papers at certain times...

My little cupid tag...
Is this cupid cute or what...
It came from the Kaiser Paper pad... as did the bird with the envelope of love letters and the flowers... it was all there... just had to cut it out...

At the bottom I added a ruffle of Tim's tissue paper and then a row of paper lace hearts...

Also another fractual charm... and some white flowers...

A clip on the side holds some hearts that my dear friend Mary Taylor gave to me... thanks Mary.. I love them...

When Mary and Victoria were here playing, Mary used a set of these adorable hearts on a tag she was creating... but she wanted the hearts to be gold... so she simply used some embossing ink and then dipped them into gold embossing powder and created GOLDEN HEARTS for her pretty tag...

I am again apologizing that I didnt take pictures of the pretty tags that each gal made... we had so much fun and I simply just plain forgot to take pictures of any type... so very sorry to you and also to them... NEXT time MAYBE they will remind me... PLEASE do... My mind seems to be forgetting some things to share...

A really simple quick and easy tag... a little spritzing of the mini misters to create the background color... and then some vintage clip art... I also used some Kaiser papers for this one... and they had some wonderful tags etc in this pad... I have to tell you that I won a couple of weeks at Simon Says Stamp and Show... and they have a wonderful store... yikes... so very complete... and I chose this pad of paper.. it is delightful... the papers are sweet and wonderfully vintage and pretty...

One of my more favorite tags... as the papers that I used are so very pretty... each and every one of them... I started off with some Victorian Velvet ink and also some perfect pearls in a mini mister.. and I sprayed my worksheet... and the paper is yummy plus... then I cut my tag out of the best part... then I created the little circle paper by the dabber release method explained above and rubbed three different colors of distress inks on the paper.. then I sprayed the entire paper with Perfect Pearls mist.... Oh wow!! what pretty piece of paper... then I cut it out with a Spellbinder... added the vintage clip art ... and had my center piece... A little butterfly action... and of course some seam binding ribbon....

At the top there are two fractuals that I created with the Alcohol release... love the way that they just add so much to the tag... (not the best of pictures ... but hopefully you can see them... so very sorry... )

The background paper was a favorite piece.. and I had just enough to cut this circle out!!! Love it... many layers of inks, and perfect pearls...

Another favorite... Love the pinks in this tag... Anyway.. .I did create a nice tag and then I had to use this piece of paper that I created with the dabber and Victorian Velvet ink... over that I put a square using Martha's heart punches... and the vintage clip art... I used some idea-ology with the heart lock plate and the key... and then created my fractuals using the alcohol release method... love doing that...

When you are creating these fractuals... use some stamps that have detail... but flower 'scenes' are great to use... the whole scene doesn't have to be n the fractual... (Fractuals are pieces of plastic that are in the Idea-ology line by Tim Holtz..)

The stamp used here was four times the size of this fractual... I only used a small section of the stamp to stamp with...

So very much fun to create your own charms and embellishments...

Have a super Happy Valentines DAY... and may each day that follows be just as loving for you too...

Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

SPECIAL WINNINGS

2012-02-13T15:17:00.001-05:00

WOW... Jenny Doh gave a gift to Altered Alice a gift for the challenge... and I WON!!!! WOW.... I was so very excited... And then today I received it.... YIKES... what a fantastic book...
Love it... and it is loaded with all kinds of wonderful things..

I can hardly wait until tonight when I can sit and read it.... it is really something...

I have to go to the site and really get into this whole process... it is all about ART... my favorite was to live... and so I really need to do this and get involved with it...

Hope you will click on this and also take a look see... it is really all about people and people who live their ART...

How special... Thanks Jenny... and I love the fact that my book is also hand signed... Thanks a million...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Flowers of LOVE

2012-02-13T06:11:00.000-05:00

A few weeks ago two very dear FRIENDS came over for a play day... we had a blast... very comforting to know that you have such GREAT people around you... we all felt the same way too... Anyway... these two gals came with armloads of wonderful thoughtful gifts to each of us!!! What fun it was.. it truly felt like Christmas in January... as that is when we played... Anyway Victoria brought me this heart... it is so light that it is wonderful to hang up with a piece of seam binding tape glued... yikes ... what fun.. ANYWAY... I had to play with that...

So I took all my flowers out ... and looked at them all... and decided which ones to use on this pretty heart... The tissue music came on the heart... so all I did was add the ribbons, flowers and pearls...

I used a lot of Prima, Tapestry stamp flowers (from years ago) and also some that were gifts from other friends... Thanks Marie... Also some Tattered
Florals using Tim's Die Cut

As you can see I had fun... since I love flowers it was not hard to do...

It is a sweet, delicate heart... and it is hanging right now over my computer from the chandelier... love it... thanks so very much Victoria... I love it...

More flowers on the other side...

This is also for Simon Says Stamp and Show... Which is Anything GOES... Here is is... Anything!!!

And then Hels Sheridan on Sunday Stamper HEARTS...

What fun I had doing this...

Hope you have a happy day today... and make sure you come back tomorrow for the Valentine Finale... more fun things...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Victorian Boots and Flowers

2012-02-12T08:00:00.000-05:00

I have collected old timey clip art for years.. and each time I go to use it I decide not to... for some silly reason... but I am totally enjoying using it on these Valentine tags... Hope you are enjoying it too...

This tag was a real pleasure to create... I loved making the background... I used my distress inks and colored it... then I used Impression Obsession stamps to stamp the background two times... not once... but twice!!! Crackle and also words.. love it... how neat is that....

Then I added the two bottom borders.. one of paper hearts and the other of Idea-ology trim... and then made a few flowers for the top with a baby wipe... and added the clip art..

Just another view so you can see the bow, flowers and background a little better...

So did you have a fun day today... hope you do... and that you have created something special...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit here at Love, Light and Peace... I really do appreciate all your support and comments... thanks again.

Love, Light and Peace..Bonnie

Be MINE

2012-02-11T08:00:00.000-05:00

How many days until Valentines... ?? Only 3.... wow... it is almost here... and will you be mine????

A really fun tag... a couple of rosettes... with some distress stickles on the hearts... and then the letters of BE MINE... cut from upon a time letters... and then the Martha Stewart heart... and border...

The paper??? I think it is bo bunny??? can't remember... silly me...

Thanks for stopping by... and hope you are making a lot of Valentines... do you remember when you were a kid and each kid in your class had to get one.. then as you got older you only gave the cards to your best friends... be it girls or boys... and then finally only to your boy friend... oh my... those were the days ... huh???

See you tomorrow... love, light and peace....Bonnie

Cute little Cupid

2012-02-10T08:00:00.000-05:00

Cute little Cupid... with his bow and arrows... ready to SEND LOVE TO YOU... Wow.. only 4 days until the big lovers day... are you ready...

This little cutie is already where it is suppose to be... and I had fun creating, making and sending it... I have truly loved making all these Valentine tags for all my family... loved every minute of it...

The background here I used an assortment of Victorian Velvet inks, stains and sprays...

Then I used a cuttlebug embossing folder for the raised flowers... and accented the areas I wanted with a lot of stain... randomly done...

The clip art was cut out... and added and then the word from Tim's Valentine set of stamps... and the rosette was also from his dies... the paper??? I think it was K and Co....

How cute... hope that cupid comes here... and gives us a lot of love... LOL... Have a fun day... create something loving... thanks for stopping by for a visit... and see you tomorrow... that is for sure...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Doves in LOVE

2012-02-09T08:00:00.000-05:00

I had to use these two love birds... how precious are they... love the colors... and so I used the colors in the tag too... obviously...

I used my distress Milled Lavender Stain and then pad to create the background... then a little perfect pearls mist ... just to make it sparkle... I used a piece of fencing that was on my work table... and the seam binding... simple like they are... and loving also...

Have a fun day... Love, Light and Peace....Bonnie

Flower Box

2012-02-07T08:00:00.000-05:00

When I start out to create a project... I generally never know what I am going to do... this was truly the case with this tag... I wanted to use the pictures I had in my hand... and that was it...
The rest just took time to pick and choose...

Our son when we was over in Germany wanted to get me something that I would totally enjoy.. so he bought me these Prima flowers... I love them for this little Flower box that I created...

Okay... lets talk about the background first... I used an Impression Obsession 6x6 stamp... and used Iced Spruce Distress Ink Pad... and then added the Victorian Velvet around the edges... soft and pretty...

I used a couple of Vintage clip art pictures... and then wanted to have some paper flowers... so I added the heart border (Martha Stewart Deep cut punch) and I popped it... and so there was room to create the Flower box look... I added the carnations as a back drop effect..

When everything was glued down ... I added some Distress Stickles around the edge of the picture and also around the carnations... love that stuff... just a little goes a LONG way... Added some at the top with my seam binding that was dyed to match the edges of the tag...

All very easy and I forgot to add one important fact... the heart 'flower box' is very very glossy... I created that by using white embossing powder and then a couple of coats of Melt Art Ultra Thick Embossing powder. So it has an enameled effect... love that look...

As you can see here the heart sort of flairs outward to give a flower box look... love it when something happens to benefit the look you are trying to achieve...

Also this tag was created with the theme this week of HEART!!! for the Sunday Stamper... please take a little time and check out this fun site... Hels Sheridan is a really wonderful person with a lot of talent... so please take a look see...

A better look at the glitters and also the heart...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit and a look see... hope to see you again tomorrow too...

Enjoy your day...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Me and My Best Friend

2012-02-06T15:38:00.000-05:00

Okay.. so it is a vintage picture... big deal... LOL... I am a vintage person... and I love this time in my life too...
This picture was taken when I was about 4 or 5 years old... with my next door neighbor BETSY... who became to be my best friend when we were growing up... This particular time I have this wonderful Chinese paper parasol and we played with it all day long... I can remember that I had tie shoes and Betsy hadn't learned how to tie yet... she was a little younger than I was... that is why I put the bow on the button...

This is an ATC for Three challenges...

Sunday Stamper .... HEARTS

Simon Says Stamp and Show...
Torn edges, Button, Wings, Distress Inks

Grungy Monday ... ATC using Tim Holtz things...

Well I had to also add a few other things... like a box... and canvas... and also embossing... and all kinds of other things... LOL... I can't ever do anything simple... and I love it that way too..

I have to tell you that there is a story behind this ATC... Betsy and I are not in touch with each other right now... she had a bad marriage and has gone into hiding and I wish with all my heart that she would call me... and I also wish that the blue bird of happiness is with her at all times... and that the love of this time in our lives will allow her to grow from... and to put bad times behind her. Betsy if you are reading this... I would love to hear from you... I miss you in my life...

I really did have fun making this little ATC... even though it is only 2.5 x 3 inches.... it is packed with love and fun... I made the little box that Betsy and I are on... and covered it with canvas... and then used Tim's tape... colored it and put the picture on it... I used Glossy accent on the picture to make it a little more stiff... and it did... that stuff is great for so many things...

I used two bows to hold the blue bird on the card... more happiness... I colored the bird with alcohol inks and also Adirondack pens...A corner from the Idea0ology line and of course I used all kinds of Distress Inks... Mustard on the card itself... and then Brushed cor on the hearts... and Black soot on the edges of the card... Mustard on the box... and three colors of blue on the seam binding... so many fun things... yikes

I am really starting to use my inks more and more every day... as I have started on the quilt squares... and am having so very much fun... I was never aware of the many uses that the Ranger line and the Tim Holtz inks were able to do... also all the Perfect pearl mists, etc... wow... wait until you see them... I will start showing them next week sometime hopefully... hope you will come back and see them...

Thanks for stopping by for this little box and ATC.... I love it also when you leave a comment... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

The Queen of Hearts in all her Glory

2012-02-06T15:11:00.000-05:00

WOW.... prior to seeing this months challenge (At the ALTERED ALICE site ) I saw that I had won the challenge from last month... yikes... what a wonderful gift too... check out the site and see what I won... Jenny Doh is sending me the prize... so it is going to be GREAT... you know that even before you go and see what it is...

The Altered Alice Challenge this month is HEARTS!!!!
Wow... who else would be featured than the Queen her self... the RED QUEEN that is...

I loved the queens that were done with the stamps on the site... and have to have a Queen with heart eye lashes... so here is my queen that I drew for this challenge...

I used markers and fun... and loved using all the GEM STONES for accents... what fun...

I started off with a white tag... and ran it thru my embossing folder by Cuttlebug ... the one with the hearts... and then used a Victorian Velvet Distress ink pad and colored it...
Then spritzed it with a Perfect Pearl mist... Biscotti... love the softness of that one... anyway... then I drew the queen and colored her...

I used the Martha Stewart Heart punch set to create the details on the Queens color... and also on the top of the tag... I used a gem stones for all the glimmer and glam on here... and love it... what fun this Queen is to do... I made her a little more reserved in this one tag... but looks can always be deceiving... as we all know... so beware of her!!!

Hope you have a fun day... mine is off to a good start and it is almost time for dinner... and I don't know where the day has gone!!!
But it has been fun...
Thanks for stopping by for a visit... and see you again in a few minutes with another challenge...

Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

Daisy Love

2012-02-06T08:00:00.000-05:00

Well for those who know me... my very favorite flower is a daisy... so this is a very favorite tag... to say the very least... I had a lot of fun creating this one too...

The background... I used some ink on a worksheet and created the background.. .then I ran it thru a Cuttlebug Embossing folder and then used Iced Spruce ink pad and ran it over the raised flowers... love it... very easy and effective in my mind...

Then I made three more pieces of colored paper only I used a thin cardstock.. and made the papers for the banners on the top and bottom of the tag... they are all different blues... as I made each color by blending the colors on my worksheet and smearing the paper into the inks... love the results...

Then I cut out the little flags and glued them onto the hemp cord... Okay... the circle of hearts is a spellbinder and it was cut out of the heating and vent tape... (refer to the 23rd of January about the tape) and how to do it...

I used a Martha Stewart fence punch and then I inked and sprayed it with Perfect Pearls mists.... I used a couple of colors... and love the richness of the fence...

The bottom banner was cut and then folded... and the little saying was put onto it... a little seam binding bow... and I was done...

The vintage print is so cute... love these two playful children... and the DAISIES... LOVE THEM too...

Well thanks for stopping by for a visit... and hope that you have enjoyed yourself... I love you stopping by... and tomorrow there will be another Valentine tag... so come on back to see it...

Have a GREAT day... create some more love and then plan on who to give it too... I have piles of tags that will go to certain people... and hopefully they will love them all...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Collecting

2012-02-05T08:00:00.000-05:00

Another fun tag...

As you know I love to make papers... most of my work is created with 100% white cardstock... this is 100% white cardstock... plus the vintage clip art...

Okay... so I used some Twinkling H20's for the background tag... then I used some Mini misters with a darker turquoise ink and created the background behind the punch work...

I used a Martha Punch set to create that... and then put the picture in the middle of it...

I used Iced spruce ink pad to create my ribbon... and then tied it around the tag... It just needed something more... but I didn't want too much of anything... so this was just what I needed to finish this one off...

Come on back tomorrow for some more Valentines tags... I am on a roll... loving it too... what fun... I have not used any RED paper yet... and might not...

Hope you have a fun day... and that you can create something fun too... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Pink on Pink

2012-02-04T08:00:00.000-05:00

This is so very delicate.. I used a few different clip art sources... the background is from my Maternal Grandparents wedding book... which is 99 years old. they got married in 1913.... wow... a few years ago!!! Anyway... I did scan in all the pictures from the book and t his is one of the prettiest ones... Then I had to cut it all out... I also cut the woman out...

I played with these two for a long time, trying to figure out what to do with them... I did want to use them both... and also the silver frame..

I cut that out from the die that Sheila sent to me... thanks again Sheila for that... I love it... so very me... I wanted to use a very delicate background... so I used a 6x6 Impression Obsession stamp and put white dabber all over it... and stamped it onto the manilla tag... then I used my foam blending tool and Victorian Velvet Distress ink and put that all over the tag... then I quickly used a very damp cloth and removed the ink from the dabber... lovely... I guess I should take pictures of the tags prior to putting anything on them... they are really quite pretty... I will see if my allows me to remember that when I play to make more tags...

Here is a close up of the frame... I used the silver foil... (technique can be found on Jan 23rd post) and since the square was a lot larger than the width of the tag, I cut it to the size I wanted...

Sometimes we just have to do that... don't we...

This face and background picture remind me of my grandmother... so very much... so I guess I will have to send this tag to my Mom... she will love it... Hope she can see it...

Love to create... so I think I will spend the rest of the day doing just that... hope you get into creative moods and spend hours playing... organizing, doing things that you like to do... SEe you back here tomorrow I hope.. I have a few more tags to go... only 10 days until Valentines day... so get your sweetie something sweet... I don't know what I am going to get mine... still working on it... maybe I will make him something!!! One from paper... and one that he can eat... a sweet cake!!!

Love to cook too... yikes... I love so many things and spend all my time doing them... I guess I am spoiled... and I love that too... LOL...

Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

Scarf Dancer

2012-02-03T08:00:00.000-05:00

Some of these tags might not seem like "Valentine" tags.. but they are .. they are made with love for someone else.. .and the theme is something that they loved... or love... so they are Valentine tags...

Our son loves the movie Moulin Rouge... and so I just had to make a few tags with that theme... even though this woman is not from Moulin Rouge, I loved her... and love the flowing of her dance... so she won the place on this tag...

The background was made with Weather Wood Distress Ink and then I used some Perfect Pearl Mist over the top of that...

Then I used a Impression Obsession stamp to create the swirling flow over the top of that...

Then I took another piece of card stock and painted it with twinkling H20's... and it really is a lot prettier in real life, than it is here... it looks flat here... but it glimmers and sparkles in real time... I cut it out with a Spellbinder die... and allowed this pretty little miss to dance thru and around it...

Of course I dyed my same binding and added the words... and was done...

I love these vintage pictures.. they really are quite challenging to cut out... but still fun to use. Hope you have a fun day planned and it includes creating something special... I have a few more things to create today... Thanks for stopping by for a visit... hope to see you tomorrow... Love, Light and Peace..Bonnie

Just a tiny little glass of wine

2012-02-02T08:00:00.000-05:00

Background... Using A distress ink pad, I smeared it onto my worksheet.. and then misted it lightly... and took my tag and rubbed it into the inks.. I think I used Victorian Velvet, and a little bit of Spun Sugar. then I used some Perfect Pearls Mist over the entire tag... again grabbing a few colors and misting... then using my heat gun to dry...

Okay... then I grabbed some of my stamps... wanted that olde Vintage look of the paper... so I used my crackle stamp 6x6 from Impression Obsession... and some Vintage Photo Distress ink and created this look... I used a tiny little stamp by Tapestry Stamps for the leaf border... and also some black archival ink that was there on my worktable... things are used that are handy... and it was left there... so it got used... Then I cut out my vintage clip art... and glued that down...

Then I wanted to do some tiles... so I grabbed the fractual Idea-o logy squares and put alcohol inks on them... I used Latte, Hazelnut and a little red... can't remember the name of it... anyway wanted a little of that... it only takes a few minutes (seconds actually ) for the inks to dry...

Then using a Black Archival ink pad, I inked up my Tapestry flowers and inked onto the alcohol ink... and then as quickly as you stamp you wipe it off... and you have the imprint of the stamp... it is so wild...
You might have to look hard.. but there is alittle flower in the upper right hand corner... and a larger flower in the lower middle of the tile... then I flipped the fractual over and stamped a dragonfly with the black archival ink... and allowed it to dry... You should try this... you can use any kind of plastic... even cut up a sheet of packaging... it all works... then you adhere to a sheet of glossy white paper... I used Glossy accents to glue it down... (good glue to use for so many projects)

I used a few different size tiles for this tag... all are so much fun to create... have to use this more often...

I guess you can use different backgrounds for different looks too... think I will try some metallic ones next!!! That should be fun... maybe use my silver foil and a little alcohol ink on that... wow... I will have to play some more with these little tiles... also some plastic recyclable sheets... always love to recycle.

Have a fun day... create something fun. and TOTALLY enjoy yourself.. even inky messes... Thanks for stopping by... more on the way for tomorrow... so please stop back... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Love on a Swing

2012-02-01T08:00:00.000-05:00

This is one of my daughters favorite pictures as a teenager... so I had to use this cute loving picture on a tag for her. I started off with a manilla tag (which I don't use that often..) and I embossed it with this cuttlebug embossing folder.. I happen to love this one a lot, as I love flowers... and this Asian folder also happens to be a large one... so the entire tag fits into it... love that too...

Then I used my worksheet... do you have one... ??? If not it is a really great investment... I use it all the time... in fact over by my inking area it is taped to the top of the table... someday I will share my studio with you again... I am always moving things around... re-organizing...

Anyway... I then used my worksheet... and sprayed some Raisin color wash by Ranger and then also some Victorian Velvet that I had mixed into a mini Mister ... after spraying onto the worksheet, I lightly misted with some water... very fine misting... and then swirled my tag into the inks... Then I dried with the heat gun... and then misted with some perfect pearl misters...   I do know that I grabbed a few... colors??? just use what ever color you have or grab.... they are all pretty...

Then I created the stacked love... using the silver foil... (refer to Jan 23rds post) and a little square stamp that I love. WOMAN... so cute.

There you have it... a loving tag... oh yes... I happen to love to cut things out... did you notice that?? LOL... if there was a machine that did all the cutting that I do... I think I would still cut out with my scissors... which I use a couple of pairs of different scissors... but my favorite are my Fiskars... just bought another pair... as mine tend to get a little gooey... all chunked up with glue and other adhesives... Oh yes I have the ones that say that they will never get all gooey... but mine are!!! Not kidding... I must have at least 8 pairs of scissors that I can not use due to that...

Here is the bottom half of the tag enlarged for you to see the details on the stamp...

Hope you have a fun day... Valentines day is not far away ... so if you haven't started to make that special someone a Valentine you better get started...

Thanks for stopping by to see mine... see you tomorrow??? Hope so... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

A Loving Kiss

2012-01-31T08:00:00.000-05:00

This was a really fun tag to create... I love making intricate backgrounds for the Vintage Clip art...
I started off with some ink on my worksheet... and then used a distress ink pad (vintage photo) on a 6x6 Impression Obsession stamp... love these things... can hardly wait to get my hands on some new ones...

Then also took the script 6x6 and stamped in the corner... the rest of the tag was all fun too...   I took some silver tape (refer to Jan 23 post) and a heart spellbinder and created the frame for this sweet vintage picture... added a little seam binding with some iced spruce ink pad... and then added the shoe...

The dimension on this picture is really great... had to use this one...

Hope you find this a fun technique to do... simple and effective.

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by to see my Valentine tag... come back tomorrow for another one!!! Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

King and Queen of Valentines

2012-01-30T12:15:00.000-05:00

Oh what a fun 'holiday' we have coming up.. VALENTINES DAY!!! I love it... the best holiday of the year for me... (actually they all are... I love each and every one of them.. )

Anyway... This week on Simon Says Stamp and Show... they have asked to show a King and Queen... so here is mine...

The King and Queen of Valentines Day... a vintage print from Kaiser Paper... and I used a Spellbinder heart die on the background... and then a little butterfly... Of course I used all my Distress inks on the back ground... and then ran thru a cuttlebug embossing folder... and rubbed distress inks over the embossing... what fun...

Thanks for taking a look see... hope you will check back in each day to see more Valentine Tags.. I am putting up one a day until February 14th... Happy Valentines Day to you...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Pretty Flowers

2012-01-30T08:00:00.000-05:00

The back ground of this tag was so very easy... I smeared white craft glue all over a tag... then used some of Tim Holtz's tissue and crinkled up a width of the paper.. and put it onto the tag... let it dry a little and then used a Distress ink pad and rubbed it over the edges and where I wanted some color... easy peasy!!!!

Then I made some little flowers using Tattered Floral die cut from Tim too... and used some baby wipes for the paper that I used to make the flowers... love these soft little flowers... and the paper is never ever like any other paper... really wild.

Looking from the top of the tag to the bottom, you can see that I snugged each flower into a crevice of the tissue paper... love that effect... dont' you???

The richness of the color of the flowers is so like Valentines day roses too... don't know what I cleaned up... but I would guess it was Raisin Color wash!!! What do you think???

Okay... a little vintage clip art... a Valentine clown... love her...

The heart is an old stamp??? Can't remember what company it is from... as I took all the wood off all my stamps about 5-6 years ago... as I needed room, so I could buy more!!! I used some Clear Rock Candy Distress stickles...on the flowers and colored the stamp with some markers...

The forever came from Tim's newest Valentine stamp... and then made the banner for it... a pretty flower tag...

See you tomorrow... and thanks for coming by to see what I created... another fun one tomorrow... see you then... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie...

Layer upon layer

2012-01-29T08:00:00.000-05:00

Layer upon Layer of petty coats, and also paper on this tag... I used a technique using a spritzer bottle of water and also some mini misters to create the back ground... and then did the same on another piece of paper that I ran thru an embossing folder... (flowers) and then used another piece of paper that I had colored with Twinkling H20's for the heart Punch...

You can see the twinkling of the paints here... really fun to use... and the effects are truly a lot better in real life!!! the whole tag glimmers... as I gave the whole background a spritz also with some Perfect Pearls mists... love them...

Another tag for my son...
Thanks for visiting me... and see you tomorrow too... love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Moulin Rouge

2012-01-28T08:00:00.000-05:00

Our son Loves the movie Moulin rouge... so I decided to do a few tags for him of Moulin Rouge... I love these old vintage advertisements of Moulin Rouge... so I collage a few of the girls from some... I used a piece of card stock that I had creased every 1/2 inch... and then ran Distress Inks over to create this warm colored back ground... a very simple tag to say the least...

Thanks for stopping by ... see you tomorrow???
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

LOVE

2012-01-27T08:00:00.000-05:00

LOVE

I really love this heart embossing folder by Cuttlebug... especially at this time of the year...

So I started out with a manilla tag... and embossed it and then used some Distress Ink pads to color around the edges... and then used a distress stain on the center of the tag...

I had stamped a piece of card stock with Tim's new Valentine stamp... and had been cutting words out when I wanted to use them... these two were a little too soft.. so I used the Victorian Velvet Distress Stickles over the letters... Sweet Valentine... I used the Silver tape to create the stacked LOVE... (refer to January 23 post...) and then used a stamp from ages ago for the cupid vintage clip art to sit upon... a simple and easy tag... of course I used my seam binding tape and some ink that matched the tag...

What do you think... sweet enough...????

Thanks for stopping by... leave a message if you can... and let me know what you think... do you like this series of tags...????

have a fun day... I am going to be sewing today a little... as I am creating a quilt making my own fabrics... dying, and playing... will start to show you some of the squares soon...

Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

Be mine as I adore thee

2012-01-26T08:00:00.000-05:00

Another really detailed background for me... and I love doing these too... what a shame... huh???

Okay... I started off with a couple of colors and a fine mist of water on my worksheet... and then a few stamps... using different archival inks... a little clip art... and a little rosette... and I have really into the throws of it all...

When I found an old dictionary I refused to tear the pages out to use... so I copied them... and will always have the pages and book!!!

I used a lot of distress stickles on the words and the rosette...

Thanks for stopping by and for all the comments and e-mails ya'll send me... Love them all...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Now you see it .... now you don't

2012-01-24T06:00:00.000-05:00

Sometimes a technique really allows you to create some amazing things with it... this is one of those techniques... I love creating using this one... So I love to share it too...

Saturday a group of my friends were all suppose to come over and play... but we had tornado warnings and all decided to wait until Sunday to play... which was good, as it was still a cloudy, rainy type of day and I sort of think that allows us all to play better... dont' you???

Anyway... we did have a nice time... and we were all working on different things but we also enjoyed sharing different techniques too... April showed us how to make a really cute little 'basket' using a square piece of paper... and then I showed how to create 'bleach spots' using water... a fun Tim Technique... and then I wanted to share this fun Alcohol ink and plastic technique... so we did it... everyone had fun doing it... I wish that I had taken a picture of Susan's pieces as you will not be able to see them... but her's were really nice too...

You will be able to see April's projects here... as she is doing a project for SparkleNSprinkle here
Always a fun thing to see how others create with the same technique... so I have included here a few other links for you to enjoy too...

Marie was here playing too... and this is where you can her's .

Of course we have to give credit where credit is due.... Tim Holtz does a fun 12 Tags of Christmas starting on December 1st... and of course most of you know that I loved doing them this year... you can see them all by going to my newest blog... Christmas Loverlies and on the right you will see a section that will allow you to see all the tags that I created for this 12 days of hard learning and playing... loved every minute of it too...   WOW.. what fun it was.

Anyway on the 5th Day... Tim did this fun technique and I made quite a few things doing it... and I wanted to share this technique and spread the good news... as it is a FUN way to create different things with it...

So here is my tag... that I created on December 5th...
The nice part about it is that if you don't like what you have created you can erase it with solvent!!! How neat is that... love it even better...

Okay... now Linda Ledbetter who happens to also LOVE Tim's techniques does a wonderful blog and she has a challenge using Tim's techniques every Monday... called GRUNGY MONDAY.... I happen to love doing these challenges... as I love getting grungy!!!
On January 16th she challenged us again to use this technique... so by going to this challenge you will also see quite a few more pieces of creations using this technique too... and so I created this necklace for this challenge... I have not wore it yet... but do have it hanging up to wear soon...

I also wanted to do something special for Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge so I created this little scrapbook of my Grandson's birth... and this is the cover... So after seeing all these fun things you can create is your mind spinning???

On Sunday when April, Marie, and Susan all came over to play I also created a few things using this technique... and these are them...

I love using the little fractual pieces of Idea-ology but also you can use sheets of plastic... yes the packaging sheets are GREAT to use... you are helping by keeping this stuff out of the landfills..... and also creating something special with it... so if you haven't already got a stash... I know that you will start one NOW...

I used sheets of plastic for these two projects...
This tag is for a few challenges ..

Last week on Grungy Monday Linda wanted us to use this technique... so I obviously did get very involved with this Linda... thanks for the reminder... love it... But then this week Hels Sheridan at Sunday Stamper wanted us to do faces... so here it is... faces... what could be more perfect... lovers faces... and then on Simon Says Stamp and Show they are asking for a song title... so this tags name is Michelle, My Belle... by the beatles... love that song... and I am singing it right now... I only know parts... but I am singing it all ... even the ya ya ya's... LOL...

A close up of the faces... so very delicate... the vintage clip art is really fun...

My tag was created by using a few colors of brown.... Latte and Hazelnut alcohol by Ranger... You will love all the colors... but these are two that I used for this sheet... then I used a few Tapestry stamps for the relief... When you try this technique you might think it is difficult and not try it... dont' limit your experiences .... this is so easy a child can do it... the hardest part is gathering all the things you need to use... and moving quickly to remove the black archival ink... LOL.. that is the fun part too... it is so amazing...
I do hope you will try it...

Okay... then I used some inks that April and Susan had on their blending tools... and created a sheet of pretties... and then I again used a stamp that April had on her acrylic block... and randomly stamped all over the plastic... creating this fun piece of plastic... then I cut it up into 1x1 inch squares... and made this little box for putting all the pieces onto it... I used Glossy Accents to cover and protect the little squares... Love the look of this... and it will go into my pile of Christmas presents for 2012... Yes I have already started on making a few gifts... a couple each month will give me a head start...

Well I know this has been a long blog.. but hopefully a fun one for you... I know that I had fun creating and doing all these things... and hope you will try this one... it is so much fun.

Have a fun day creating something special for a special someone too... and thanks for stopping by for a visit... please look at my Valentine tags.. each day there will be a new one until February 14th... and hopefully by then I will have another special for you too... you never know what will happen...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Love Me Tender

2012-01-23T22:36:00.000-05:00

I have a problem with just doing one thing for each challenge... don't even try anymore to do just one... I am just so into making things... LOL.. just my way...

So this is for two challenges...
Simon Says Stamp and Show... and also for Grungy Monday...

Simon Says Stamp and Show... is to create a project using a song title... and Grungy Monday is to use crackle... so I used it on the heart...

Any of course this is also another Valentine tag for my collection... I love all of them... and it will be hard to give them away... but I am making them to do just that...

Happy Valentines DAY ... to YOU... a little early??? Oh well... it is never too early for LOVE from the heart... give it freely to all... Have great day... play hardy and enjoy it all... thanks for stopping by... and hope you can play today...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Earth Angel

2012-01-23T22:20:00.001-05:00

Three challenges that I LOVE to do each and every week... hope I can keep up to it now... as I am starting to work on my quilting... and will be using my inks, stamps, creativeness on that piece of my life...

But until then... here is a tag that I made to include three challenges...

Sunday Stamper... Show a face

Simon Says Stamp and Show ... which is to do a title of a song... EARTH ANGEL

Grungy Monday... to crackle... which I did... as you can see in the picture below...

Here is the tag prior to all the embellishments... I really loved it... and wanted to share it prior to putting everything on it...

I used distress inks and colored it... then used some Perfect pearl mists and then I used some Impression Obsession stamps for the writing... okay... they I went wild with some tapestry stamps.... then I crackled it...

Added some Silver misting... and then started to add my other embellishments... like the tea bag folding on the top edge of the tag... ooops... I didn't take a close
up picture... sorry...

Then I added a little bow under the picture of the earth angel... and a stick pin that my Friend Marie bought...

Maybe you can see the crackle here a little better...

And I added a dragonfly gold sticker... just for the earth part along with the flowers...

Love the blues, greens and gold on this tag... all earthly colors don't you think???

Hope you have a fun day today... and thanks for stopping by for a look see...

Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

Cherish

2012-01-23T08:00:00.000-05:00

I love creating different backgrounds... and this one was really fun... I love to create tag backgrounds with different inks... and so this was tag that I must have
inked a long time ago... I then embossed it... and used a resist pad over the flowers... and heat embossed with white embossing powder...

What a great texture, and look it has in real life...

I took some heat vent tape... (go to Home Depot or Lowe's and buy a roll... not expensive and you can make tons of embellishments with it... I peel it off and put onto card stock and you have a wonderful metallic paper... you can even use alcohol inks on them... really GREAT... and so very inexpensive too!!! ) and created the Stacked LOVE... and added some Vintage clip art... and a word from the Valentine Stamp that Tim released... love it too.. A simple yet fun tag...

Hope you are thinking LOVE and Valentines day... a fun time of the year... Thanks for stopping by... and please dont' forget that I will be doing Valentines until February 14th.. something new every day... So please stop back...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

2012-01-22T08:00:00.000-05:00

At the Gate

I love making tags... and find that with each holiday I can make a ton and never get tired of the theme... but with cards I use to really tire after a few of each... But now I have given our kids and my Mom a plate holder and send them some tags and they can display them as they desire... what fun... I should save some for me too... think I will this holiday...

I love the background on this tag... I used the heart Cuttlebug embossing folder ... and then sprayed with Raisin Color wash... and then used A brown stain??? can't remember which one... but a nice dark one... and then lightly went over some areas with my black archival ink pad... love it... you can see it better in the bottom photo...

I used some vintage clip art to accent areas... and the picture its self is of course vintage... I used a Martha Stewart punch for the border...

A friend had sent my the corrugated paper in an envelope so that the tag she sent wouldn't get bent... and so I used it ... I would not throw something like that out... too good...

Hope you can get started with some Valentines day things... it is such a loving time of the year... all the reds and bright colors are wonderful to work with...

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit... and I hope that you have a really GREAT day... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

New Blog

2012-01-21T09:52:00.001-05:00

I have really enjoyed making all the holiday items this past year... and I wanted to have them available for you to look at when ever you desired... me too.. as I love looking at what I did... and keep on learning the techniques and all the things that I did... you should never stop learning..SOOOOOOO here it is ... a blog all about CHRISTMAS....

On the right hand side of this blog you will see pictures... each one is another blog that I have... LOL... I love blogging...

Anyway... each one will take you to a different location... the first one will take you to my publisher... you can buy one of the books I have published... or even download one into your computer... what fun...

The next one is called Christmas Loverlies... and that is the new one... click on the right hand side to see all the pictures...You will find all the info back on this blog... but the pictures are all there...

Art Between the Pages is all about books that I have made.. and also others...

Pretties by Bonnie is digital art that will enhance your projects... glad that so many of you enjoy it... I love using these for special projects...

Medallion art is Tea Bag Folding... which I still love to do... I have CD's available with tons of tea bags... and examples of cards... and over 40 different folds...

Pictures of our farm can be seen at Sunshine Valley Organic Farm site... and then some of the recipes are on Good Eating...

So I do hope that you will take a look see... and thanks again for visiting...
Have a great day... and enjoy what you are doing...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Blue on Blue

2012-01-17T07:23:00.001-05:00

What a fun thing to create for a book cover!!! I wanted to do a few more of these little plastic tiles for a book cover... this book is only 4X5 and so perfect for what I am doing with it... It is the first little book of my grandsons birth.. I didn't like the first one I did... so I am really redoing it... LOL... not that I dont' have more and other things to do... just wanted to re-do this one...

The cover of the book was purple... which I loved.. but I used Twinkling H20's and covered the purple... then I added alittle strip of My Minds eye paper... adn then a Martha Stewart border ... now that is where I added the GOLD for this project... As on Sunday Stamper we are to add GOLD.... it is there... hope you can see it...

Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge this week is to create anything other than a card... so this is not a card... that is for sure... and this is perfect for the cover of this sweet little book...

The Tiles are for Grungy Monday... Linda loves doing Tim's Techniques (as do I) and this is a great one. When I first did it, I thought it wouldn't work... but it certainly did... love it... Try this technique... you will love it... a little alcohol ink... a little plastic, and you will have fun... I am going to try this with a sheet of packaging today... I have not done anything really large and want to try it... These pieces were made with three colors of blue and a little green... so it is was a multi colored thing... love blending the inks too... what don't I like??? CLEANING.... LOL... actually I really do like it... but prefer my studio... dont' you???

I used Tapestry stamps as I wanted to create a small design for this small book... and I do love the feeling of it... sort of a small batik design.... Anyway... that is project for today...

Some gals have written asking if I have started my quilting... which I have not at all started... a few set backs... our kids were here for a week... and our son and his family are leaving I think today... so we are just finishing up with our Christmas time together... it has been fun and we all loved all the gifts that we had all made and bought from all over the world... I will share a few later on this week... have to get my life re-situated again... LOL I do know that you all understand that... that is an understatement...

My quilt is waiting for the fabric to arrive... and then it was canceled ... so I am having to find the muslin I want to use again... so am waiting on finding that... it will be a long project for this winter and most likely a years time... you will see the panels on my blog... don't worry about that ... I will share.

Hope that you have a wonderful day... stay safe and happy and remember to enjoy life...

Love, Light and Peace..Bonnie

An Early Spring

2012-01-16T16:53:00.000-05:00

Oh wow... what a way to start out this week... I just had all of my family here for a week... and am now trying to catch my breath and reclaim my SPACE... LOL.... my self is more like it... anyway... we totally enjoyed every minute of their visit...

So when I checked out the challenges today... I saw that I was in LUCK... as I am making presents for next year already...

Sunday Stamper challenge .... Hels asked that we use GOLD... so I used gold wire to create the flower on the top of this charm...

Grungy Monday.... to use a technique of Tim Holtz's with alcohol ink and archival inks... with plastic... Love this one...

Simon Says Stamp and Show... to make anything other than a card...

So all of these fit into one project... A pendant for a necklace!!!

I took a couple of pictures of this... as it was very difficult to photograph with the Pool Alcohol inks...As you might be able to see I did use some really fun stamps... they are Tapestry Stamps... they are nice and small and I could stamp the flowers where I wanted them... and then a leaf spray and of course a dragonfly...

This picture was taken with a white background and it looks entirely different... but of course it is the same pendant... the flower on the top is just gold wire formed to create the flower... and the back of the pendant is white... which has been treated with glossy accent...

I love making fun things like this... Hope that you will give this technique a try too... it is really fun.

Have a fun day... create something creative and enjoyable for someone else... Thanks for stopping by for a visit... and hope you will come back tomorrow... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Wedding Vows

2012-01-12T07:40:00.000-05:00

In the year 1913 my Maternal grandparents got married... things were a little bit different back in the day... than they certainly are today. The records of such things were done entirely different then too... They got married where my Grandmother grew up... which was Orrs Island in Maine. Very quaint and quiet little place.

My mother who is now 92 was cleaning out some things and she knew that I would love this little wedding book of my Grandmothers... and it is really a very precious and pretty little book... about 5 x 7 inches and papers starting to crumble. but I did take pictures of each and every page... and was able to preserve them. I also come across a letter my sweet Nana had written to her brother and sister in law when on her honeymoon in NYC!!! So I decided to make this card for my Mom, so she could have that again...On the front, I used a section of the book (violets) and enlarged it and popped up the violets for the front... I made a little pocket for the letter to fit into...

This is the next two sections of this 4 page accordion book... I used My Minds Eye lost and found paper on this section... and added a little bird with wings onto another pocket... now this pocket holds a copy of the wedding certificate...

I made the little flags and flowers to decorate the paper... and of course make it a little more like something I would LOVE... The letters are from my Mothers old scrabble game... I colored them with Picket Fence stain and then used a black marker to color in the letters... worked great...

This is a copy of the wedding certificate... Down at the lower left corner were the signatures of my great grandmother and grandfather, whom I knew both of them very well... as we spent a lot of summers in Maine as I was growing up. Also the minister signed it on the right... This is THE certificate...

A close up of the little flowers ... with Pearls in the center... These are flowers from Pretties by Bonnie as I wanted to really put a little something more from me onto this...

A closeup of the letters and cute little bird... which was made from K&co paper... I love this punch of Marthas too... so sweet and delicate.

The top bird and banner area... I tore paper for the wings...

Now the last section of this book I really had a lot of fun with... layers and layers of paper that was punched with Martha's punches... and then this sweet picture which also came from the wedding book... which again I did enlarge and also popped a few of the flowers and the tiny little birds... LOL.. they are tiny too... about 1/4 of an inch... but I wanted that delicate look...

And I think I got it...

Well I hope to be back here soon.. but you never know... we are having all our family here for a week... so we will be very busy... also we are celebrating Heather Amy's birthday... wow... she is getting younger and younger... right sweetie???

Hope you have a fun time... and thanks again for visiting... see you all soon... at least with some new things...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Purple LOVE

2012-01-11T06:36:00.000-05:00

Another tag for Grungy Monday 's challenge

This one is really a different tag than I have ever done... but wanted to get a lot of techniques onto ONE tag... and I got at least 7... maybe you can find more....
Anyway... these are the ones I used...
We are to use techniques that Tim used on his 12 Tags of Christmas... but use other than Christmas themes...

So for the background I used the technique from Tag one...
And dyed seam binding from tag #2.
Tissue paper ruffle from tag #12.

And Glassine flowers from tag #7

I used canvas which I hadn't used and created the Love emblem... dyed it and then used glossy accent in the spaces... which were from #2 tag and #4 tag...

Then I created the banner... which was from tag #10...

My favorite one on this tag is the background one... love doing that... it is so GREAT... and really makes for a very dimensional background.

Speaking of dimension... I really have a lot on this tag... the banner is about one inch off the tag... and it is on top of flowers, that have been made from paper that I inked from my worksheet... and also that I made using re-inkers and Perfect pearls... the darker looking flowers are made from Glassine paper... which I used alcohol inks on... I used twilight purple and also pool... and then added a touch of gold here and there... in real life the flowers are really nice.. a little dark in the picture though... sorry about that... there is one larger one and two buds...

I loved using all these different techniques... if you haven't used any of the new ones I suggest that you take time from your schedule and start to make one at a time... they are each wonderful to play with... and really give you a lot of different ways to use the product which is GREAT in itself!!!

A lot of ways to use each and every technique... not just one way...

Well another fun day of playing... hope that you had a fun one too... and hope that you will stop back soon... always fun here... and making something to create a mess in my studio... LOL...

Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

Dressmaker Frills

2012-01-10T04:52:00.000-05:00

Grungy Monday...Linda really got me on this one...
The Challenge is to use some of Tim's Techniques that were used on the 12 Tags of Christmas... so that meant I had to make a decision!!! not a good thing for me to do today... LOL... Way too many techniques... and I love them all... so I started off choosing which ones I hadn't used for over a week!!!

On January 1st I used Tissue tape, and glossy accents on the box... and then on the 2nd I used all kinds of techniques for paper pieces for the Patchwork Pandominium Framed art work... and then Tissue flowers on the New and Old Stripes for the Altered Alice piece... and I used letters on Tim's Birthday card... also a lot of folder embossing... On January 3rd... I used tissue wrap on the little santa house... that was really fun...
On the altered Address Box I used inking and letters... and of course I had to buy some new dies... so I got the letters of Upon a time... and Tag and Tab die... love that one... and the stamp of Letters to Santa... which as you know I will be using year round the words... love it...

I made a forest of little trees from the Rosettes and that brings me up to here... so I have been having fun with the techniques already .... and putting them into my daily usage... as much as I can... that is the only way you make them part of your work...

So on this tag... I used the technique from Day #9 .... I stamped a 6x6 Impression Obsession background tag with Victorian Velvet... and then quickly used Clear embossing powder on it... and heat gunned it... then I used Brushed Corduroy on the blending tool for the edges and background... there are areas, which are now covered up, that were left white... I love that look.. and maybe if I didn't get so carried away with adding all these fun things you could see it...

You can see the background here a little bit more... and then also the Just Rite stamp. which I colored with some very soft markers... the paper flowers are soft too...

The Rosettes are made with paper from My Minds Eye and Prima... I took 6x6 papers and glued them together so they would make the nice rosettes... and then used a pearl on the center... to match the ones along the tissue ruffle... I used a piece of seam binding tape for the vine... which was colored with a stain... and I think it was Shabby shutters??? not really sure right now...

I used some Idea-ology too... the Trinket pin and the word token... Moments...

And then used as stated above the tissue paper on a roll for the ruffle... love that... and a little Martha Stewart paper lace...

Of course the main mannequin is made from a Tim die... and I used sticky back canvas... which I distressed and then inked with Victorian Velvet and Antique Linen Stains... Is this frilly or what... I love it... but it all started out with the wonderful background... so it couldn't help but be fun to play with...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit and please go to Grungy Monday and see all the pretties... and also stop by Tim's site for more fun and wonderful eye candy.

Have a fun day... see you tomorrow with more things...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Burlesque Movie Tin

2012-01-09T06:28:00.001-05:00

I had to do one of these Movie Tins!!! And I simply LOVED the movie Burlesque... so I combined the two of them... If you have not seen the Movie Burlesque... see it... it is really a very good movie... there is not a part I didn't like... a loving, sexy, and Fun movie... So I went to the internet to find some pictures of the movie... and then used the Pad of paper from Graphic 45 called Curtain Call... which was really perfect for this theme... and just love it with the tin... The colors are just what I wanted too...

The Trim on the tin top and bottom also worked out great... one whole spool... and nothing left over... used the whole thing... Diamonds and Gold... again just what I wanted... bling and all..

The first page you see when you open the tin... Very dramatic with all the makings of a good show... The medallion also just fits into the scheme of things...

This week on Simon Says Stamp and Show... the theme is Red Letter Day... I was going to do something entirely different... but wanted to make a statement with these Red Letters.... I used Upon a Time Die from Tim's line of great die cuts... and then stamped words on some... (from the stamp set called letters to Santa... I told you I love these words and would use them all the time... ) and then colored them... a little mini misters and ink and perfect pearls... just the look... As you can see this panel opens to show the next pictures... I used a layered over and round spellbinder for the effect I got here...

Cher really was quite elegant in the movie... I totally enjoyed her... quite different from any other movie she has done...

I think this is one of my favorite sections of this project...
I loved this scene... in I am a Good Girl... I used some of Tims letters... and then some spellbinders behind the pictures... I used some pink tulle on the page too... as in this scene she was really foo foo looking...

This week on Sunday Stamper, Hels Sheridan asked that we use TIME as the theme... so here is some time... another favorite dance and outfit.. so very unique and wild... love this...

Really a cute time in the movie... Oh Jack... how could you... but these are Pajamas that my Mom sent me!!!!
So much fun...

This movie tin fold out has 6 circles and so that means room for 12 sections... I really did enjoy doing them all... and this is the last one I am sharing at this time... I made the keys of the piano open... to show more pictures also... but loved the outfit in this scene.. all pearls... so I added pearls to the piano.. just to 'dress' it up a little bit... what fun is this...

Thanks for stopping by today... have a wonderful Monday... and see you back here later... more will be coming... gotta do Grungy Monday!!!

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Victorian Velvet flip tag

2012-01-08T08:00:00.000-05:00

I just HAD to make this Spring little flower and bird flip tag card.... just a simple little thing... two tags and then folded and a secret space on the inside for a surprise...

The Flower if made from a baby wipe... and also Tim's Tattered Floral die... love that die... most versatile and well used one I have...

Open it up... (Velcro dot) and behold... spring has arrived!!!! Wish it would... not too long now...

Each piece of the Just Rite is cut and stamp, and colored... love these layers of pretties...

Try it... you will love it too..
Enjoy and thanks for stopping by for a visit.... Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

All for Love

2012-01-07T08:00:00.000-05:00

I wanted to make a bracelet for our Daughter and Daughter in Law... so I started to make the charms...
I used the ones from Idea-ology line... and added a few misc ones too...
Each necklace is loaded with charms... I used pictures from all kinds of sources...

The bracelets are not as loaded with charms... as that is hard to wear and do anything... and both gals are active... all day long...

I am showing you both necklaces... as they are really different in all ways... the pictures that you use make them different...

I glued the picture to the back of the 'charm' and then used a piece of tissue tape and then glossy accents... perfect...
I have worn mine a lot... and it is still in good shape... and I am hard on things...

I hope that the girls like theirs... and they get to wear them often... a fun piece of jewelry...
I did use Sterling silver on the bracelets... and then used a silver chain for the necklaces... I ran out of silver chain... oooops...

Well ... if you haven't made one of these... they are truly simple... the hardest part is to let them dry... you have to do them .... and then step back... let them dry and then trim and put onto the necklaces... so much fun...

Hope you will give it a try... have a good... and thanks so very much for stopping by today... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Forest of Little Trees

2012-01-06T08:00:00.000-05:00

Tim Holtz showed these cute little trees the other day.. and since we still have not had our family here for "Christmas" and will not until the 14th... I decided to make a few... so what if it is alittle off season... trees are always in season... and the little red bows will be cute with my table mats which are sage green gingham ...I like it... a soft Christmas look...

anyway you use Tim's Rosette Dies and then stack them up...

They are sort of all different... and all 'crooked' but since I totally embrace imperfection... I am fine with them... they have total character...

they are on little spools... and some tissue tape was wrapped around some... and twine on the stems... a little token at the top

and then some Picket Fence distress Stickles... LOVE IT...

<3 = Love it...

How much fun are these...
My Grandson will have a lot of fun putting these around at each place setting... he loves doing that...

I used different papers... and also different tokens and then different spools...

Tans, pale greens, pale teals, red prints... nothing special... but fun papers...

I had gotten a little carried away with making the medallion strips... so I turned them into medallions... as I ran out of spools... LOL... if it isn't one thing... it is another...

Hope you have a nice day... Enjoy whatever it is you are going to do... and thanks so very much for coming by for a visit...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Address Box ... Just in CASE

2012-01-05T06:44:00.003-05:00

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Have you ever had your computer loose all your Addresses??? I have a couple of times... so I decided it was about time to "HARD COPY" them all into a safe place... soooooooo
this is my solution...

My neighbor was at the local dollar store and she found all these really great boxes... this is the smallest... 3x5 and they went up to 16 x 16... as they grew in size the prices did too... anyway I got a lot of them for all different kinds of projects...

This is just the first one... it came with a box where the idea-ology knob is now...
I covered the box with neat papers... one is from K&Co and the other from Tim Holtz's line of great papers... Then I added the die cuts... of townhouses and fence...just to give that HOMEY vintage look... added a little tag and then started to work on the inside...

The top of the box... of course once I had all the papers on the box.. I had to use a couple of stains and ink pads around the edges... just had to make it look a little old and used...

Okay... I also slit the front panel of the box... so that the front fell down.. and then I added a binder... (idea-ology!! ) and added the little papers .... I LOVE it.... <3 so great for addresses... maybe even some recipes... another good idea. I had just gotten my newest die from Tim's line... and so I was able to add the little tabs on the pages and also the tag on the front... how perfect is that... I really love it... when the front panel goes up... it is connected to the front tab with a little velcro... easy and simple... any box could fit your addresses in it... just create a home for them...

Well I hope you have a fun day... I have a ton of errands to do today... so I might not be able to play in the studio until later on... but I will get there... have no fear... LOL... It is very cold down here in the mountains of western North Carolina... and we need some nice warm coming in... but I don't think it will be here today... so I will bundle up... and brave the coldness out there... Thanks for stopping in for a visit... and see you tomorrow I have a forest to share with you... ... see you then... Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

Springtime in January

2012-01-04T08:00:00.000-05:00

Oh the Spring feelings were jumping out of me... and I had to put it to paper... LOL... literally jumping...

So I did one of these 4 tag booklet types of projects... I am sorry that the picture is so small... but being on dial up has its limitations in what I can upload... Anyway... I have taken a picture of each panel separately... so you will be able to see it a little bit better...All the papers used on this are Graphic 45 from the Series Once upon a Springtime... had to be.. right???

Panel one has all the little fairies on it...
I also have added flowers and leaves from PRETTIES BY BONNIE they are digital images and please do take a look at them... one of the nicest things about digital is that you can make them any size your heart desires... so I was able to make some flowers on the medium to small size and layer... and a leaf branch a little bit larger than normal for the fairy to sit on...

On the next panel I used a few more things... like a Cheery Lynn die for the background of the tag... and then a Spellbinder die for the lacey trim look at the bottom for the flowers to sit on... and the leaves were a little bit smaller than the first panel... and I still had a nice area for the tiny fairy to stand... and also for the little bird on the next to sit... This flower has three different size flowers in it..

Around each tag prior to decorating it, I used a Distress stain... I think I used Bundled sage... a nice soft green...
Now on this panel, I took one of the all green printed fairies and colored her in... and added a little Spellbinder lace.. and then another fairy... plus a big bird... Which is also a Pretties by Bonnie
Well Fairies are tiny little people... and the bird is normal size.

The Flower... has three layers and all three are different sizes...

On the top of each of the panels I have added a small scalloped circle of bazzill with a pretty little flower die cut from Graphic 45 .... it of course matches the set...

Now on this panel.. I have added two styles of flowers.. one is a lot larger and also made differently... but leaves and flowers are all from Pretties by Bonnie.... a fun way to create pretties for your embellishments on your paper projects.

Behind the Fairy and the Frog tag, I have used a spellbinder die that was embossed with cherry blossom embossing folder by Cuttlebug... love that one... use it a lot.. I think it is from the Asian set.

I really did enjoy making this... and will be making a few more to share with you... Thanks for stopping by for a visit... and hope to see you soon... have a fun day... and create something fun.
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Santa's house

2012-01-03T08:00:00.000-05:00

At Thanksgiving our Grandson found all these cute little houses I had bought... and he wanted to paint them all... I had to say the bad word of NO... and I told him that they were going to be presents for people... so I had to make one for him... no exception... So it had to be a Santa house too... he is 7 and a half... and how many more years of Santa will he have??? So this had to be done for this year...

I started off with the premade little kraft brown house... and then added Idea-ology tissue all over it... love that stuff... The hardest part about making these houses... is that you have to wait in between things drying... ugh... wait ... wait... wait... okay... now I can add the tree... and then I really had to wait... like over night... it was gooey plus... I use picket fence distress stickles on the tree... and added some pearls... a frosty look for sure... then I added all the little gingerbread people... and the bag of toys by the front door... Santa would have toys all around...

So then I did both sides with little gingerbread kids... Our grandson builds his own Gingerbread house every year... so he loves little things like this...

Of course in between waiting for things around the base of the house to dry, I could paint the roof and start to decorate that... The star is from something that our daughter made a long time ago... so she is getting it back... a little memento to the house is needed too...

Since our grandson is really into art and learning all about it... I put some tags into his little house... Tags of SANTA... of course... and also some fun techniques that I will show to him... he loves to do that kind of thing...

Oh such fun... and I do love making things...

Hope you are having a fun year so far... I sure am... loving it all...
Thanks for stopping by for a visit... hope to see you tomorrow... as spring is arriving here... maybe not for good... but a little bit here and there never hurt... LOL...

Love, Light and Peace....Bonnie

Happy Birthday Tim Holtz

2012-01-02T14:54:00.001-05:00

Grungy Monday challenge is all about Tim's Birthday... Happy Birthday Tim... I certainly do wish I could get onto Tim's Comments... but dial up and also the fact that I dont' have a Type pad account will not permit me to get on there... boo hoo... I would wish you a Happy Birthday in the comment section...

This card also fits into the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge... something NEW and something OLD.... my something new is the die cut upon a time... with all these GREAT letters... and the something old is the corrugated box... it is over 10 years old... a very old piece of corrugated that I painted and kept over the years...

Anyway... hope you take a look at all the cards that will be made for YOU on this challenge... and then maybe you will see this card...
After having made all 12 Christmas tags I decided that maybe a birthday card tag would be a little too much... but I had to incorporate a FEW tags... hey... being king of TAGS... you have to get a few... right..????

Anyway... I started to build this card... and of course I had to use everything TIM HOLTZ.... so I used embossing folders, Distress inks, Blending tool with foam pads... Die cuts... rubber stamps... everything TIM....

Can you tell???

Happy Birthday TIM.... and many more to follow...

This step card is so very nice for a Birthday... as you can stand it up and it is all visible all the time... no falling over if someone walks by too fast... and so dimensional...

Hope you enjoy it TIM!!!

Birthdays are a time in your life when on that day you should have all positive things around you... and as many people to wish you the best...

So on the 7th we will all be thinking positive thoughts and sending you much love...

Thanks to all of you for helping in this... and thanks for stopping by... hope you have a Happy Birthday too... no matter when your day is...

Have a happy... and enjoy...
Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

Stripes with New and Old

2012-01-02T10:33:00.001-05:00

I am trying to start off the New Year right... trying to do more with less .... like entering two challenges with only one tag... or card or project... have to make room for all the things that I have stacking up in my studio...LOL... So this tag is for two challenges...

Simon Says Stamp and Show... which this week is something NEW and something OLD... My something new is this really fun stamp and embossing folder by Hero Arts... you stamp it and then emboss it... love the little flowers popping up... really a fun look. My something old is the theme of Alice... which the story is so wonderful ... and it is a vintage story. Yikes... love it though... and the paper flowers are made from a very old book... from the 20's...

The other Challenge is Altered Alice... to use stripes... so I striped the tag using my Victorian Velvet and Tattered Rose Distress Stains... and also Alices little legs...

Here is a closer view of the Rabbit and Alice... and also of the embossed flowers on the background paper...

And a close up of the lower section with the seam binding ruffle and bows...along with the pearls...

I also used a very old punch along the bottom of the tag but it is only about 3 years old... so that is not THAT old??? But to me it is... LOL    <3 it...

Well.... that is it for right now... I do hope you have a wonderful creative day... I am going to go and do some errands... go to friends house so I can view some videos....   since I am on dial up and can't see them... I need to see some of these fabulous things that people are creating... and also make a Birthday card for our friend Tim Holtz...
Thanks for stopping by... see you sooner than you think...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Dream gift

2012-01-01T08:00:00.000-05:00

Sometimes a small addition to something will make the whole gift come together... I loved this box... but it just didnt' seem finished to me...

So I added a idea-ology plate... and a dream ticket... and it is done!!!!!

Perfect for a special gift to a special person in our life...

The paper that I used to cover the box is a K and Co paper... and the tape and feet of course are idea-ology by Tim Holtz...

Somethings just happen when they are suppose to... don't they...

Have a Happy New Year today... and make all your DREAMS a reality in your life... you can do...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Star in the Sky

2011-12-31T08:00:00.000-05:00

There is always a light in the night sky... to give us hope, love, and to feel secure about things that happening...
So this is a star in the stormy night...
I used the 6x6 impression obsession stamp for the background... love the look it gives...

A little snowflake action on the side... and on the tag... and some old cluny lace at the bottom...

I love to use idea-ology tokens that have words that have to do with my feelings or what is going on in the tag...

So Snowflake was used...

And my clip art girl... love her too...

Hope that you have wonderful evening... drive carefully if you are going out... and have a super New Year. May it be all that you desire .... and wondrous in all ways.

Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

Happy New Year to one and all

2011-12-31T06:35:00.001-05:00

I just can't seem to wrap my mind around the fact that tonight is New Years Eve... WOW....
Happy New Year

I have had a really wonderful year... and so many happy memories... I have met so many more wonderful friends on line... lost a few too... hope all is okay with them... Sometimes time catches up with us and we have to change our ways... so hopefully they will come back once and a while for a visit...

Our Farm has grown and prospered this year... and things are going smoothly ... love the idea of this way of life. So very grounding... no pun intended... Some of my New Years feelings are that I need to spend more time creating, having friends over, and planting more plants around the farm... around the house and playing in the soil... hopefully I will be able to get these things done this year.

I also have had a wonderful year, winning challenges, and enjoying sharing with all... that is such a wonderful feeling when I get a comment or an e-mail letter from someone that has been inspired to create from something that I have shared... so GREAT... a magical feeling to say the least... I personally love to create and hope that everyone can feel that love when they do too...

Okay... so on with todays blog... I wanted to end the year with some fun type of project... so I made these hat boxes for a guest room in our home... I just love them... I also wanted to enter one more time on Grungy Monday...The challenge this week was to use tissue paper or tape .... soooooo.... as I loved Linda's flowers and had to make some tissue paper flowers from Tim's Musical paper... I created these for my boxes... love that stuff... if you dont' have any yet... make sure you put that on the top of your list for the first of the year... a must have product... great for so many uses...

I used My Minds Eye to cover some the places on the boxes... and then used tissue tape to add some embellishment to the lids... On the top lid, I went a little further, as I covered the entire lid... so I edged the lid with tissue tape...

Making the flowers... oh I think it is my favorite thing to do .... I have bins of flowers in the studio... all ready for a perfect project... but these I had to make especially for this project... as I did use the tissue paper... musical!!! Love it... I made the leaves from some scrap My Minds Eye paper and then used weather wood Distress stain on them to give them a little more color... I wanted to keep the colors very light and demure on these boxes... the room that they will be going in is a light peach and turquoise... so I wanted the 'blue' light... so as not to clash with the turquoises in the room...

Another view of the top... I added some small blossoms made from the tissue also... I used the smallest flower on the Tattered Floral Die ... and just made about 30 little blossoms... each one is 3-4 flowers.. and I used a thin dowel... and a little glue and these little ones were a snap... love the look I got with them... they are so precious... A few pearls and it adds to the shabby chic look.

Of course I had to add a few bows too... so using my seam binding tape, and a little Weathered wood reinker... I had pretty ribbon to play with... made a dozen little bows and started to glue them on...

Oh I forgot to mention the 'vines' I used a spellbinder die for them... but the paper I used started out as always as white card stock... and I 'inked' it... then added some perfect pearl mists... and then a little of this and that... love the delicate look that they give the boxes... of course each 'vine' is a little different color as I did each strip of paper a little bit different... but used the same colors... well sort of , kind of...

As you can see this one is a little darker... but generally all the same tones...

The papers add to the look I wanted for these boxes... a little bird and bird cage here and there... flowers, pearls, bows and leaves... wow... I can hardly wait to put this into the back bedroom...

Love it...

Hope you create things for your home... it adds just a nice touch to everything...

Have the best of years coming up... and thanks again for all the wonderful comments and love that you leave behind when you go blog hopping... My neighbor just told me some really great news yesterday... and that is that we might have available to us real soon a satellite that will give us HIGH SPEED!!! Keeping fingers crossed... wow... what a new year present that would be... love it...

Have a Happy New Year... may it be healthy and happy in all ways...
Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

A new Year is coming...

2011-12-30T08:00:00.000-05:00

Each day of the year we do certain things and sort of follow the same routine... so I decided that I had to step out of the box again today... and use different colors again.. .ones that I dont' usually use... especially with a winter scene...

I used kraft browns... and also used the a couple of stamp sets... and also the snowflake die cut... I cut a piece of plastic from a package and then added some dabber white and then some picket fence stickles distress...

Hope that you will try some new things out too... it is fun to experiment... I am having some friends over tomorrow and we will be doing that all day long... having fun doing it too... Love these kinds of days...

Hope you have a fun day... see you tomorrow... with bells on my toes... thanks for stopping by for a visit... Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

A girl with buttons

2011-12-29T08:00:00.000-05:00

I wanted a wintery looking scene... and I think I got it with this tag... what do you think???

I used Tim's words from A letter from Santa set... and embossed with gold... then I used a Martha punch (the Pansy set..) and made the border... and used my mini misters and created the background paper she is against... and then scored it...

A simple enough tag...

Wintery looking... and she is holding such pretty flowers... I have to get back into making flowers... are you ready for SPRING???

I am...

Well.. it will be here before you know it... LOL.. at least on this site it will be...

Thanks for stopping by... and see you tomorrow hopefully... I will be here... and still showing winter things... but soon... spring will be here... I can feel it trying to burst out of me...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

More Chirstmas boxes

2011-12-28T15:56:00.001-05:00

I use to love to collect Ornaments for different trees at Christmas time... I use to put up around 20 trees... all different sizes... from 2 feet tall to 6 feet tall.. and then the main tree was generally a little bit larger... like hitting the ceiling... loved it all... but now a days... I generally don't even get one up... so I wanted to give the kids (not really kids anymore... in their 30's... ahem... ) some of the ornaments from their childhood... So that is what I have done here... the one on the right is for our son...

And this one for our daughter... I chopped off the top tree... that I made in 1969.... wow... a few years ago... it is a little brush tree and I glued tiny pinecones all over it...

Of course I used a lot of tissue tape on these boxes... and so I think this also apply for the two challenges that I am putting them into... they both are really 100% Tim Holtz oriented... with the exception of the old ornaments...   So Simon Says Stamp and Show is all about Tim's Tags... which I do all the time... love doing them... and Also GRUNGY MONDAY ... which is to use Tape... which I certainly used a lot of that here... didn't I???

I still will make a couple more entries as I want to make some pretty tissue flowers... I love Lindas... and if you haven't taken a look... please do... it is really WONDERFULLY Pretty... Thanks for the challenge Linda...

Happy New Year is coming up soon... so get ready...
I am having a play day the day of New Years Eve... so I will start celebrating early... YEAH!!!

Hope that you have safe plans for the week-end... and remember to always enjoy... Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

A special Box

2011-12-28T15:36:00.000-05:00

I wanted to create an un-Christmas box for my son... as he loves to keep art out in his house all year long... so I went to the Dollar store and bought a nice size box... about 6 X 6 inches... and I covered it...

I really had a lot of fun...
Brett and Casey will love this... this is the top of box... which I turned upside down and hinged it... as we go along you will see totally what I did... I used a lot of things from Tim's idea-ology line... like these black letters... love using them on different things... they fit great on these little wooden blocks... Also since this part of the box was all about birds... I used the mini cage...

Since a box has 4 sides... they each were decorated a little bit differently... First off I took a 12 x 12 paper and inked and stamped all kinds of sayings from Tim's stamps and also other sayings that I love... I cut it into 4 pieces... and then glued onto the four sides...

I used Tissue tape in places to accent things... and also different dies.... embossed papers... and then die cut...

Here are the other three sides...

Each side is like a tag... so I will enter this into the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge as well as the Grungy Monday challenge... They both have to do with Tim Holtz's Christmas tags... and these are must a little different... LOL...

I used a different Tim die on each side... and had to use the car a couple of times... Love that little car...

When the box is closed ... with the lid down... it looks like this... inside the box there are 12 tags... one for each month of the year.... This tag is resting on a plate holder... love these for all kinds of things... how perfect for this too...

I really enjoyed making this project and know that Brett and Casey will too... for a good year at least...

I also found that on Grungy Monday we had to use some tissue... so this is for that Challenge... I will also have another project... so hold on... it is coming next...

Thanks for stopping by... see you in a little while...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

A STAR in the Sky

2011-12-28T08:00:00.000-05:00

This started out as a simple tag... but then I started to play with the backgrounds... and I used an Impression Obsession 6x6 stamps... the pine branch... and also the words from A letter to Santa from Tim Holtz set... then I used Picket Fence stain all over it... and then used some Iced Spruce... and was done with the background... cut a circle... and then cut out 5 stars using a Spellbinder star die...

Used Tim's Merry Christmas and embossed with gold...

The little girl is a vintage clip art... what a sweet little thing she is...
I forgot to put the seam binding ribbon in this... bu the tag is gone now... so I can't take another picture... sorry...

Hope you take some time and experiment with different backgrounds... no matter what they seem to come out okay...
at least I think they do... LOL...
thanks for stopping by for a visit... and hope you come again soon...
Love, Light and peace... Bonnie

Winter Wishes

2011-12-27T08:00:00.000-05:00

Winter is here... and the colors that we will be using will all change... so I used Iced Spruce which I have been loving every time I have used it... a very winter color...

This tag is using one of the Techniques that Tim used... cutting something out... and then using crackle on it... and then putting a background paper and using Glossy Accent in the space... ( which is where the words Winter Wishes is..) I also did a reverse embossing... and then used

the snowflake die cut on the side...

I used the Spellbinder ornament... and then an old Cuttlebug die for the words...

A little silver tinsel cording on the ornament to decorate it up a little... and then I added a canvas snowflake...

I love all the different textures on this tag... they are all do very different...
Hope winter wishes are coming your way... and that you have a wonderful time no matter what the weather...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit... and I will see you tomorrow...
Have fun until then... Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

A different Santa

2011-12-26T08:00:00.000-05:00

When I think of Santa, I think of bright colors... but I tried a new thing... and I used a BLACK tag... and embossed it with snowflakes... and then used picket fence stain on it... and still didn't have the white I wanted... but finally I used an embossing pad and white embossing powder and got the look I wanted...
I used the Snow Flake die from Tim... and then also a delicate die from Cheery Lynn... the Santa is an old clip art... love him... don't you???

Anyway this is a VERY different Santa for me... but it is wintery in real life...

Hope that Santa brought you everything that you wanted...
Thanks for stopping by... out to get some bargains today...
and also a friend over to play... what fun...

Hope you have a wonderful day... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Gift boxes

2011-12-25T06:14:00.000-05:00

When you have a gift that is only 'words' it is hard thing to wrap... so I made these cute little boxes... only 3x3 inches and put the words inside the box...

Actually a subscription

to a magazine...

They can also use the box for another gift... or something special...

I used K and Company paper and then I layered some flowers of paper and cloth... and then a Idea-ology gauze flower...

That is the whole wrapping etc... nothing more to do!!! Easy and quick... for a years worth of love each month...

Love it...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit... and hope you will return tomorrow... I have a little bit of Christmas to share again with you... I am still going... as our Children and their families will not be here until the end of this week... so I am still making things... and having fun with it...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Merry Christmas to YOU

2011-12-24T20:10:00.001-05:00

A Very Merry Christmas to you and to yours....

I hope that you have a magical Christmas and that

children around you are in awe of the times...

See you back here soon...

Love, Light and Peace....Bonnie

My Wish for YOU

2011-12-24T08:00:00.000-05:00

My Wish for you is that you have the very best of Christmases ever and enjoy each second of the day...

Merry Christmas

Love, Light and Peace….Bonnie

Snowy Night in December

2011-12-23T08:00:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas

Love, Light and Peace….Bonnie

A visit to see Santa

2011-12-22T13:52:00.000-05:00

I got up in the middle of the night... ugh... wide awake and full of energy!!!! SOooooo what does one do??
I actually go on line and see if I can download a site ...so I went to Ranger... and saw some of the great ornaments that the staff is making ... love some of the ideas that they have on there... I also went to Graphic 45... and even though that site takes so very long... it is sometimes worth it...

Today I saw this cute little four tag folder that I decided to make from our grandson... and his picture of him with Santa...

I hope that he will cherish this in years to come... it is such a fun time in a childs life... and they are actually not aware of it at all... LOL... but what fun we all have.

Okay... I started out with 4 tags that I designed myself... they are 3.5 wide and 6 tall... with a bump on the top... not my normal style... but tried to keep as much to the original as possible... as I really like it...

I did use graphic 45 paper... from Christmas Emporium... and also had a lot of the die cuts... so I was in luck... I had lots of little scraps that I needed to use too... so this project went sort of along pretty smoothly... not a quick one for me... it took me about 5 hours to finish... but I love it...
Each panel/tag was done individually... paper selected and then put onto the tag... and then decorated... I love these little ornaments... so cute...

Santa and the stocking... I use to love to hang up my stocking... as Santa always left such wonderful good things in my stocking... I use to love that the best of all presents... it would take hours to unwrap it all... (not really... just seemed like it as a child) and each thing that was in there was so needed in all ways.. .LOL... even if it wasn't... you loved it... 100%...

Took a couple of Spelbinder dies and made a nice little frame for this SPECIAL picture... and added some of my precious white paper flowers from Simon Says Stamp and Show store... that I won... I love these cute little flowers... so vintage and old timey...

Last tag... Jingle Bells... I have to find my bells... you see I cleaned up my studio and put all my Christmas stuff away...and when I decided to do this project... I dragged it all out again... but can't find the bells... ???

Anyway... now to take it into my sewing room and wrap it up for him... he will love it... Santa and him ...

Santa Claus is coming to TOWN.... not many days left now... wow... we better go to hours....

Have a fun time... and enjoy your day no matter what you are going to do... and thanks for stopping by for a visit...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Snowman in Purple

2011-12-22T10:08:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas

Love, Light and Peace….Bonnie