Frilly Hearts in Victorian Velvet

I should have been blogging today... but instead I played all day long... wow... I had a blast and made quite a few things... so many people ask how I get all the things done that I do.. well I dont' stop and share when I should... LOL... I hoard up the projects and then I take pictures of them all... edit the pictures, and then post them all...  wow...

Anyway... a different way... but what the heck... it's my way.. 

So here is a card... but first off I have to give CREDIT where CREDIT is due.. 

the other day I was reading this BLOG... and this technique really hit home... as it is always a problem with me... you use this great Texture paste... and then you have to wait for the stuff to dry... well I can't always do that... my mojo is not going to wait for any texture paste to dry...  well PAMELLIA JOHNSON did something really fun and neat... she embossed it when it was wet... LOL.. how simple and how fantastic is that...  so I tried it... and after I did it once I did it a few more times... it really gave the textured paste a HIGH look.. I love it Pamellia... and thanks so very much for this GREAT new speedy experience... we are on the same page girl... love this one...  in my techniques now... 

Okay... keeping that in mind I also made this card for a few challenges... 

Frilly and Funkie... I did a heart card all in RED... not really vintage or shabby chic... but I got the card done for my son's birthday... but this is the REAL Shabby Chic one...  It's all about hearts this fortnight over there... so get out the hearts and join in... 

Craft Hoarders Anonymous   Stop hoarding the flowers and use them on something...  anything... just use them up... NOW... okay... so I used some more...  made from Coffee filters that were sprayed with Distress Inks...  love it...  more flowers used... (You know thought that every time I use some from the drawer ... I have to make more...  policy in this studio... LOL) 

And a new challenge...  since I love dragonflies, I had to join this one...  CRAFTING WITH DRAGONFLIES...  The theme this time is Girly and Lacey...  so I think this card fits into all these challenges... 

 

Matching envelope on this one..  from wall paper sample book... thanks to my dear friend Sheila...  love these envelopes... they really as sturdy and lovely... 

 

the card is an easel card also... as you will see in a minute... 

 

 

 

 

 

I used a slight cream cardstock for this one... and used MS Deep cut border heart punch for the side... and then used the scalloped Spellbinder hearts and ran them thru a swiss dotted embossing folder... used Antique Linen distress stain on everything...  even the ribbons... 

 

See that lovely back ground... go on over to Pamellia's blog and she will give very good directions...  you will love it too.. If you are not familiar with her work... it is wonderfully stunning and so very loving... each piece is really pretty...  100%   

 

I wanted the flowers to be delicate... so I used some from my flower drawer that had been made from dyed coffee filters...  used ones too.. not new ones mind you... USED... 

 

 

 

 

 

I really needed 7 flowers... and could only find 6... but when I back to the magical drawer where all the flowers live until used... low and behold... another flower.... just perfect for the lower section of my easel card... 

 

The background on this section I used my gothic stencil and some Victorian Velvet on a foam pad... perfect for the look I wanted... muted and soft yet you can see it... 

 

 

 

Sweet flowers and a pretty bow made from seam binding... 

 

How sweet is this.. .I would love to receive this card from a friend... so I guess I will have to send it to one... 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by for a visit today...  and I really love it when you stop in for a tea and also leave a comment...  which by the way I cherish them all.. and if you leave a comment on a winning project... I copy them all and it stays with that item... as I really do cherish them all..  thank you so very much. 

 

Hope you have a wonderful day today...

And enjoy each and every second of it... 

 

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie 

It's all about the HEART

It's all about the

HEART...

Okay... it's going to rain in a few minutes and I hope that I am not cut off from getting this up...  it looks like quite a storm... 

 

I had a time with this challenge.. HEARTS....

Frilly and Funkie


I made a couple of things with hearts... and they went into that pile... the one not to use now pile... LOL.
Finally I realized I had to make a birthday card for our son... and then the whole project took on another whole dimension for me..

And this is what I came up with...

 

Our sons favorite color is RED...  so the tag is with

hearts that are red... 

 

 

Using the Tim Holtz heart stencil, I put hearts all over a piece of paper... then I cut it to size and put it onto my tag...  the tag is not an ordinary tag... it is a tag card...  one that opens.. 

 

Here you can see the hearts... and I stamped and also roughed up the edges and colored the whole thing... having fun all the way...  yikes I am covered in red... 

 

I cut a heart out on the front of the tag and then covered it up with a Martha Stewart heart punch ....  love it... 

I used a corner punch and fancy punched out the front panel of this also ... and then using an old... ancient die of at least 10 years old... maybe more???  from Provo craft... that says Love You... 

I used distress stains to color it all... 

This is the inside of the tag/card...

As you can see I also put a heart on the inside panel... to match the one on the front... 

Then some hugs and kisses... 

Then a pocket full of LOVE... 
filled with all kinds of hearts... I used a sizzix die cut... 

I cleaned and re-organized my studio the other day... and I found all kinds of really great dies... so I am going to start to use them...  why not... I loved them once... and still do... they to me are the BASICS of paper arts...  very practical in so many ways... 

 

I edged the hearts in black archival ink... and also used some barn red on the hearts...  all kinds of red fun... 

 

I think it is all about hearts... the love of hearts... and hearts GALORE.... 

 

I know that I have another one on the way... a little bit different... but this tag is for the Frilly of Frilly and Funkie...  Funkie is coming up...  yeah for both sides... 

 

Love it all.. 

 

Okay... so there you have it... 

Hope you have a nice day... thanks so very much for stopping by for a visit... and hope to see you tomorrow...  been really busy around here...  getting things ready for the fall season... love this time of pretty colors... don't you??? 

 

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie 

 



Yellow Flowers

Yellow Flowers with Butterfly was a card that I made for a Tea Bag Class… this new medallion is one from Tiny Van Plaas’s newest book… love it… 

 

 

 

I used a Martha Stewart corner/border punch that is a deep one… so that it would fit onto this 6x6 card…  I found this pretty yellow flower print on Pinterest… and so I printed it a few times to use as a back ground for a few cards…. This one I cut the flowers out.. and then put them onto a Spellbinder background which I had used my new little mini Distress ink Cubes along with the round blending tool…  which makes a huge difference.  You get no rough edges… love it..

 

The rest…  well you understand it all… if not, please feel free to write to me… I will give you more details… 

 

Hope you have a wonderful day… and create something that is pretty and fun… 

Thanks for stopping by for a visit and I will see you tomorrow with another card using the same flowers… done a little bit differently… 

 

Love, Light and Peace…Bonnie 

Violettes

Violettes….

 

 

 

 

 A special background paper…  I made it from white cardstock with a few colors from Distress Stains, Viva Gold, water, and of course some specially mixed up inks that I love to use…  (I use a little bit of this color… and a little bit of another color… some perfect pearls, and now I have a very special ink… that is all mine..  ) 

 

I cut out a corner/border background… but this time, I added another corner punching to the inside piece… love it…  gives it a more lacey look… what do you think??? 

 

 

A little label from a vintage bottle… and them this wonderful medallion… as you can see I highlighted the medallion with the Viva gold too… love that stuff… put some on your finger and it goes any place you desire…  wow… add a little water and it mixes with your inks, paints and papers… what a great thing… and it comes in a lot of colors… 

 

Hope you are enjoying the weather…  should be a nice week-end here…  hoping to play a lot tomorrow… and also will be doing the Compendium of curiosities 3 challenge…  if you are interested in parting of this challenge please join in… there are all kinds of prizes from Tim Holtz and Mario… along with two great sponsors…  what fun…  the challenges are all coming from Tim’s newest book… another fun thing to learn from… hope to see you tomorrow…  and thanks so very much for stopping in today…

 

Love, Light and Peace….Bonnie 

Making Medallions

I wanted to share a few more cards with you...  soooooo  here they are...

 

Since I happen to love tea bag folding I decided to create a whole edge with folded tiles...  there are double around this oval shaped card stock...  and then I found the most perfect rose and butterfly to coordinate with it..  LOVE IT... 

Most of the time with tea bag folding you try and make the card as simple as possible... to draw the attention to the medallion.. and also to just enjoy the simplicity of the card...  I also love to make many layers on each card... a little conflicting at times... but I always seem to win!!!  I love this type of card, as I can do both... easy and also many layers...  this is the simple one... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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And this one is a little more complicated... as it has a medallion in the center section too... 

 

 

 

 

Very easy card fold... just make a normal card and then fold the front back to the center again...  easy and then you have three areas you can decorate.. love areas... 

 

A really pretty card in so many ways... of course what hand made card isn't pretty???  I personally haven't seen too many that I don't think are really special...  just because someone has taken their time... part of their life to create something to give to someone else... that is a gift in itself...  enjoy handmade gifts of all kinds.. 

 

 

The pictures of this card came out very dark... ??? not really sure why... but the background on this card is wall paper... YES Sheila, I used some of the wall paper that you so graciously shared with me... I love it all... hope you know that... 

 

 

 

This medallion is also a relative new medallion to me... and I have to say that I do love it..  looks like layers upon layers... love it ... 

 

Well another day.. another medallion... another Card... another creation... what are you up to today??? 

 

Thanks for stopping by for a visit and hope to see you  again soon... Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie 

One medallion inside the other

I love to make peek a boo medallions... you see one... and think that is all... and then open the card... and low and behold another one is there... oh it is also part of the one on the front of the card.. LOL.. what fun..  LOVE IT ... 

So I happen to have a FEW to share with you... 

 

 

I am not going to go into a lot of detail with each card... you will certainly be able to see what I am talking about... 

 

This card has the medallion below on the inside...  layers of medallions. 

 

Pretty birds... love the colors on this simple card.. 

 

Below is the inside medallion... when the card is closed you can see it... 

 

Pleats galore... simple card. 

 

But this is on the inside.. 

 

Center of the medallion is in the inside.. 

 

Love the boldness of this card... the black really talks.. doesn't it..??? 

 

On the inside is this wonderful medallion that is below...

thanks again Penny for the directions.. 

 

 

Every single time I make a medallion...  I totally enjoy the folds, and the putting together of the whole medallion... really an art unto its' self...  love it deeply.. and I know that the gals I am teaching this art to, are also enjoying making the medallions...  such fun.. 

 

Create all day long... enjoy yourself totally... and have fun....

Thanks for stopping by for a visit... and see you tomorrow... 

 

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie 

Happy SPRING

 

Happy SPRING... has it really arrived yet?? not here... thought it did... but then it turned cold.. really freezing cold here... hopefully it will start to warm up... and not turn in the blazing HOT SUMMER weather... are we ever satisfied.???? 

 

anyway... 

 

I wanted to share this fun card with you.. it is all about SPRING... 

Opening the windows of your home, to air it out from the long winter months...  and seeing all the pretty flowers blooming outside... 

 

Of course all the butterflies are flying, and the gardens are all cleaned up and ready to grow all the things we need around us from flowers to veggies. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A closeup of the window... I love love love this adorable little window... it is a spellbinder die and even though it is hard to get a nice clean cut with this particular die... I dont' mind...  as I Love the final outcome of the way it looks on any project. 

 

This rabbit is also so very spring like with the pussy willows...  love him too... 

 

These step cards really put your mind to a test of what to create and where to put it all... so I have faeries all around the card...  as you can see there is one in the center step... and a medallion behind her. 

 

 

 

Over on the right hand side of this step card, I have another faerie looking at a clover flower and also another medallion..  along with more flowers which I made from white tissue paper and used the tattered floral die from Tim Holtz...  so very fluffy and pretty and spring like. 

 

So there you have this card... 

A close up of the medallion...  this is a new one that my friend Penny sent to me... love it ... thanks again Penny... 

Hope you have a wonderful holiday week-end...  no matter what holiday you are celebrating...  just enjoy the SPRING weather and the renewal of life. 

Thanks for stopping by for a look see...  and a visit... love having you stop by. 

Love, Light and Peace..Bonnie 

 

Gate Cards

I love making gate cards... they add a different dimension before you even get started with the rest of the card...  never made one???  better try making at least one...  they are fun. 

Tomorrow I will show you a different style gate card... so please make sure you come back tomorrow too... LOL... getta get you hooked on visiting here every day...  I love your visits... thanks always for stopping by... 

Okay.. here are some gate cards... 

 

Okay... so these are a little bit different than the average gate folded card... but hey... I am different anyway... right???  I cut a circle in the middle of the gate fold, to put a medallion there... what fun... love it... 

 

Also a challenge at this time in my life... doing something a little bit different keeps me on my toes all the time... 

 

A gate folded card is simply folded differently...  take a piece of paper... lets say 12 x 6... and with your score board score at 3 and 9 inches...  or make a score mark in that area using a ruler...  fold into the center... a gate card has now been created by YOU...  EASY... 

The center of the card then needs to be decorated.. have fun... here I used a piece of tea bag tile paper, created with using a half inch tile... really makes a nice background paper... you can create this with any of my tea bag tile kits... using the tile making program...  check it out on the medallion art blog... (to find that... scroll down on the right hand side of this blog and you will see the medallion art tag... click on it... another whole world of stuff) 

 

 

 

A Valentine card for my special Valentine... 

 

 

Inside medallion 

 

 

Did you enjoy this... are you going to make a gate card... hope you will... even if you have made tons of them... make another one... and try and make a circle that will let you see thru to something else... what fun for the person that receives this card...

 

Love life to the fullest...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit...

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie 

Flowers and more

 I really do enjoy playing... and so I created a few more things using Pretties by Bonnie Flowers and a few other things...  I love making background papers to use .... and most of the time, I flip through them prior to making more... as they are nice and dry and ready to use... wow... I loved this background... and then I stenciled the harlequin  using a little of the MELTED CHOCOLATE spray by Dyan ... which I love... I love all the colors... so very delightful to use...  Then I added the pretty little posies that I colored with my Distress Markers... love them... do you have yours yet??? Better try them... they are really delightful to use...  

 And of course I love frilly too.. love the polka dots on the background... and the punching method... and then added some leaves and flowers using my Pretties by Bonnie Daisies with a dot...  Since I love daisies I am so loving this one... so very delicate in all ways...  

I am loving the purple and greens together more and more... love the tones of this one... delicate, strong and pretty... also another Pretties by Bonnie flower and leaf piece...  

Hope that you like them enough to take a look at the new class when I release it .... COMING SOON to your computer.... yes it is on line...  YEAH...  it is taking me a long time to up load it all... but it will be on line...  

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you tomorrow... I have posted something from Easter... hope you enjoy it...  
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie