TRUE BEAUTY

Hand Stamped Sentiments is hosting a challenge here, to create 

any project with Mom in mind.

My Mother-In-Law is one of the sweetest and most gentle women I know
and epitomizes the word "LADY" to the fullest extent.  She has had a difficult life, even spent time in a concentration camp near the end of the war.  But throughout all of her trials and difficult times, she remains the sweet, honest and gentle soul that 

I love with all my heart.

Since it's Mother's Day soon, I wanted to pay homage to her by posting 

this layout that I did of her.

She is pictured here with her little ShihTzu, Candy.

Mom, you are truly beautiful, inside and out.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

BLACK AND WHITE

Fiskateers is running a Winter Stamp Out (WSO) challenge right now .... actually, 20 challenges, to be more specific.  The link can be found here.  This card is for

Challenge #6 - Black & White.

The scalloped frame was made using my Grand Calibur dies and the detailed frame was made from the Spellbinders Pendant "In Spades".  Stampin' Up's 2-step owl and 2-3/8" circle punches were used to make the flower (tutorial here).  Homemade glitter spray was sprayed on the flower to add a bit of sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

Happy Spring everyone!  And a sure sign of Spring is tulips.  While our tulips have not popped through yet, it's only a matter of time.  

Beate posted a photo for inspiration of some beautiful tulips HERE, so I decided to break out one of my favourite tulip stamps. 

 They are coloured with Copics R29, R27, R24, Y38, Y35, Y32, YG97, YG95 and YG93.   I cut the entire image out and popped it up on a background that has been lightly sponged with SU pear pizzazz. 

Hope you enjoy this first day of the wonderful season we call SPRING!

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

WATER, BLUES and AQUAS

WATER is the challenge at CMC Challenge Group , this week as well as the use of blues and aquas.  I've had this little Whipper Snapper image for quite a while so I figured it was about time to ink it up.  I can hardly wait to see real birds in real birdbaths in my garden, come Spring.

Some glossy accents were added to the water droplets.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

PINK TULIPS

Tulips are a sure sign of Spring and that can't happen soon enough.  This card was created to participate in CMC Challenge 11 which was to use a flower or floral image and colour it with Copics.  And since my favourite colour is pink, I naturally used several shades of it to complete the image.

Challenges are a great way to inspire you to get creative and maybe even entice you to step outside of your own comfort zone.  

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~