Author: Bonnie

Welcome to my Blog Finding my way to forming this blog has been an interesting journey. In the past I never really thought about expressing my creativity. Growing up in Wyoming and in 4-H I did learn to sew but that was solely for making my clothes. I have continued to make most of my clothes since I first began to sew. Still not really thinking I was being creative. When my husband and I purchased a ranch, I started learning how to quilt, because a rancher friend wanted to learn, we could learn together. As well, I could really use the quilts. I ended up giving away more than I have kept for myself though. Still not really thinking I was being creative About the time we got the ranch I started sending some handmade Christmas cards. They just seemed more personal and authentic. Then about five years ago I discovered a web based company that offered stamps, card stock and inks that all coordinated. Plus the owner offered online videos of how to use these wonderful tools. And within her website she had an area where other crafters could post their creations and I could communicate with them. Over the next several years I concentrated on doing Christmas cards for family and friends creating about 100 each time. Slowly as I grew in confidence and skill I developed an interest in doing other celebration type cards and now I spend a lot of my time crafting cards whenever ranch chores allows. So maybe being a little creative. Well as fate would have it, that original site no longer offers a place where I can exchange ideas and card creativity in quite the same way as it did, so this blog was born. It has become a way to stay in touch with friends and post what I create in my craft room, almost daily. I still sew once in awhile and would maybe make a quilt again some day. Please feel free to email me at bonnie@enhancedequine.com.

Color Dare with Dots

Bonnie

I used the blue and purple inks to sponge the dots on the bg through a stencil then added pink and more blue by sponging around edges then drew black lines around edges with sharpie. Had a scrap of purple shiny paper the I dry embossed with dotted swiss ef. Butterflies and tags were cut on the Silhouette. Designs on butterflies and flower on tag were stamped in black ink from larger stamps. Used water colors to color flower. As I was arranging everything I decided to add silver edge around purple piece and a mat layer in pink cs. The silver frame is just thin strips I cut then attached each side separately once everything else was attached.

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Color my Heart Color Dare: Blue+Purple+Pink

Cupcake Inspiration: Polka Dots

“Love Is A Many Splendored Thing”

Bonnie

I grew up listening to The Lettermen and Here is their version of “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing”. The bg is a stencil with black modeling paste. with sponged pink ink on white layering weight cs. Sentiment was Silhouette cut twice, stacked then attached. Rounded two corners then mounted on white cs. Added white dots with gel pen and glitter dots as accents.

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CRAFT: Inspired by a Song

Paper Stencil – Two Ways

Bonnie

I cut a stencil of the paisley heart out of layering weight white cs with my Silhouette then used platinum stencil butter on white cs to get this image. The sentiment was also cut on Silhouette, added adhesive then attached. Sponged a light pink ink lightly along edges which completed this CAS. Because I had used Pixie Spray to keep the paper stencil in place it was easy to remove and was coated with the stencil butter. After letting it dry I ran it through the Xyron and attached to pink cs. Added dry ef in dotted swiss plus Silhouette created and cut sentiment. Mounted all on white cs base.

Not sure which I like better, but do love getting so much out of one cut and no stencil butter down the drain trying to clean a stencil. Thanks for sharing your time with me, now I am sharing this with:

Krafty Chicks: CAS

Shopping Our Stash: Winter Fun My card does not scream winter fun, but I had a ton of fun playing inside on this winter day.

Can You Handle the Pressure: Dots

Pink & Red

Bonnie

With the day of love just around the corner it is not too early to get something made. I started with white cs that was heat embossed clear with hearts and the word love were stenciled with clear ink. Added smooching and sponging with red and pink ink. Used more stencils with ink for Eiffel tower and other bg elements. Stamped and heat set in gold a filigree heart then stamped in black ink some script text stamp and hearts. Used bubbles ef on lower half then rubbed red ink pad to bring the rounds to life. Used heart punch with gold and shimmer paper and then added along with small dots of same papers. Splattered with white ink and splatter brush. Stamped sentiment on vellum with clear ink and heat set in black then fussy cut. White heart with swirl was in stash. Added black dots by putting black texture paste through stencil. Mounted on white cs base.

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Color Hues: Pink & Red

Use Your Stuff: Book Inspired No so much one book but a category in general ROMANCE NOVELS.

Rainbow Colors

Bonnie

I hope I got all of them in there. This digi was colored during some football playoff games with markers on white text vellum paper. The large format, 5×7, made coloring easy. You can download the free digi HERE. Finished with white gel pen accents, glitter glue in flower centers then mounted on white copy paper mat layer with black marker to color edges. All is on white cs base.

Crafters Cafe: Colours of the Rainbow