Bonnie Ballentine

My Dad whistled for me and I scurried home ASAP. Some things you did not mess with!

D = Dunkin Donuts coffee...and some donuts to go with it. ?

Z = Zero Coffee is a Singapore based coffee roastery.

Thank you, Susan!

Thank you, Corrie. Everyday is a challenge but there is also so much kindness from others. I praise God every day for the kindness of others.

Template by MissFish, Showoff #2. There's a long story about this layout. Several years ago, Saffan's sister passed away. He came to pickleball the day he learned of her passing and, of course, was very sad. He asked me to be his sister and I am still his sister to this day. I introduced him to pickleball and gave him the shirt he is wearing. He gave me the shirt I am wearing as a birthday gift and also gave Judy her shirt. Judy is struggling with dementia and I have become her caregiver. In his typical kindness, Saffan included Judy in the gift giving. She was thrilled. So, you see...it really is about T-shirts, pickleball and love!

Another zoo layout. I create the template with Carole's multi-photo frame script. The Zoopendous day was taken from a photo frame by Gina Day, A Day At The Zoo, September, 2017 Digital Scrapbooking blog train. The elephants at the bottom are from the same kit. I erased the grass that was a part of the border and I deleted one elephant.

Another layout of our zoo trip and birthday celebration for Judy. She was copying the giraffe on her buttom. Template 175 by Lady 22, Bourico Casper.

I began this layout some time ago. I often let them sit and go back to them with renewed energy. I played with this on a long time. I placed the text above the background paper, which I made. Then I used the burn blend mode. I think the text looks like it is a part of the background...not just sitting on top. The original color of the text affected how each blend mode appeared. I changed the colors many times.

Template from this month's Lab. A pickleball celebration of my birthday. One photo cropped to make 3. This was the only picture of me taken that day.

R = roasted

L = latte

I = iced coffee

Eight O'Clock Coffee A brand of coffee my parents drank long ago. I Googled it and the company is over 100 years old.

Here is day 7. I used the extra template from Day 1. I tried the sand writing. I am not happy with my results but I have completed it several times. I'll work more on it later.

Sports elements. Animal hoof prints/paw prints.

He is a cutie, isn't he. There is a video on FB of his birth. We are going back to the zoo this Fall to see him. https://www.facebook.com/nczoo Scroll down to May 26...it's pretty far down.

Day 6 Postcard I didn't want a white background for my postcard so I used a photo and reduced the opacity.

Day 5 Stamp The photo is Fenn. He was supposed to be born on my friend's birthday...you know babies...they are born when they are ready...Fenn entered this world 10 days later.

Day 4 Leather tag

Day 3 I really fudged and used scripts to create these two datestamps. Datestamp 6 and datestamp 7.

I do the same thing, Rene...sometimes it doesn't resemble the original when I have completed my project...but templates are a starting point. My mojo is dead...creating is not happening. I have completed each day but with the element only...no scrap pages. Day 2 I used Google maps; took a screenshot; cut out Virginia and highlighted our route.

Thank you, Jenifer Lyn!

Thank you, Mary.