Bonnie Ballentine

Lesson 2

It has been a busy week! I decided to go with an inspirational poster type card. 

Lesson 1

The photo is mine. Footprints and brad are from Digital Scrapbooking.

Welcome, John!

10 hours ago, Michele said:

Not necessarily satisfied with this, but my arm has given out; not easy to do with a pinched nerve. 😄 I took the pic of my neighbor's flowering bush (tree?) a long time ago. I put several of Cassel's scripts to work: brad factory, ribbon factory, and bow 11. 

 

Oh, Michele! Pinched nerve is no fun! Heal quickly. We need to see your creativity.

4 hours ago, Minka Glasier said:

Not much for embellishments here ... going to send to family and see how many want to go!  

I want to go!

We have had rain and clouds for most of 2 weeks. I would love to see the Northern Lights but with rain and clouds and the fact I live too far south for this event...I guess I'll have to wait until another time. 

1 hour ago, Ann Seeber said:

Nice, Bonnie! Did you create the Utah wordart? You didn't mention it...

I did forget, Ann. The outling and text are 2 files created by AnnieCDigital designs. She also has some great templates. Creative Fabrica has some of her work but not her templates.

My friend and teammate, Lily. This photo is from 2006. Lily is an amazing person with an amazing story. She came to the US alone when she was 18. Enrolled at the University of Maryland, met her husband and became a pharamacist. She is fast as greased lightning and can shoot a basketball like no one else...remember we were playing senior basketball...age 50+.

My bball team again. This template is from Photobacks. They sell templates to photographers. 

I really like this template so I tried another:

Pat and Frank's page above was from 2012. This one is from 2022. This is my current basketball team. Beth, the girl standing beside me, was pretty deep into dementia when this photo was taken. She is no longer able to play. In this layout, you are able to see only part of this huge sand sculpture. It was indoors at the convention center where we played basketball and pickleball. Most of the sports played in the Senior Games were represented. 

Nothing fancy...using Carole's Multi-Frame Collage:

My friend and basketball teammate, Pat and her husband, Frank in 2012. We often played a tournament in St. George, Utah and Pat had built a home there. One year I was invited to stay in her home. We went hiking after the basketball tournament and that's when these photos were taken.  Sadly, Frank has passed away. However, Pat is doing well. I think she sold the house. 

O = ool = no Pee in pool...😆

M = memories of bygone summers

K = kick, stroke, glide...the basics of swim strokes.

34 minutes ago, Julie Magerka said:

That font really works here. I looked it up and places are charging for it. If you got it free from CF, that was a good score.

CF still has it. I have a membership so I don't know if they charge or how much.

J = jet pump

Another food that defines my childhood and adulthood is bar-b-que. Layout from 2020 Storytime Challenge.

G = Grotto

D = deep end

This was created for the storytime workshop. It is still my favorite cake. 

5 hours ago, kasany said:

super Penny. He/she must be a very funny kitty IMHO:)

Kasany, she is her own unique personality. She is very loving and spends hours with Judy, my friend with dementia. I think on some level she understands.

6 hours ago, Cristina said:

Bonnie, great layout displaying those beautiful animals... It must be a sight to see them "so close"... Look at those eyes!

Thank you, Christina!  I love the deer and watch them every chance I get. I love walking up on them in the woods. They sometimes run away and sometimes become very cautious and alert but allow me to photograph them. I find great pleasure in revisiting my photos. Memories like these are priceless.

A = aqua

I'm in! Thank you, Carole!

9 hours ago, Julie Magerka said:

Wish I still had my old 105 mm lens that I had on the Nikon. Great pictures.

Thank you, Julie! I wish you had your lens also!