Bonnie Ballentine

H = hammerhead shark

I wish I had asked for more letters...but I don't want to be greedy. I really wanted the B but someone had already asked for it. I didn't realize that she would give a letter to more than one person. Of course, she needs multiple examples. I did have fun with them.

Here's my day 5. I didn't enjoy going to the Farmer's Market when I was a kid but I have fond memories of our trips there. I didn't use an alpha. I made a seamless pattern of the butterbean photo and used it as a fill for my text. I gave it an outline to help it show up better. I also added a small drop shadow. Perhaps I should add a bit more shadow... Butterbean and produce photos are from the web.

P layout: Does it surprise you...pickleball? I would like to do another for Poppy and Penny. The smaller words on the P were created by Carole's script, Shadow Text.

Another C layout:

I've been a bit distracted. Yesterday Annie of AnnieCDigital designs asked her FB group to help by creating layouts using a new, unpublished Alpha kit. I requested C and P. Here is one of the C layouts. Font for "Cats" is best paws font. Heart paper by MarisaL, Pets kit. Paw prints on the C by Janet Kempt, toolbox calendar, metal paw print doodle.

F = freshwater, as opposed to salt water

C = catfish

Picture of my Mother after we played bball at the local elementary school. Picture of me playing high school bball. Basketballs are from an old mega kit by LC Potts, Auntie's Extreme Hoops.

A = Albacore Tuna

Some of the communities around here have private pickleball courts. Many of them have a playground nearby, often beside the pickleball courts. I have no photos...I'll try to get some. Of course, parks have playgrounds as do community centers.

Old, old story. Blue and red papers by Becky's Creations, Christmas Freebie, 2016. Ornaments by Brook Gazarek, Digital Scrapbooking, A Touch of Sparkle Ornaments. Winthrop College, simple sticker script by Carole. Not this time, shaped text script by Carole.

I just started typing in a word doc...then copy/paste into my layout. At least I don't have to retype. I also convert to raster as soon as I think I have it like I want it.

Used Carole's shaped text for the title. Font is National Park. Elements from Creative Fabrica. The wraped text was awful...wouldn't let me edit or copy or duplicate. Kept going to a single line. Finally I converted to a raster and hoped there were no errors. I later found 2 and jumped thru all sorts of hoops to correct them.

I posted this and it seems to have disappeared. Oh, well... I used to attend the Not Too Late Senior Women's Basketball Camp in Portland/Southern Maine CC. I loved to visit Portland Head and have included it in a couple of my layouts. Good memories, Minka. Thank you!

Years ago Carole created this graph. Carole, do you remember this?