Wednesday, May 20, 2026

The Flowers and the Bees

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

Some of my sweet, sweet friends shared their Betterpress images with me.
I love coloring them and it's a good day when I can pull one out.


This time it's an Altenew image colored with Tombow Markers.

After I colored it and die cut it, I realized that the design had way too much on 
the top and not enough on the bottom.

I tried my hummingbird dies but they were either too big or facing the wrong direction.

Then I thought of bees.

After searching my stash, I landed on these bees from the Greetery.

Life IS beautiful with friends like you.

Challenges:
Just Us Girls #823 - Word Week
Inkspirational #367 - Visual Prompt (Flowers)







Card Recipe
Stamps:  Dainty Flower Garden Pressplate (Alt)
Ink:   Betterpress Black
Paper:   Betterpress Porcelain, Neenah Solar White
Other:  Tombow Markers (055, 985, 126, 245, 723, 817), Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers Dies (MB), Curio Summer Findings (Greetery)


Enjoy!


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20 comments:

I Card Everyone said...

Looks like I'm not the only one who will have us singing today! Oh, Bonnie, let me tell you - you have colored this image so beautifully! LOve the shape of your card and of course those bizzy little bees!
=]

Sandy said...

Perfect! So pretty and the bees are absolutely perfect in your design.
Your coloring is always spot on.
Good morning to you and I sure hope you have gotten some rain.
Sandy xx

JoAnn said...

Your flower image is colored beautifully Bonnie. I love your shaped card and the multi-layers. The bees are the perfect addition and that sentiment is perfect also.

Lisa Elton said...

Oh... I LIKE this! The arched shape is fabulous and you've colored those blooms beautifully. This is marvelous, Bonnie!

Carol said...

I love your card Bonnie! The clean white stitched layers, the beautifully colored flowers, the shape of the card...perfect! Thanks for playing at Just Us Girls this week!

Darnell said...

Right back at you, Bon! This is a beautifully colored floral to go with the beautiful sediment! And I love the stitched arches. Hugs, Dolly

Bobby said...

The flowers are so beautifully colored, Bonnie, and the shaped card with the pinpoint die is a wonderful design element. The little bees love it too. Sending the sentiment back to you, my friend.

Marcia Hill said...

Oh do I like this Bonnie!! I love, LOVE the shape and how you tripled it, and the pressed flowers are absolutely GORGEOUS!! Love the little bees and the sentiment too! Lovely, lovely card my friend! A+++ Hugs. :0)

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

So very lovely. x

TK said...

Spectacular! I'm not sure how this could've been any better, the coloring, the frames, the fun little bees -- everything is absolutely spectacular

Leslie Miller said...

Beautiful coloring of this fabulous image, and you've balanced the card perfectly with the cute little bees. They absolutely belong there! What a wonderful sentiment, too. I would love to send that sentiment to each of my lovely friends!

HilaryJane said...

What a lovely image and your colouring and shading is very impressive. The bees were a great idea too xx

Lisa Elton said...

Just spotted this in our JUGs gallery! Thanks for playing along this week, Bonnie!

BożenA said...

My dear Bonnie. Life is beautiful with you! I love your cards and am always grateful for sharing them. And I completely agree with you that our friends at Blogland are wonderful and incredibly generous. And this is another joyful card. I agree that those little bees did a great job.
hugs,
BożenA

Cat Craig said...

Oh Bonnie, this is beautiful. Love how you dealt with the spacing. Brilliant.

donna mikasa said...

Those bees look mighty happy on your gorgeous shaped card and were the perfect choice, too!

Trina P. said...

A been-utful shaped card with fabulous colouring of the florals.

Loll said...

This is a gorgeous image and I love it cut in the arch shape, Bonnie. What a great way to add layering! xx

Pat said...

A beautiful image so prettily coloured Bonnie and I love the layered arched die cuts and a wonderful design with some of the stunning floral image continuing on the under layers, and the bees and sentiment are great finishing touches. x

Susan B said...

A beautiful card design with the shape, the pinpoint die cuts, and the gorgeous flower!