Altenew 3D Floral Focus 1

A new class kicked off today over at Altenew Academy. The class is called 3D Floral Focus and is being taught by the very talented Therese Calvird. Here is my first card from the class using the Hibiscus Garden 3D Die:

For the flower colors, I used paint chips from my friendly neighborhood hardware store.
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Altenew May 2019 Inspiration Challenge

Here is my card for the Altenew May Challenge. I used silver watercolor paint on an old stencil to add a shimmery background. This card is clean and simple... just my style! :oD



I used the following Altenew supplies:

- Golden Showers stamp set
- Ori Kami stamp set

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White Coat Wine Bottle Cover (Pattern and Directions)

I was recently faced with what to get as a gift for a White Coat Pinning Ceremony. For those that don't know, for DPT students, the white coat ceremony signifies their transition from full-time classroom curriculum to the start of their clinical rotations. So, not a graduation, but still something major worth celebrating. And what's better for celebrating than WINE!

Who would have thought my doll clothes making skills would come in handy dressing up wine bottles? Click on the image below to download the PDF pattern from google docs.

I drafted this pattern for a white coat wine bottle cover to fit an empty wine bottle that I had at home, which was 10" in circumference. However, the wine that we purchased as the gift was 11" around. I didn't realize that wine bottle sizes were so different. After a slight panic attack, I threw the pattern on a copier and enlarged it by 10%... problem solved.



Cut the pattern out from two 9"x12" pieces of white felt.



Attach fronts and back at the shoulder seam.
Attach the sleeves to the front and back.



Sew the collar to the coat... I sewed mine so that the collar seam was on the outside. This made the collar stand up when flipped and folded to the outside. A little bit of the seam showed at the front, but I just trimmed it and whip stitched it down. Maybe, next time I'd try sewing the collar so that the seam is on the inside...



Sew the coat side seams and turn it right side out.




Now for the fun part... add your details!

• Buttons! Buttonholes aren't needed since this will slide on over the top of the bottle.
• Attach pockets.
• Border stitch along the center front and lower edge of the coat
• The school's logo printed on clear sticker paper and stuck it above the breast pocket.
• The pin created from a tiny brass brad (in my case I painted it white and added a logo with clear sticker paper).
• The student's name embroidered on the pocket.
• As a little extra gift, I hung a cute necklace from bottle.

I hope that someone will use this pattern someday. Drop me a note and let me know if you do!

PTI 11th Anniversary Day 10: Stripes Challenge

Stripes are probably the easiest pattern for me to use. I LOVE stripes!!! Here is a little tag that I put together for the stripes challenge... great for guy or girl!



PTI products:
white cardstock
black cardstock
tropic teal cardstock
tropic teal ink
2011 Birthday tags stamp set
Happy Birthday die

PTI 11th Anniversary Day 8: Color Challenge

This card uses the color combo by Amy Sheffer. I thought it would make a great guy card. I like the clean look:



PTI products:
white cardstock
Splits: Happy Birthday Stamp set
Script Swirls: Birthday

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PTI 11th Anniversary Day 7: Use Only Dies – No Stamps! Challenge

As soon as I saw this challenge, I knew just what I would do... so I went ahead and did it :oD



The PTI dies and PP made this card SUPER easy!

PTI products:
white cardstock
Sparkle and Shine Patterned Paper
Scene It: Celebration die
Text Block Birthday die

PTI 11TH ANNIVERSARY DAY 5: Retired SupplyChallenge

My favorite Phrase Play die is being retired! I was sorry to hear it, but then I remembered that I already have it ;oD
Here is my card:



I love the sayings that go with the dies. They fit the die spaces perfectly.

PTI products used:
Phrase Play #4 die
Phrase Play #4 stamp set
Happiness in Bloom dies
Happiness in Bloom stamp set
PTI button dies

PTI 11th Anniversary Day 3: Transformation Tuesday on a Wednesday

I knew exactly which card I was going to do over. This is a "Get Well" card. Have you ever seen such a depressing "Get Well" card?



Well, I worked really hard on that umbrella so I never threw the card away (this stamp didn't come with dies like PTI stamps do, so it was a CHORE!). My girlfiend just invited me to her daughter's baby shower, so the depressing "Get Well" card is transformed for a baby shower.



Quite an improvement if I do say so myself ;oD

PTI products used:
Off white cardstock
Phrase Play #11 stamp set
Beautiful Blooms II stamp set
Happiness in Bloom stamp set
Beautiful Blooms dies
Headline Alphabet dies

PTI 11TH ANNIVERSARY DAY 1: SKETCH CHALLENGE

It's that time of year! PTI's Anniversary celebration... full of fun, challenges and give-aways! The first challenge was to create a card using a sketch.

Here is my card:



PTI supplies used:
PTI white yardstick
PTI Hey, Cupcake! stamp set
PTI 2011 Birthday tags stamp set
PTI Framed Out stamp set (I don't know which number)

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PTI 11TH ANNIVERSARY DAY 4: A FLORAL CHALLENGE

I just love PTI flower stamps! (it's easy to tell because I have so many). Here is a card that I created, using lots of PTI goodies:




PTI products used:
white cardstock
Be Happy stamp set
Be Happy dies
She Moves stamp set
Flower Fusion #9 stamp set
Flower Fusion #9 dies

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Reverse Confetti February Sketch Challenge

Today I created a card for my niece's birthday using the Reverse Confetti sketch and some cute Reverse Confetti stamps and dies.

Here's the sketch:


And here's my card:


Reverse Confetti products used:

Congratulations stamps
Blooms 'n Buds stamps
Blooms 'n Buds Confetti Cuts
Paper in the photo: Under the Umbrella

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