PTI - Celebrating 2012. The Past, present & Future

WITH ALL MY HEART has been well used over the years along with the matching limitless layers heart dies.  The first card is my "Present" and the rest are from the past.

Oliver + S Gallery Tunic Sew-a-Long

I decided to try sewing for myself for the first time in ages and to participate in a sew-a-long for the first time ever.   I used a piece of fabric I've had for ages and I think it is silk if I remember correctly. The pattern instructions are clearly written and I didn't have any problems.   If I make it again, I'd do the 3/4 length sleeve and the other collar.  The pattern fit quite well, perhaps a little too roomy at the hips and I'd prefer a bit more room in the sleeves since the fabric has no stretch.

Altenew Inspiration Challenge Feb. 2016

I decided to try a challenge for the first time in a very long time.   I love Altenew Stamps and loved the colors in the inspiration photo.   I used stamps from A Beautiful Day and colored them with watercolors.  My card was heavily inspired by the lovely card shown on Altenew's blog!

SHARE HANDMADE KINDNESS

I have admired Jennifer McGuire for a long time for many reasons.  Her new website is great and I love her idea to share handmade kindness.  Here's a card I made for my daughter and her family as a thank you after my recent visit with them.  I used a WPlus 9 stamp and watercolored the image and added a sentiment from Jillibean.  Thanks for looking!

Water Color for Card Makers - Play Day

After seeing how Tim Holtz used the stencil for a background, I decided to give it another try.   I hadn't been successful on a similar technique one Day 1 but went and bought different water color paper.   Not much choice in the small town I live in!  I used WPlus9 Fresh Cut Florals and PTI Meadow Greens stamps and Color Box Striped Stencil.

Watercolor for Card Makers - Day 6

Another attempt at water coloring stamped images and again about my 4th or 5th try at the same image.   It was fun though!  I used WPlus9 Fresh Cut Florals, Layers of Color Her Majestry's Urns and PTI Round and Round stamp.s

Watercolor for Card Makers - Day 5

Here's my 6th or so attempt at watercoloring a stamped image!  I stamped the flower once and softened it with water, but it seemed to blah, so stamped again with a different color and left the details.  I used PTI Meadow Greens and Avery Elle Oh Happy Day stamps.