Prima Almanac Altered Bottles and Tray

Don't you just love the Almanac paper collection? The pink, black and cream tones are among my favorites, and I adore how the paper collection has so many label die cuts. Those cuts inspired me to alter some bottles, because I thought the labels would look super cute on some bottles. And then I needed to alter a tray on which I could display my pretty bottles.

Here's a closer look at how I embellished the tray.

I purchased the bottles at Joann's for a $1 each, and the tray was a $.99 cent find from AC Moore. To alter the bottles, I used some burlap trim, twine in cream and black, and some seambinding that I distressed with my Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I also used some metal embellishments from Michaels, including a Tim Holtz crown trinket.

For the tray, I used a variety of I Am Roses flowers in cream, pink and black tones to complement the paper collection. A complete list of flowers with links is below. I also fussy cut the butterflies from the paper collection, used some polka dot tulle and a pearl spray.

I also made a card, using a vintage lady stamp from Michaels and a journaling spot from the Almanac paper collection.

1” Rose White & Pink

http://www.iamroses.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=cat_show_pro_detail&cid=12980&pid=82509

R8 Half-inch Roses in Black, Pink and Cream

http://www.iamroses.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=cat_showcat&l=2&cid=22187

S3-153 Off White Cherry Blossoms

http://www.iamroses.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=cat_show_pro_detail&cid=20618&pid=83636

GB3 – 151 Small White Gardenia

http://www.iamroses.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=cat_show_pro_detail&cid=57603&pid=257258

T20- 147 Small Cream Semi Open Rose Buds

http://www.iamroses.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=cat_show_pro_detail&cid=12985&pid=90684

T30 – 124 Soft Pink Semi Open Rose Buds – Temporarily Unavailable. Check back soon.

http://www.iamroses.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=cat_show_pro_detail&cid=12985&pid=83470

ZR 5 – 1 50 White Flower

http://www.iamroses.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=cat_show_pro_detail&cid=22025&pid=89132

I Am Roses May Challenge

I Am Roses is hosting a challenge for May — the theme is Mother's Day and the challenge is to use the colors purple or teal in your project.

As always, the design team members like to encourage you by creating our own projects for inspiration.

I created a card and altered a balsa box from Michaels for my mom. I used the Websters Pages Hollywood vogue paper collection and fussy cut the clock and butterflies from their new 6x6 motifs paper pack. The floral background paper is from Graphic 45's new kraft collection. For the flowers, I used curly roses, R5 white roses, mini hydrangea, rosebuds and mini roses from I am Roses. The dress from was cut with an Accucut custom die that I designed.

You can join in the fun too, and have a chance to win a prize. For official contest rules, visit the I Am Roses Challenge blog, by clicking here