Sunflower Studio

YOU ROCK!

    This one might be a little out there but I like the overall finished product!  This is another card form one of my Yahoo groups.  On this one, you were to make a card using this fun rug from the Pottery Barn Teen catalog.  It's so cute.  One look at this rug and I knew that it would be the perfect inspiration for a card made with SU!s Time Well Spent set.  I went on the search for the set on my shelves and remembered that I gave it to my mom for Christmas.  Oh well...back to the stash...   
    I bought this new Stamping Bella image a few weeks ago.  She's called "All Punked Up With No Place To Go."  I couldn't resist.  So, basically, the color scheme is coming from the inspiration rug and the rest is just craziness.  I added lots of sparkle to her with a Sakura Stardust Glitter Pen and a few touches of Spica Glitter pen too.  I colored the image with various Prismacolor and Copic markers and then popped up her clothes and boots.  I was pretty much finished when I decided that she needed an "edge"...but I didn't want it too edgy so I stuck with SU!s silver cording wrapped around the image layer with a bow at the bottom.  The gorgeous patterned paper is by Imaginesce.  Oh, and I also masked the girl and over stamped A Muse's "You Rock" sentiment with Jumbo Java VersaMagic chalk ink.  I love it! 
    I'm only slightly late on this one so my partner should have this in her hands shortly!

BIRTHDAY COWBOY

I'm now in frantic mode trying to finish up all of my stamping commitments before we leave for vacation this weekend!  Why - Oh why - do I always wait until the last minute?  ACK!
    Anyway, this card is for a challenge on one of my Yahoo groups.  You could only use one stamp but you could use rub-ons and such.  This little cowboy is one of my all time fave Stampin' Up! images - Cowboy Kid.  The fun patterned papers and punch outs are from a K&Company Scrap Pad To Go called Kazoo Kids.  The "Big Boy" words on the tag are also from that same pad and are a rub-on.  (I had a lot of trouble with these...they're a little older...anyone else find that problem with older rub-ons?)  The "Happy Birthday" sentiment is from Making Memories and is also a rub-on.  I colored the little cowpoke with various Copic and Prismacolor Markers and gave him a sparkly bagde with a Spica Glitter Pen.
    Hope my partner likes it...the "D" is for her little guy's name...I'm late so she's probably forgotten that something was even coming from me...sorry Jane!

TCP TUESDAY #7 - SKETCH CHALLENGE

    It's a Tuesday...it's a Tuesday...yup, yup...it's a Tuesday!  Time for the next challenge.  Gather up your Cat's PJs stamps and supplies and give this sketch a try.  I am the Hipster Hostess with the Mostess this time out so you can post your comment with a link to your card here on my blog.  Don't forget to include the keyword TCPTUES07 if you're posting over at Splitcoast.
    
    I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone does with the sketch.  Check in with the other TCP design team members (marked with TCP in the list on the left) for some more inspiration.  Oh, and most importantly, remember that all of the entries this week will be featured on Alma's blog next Monday and one winner from all of the May challenges will be selected as Swanky Stamper for the month.  You get that $25 in Cat's Cash too...yea buddy!

Supplies:  Stamps - Simon Sees (E-6373), Shipwrecked (E-6380), and Swashbucklin' Day (D-6372) - all from The Cat's Pajamas; CS - PT White, Old Olive, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Confetti Tan and Really Rust from SU!, patterned paper from Urban Rhapsody pad by K&Company; Ink - Onyx Black Versafine ink, Ranger Walnut ink for sponging edges; Other - Nestabilities dies, black Zig Millennium pen, sponge, Copic & Prismacolor Markers, SU! copper brads.

BLOGGER'S CHALLENGE #46 - MOTHER'S DAY CARDS

    Mother's Day...Mother's Day...it's almost time for Mother's Day!  It's really not that big of a deal around our house...but I do love my MOTHER so this is for her.  This week's Blogger's Challenge was to create a Mother's Day card...duh!  (Last week was Graduation cards and since I don't know anyone who's graduating from anywhere - and because I ran out of time - I skipped that one.  I did have a little idea for something rattling around in my head so I may get to it yet.)

    My mom is a Red Hat Lady...thus the color scheme here.  And I got some new stamps this week - SHOCKER RIGHT?!?  NOT!  This lovely little girlie is Rosie Posie and she's from Whipper Snapper Designs, illustrated by Anna Wight.  (ACK!  When I went over to Whipper Snapper to grab the link for this post I saw that Anna has two new UM sets coming soon - Cats and Dogs - oh dear...I'm sure they'll be must haves!)  She's so cute!  I watercolored her using SU! reinkers and also Hot Cinnamon Twinklng H2Os for the shoes and polka-dots.  The sentiment is from Paper Source.

    I hope all of you MOMs out there have a wonderful weekend.  (I also hope it gets sunny around here but I think it's all rain in the forecast...good for the plants though!)  HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

TCP TUESDAY #6 - STAMP CHALLENGE

HAPPY TUESDAY!

     This week we have another stamp challenge....create a card or project using the Ring of Flowers (E-7462) stamp from The Cat's Pajamas.  Katie Stilwater is this week's Hipster Hostess with the Mostest so she's got all of the details over on her blog.  Create your card and make sure you leave a comment with the link to your card on her TCP Tuesday post.  Please use the keyword TCPTUES06 if you're posting over at Splitcoaststampers so that we can all leave you nice comments!

    Don't forget to click on over to Alma's blog to see the slideshow containing the cards created using the color BLUE that were entered in last week's challenge.

    And....here's my contribution for this week....Pretty Poochie Mother's Day Flowers! 

Supplies:  Stamps - Ring of Flowers (E-7432) and Big Poochie from It's A Mod, Mod World clear set (W-7512) from The Cat's Pajamas, sentiment from Stamping Sensations; CS - olive textured by DCWV, Burgundy, Pink, Rose, Mustard, Saffron from SU!, Papertrey White, patterned papers from Basic Grey in the Sugared 6x6 paper pad; Ink - Palette Noir Hybrid ink, Black Onyx Versafine; Other - SU! scalloped circle punch, EK circle punch, sewing machine, DCWV Brads, Prismacolor and Copic markers, Dazzling Diamonds glitter and Crystal Effects from SU!

THE CUTEST KNIGHT

   

    I have to profess that I think this is THE cutest stamp that I have seen in....FOREVER!  He's so adorable!!  He's a newer image from Stamping Bella.  I've been on a little stamp spending spree lately...(uh-oh...don't tell the DH!)...and I couldn't resist him. 
    I used the Faux Brick technique for the card base - information on that is in my last post.  And, to me, it just screamed 'castle walls'.  And the mirror idea came about and this is the result.  I think this is my best watercoloring to date.  I'm so trying to be able to keep up with the big girls...Anna Wight is the master, isn't she?  I was so proud of myself....I'm not sure I could give this away...although, I didn't really have a purpose for the card when I started other than making cards featuring this technique.
    Oooh...one other cool thing...the Bella stamps are unmounted.  In the past I've added the foam cling to them to use them with my acrylic blocks.  My friend, and stamping guru, Pat Huntoon, clued me in to using a glue stick on the back of the rubber UM stamp and using that to adhere it to the acrylic block.  Stamp your images.  Pull the stamp off and clean the stamp and block.  This little trick worked perfectly and I didn't have to trim around all of that sticky mounting foam.  Yippeee!
    Anyway, if you like this little guy, be sure and visit Stamping Bella...they have lots more images than just Bellas these days and they're so fun.  Have a great Sunday!

TECHNIQUE JUNKIE - COTM MAY - FAUX BRICK

It's time again to try a new technique!  For the subscribers to the Technique Junkie newsletter, it's time for another Card of the Month challenge.  The May Card of the Month challenge is the FAUX BRICK technique.  I love techniques that are simple but give your eye-catching results.  You can't go wrong with this one!

As for the details...each month we will be encouraging subscribers to try out a new technique and then to enter their creations in the Card Of The Month challenge.  Entries will be voted upon by the members of the group and three artists will be chosen to have their cards featured on the TJ Yahoo Group homepages.  It's fun...it's easy...and it encourages you to break out the supplies and get to work!  Subscribe now and give it a try.

CHEERY CHERRY DRINK RECIPES Album

    Alma asked the Cat's PJ's design team to come up with some projects using these new acrylic albums from Clear Scraps.  It was really an 'anything goes' kind of assignment but there were a few criteria:  any stamps that we chose needed to be TCP stamps and we also had to use three items from some random product that Alma had provided for us.  My goodie box had some Heidi Swapp Bling Cherries and this project sprang from there...

This is the Flower Tab Album and it is acrylic...I covered up all of the acrylic on my project though.   I searched high and low on the internet for cherry drink recipes and then printed them onto paper from the Making Memories 5th Ave. Spiral Journaling Book that Alma sent me.  So don't ask me to vouch for any of these concoctions...they did sound pretty yummy though!  (You can click on any of the photos to view them larger.)

THE CAT'S PAJAMAS - APRIL SWANKY STAMPER!

    The Swanky Stamper for the month of April has been chosen!!  It's ThereseB.  She made the cutest little Sprinkle clipboard - shown at the left - for our first challenge.  Now Therese is featured on the Cat's PJs website, and on Alma's blog, and she gets $25 bucks in Cat's Cash too!  HOW FUN!!

CONGRATS TO YOU, THERESE!

    Don't forget that we're now into a new month.  Will you be the Swanky Stamper for May?  YOU could be...get to work on the challenges...Toni's hosting this week...and show us what you've got!

And, while you're clicking around the internet...there's a new Project of the Month on the TCP website as well.  Jen Del Muro created THE cutest rocket mobile using the It's A Mod, Mod World stamp set.  A-dorable!  Click here for step by step instructions.

TCP TUESDAY #5 - COLOR CHALLENGE

Happy TCP Tuesday, everyone!
    I know...I'm late with my posting today.  I was working on another project and then when I finally got ready to work on my TCP card it's a good thing that I checked our data base.  I was ready to do a completely different challenge!  (I would have revealed Katie's challenge for next week...that wouldn't have been good...yikes.)  Anyway, I'm on the right track now....
    We're back around to the beginning of our cycle to another color challenge this week.  Toni Armstrong is the Hipster Hostess with the Mostess this time and the challenge is to create a monochromatic card or project featuring the color BLUE along with your Cat's PJs stamps.
    The instructions are pretty much the same as the previous four Tuesdays...post a link to your creation here on Toni's blog before the end of the day on Saturday, May 3rd.  If you post on Splitcoast, please use the keyword TCPTUES05.
    This is the end of the first month of challenges from us.  You know what that means?  It's almost time for Alma to choose our Swanky Stamper for the month of April and to award that person $25 in Cat's Cash!  Yea, baby!
    Don't forget to look in on the other Cat's Pajamas design team members to see what they've come up with.  Their names are marked to the left.  Alma's also got the Holey Moley Monday slideshow up on her blog featuring all of the great cards from last week's inspiration challenge.

Supplies:  Stamps - Baby Poochie (C-5304) and The Little Things (D-4183) from The Cat's Pajamas; CS - Papertrey White, dark and medium blues from Bazzill, light blue from DCWV; Ink - Palette Noir Hybrid ink; Other - KI Memories Ribbon, Prismacolor and Copic markers, American Crafts brads, Nestabilities dies, Doodlebug dotted line rub-ons (that stuck better to my fingers than the paper and they still won't come off!)