Sunflower Studio

AND I'M OFF....

We are leaving the house at 4:30 this morning and that means I have to get up at 4:00 and I haven't even packed yet....ARRRGGGGGHHHHH!  I had to share my last two projects for the day before I left though...

I somehow managed to squeak out two sets of ATCs between last night and today.  I had a whole list of stamping projects to finish this week before I could cross everything off of my "to do" list.  So glad to be done with it all.

KING OF THE GRILL   
This one features some new Cat's Pajamas stamps that I bought recently.  I mean, who wouldn't want the grill stamp and the dancing burger, hot dog, and mustard are too snazzy to pass up!  I cut out just the hot dog on this one and put her inside of the Weber.  Open the lid and there you have it...

Supplies:  (F-7451) Smokin’ Barbecue, (G-7455)  Dancing Food, and (C-7449) King of the Grill - all from The Cat's Pajamas; CS - Basic Gray, Basic Black, Silver, Real Red, Wild Wasabi, and Shimmery White from SU!; Ink - Palette Noir, Versamark; Other - Nestabilities die, Silver EP, SU! Silver cord, MM silver eyelets, green Souffle pen, green Spica glitter pen, various Copics, SU! gingham ribbon.

CUCKOO FOR YOU!
And this one shows off some newer A Muse stamps that I just had to have.  I really like the simplicity of this one and this is some of my fave patterned paper right now - Dill Blossom by SEI.

Supplies:  Stamps - Cuckoo Clock (2-7147D) and Cuckoo for you (8-8466B) from A Muse Artstamps; CS - textured CS from DCWV, chartreuse CS - unknown, watercolor paper; Dill Blossom designer paper from SEI; Ink - Palette Noir and various SU! inks for watercoloring; Other - DCWV brad, SU! River Rock and Groovy Guava ribbon, turquoise ribbon from Michael's, SU! oval punch, waterbrush.

HOLIDAY ATCs

Finally getting out the last of the ATCs that I signed up for recently.  (Can someone please remind me not to sign up for anything else during the holiday season?!) 

SKATING POOCHIE HOLIDAY
Supplies:  Stamps - Skating Poochie (Poochie Christmas set) and swirls (Kitty Christmas set) by The Cat's Pajamas, solid oval by A Muse; CS - Chocolate Chip, Cool Caribbean, White; Ink - Black Versafine, grey Colorbox Pigment; Other - Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, glue pen, brad, SU! Brown Taffeta ribbon, white Signo Gel Pen, pink glitter, SU! Markers, patterned paper from Love Elsie collection by KI Memories

JINGLE PENGUIN   
Supplies:  Stamps - Santa Penguin from Memory Box, sentiment from A Muse; CS - Wild Wasabi, Real Red, White; Ink - Black Versafine, Bordering Blue, Sahara Sand; Other - Twinkling H2Os, waterbrush, SU! red gingham ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, glue pen, Memory Box patterned papers

ATC SWAPS WITH TAYLOR

Taylor's hosting another round of ATC swaps!  This time you could sign up under various stamp companies.  What a great way to force myself to use some new stamps!  I signed up for four groups:  The Cat's Pajamas (of course!), Stampendous, A Muse Artstamps, and Elzybells.  All of these are 2.5" x 3.5" in size.  (Remember that you can click on any of the photos to see the images larger.)  Here's what I came up with this time...

HAVE A COOL YULE! - THE CAT'S PAJAMAS
Supplies:  Stamps - See No Evil (F-7495) and Cool Yule (D-7478) - these can also be found in the Kitty Christmas and Polar Holiday Clearly Swanky sets by The Cat's Pajamas; CS - Bashful Blue, Ruby Red, White from SU!; Ink - Black Versafine, Bordering Blue, Versamark; Other - MM star button, silver cord, Black Detail EP, SU! Markers, patterned papers by Scrapworks - Season of Joy collection.

HOPE YOUR HOLIDAYS ARE BRIGHT! - STAMPENDOUS
Supplies:  Stamps - Max Wheels (C201) by Stampendous and Bright Holidays (9-8206C) by A Muse; CS - Kraft, White by SU!; Ink - Black Versafine, Versamark; Other - wire, red Martha Stewart Seam Binding, Stardust Glitter Pen, Liquid Applique, Twinkling H2Os, Black Detail EP, waterbrush, Nestabilities Scalloped Circle Die, Creative Memories Circle Template, sponge, patterned paper by Basic Grey - Fruitcake Collection.

HAPPY WINTER - A MUSE ARTSTAMPS
Supplies:  North Pole (7-7138F), Happy Winter (9-8277B), and Snowflake sm (3-2021B) by A Muse; CS - Buckaroo Blue, White by SU; Ink -  Black Versafine, White Craft, River Rock; Other - Dazzling Diamonds, Glue Pen, Waterbrush, SU! Markers, sponge, waterbrush, Nestabilities Scalloped Oval Die, Creative Memories Oval Template, patterned paper by Scrapworks - Season of Joy (dotted swirls).

HAPPY WINTER - ELZYBELLS
Supplies:  Ice Skater (D0052) by Elzybells, Happy Winter (9-8277B) and Skinny Oval bl sm (3-5012C) by A Muse; CS - Baroque Burgundy (ret.), Wild Wasabi, white by SU!; Ink - Black Versafine, Ice Blue Colorbox Chalk ink (pond), Versamark; Other - fine black marker, various SU! markers, white Signo Gel Pen, Twinkling H2Os, waterbrush, Nestabilities Scalloped Oval Die, Creative Memories Oval Template, Black Detail EP, SU! slot punch,  Dazzling Diamonds, glue pen, patterned paper and ribbon by KI Memories.  (note - This is the size of an ATC but does open at the bottom.  I had been wanting to try a miniature version of Michelle Wooderson's Tent Topper card design.) 

MORE ATCs

I finished up a couple of ATCs today for a swap with the Dirty Dozen gang over at Splitcoast.  I love swapping with them since you can guarantee that the swaps will be awesome.  Jen Del Muro has been organizing these quarterly, I think, ATC swaps for a while and she always does a great job in collecting them up and getting them back out.
    I signed up for two groups of 10 so here are my contributions:
Supplies for Changito:  Stamps - Changito and sentiment by Stampendous (purchased from Anna Wights e-Bay store); CS - Old Olive, Real Red, Bo Bunny scrapbook paper; Ink - Black Versafine, Versamark, various for watercoloring; Other - scalloped edge scissors, circle punch, detail Black EP, ribbon, waterbrush, turquoise Stickles, Fastenator and big ole staples....remember that thing?!

Supplies for Slithering By:  Stamps - Zoofari, Big Deal Alphabet, Straight Up Alphabet all by SU!; CS - Cool Caribbean, Really Rust, White; Ink - Basic Black, Lime Pastel and Cadmium Yellow chalk inks, Cool Caribbean; Other - Olive dotted organdy ribbon from Jacksonbelle's e-Bay store, think black marker, Real Red SU! marker, waterbrush, pink Souffle pen for cheeks and tongue, brads, large scalloped edge scissors

Other than my next set of Technique Junkies projects I think I've finally completed the commitments on my swap list.  If I don't keep a list then I have no idea what I'm doing!  Ahhhh....it's nice to have that list checked off...

A MUSE ATC SWAP

    I signed up at the last minute for Taylor Van Bruggen's A Muse ATC swap.  I love A Muse and I love ATCs because they don't take forever to do and they're small and don't take up a ton of room.  Now, Taylor's been previewing all of her ATCs over on her blog and they are all  TEEEEEE-RIFIC!  I would love to have one of each of them but since I'm only in one group I'll have to settle for Taylor's card plus the other eight  stampers in my group...can't wait to get 'em in my hot little hands...*snicker snicker*...I'm sure that they'll all be fabulous.
    I bought this cool green/black/white scrapbooking paper last week at my LSS.  It's by American Crafts.  They've really stepped up their papers this year.  I love the bold colors and clean lines.  I think this stuff reminds me of Mondrian and I've always loved his work.  These particular papers are in the A La Carte collection and are called Pesto (Olive) and Balsamic (Black).  Just going to their site to get you the link made me drool!

Supplies:  Stamps - All by A Muse Artstamps; CS - Basic Black, Whisper White, scrapbook papers from American Crafts; Ink - Black Versafine, Sahara Sand for shading, Blush Blossom for face; Other - waterbrush, Twinkling H2Os, brads, ribbon, Pink Stickles, Pink Souffle pen for polka dots, 1/16 hole punch, SU! slit punch for scalloped edges, SU! Horizontal slot punch.