Sunflower Studio

SUNFLOWER STUDIO SEED MIX 01 - COLOR

I've been on a bit of a buying spree. I really should stop spending time perusing Facebook and Instagram. It's a never ending feed of inspiration AND temptation! ACK! 

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A couple of weeks ago I came across this photo (above middle) on Instagram and the colors just spoke to me. I gathered some cardstock (above left) and decided to make it a little color challenge thing. Soooo, it all had to have a name and I came up with the Sunflower Studio Seed Mix...get it? Like "seed your creativity"! This one is a color challenge but it could be a sketch or an inspiration challenge too. I'd love to see what others do with the same combo. If you wanna play along and post on FB or IG, please use the keyword S3M01. My card for the October TCP Tuesday challenge #373 also used this combo (above right).

I also made these two cards last week. There are so many great cards right now featuring this juxtaposition of positive and negative space of a die. AND these rainbow stripes and big, big, big.  This is my take on that using this great Hi die set from The Stamp Market. I love the graphic quality of these words!

Today I worked on another card using the color combo and new stamps from Waffle Flower in the Home Sweet Home set. I couldn't resist the giant acorn and sweet squirrels. I have zero aptitude for the no line coloring technique...this is what I discovered for sure today. BUT, if you start out with the light ink and then watercolor your image and THEN go back and stamp the image again in black over the watercoloring, it pulls the image together again but you still get that watercolor feel. I'm probably late to the party on this but I do like the results.

I hope you'll try the combo. Definitely let me know so I can ooh and ahh over your creation! Keyword:  S3M01

TCP TUESDAY #373 - AUTUMN

It was a fantastic weekend here in Maryland.  (If it was like this every day I would NEVER go to work!) FALL is here and it's one of my favorite times of year...cool and crisp, beautiful full moon, windows open, Football!, cozy but not heavy clothes.

The October TCP Tuesday challenge #373 is AUTUMN. Leaves and pumpkins and spookiness of all kinds abound. My card features the little bear and teepee from the new FOLLOW YOUR ARROW set, the  sentiment from the new THE WORLD IS YOURS set, and leaves from the STITCHED TREE dies that were just released last week.  This little guy is just the sweetest.

I watercolored him and the teepee with stamping inks.  The background is Distress Oxide inks splattered with white paint. Fun patterned paper from Basic Grey ground the scene.

Play along with us for this month's challenge. You could win a $50 gift voucher to spend with THE CAT'S PAJAMAS. Wow! Here are the challenge details:

• Each month a new challenge will be posted on The Cat’s Pajamas blog and our Facebook page.

• If you want to play along you just upload your design to The Cat’s Pajamas blog page using the InLinkz button provided.

• You are not required to use a Cat’s Pajamas stamp or die but if you have them we would love to see them.

• On the day of the next challenge the winner will be chosen from the previous challenge and will receive a Cat Cash Voucher for $50.