Lindsay's Stamp Stuff - Sew Pretty

It's time for a card for Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.  This set is called "Sew Pretty" and it is soooo pretty!  You can find it at mygrafico.

I can't believe that I hadn't used Lindsay's Sewing Stamps until recently.  Especially since this is how I make my living.  This week I decided to use the tomato pincushion.  Probably since I use one all the time ... LOL.  Here's my card:

   Pretty simple really.  Here are the supplies I used:  LSS - "Sew Pretty" Image ... Green card stock ... Paper from my scrap basket ...  Oval and Oval Scallop Nesties ... Red Twill Tape ...  Label Maker  ... Buttons ... Pins and Water Color Pencils.

Stop by Lindsay's Blog and see what she has for you ... plan on spending a little time because she has tons of beautiful projects as well as tips and how-to's  ...  and Freebies.  On Friday she'll have a wrap-up of the Design Team Projects .  You can find their blogs in my right side bar.

Challenges:
Paper Playtime  -  A Digi and Anything Goes
Woodware USA  -  Anything Goes

Daisy Doodles ... Daisy

My card today is another Clean and Simple Card.  I love this single Daisy image.

Daisies are my FAVORITE flower.  There is nothing prettier than a field full of wild daisies.  All it took for this card was one piece of yellow cardstock .. one piece of paper .. one ribbon and my Digi Stamp from Daisy Doodles.  This is one of the flowers from the set called "Flower Pack".  I used Watercolor Pencils and an an aquabrush to color it.

I am dying for Spring to hurry up and get here!!

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp and Show  -  Stripes
Bunny Zoe's  -  Spring .. Flowers
SweetStamps  -  Flowers
Party Time Tuesdays  -  Anything Goes

Quick and Easy with Lindsay's Stamp Stuff

This week Lindsay has challenged us to do Christmas Cards that could be done in 10 minutes or less and mass produced.    Here is a preview of the set I used:  (on sale for half price right now... here)

 And here is what I came up with:

     
The set is called "Christmas Cupcake Wrappers"  but I decided to use the medallions on my cards.  You can find it at Lindsay's Shop Handmade Store.   There are a lot of secret sale items there and you get a free stamp with every $5 you spend as a thank you for waiting  for your order because there are no instant downloads, your order is emailed within a day. 




These really were quick and easy.  I started by printing off the images at 2-1/4" and very quickly watercoloring with watercolor pencils and an aquabrush.  I then cut and scored red CS for the card bases to make a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 card.  I cut the white cs to 4 x 5-1/4 and embossed with cuttlebug snow flake folder.  I placed the ribbon midway down the embossed piece ... cut out the images and red nestie circles and adhered.  I made all 5 cards in less than 30 minutes including coloring.  How quick and easy is that?!?  


You can't get this set at mygrafico but there are many others and with instant downloads.  Go to Lindsay's blog and then to the rest of the DT to see their quick and easy projects.  And don't forget to pick up the freebie at Lindsay's.

Lindsay Weirich (Owner and Stamp Designer)

Cheryl Gorka DT Coordinator

Shannon Neparko

Margie Visnick

Tracey Allen

Leanne Garner

Tamara Bennett

Cindi Hooks

Micki Harper

Karin Martin

Jennifer Bliss

Diane Bove

Laurel Seabrook

Challenges:

Alota  Rubber Stamps  - (ALOTA48) Snowflakes

Aud Sentiments  -  Use Ho Ho Ho 

Cards For Men  -  Christmas for the men

Crafts and Me Challenges  -  Christmas with snowflakes

The Crafty Pad  -  Snowflakes

LSS Thursday

For Lindsay's Stamp Stuff this week I have another card from the "Nature's Christmas"  Stamp Set.  I hope you are not tired of seeing these Cardinals because I am not tired of using them ... lol.

This one I watercolored.  I love  Cardinals ... I think they are beautiful birds and I so enjoy watching them.  For this one I used green and red cardstock .. oval nesties .. a scrap of dp .. Martha Stewart Deep Lattice border punch .. and a red grosgrain ribbon.  You can find this stamp set at mygrafico.  There  are a lot of really cool sets.

Go to Lindsay's blog and see what she has today and pick up her freebie.  Then stop by the Design Team Blogs and see their awesome projects.

Lindsay Weirich (Owner and Stamp Designer)

Cheryl Gorka DT Coordinator

 Shannon Neparko  *  Margie Visnick

Tracey Allen  *  Leanne Garner  *  Tamara Bennett

Cindi Hooks  *  Micki Harper  *  Karin Martin

Jennifer Bliss  *  Diane Bove  *  Laurel Seabrook

Challenges:

One Stitch At A Time  -  Christmas

DieCut Dreams  -  Use a Christmas Digi

Critter Sketch  -  Christmas

Bee Crafty  -  Christmas

Daisy Doodles New Challenge + a Tutorial

The new challenge at Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges   is a card "Recipe".  To use 1 ribbon...2 DP's ... and 3 brads.  We are being sponsored by the Digi Doodle Shop.  The winner will receive a $10 Gift Certificate.  Be sure and check out all the DT blogs and see their awesome creations.
Here is mine:

                
Judy gave each of the DT our choice of an image to use.  I chose "Pansies".  I had to watercolor it.  I have a short and simple watercoloring tutorial for you at the end of my post.

supplies used:    blue and yellow cardstock ...  2 DP from my stash ... 3 brads ...  paper ribbon .. oval and oval scalloped nesties ...  Watercolor pencils ... aqua brush.

Stop by the rest of the DT blogs to see their projects:

Joanne  ...  Lawren ... Mary ... Cec ... Jane ...  Emma and Susan ... Danielle ... Tina ... Monika

Go over to Daisy Doodles and get your project entered in the challenge.

Challenges:
Dutch Dare Card Challenge  -  Flowers
Magical Crafts  -  Flower Power
wee Memories  -  Free For All
Prairie Fairy  -  Anything Goes


Now for the tutorial:      

 How I  Watercolor DigiStamps

I am by no means an artist ….  Just a Grown-Up kid who loves to color.  

Supplies:       Digital Image … Watercolor Pencils … Prismacolor blender Pencil … Aqua Brush



1.  Print Digital Stamp.  (I just use regular white cardstock)

2.  Using the Colorless Blender Pencil trace over the lines of the digi.  This will keep the ink from bleeding.  Or you can spray the image with a sealer.

3.  I color using 2 different methods.  Using the Aqua Painter I take color from the tip of the pencil and lay the color down on the image.  

The 2nd is to color around the edge of the images and with the Aqua Painter draw the color down through the image.

4.  That's all there is to it.  Here is the completed  image.

I hope this was a help to some of you.  I love to color and keep things as simple as possible.

Thanks for stopping by