Boy do I love it when I find a new use for something I already have! I have a bunch of digi-stamps (heck, I make them!) and they are fun to print and color but how about using them as a painting pattern?
Orchid Digi-Stamp: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, Clear Stamps: Inkadinkado, Watercolor Paper: Arches, Ink: SU!, Other: Ribbon
That is what I did here. I simple opened up a new document in word, went under insert, picture ans selected my Sketchy Orchid stamp (only $1 in the shop BTW) and sized it about 4″ wide and printed it. Then I used a piece of graphite transfer paper to transfer just the basic lines of the flower on to a piece of 6″x12″ watercolor paper folded in half. (if you don’t have transfer paper just rub pencil lead on the back of your printout, flip the paper over and trace, easy peasy) Then I used my M Graham & Co. watercolors (these are my favorite, I’ve used them exclusively for 8 years) to paint the flower. Total time: 1 hour including set up and embellishing!
Buy quality paint ans store it in a palette like this and you will save lots of time and money!
This is how I keep my paint, I buy it in tubes and squeeze it out into a large well palette and let it dry. The M Graham paints contain glycerin and honey so they never mold and they stay slightly moist between painting sessions. My paint is ready to go when I am and since I just take what I need out of the palette each time none goes to waste! When I am done I spray the center mixing area with water and wipe it with a paper towel or rag.
My fancy bow maker!
I wanted to make a fancy loopy bow for this card but I don’t have a bow maker so I grabbed two clothespins and a jar I had laying around and made one myself. You can adjust how big you want the loops to be by moving the clothespins further apart. Wrap the ribbon in a figure 8 around the pins then tie a short length of ribbon around all the ribbon between the pins, very easy and quick! Money saved: $10!
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you try your hand at water-coloring your next card, use one of my stamps as a pattern, don’t worry, I’ll never tell you didn’t draw it yourself 😉 Til next time happy crafting and painting too!
Filed under: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff | Tagged: bow maker, bowdarera, how to make multi loop bows, how to watercolor, Inkadinkado, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, m. Graham watercolors, make your own bow maker, watercolor cards, watercolor painting |
Absolutely stunning! What gorgeous painting!
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Love your card…it’s gorgeous!
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Beautiful!
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What beautiful painting!! Thanks for the bow maker idea too.
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Wow, beautiful coloring!!
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This is a beautiful finished image. I have never used digi-stamps before, but after looking over your creations, I am ready to give it a try.
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What an amazing idea to use the digital image as an outline for your stunning watercolouring & I love your tips for paint storage and that sweet bow. This post & your blog, what a goldmine! Thanks for all you share! :o)
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Nice!!! Neat tips! Thanks! Question for you…interested in a Tea Swap!? Check out my blog!
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Love the idea of using your digi stamps on watercolor paper. The look is stunning!
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Thanks so much for showing us how you did that bow! I was recently looking at another lady’s blog and admiring her bows (which are exactly like this). I looked through her entire blog but couldn’t find one mention of how she made those gorgeous bows. So, thank you many times over! I will definitely be trying this.
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awesome card!! I love your bow maker as I have refused to spend my crafty money on one..I guess I don’t need to now!!
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Great coloring, beautiful stamp, and you make me want to design for you…love your mentality! Frugality!
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Hi,
I amjsut getting into digital stamps myself. Can yous hare the process of mking your own?
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Absolutley! There is no big secret;) Basicly there are two ways to do it, Old school (The way I’m most comfotable with) or by using a graphic tablet (which I have done a few times). You either draw a design on paper with black ink, scan it and clean it up in editing software (I use paint shop pro) and save it as a high resolution file (I use 300 dpi jpg because everyone can open a jpg file even if all they have is Word) or drw it on your computer using a graphic tablet, it is like a mouse but you have instead a stylus on a pressure sensitive pad, I have made a few stamps this way because I borrowing a friends tablet but I find it most useful to use it to edit my drawings, like using the background eraser to clean up any stray “grunge” around my lines;) Feel free to ask any other questions, I’m happy to share what I know;)
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