Nautical Watercolor Stamped Cards! {Tips for using watercolor crayons or pencils to stamp!}

[@drwoo6090]

We call them bouncy castles, in the Uk. And my fella hired one for a whole weekend, (from Friday to. Monday)for my 50th Birthday, 2 years ago. It was fantastic. I invited friends and their kids, on the Sunday, and we had great fun. I'd said to my fella, I'd always wanted to play on one, all for myself, without kids spoiling the fun 😁, and he surprised me on my birthday. You're never to old to have fun! Fantastic cards. And I love your enthusiasm and chatter. Oh, and get a scanNcut. I love mine!

[@StylHarmony]

Love these stamps !

[@kimberlywalker1015]

I love. your "loosey goosey" style especially for nautical.....I had always thought about buying watercolor crayons. ....NOW i gotta have them....what a neat technique!

[@koru65]

totally loved it, and yes so need a scan n cut.......

[@kimberlyhattox8674]

Love that water splotch stamp. I totally thought that was done by hand flicking when I saw the card in the beginning. Very pretty, as always 😁. Love your work!

[@ebyn77]

I love seeing all the little things that you made to go with these cards. It must be the organiser in me (looks around at the mess *cough*) but I love videos on card sets, and assembly type card making, and changing things up with the same supplies. I thought I needed a scan and cut too.. then I decided I needed to work out how to use my Silver Bullet and stop being a wuss.. thankfully I just seem to have crested the steep learning curve.. Now I need to learn how to print and cut and I should have everything I need. I am trying to reign in my need to hormonally spend.. but there are so many lovely enablers here lol :)

[@Windkisssed]

very nice look! I live it! Thanks for sharing Lindsay! Lauri

[@mollysmith6055]

Thank you! I'm no artist but do love making cards and just recently started doing adult colouring books. And for fun I got a small set of water colour pencils so now I HAVE to give this a try! Thanks so much. (And no, you don't really need a scan and cut but it sure sounds like a fun tool!)

[@matronista]

You try it Molly and I will give it a try.

[@PamlicoLady]

You made me laugh when you were talking about the ScanNcut. Yes I have been one of the ones wanting you to go for it. I have purchased sooooooooo much because of "you" so now it's your turn. We'll all just enable each other. Lol.

[@Bootoyou298]

Lovely card Lindsay.. Try this Dear Santa Lindsay has been very good this year and would very much like a Brother Scan and Cut Lol you never know

[@katkathi8882]

well,Christmas is coming...perhaps hubby and kids and mom can get you a group gift....Scan and cut Rocks! and it does so much more than just paper,[very versatile for an artist and mom like you!)....can you tell I LOVE scan and cut?

[@georgekessler3548]

My daughter found this stamp set while we were thrifting today. I knew it reminded me of this card you made, but didn't realize it was the exact set! It didn't look like it had been used and was $4. :) -Kryste

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Sweet!

[@cececlove6337]

Love it!! Thanks so much for sharing this Lindsay! I can't wait to try it! It's definitely on my list to do really soon. I already have the watercolor paper and watercolor pencils :)

[@ChristinaFurnerWebber]

Lindsay great card!! I've never been crazy about nautical themes, but uh! I sure like it now! LOL! I wish I had your talent!! oh! I just had to have the silhouette cameo, pestered my poor husband, got it, and HATE it!! I'm way to dumb to use it. Now I'm hearing about this scan'n cut! Guess I won't be getting one of those ;-) if all you have to do is literally scan and cut without having to mess with group, ungroup, connect path, uugghh!! heck yeah!! wish I'd known about it sooner!! Also, I really like the watercolor crayons, but I priced something called neocolor, I think? and wow!! expensive!! holy cow!! I sure like how they look! have fun in the bounce around!! I love those things!! thanks for the tutorial!! I wish you a great day!! :-)

[@AngelaStone-js2kr]

I bought the Cricut before I learned about the Scan-N-Cut. I didn’t like the Cricut much either. The Scan-N-Cut is so much easier. Better in every way! So glad I bought it!😊

[@jeanieferretti4203]

Oh that is so much easier than watercolor paint! I love the look! Great tip on using your scrap paper! Thanks Lindsay

[@prettyblimp]

thanks Lindsay for another great tutorial and chat!! I will remember this now...dip, colour, mist, stamp! the crayons make a soft lovely impression. looking forward to AAC! best wishes to everyone.

[@artfulevidence]

Very fun stamps. Love how the lobster came out on the tag :-)

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+RachO113 thanks!

[@CraftyLori]

super cute makes me want the stampin up set lol. That would be a good guy card

[@juliekatz2031]

Thank you so much for another wonderful video, Lindsay. I can't wait for your show tomorrow!

[@nomadfae]

I. Am. Not. Worthy! That was a lot of fun!

[@fionavanbuuren3966]

Gorgeous and I never knew I could use the crayons like that.

[@WendyCranford]

Love how this turned out!

[@madebyaprilanne]

Thank you for giving us all your tips all the time! Such a fan of your work 👍

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+madebyaprilanne thanks!

[@dinahsoar6982]

Great card; love the watercolor look.

[@harleygran9536]

Niiiiiiice. I have hard time making masculine cards, this is perfect. Thanks for all you do for us!

[@jimker155]

Love it!!! Thanks for using that stamp set!! Have to try this technique, it's such a pretty look.

[@pfengwa44]

I love these stamp sets! Thanks so much for the ideas.

[@mooseballet]

Beautiful card!

[@carolm4094]

Very pretty! Love the technique.

[@rufus1931]

YEAH, AAC!!!! May not make the live show, but will def. be looking for the recorded one. Say HEY to the gals, you've all been missed!! Great card Lindsay, love the watercolor look of watercolor crayons..learned a new tip for using mine, thanks! Not touching the Scan -n-Cut debate...but will tell you the same one is going on in my head AND my wallet! lol. Thanks Lindsay!!

[@elunedjeffery5279]

very nice cards

[@lindatowill8978]

Great design from a really cool stamp set! Makes me wish I was back in Boston. Looking forward to ask a crafter.

[@4everminky]

Love your work

[@KattMus2010]

Love this card 😊

[@PamlicoLady]

Oh...and I loved the card!!!!

[@MrShadasey]

Love love love!!!! Like always!!!

[@soozie4him308]

Lindsay, I can't wait for the new AAC!! I'll be watching my grandkids, so I'll catch the replay. If you like By the Tide, you should have a look at The Open Sea, another nautical themed set! :-). SU retired our watercolor crayons, but of course I still have mine and they're wonderful!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Soozie 4Him i'll probably get that set next!

[@terrilea5146]

Scan n cut is awesome! no more fussy cutting :)

[@marthiescholer4565]

GREAT video so glad you explained it so well. ... thanks again!

[@dorispettengill6422]

Love the watercolor cards !!! What is your trick for cutting paper straight ??? I bought a new paper trimmer, thinking the older one must be warped !!! But I still can't get a true straight cut still !!!!! Please help me !!!! Am I pushing to hard, or what ??? Thanks for sharing !!!

[@kathypatterson4630]

Very cute!

[@monalcreates]

Great cards Lindsay! :)

[@frankieleal4145]

This was awesome! Thank you, doing this!

[@CardiffCrafter]

Lindsay you NEED a scan'n'cut. Try asking brother to supply you with one in exchange for loads of tutorials. I do love mine and it's the best cutting machine I've invested in. I only really use it for cutting out stamped images ( so every stamp ( well almost all) I have now has a matching "die". I don't use it to its full potential ( maybe I would if you did some tutorials 😜) but for that feature alone it was well worth the investment. Anthony :)

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+CardiffCrafter hmmm,that is a good idea Ant, I did not know you had one.

[@nancymartinezquintanilla6857]

I love the watercolor card .... I have the scan n cut I just bought it to cut my stamped images and I am having hard time to cut them it won't read the image so then I have to fuzzy cut.

[@angelastone9109]

One of my best memories is of being in a bounce house with my older brother when we were really young and laughing so hard I just slid down into the side crevice paralyzed with laughter. I couldn’t even get up to leave when our turn was over. My Grampa had to kick his shoes off and try to walk in with adult dignity to carry me out. I remember seeing his dress sock clad feet gingerly stepping toward me and laughing harder! Funny Grampa trivia: he always called socks, stockings! No matter if you were a boy, girl, man or woman! 🤣🤣🤣

[@thefrugalcrafter]

😆 🤣 😂

[@HAquitaniaFE]

This is awesome!!! Love every tutorial, I've got craft jealousy hahahaha.

[@babodie1]

I was wondering if you were gonna do AAC so excited you are

[@Maggiesplace48]

thats really cool

[@muralistl]

Love it!!

[@andiebearie]

How do you this with colored pencils. Love the cards.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+andiebearie Andrea quickly dip the pencil in water then color on the rubber, mist and stamp.

[@vikibanaszak4881]

Need/ want. Whats the difference. LOL I love the way this card turned out !

[@Joe_Maysky]

Cool cards! Do you think the portfolio's (which I have) would end up being too think since they have a more oily texture or would they be fine?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Joe Maysky try it, I think they may work fine!

[@cmhorton]

Lovely card. Lindsay, don't you have a Silhouette? YOu can scan and cut with the pixscan mat. Or you can scan and trace photos without the pixscan mat. No need to buy another machine.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Carol Horton so silhouette, I have a cricut expression (but I did just buy myself a scan n cut" I like it so far!

[@anitaholmes6824]

Love the card, I never thought to use my watercolor crayons for it so thanks for that tip. I have a thought. If using watercolor paper and folding it to card size means you are not using the back side for watercoloring so why not just use the front and then stick it to a card base? Would that not be more economical ? What do you think? I love your advise and of course your work so am just wondering if my question is valid or not? TFS

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Anita Holmes definatly if you are using expensive paper. This stuff is cheap, 30 sheets for $5.88 and I got 3 cards per sheet so it is only about 12 cents a card I think, not bad and the weight is really nice. If I mess up a watercolor card then I work on the back and mount it on a cardstock card. Look at what you have for supplies and do what is best for you, either way is fine:)

[@encouraginghope7657]

Super cute! Have you ever painted silk scarves?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+encouraginghope no I havent

[@katemizell6463]

I LOVE YOU!

[@joycegandy7305]

I am going to try this and thank you for giving us all of these ideas:-) Joyce

[@deepowers3117]

Can we just measure it diagonally and one inch to find out how big to cut our paper like you showed us before if we can't calculate this the way you did?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Deirdre Powers yes, of course:)

[@kimmer823]

Can I use gelatos? Just purchased today.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+kimmer823 give them a try:) They should work:)

[@lisaobrien3054]

I love that stamp set. Am I able to purchase it using the link you provided?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Lisa O'Brien yes, the SU demo I linked too is a sponsor (but this video is not sponsored but since she sent me the stuff I want to link to her because you pay less with a demo then without) you can look up the set by name or item number, both are in the description. Have fun!

[@Jjoooles]

been trying to post to AAC live chat with no joy, keep getting 'message failed to post' so you probs wont see this in time but here goes - i have an acrylic painting that im no longer happy with (i know i can do better now ☺) at what point could i jesso it and start again and when sould i chuck it out? (it is an impasto painting)

[@opal777]

Would the FC Gelatos or the Inktense blocks give the same effect? I keep buying more supplies and am trying to put the brake on! LOL

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Izzaboutchu! inktense bloks will for sure and the gelatos may as well.

[@opal777]

Great! You saved me $$$! I am seriously trying to stick with what I have accumulated. Thank you.

[@Quntah888]

Lovely! Thank you :)

[@bridget22868]

Lindsay, love this card but did you mean to stamp the background upside down on the first card you did? Lol your so funny!!! As for the scan n cut, well I'm sorry I am in the same boat as you I want but don't need it. But it's so cool, and it looks like it will do such awesome stuff......... I think I'm gonna check eBay and try to get myself one from there. But I'm like you, I've got all the machines. And can't bare to part with any of them. Lol thanks for the tips I love your videos!! Maybe you'll get lucks and the company will send you one to do a review on it and let you keep it. Good luck.!!!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Bridget Willis ahhh, you noticed that did you, I was hoping with the messy watercolor no one would have noticed that hahaha:) I'd be happy to review the SnC if the company wanted to send me one:)

[@bridget22868]

lol Yea that would be nice of them to send you one. A friend of mine has one but I havent had a chance to go watch her use it yet. But I have been tempted myself to go buy one. My Cricut Explore isnt a year old yet so I cant justify buying yet another machine. I have the Cricut create, Cricut Expression, Cricut Explore, And 2 years ago I won a Ecraft Machine. So Ive got more than my share. But they are addictive, just like rubber stamps!!!!! lol

[@deepowers3117]

Where can I get a stamp that looks like a page of script like the one you are using here?Thanks

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Deirdre Powers this si from Stampin Up, link in the video description

[@deepowers3117]

+thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich I'm so sorry, Lindsay. I didn't see that it was part of the By the Tide stamp.

[@jenna7178]

I can't buy prismacolor pencils. What is another really good brand that is cheaper than the prismacolors? Also please review the distress markers, tombow dual brush markers, and akashiya sai watercolor markers

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Omnom honestly, for watercolor pencils Prismacolors are not my favorite, Primas are a better values and the colors are richer. Reeves are also good if you are on a tight budget.

[@jenna7178]

+thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich Thanks Lindsay!

[@RobertasArtisticAdventures]

You should join our FB group, Stamping Enablers! We are a fun group with stamping greats like Jennifer McGuire, Catherine Pooler, Gina K and so many more that you'd fit in perfectly with! We love to enable! Love your cards and I have admired that SU stamp set, By The Tide, for a while now. Those are some awesome stamps, especially the lobster and the sea fan.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Roberta Eldridge Oh, I'm there, quietly lurking LOL!

[@RobertasArtisticAdventures]

Lindsay, Girlfriend, you are coming around to getting yourself a SnC2!!! I can hear it in your chattering! I am so excited because today I got my email notification that mine was sent out today!!!!! I am eXcItEd!!!! Wooohooo! I have been fussy cutting lots of vellum and cardstock for my cards these last few weeks and at 55 with eyes not as sharp as they once were, that this invaluable tool will make that part of my card making so much easier!!! Thank you for being the lovely and gracious Friend that you are, sharing yourself and your talent with us! God bless you!

[@Mospiers]

Hi Lindsay, great video, thank you. I missed where you found the app that helps with the making of envelopes, the size paper needed, h e l p please, thanks xXx

[@sandyparker7874]

Christmas is coming..ask Santa for the scan and cut. I'll be looking forward to videos about your first use in January.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Sandy Parker LOL:)

[@AngelaStone-js2kr]

I’m from the future, year 2024. You do need a Scan-N-Cut, you do get one and you love it! Boooooo, booooo! 🤣🤣🤣 P.S. Fab card!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Lol, I did get one several years ago and I do like it!

[@kellyobrien6356]

omg, i slowed her video to .5 and it makes her sound soooo wasted haha too funny

[@Elizabeth45840]

Can't wait for ask a crafter!!!! How is everyone suppose to know how to use a scan and cut if you don't show them? lol I had to. Thanks for another great video!!

[@DeeDigs]

Great tutorial, I'm waiting for my ScanNcut to arrive, just call me an enabler. There is a new model with WiFi, and other features, # cm350, got it at HSN, right after I watched you tutorial on die cutting machines. I also have the cricut orig and the Sizzix Eclips, which is great. You need to get the ScanNcut, no more dies to buy !

[@barbcapen8835]

somehow I have a feeling santa will bring you one of those scan'n cut machines lol

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Barb capen I don't know, Santa about had a heart attach when he saw how much PanPastels cost last year LOL!

[@Melissa_Melissa_503]

Sure that is a lobster and not a crawfish? Lol.

[@runflashrun1494]

First!

[@jeanicebartzen3991]

Lol you talk so fast Lindsey that it's really hard to follow you sometimes. Your older videos are easier to follow, not sure why that is but I noticed that while watc0hing several of your videos. Anyway nice cards, take care.

[@espritscrapLaure]

cute BIG KISSS

[@katkathi8882]

well,Christmas is coming...perhaps hubby and kids and mom can get you a group gift....Scan and cut Rocks! and it does so much more than just paper,[very versatile for an artist and mom like you!)....can you tell I LOVE scan and cut?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Kat Kathi I bought one on black Friday last year! It is easy but I need to use it more:)

[@Jjoooles]

been trying to post to AAC live chat with no joy, keep getting 'message failed to post' so you probs wont see this in time but here goes - i have an acrylic painting that im no longer happy with (i know i can do better now ☺) at what point could i jesso it and start again and when sould i chuck it out? (it is an impasto painting)