Save your Paint Swatches! Frugal Friday Cards!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I'm sorry, I didn't realize that there was a difference between a 4 leaf clover and a shamrock. I apologize to anyone I have offended.

[@india1422]

I hope no-one was seriously offended;0)

[@nadeaner.cowley513]

I had no idea there was a difference either. I hope no one is actually offended. You are sweet and inclusive and funny and never malicious and anyone who says otherwise has all your fans/friends to go thru first!!!

[@kathrynsmith53]

Its OK, a 4-leaf clover & a shamrock have same lucky meaning.

[@katyratyra]

Some people…

[@LunaBianca1805]

Oh, I didn't know that, either, I seriously thought a shamrock is just the same as that lucky clover with the four petals on ^^' Well they're both lucky symbols, aren't they? I'm sure nobody would think bad of them if you send them lucky clovers for a St. Paddy's Day greeting, the clover plants those shamrocks are inspired by come with four leaves from time to time, too, they're just not so regular, that's why they're supposed to be lucky symbols after all ;)

[@1Letter23Numbers.]

You know how you say you make your cards to be reused? Please have your mom or sister send it to me next lol. These turned out SO cute! They would definitely brighten up someone's day when they opened their mail. Thanks for another wonderful, colorful video.

[@blahblahart5]

Hi, Lindsay. I think you heard me yelling "Use that one for the sun!" I could feel your enthusiasm again for cardmaking. Absolutely adorable! I'm inspired to do swatch goodies now. Thank you for the entertainment. 🍀

[@coldmountainpix]

"Somebody likes me enough to send me rainbows in the mail" that is golden! Honestly....as card makers..sharers.. crafters..what have you .we always do the giving..the sending....id lose my mind if i got sent rainbows!!! These were fabulous and so much fun to watch.🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Aww, thank you:)

[@willemijnkamerling4011]

I love how you're having fun with yourself and making jokes. The lions are adorable!

[@JH-wd7ul]

Adorable! And great way to use what you have! I love Frugal Fridays. Nice to spend time with you and enjoy a few laughs! Janet 💕🍀

[@mjpete27]

I just have to say you are putting the frugal part of your name to heart with these Friday videos! Really well done and such a lovely present too! Enjoy your week-end Lindsay!

[@kathypatterson4630]

So happy to see you make cards again. These are adorable!

[@georgesgentry5835]

Love the cards and the laughter. Thanks Lindsay.

[@DAYbreaking_Ideas]

Oh man, love the up cycling. And just because I’m going to be a great aunt doesn’t make me old. 😭😉

[@danielleb.7055]

Thanks for sharing this. You being so happy and excited really just inspires me to want to do any type of art/crafts that I love. Have a great night.

[@ericahealey]

Love the cards! The lion swatch chart is ADORABLE!

[@pokey3010]

Very cute cards, lions in the clover jungle. LOL Reminds me of the song "the Lion sleeps tonight" Love the cards so I bought the lion!! :) Thank you

[@DGiarrusso]

Those foam adhesives make me smile!

[@Lisa_G3]

Yes to reality cardmaking!!! Please do more of using your scrap elements ( not just paper but include stamped elements, diecuts, unfinished stuff). Loved seeing your green Cutterbee. I love mine. It’s a workhorse!

[@phillipstroll7385]

In the year of our lord..... lol I loved that!!!

[@rhondita95]

You are so funny…”that was before we recorded time.” Really cute and whimsical cards - and super fun to get in the mail!

[@daphnen.7182]

I'm glad you didn't edit out the beginning. I made a card this week and could have totally used that glue reactivation tip! This video brightened my day!! Lol, "before we recorded time". Thanks for sharing!

[@saveyourmachine]

I love saving my swatches! They're always so colorful and fun, I usually tape mine into my sketchbooks.

[@priscillafriesen148]

You’re always so perky and give great tips for using my supplies/how to work with boo-boos etc. Thank you! I love your spontaneity and it encourages me to keep battling against my perfectionistic tendencies! I would never wipe my hands on my jeans either, LOL….maybe I can loosen up some!😀

[@georgekessler3548]

Those cards are so cute! I'm glad you were feeling making some cards. Card videos are my favorite, but I'm glad you're only doing what you really feel like doing. I've rewatched your old card making videos many, many times. There's a tip for anyone that's dying for card making videos. Lindsey, I love your fun personality. Keep doing what makes you happy, and "gives you joy." *hugs from Tennessee* -Kryste

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you!

[@gloriaonesimus6244]

Hi Lindsay... you are too funny in the craft room! That was about 26 minutes of total entertainment, plus I saw first hand how you can put pieces of cardstock, washi tape, stamps etc...etc... onto a card base, and it turns into stunning cards!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you!

[@mduncan547]

Wonderful whimsical cards! Made my day.

[@nadeaner.cowley513]

Such a fun sweet video!!! Thank you for sharing💚

[@cloverrabbit5622]

I'm lovin' this idea. The cards turned out so darn cute!

[@mayloo2137]

I like your idea with that sheet of uncolored flowers. I have unfinished coloring sheets that I could cut and re-purpose - if not on a card, than something else, like an atc. PS I got the atc idea because I am going to a class this weekend where I'll be making them.

[@aptwalker2009]

Oh, I used to run an ATC group on Yahoo for a lot of years and then moved it to FB when Yahoo ruined their groups. I haven't done it in a few years now, I miss it.

[@mayloo2137]

@@aptwalker2009 I used to go to an atc swap group here in Calgary, Canada. After the pandemic started, they moved to Facebook. Since I am not on Facebook, I haven't been in contact since. I miss them too. It's not the same just making atcs without having more than a few people to trade with. PS I just signed up to get updates about atc swapping meets here. Hopefully with the pandemic mostly over, I can go to the meet-ups in person soon.

[@anhaddad]

Your cards are beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

[@SMCCRADY2]

I love the little lions. Are they precious moments? And I love how you use different elements and pull a card together.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

They are hampton art. I linked them in the video description.

[@deb.e.mixedmedia]

I love your fun energy and listening to your thought process! Cool cards! 🌸🎨🌸

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks!

[@melissaaldosari8024]

These are so adorable! 🥰

[@cathyhesson4420]

Love them.. Great use of scraps

[@maryyoungblood8550]

What a cute idea.

[@fellopiantube7607]

those turned out relly cute

[@susanfantozzi4415]

The lion stamp is very cute. His mane reminds me of those old viewmaster wheels! I love it painted in a rainbow. Ty!

[@karinberonius8799]

Oh, yes! It does look like a viewmaster wheel!

[@maryyoungblood8550]

I am glad you have a video on the homemade foam blenders. My Dollar Tree doesn't carry the foam brushes and I live in a small town with limited choices. I now have homemade blenders. They work like a charm.

[@theresapalmer7892]

I used the small eye make up brushes from dollar tree.

[@sccstudent9265]

Such cute cards! Thanks!

[@melaD333]

“No… This was before we recorded time..” 😂😂 I totally laughed out loud. Thanks for laugh!

[@heleenglazenburg1405]

Making cards with the things you have.I love to watch your creative proces.Such fun cards. Thank you for sharing

[@winterstar183]

I think anyone who watches you regularly or is lucky enough to know you would know you would never intentionally want to offend anyone and that the error on the shamrock / four leaf clover was just that an small unintentional error ...... your only human and all of us make errors at times so I so hope anyone who was offended reflects on that and has been understanding and forgiving . Anyway fab cards as ever and just fab you being you xxx

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks!

[@susansacco7583]

I love watching you put things together! Your cards are so cute! I can’t throw away any of my paper with color either. I had fun laughing with you while spring cleaning. Thanks Lindsay!

[@LunaBianca1805]

I honestly didn't think all those scraps and pieces would fit together, but I love the results❣those rainbow colours just pop off the page, the petal lions look so cute and I just love how the four-leaved lucky clover prints overlap 🥰 the black and white scraps really make for nice backdrops, your polka dot one kinda reminds me of some kimono fabric patterns, too - I just looked it up again, it's called Samekomon and it's supposed to look like shark skin :3 If the homepage I was on is right about the symbolism behind it, it's supposed to keep one safe from harm and evil , kinda fits with your card, too, I'd say ;)

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I love accidental symbolisim!

[@cathym3182]

Great video. I enjoy watching you create "on the fly". It helps me loosen up with my creativity with cards. I just finished dozens of St. Patrick Day cards & sent them to family & seniors. (I'm Irish!)

[@lisesheeba4156]

Great ideas

[@valeriethacker5020]

This was so much fun

[@kathrynsmith53]

Lindsay, you make a great suggestion - to save paint swatches made while working with watercolors. Yes, the watercolor paint samples can be rubberstamped over, printed over, used creatively.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

And they are so pretty!

[@robinpowell2712]

I love when you make cards. Great to use up scraps too. Thanks Lindsay!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks!

[@gaila.c.602]

Thanks, Lindsay, for some new ideas for using up our scraps! Oh and I also wanted to let you know, I finally got around to using one of your other tips - Every chance I get, I've been cutting out die cuts from the odds and ends of card stock I have left over. I will have a nice collection of die cuts for card making before long! ❤

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Nice!

[@bchaveztx]

These looked really great Lindsay! I always save my color swatches and have been looking for a way to use them. Thanks so much for these ideas! I'm gonna go grab my junk and put on some blue jeans to wipe my hands on when I'm finished like you suggested..... Ha!! Hope all is well with you and yours. Namasté my friend!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

😆 you need some painting jeans!

[@theresapalmer7892]

These were great. So fun watching your process today. Using those scraps, just finished my laundry going to my scrap box now.

[@gamigirlHeatherB]

I always love your cards…TFS!

[@joycegandy1495]

I watched this video on my TV. Can't give you a thunbs up or comment. But I did enjoy this video!!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks!

[@geriprior751]

Love the cards and another fun tip. Your swatches are so nicely done they look good on their own. Mine, not so much. I have started using my watercolour test swatches and paintings I was going to toss, for die cuts. Makes for some interesting elements for flowers, butterflies, birds, etc. and seems better than tossing them, especially if done on Arches paper!

[@GcOGc01981]

so cute, and here's what i think wouldn't they be fun to swatch your colors on?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Good idea!

[@maryyoungblood8550]

We have had wind advisories here in Arizona for 3 days in a row.

[@taylorjudi]

I did it too!

[@katyratyra]

Those turned out adorable! I’m thinking I should go and see if I can find one of those puzzles just for the foam pieces, lol!

[@KittehNow]

Adorable

[@carolesauter4205]

Darling!

[@bonnerdebbie]

cute cards, thanks!

[@lindseywarren44]

Hiya from one Lindsey to another! LOL ;) This was bloody brilliant! You always inspire me so much. Thank you! I also wanted to let you and the subs know that I purchased the Paul Rubens Glitter Watercolour, 24 colour set in a tin for 40% off today!! I have wanted these beautiful paints forever. So excited that I wanted to share with you. I have Prime and my purchase came to $26 and change! I hope it's ok that I put this in your comments?I t thought you'd like to know. There is a coupon to clip at time of purchase. I am soooo excited! Thank you so much for all that you do for us. I'm ever so grateful! Love and Bless from "The Other Lindsey" :) xo

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thats great! Thanks for sharing!

[@suearcher8708]

I really like your card making videos. It's hard to believe those yellow foam squares still have sticky to them. Too bad the puzzle people don't make Washi. BTW your botanical faux pas was not the least bit offensive to me.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I'm glad:) my dad's people are from Ireland. I'm Irish, English and French 😆

[@MyCatIsActuallyABalrog]

What a fun video and I’m liking the idea that my endless watercolour swatches can be used on cards. Those lions are so darn cute! Totally off topic… Derwent are coming out with 36/48/72 tins of Chromaflow next month in the UK, not sure if that’s also true elsewhere? Tfs 🙏😁

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Can't wait!

[@bronwynrykiert7254]

I loved this so much I had to go and find that stamp, he is so cute. What watercolours did you colour your Lion with? Thanks for sharing.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I used alcohol markers

[@maryyoungblood8550]

I am happy you are making cards. Proud of you. Also I think your new inspiration might come from mixed media and different ideas than stamping and traditional means. Especially when you were sponsored and had to use someone's product rather than freedom to just create.

[@vikibanaszak4881]

I wonder if the heat tool will work on stuck washi tape. I threw 2 away because after the first piece they wouldn't come off the roll?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It will usually!

[@cumberlandroadart4287]

Before recorded time! 😆

[@laura12060]

I love you, but must correct one thing.... One stamp is a 4 leaf clover and the other one is a shamrock. A shamrock has 3 sections grouped together to make one leaf. St. Patrick used a Shamrock to teach about the Holy Spirit. Okay and that's that, I'm not going to go into the full explanation cause it's too religious.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks, im eating a bit of crow today over that one and the fact I painted a 4 leaf clover on a bookmark on Instagram. I should probably steer clear of holidays from other countries (although my father's people came from Ireland) at least im not the only one to confuse a ☘ and 🍀. I truly am sorry. I hope I haven't offended anyone too deeply.

[@anhaddad]

Your cards are beautiful! Thanks for sharing!