Teri Anderson
I really loved school when I was kid.
So much in fact that I pedaled my little red bike up to the local elementary school and tried to register for kindergarten right after I turned 5.
I just knew school was the place for me. I mean, my older friends would come home from it nearly every day with books and cool things they had made. I still remember the caterpillars they made, complete with wiggle eyes and pipe cleaner antennae.
Of course, I got turned away and was told I’d get to register for school soon enough. Yes, I was sad. But when the real registration day finally came for me, I was a happy girl!
Even though my school days have long passed, I somehow always find myself wandering at some point every fall into the school supply aisles to see if there’s something I might be able to incorporate into my paper-crafting projects.
A set of watercolor paints (elementary-school style) came home with me this year. At $2, these little paints were a steal of a deal.
They are awesome for painting cool background papers with, but they are equally cool to use to stamp with. Yes, I said stamp!
Let me show you how.
Start by dabbing two to three drops of water onto the paint color you want to use. Use a soft paint brush to mix the color and then pick some of the color up. (You will notice I’m not using the paint brush the set came with. I opted for a soft bristled paintbrush from the Fine Art department. It provides a little more control than the coarse brushes these sets often come with.)
Brush the paint over your stamp. Make sure your stamp is good and covered with paint.
Stamp the image onto watercolor paper. I was able to get three to four impressions each time before I had to add paint to the stamp again.
Let the paint dry completely and then use the stamped images on a card or two.
I made the heart paper here with my watercolor paints. I decorated the hearts up with buttons, floss, and pearls.
I used some of my stamped hearts here, only I cut them up after the paint dried and then mounted them to card.
I finished both of these cards off with sentiments from the Beautiful Words clear stamp set from Simon Says Stamp. The heart came from that stamp set, too!
Fun!
Teri Anderson, Paper Crafts Go-to Gal
I love the watercolor stamping! Very nice – thanks for the tip
What a great idea! I love it!
So cute!
Great technique. I wouldn’t have thought that water color paint would work for stamping….I’ve got to go revisit the school supply isle.
Thanks for the tips, I never knew you could use watercolor paints direct to stamp!
Great idea…I always thought that I could use those paints for something! Teri…you are the best!
Great idea…I will be trying this out!
Great look – very “arty.”
Gosh….look how resourceful you are!!! Cuter than ever cards!!!!
I love this post! Your cards are extraordinary! You’ve inspired me to give this a try, thanks for the great ideas!
Thanks for reminding me to get out the watercolors I already own. The cards are fabulous!!!!
Posts like this are why I LOVE reading this blog. Something so seemingly simple, yet I’ve NEVER thought of it. Wonderful!
Thanks for ANOTHER GREAT tip Teri – can’t wait to try this – my husband will be happy that it is a new technique and it only costs $2.00!!! Oh and by the way – I started kindergarten when I was 4 – I’m not sure why (def. not because I was a genius – I think my mom wanted to get me out of her hair) at any rate – it was so cool – we did so many arts and crafts. (Remember Craypas ?!?) Thanks again!!!
Beautiful cards Teri! Thanks for the paint on stamps reminder have not done it for quite a while now!
Cute cute idea. Will be replicating this very soon!
Teri! You are AMAZING!! Love the idea and the designs
wow this is totally fabulous…awesome fun idea…thanks for sharing.
Keep up the great back to basic stamping – I LOVE it!
Oh, I love these! What a great way to use this stamp set (which I actually have!). Especially love the second card, with the hearts off-set and the pearls added!
Teri, love this technique and how you used button, pearls and twine to decorate with.
Love both cards Teri — especially the one with the buttons and cross-stitched hearts! Thanks for sharing your memories and these techniques!
Love this idea!
Thank you so much for the great tip.
Myrna
Fun – I will have to try this technique. I love school supplies too!
You constantly come up with great ideas. Wow! I love this idea and will grab my watercolor set (on sale this summer for $1.79) and ‘better’ paintbrush and start stamping! Thanks.
“Love” your heart cards, Teri ~ great results watercoloring!
Teri, your cards rock!
Beautiful cards!!! Loved hearing about your story of registering (trying to register!) for school!!! Adorable
Nice technique! Got to try it out. Thanks Teri!
I have stamped with my craft acrylic paints, but this is a less mess and less expense way-thanks
Great technique and result, Teri. We can always depend on you for something fabulous!
Smartie pants! I have quite the collection of hardly-used watercolors. For some reason they’re always on the school supply lists but they always seem to come back home at the end of the year in excellent shape. I KNEW there was a good reason to save them!
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These are great! What a fun technique to try.
Oh my! I can’t wait to try this!! I wonder if I have any paints left or if I need to go get some. GREAT idea!