Saturday, July 26, 2014

Sending a Big Smile

I love making cards with a specific person in mind.  I try to do that all the time now.  (Although sometimes I do just make extra thank you cards because I need them all the time.  They're my favorite kind of cards to send.)  Today's card is for my grandpa.  He loves cars and has worked in the car industry more than 60 years.  I used this week's Make It Monday #186 no outline watercoloring technique and CAS(E) this Sketch #86, flipping it 180 degrees.  I'm not sure I chose a light enough shade of ink to stamp the image in for the technique, but I still like how it turned out.  It did look a little better before I tried to "fix" something on the right side of the car, but after a while of trying to fix my "fix", I had to make myself stop.  Watercoloring is not about perfection, but sometimes that's hard for me to do.  I'm sure my mom is chuckling at that last statement.  She did try to teach me to watercolor a few times when I was little...my personality prevented me from learning much.  I guess that's why we get a life time to learn and gain new skills, and I'm grateful for that! :)
Supplies
Stamps: Enjoy the Ride, Wet Paint III (PTI)
Ink: Real Red (SU!); Fog, Slate (SSS)
Paper: watercolor paper (Michael's)
Other: aqua painter, watercolor crayons (SU!)

14 comments:

  1. Your grandpa will treasure this card, Lindsey. It looks wonderful to me. And your watercoloring is smashing!! Love this card. Your sentiment really makes it special too. Bev

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  2. Really awesome card, love the watercolor car!!

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  3. This car looks so cool water colored--very retro. I'm sure your Grandpa will love it.

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  4. Love how your no line coloring turned out! And that you managed to use the sketch, too!
    Wish I could see your Grandpa's reaction to the card.

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  5. Love your watercolor,Lindsey! Your "fixing your mistake shading" makes the card! I think you picked a great stamp for MIM. Awesome road!

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  6. awesome! im in love with the variations/droplets of red on the car!

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  7. Oh, Lindsey, what fabulous watercolouring ... the road and car look as though they've been freshly washed by spring rain ... just gorgeous ... your Grandpa is sure to love it! Anita :)

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  8. love this card and all the little details!

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  9. What a sweet post, Lindsey. I love that you made this fantabulous card for your beloved grandpa! This will be a treasured memento for him!! And I think your watercoloring is imperfectly perfect, just like watercolor is sposed to be!! Hugs, Darnell

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  10. Aww!! What a great card for your grandfather. I love your watercolor on this. I find this hard too because I don't like to color outside the lines!! I really like the way you brushed black along the back of the card. It makes it pop!! Fabulous card!!

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  11. Oh, this is fabulous, Lindsey! I love it! Great take on the sketch!

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  12. Absolutely wonderful! I have trouble with things not being perfect also but this IS perfect!!

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  13. Missed this one, what a fab card for CAS(E) this sketch! Love your design!

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