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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

I'm Putting My Stamp on It!

Welcome to my day on the stamp blog hop. Sew many thanks to Madame Samm of Sew We Quilt and Thearica of Pig Tales and Quilts for being such great cheerleaders for us. This has been such a fun hop. I love the ones that are sew different like this. Sew here we go.  I immediately wanted to do something rainbow, since I love rainbows.  The first thing I did was sew some strips together for a background.

 Then I had to think of something to applique onto it. I stared at it for several days before I thought of this...my car. I love my little yellow VW beetle. So I found a line drawing of one on line and used it to make my applique.
 There is no particular reason I chose 5 cents for the stamp price. It just came to me. I used my wavy rotary cutting blade to get the white edging for the stamp.
 In retrospect, I should have lined the beetle so you can't see the stripes behind the car. Oh well...

 And after I fused everything on the stamp, I stitched around all the car parts with yellow thread for the body and grey thread for the wheels and windows.
There you have it, my stamp. I love it so much, but I am going to send it to my sister-in-law, Sally. She too has a yellow beetle that she loves and yellow is also her favorite color. So off to Vermont it goes.  If you are keeping track, this is post 199, so my next post will be 200 and will have a special giveaway. Look for it on Friday.

Now go and visit all the other lovely stamp makers today.

July 2

Sew and Sow Farm 

fishkopp

Scraps of Life

Meadowbrook

Katie and Kwilts 

Em's Scrap Bag  

GrammieQ's

How ART you?

BumbleberryStitches

A Stitch in Time

50 comments:

Michelle said...

Love your car stamp, groovy!

Judy B said...

Love your yellow VW stamp! Thank you for sharing.

Gill said...

Great stamp! I love the rainbow background!
Thanks for sharing!

Sparky said...

GREAT stamp Charlotte...one of my very first cars was a beetle bug....all white with a black stripe down the centre...I was one of the first to get a car at 16....OK, my parents were just tired of driving me...lol

Britt-Inger said...

I love your stamp with the cute VW. Thanks for sharing

gpc said...

Love your stamp!

Judy Cooper Textile Artist said...

Lovely little stamp.

Thearica said...

I kind of like the way the background peeks through the doodlebug. Makes it look like an illusion.

Sara Beth said...

I want to be Grammie Q when I grow up...

Jeanie said...

Love this stamp! I've had a few VW's over the years and they still hold a special spot in my life. Gotta add that I'm unable to read your text....old eyes and small print just don't work for me. Thought you might want to know, as I'm sure others must be having troubles too. Thanks for sharing your great stamp today!

Jeanie said...

I'm back again.....this is weird, but after I left the comment, the font changed and is quite readable now! Hmmmmmmm.

Elizabeth Coughlin said...

Very sweet stamp!

Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studio said...

Cute VW Bug and the rainbow stripes are nice as a background.

apple blossom said...

love your car stamp...rainbow background very nice.

Sarah Correa said...

love your stamp - great job!

Karen said...

So very cool!! I have a black little VW Buggy.....does yours have a bouquet in its' vase? by the steering wheel....FUN!! Thanks!!

Anita said...

A cute Beetle in a rainbow!

Linda C said...

Well done, Charlotte! Sweet of you to gift this to your sister-in-law. Will you make another for yourself? THX for sharing with us today. Congratulations too for your almost reaching 200 posts!

Linda said...

How adorable! Your little car makes a sweet stamp!

Patty said...

My dad has a yellow VW! Great stamp!

Carol Swift said...

That is just the cutest stamp...love the car! Congratulations on almost hitting that 200th post. :O)

Jane's Quilting said...

Your stamp is sooo adorable. I remember those VA "Bugs". My sister-in-law had one and would let me drive it to work. So much fun!!

Calicojoan said...

What great memories this brings back. I learned to drive a stick shift on an old VW bug. What an adorable stamp! Thanks for a great blast to the past! :-)

Scrapatches said...

Cute ... cute ... cute ... :-) Pat

jan said...

This is sew cute! I love your Beetle and your Cathedral Window pillows in your header!
jan@http://sewandsowfarm.blogspot.com/

Cherry's Prairie Primitives said...

Love your Beetle!! Super cute design!!

Agnes B. Bullock said...

This is so cute! Love the VW Bug!

Scrapbook-ChickADoodle said...

Terrific stamp. Gotta love the Beetle. Thanks for sharing.

em's scrapbag said...

I love VW bugs! Your stamp is great! It makes me smile.

Catherine said...

Beetle`s are fabulous! Nice stamp!

Anonymous said...

Love your VW rainbow stamp. I had a '69 bug in college that we eventually got rid of after 200,000 miles and I was commuting 50 mi a day for teaching. I miss that little blue bug but now have a more sophisticated Passat! From NoCA, thanks for sharing.

Frederika said...

What a nice stamp. Love your colors and fabrics.
Thanks for sharing

tink's mom said...

What a great stamp. Love the car. Had one in Navy myself, many years ago. Your sister in law will be thrilled. Lovely gift.

Rita said...

love that stamp -- colors are great and the detail on that yellow 'bug' are just too groovy, like far out!

Unknown said...

Looks great...nice job
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Joanna said...

The first car I bought was a '72 VW bug, but in red, so I like your little car stamp very much.

The Slow Quilter said...

Love the colors in the stamp and the car. That was the first car I leard to drive.

Leslie said...

VW....first car my DH and I owned. Had several after that first one. Perfect way to highlight this great car. Today we drive a Acura. Good car but not as cute as "yellow bug.

Kwilt Krazy said...

Cute Bug! That was my first car!

Kathy H said...

Cute VW and I love the rainbow colors.

Jane's Fabrics and Quilts said...

That is so cute and your SIL will just love it!

Mara said...

Totally cute.

In stitches and seams said...

sew cute.... I thought of Herbbie the Love Bug when I saw your stamp.
Great job and thanks for sharing
in stitches

Emily C said...

What a cute car. great stamp.

LJ said...

That's a really cute stamp. Honestly, I liked the look of the stripe coming through the car. I actually was wondering how you were able to do that. Ha, what a surprise when you told your story and I realized it wasn't what you'd intended. :)

Lisa in Port Hope said...

Your car is very clever. I thought you had used the transparency on purpose, it is a nice effect.

BizyStitches said...

Cute stamp. I always wanted a VW Bug but never did get one. Thanks for the fun and for sharing

M-R Charbonneau said...

Oh, I love me a love bug! I love your stamp!

Robin said...

Aw, that stamp is so cute! Sally is going to be tickled when she gets that squishie!

Marcy said...

I'm just catching up. Your stamp is cool. Great colors and design.