Better Homes and Gardens (Australia)
merry message
All you need to turn a blank card into a personalised Christmas card is a set of watercolours and a fine tip marker. Watercolour paints are super easy to use and fast drying so they’re perfect for beginners and kids.
Gather your supplies
• White A4 paper board or blank white cards • Watercolour paints
• 10-well round palette
• Size 1 round watercolour paintbrush
You’ll also need
Sketching pencil; fine-tip black marker
FOR YOU TO NOTE
We used paper board but you can use water colour paper. This technique works on most paper and cardboard.
Here’s how
STEP 1 Fold the paper board in half. Lightly draw baubles on the front in pencil. To get perfect circles, trace around small lids and bottle caps. Write ‘Merry Christmas’ below the baubles in pencil.
STEP 2 Combine small amounts of each paint colour with water in the wells of the palette to thin the paint. Use size 1 round brush to lightly fill each circle with a different colour and leave to dry.
STEP 3 Draw hanging strings and bows above baubles.
STEP 4 Outline baubles with a fine black marker, and go over the words.
Let your kids put their stamp on Christmas bespoke with cards