How to Turn Water Color Artwork Into Greeting Cards

You can turn your watercolor paintings into greeting cards.

If you enjoy watercolor painting, you can turn your colorful artwork into greeting cards that you can send to your family members and friends during holidays. This can allow you to save money by making your own custom greeting cards, and also to showcase your creative works to your loved ones. You can make watercolor greeting cards using art materials that can be purchased inexpensively at any arts and crafts supply store.

Things You'll Need

• Watercolor paper
• Jelly roll tray
• Watercolor board
• Watercolor paints
• Watercolor palette
• Watercolor paintbrush
• Sponge
• Scissors
• Glitter glue
• Paint pens

Instructions

1. FiIl a jelly roll tray with water, and place a sheet of watercolor paper into the tray. Allow the paper to soak for 20 minutes. If the watercolor paper does not fit inside the tray, cut it to size using scissors.

2. Lay the sheet of watercolor paper onto a watercolor board, and wipe off the excess water using a sponge. Fill a palette with watercolor paint, and use a paintbrush to paint onto the wet paper. When you are satisfied with your watercolor painting, allow it to remain on the board for 1 hour until it is completely dry.

3. Cut a rectangle out of the dried watercolor paper to measure 10 inches wide, 7 inches long. Fold the rectangle in half width wise, and flatten the fold with your hand.

4. Add detailing onto the front of the card using glitter glue. You can simply squeeze small dots of the glitter glue randomly over the card, or you can draw out spirals and swirls. Let the glue dry for 20 minutes.

5. Write a personal message inside the card using paint pens. Let the paint dry for 20 minutes. Repeat the entire process to make as many greeting cards as you need.