Last week my son and I experimented with watercolors and crayons to make some crayon resist Valentine's Cards! They may look a bit amateur- ish, but they were fun to make! Plus, nothing beats a home made Valentine's card :)
Here's a simple tutorial I put together for you:
Materials:
white card stock or watercolor paper
white crayon
watercolor paints
paint brush
Step 1: Draw a design or write a Valentine's message on the front of a folded piece of white card stock or watercolor paper. This is kinda hard to do because you can't see very well what you are drawing or writing.
Step 2: Load up some watercolor paints on a paintbrush and paint over the area you just drew on with with crayon to see your design come to life!
This is such a great idea...I hope I remember to do it with my kids when we sit down to make Valentine cards for their friends! I pinned it with the hopes that pinning it will help me remember. I love them! :-) Jessica
ReplyDeleteOOh they look great! I also remember as a kid colouring a page then painting over it in black paint and scraping back for a great effect.
ReplyDeleteCool! I made "mystery valentines" like that for Spencer last year. I did the writing and he got to paint them to find the mystery message. He thought it was cool. I love your idea of using them for cards though.
ReplyDeleteMy boys would really enjoy doing this! Cute robots- ours would look more like scribbles, but it would be fun nonetheless- thanks for a fun idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun project for the kids! I'll be pinning this!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this!! I'll be making these with my kids. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteVery cute!
ReplyDeleteI love these. Any kid would love painting their own valentines.I featured them on my blog today http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2013/01/12-sweet-handmade-valentines.html Come on over and check it out and grab a button if you like!
ReplyDeleteI super love these! There's just something about watercolor that is so beautiful. :) What a great idea; I'll be doing it sometime with the kiddos for sure. :)
ReplyDeleteJaime
I featured this awesome tutorial on our blog post here - Valentine's Day Crafts.
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
So easy and cute! A sure fun and perfect for kids! Thanks for sharing this great idea!
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