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I have a certain love of watercolors. I took a class in college and found it inspiring. I wanted to introduce Ben to real water color because it is a good for children and beginners. we made a few Birthday cards. I have this book in which I keep to use just for crafting. I like the printing on the paper. It recycles! So I brought some paper out and taught Ben how to use them. The tecnique in watercolor is to paint the paper with just water where you want a specific color. Then you barely touch the water with color and it runs wild. It is a really cool effect. Ben was a little too rough and used the paint brush like usually does- with force, but it still worked. We also added kosher salt to the paint and it makes a fun texture in the paint. We did a few different colors and let it dry over night. The next day I used my cricut machine to cut out a butterfly and a guitar. I sewed these shapes onto plain white paper. TaDa! They were beautiful! I loved them and will use this a lot from now on. I love the color on an aged paper!
1 comment:
they were beautiful cards. I loved them!!
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