Learn how to make beautiful backgrounds for your homemade cards using different painting techniques. Then I will give you a step by step tutorial to create gorgeous designs on your backgrounds. These cards were designed for Easter cards but you can take any outline image and fill it with these designs for cards for any season or occasion.

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Supply list:
-140LB pad of water colour paper
-Fiskars paper cutter
-Dotting tool or embossing tool
-bone folder
-A6 envelopes
-Cards and envelopes
-Card stock colours of choice
-ruler
-pencil
-scrap copy paper
-painters tape
-blow dryer
-Paints I used:
Deco art Desert Turquoise, Provence Sky, Lavender, honey brown
FolkArt Pink Rose, Conch Shell, mandarin, Wasabi
-paint palette
-jar for water
-Paint Brushes - 1/2” flat, 1” flat, round brush
-water to thin paint
-paper towels
-spray bottle with water
-old toothbrush
-Canva art printed on copy paper
-compass
-gelly roll black pen
-Uni -ball Signo broad gel pen


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Music: Winds of Spring by 126ers, YouTube Audio Library

Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:36 Supplies
1:52 Fiskars paper cutter
1:58 Making cards
3:41 Envelopes for water colour paper cards
3:55 Cards with Envelopes
5:46 Protecting and prepping cards for paint
8:32 Paints I used
9:52 all over paint background
13:19 drip paint technique
15:49 spray bottle and toothbrush technique
17:56 paper towel technique
20:15 all over paint and spray bottle
21:59 step by step tutorial on design work
22:06 Canva designs
23:00 Transferring designs
24:31 Circle design technique
45:39 mounting art on card stock
46:43 adding shadow under egg
47:34 other card examples and ideas