Easy Peasy Valentines

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. This time of year is a great opportunity to play with a few art supplies and let someone know that you care.  An organization that I belong to sends us home with blank white cardstock cards to make handmade Valentine's Day cards for senior citizens.   Here's what I came up with this year.

I made a stencil from a piece of cardstock using the tried and true fold and cut half a heart method. The hearts that I had cut out, were also put to use as positive stencils.   The other supplies included colored tissue paper, scissors, a glue stick, a set of watercolor pencils, a paint brush, water, and a thick gold paint pen.

If you've never used watercolor pencils, you've been missing out on some fun.  First you color with them, then you brush over the color with a wet paintbrush and watch the pencil color turn into watercolor paint.

 Once this one dries, I will put it under a stack of books to flatten it, then I will finish it by writing "love" with the gold paint pen.

I used the stencil to color these hearts.  When I applying the water, sometimes I stay within the  lines for a tidy look.  Other times I have smeared the hearts by using more water.

Below, I glued tissue paper hearts on the card and then painted over them with a little water.


Tip: Be sure to cover your work space with newspaper, because the wet colored tissue paper can stain.

After these cards dried and were pressed under a book,

I traced around some of the hearts with the gold paint pen for a little more pop.

I wrote a Happy Valentine's Day message on the back of all the cards. Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to enter my canvas photo print giveaway to make one of your favorite photos into a piece of wall art.  The winner will be chosen and announced on February 1, 2017. There's also time to join this week's Monday Social. Joining: Inspire Me Tuesday Make it Pretty Monday The Scoop Met Monday Amaze Me Monday