wedding card

Today, I painted a wedding card. (Congratulations Randy and Michelle!!!) Here is what you need:

acrylic paint paper                    gouache paint
pen                                         pencil
glue (I used Mod Podge)           paintbrushes
glitter                                      water
gluestick                                 white card

Make an outrageously light sketch of what you want to paint (in pencil) on the paint paper. Then, paint a wash over your sketch. A wash is created by putting a lot of water into some paint, then taking a wide paintbrush and painting over a whole paper.  This is the creamy background you see at left. After that, paint inside your sketch with whatever color you like. Wait for that to dry. Then, write your message in a fancy font with a fancy pen. I used a sparkly gel pen. Use a small paintbrush to apply glue dots all over the paper and sprinkle glitter over it. Using the gluestick, attach your painting to a plain white card.



Other Ideas
This style of card making can be used for thank you cards, birthday cards, holiday cards, or any other kind of card. You can also add more to your painting, like giving it a border, or gluing feathers onto it. There are many options, but you get to choose which one to follow, since you are the artist!