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DIY Watercolor Notecards – Monthly DIY Challenge

I am SO happy to be back in action with my bloggy friends on the Monthly DIY Challenge! For those of you who don’t know what that is, each month some of my favorite bloggers and I team up to create projects based on a common product or theme. This month we were required to use any type of paint on any type of surface. All of the different and creative project ideas are linked at the bottom of this post, but since I don’t like to keep you hanging, here’s a sneak peek!  The Monthly DIY Challenge for July is any type of paint on any type of surface! Check out the awesome inspiration from 13 of your favorite bloggers!

Now, before you head off to check out my friends’ posts, let me show you my DIY Watercolor Notecards!  Grab your kiddos' watercolor set and make your own SUPER EASY DIY Watercolor Notecard set in just five minutes! This may be the easiest craft project you ever attempt!
 So really, I am not sure I’ve ever posted a craft that’s easier than this one. A monkey could do it. But that’s GOOD because I think that sometimes, the simplest crafts can be the best!

SUPPLIES NEEDED

You don’t need much to make your own set of DIY Watercolor Notecards.  Super, right?!?

  • Plain white notecard set
  • White paint pen
  • Watercolor set
  • Watercolor brush
  • Water

HOW TO MAKE DIY WATERCOLOR NOTECARDS

OK, so guys, to be perfectly honest, I have no real experience with watercolor painting at all.  I am sure you’re shocked by this revelation, seeing as the watercolor art on my notecards is so sophisticated.  Those swoosh marks took a lot of talent.  So anyway, moral of the story is that no talent of any type is necessary for this project.

First, write whatever text, or make whatever design, you want on your notecards with the white paint pen.  My inner Texan came out when I wrote on this notecard.  (I am 0% Texan.)Grab your kiddos' watercolor set and make your own SUPER EASY DIY Watercolor Notecard set in just five minutes! This may be the easiest craft project you ever attempt!I chose to be very original with my text, writing greetings such as “hey y’all,” “hello,” and “yo,” in addition to “howdy.”  (I think I was brain dead when making these.)
Grab your kiddos' watercolor set and make your own SUPER EASY DIY Watercolor Notecard set in just five minutes! This may be the easiest craft project you ever attempt!
Once the white paint pen dried (which didn’t take long at all), I brushed a light coat of watercolor paint on top of each notecard, making sure to cover the text completely.  As the watercolor paint started to dry, the white text became more visible and prominent.

Grab your kiddos' watercolor set and make your own SUPER EASY DIY Watercolor Notecard set in just five minutes! This may be the easiest craft project you ever attempt!
Now, I used my kids’ watercolor paint set, but it had to be the crappiest set of paints on the planet.  (Thanks a lot, Santa.)  So if you want your notecards to be high-quality, you may want to invest in some “real” watercolor paints from the craft store.  I have a feeling the color will be much more concentrated, which will make the white text from the paint pen stand out even more. Grab your kiddos' watercolor set and make your own SUPER EASY DIY Watercolor Notecard set in just five minutes! This may be the easiest craft project you ever attempt!
So yeah, that’s it! Kind of embarrassingly simple.
Absolutely NO artistic talent is needed to make these fun DIY watercolor notecards. Totally customizable with whatever sayings or monograms you like, and totally fun to make!
Now that you’ve seen what I did with watercolors, make sure to check out what my friends did with all different kinds of paints on all different kinds of mediums. They’re all fabulous!

– Bre

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  3. I’m 0% Texan too but I think that your howdy card (and all the rest!) are just so cute! I love the elegant subtle style and they’d be perfect for sending to friends! I really want to start sending out more snail mail and these would be totally perfect!

    Reply

    • Thank you, Erica! I am a big proponent of snail mail. It is always such a fun treat to get something other than bills or catalogs in the mail! 🙂

    • Hey, Samantha! Thanks! Seriously you will make then in five minutes. They are the easiest! Hope you are well. 🙂

    • Aw, well I’m not surprised that you are a note sender because you are the absolute sweetest. 🙂

  9. I am 0% Texan – HAHA I actually LOL’d 🙂 These are great … and you’ve inspired me to try a new method to complete a project I’m working on right now!

    Reply

    • Oh, Erin, I can’t wait to see! You always have such interesting projects up your sleeve!

  10. These are very pretty, Bre! I love notecards and am always looking for different ones! I want to try this!! Hope your summer is going great! xo

    Reply

    • Thanks, Kendra! 🙂 Notecards can be expensive, right? SO these are great because they’re cheap, personal and fun to make!! Thanks for your note! xo

    • Hi, Amanda – thank you! That is a great idea to use it for scrapbooking! Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great evening!

    • Hi, Eneli – thank you!! 🙂 I appreciate your nice note! This is SO simple, that’s for sure! Looking forward to checking out your site.

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