Jeanine Hattas Wilson is a Professional Painter and the President of Hattas Public Murals, Inc. Gluing on another white sheet of paper to the inside of the card provides you with an area to write a special message to your mom!įor more information on joining The Sparklers’ Club, sign up to our waitlist HERE.This article was co-authored by Jeanine Hattas Wilson. Turn the card over again and use one hand to rub the back. Once the chalk markers dry, flip over the paper and use a glue stick on the back.įlip the initial back over and center it on the front of your folded card. You can add some extra designs in the background. Choose colors that will stand out brightly against your paint. If some of your designs extend out past the edge of the letter, that’s okay. Use your handout to help you create designs on top your initial. If you find that you need to shake the marker a bit, put the cap on before shaking, then press tip of the marker down on a piece of scrap paper to get the ink flowing again. The trick with chalk markers is not pressing too hard, just let the ink flow out naturally. Water-based chalk markers are really wonderful for adding designs on top of a painted surface. If there’s a little pencil showing under the watercolor, that’s okay! That way your Mom will know that it is really handmade. If you want to use a second color and blend it into the first, feel free!Įrase all of your extra pencil lines. Start by tracing the outside of the letter with your paintbrush, then fill in the center. If you need to go back in and fix some areas after erasing, go ahead and do that.Ĭhoose a color of watercolor paint to begin with. Use an eraser to erase the original letter lines and any lines that you don’t like. You can go back around with your pencil and round off edges if something doesn’t look right after erasing. Make the bubble around your letter nice and thick. Just like you did in the practice, begin creating a bubble around your letter, rounding off any ends of the letter. Your letter should fill the space, but be slightly smaller than your guide lines to have room to make the “bubble.” Use the rectangle that you traced as a guide line. Use a pencil to draw the letter of your choice on the white paper. ![]() This will help to create a visual area for your letter to fit inside. Set aside.Ĭenter the cardboard piece on top of the 5″ x 8″ white paper and trace lightly around the edge. Use watercolor, markers or the medium of your choice to color in the bubble letters.įold your colored paper in half to create the card. The ends of each letter should be rounded instead of squared off.Įrase your original letter lines in the center of each bubble letter. ![]() ![]() Think about leaving a bubble of space around the center of each letter. Use the handout to draw the bubble around each letter. Don’t worry about making your letters “bubbly” yet. Use a pencil to draw the inside of each letter. Use a 4″ x 14″ cardboard template to draw guide lines on the top and bottom of your paper.Ĭhoose a simple word to practice. Just add your name and email and we’ll send it straight to you! (We recommend using Chrome or Safari for this download!)īefore you begin on your final card, take a few minutes to practice bubble lettering. Watch a quick video tutorial here to follow along…Ĭlick the yellow button below to DOWNLOAD the free drawing handout for the Typography Art drawing guide, as well as the other April Freebie Pack drawing guides. This hand made card features sweet floral designs that any mother will love, plus it teaches a fun bubble lettering technique that kids will love! ![]() There’s no better way to celebrate mothers and grandmothers for Mother’s Day than to create a beautiful, personalized card.
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