Creating Custom Business Cards with Watercolor Technique

The watercolor technique applied to custom business cards is a versatile method that can be used on various projects, and we're excited to share some examples of its applications. To get started with this project, you'll need 140-pound watercolor paper from the craft store.

To begin creating your watercolor base, start by adding basic colors to the paper using watercolors. The more water you add, the easier it will be to blend the colors. We chose stick-to-colors that had the same tone per page to avoid a tie-dye looking effect. Our goal was to create 12 different sheets with unique color patterns. Once the sheets were dry, we flipped them over and added some color to the back. Using mostly dirty water with a little bit of new paint, we tried to stick to light colors for this step as well.

Once both the front and back are completely dry, it's time to print your cards. We created a file adding our information printed multiple times across the back, linked below for you to create your own templates. However, we encountered an issue with our printer, which couldn't handle the thickness of the paper. To get around this, we ran to our local print shop and had our cards printed on custom watercolor paper using a newer printer that could handle thick cardstock.

Cutting out the cards was the next step. Printers can't print exactly edge-to-edge, so your page will have a slight border around it. Standard business cards are 3.5 inches wide by 2 inches tall. We used a ruler to find the center line of the cards and then measured halfway out in each direction to ensure accurate cuts.

Finishing the front of our cards was next. Using our Silhouette machine, we cut out our logo multiple times from copper vinyl sheets purchased on Amazon. We applied one sticker to the front center of each card for a cohesive look. Our cards were looking great, but it was time to add a copper edge using copper spray paint. To avoid applying paint to the wrong parts of the cards, we used two blocks of wood or sturdy cards slightly larger than the size of our cards and a c-clamp.

To line up our cards as evenly as possible, we tried to align them between the blocks of wood. We clipped the c-clamp around it tight and used gentle strokes of spray paint to go around the edges of the cards. Make sure not to apply the paint too heavily or cut late in between the cards. Letting the paint dry was the final step before removing the clamp.

Once our copper edge was complete, we were excited to see how our custom business cards turned out. Having created them ourselves, it's hard not to be proud of the process and result. Our old business card printer will now be seen as just a relic of the past, replaced by this beautiful hand-made card made with watercolor technique.

Inspiration from Other DIY Watercolor Projects

The possibilities for using the watercolor technique are endless, and we're excited to share some other examples of its applications. Take, for instance, this simple card created using gray hues that resemble the moon. With a silver metallic pen, we wrote "love you to the moon and back" – a sweet gesture that's sure to be cherished.

Another project that showcases the beauty of watercolor is DIY agate slices. By creating circles with different shades of colors, it looks like an incredible piece of agate stone. Not only visually striking but also easy to create – just a great example of how versatile this technique can be.

Even invitations and other stationery items can be transformed using the watercolor method. The soft, blended effect is sure to add a touch of elegance to any invitation or card. With such a wide range of possibilities, it's no wonder that many people find themselves drawn to this technique for their DIY projects.

For those interested in seeing more behind-the-scenes content, we have an entire vlog series documenting the process of creating these custom business cards – from trial and error to final product. We invite you to check out our vlog channel for a deeper dive into the world of watercolor DIY projects.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi guys Kelsey and it's becky number two sorry grounds and today's DIY project is to DIY your very own business card now we I know a lot of you probably like I don't need business cards but the watercolor technique we're doing today we applied to lots of different things and we'll show you some examples of those in the outro so cute and before you get into the video just a friendly reminder to please subscribe if you are not and if you are a thank you subscription is free and you get awesome DIY projects ah once hopefully twice a week yeah alright onto the video our custom business cards were created on a watercolor base so to do this you'll need to start with some watercolor paper ours was 140 pound watercolor paper from the craft store next using some basic watercolors start to add color to the paper the more water you add the easier it will be to blend the colors we chose the stick to colors that had the same tone per page so it didn't become too tie-dye looking we made 12 different sheets in all with different color patterns once the sheets were dry we flip them over and added some color to the back we use mostly just the dirty water with a little bit of new paint to fit the paper instead of fully coloring it try to stick to light colors for this as well once the back and front are completely dry it's time to print we created a file add our information printed multiple times across the back and we've linked a blank version of this template below if you want to create your own cards like this as well to actually print we ran into some trouble due to the fact that my printer is quite old and couldn't handle the thickness of the paper so in the spirit of honesty we did run down to our local print shop and have our cards printed on our custom watercolor paper a newer printer that can handle thick cardstock should have no problem with this at all though having a laser printer might help with this as well once all over sheets were printed it's time to cut them out because printers can't print exactly edge to edge your page will have a slight border around it standard business cards are three and a half inches wide by two inches tall cut your cards out to these dimensions it's helpful to use the center line of the cards and just measure halfway out in each direction now that our cards are mostly finished it's time to finish the front using our silhouette machine we cut out our logo multiple times from this copper vinyl sheet we bought off Amazon we step one sticker to the front center of each card our cards are looking great but it's time to add the we're going to add a copper edge to the cards be using some copper spray paint to make sure we really get the paint on the edges and not on the front or the back of the cards you'll need two blocks of wood or a very sturdy card slightly larger than the size of your cards and a c-clamp try to line up your cards as evenly as possible and sandwich them between the blocks of wood clip the c-clamp around this tight we use gentle strokes of spray paint to go around the edges of the cards make sure not to apply the paint too heavily or cut late in between the cards let the paint dry and go ahead and take the clamp off your cards now have a beautiful copper edge all right so we're so excited to have these and like look up a fresh hand mo and be able to say that we made them because our old business car through will be like oh did you make things and we had to be like okay so we actually made these ones which is pretty cool pretty cool and we want to share you with you guys some other examples of watercolor DIY so this guy is a little card they made because the gray looks like the moon I was thinking so we wrote love you to the moon and back with a silver metallic pen which is really cute and this is a DIY agate slice all you do is just take different colors of like the same shades and just do circles with it and it looks like an amazing slice piece of agate stone gorgeous alright on the wall you can even just like you know got any of that watercolor is so easy yeah can't mess invitations like invitations invite Asian invitations okay um those too like there's so many things you guys can do so take this watercolor and the kind of techniques you showed you today and just run with it and you guys always ask to see like DIY fails and I'll tell you this yeah I was a lot harder to make then it probably looked in this video there is an entire vlog of like the more than one day we spent trying to figure out this video so if you want to go check out the process of that will be linked in the end yeah we have a vlog channel if you guys didn't know where you can see all the behind scenes stuff alright thanks for watching I'll see you guys next time if you like it like it and if you love it love ithi guys Kelsey and it's becky number two sorry grounds and today's DIY project is to DIY your very own business card now we I know a lot of you probably like I don't need business cards but the watercolor technique we're doing today we applied to lots of different things and we'll show you some examples of those in the outro so cute and before you get into the video just a friendly reminder to please subscribe if you are not and if you are a thank you subscription is free and you get awesome DIY projects ah once hopefully twice a week yeah alright onto the video our custom business cards were created on a watercolor base so to do this you'll need to start with some watercolor paper ours was 140 pound watercolor paper from the craft store next using some basic watercolors start to add color to the paper the more water you add the easier it will be to blend the colors we chose the stick to colors that had the same tone per page so it didn't become too tie-dye looking we made 12 different sheets in all with different color patterns once the sheets were dry we flip them over and added some color to the back we use mostly just the dirty water with a little bit of new paint to fit the paper instead of fully coloring it try to stick to light colors for this as well once the back and front are completely dry it's time to print we created a file add our information printed multiple times across the back and we've linked a blank version of this template below if you want to create your own cards like this as well to actually print we ran into some trouble due to the fact that my printer is quite old and couldn't handle the thickness of the paper so in the spirit of honesty we did run down to our local print shop and have our cards printed on our custom watercolor paper a newer printer that can handle thick cardstock should have no problem with this at all though having a laser printer might help with this as well once all over sheets were printed it's time to cut them out because printers can't print exactly edge to edge your page will have a slight border around it standard business cards are three and a half inches wide by two inches tall cut your cards out to these dimensions it's helpful to use the center line of the cards and just measure halfway out in each direction now that our cards are mostly finished it's time to finish the front using our silhouette machine we cut out our logo multiple times from this copper vinyl sheet we bought off Amazon we step one sticker to the front center of each card our cards are looking great but it's time to add the we're going to add a copper edge to the cards be using some copper spray paint to make sure we really get the paint on the edges and not on the front or the back of the cards you'll need two blocks of wood or a very sturdy card slightly larger than the size of your cards and a c-clamp try to line up your cards as evenly as possible and sandwich them between the blocks of wood clip the c-clamp around this tight we use gentle strokes of spray paint to go around the edges of the cards make sure not to apply the paint too heavily or cut late in between the cards let the paint dry and go ahead and take the clamp off your cards now have a beautiful copper edge all right so we're so excited to have these and like look up a fresh hand mo and be able to say that we made them because our old business car through will be like oh did you make things and we had to be like okay so we actually made these ones which is pretty cool pretty cool and we want to share you with you guys some other examples of watercolor DIY so this guy is a little card they made because the gray looks like the moon I was thinking so we wrote love you to the moon and back with a silver metallic pen which is really cute and this is a DIY agate slice all you do is just take different colors of like the same shades and just do circles with it and it looks like an amazing slice piece of agate stone gorgeous alright on the wall you can even just like you know got any of that watercolor is so easy yeah can't mess invitations like invitations invite Asian invitations okay um those too like there's so many things you guys can do so take this watercolor and the kind of techniques you showed you today and just run with it and you guys always ask to see like DIY fails and I'll tell you this yeah I was a lot harder to make then it probably looked in this video there is an entire vlog of like the more than one day we spent trying to figure out this video so if you want to go check out the process of that will be linked in the end yeah we have a vlog channel if you guys didn't know where you can see all the behind scenes stuff alright thanks for watching I'll see you guys next time if you like it like it and if you love it love it\n"