Toothbrush Watercolor Technique | Card Making Tutorial

That’s right! A toothbrush is a very useful (and cheap) crafting tool. I used it to create the watercolor effect in this card. Get all the details in my blog post and video!

Measurements & Supplies

Cutting and Scoring Measurements:

  • Card Base (Basic White THICK):
    • 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” (scored at 4 1/4” and folded)
  • Embossed Cardstock Layer (Basic White):
    • 3” x 5 1/4″
  • Sentiment Layer (Basic White):
    • 1” x 4″
  • Colored accent strip (Pool Party):
    • 1/2″ x 4”
  • Watercolor paper for stamping
  • Ribbon: 7 “
All of the cards use the same supplies! Simply "uncheck" any items from the list that you want to remove from your cart.

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The Beauty of Watercolor

Change the look by using different accent colors!

Toothbrush Watercolor Technique

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Use a wet (and clean) toothbrush to flick water on the stamp after applying the ink.  Add an additional spritz of water to the stamped image.  Let it dry!

Adding Interest

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Use a light color and a dark color to add dimension to your stamped images. Ink the stamp up in the light color and then add accents with a sponge dauber from the dark color.
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Tape a piece of ribbon to the back of the sentiment layer.
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Rough up and separate the layers of the paper!
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