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Lent & Easter Step-by-Step Catholic Painting Tutorial

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to paint a Lenten painting with a palm cross, purple fabric, and Easter lilies step-by-step. A great project for your Catholic small group or family!

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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies:

Canvas, Board, or thick paper of your size choice (I used an 8×10” Artist’s Loft Canvas from Michael’s)

Dick Blick and Master’s Touch (Hobby Lobby) are also great canvas options…


Acrylic Paint (I used Lamp Black, Titanium White, Chrome Yellow, Pthalo Green, and Violet Artist’s Loft Paints)

Artist’s Loft, Master’s Touch, Dick Blick and Liquitex are all great cost-effective brands. Brands like Craft Smart and DecoArt can be too thin depending on the color.


If you want a non-permanent water soluble option for little kids, I highly recommend gouache or tempera paints. My kids love these gouache sets.

Paint brushes (Small, Medium, and Large)


Water

Paper Towels

Palette (or paper plates)


Apron or a Shirt that you wouldn’t mind getting messy

Once acrylic paint dries, it is permanent. If you get paint on your clothes, try to wash it out as soon as possible. I like to use Murphy’s Oil (Pine Sol, nail polish remover, or isopropyl alcohol work too) and the abrasive part of a sponge to scrub paint out of clothing. If it has dried, soak it in a little bit of one of the solutions listed above for at least 10 minutes before scrubbing off the hardened paint.

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Lenten Prayer for Families by Colleen Pressprich & Illustrated by Amy Heyse

I illustrated another book by Colleen Pressprich for Our Sunday Visitor! Lenten Prayer for Families is now available on OSV’s website and on Amazon.

Get your copy here!
Lenten Prayer for Families
Our Sunday Visitor Books

Other books I’ve worked out with Colleen:
The Jesse Tree for Families
God the Father’s Love

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Colleen Pressprich can be found at:
Instagram – @colleenpressprich
www.elevatortoheaven.com
More of her books

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Peeps Diorama Catholic Craft for Easter or Lent

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how we made Peeps dioramas to celebrate Easter. I encourage you to get creative making your dioramas with supplies that you already have at home. A big thank you to a generous viewer who donated the Peeps from my art supply wish list.

https://youtu.be/NsXOC2yDud0

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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies needed:

Peeps
A box or something to display your Peeps on/in
Paper
Scissors
Glue
Something to color with like…
Crayola Washable Super Tips Markers
or Crayola Crayons
Small toys or items from around your house
And lots of creativity!

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How to Draw a Simple Cross for Lent or Easter Step-by-Step Catholic Art Tutorial

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to draw a simple cross step-by-step. Perfect for Lent or Easter! We use simple lines and shapes and you can color it with your favorite art supplies.

I also have a Lent/Easter playlist available with some oldies but goodies to help you connect creatively to the season.

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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies needed:

Crayola Washable Super Tips Markers ​
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Broad Tip
Micron Pens
Paper
Pencil

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DIY Paper Easter Lilies

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to make some simple paper calla lilies for Easter. Create one or a full bouquet! Makes a cute table decoration for your Easter brunch. You can even surprise a fellow parishioner at mass on Easter Sunday with a handmade lily!

Supplies needed:

Optional Paper Lily Template (Free!)

Paper Calla Lily Stencil: Fold the paper in half and cut to create 6 lilies


Paper (letter sized 8.5×11″ can create about 6 lilies)
Green construction paper https://amzn.to/3n9zatu
Yellow and green crayons https://amzn.to/40AqKtQ
Yellow and green pipe cleaners https://amzn.to/3nkSjZF
Glue stick https://amzn.to/3LP47h5

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