Snowy Forest Christmas Card | Easy Christmas Cards

Snowy Forest Christmas Card | Easy Christmas Cards
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This stunning design comes together with some very simple techniques.
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Soundtrack composed by Taran Stormes Martino
Paint: Winsor and Newton Artist Quality - bit.ly/3dJHarN
Brushes: Pro Arte size Mop, 8 , 0, 2/0 - www.etsy.com/uk/shop/deWinton...
Paper Daler Rowney Aquafine cold-pressed paper - bit.ly/3cmQSzn
You will also need some kitchen roll.
Colours we used
Sap Green
Paynes Grey
Burnt Sienna
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[@carolburkett7018]

Love Outdoor trees and soaking in all your strokes Ty so much

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[@aredamzd1]

Thank you for sharing your talent and passion. This was a useful tutorial. Your way of explaining is on-target. Also thank you for NOT having LOUD, THUMPING MUSIC in the background. Again, thank you for posting this great video.

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[@juedwayne4972]

Cool watching another lefty paint😊

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[@danamcpeak]

Thank you so much for the tutorial, It was perfect: nicely paced, lots of information and soothing music. I love how it is in real time-it is hard to follow a lesson that is sped up and that jumps into a more developed painting without instruction as to what happened.

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[@cindyw9996]

I'm just starting to learn watercolors and feel lucky to have found your tutorials! Your detailed explanations and precise close-up photography are so helpful. Thank you!

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Ah Cindy thanks!

[@beckyjones5857]

Love those trees and the tip about not tapering out to quickly as tree gets soooooo big! Thanks Harriet.

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A pleasure Becky!

[@KarisGoogle]

Yes! My trees have been known to turn into wigwams 😂

[@jameswburke]

Really nice depth. I've found a hairdryer will 'arrest' the spreading of wet-on-wet trees by drying it quickly. Depends how soft you want the background trees to go.

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That's a great tip!

[@sharonoverman8260]

Thank you for explaining what you are doing. It is so helpful to understand WHY you are doing it too. Love all your videos, books and brushes!

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Thank you so much for your support Sharon!

[@sharonoverman8260]

It is very helpful in your books that you noted which size brushes you are using. That helps me a lot! Thanks very much. Ok h I picked up your notecards and received them yesterday. Beautiful!!!

[@shellysanders8983]

So simple yet so lovely! I love the way the trees behind just fade into the distance.

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So glad you love it!

[@duke2011ful]

Incredible Love it!

[@kathietucker2579]

love your style so much. thank for your tips and narating.

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Glad you like them!

[@peggyconti1225]

Thank you so for your detailed tutorial . I'm not an artist so your being specific about the brushes, paints and art supplies is invaluable. And a left-handed artist? ... Now that's just nice.

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Thank you Peggy, that means the world!

[@123craftygal]

Still in awe of your brush control. It simply does your bidding! I’d like to see how to add snowy branches to my trees, any kind of tree actually. Thank you for a wonderful card idea. Oh, and your brushes are tops too😊❤

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Thanks so much Catherine, I do have a snowy tree tutorial in the Christmas playlist.

[@deannamunro8148]

You make it look easy but I know the difference! Love this - so simple, uncluttered...even possible! thank you

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You are so welcome!

[@-.-4]

I’ve lived in this scene all my life. I’m on the border with Canada. Lots of evergreens and lots! of snow. The one tree with more burnt sienna, looks like a tamerack tree. They turn that color before the needles drop. The only one that drops all its needles. Will be making this one. Thank you ❤❤❤

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That sounds amazing!

[@annygarbot7927]

Magnifique 😍 j adore ! Merci pour le partage ! Thank you very much ! Friendly of France 🇫🇷 ! Anny

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Thank you for watching from France!

[@julinipruti2011]

Thanks for teaching us ...You are indeed very talented...

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Ah thank you Juli

[@sigriston]

Harriet, greetings from Brazil! I loved this snowy forest scene so much! IMHO it looks very elegant with a muted green / gray color palette, and beautiful depth where the background trees have what looks like an out of focus effect to my eyes. I decided to paint this scene myself not once, not twice, but TEN times and I must tell you, you were responsible for giving this beginner watercolorist a GREAT time this weekend! And now I have all these cards to send my friends, which is also lovely! While painting it, I found that the wet-on-wet part was by far the hardest as I had to paint the background trees on a very specific level of paper wetness, otherwise the paint would spread out too much. Also once the paper got to this “middle dampness” it was still hard as it would dry out way too fast (faster than what I see in your video). After a couple of suboptimal attempts I realized that the paper dried first at the edges, which was the final piece of the puzzle, as painting the side trees first allowed me to fit all my background trees in the optimal paper dampness! All in all, I just learned so much from this exercise and I’m really grateful to you. Thank you for all the lovely content and happy holidays! 🎄

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Amazing stuff! Happy holidays!

[@JB-uc5qp]

looks easy probably is BUT NOT FOR ME !!! I love painting but am yet to create something recognisable. I guess I am more Picasso than constable . Harriett your an inspiration and I love to watch and try, thank you for showing us how.

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It’s all about just playing! It sounds like you’ll make some great art!

[@magaliblein3527]

I really love what you are painting. Thank you for all your commentaries, that are very helpful. 😍

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So glad to hear they are helpful Magali

[@supermom-nocape9831]

Thank you. I just spend a very enjoyable hour painting this forest scene and adding fun little details like a rabbit running across the snowy hillside.

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I'm so glad you had fun!

[@charleneduplooy184]

Thank you Harriet. I love your tutorials - the style, the simplicity and effectiveness. 😍

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I'm so glad to hear that Charlene, thank you!

[@maryse6244]

Super beau!!! j'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites! Merci pour le partage! et je suis toujours contente d'en voir encore!

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Thanks so much for watching!

[@cindyeversole8585]

Happy little trees!

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Very!

[@hannahcrumley3103]

Can you imagine receiving a card so beautiful???!!! I would totally frame this!

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Ah thanks Hannah

[@lyndamitton4496]

Lovely, lovely, lovely! I love those trees…you make it look soooooo easy!! Thank you!

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Thanks Lynda!

[@atrinka1]

How lovely! I live in a place where there are lots of Christmas trees farms and you can see them growing in lines, but we also have lots of mountains with natural evergreen forests that look like your painting!

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How wonderful!

[@kathyropa6174]

Love watercolors so much. Beautiful.

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Me too!

[@Songbirdoflove]

I truly enjoyed it.thank you

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So glad!

[@lovdolls]

Loved this lesson I hope to do this soon. Thank you.

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Wonderful!

[@valeriethacker5020]

I am going to practice this. I still new to watercolor. Thank you.

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Good luck!

[@skotmiller8465]

Lovely, I never used water colors, but now I want to because you can get such amazing looks with then that you can't get with acrylics.

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Good luck!

[@trinawilliams1395]

Simple yet really beautiful! You teach such great tips. Love this channel!!

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Thank you so much for your support Trina, it means so much!

[@donnafitzpatrick4379]

Just received my advent calendar and paints. So excited to be able to paint with you this year.

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So excited to have you with us Donna!

[@beckymeldrum7022]

Thank you. I love watching you paint!

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Thank you so much, it means so much!

[@CK_Loves_Tea]

This whole channel is just beautiful. It’s soothing, gorgeous, well explained, & well paced. These trees are spectacular!

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Thank you very much!

[@janevt.2280]

Loved watching you create this beautiful winter scene!🌲

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So glad!

[@Blue-rd5lq]

Thank you Harriet that was brilliant. I love the simplicity of the colours and the shapes.

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Ah thanks!

[@melinabrunet1575]

What a lovely approach to misty atmosphere! Thank you very much for this tutorial.

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You are so welcome!

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Super video, you’re very talented and I love your accent!

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Ah thanks Nicolas!

[@josephcollins6033]

Yes, "magical" is the word to describe your work. I learned a lot from this lesson and the other 'fading trees' card. Thank you! I just sent a tiny donation. :))

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You are so welcome and thank you!

[@franticscantic]

LOVE!!!

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Thank you :)

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I LOVE your creations!

[@Coasterdude02149]

That was brilliant, beautiful and quite straightforward. As a newbie to watercolour, I think I can handle this without too much frustration. Going to give it a go soon as the sun moves away from my studio window. It''s a bit too hot to sit there right now lol. Thank you!

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Good luck - you can do it!

[@marybell4533]

This is perfect! I make my own cards and I try to keep them simple but beautiful. I bought your brushes about a year ago and they are my favorite brushes to paint with. ❤ thank you!

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Ah thanks Mary

[@lydiemonin977]

Thank you so much your forest is délicat and you explain very well your paint.🥰❤

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Thanks so much

[@Albitasa]

I LOVEEE your work and would love to see more Christmas cards if you have the time. Your fall porch is on my list to paint, because I simply adore it 😍 can you make a Christmas one ?

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I hope you've seen our Christmas porch tutorial!?

[@annieb8955]

I do use your brushes nearly every day,they are excellent!

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Glad you like them!

[@kellimartin4583]

Such a beautiful card! Especially the background trees. I hope my background trees resemble trees once they dry. Looking forward to seeing more of your Christmas/ holiday cards - thanks for sharing!

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Thank you so much Kelli, keep going!

[@marie_171]

Thanks for showing the techniques of painting the background trees while the paper is still wet. Wow, it really does show they are far away. And I love the way you make your trees. I wonder how it would look with a bit of white paint or gouache sprinkled on the final work. Beautiful work that I need to try!

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My pleasure 😊

[@marievaillant216]

Oh my stars. You made that look so easy.

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Thank you!

[@marievaillant216]

@@deWintonPaperCo just can't wait until Tuesday to get my Amazon order of palette and paints to give it a try.

[@nicasolaris]

Woow.Great Job.Thank you

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Thank you too!

[@shireecox122]

I love it! I’m going to try it.

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Have fun!

[@dianeyoung2914]

Beautiful, I am definitely going to give this a go but I doubt it will look anything as good as yours.

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You can do it!

[@dianeyoung2914]

@@deWintonPaperCo I'm going to try x

[@brigittemaitre8269]

J’ai adorée la représentation de votre carte ,si délicate avec une ambiance douce 👏 de France

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Thank you so much!

[@loleki737]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing! ❤

[@lauriespratt3972]

I started painting Christmas cards last year after a too long hiatus from painting. I found your channel while looking for some fresh inspiration for this holiday season. I love how you paint your background “ghost” trees and your tips on how not to wind up with a bottom heavy monster tree🤣. I’m quite looking forward to giving this painting a try.

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I'm so glad you like it Laurie and good luck with the cards!

[@moemanley2579]

A very nicely done video. Focused and concise. Reminded me of a few of my design professors back in the 90's. Thank you for sharing!

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Ah thanks so much!

[@christinemayopowers]

Lovely. Can’t wait to try it!

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Thanks Christine!

[@paulabeaulieu52]

Perfect!!! (I wish I could come up with a better word though!)

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Thank you so much Paula!

[@Ms222Donna]

You are so talented!

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Thanks Donna!

[@elizabethcarlone1364]

Love your winter painting.ful . It is so beautiful!!!

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Thank you so much 😀

[@MarinCTC]

Really enjoyed that must give it a go thanks

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Good luck!

[@coletteg.4548]

Your art is beautiful ! Thank you for sharing your gift !!

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Thanks for watching!

[@flory7]

thank you so much for aharing ~^^

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No problem 😊

[@lyndajohnson9508]

i have enjoyed this session so much. Thank you. I can now do some more Christmas cards for my famly.. Lynda J. December 2023.....

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Happy holidays!

[@sherylpiche9878]

Beautiful!

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Thank you! Cheers!

[@joycedavidson2142]

What a beautiful artistic hand & eye you have. Always just enough.

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Thanks so much Joyce

[@kimfilek9717]

I really love this one ❤️

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Thanks so much Kim!

[@leeprice9346]

Hello from the Texas coast! Thank you so much! Your videos are so wonderful, I love how you teach. I am left handed also and it's so nice to watch and learn. I'm going to try this!

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You are so welcome!

[@galemckiddy5120]

Lovely! Thanks!

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Thank you too!

[@charlottepropes8702]

So beautiful ! I'm going to try this right now! Lovely, lovely painting indeed!

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Thank you! Cheers!

[@annehebert6959]

Gorgeous!

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Thank you Anne!

[@ann-marielofberg1159]

A lovely tutorial

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Thanks Ann-Marie!

[@koran371]

Beautiful winter picture .Thank you Harriet.

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So glad you like it!

[@cherylweaver5129]

Beautiful!! 🎄

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Thank you Cheryl!

[@carolbenson6524]

Very nice...going to try and make some cards like this!

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Have fun!

[@joycemckennon]

So beautiful and you inspire me to keep painting. ♥️

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Thank you so much 😀

[@bettinaf.8491]

So schön!

[@anitaevans8105]

Very beautiful!! 🎄💖

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Thank you! 🤗

[@lincorrie5894]

Really enjoyed this, thank you. The tip re tapering the tree shape is very helpful - I've produced some massive "wigwams" in the past 🙄

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Glad I could help!

[@vonniescrafts1]

That is amazing I’m so impressed I love the back trees then the sharper ones in the front truly magic …stunning ❤️

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Thank you! Cheers!

[@paolaevangelista3156]

Beautiful! Thanks Harriet!

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Thanks Paola!

[@amandastratton8242]

Lovely painting thank you Harriet xx

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Thank you so much Amanda!

[@sharonmcmichael4690]

This is lovely! I was really enjoying seeing this on my phone after dinner. One suggestion, I would enjoy much more to have the phone not have to keep flipping upright to sideways to have the trees to stay upright.

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Hi Sharon, that's something you can do on your phone settings! Thanks for watching!

[@patriciahorelick6450]

Love this very much…working it into a card for Christmas!

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Brilliant Patricia!

[@maricarmencanolorente2032]

Muchas,muchas gracias ...me has enseñado mucho.

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Con mucho gusto

[@martinelindemann481]

Very beautiful little painting

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Thanks Martine

[@alexg5513]

Really lovely

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Thanks so much! 😊

[@user-mi8kb6zh6m]

The camera angle and filming is brilliant !!!!!! As well as your awesome talent, thank you for such an amazing visual, I am going to leap in and try this!

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Thank you very much!

[@tracyroberts6800]

Just found you on here. Absolutely love this. There's a beauty in the simplicity and layering.

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Thanks so much Tracy

[@patlatour2465]

Beautiful it’s on my do list this afternoon.😊

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Have fun!

[@mayloo2137]

I like the colors you chose for the sky. Looks wintery. I would add an animal in this case- maybe a deer or a bear. I'm just starting to make my Christmas cards, and I appreciate all the advice I can get.

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That’s a fun idea. I’ll have a think about that

[@jilld8787]

Excellent! I’ll be using this for the holidays! Many thanks!🥰

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Thank you so much!

[@susanjohnson8986]

Beautiful

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Thanks so much!

[@debbieekes5718]

I LOVE this! I will try it. Thank you.

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Brilliant thanks Debbie!

[@wandascott3678]

Beautiful! I am in full on making of Christmas cards for this year. Going to try to tackle this one today. You make it look so 'doable' 😄..gives me courage to try! Thanks luv, Wanda 🇨🇦

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Thank you Wanda, hope you have fun!

[@tashadarvanian6116]

Amazing.

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Thank you! Cheers!

[@mildredmassey4742]

Lovely painting. Great tutorial Harriet.

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Thank you! 😊

[@rmuller366]

I’ve done some wigwam trees Harriet, 😂. They’re hilarious when I look at them now. Thank you once again for a beautiful Christmas card idea. Still love the starry night trees from last year too, so I’ll be painting some of those this year. Hopefully without the wigwam effect😉. Blessings to you and everyone!

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So glad to hear you gave it a go Rita, sending you lots of holiday wishes!