How to Make Holiday Christmas Cards - Watercolor Painting Tutorial 1

✒ Wondering how to create beautiful Christmas cards using watercolor? Watch my process and learn how to create a great Christmas gift addition for your family and friends.
You can even gather with the little ones and use these ideas to create your own fun cards! Merry Christmas!
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00:09 - Jingle Bells with Red Ribbon Ornaments
04:28 - Pine Cones
08:57 - Christmas Tree
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Disclaimer: not sponsored!
Music: amclassical.com - Jingle Bells
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If you have any questions, feel free to comment down below!
Thank you so much for watching guys, have a wonderful day and I will see you soon!
~ Laura

[@user-kc5ky1ur5y]

Очень красивые работы!Настроение праздничное сразу!!Спасибо

[@SteviePaints]

Very nice! Thank you for the tutorial.

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thanks for watching Stephanie! I hope you painted along and you had fun! Christmas 🎄

[@OceanSpiceart]

Merry Christmas!! 🎁🎄

[@elizabetheddy1073]

U’d never know it?! It looks like u’ve been doing watercolors forever?!! I’m just beginning...but with watching you I know I can do it...maybe not as good, but u give me the drive and confidence! I painted with acrylics for years, so we’ll see? After the holidays I’m going to commit to myself and U to do it!! Thanks, I’d love to hear from u sometime, I live on cape Cod Ma. So the ocean is my “happy place”!!! 😊💗👍🏼🧜🏻‍♀️🐠🐟🐳🌊☀️

[@01fatina]

Смотрю вас каждый день. имею попытку рисовать. Очень нравится!

[@pammielehto8937]

The fur cones are lovely.

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you! I am very happy with that wet on wet work for the background 🤗🎨

[@MsChareng]

I loved the music!! Very happy! I love your paintings!! Please make more videos.......you are one of the most original water color painters I’ve seen.

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you so much for watching!! I will try to make some time this year and upload new card making videos. 😊✍🏼

[@elova1919]

Precioso, gracias

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thanks you Elzbieta ☺️❤️

[@ArtwithSai]

Lovely soft work. Beautiful paintiNGS.

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you!! 😍

[@RickJBerubeArtStudio]

Beautiful soft watercolor textures! Love your work! 😀👍👏

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you so much! 😊🤗

[@annediserafino2470]

Very,Very nice, Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent, love your paintings

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed this tutorial!

[@elizabetheddy1073]

Omg!!! I just came across ur videos!!! Yay, absolutely incredible!! Can wait to catch up!! Love ur work!!! Thank u for sharing ur talents!!! Ur newest fan! Liz😊❤️👍🏼

[@01fatina]

Спасибо! Очень красиво!

[@01fatina]

Thank you!!!!!

[@BonVoyageKitty]

Beautiful work and inspiring too, thank you!

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you so much! 😊 🎨

[@sabinecuppers]

I watched them three times each. Love them all. Thank you. Greets from Holland ❤️🍀

[@OceanSpiceart]

I am so happy that you enjoyed these cards! Thank you so much for watching from Holland!!! 🤗🙂☀️ dank je

[@dbald8]

Enjoyed your lesson and the cards are beautiful

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@kukrae]

I'm in love with your work! I dabble with watercolor but scare myself with the 'color' part so have mainly been using water soluble graphite. Love each of the holiday cards, but that little tree fascinates me :) Thank you so much for all of your postings!! Happy Holidays!!

[@kukrae]

Thank you, OS. What I like about the H20 graphite is I only have to be concerned with tone value :) Choosing colors...wayyyy too many options! lol. I will spread my wings into color soon! Just need more minutes in a day :) Can't wait to run through the rest of your videos and look forward to more from you! Also teensy bit jealous of those ocean waves in the background!!

[@hollytree2927]

So beautiful!

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you so much for watching dear! 😊💗

[@carolyndaughton3373]

Really beautiful work. Maybe some day you could do a slower video showing how to sketch a pine cone and bell. Your work is so lovely. Thank you!

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you for watching and I will try to upload this year some more cards, maybe do another version of the cone with a slow sketch 🤗🙏

[@scalliou4939]

Just “found” your tutorials and they are sooo beautiful as a result of the depth, atmosphere, skill and thoughtful expression you’ve infused into your watercolour paintings. Thank you for sharing your amazing work!💞💞💞😀

[@OceanSpiceart]

Such beautiful words. Thank you so much for taking time to watch my process! 🙏 ✨

[@Coratison]

all of these look so pretty ! I wish I could make them like this for my family

[@OceanSpiceart]

You can! Just need a little practice and a little love for watercolour :)

[@wendyb7993]

Fabulous keep posting you are an inspiration 🤗

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you! 🤗

[@user-bl8ki5hg1c]

Супер!!

[@OceanSpiceart]

😊❤️

[@erins.5420]

These cards look amazing! Glad I just found your channel! Looking forward to more videos!

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you so much Erin!! 🤗

[@carollangman1163]

Just found your channel and subscribed..lovely work from UK

[@carolsimmons9650]

Nicely done! Pine cones, greenery & plaid ribbons...All my favorite things! Subscribed! The music is fine. The tempo conveys the rushed feeling of the season. Lol Would love to see a little closer view of your finished pieces in order to fully appreciate their details. Again, nice work!

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you so much! 🤗

[@sharonsands708]

I'm subscribing, you do beautiful work.

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏 🎨

[@annevickers3307]

You are good! Just subscribed.

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you so much dear Anne! Merry Christmas!😊

[@a.humphries8678]

These are beautiful. Did you stretch the paper, or just tape it down?

[@OceanSpiceart]

I just tape it down, never stretched my paper. 🙂

[@Noname-sj1oo]

This is adorable!!! How long have you've been painting? Are you self-taught?

[@Noname-sj1oo]

ocean Spice you are really talented! I also have watercolour flu but it's rather difficult

[@Noname-sj1oo]

ocean Spice yeah, thanx for inspiration!

[@parkercummings1906]

Lovely cards and video. Did you prewet the bells b4 adding color ?

[@OceanSpiceart]

Yes, I wet them for every layer. I wet them, add the color and then let dry. Only after it’s dry I move on to the next layer.

[@gailagilliland3268]

I don’t like leaving negative comments but I found the music to be distracting. Also I would like for you to speak rather than posting the words below. I find that it’s difficult to keep track of the words when I’m watching you paint. Your paintings really are lovely!

[@gailagilliland3268]

ocean Spice I so much appreciate you taking time to respond to my posting! Thank you for agreeing to make more videos with narration.

[@avdad2000]

Gaila, you can also turn off the volume and slow down the playback speed and even pause when needed. I do that a lot on painting videos, especially if I’m painting along. Happy painting!

[@OceanSpiceart]

Galia, I just restarted my channel and posted some seasonal work with narration and your comment was very important. It seems like a lot of people who watch my videos prefer my narrated tutorials. Thank you so much your opinion helped a lot! xoxo Merry Christmas!

[@SteviePaints]

Just appreciate the fact that she is doing this instruction for free.

[@rentedtux1883]

I's ok to call the CHRISTMAS cards.

[@OceanSpiceart]

Just did, thanks for the tip and thank you so much for watching!😊❤️👍🏼

[@DonMayfield]

Are the cards available in stores for Christmas 2018?

[@DonMayfield]

ok. I'll reactivate my Etsy login.

[@DonMayfield]

I like the pine cone one. Reminds me of a trip to Oregon where there are lots of the Douglas Fir variety.

[@MsChareng]

Where are you? I tried Etsy, KZbin, etc....please come back and do more videos!

[@OceanSpiceart]

I've been taking a long break, I couldn't afford to continue making videos but I will try and make another set this year. Thank you for sticking around!!😊❤️

[@joancosner9606]

wish it was at normal speed.

[@Carol_65]

This is a year late, but you can change the video playback speed from 0.25 to 2x in the settings.

[@nadyastallings875]

The thing is that the sketches are quite difficult for beginners to do on their own, but you decided to skip them

[@OceanSpiceart]

Nadya I haven’t realized that. I will make sure to show the sketching and also make some specific perspective drawing for the upcoming videos! Thank you so much for watching!!🎨🤗

[@sueallen952]

Music was so annoying, a nice relaxing Christmas tune would have been way better, I had to mute it, not as good without sound

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts, I will keep that in mind for future videos!!🤗

[@sharonsands708]

I have to say, I agree. It just kept repeating & repeating.

[@debralpateart8862]

Music is annoying, no verbal instruction, Not a great teaching video.

[@OceanSpiceart]

Thank you so much for watching! I realized that, made adjustments to my latest videos, check them out :) 🎉🎨