Watercolors - Easy Holiday Cards Painting Tutorial

[@katherinesimonds622]

I just love the little bird. I want to take him home and cuddle him. BTW, 350 paintings in 8 months! Mind boggling :)

[@mariamorjane]

aww thank you so much Katherine☺️💕😀 and yesssss hahaa there's sooo many unedited videos sitting on my flash drive lol...😄

[@lindamullahy5752]

Maria you keep coming up so much amazing cards and 💝☃️❄️❄️🎁💝🎨 your gifted young woman. God bless you always

[@mariamorjane]

💕😀🌸☃️❄️Thank you so much Linda, you are so kind!!! God Bless you as well :)😍⛄️

[@debhauser5119]

I could watch you for hours! Love all the cards.

[@mariamorjane]

awww thank you Deb💕😀

[@deborahgoodwin3426]

So joyful! Such lovely colors! I can't wait to try all three.... your's are so very beautiful! Wishing you the happiest of holidays as they seem to be coming upon us so quickly.🎄🎄

[@JohnArnoldPhotography]

Your generosity creating these never ceases to amaze me. Your growing number of followers shows how well you do your craft. Happy Holidays to you Maria.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much John :) very happy everyone is enjoying my videos... Holidays are still ways away but I think this is a good time to start working on Christmas Cards especially if some people need to make a lot of them. Have a nice Sunday John

[@divyagvarma]

Maria, These cards you made are very beautiful! Please bring more card making tutorials with watercolor. Thanks!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Divya, there will be more!

[@kajeenuth]

Wow,What a lovely Christmas cards and a lovely technique of your painting ,I will try to paint this technique for my Christmas cards,Thank you so much Maria.

[@mariamorjane]

aww your very welcome and thank you so much, i hope you will paint these soon☺️happy painting!!

[@elizabethraegambaccini9336]

Oh my gosh, that pine cone is gorgeous! Thank you SO much for notating your materials. You are amazing!

[@mariamorjane]

My pleasure Elizabeth and thank you🤗🌸🌹

[@keithpayne4143]

Beautiful cards, thanks for the tutorial Maria 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Keith :) your very welcome! and thank you so much for watching!

[@gandhisnow8439]

Zoals altijd zijn deze aquarellen heel mooi, de sneeuwman doet me denken aan mijn kindertijd, toen viel er nog veel sneeuw hier bij ons in België. Dank u Maria voor de nostalgie.

[@mariamorjane]

aww heel erg bedankt voor je reactie ... ik heb ook geen sneeuw in Californië ... dus het doet me denken aan de keren dat ik kerst in de sneeuw heb doorgebracht :)) heel erg bedankt en ik hoop dat je veel plezier beleeft aan het schilderen deze

[@gandhisnow8439]

Maria Raczynska Ja Maria zal ik zeker doen xxx

[@barryedgington6812]

Very pretty and christmassy cards. Thank you for sharing. Helene❤

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Helene🥰

[@emiliyanovruzova2763]

All of them are beautiful and adorable! Maybe I will try one of them on winter holidays for my family

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Emiliya☺️💕I hope you will paint these😁so much fun :)

[@belindahall5220]

Thank you so much 💕 Maria!!!! The bird is exquisite, and you teach so many techniques in it!! Haven't finished the video yet. Thank you again!!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Belinda🌹☺️🌟

[@cklew8999]

Good morning Maria! Great timing on videos, nice tutorials, ideas. Hope you get some cards at Christmas. Thanks! Take care

[@mariamorjane]

thank you so much :) last year same time of the year my youtube channel was still new so I wasn't posting any Holiday Cards videos but this year I really wanted to make sure I can share something for the holidays ;) thank you

[@Matthew_Ren]

Очень красиво! Особенно понравилась последняя открытка с шишкой. Благодарю за видео :)

[@mariamorjane]

все ваши приветствия, так рады услышать, что вам понравилось, спасибо за то, что вы так любезны

[@eze3572]

Wow you make it look so easy! Love these

[@mycottageheart]

I think I could watch you paint all day long! I am going to try my hand at your tutorial. I have been doing watercolors but the looseness just isn't as good as I want. Love the fluidity with how you paint...someday I hope to be as free and confident as you are.

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Tanya ☺️🌸that's so kind of you... thank you so much for your lovely comment :) I appreciate that a lot. Lots of practice and patience what watercolors really are about.... it's easy to give up but you gotta keep going and push yourself until you start seeing results :)😍 Have a wonderful Sunday xx

[@bristidas475]

sorry I am late . but I love the bird card and the sound of the piano gives a pleasure mood . thanks for this video.

[@mariamorjane]

thank you so much and you are never late ;)))

[@ChriStina-ws7qv]

I learn so much from watching your videos - please don't ever stop uploading! 💥👍🙌❤️

[@mariamorjane]

awww thank you Chri🌹🤗

[@Veronim78]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Veroni☺️💖

[@raineannNYTX]

I have been following your work for some time now Maria, and it's absolutely beautiful and lovely, and such an inspiration to myself, and just wanted to thank you for sharing your process in creating. I am completely in love with watercoloring and hope to one day achieve even the slightest bit of talent that you have. God bless you always! :)

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Ann☺️thank you so much!!! so happy to hear this... I'm obsessed with watercolors haha ☺️💕😁very happy to share this with others, I appreciate your kind words and God Bless you always!💕💕💕

[@cyng8497]

You have inspired me to give watercolor another try! Thank You for sharing ! love the music also !

[@mariamorjane]

That's fantastic Cynthia :) very happy to hear this and thank you so much

[@essietangle9931]

These are very nice. For something different this year, my (cards) will look more like a large bookmark with a hole punched in the top with a ribbon. That way they can hang on the tree, door knob, etc. I just needed something new, different but still fun to do. They all look great and will be enjoyed, Essie

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Essie☺️💕Thank you so much!I hope you will use my tutorials (there will be more Christmas Cards next week) to paint along :)

[@essietangle9931]

Maria Raczynska Great, thank you !

[@saarapollonen8138]

That first bird is so pretty! I had to try it right away. Thanks for the inspiration! 😊

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Saara🙋🏻‍♀️❄️

[@robrenhar]

These are beautiful! Thank you so much for such a great quality video and instruction. Great teacher!

[@mariamorjane]

My pleasure and thank you Robin🥰🌟

[@rosm6621]

Merry Christmas Maria! Thank you for the joy you have brought to all of us throughout this year, as we watched and enjoyed your videos.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Ros🙋🏻‍♀️Happy Holidays!

[@jacruick]

Love them all! You make it look so easy, Maria!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Jac☺️💕😀

[@josephcollins6033]

So beautiful and peaceful; magical. Thank you so much, Joseph

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you❄️

[@1989agp]

Amazing paintings! Its so delicate! Congratulations

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much :)

[@sueshanks9447]

Beautiful! You make it seem so simple.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Sue☺️💕🌸

[@lindavandehei4742]

Oh what a perfect tutorial for the Holidays --- just what i was looking for!!!!!

[@mariamorjane]

That's awesome Linda :) so happy to hear this!! xx

[@marybirder5663]

So sweet, very cute. I must make small art sizes to hang on my wall, too, b/c I enjoy these so much. Thanks for sharing and Happy Holidays!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Mary and your very welcome :) very happy to share new ideas :)) xx Happy Holidays!

[@christiedrahnak9059]

Your art is gorgeous!!! Love seeing your process! Happy Holidays to you and yours!

[@mariamorjane]

thank you so much Christie☺️💕🌸I appreciate your kindness. Happy Holidays to you and yours as well💕

[@KorysArtCafe]

Beautiful cards Maria! You make it look so easy. Very inspiring, thx for sharing.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much☺️🌹

[@tinapike2066]

I am in awe as I watch you. This is so beautiful.

[@mariamorjane]

aww thank you so much Tina☺️🦋🌸

[@ninas90]

Your artistic style is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration. ♡

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much :))) so kind of you!

[@mariasusanafernandez7483]

Lovely cards!!! ❤💖❤

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Maria☺️💕

[@melindarincon7571]

Your cards are beautiful! I love your style and I'm so glad I found your site. Thank you for letting us new painters observe you,

[@mariamorjane]

My pleasure Melinda, thank you🌹🤗

[@01fatina]

Wow!!!!!! Рождество! Волшебно!!!

[@mariamorjane]

спасибо вам, дорогая Светлана :)☺️💕😀❄️

[@01fatina]

Thank you!

[@xXLoveKimXx]

These cards are sooo beautiful! I think I will try to recreate the bird card,I love it soo much♡

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Kim :) happy painting and thank you so much :) glad you enjoyed this video and it inspired you to paint along⛄️🎄☺️

[@marikareimer4411]

I love your tutorials! Thank you so much, Your birds are beautiful

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Marika🤗🌹

[@nattietroost196]

You do beautiful work. Thank you for sharing your talent.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you☃️🤗

[@mariajosesoriano5093]

Maria es la realidad, yo no se porqué, pero me inspiran buenos sentimientos cuando veo tus trabajos y en esta ocasión tenemos la Navidad tan cerca que me devuelve a la niñez gracias a ti por mostrarnos tu saber hacer💞💕💞💕💞💕💞💕💞💕

[@mariamorjane]

☺️💕😀❄️☃️🌹🌸🤗awww tan feliz de escuchar a esta Maria, sé que todavía estamos lejos de Navidad pero pensé por qué ahora damos ideas para crear tarjetas navideñas :) gracias por ser siempre tan amable :)⛄️🎅🏻☺️

[@julievickers45]

Great video Maria , I will get my Xmas cards made, thanks for sharing. 😘🇬🇧

[@mariamorjane]

your very welcome Julie☺️⛄️🎅🏻thank you so much!!!💕🌹⛄️☃️

[@sherryjackson2404]

I use to think it, but more and more I am convinced that some people give a thumbs down for no reason other than to give one. I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but her cards are absolutely beautiful. My mother always use to say if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Sorry had to get that off my chest.

[@mariamorjane]

awww you are very kind Sherry, thank you for sharing 😍and your mom's words are precious 🥰

[@geoffmitchell6515]

As ever Maria brilliant x

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much :)

[@ZarahMcIntosh]

Love these!!! Will work on them for this year!!

[@mariamorjane]

awesome :))) thank you so much Zarah :) I appreciate your support xxxxx☺️💕

[@brendaanderson303]

Those are gorgeous cards!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Brenda ☺️🌹

[@skylarmccready]

Stellar job! Love your sleeves!!

[@mariamorjane]

aww thank you so much😋🌹

[@clarence-as2]

This is a Christmas present for me.Thank you .

[@mariamorjane]

awww thank you :)

[@Usdukes]

Beautiful! I enjoyed it so much! Thank you!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Jeanette ☺️🎅🏻💕⛄️

[@annevickers3307]

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you. So good that I subscribed.

[@mariamorjane]

aww thank you so much Anne☺️🌷

[@DarkTbag]

I'm new to watercolor and have been struggling with Christmas card ideas. Thank you so much for posting this. Definitely going to give it a try.

[@mariamorjane]

Your very welcome :) absolutely my pleasure 😀🌸❄️happy painting!!

[@creativepat66]

They look wonderful! I especially like the bird! 😍😱 it‘s soo cute! Thanks for sharing and have a great day! ☺️ Paet

[@mariamorjane]

aw thank you Paet :) my pleasure to share these😀❄️☃️🤗☃️Thank you so much for being so kind!

[@southern_stamper]

I wish I could do that. Beautiful work.

[@mariamorjane]

aww thank you so much!

[@linda19783]

Just so beautiful and relaxing, thank you for the inspiration.

[@mariamorjane]

Your very welcome and thank you Linda☺️🎄☃️❄️

[@mercysobkoviak1073]

Wow! These are beautiful. I will definitely try this sometime. Thanks for sharing this idea, your artwork is amazing!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Mercy and Happy painting :))

[@elpasomark3069]

Very nice Maria. Thank you.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you😍

[@janenunez7291]

Love it!!!👌😍

[@MrsTiffanyGrey]

You are so talented and lovely!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Tiffany, you are so nice :)

[@thuythu5713]

oh! I'm so glad when you make this video 👏

[@mariamorjane]

☺️💕thank you so much there will be more 😀

[@thuythu5713]

I'll wait! 😊

[@kimarmstrong6072]

Beautiful!!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Kim :)

[@conniemesce4093]

Beautiful! ❤

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you! 😊🌹

[@adryano402]

Bellissimo. Brava!!

[@mariamorjane]

Grazie☺️😀❄️

[@cassiescreations9828]

So adorable!!! TFS.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Cassie :)

[@MichaelKeeter]

They are beautiful. I didn't know washi tape would work for this. I've always used blue painters tape.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Michael :) and yes! I love Washi tape

[@lisesheeba4156]

Maria,,,i find you very inspiring...thank you for sharing

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Lise☺️❄️🍁

[@HeikeX]

Wonderful christmas cards. Thanks a lot for this great tutorial! I have just found your channel and of sure will watch a lot of your videos! Regards from Germany

[@mariamorjane]

aww thank you so much Heike :) so kind of you!! xx

[@cherigreen4471]

I love your work! Great job!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Cheri🤗

[@ariestipratiwi6227]

So inspiring....i will try it all, thank you so much for your shared 😍

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much and your very welcome☺️🎅🏻🎄I will be sharing more Christmas Cards very soon!

[@ariestipratiwi6227]

@@mariamorjane oow thank you 😍 i will be waiting...😍

[@kathleenbarnett1084]

Very inspiring - can't wait to try one.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Kathleen ❄️☃️☺️Happy painting!

[@nicolelibelle2983]

Wonderful! I love them!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Nicole ☺️❄️

[@01fatina]

Шикарные кисти для акварели!!!!!

[@mariamorjane]

🤗💕🌸☃️🎅🏻💕💕💕

[@mariajosesoriano5093]

Que bonitos María, son expectacular es no me canso de decírtelo me encant@aaaaaaaa es un privilegio para mi poder ver estos trabajos gracias y mil gracias un beso😘💞💋💟💝💗💕❄️❄️❄️❄️🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@mariamorjane]

💕😀🌸aww muchas gracias María, eres súper dulce para apoyar siempre mi trabajo :) muchas gracias.🌹

[@pialehmann9806]

Thank you so very much. I was looking for some Xmas card ideas!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Pia 🙋🏻‍♀️🌺 In October I am starting a new Christmas Cards series called 12 days of Christmas, please make sure to turn notifications button on my channel 😃

[@arlenemurphy804]

Great instruction and inspiration for painting

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much !!☺️💕🌸❄️☺️☃️❤️🤗☃️

[@rosawong2819]

A Mur

[@rosawong2819]

A Mur丨

[@rosawong2819]

A Mur丨一。

[@jcsallen3]

Precious!!!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you very much :)

[@carolbuckalew4518]

Wonderful!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Carol :)

[@gabrielehenning4514]

Danke, mache ich gern und freue mich schon darauf.😊😄

[@mariamorjane]

Vielen, vielen Dank, glücklich, dass Sie diese mögen!☺️😀❄️☃️

[@lechat8533]

These cards are so, so pretty :) It`s interesting what "some people" are considering as "An Easy Holiday Card"... LOL...LOL...LOL... Thank you very much, dear Maria! Warm greetings from Slovenia. P.S.: I looove your beautiful nails :)

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much 🌹🤗and you are right... I think to me is about how much time it took me, how many layers I painted it with, how simple the sketch was and overall how I felt about it. but you are right, I should probably call these "simple" not as easy 😅

[@LynnStarofDestinyKreations]

Beautiful!! Thank you for sharing!

[@mariamorjane]

your very welcome and thank you so much for watching Lynn :)

[@LynnStarofDestinyKreations]

Maria Raczynska yw!!

[@freyamariano106]

I love your style, it's just gorgeous! Absolutely loved this! Thank you, you have a new subscriber 😊 also I love your shirt 😁

[@mariamorjane]

aww thank you Freya🌹🌸My shirt is by Free People🥰

[@freyamariano106]

Ohhh thank you for the tip ❤️

[@LordCarpenter]

Nicely done!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much :)

[@01fatina]

Thank you!!!! So good!!!!!!!!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much ☃️☺️🎅🏻🎄💕

[@ИннаПавел]

Amazing and beautiful. Thank You from Russia.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much for your kind words :)

[@reyagoloyugo2408]

I'm gonna try this 😍 they're beautiful!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Reya😍

[@darknesswoman8913]

if I said all the wonderful words I think ((NOT ENOUGH))😍😍😍😍😍😍 excellent work really enjoyed with this video am so happy to watch it at 16:39 you are really talented😊 thank you for uploading this video thank you so much😚😚😚😚

[@mariamorjane]

your very welcome and thank you so much! ☺️😀🌸❄️nothing makes me more happy than sharing something everyone likes and wants to paint⛄️☺️💕thank you!xx

[@caroltribou3408]

Beautiful!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Carol :)

[@lechat8736]

Too beautiful to post ... LOL! Thank you very much for sharing :)))

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much🦋🤗

[@sherryjackson2404]

I love it!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you😍

[@mdlimonmiaart]

wow

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much :)

[@CleusaMariaVieira]

Good afternoon! I follow your videos and try to paint several to learn from you. I liked the theme of the Christmas cards! Our Christmas in Brazil is in the middle of summer, so I would also like to suggest the theme of Christmas without snow. What do you think? Thank you for everything you taught me. Eternal gratitude!

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Maria :))) yes :) I can definitely create some without snow.. I have already made few more and one of them is Gingerbread boy lol no snow in it haha thank you so much!

[@CleusaMariaVieira]

Thank you!

[@pialehmann9806]

Maria could you demonstrate any tropical Xmas motifs for people living in the Southern Hemisphere y.

[@susankievman642]

The bird card is beyond my skill level, but I would lie to try the snowman. I appreciate that you show us the brands and colors that you use and the brushes. My only issue is that alot of us cant go out and purchase those expenses brushes. I will have to find substitutes for your Holbein colors since I have Daniel Smith and Winsor newton paints.

[@mariamorjane]

🌸Hi Susan, thank you so much and I hope you will enjoy painting these cards. Please keep in mind that brushes are a personal preference just like paints... and while I paint with Holbein, you can definitely find substitute colors in your own watercolor palette with "Daniel Smith/WN" which are also professional grade and as pricey in the US. But it's important to remember that all companies create very similar products, it's just a matter of what a person likes. Happy painting!

[@ladaligay]

Thank you for the great video! New Year is coming😊

[@mariamorjane]

Hi :)☺️thank you so much and yessss. New Year is coming 🤗❄️🌹

[@kevincarson9795]

What fun! I love Christmas! If I was to follow along with your tutorials on these cards would you be okay with me sending the finished items to family? I know that these paintings are proprietorial so if it's not okay I totally understand.

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Kevin, yes :) yes :) of course! please do send them to your family friends whoever you wish :) I created this video so everyone can create their own Holiday Cards :) Thank you so much for asking tho. Have fun painting!!!

[@kevincarson9795]

Thanks Maria! You're a great teacher and I hope I can reach your level one day. Practice, practice, practice, lol!

[@mariamorjane]

Your very welcome Kevin and thank you so much! yesssss that's all it is... lots of practice :)

[@edwardlynch3988]

Hi Maria, how are you, thank you for these Christmas Cards, I'm learning so much from you with all your painting

[@mariamorjane]

That's awesome :) very happy to hear this Edward :)☺️❄️⛄️🎅🏻Thank you very much!

[@debbievignola8275]

Gorgeous cards Maria. tfs

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you, I really appreciate that Debbie :)

[@SharonMarieWhite]

I so enjoy your videos Maria. You are very talented . Do you design all of your own drawings? I am trying to create my own designs so I don’t have to worry so much about copyright. Take care 😊

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Sharon☺️Thank you so much ! you are very kind😃🎅🏻yes I design all my drawings⛄️☃️these are very simple... white gouache for snow etc🤗❄️

[@fangbellefromsg]

It's amazing!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Oxana :)