Handmade Holiday Cards | Ep. 1 Easy & Elegant Watercolor Trees

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Originally Aired October 11th, 2024


Create Elegant Trees With Watercolors

Dip into the world of watercolors by creating beautiful trees adorned with elegant gold accents. Step-by-step guidance will ensure a fun and creative experience as you explore the art of watercolor painting while making stunning cards perfect for holiday greetings. Go with the flow of watercolors and elevate your card-making skills through this delightful project!

What You Will Learn:

  • Step-by-step instructions for creating beautiful holiday trees with elegant gold accents
  • How to incorporate watercolor flow for stunning visual effects
  • Tips for making holiday cards that showcase your unique artistic flair

Supplies You’ll Need:

  • Card stock in desired color (Cut to 7”x10”, folded to 5”x7” (A7 size card))
  • Adhesive of choice (Glue stick, tape runner, double-sided tape)
  • Bone folder
  • A7 envelopes in desired color
  • Scissors
  • 140lb Rough or cold-pressed watercolor paper
  • Watercolor set
  • Mixing palette
  • Medium round brush (size 6 or 8)
  • 2 jars of water
  • Rags or paper towels
  • Metallic or pearlescent watercolors
  • Washi tape
  • Straightedge

Class Details:

  • Originally Aired October 11th, 2024
  • Technique Demonstration
  • Live Class Replay

Course Level: All Skill Levels
Run Time: 2 hours, 23 minutes

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Meet Your Instructor:

Shelby is the co-founder of Foxsy and the creator at Little Coffee Fox. She is a professional watercolorist, letterer, and artist with a passion for teaching others to reintroduce creativity back into their lives. Shelby lives in Chicago, IL with her husband Jon and her pets Summer, Basil, and Korra.

Shelby Abrahamsen

Foxsy, Co-Founder
Blogger at LittleCoffeeFox.com

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Prpldy
Posted 3 weeks ago
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Not only were the cards simple to make they were beautiful as well. And there are many ways to adjust these cards to make each one unique putting a trunk adding a star or other tree topper adding ornaments round or other sizes the shapes very pretty.

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Judy Belle-Isle
Posted 3 weeks ago
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I am new to card making plus I am strating my watercolor journey so blending the 2 is exciting to me. I did 2 of the tree cards and love them.

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Lois D
Posted 3 weeks ago
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Shelby takes you step by step with her thought process and showing how she makes her various gorgeous cards.

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Lawanna Lawrence Bean
Posted 3 weeks ago
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A fun class where we explored the basics of making Christmas cards.

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lhigham
Posted 3 weeks ago
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I am so glad that Shelby has Started this Holiday Card Making Workshop Her Watercolour Tips during it are Great She explains everything so well each step of the way The 6 different Cards were so Beautiful also

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Foxsy Team
Posted 3 weeks ago
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Marquita
Posted 3 weeks ago
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Lots of little tips and pointers. Simple concept with great end products.

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Judy Belle-Isle
Posted 3 weeks ago
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This is my first year making Christmas cards and also new to watercolor. These trees are fun and easy to do and the results are amazing

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