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As an artist, my hope is to create pieces  others can connect their own experiences to, so that their home becomes a reflection of their story.

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About the Artist

Bethany Carroz is a Northwest Arkansas based watercolor artist with a love for soft florals, dreamy landscapes, and capturing local landmarks.


Since taking up watercolor full time in 2020, her work has been sold in HomeGoods & Marrs Mercantile and featured on HGTV's Fixer to Fabulous.  

Watercolor Artist Bethany Carroz
Vintage Christmas Cards - holiday plaid

Vintage Christmas Cards

I truly enjoy the process of making these hand created Christmas cards, and I love knowing that people will be able to send a little piece of art through the mail to their loved ones.  Some even become framed and displayed year after year as holiday decor.

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These Bible verse tea towels feature

Isaiah 40:11 and Psalm 42:1, two of my favorite verses.  I paired them with a sweet watercolor animal, and they are the perfect reminder to have hanging around the kitchen.

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Click here see the collection!

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Create your own Vintage
Ornament Christmas Card!

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​Supplies:

  • Watercolor paper – I cut my sheet to 10x7 so I can fold into a 5x7 card

  • Watercolor paint – I used KINGART® PRO Artist Watercolor Paint tubes

  • Original Gold 9040 round stroke size 8 & Original Gold 9350 size 4 liner

  • Jar(s) of water

  • Palette to mix colors

  • Pencil – I used a Kingart Graphite Studio 2H

Step 1: Lightly pencil in the shapes of your ornaments.  These are the 4 shapes that I will be using to create my ornaments.  You can add more shapes if your feel inspired!

 

Step 2:

  • Paint each ornament using the pencil lines as your guide. 

  • You can choose a traditional color palette, or follow along using vintage inspired colors like I used on my card.

  • To add some visual interest, you can add a thicker consistency of paint around the outer edges while the paint is still wet to create some depth, or even lift off some color with a clean wet brush (while the ornament is still wet) to create a shiny effect on your ornament. 

Step 3:

  • For the final card, it looks nice if you can paint the ornaments at different heights across your card. 

  • Then, it’s time to hang your ornaments!  Use a liner brush to draw a line from the loop of the ornament to the top of the card. 

  • Get creative by adding bows to your string, or fun words / holiday themed sentiments!

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Did you give it a try?  Post it on instagram and tag me @westoakwatercolor

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