I’ve been making a bunch of these Mini TryFold Nativity cards for my Christmas stash…they’re beautiful and simple, very flat – and easy to color quickly! I stamped a bunch using the MISTI – once I had it set up I just kept stamping! Included in the video is an idea for making it easy – using just the droppers and not a palette.
Video
Watch the video below or click HERE to see it in HD on YouTube.
I love the Hydrus watercolors for their intensity – and that they don’t “move” once you go over them with another color. But they also blend with other colors while wet, too. Best of both worlds!
Color Chart for PhMartins Hydrus Watercolors
The three sets of 12 have different groups of colors – see which ones would work most with the kinds of images you color most. Download my chart for free here.
Supplies
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- Art Impressions Cling Stamps, Mini Tryfolds: Nativity
- Arches Cold Press Paper: EH – BLICK
- Silver Brush Black Velvet Round #8: EH – BLICK – AMZ
- Ph Martins Hydrus Watercolor
- VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black
Precious! Love the coloring! I have this set so thanks for the inspiration!
Love this. what stamping ink did you use? Memento seems to bleed a little…
I love this card! It is my one that you have done since I have been watching you. It is so beautiful! Thank you for showing it!
Beautiful, and you always make it look so easy. Thanks.
Oh Sandy that is such a sweet card. Those Hydrus watercolours look interesting to use. Very nice job!
Beautiful! Peace
Thanks for this helpful video. I haven’t been able to figure out the try/tri fold cards until now. 😉
Beautiful work Sandy!
I have become a ‘legal stalker’ of all your videos. Your style seems so simple and yet you get such wonderful results. I appreciation all your tips and although I am not a watercolourist (yet) I am absorbing all your shared knowledge and who knows, one day I may paint something that looks identifiable. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your skills with us.
I really enjoyed your card and video today. Love the trifold. TFS
I think you have a magic paintbrush! Glad to see the pin… Love your work, as always, though it doesn’t look like “work:”..more like pure joy!
CAS perfected… Simply gorgeous!
love it. gorgeous card.
I’m curious about your choice of yellow as a base color, rather than a more neutral color. I’m taking your watercolor class and notice you using it as a ground color there too. is this a personal preference, or is there a technical reason also? On a more nit-picky note, it’s “tri.” “Tri” means 3, as in “triple” or “triplets.”
It’s actually Try. That’s what Art Impressions calls it. 🙂 And no reason really, I just love yellow.
Please accept my apology; I should never have doubted you.
So beautiful. Your artistry shows through everything you do. I think that is why I can never achieve what you do with colors. So envious!
Wonderful.
Gorgeous as usual. Love your pin even more.