Christmas Card Time for Holiday Joy

 This exuberant bouquet is almost dancing with holiday joy! White pine, hypericum berries, holly, and pussy willow spring from a Mason jar with a playful, mid-century modern spirit.

Inside, the art continues softly behind your message, along with the traditional meaning of each:

• Holly: good fortune

• Hypericum: cheer

• Pine: endurance

• Pussy willow: renewal

Cheer and good fortune make this a merry card for Christmas and holiday greetings, while endurance and renewal carry a hopeful wish into the New Year.

It’s a lovely way to celebrate friendships that have lasted through the years, or to send a burst of joy to someone who could use it.

I love the contrast of textures in this bouquet: crisp pine needles, glossy berries, and the soft, velvety buds of pussy willow, which almost beg to be touched. Capturing each one took about 30 hours in black ink and colored pencil on an 18" x 24" original, drawn from live stems grown by Muddy Feet Flower Farm, a woman-owned grower.

• Size: A6, 4.5" x 6.25"

• Paper: felt-textured, FSC-certified card stock with 30% post-consumer waste

• Envelope: white, invitation-style flat flap, 4.75" x 6.5"

• Inside: faded full-color art with flower meanings, plus room for your message

• Made in: the USA, including the paper for both card and envelope

• Packaging: All Vivid Cottage cards are sent without single-use plastics.