Hi, crafty friends. I’m sharing a non-traditional holiday card today. Well, the card itself isn’t extraordinary, but I’ve gone for a color palette that is different for me. Concord & 9th has a lot of great color resources on their website, and this color palette is their Cozy Christmas palette. Cayenne, Nectar, Eucalyptus, Rainforest, Grasshopper and Champagne are colors I wouldn’t naturally put together for Christmas (let’s face it – I’d go all blue or green with maybe white or kraft), but it kind of works.

I die cut the “map” from the Joyful Wreath die set into a panel of Nectar cardstock. This die doesn’t actually cut anything, but is a great placement guide when gluing all the leaves on top. I die cut the leaves from Eucalyptus, Rainforest, Grasshopper and Champagne cardstock and put a drop of liquid glue at the base of each, which made it possible to lift the leaves off the panel for an airy feel.

I die cut the top layer of the berries from Cayenne cardstock, opting for the darker Cranberry for the base. I glued them directly to the leaves, tucking parts behind some of the leaves. I went back and forth on the sentiment, trying a few different things before choosing this simple Kort & Godt sentiment to stamp in the center using Cayenne ink. I trimmed the Nectar panel slightly and adhered it all to a top fold white card base I created from Stamper’s Select White cardstock from Papertrey Ink.