Holiday Seed Cards
To plant your Cards
To prepare your pot, fill it 2/3 full with good potting soil. Tap down the soil and add more if necessary. The soil should be firmly full, but not packed.
The paper can be planted either indoors or outdoors; the choice is yours (although outdoor planting is not recommended during extreme weather conditions).
To plant the paper, overlay it on the soil in the prepared pot. It's okay if the paper overlaps.
Spread a 1/8 inch layer of soil over the plantable paper pieces and gently pat it down.
Water during Germination.
After placing the paper in your pot, give it a thorough soak. Aim for the paper and soil to be pleasantly damp but not saturated.
During the initial 10 days, ensure the paper remains consistently moist.
Care After Germination
Once sprouts emerge, maintain the paper's moisture, being cautious not to overwater.
Once sturdy plants appear, water as needed.

Ashley Mayou’s sprouts after just a few weeks of planting her seed paper
See galleries below for Holiday Card Art from 2021 to 2024

2024 “A Day in Downtown SLO at the Holidays” by Ashley Mayou; film photography edited with digital art

2024 "The Gift that Keeps on Giving" by Mia Benzinger, a digital piece

2024 “Fruitful and Bright” by Guang Li; a physical and digital collage

2024 “Baubles” by Heidi Gibson; wet on wet water color

2024 "A Close-Up on the Season ” by Zixuan Hu; a mixed media art piece

2023 "Falling for Christmas" by Gabriela Sortino-Herrero; a digital piece with copic markers

2023 "Jeweled Reindeer" by Heidi Gibson; collage

2023 "When the Stars Align" by Ashley Mayou; prisma color markers

2023 "Means of Egress" by Arjun Urbonas; pencil on paper

2023 "Happy Holidays From/To studio 2G" by Guang Li; a digital piece

2023 "Deck the Vals" by Jeffrey Baucom; a pencil sketch with digital coloring

2023 "Holiday CAD Hatch Quilt" by Juan De Robles; a digital piece

2023 "Employee Guessmas" by Ella Philips; a digital piece

2022 "PH5: Hygge-Light" by Jeffrey Baucom; a digital piece

2022 "Layers of Coastal Holiday Spirit" by Ashley Mayou; collage of a collage

2022 "Shaping Up Christmas" by Andy Torres-Strom; watercolors

2022 "Spectacle Heritage" by Arjun Urbonas; acrylic paint on sketchbook paper

2022 "Lending a Paw" by Ella Philips; a digital piece

2022 "2G Tree" by Guang Li; mixed media piece

2022 "The Awaited Bloom" by Heidi Gibson; watercolor

2022 "Halcyon Nights" by Madeline Feron; watercolor

2021 "Cacti Protected with Holiday Cheer" by Ashley Mayou; an instant photograph with digital sketching

2021 "Views of Times Past" by Ella Philips; a digital piece

2021 "A Day in Vauban" by Jeffrey Baucom; a pencil sketch

2021 "A Merry Little Doorway" by Juan De Robles; a photograph - digitally transformed

2021 "A Long Time Ago" by Laura Gough; pencil on paper

2021 "Santa Row" by Amanda Rehm; pencil sketch and marker rendering

2021 "Sketch of the Day" by Angelee Chea; pencil sketch with digital coloring

2021 "Living Room Stool" by Heidi Gibson; colored pencil

2021 "The Basket" by Scott Romaine; pen and ink

2021 "Chiaro Scuro" by Madeline Feron; pencil and watercolor