35th Holiday Card

This is the 35th holiday card I have made this year for the Cards For Hospitalized Kids charity. 

I find Photoshop difficult to work with so I have been playing with GIMP the past few days.  I finally figured out how to turn digital paper into pattern files.  Once they are converted and saved in the patterns folder in GIMP  I can use them to color in png images.  The snowflake paper is from Bugaboo.  That is one of the papers I converted to a pattern and I used it to color the letters and for the background. The penguin (from Bugaboo) was also colored with patterns which makes it look way more interesting than if I had hand colored it, since I am not very good with my Copics.  I designed and cut out all the card pieces using my Cameo and the Silhouette Studio DE software.  Snowflakes and center dots were cut out with EK Success punches.  White layer is embossed with snowflake texture plate from Sizzix.

Challenges
Sketch Saturday - Sketch 422

Simon Says Challenge - Things With Wings
Simon Says Monday - Add Some Texture (Embossing)
Winter Wonderland Challenge - Use Your Die Cuts
Come And Get It Challenge - Kids Cards

Inspiration Destination Challenge 95 - A/G

CHNC Challenge 291 - Add A Sentiment

CHNC Challenge Extra for July - A/G Christmas

CHNC Patterned Paper Challenge - A/G Use PP

Brown Sugar Challenge 208 - Christmas In July

Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge 260 - Christmas In July