Holiday Cheers

Hello, hello, hello! 
It's that time of the year again. 

This year, yours truly decided to put his chips in on   More information here:  Holiday Card Project 2014
The deviantART #HolidayCardProject is back for its 8th year!  With the goal of bringing a bit of holiday cheer to patients in the hospital during the holiday season, the Holiday Card Project connects artists from around the world, applying their tremendous artistic abilities to designing and creating uplifting holiday cards.
In 2013 alone, the Project received more than 5,000 cards sent in by more than 2,000 deviants from 60 different countries/political regions. Cards were then divvied up and distributed by deviantART members to local Los Angeles hospitals, with additional cards given to various hospitals in the U.S. and abroad for deviantART volunteers and hospital staff members to hand out to patients.
The idea behind the Holiday Card Project is simple: do something nice for others. However, if you're looking for even more incentive, every deviant who sends in a card will
(Well, actually, I was involved last year, but I never had the chance to share my card on dA. This year I seem to be on time... If you are interested, you can search through this article, my card is in one of the photos Holiday Card Project 2013 Wrap-Up
The Holiday Card Project returned in 2013, and it was a total hit! We received over 5,000 cards from 2,000 deviants in more than 60 different countries! A ton of deviants reached out to us, interested in helping to distribute cards to their local hospitals! With these volunteers' help, we distributed cards to 22 hospitals in the US and abroad!
The majority of the hospitals we worked with distributed the cards themselves, either through their own volunteers or by placing cards on the food trays of patients. We received letters of thanks from some hospitals, and a few even shared our cards on their Facebook pages! One thing all of the hospitals and patients had in common: they loved your cards! 
One of our biggest surprises this year came from Bank of America! A deviant who works there got word of our project and told some people around the cor Hopefully it brought a smile to someone's face. ) 

Anyway, folks... this is the season to be giving. Because this is one of those times when we are reminded to take a look at the people around us who love and care for us. It's also the time when we look at all the luxury and excess we have and remember those who live without them. If you are reading this and you are able, please consider donating something to a local charity around you that help people out in this festive season. It can be just a can of soup, or a toy on clearance. It doesn't really matter. The most important thing here is that you are helping the rest of the world to make this holiday season just a little merrier. 

Artist's Note: 
1. Picture Credit: Modified from traditional sources.
2. Paper: Recollections Card Stock by Michael's Inc. (65lbs/176gsm)
3. Equipment: Cutting board, artisan cutting blade (#11)
4. Size: approx 7" by 6" 
5. Time: 3 hrs
P.S.: The water globe in the background is a hand-made Christmas gift for this year, too.