Holiday card: Proof

Here's a proof of the holiday card. I still have to design the inside, back and envelope!
This part alone took me like... 8 hours. But I like it!

Something I learned doing this illustration was for adding the glowing highlights from the fire. In a separate layer, I added highlights with a brush the same color as the fire, then changed the blending mode to "soft light" to give it a subtle glow.