Pitching the Chrismukkah idea - first email to Rachel

Dear Rachel I've been kicking around the pros and cons of launching a holiday greeting card based on the pretend mixed-religion holiday called Chrismukkah. Those of us Jewish parents who are married to Christian parents struggle with the issue during the holidays, and wonder how to expose the kids to both cultures, beliefs, and traditions. The name Chrismukkah was exposed nationally by the Fox TV show "The OC" in early December, and Michelle liked the name so much, we used it for our holiday card - see below. I'm currently considering the possibility of purchasing the Chrismukkah.com domain name from a quick thinking fellow who registered that domain within a few short days of the OC show airing on FOX. Before I start spending money foolishly, I'm trying to be methodical and pragmatic.. exploring the viability of such a line of cards. The look of the cards would probably be whimsical and clever but not too campy or with too much irony or irreverence. Cute, but not Hallmark -ish. Playing with Jewish/Christian iconography - Dreidel's like ornaments from a Chrismas tree... that sort of thing We might even want to sell driedel ornaments. Your illustration style came to mind as an alternative to doing photography.. and I was wondering if you do freelance work.. and if so what your fees might be to help conceptualize and illustrate 12-24 different Chrismukkah cards... probably sold over the web and maybe in a wholesale line. Thoughts? Ron ron i can see it now: *dreidels on xmas tree *rudolph wearing a menorah *frosty w/ matza balls & a yarmulke. (tee hee ~ too ironic?) i must admit, the chrismukkah card struck me immediately. growing up, it seemed like the majority of my friends came from half & half households. i would often go over to their houses just to light candles, sing, & play dreidel (christian girl rachel really wanted to be jewish, you see). are you envisioning hand drawings, hand/computer combo, or strictly graphic drawings? whatever way, the ideas do seem like some which i'd be able to draw in a whimsical and clever way. The project might entail several hours of brainstorming & sketches until we identify a concept/style with which we want to move forward. then, depending,we can either work on an hourly/per card basis, or a lower base rate with royalties ~ again, fun concept ~ i can really see people connecting with it, as there are so many out there that celebrate chrismukkah & don't necessarily have the appropriate greeting card/iconography to represent. (just thought of idea of online animated e-cards too...} ok. let me know your thoughts. rachel