Christmas Card Making Using Free Software?

slana is desperately seeking assistance with the following issue: "Help!!! After three years I am almost MS free, yet each season my Cristmas and Business Card making needs have easily been met by "MS Pub." Hours and days with WP8, GIMP, SANE, SOffice 5.0 have met with limited and convoluted results. I am at what one might call 'an advanced novice at wits end.' Set me free from this seasonal 'Off the Wagon' syndrome!" Can anyone give tips on how to do these things using some of of the software listed? Is there better free software out there for this purpose?