Entered it in a template if you wanna check it out http://www.gamerenders.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=171150
Looks better with the pattern but maybe try darkening the bg a bit, I think it might make the template stand out more, maybe to #333333 or #444444 anyways good luck in your battle
you know that envolope you made in the bottem left corner. can you make other ones like that like i house for home, and other stuff?
I have not tried, but I did make a quick tut for the email icon the other day which I just posted in the tutorial section.
I think you should make the background darker to make the template stand out more, then make the pattern a little darker than the background. See how it looks.