Christmas in August?

It may seem like a strange time to be talking about Christmas, but the reality is that it's right around the corner. Why this is important to me is because a few years ago I decided that our Christmas cards needed to be something new and interesting and therefore I began the tradition of doing a special painting for each of our Christmas cards. This of course always has a way of being put off to the very last minute, getting my wife very upset at me, and turning our Christmas cards into New Years cards. Well no longer! I am actually already researching what our card will be for this year, and thought I would share one of our previous card images.

I wanted to design an image that included many of the things that my wife and daughter enjoy such as shopping, cookies and Disney while conveying the feeling of the holidays.