holiday postcard assignment

this assignment is for one of my classes. objective: create a holiday themed post card. of course i chose christmas. what better idea than to do a piece for a class and then use it as a card to give to family and friends? it was a no brainer. this was my sketch.

cheesy maybe but i can't seem to do a piece without animals or trees in it.

this was the final inked: 

for once i actually start feeling confident in my piece but at the same time terrified to start the painting...