Scolty hill banchory, and Christmas Card

At the top of the Illustration Style image, "Merry Christmas Doug!"

Hand-drawn, funny Christmas illustration with fine linework and textured brush strokes, balanced composition, and a warm, expressive color palette. Set on Scolty Hill above Banchory, Scotland: the iconic cylindrical Scolty Tower stands at the snowy summit as the central focal point, its crenellations sprinkled with snow and wrapped in glowing fairy lights. Santa has “parked” his sleigh precariously on the tower roof like a helipad; one reindeer in a tartan scarf leans over the parapet with lights hilariously tangled in its antlers, while another nibbles at frosty heather. An elf abseils down the tower using a rope of fairy lights, clutching an upside-down map with a baffled expression. Foreground: a winding trail of chunky footprints leads the eye uphill between Scots pines draped in garlands; a snowman shaped like a mini Scolty Tower grins, and a red squirrel in a bobble hat scampers off with a stolen mince pie. Background: the Deeside valley and the twinkling lights of Banchory glow warmly beneath a magenta-to-indigo twilight sky with gentle, drifting snowflakes. Use cozy lantern-golds and tartan reds against cool blue–teal snow shadows; fine ink outlines, soft watercolor textures, and subtle paper grain for a whimsical, expressive feel. Keep the mood playful, warm, and cheeky.

Add a tiny hand-lettered caption at the bottom: "Scolty or Nice?"

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