Tropical Christmas card

This is way out of my 'normal' for both crafting and  Christmas!!  I know that Christmas is really about the birth of Christ, but I also associate snow, snowflakes, snowmen, cold weather, red and green, candy canes, hot chocolate, snow-covered trees, and "Brrr!!" with the Christmas season.  I'm kinda your more "traditional Christmas" kinda gal.  But I guess they do have Christmas in places that don't have snow.  I personally cannot imagine that, but I have read National Geographic and they say it happens!  :) 

All that rambling for this one little card.
Challenges...
Tuesday Morning Sketches #151 - sketch
jingle belles JB: 12:13 "mele kalikimaka" hot or tropical holiday *if you read my rant, you know that's not easy for me, so I used DCWV Tahiti Beach mat stack.  Tahiti is in French Polynesia which is "a tropical destination."  I did the research cuz I wasn't sure!! :o)

~DCWV Tahiti Beach mat stack
~Bazzill cardstock
~Scrappy Cat clear stamp
~Memento Rich Cocoa ink
~Versamark and Iridescent embossing powder (it took several tries to stamp in the same spot!!!!!)
~various punches, brads, and adhesive pearls

Thanks for stopping!!!!