Sarah Palin calls Obama's Christmas card with Bo 'odd'

, lounging in front of a lit fireplace. The fireplace is decorated with red bows and greenery, while a wider shot of the room shows a big poinsettia on a table and wrapped presents.

According to the Los Angeles Times blog,

, Los Angeles artist and designer Mark Matuszak created the card for the First Family.

The artist recently told the LAT that the White House social secretary asked him to design the card.

"They wanted to do an inside shot, something home related," Matuszak told the paper. One idea was to focus on Bo. "So we thought, let's put Bo in front of a fireplace."