创作一幅迷人的垂直构图冬季故事书插画，采用温馨的手绘风格，带有俏皮的民俗艺术气息。描绘一组色彩丰富、狭窄的欧式小屋，覆盖着厚实蓬松的积雪，拥有…

Create a charming vertical winter storybook illustration in a cozy hand-painted, whimsical folk-art style. Depict a cluster of colorful, narrow European-style cottages covered in thick, fluffy snow, with steep triangular roofs, glowing windows, tiny balconies, chimneys, and simple decorative details. Surround the houses with delicate bare branches, small red and golden berries, and evergreen foliage.

In the foreground, place a rustic wooden sled holding a warm steaming mug and a simple red planter filled with lush evergreen branches and winter foliage. Add gentle falling snow throughout the scene.

Use a soft warm cream background, a limited palette of deep red, forest green, mustard yellow, white, and muted natural tones. Keep the artwork flat yet richly textured, with visible watercolor/gouache brushwork, slightly imperfect hand-drawn outlines, charming simplified shapes, and a cozy handmade children’s picture-book feeling.

Composition: centered, balanced, vertically framed, layered foreground/middle/back…