Poinsettia Bear

Welcome to March and welcome to another challenge from Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra.  As always, it is a month-long anything goes (Christmas-related) challenge.  The sponsor is the fabulous Bugaboo Stamps.  I used this adorable image called "Poinsettia Bear".  Unfortunately, I think it might be retired as I couldn't find it in the store.  But, it doesn't really matter because each and every image in the store is super cute.

This card started with the cream colored circle and the strip of flower patterned paper; the circle was in my bits and pieces stash, and the patterned paper is part of a paper pack I am almost finished using up.  Oh, yeah, the sentiment strip was in the bits and pieces stash, too.  It was a fishtail banner, but I trimmed it down to fit my space.  The poinsettias were die cut from scraps and the background paper was also an offcut. The only full sheet "harmed" was the chocolate brown card stock for the base and the scalloped circle, and perhaps the cream mat under the patterned paper.  Hope you can play along with us this month, it's time to get started on those Christmas cards!

Challenge:
Fantastic Tuesday #125--include an animal
Holly Jolly--getting sentiment-al
Lacy Sunshine--anything goes
Creative Fingers #103--anything goes
Aud Sentiments #149--cute
Christmas at Sweet Stampin--snowflakes (on my embossed circle)
Word Art Wednesday #220--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Creative Inspiration #345--sketch

Fab N Funky Challenge #293--Christmas
Mod Squad Challenge--animal fun
The Paper Shelter #257--animal magic
Little Miss Muffet #132--anything goes
As You Like It--Favorite Occasion (Christmas is definitely my favorite occasion, but to make cards for and to celebrate)
Cute Card Thursday #414--florals
Crimbo Crackers #101--die cuts
Winter Wonderland--must use a sentiment
Crafty Hazlenut's Christmas Challenge #270--use a sentiment
Hiding in My Craft Room #240--any holiday
Come And Get It--monochrome
Pixie's Playground #218--anything goes with snippets
Craftin' Desert Divas--Lots of Layers


Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps "Poinsettia Bear" digi; Verve "Ornamental Christmas" sentiment
Dies: Spellbinders "Standard Circles, large", "Classic Scalloped Circles, large" and "Layered Poinsettias"
Cuttlebug snowflakes embossing folder