Plaid Bear Hug

Happy Wednesday!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps Built and this week it is a fun Designer's Choice Challenge!   Cheri has challenged us with "A Bear Hug".

And here is the card I created for your inspiration:

I just LOVE this adorable image with the kitty loving his bear friend!!  And after this week, it might be one of my favorite images to paper piece!  How cute is that plaid bear??  I can image it in so many other patterns and colors.  I stamped/partially stamped the image three times.  I stamped it on to plain white card stock twice, once for the main panel and once for the cat as it was easier to piece him ONTO the bear rather than the bear onto the cat (plus the dimension works better that way).  Then I stamped the bear onto the plaid paper.  It looked too plain without a sentiment, but the layout really didn't leave any place for one.  So, I curved my stamp and stamped it around the edge of the circle.  I really like how this looks; it adds a really fun look.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the House blog to see the rest of the DT's creations and then get inky and play along with us.  And if you need any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your ENTIRE order coupon code over in my left sidebar.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Feline Friendly" and "Christmas"
Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large" and "Teardrop Circles"

Challenges:
Little Miss Muffet #201--anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. #489--winter
Cute Card Thursday #554--anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks #427--anything goes with the optional twist: Christmas
Unicorn Challenge #38--use a sentiment
Christmas at Sweet Stampin'--anything goes
Cards Galore Challenge #57--anything goes
Crafting with an Attitude #45--anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Divas That Cut--anything goes
Crafty Calendar--paper piecing
SheepSki Designs #20--Christmas
2 Crafty Critter Crazies #20--anything goes
Pile It On #148--pets
Crop Stop #45--anything goes
Craft Rockets #54--Christmas is coming
Merry Little Christmas Challenge #4--anything goes
Crafty Catz #436--anything goes with the optional challenge: use a sentiment
Cardz TV #72--anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #410--anything goes with the optional twist: use some glitter
Cheerful Sketches--sketch

Crafty Friends #96--2 or more patterned papers
Incy Wincy Designs--Christmas
Double Trouble #14--Thing #1: Christmas, Thing #2: use the Tic Tac Toe board from Try Stampin' on Tuesdays

Try Stampin' On Tuesday #6--tic-tac-Tuesday (see the board above) I used the bottom row: stamping, red, plaid (as well as green, circle, glitter, trees {on the paper} and winter--everything except foil)
Crafty Sentiments--anything goes