Cat's out of the bag

Happy Wednesday!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps Built and this week it is a fan favorite: Anything Goes!! And here is the card I created for your inspiration:

So, I had an entirely different card almost finished . . . and I just didn't like it at all!  Totally wasn't working.  And of course, it was only a few hours before the deadline.  So, I kept the cat image and scrapped the rest of the card (don't worry, it will make an appearance sometime, just in a different form!).  I found a fun patterned paper (the right paper definitely makes ALL the difference in the world!), picked a card base to match and die cut a border die out of the same card stock.  Added a few sequins in coordinating colors, and, phew, it is super cute!  I'm intending to send it to a male friend, but I think the colors and design could really work for either male or female.  And, yes, men can deal with a few sequins!

I stamped the cat image on white card stock and then the bag part ONLY on an actual paper bag scrap.  Then, I colored both, fussy cut the bag and adhered it on top of the main image.  I love doing that with this image as it adds a tiny bit of texture from the bag and looks a whole lot more real than if I tried to color it.
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 "Curiosity Cat" and "The cat's out . . . "

Dies: Verve "Scalloped Trim Trio"

Challenges:

Pattie's Creations #174--anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #50--anything goes

Creative Craft #133--include an animal

Crafty Calendar--anything goes

Dies R Us #152--one for the boys

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #42--anything goes 

Dare 2B Artzy--favorite color (I'm such a blue girl)

Cardz TV #123--anything goes

Try Stampin' On Tuesday #475--sketch with the optional twist: metallic (I used metallic sequins)

Penny's Challenge #480--anything goes

Aud Sentiments #260--anything goes

Incy Wincy--funny and/or let's celebrate

Crafting Happiness--anything goes