Inks Paws Challenge - Meowy Christmas

For this challenge I started brainstorming trying to think about what I could do since I don't own any of the Newton's Nook Christmas stamp sets that have a cat in them.  Finally, it hit me - create a scene and do a bit of fussy cutting.

I took the large poinsettia swag from the Poinsettia Blooms set and did a little faux watercoloring by ink smooshing my ink cubes and using a water brush to paint the image.  I also stamped and painted a few extra sprigs of the holly and pine.  Then from the Porch Spring Friends set I stamped and fussy cut the cat.  Then I watercolored the kitty the same way as the poinsettia.  

I then ink blended a mantle using the Newton Nook's hardwood stencil.  And then I put it all together.  I created a little brick wall to mount my mantle on, add the floral swag as the extra sprigs of greenery and as the piece de resistance I added the sleeping kitty and sentiment.

I think it turned out quite cute.  What do you think?