Bear Hug with Love

Hello!  I have a hard time making a black and white card but I like the results of this one that I made for the challenge at The House That Stamps Built to create with Black, White and Gray. All stamps used are from Repeat Impressions.  I wanted to use the Embossing Folder Leafy Tree by Darice  with the Bear Hug couple sitting underneath but the bear stamp faces the wrong way.  I decided to change their direction by doing reverse stamping or sometimes called mirror stamping.   This I had never done before so it took some trial and error before I had the image in reverse that I was happy with.  I colored the bears with Copics N 0, 2, 4 and then created a furry texture using a piece of terry cloth and Copic colorless blender.  I added some polka dots to the hair bow with White Gelly Roll. I fussy cut the bears and set aside.  I used a Black CS Card base and added a mat of White CS. For the next layer I embossed a Gray CS with the Leafy Tree EF and inked the raised area with Memento Tuxedo Black and added some grass with a Repeat Impression stamp and Memento Gray Flannel ink. I stamped the Repeat Impression  Sentiment with Tuxedo Black.  I assembled the layers and added the Bear Couple with foam tape for more dimension.  I really like this card and trying some new techniques.

Challenges:
Designer's Challenge Choice: Cheri's DCC910 use Black, White and Gray
The Crafting Café Challenge: Shades of one.  I think this card qualifies unless white is not allowed.

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa