High Hopes challenge #5

Ugh!! I hate being late!! I should have put that in my "things I don't love" list a few posts back. Well, I AM late with this challenge card, but at least I got it done!! This is for the High Hopes challenge from this past Sunday. It's a sketch challenge created by Katharina.



Ok, I'm not very good at tall cards. In fact, this probably should have been a bit shorter & a bit wider, but I wanted it to fit into a business size envelope, so it's 4" x 9". I used another of High Hopes new releases, Callie Christmas Kitty. Isn't she adorable?? We have 2 cats, & luckily I've never found them in this situation, not even as kittens. She's colored with my good ole trusty Prismas & gamsol, with a wee bit of Stickles on the ornaments, & clear glaze on the candy canes. The ovals were cut with my Nesties. All the paper is Basic Grey Blitzen, a fun Xmas collection from a few years ago. The ribbon was from my stash, & the Dew Drops down the side are actually the fake ones from Michael's. I know I've mentioned it before, but when I want some accents to perfectly match my card, I use these clear accents found in the floral department of M's. I use my 1/4" hole punch & punch some cardstock ( in this case, Real Red) then attach the punched pieces to the bottom with Crystal Effects. Glue them on & VOILA ~~~ matching Dew Drops :)


I hope you all have a fantastic Tuesday. It's still FREEZING here but a reprieve is in our future ~~ Thursday is supposed to be 60 degrees!! So those of us who have procrastinated & haven't gotten all of their outside work done, it's Thursday or never!!! Have a great day!!