High Hopes Challenge #22

Good morning, & happy Sunday to you!! It's gorgeous here today....sunny & it's supposed to reach 53 degrees!! And can you believe it's supposed to be 61 degrees on Tuesday?!?!? Of course, it's then supposed to be 38 on Saturday.....but at least we're inching closer to spring :)

Today's High Hopes challenge is to use NO PATTERNED PAPER.......**gasp**....yes, you read that right. NO PATTERNED PAPER!! I can't remember the last time I didn't use any DP on a card, so this *was* a challenge for me!!!



I used the adorable Birthday Buzzard from this last release....& I really should have Googled "buzzard", because I had no idea how to color him! What color are buzzards, anyway?? I figured gray was safe....nice & neutral, lol. I used my Prisma pencils & gamsol, with a hint of Twinkling H2O's to color him. Used my circle Nesties to cut him out....had to chop off the balloons, lol, but that's ok, I think they look just fine sticking out. I clear embossed them before cutting them out so they're all pretty shiny. I used my Houndstooth CB folder on the Rose Red panel, & the Swiss Dots folder on the So Saffron panel. I do love this color combo, & the layout is the Mojo Monday sketch from this past week. I always check out the sketches, but I don't think I've ever actually tried one!! The flower & leaf were a gift from Tina, the super sweet owner of High Hopes. I finished it off with a sparkly brad, & some Stickles on the flower. I'm not used to seeing so much white on my cards, but I do like the end result.



I forgot to take a picture of the inside, but I used the same papers & layout as the front. I love using the same sketch on the inside as I did on the front.

Go check out the High Hopes blog to see what fabulous creations the other Divas came up with!! As always, you can be entered to win some HH goodies if you link your creation sans patterned paper to THIS POST! Thanks so much for visiting, & enjoy your day!!!