New Home Congrats Card

Good day! I'm happy to announce I've joined the Simply Create Too Design Team and today is the beginning of a new challenge. Our theme is New Beginnings and since I'm a Realtor I made a New Home Congrats Card. Other possible themes include New Baby, Weddings, etc. We would love for you to join this challenge! You have until January 27th to link your creations and all the challenge details and design team inspiration can be found HERE. I hope to see your card in the gallery!

Several years back I bought this house stamp by Unity Stamps from a local scrapbook store. It coordinates with a collection of paper by Bella BLVD which I also bought at the time. The paper I've used is from the THANKful collection from 2012 and it's paired with Early Espresso cardstock by Stampin' Up!. I like blues and browns together and by keeping the background subtle the image really pops. The layout for this card is simple and the image was colored with Copic markers. Three sequins accent the die cut congrats sentiment by Impression Obsession and some twine finished it off. That's it! I'm so glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

This New Home Congrats Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Unicorn Challenge: January Blues
• Crafting With An Attitude: Anything Goes

Kitty with Cupcakes Birthday Card

Hello! It's been a nice lazy Sunday at my house today. The hubby decided to take a nap, so I seized the alone time and made this Kitty with Cupcakes Birthday Card. I've used some of my favorite summer colors which include: light blue, lime green and coral pink. The layout is from this weeks challenge at Sketch Saturday. I used a new digital image from Di's Digi Stamps. It's called Cat and Mouse Cupcake Tower and it came pre-colored which saved some time. The background patterned paper is by Bella BLVD from the Family Frenzy collection and the sentiment by TPC Studios was stamped directly onto the paper using Memento black ink. For the side flares I used plaid paper by Lawn Fawn. Some lime green twine was added along with three sequins and this card was done.

This Kitty with Cupcakes Birthday Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Sketch Saturday: Sketch #416  
• Digi Designs: Favorite Color Combo
• 613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes w/ Optional Twist
• Morgan's ArtWorld: Happy Birthday

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Happy Scarecrow Hello Card

Hello and happy Tuesday! Today is the start of a new challenge at Tuesday Throwdown and the theme is For A Child. Our sponsor this week is Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and they provided the design team with a selection of images to create our inspiration. I used the Happy Scarecrow digi and colored him up with Copic markers. Isn't he fun? We would love for you to join us this week by creating a card or project For A Child. Click here to see the fantastic inspiration from the design team and for all the challenge details.

The layout for this Happy Scarecrow Hello Card is from the Sketch Saturday Challenge #378. I used some hoarded patterned paper that I really love called THANKful by Bella BLVD. The HELLO sentiment is from the Crazy about You stamp set by Stampin' Up! and it's the perfect size to fit into a 1" punched circle.

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Sketch Saturday: Sketch
• Dream Valley: Autumn Colors

Thanks for stopping by and wishing you a creative day!

Welcome Home Card

Since the end of May I've been studying to take the Oklahoma Real Estate License exam. Last night I took the test and I'm super happy to say that I PASSED!!! Needless to say, I'm really excited. This is something I've wanted to do for a very long time and I finally went after it.

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." ~Lao Tzu

 This Welcome Home Card will eventually be given to one of my future clients when they purchase a home. To create this card I used a sketch from the Creative Creations Challenge. The layout was perfect for the house stamp by Bella BLVD. All patterned paper (Thankful collection) and stamps for this card are by Bella BLVD and I've used Copic Markers to color the house. The sentiment was heat embossed and the three punched leaves were the final touch. This is one card that will be truly exciting to give away! Thanks for stopping by.

My Welcome Home Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Creative Creations: Sketch
• 7 Kids College Fund: Anything Goes
• Rhedd and Rosie: Shades of Autumn
• Our Daily Bread Designs: Fall Leaves
• Lady Anne's: Autumn/Fall