Monday, September 12, 2011

A New Home for Nana...


My in-laws shared some really exciting news with us recently -- my father-in-law is close to retirement and they decided to buy a new house! It's a really darling little house near their old one where my husband grew up and we are so happy for them. I wanted to make a card to congratulate them on their new "digs" and so I got out my favorite house set, Cozy Cottages from Taylored Expressions.
I was inspired by this weekend's Our Creative Corner challenge, Wonderful Windows, so I stamped and colored this cute little shoe house, and livened it up with some bright, fun colors before fussy cutting and placing it behind a simple, popped up window. I added some border die grass and a blue sky background and the perfect sentiment. We'll be spending a lot of time at the new house -- beware of house guests who overstay their welcome, Nana and Papa!

BEAN NOTES
Stamps: Cozy Cottages (Taylored Expressions)
Cardstock: Bazzil; Solar White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko); Pink Passion (Stampin' Up!)
Dies: Grass Border (TE); Classic Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Coloring Medium: Sketch Markers (Copic)


9 comments:

Kristin said...

Regina, I'm so pleased you joined our challenge this week, you're one of my favorite crafters! I LOVE the shoe you colored perfectly and the sweet grass details you added. As always, an amazing job! Thanks for joining us on our 'Wonderful Windows' challenge at Our Creative Corner!

The Crafty Elf said...

Such a pretty card and what a wonderful reason to celebrate!

Lisa Lara said...

Regina.....this is the cutest!

Unknown said...

Oh my! This is cutier than cute! http://visionsofpaper.blogspot.com/

Ann Schach said...

Oh how cute! I LOVE the sweet colors! This is the perfect image for this card!

Unknown said...

Super cute card! ;o)

Anonymous said...

This is darling! I'm sure they will love this card - such a great layout. :-)

Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkie said...

Oh my, how cute is this? It's really darling and I love the sweet colors you used. Awesome job on the window challenge. So happy you joined in the fun with us this week at Our Creative Corner.

Julie Marshall said...

OMG...this so cute!