Do What Makes You Happy

I love the sentiment "Do What Makes You Happy". I think this card actually fits me and my current situation. I was having the time of my life coloring in the flowers, and then the message kinda hits home.

I've been so depressed at work for the last year and have thought about just quitting and doing what I love, or taking a break for awhile to find myself again before heading back to the work force. Anyway, before I even get more depressing, let's go back to how I made this card.

I used Close to My Heart's Wavy Blooms stamp set and colored it with Copic markers. I made the beautiful blooms and turned it into a background piece for this card. Don't you just love these blooms? I had an absolutely great time coloring them!

This is what the actual stamp set looks like.

D1651 Wavy Blooms

Exotic Flower Coloring

I've been collecting and obsessing about adult coloring books and remembered Close To My Heart has a stamp set that sort of looks like some of the images. This is a hostess rewards set, and the only way to get it is if you host a gathering. Leave a comment or visit my Close To My Heart site if you want to know more about how to host a gathering.

I used a variety of Spectrum Noir markers to color the entire image. The sentiment is from the stamp set D1616 Happy Day.

D1616 Happy Day

B1477 Exotic Flower

Balloon Talk

Welcome! Today's post features this month's SOTM Balloon Talk.

For this card I used Paper Fundamentals Assortment as my background paper. I stamped the boy with the kite using Windy Day, and colored them using Spectrum Noir markers. I added a couple more tiny flowers at the bottom from the Around The Block (retired) stamp set. I stamped the sentiment "happy" using Black ink. I also used the "awesomeness" sentiment that's part of this month's SOTM and cut it out to remove the call out arrow. I made it a perfect rectangle so it becomes the 'title' of my card. I hope you guys enjoy it!

Here's this month's Stamp of the Month - Balloon Talk. It's such a versatile set you can practically use it for any theme! Get it this month for only $5 when you place qualifying orders worth $50! 

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