Christmas Countdown #3 - The Lovely Loveland Family!

Happy Monday before Christmas!!! YAY! The countdown is getting lower and we are already to #3!!!

Every so often my dear friend at Fabulous Friday Freebies hosts an amazing giveaway. This year they had a 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway and we created a Custom Print for the winner. Last year we participated by giving away Free Custom Cards. The lucky winner of this giveaway decided to hold off till this year to get their cards ordered and I have to say they turned out adorable!!! I mean seriously how cute is this family? I love designing cards for new clients and I am so honored to be a part of their Christmas festivities this year.

Congrats on winning the Fabulous Friday Freebies giveaway and Merry Christmas Loveland Family!!

ENJOY!

It's Giveaway Time!!!

I am so excited to be part of another amazing giveaway with Fabulous Friday Freebies!!!

Their theme this time around is "Make a Wish" in celebration of her daughters Make A Wish trip - A DISNEY CRUISE - honoring her life and all she's overcome. I have followed her story for a few years now and I am constantly in awe of the miracle and beauty of this little life. If you want to know more you can find her story HERE. 

This little quote print I designed especially for this giveaway, is something I have been playing around with in the back of my head for a while and I was so excited to finally have the perfect opportunity to put my thoughts on paper. Life is precious, and we are NEVER too Young or to Old to dream BIG and live out our lives to the fullest!!!

EJNOY and don't forget to enter the contest HERE!

Christmas Showcase #5 - A matter of the Heart!

One of my favorite things about being a small business is the opportunities I get to participate in causes that are dear to my heart. As an artist it is hard to find a way to use your abilities to give back at times. I can't build a house. I can't make a fancy dinner for someone. BUT what I can do is make pretty little things from the heart!!!

There is a special place here in Colorado called Upon The Rock Christian Camp that has stolen my heart for the past few years. I am blessed beyond words with this ministry and I know I am not the only one. This year I had the opportunity to "give back" and participate in their annual silent auction. I have participated in this event for a number of years but this year I wanted to try my hand at creating something unique.

I decided to take my Wall Hanging Quotes idea I have been working on this year and customize it for Upon The Rock. Each year at camp there is a theme verse that the kids and counselors memorize as part of the activities for the week. It was this verse that I used to create a special framed print for the auction. I LOVE how it turned out and I almost need to print one up to hang in my own house. Such a beautiful reminder of Gods love for us and our hearts. I am so excited to be able to share this print in our showcase today!!

ENJOY!

Christmas Showcase #3 - A not so Common Reader...

The clouds are looming overhead and the temperatures are dropping quickly. It is going to be a COLD week my friends!!! So how about a little something fun and colorful to contrast the darkness in these clouds overhead?

Todays Small Business Showcase is my dear ol' Alma Mater Colorado Mountain College. I am beyond blessed to still be working with and designing fun things for this amazing school. I get lots of projects for CMC throughout the year but one of my favorite projects to work on each fall is the Common Reader. Each year a new book is selected and students, faculty and whoever else wants to participate, can join in reading together followed up by a talk with the author. My job in all this is to take the book of choice and create coordinating marketing materials to go with.

If you don't know by now, I love matching things!!!! So this project is perfect for me. I get to take a book, add some matching creativity and then match everything else to go with. Yep, a match makers paradise!!! This year was no exception, the colors and fun crazy designs this years book allowed for were amazing! I had so much fun designing these, and I hope everyone who read the book enjoyed it as well!!

ENJOY!

- Common Reader Bookmark - 2013

 - Common Reader Postcard - 2013

 - Common Reader Poster - 2013

Christmas Showcase #1 - What a Difference a Day Makes!

Happy December 1st!!! I am so excited to start our Shop Small Christmas Showcase today!!!! I have so many fun projects that are just jumping to be shared with you all.

I thought I would start the showcase off with the GIVEAWAY!!! Who does not like a giveaway?? I know I am usually the first in line when it comes to the idea of winning something fun. Usually I don't even care that much what it is.. I just want to be able to say "I won." This giveaway, however, I know you will enjoy.

We are giving away a Custom 11x14 "What a Difference a Day Makes" print. (You can find official rules HERE.) So I thought I would take the time today to showcase some of the custom date prints I have had the honor of putting together for several clients.

To say that I LOVE the date choices on these prints would be an understatement. On my original I used big dates in my family, Weddings, Birthdays... simple stuff. These ladies I was designing for had some amazing dates to remember. Ranging from Birthdays, Weddings, Engagements, Adoptions, Hospitalizations and Surgeries, Home Ownership, even to remembering the days loved ones have left this earth.

I have never met these wonderful families but I loved being a little fly on the wall in the momentous days in their lives. To me, this is what a small business is all about. The ability to personalize and create something unique for each person. This is why I do what I do, this is what I love!

ENJOY and I look forward to creating one of these fun prints for our Grand Prize winner at the end of the month!!!

Shop Small Christmas Showcase & Giveaway!!!

Shop Small - All Month Long!!!

Small businesses need more than just ONE day to celebrate the personal touches and unique atributes they bring to their clients. In my little business I am honored and pleased to have the opportunity to work with many local families and small businesses. So I am taking from now until Christmas Eve to host a little Small Business Showcase & Giveaway!

Contest RULES:
1. Check back here and on Facebook each day for a fun new design, business, logo, photography, custom card... etc. that we will be featuring that day.

2. Comment, “Like” or Share each daily showcase for a change to win our Grand Prize.

3. ALL entries will be collected at the end of this month and one random winner will be selected.

GRAND PRIZE will be a Custom 11x14 “What a Difference a Day Makes” Special Date print!!!

ENJOY!!!

A little Red, White & Blue!

Happy 4th of July week!!!!I recently participated in a fun giveaway hosted by my wonderful friend at Fabulous Friday Freebies. For this event I created a patriotic special edition of my "What A Difference A Day Makes" prints I designed earlier this year using the dates from my own little family as a sample for the giveaway. Can I just say that I LOVE how it turned out and just had to share it with you to kick off this festive week!!!! (And yes I even had one printed up small so I could use it with my 4th of July decorations around the house.)

ENJOY and hope everyone has a wonderful week celebrating Independence Day!!!