Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Welcome Home

Good morning and welcome to the newest challenge at the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

What a wonderful way to embrace friends and family with our Welcome Home challenge!

photo credit:  marthamoments.blogspot.com

Paper Issues is our sponsor for Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge:  Welcome Home!  A $20 gift certificate to the Paper Issues store will be awarded to the LEAD of the Welcome Home challenge! 

Feeling some Christmas this challenge so I combined some patterned paper, stitched mats and a stamped and die cut Christmas tree for a homey Christmas card.  Who do you ant to welcome home this Christmas?

Designers:

Cassie from Paper Issues

Amber Kroening, Bella Rose Cards

Barb Murphy, barbles

Christina MacLaren, SeaGlass Papercrafts

Debby Hughes, Lime Doodle Design

 Gayatri Murali, Handmade by G3

Jessica Kephart, Homespun Elegance

Kim Singdahlsen, Joyful Creations with Kim

Laurie Willison, Soapbox Creations

Marisa Ritzen, Rosemary Reflections

 Maureen Plut, buttons & bling

Monika Davis, M.A.D. Stamper

Sheri Gilson, Paper Crafty's Creations

Stacey Schafer, Stacey's Stamping Stage

Tenia Nelson, Jazzy Paper Designs

Tracey McNeely, In My Creative Opinion  -- that's me!

Cardstock:  Vintage Cream, Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Handmade Holiday (Simple Stories)

Stamps:  Love Lives Here Holidays, Polka Dot Parade #9

Ink: Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink)

dies: Stitched Mats (Lil' Inkers) Polka Dot Parade #9

Dynamic Duos #17 - Monochromatic Color Combo

Purple is my favourite colour and Dynamic Duos Monocromatic Color Challenge features using Wisteria Wonder and Concord Crush.  I translated it into Paptertrey's Winter Wisteria and Plum Pudding.  After being on my wish list for a long time I finally purchased Love Lives Here from Papertrey, what a perfect chance to ink it up.  I am also entering this card in the Moxie Fab World Card Design Week: Repetition Challenge.  Here is my card for this week:

My kids are back to school tomorrow.  They are back a week earlier than most of Ontario as they are on a modified school year.   Back a week now and then they get a week off in November.  Apparently having a break in both the first term and second term revitalizes them.  I don't really buy into this.  We have a short enough summer here before we spend most of the year in the cold.

Brooklyn is packed and ready to go in the morning, but my son is going to miss the first two days.  He was invited to try out for the Ontario 7's rugby team, they are holding a two day tryout/camp before school starts!!  LOL

All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock: White, Plum Pudding

Patterned paper: Winter Wisteria Paper Pack

Stamps: Love Lives Here

Ink:  Winter Wisteria, Plum Pudding, True Black

Dies: Heart Borders