diff --git a/OUR_README.md b/OUR_README.md
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index 00000000..d120d896
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+++ b/OUR_README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Mystical Mycology Muse
+
+The Mystical Mycology Muse server is to be used with the [M^3 Dashboard](https://github.com/lindsaybolz/front-end-inspiration-board)
+
+## Quick Start
+
+1. Clone this repository. **You do not need to fork it first.**
+    - `git clone https://github.com/lindsaybolz/back-end-inspiration-board.git`
+
+1. Create and activate a virtual environment
+    - `python3 -m venv venv`
+    - `source venv/bin/activate`
+1. Install the `requirements.txt`
+    - `pip install -r requirements.txt`
+1. Create a `.env` file with your API keys
+    ```bash
+    # .env
+
+    # SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI 
+    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI=postgresql+psycopg2://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/inspiration_board_development
+
+    # SQLALCHEMY_TEST_DATABASE_URI
+    SQLALCHEMY_TEST_DATABASE_URI=postgresql+psycopg2://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/inspiration_board_test
+
+    # SLACK_API_KEY
+    SLACK_API_KEY=Bearer "replace_with_your_api_key"
+    ```
+1. Create Databases on personal psql:
+   ```
+   $ psql -U postgres
+   > CREATE DATABASE inspiration_board_test;
+   > CREATE DATABASE inspiration_board_development;
+   ```
+2. Create flask database connection
+   ```
+   $ flask db init
+   $ flask db migrate
+   $ flask db upgrade
+   ```
+3. Run the server
+    - `flask run`
+
+## Endpoints
+
+| Route | Query Parameter(s) | Query Parameter(s) Description |
+|--|--|--|
+|`POST` `/boards`| `owner` & `title` | Owner and title of board strings in json ex: `{"id": 1, "owner": "Lindsay", "title": "Fungi's 101"}` |
+|`GET` `/boards` | None | Returns list of boards as dictionaries `[{"id": 1, "owner": "Lindsay", "title": "Fungi's 101"}, {...}]`|
+|`DELETE` `/boards/<board_id>` | None | Returns: `Board successfully deleted`|
+|`POST` `/boards/<board_id>/cards` | `message` | Returns: `{"id": 1 "owner": Stacy "title": "Fungi's 101"}`|
+|`GET` `/boards/<board_id>/cards` | None | Returns list of cards for `<board_id>`: `[{'id':  1, message': "I like fungi" 'likes': 1 'board': "Fungi's 101"}, {...}]`.  This also posts a message to slack.|
+|`DELETE` `/cards/<card_id>` | None | Returns: `Card successfully deleted`|
+|`PATCH` `/cards/<card_id>` | None | Returns: dictionary of the card that was changed with updated like count by +1: `{'id':  1,'message': "I like fungi" 'likes': 2, 'board': "Fungi's 101"}`|
+
diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 1c821436..bad2aa49 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -10,22 +10,31 @@
 load_dotenv()
 
 
-def create_app():
+def create_app(test_config = None):
     app = Flask(__name__)
     app.config["SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS"] = False
 
-    app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = os.environ.get(
-        "SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI")
+    if not test_config:
+        #app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = os.environ.get("SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI")
+        app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = os.environ.get("RENDER_DATABASE_URI")
+    else:
+        app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = os.environ.get(
+            "SQLALCHEMY_TEST_DATABASE_URI")
+
 
     # Import models here for Alembic setup
     # from app.models.ExampleModel import ExampleModel
+    from app.models.board import Board
+    from app.models.card import Card
 
     db.init_app(app)
     migrate.init_app(app, db)
 
     # Register Blueprints here
-    # from .routes import example_bp
-    # app.register_blueprint(example_bp)
+    from .routes import boards_bp, cards_bp
+    app.register_blueprint(boards_bp)
+    app.register_blueprint(cards_bp)
+
 
     CORS(app)
     return app
diff --git a/app/models/board.py b/app/models/board.py
index 147eb748..63a01e63 100644
--- a/app/models/board.py
+++ b/app/models/board.py
@@ -1 +1,18 @@
 from app import db
+
+class Board(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    owner = db.Column(db.String)
+    title = db.Column(db.String)
+    cards = db.relationship("Card", back_populates='board',cascade = "all, delete-orphan")
+
+    def to_dict(self):
+        return {
+            "id": self.id,
+            "owner": self.owner,
+            "title": self.title
+        }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, dict_data):
+        return Board(owner = dict_data['owner'], title = dict_data['title'])
diff --git a/app/models/card.py b/app/models/card.py
index 147eb748..b72ddffd 100644
--- a/app/models/card.py
+++ b/app/models/card.py
@@ -1 +1,16 @@
 from app import db
+
+class Card(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    message = db.Column(db.String)
+    likes = db.Column(db.Integer, default=0)
+    board_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('board.id'))
+    board = db.relationship("Board", back_populates='cards')
+
+    def to_dict(self):
+        return {
+            'id': self.id,
+            'message': self.message,
+            'likes': self.likes,
+            'board': self.board.title,
+        }
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diff --git a/app/routes.py b/app/routes.py
index 480b8c4b..c9a8160a 100644
--- a/app/routes.py
+++ b/app/routes.py
@@ -1,4 +1,120 @@
-from flask import Blueprint, request, jsonify, make_response
+from flask import Blueprint, request, jsonify, abort, make_response
 from app import db
+from app.models.board import Board
+from app.models.card import Card
+import requests 
+import os
 
-# example_bp = Blueprint('example_bp', __name__)
+
+# Helper Functions:
+def validate_model(model_class, model_id):
+    try:
+        model_id = int(model_id)
+    except:
+        abort(make_response({'message': f"{model_id} is not a valid type.  It must be an integer"}, 400))
+
+    model = model_class.query.get(model_id)
+
+    if not model:
+        abort(make_response({'message': f'{model_id} does not exist'}, 404))
+
+    return model
+
+def post_to_slack(card):
+    path = 'https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage'
+    header = {"Authorization": os.environ.get("SLACK_API_KEY")}
+    data = {
+        'channel': 'new-card-updates',
+        'text': f"Card with message \"{card.message}\" for board \"{card.board.title}\" was created!"
+    }
+    response = requests.post(path, headers=header, data=data)
+    return response
+
+#example_bp = Blueprint('example_bp', __name__)
+boards_bp = Blueprint("boards", __name__, url_prefix="/boards")
+cards_bp = Blueprint("cards", __name__, url_prefix="/cards")
+
+# create a board
+@boards_bp.route("", methods=["POST"])
+def create_board():
+    request_body = request.get_json()
+    try:
+        if request_body.get('owner') and request_body.get('title'):
+            new_board = Board.from_dict(request_body)
+            
+        db.session.add(new_board)
+        db.session.commit()
+
+        return jsonify(new_board.to_dict()), 201
+    except:
+        abort(make_response({"message": "Board input data incomplete"}, 400))
+    
+    
+
+# get all boards
+@boards_bp.route("", methods = ["GET"])
+def get_boards():
+    boards = Board.query.all()
+
+    board_response = []
+    for board in boards:
+        board_response.append(board.to_dict())
+    
+    return jsonify(board_response), 200
+
+# delete board 
+@boards_bp.route('/<board_id>', methods=['DELETE'])
+def delete_board(board_id):
+    board = validate_model(Board, board_id)
+
+    db.session.delete(board)
+    db.session.commit()
+
+    return jsonify('Board successfully deleted'), 201
+
+# Create a new card for the selected board
+@boards_bp.route("/<board_id>/cards", methods=["POST"])
+def create_card_for_board(board_id):
+    board = validate_model(Board, board_id)
+    request_body = request.get_json()
+    if len(request_body['message']) > 40:
+        abort(make_response({"message": "Message was too long, keep it under 40 characters please"}, 400))
+
+    new_card = Card(message=request_body['message'], board=board)
+
+    db.session.add(new_card)
+    db.session.commit()
+
+    post_to_slack(new_card)
+
+    return jsonify(new_card.to_dict()), 201
+
+# get cards for board_id
+@boards_bp.route("/<board_id>/cards", methods=["GET"])
+def get_cards_for_board(board_id):
+    board = validate_model(Board, board_id)
+    cards = []
+    for card in board.cards:
+        cards.append(card.to_dict())
+
+    return jsonify(cards), 200
+
+# delete card 
+@cards_bp.route('/<card_id>', methods=['DELETE'])
+def delete_card(card_id):
+    card = validate_model(Card, card_id)
+
+    db.session.delete(card)
+    db.session.commit()
+
+    return jsonify('Card successfully deleted'), 201
+
+# Updating like by +1 on card
+@cards_bp.route('/<card_id>', methods=['PATCH'])
+def increment_like_on_card(card_id):
+    card = validate_model(Card, card_id)
+
+    card.likes = card.likes + 1
+    db.session.commit()
+
+    return card.to_dict(), 200
diff --git a/migrations/README b/migrations/README
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98e4f9c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generic single-database configuration.
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diff --git a/migrations/alembic.ini b/migrations/alembic.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8ed4801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/alembic.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# A generic, single database configuration.
+
+[alembic]
+# template used to generate migration files
+# file_template = %%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+
+# set to 'true' to run the environment during
+# the 'revision' command, regardless of autogenerate
+# revision_environment = false
+
+
+# Logging configuration
+[loggers]
+keys = root,sqlalchemy,alembic
+
+[handlers]
+keys = console
+
+[formatters]
+keys = generic
+
+[logger_root]
+level = WARN
+handlers = console
+qualname =
+
+[logger_sqlalchemy]
+level = WARN
+handlers =
+qualname = sqlalchemy.engine
+
+[logger_alembic]
+level = INFO
+handlers =
+qualname = alembic
+
+[handler_console]
+class = StreamHandler
+args = (sys.stderr,)
+level = NOTSET
+formatter = generic
+
+[formatter_generic]
+format = %(levelname)-5.5s [%(name)s] %(message)s
+datefmt = %H:%M:%S
diff --git a/migrations/env.py b/migrations/env.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b3fb335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/env.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
+import logging
+from logging.config import fileConfig
+
+from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config
+from sqlalchemy import pool
+from flask import current_app
+
+from alembic import context
+
+# this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
+# access to the values within the .ini file in use.
+config = context.config
+
+# Interpret the config file for Python logging.
+# This line sets up loggers basically.
+fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
+logger = logging.getLogger('alembic.env')
+
+# add your model's MetaData object here
+# for 'autogenerate' support
+# from myapp import mymodel
+# target_metadata = mymodel.Base.metadata
+config.set_main_option(
+    'sqlalchemy.url',
+    str(current_app.extensions['migrate'].db.engine.url).replace('%', '%%'))
+target_metadata = current_app.extensions['migrate'].db.metadata
+
+# other values from the config, defined by the needs of env.py,
+# can be acquired:
+# my_important_option = config.get_main_option("my_important_option")
+# ... etc.
+
+
+def run_migrations_offline():
+    """Run migrations in 'offline' mode.
+
+    This configures the context with just a URL
+    and not an Engine, though an Engine is acceptable
+    here as well.  By skipping the Engine creation
+    we don't even need a DBAPI to be available.
+
+    Calls to context.execute() here emit the given string to the
+    script output.
+
+    """
+    url = config.get_main_option("sqlalchemy.url")
+    context.configure(
+        url=url, target_metadata=target_metadata, literal_binds=True
+    )
+
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+def run_migrations_online():
+    """Run migrations in 'online' mode.
+
+    In this scenario we need to create an Engine
+    and associate a connection with the context.
+
+    """
+
+    # this callback is used to prevent an auto-migration from being generated
+    # when there are no changes to the schema
+    # reference: http://alembic.zzzcomputing.com/en/latest/cookbook.html
+    def process_revision_directives(context, revision, directives):
+        if getattr(config.cmd_opts, 'autogenerate', False):
+            script = directives[0]
+            if script.upgrade_ops.is_empty():
+                directives[:] = []
+                logger.info('No changes in schema detected.')
+
+    connectable = engine_from_config(
+        config.get_section(config.config_ini_section),
+        prefix='sqlalchemy.',
+        poolclass=pool.NullPool,
+    )
+
+    with connectable.connect() as connection:
+        context.configure(
+            connection=connection,
+            target_metadata=target_metadata,
+            process_revision_directives=process_revision_directives,
+            **current_app.extensions['migrate'].configure_args
+        )
+
+        with context.begin_transaction():
+            context.run_migrations()
+
+
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    run_migrations_online()
diff --git a/migrations/script.py.mako b/migrations/script.py.mako
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c015630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/script.py.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""${message}
+
+Revision ID: ${up_revision}
+Revises: ${down_revision | comma,n}
+Create Date: ${create_date}
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+${imports if imports else ""}
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = ${repr(up_revision)}
+down_revision = ${repr(down_revision)}
+branch_labels = ${repr(branch_labels)}
+depends_on = ${repr(depends_on)}
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    ${upgrades if upgrades else "pass"}
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    ${downgrades if downgrades else "pass"}
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 2b7296d5..e6624c12 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 import pytest
 from app import create_app
 from app import db
+from app.models.board import Board
+from app.models.card import Card
+#from flask.signals import request_finished
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def app():
     # create the app with a test config dictionary
-    app = create_app({"TESTING": True})
+    app = create_app(test_config=True)
+
+    #@request_finished.connect_via(app)
+    #def expire_session(sender, response, **extra):
+     #   db.session.remove()
 
     with app.app_context():
         db.create_all()
@@ -20,3 +27,21 @@ def app():
 @pytest.fixture
 def client(app):
     return app.test_client()
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def two_saved_boards(client):
+    board_1 = Board(owner = "Lindsay", title = "Shroomies")
+    board_2 = Board(owner = "Stacy", title = "idk")
+
+    db.session.add_all([board_1, board_2])
+    db.session.commit()
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def one_saved_boards_with_two_cards(client):
+    card_1 = Card(message = "card 1 message")
+    card_2 = Card(message = "card 2 message")
+
+    board_1 = Board(owner = "Lindsay", title = "Shroomies", cards = [card_1, card_2])
+
+    db.session.add_all([board_1])
+    db.session.commit()
diff --git a/tests/test_routes.py b/tests/test_routes.py
index e69de29b..ce7b6171 100644
--- a/tests/test_routes.py
+++ b/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+from app.models.board import Board
+from app.models.card import Card
+from app.routes import validate_model, post_to_slack
+from werkzeug.exceptions import HTTPException
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_create_board_no_owner(client):
+    response = client.post('/boards', json = {
+        "title": "stacy"
+    })
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+
+    assert response_body == {"message": "Board input data incomplete"}
+    assert response.status_code == 400
+
+def test_create_board_no_title(client):
+    response = client.post('/boards', json = {
+    "owner": "stacy"
+    })
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+
+    assert response_body == {"message": "Board input data incomplete"}
+    assert response.status_code == 400
+
+def test_create_board_success(client):
+    response = client.post('/boards', json = {
+        "owner": "Lindsay",
+        "title": "capstone"
+    })
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+
+    assert response_body == "Board 1 successfully created."
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+
+def test_create_board_no_data(client):
+    response = client.post('/boards')
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+
+    assert response_body == {"message": "Board input data incomplete"}
+    assert response.status_code == 400
+
+def test_get_all_boards_with_no_records(client):
+    response = client.get('/boards')
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+
+    assert response_body  == []
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+def test_get_all_boards_with_two_boards(client, two_saved_boards):
+    response = client.get('/boards')
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+
+    assert response_body == [{"id" : 1, "owner" : "Lindsay", "title" : "Shroomies"}, 
+    {"id": 2, "owner": "Stacy", "title":"idk"}]
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+def test_create_card_for_board_1(client, two_saved_boards):
+    response = client.post('/boards/1/cards', json = {
+        "message": "card 1 message"
+    })
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+    board_response = client.get('/boards/1/cards')
+    board_response_body = board_response.get_json()
+
+    assert board_response_body == [{'board': 'Shroomies', 'id': 1, "message": "card 1 message", "likes": 0}]
+    assert response_body == "Card was successfully created"
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+
+def test_create_card_for_board_1_over_40_characters(client, two_saved_boards):
+    response = client.post('/boards/1/cards', json = {
+        "message": "card 1 message jdhfjkdshfjhghskfjhahfjkshgjrkhsfkgjrsskjdfhasjkhfjkadhfjkhad"
+    })
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+
+    board_response = client.get('/boards/1/cards')
+    board_response_body = board_response.get_json()
+
+    assert board_response_body == []
+    assert response_body == {"message": "Message was too long, keep it under 40 characters please"}
+    assert response.status_code == 400
+
+def test_get_all_cards_from_board_1_with_no_cards(client, two_saved_boards):
+    response = client.get('/boards/1/cards')
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+
+    assert response_body == []
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+def test_get_all_cards_from_board_one_with_two_cards(client, one_saved_boards_with_two_cards):
+    response = client.get('/boards/1/cards')
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+
+    assert response_body == [{'board': 'Shroomies', 'id': 1, 'message': 'card 1 message', 'likes': 0},
+        {'board': 'Shroomies', 'id': 2, 'message': 'card 2 message', 'likes': 0}]
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+def test_delete_card(client, one_saved_boards_with_two_cards):
+    response = client.delete('/cards/1')
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+
+    card_response = client.get('/boards/1/cards')
+    card_response_body = card_response.get_json()
+
+    assert card_response_body == [{'board': 'Shroomies', 'id': 2, 'message': 'card 2 message', 'likes': 0}]
+    assert response_body == "Card successfully deleted"
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+
+def test_card_like_increases_by_1(client, one_saved_boards_with_two_cards):
+    response = client.patch('/cards/1')
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+
+    card_response = client.get('/boards/1/cards')
+    card_response_body = card_response.get_json()
+    print(card_response_body)
+    assert card_response_body == [{'board': 'Shroomies', 'id': 2, 'message': 'card 2 message', 'likes': 0},
+        {'board': 'Shroomies', 'id': 1, 'message': 'card 1 message', 'likes': 1}]
+    assert response_body == {'board': 'Shroomies', 'id': 1, 'message': 'card 1 message', 'likes': 1}
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+
+def test_validate_model_returns_model(two_saved_boards):
+    model_id = 1
+    model = Board
+
+    output = validate_model(model, model_id)
+
+    assert output == Board.query.get(model_id)
+
+def test_validate_model_returns_invalid_id(two_saved_boards):
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException):
+        result = validate_model(Board, "cat")
+
+def test_validate_model_returns_not_found(two_saved_boards):
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException):
+        result = validate_model(Board, 3)
+
+def test_post_to_slack_success(client, one_saved_boards_with_two_cards):
+    # Set Up
+    card_1 = Card(message = "card 1 message")
+    board_1 = Board(owner = "Lindsay", title = "Shroomies", cards = [card_1])
+
+    # Act
+    response = post_to_slack(card_1)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert response.json()['message']['text'] == 'Card with message \"card 1 message\" for board \"Shroomies\" was created!'
+    assert response.status_code == 200
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