February Choose Your Challenge with FBD

It's time for a new month long challenge with Fresh Brewed Designs.

This year we have started an entire new series of challenges at the Challenge Cafe called

CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE

We offer a sketch and photo inspiration piece, and YOU

get to choose which of the two you want to create with!

Choose one OR both!
I am a part of the BOTH team ;)

Here is what I was able to work with this month:

And here is the project I created:

I used the digital stamp: Lasso My Heart : Joe

I have to tell you that I did struggle with this card.

I had everything out on the table and had so many images laid out

to choose from. I had cupcake girls, coffee girls, coffee houses and 

you name it! My mojo was gone!!! I started coloring up 'Lasso Joe' 

(we'll call him that for short, hehehe) and thinking "What am I doing?"

If you know me, I am not much of a 'guy' card maker. I like frilly cards.

I like creating with pinks and brighter colors. This one came together really

well and I am happy with it... but I did keep scratching my head wondering

why I created it and what I was going to do with it.....

... The reason revealed itself when my husband got home from work.
I was just putting the finishing touches on the card when he came into the room.
He told me his coworker, Jake, needed a valentine for his wife and asked
if I would make him one. Jake is a REAL COWBOY. He walks the walk, talks the talk.
He has a sweet and beautiful wife, they have a whole slew of kids, and he has horses.
I looked at my husband, showed him the card and asked if Jake would want this one.
He just laughed and said it was perfect! He sent Jake a photo of it and he LOVED it too!
The inside was personalized and I can't tell you all it said, but he was quite clever using
words like "you roped my heart" and we were always  meant to be together.

Funny how things work out sometimes.
I can't help but sit and smile now that I know this card will have a happy home and had
a wonderful purpose for being created after all :)

Hope to see you play along in our challenge!
This challenge runs for the ENTIRE MONTH of FEBRUARY!
You have plenty of time to play.



a few **Don't Forget** reminders before I leave you:

Our BLOG CANDY LINK UP CHALLENGE

Our BLOG HOP DIGI RELEASE starting Monday
This will be a 3 day hop so you will have extra time to join in. WOOT WOOT!

Have a happy and blessed day!

Challenges:

• Shopping Our Stash #129 Love/Valentines Day
• Artistic Inspirations -  - Anything Goes / Hearts
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Love Notes
• Simon Says Stamp: Have a Heart