Freshly Brewed Challenges - Cancer Fundraiser Cards

I'm BACK! 

Post #2 ... and also a day late. Sigh. 

Lets start with a little update on my mom. 

She is doing great!!! I am so pleased to see her smiling and

feeling better and doing so good. The first chemo treatment scared the living

daylights out of me. I'll be honest. She lost her hair rather quickly, which was some

what of a shock to us all. They said it would be after the second treatment, but was

more after the first. We found a wonderful lady through a friend who donates a wig to 

chemo / cancer patients. Her name is Marlisa. She and her coworkers have been so 

loving and caring and just plain wonderful. They cut her hair and fitted her for a wig

and made her feel at home. It wasn't a super sad day, but an ok day for her. The next 

step to getting better. She looks beautiful BALD, with her wig, or a headwrap. 

I love my mama so much! I truly can't wait for this to be over with so she

can relax and breathe and get back to normal again. But until then, God is carrying her

and keeping her encouraged and I am so thankful! HE is sooo good to us!

Marlisa's shop is called BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL WIGS FOR CANCER

Here is a video from a local news channel 

I gave her a card as a Thank you for doing what she did for my mom. 

She loved it and wanted me to make some for her upcoming fundraiser / ladies luncheon. 

She needed 220 to be exact and I had a week to complete them. I tried to hand color them all, 

but ran out of ink in my copic and couldn't order a new one in time, so I chose to copy and print

one I had already colored. The end result was still really pretty. Some liked it better. Said it was 

more funky and fun :) So ... here is a photo of what the cards look like. (I still ahve 50 more to go...

but will have them finished today so she can write in them and attach them to her 

'goodie bags'. 

If you follow FBD, then you will recognize this image. 

I gave Marlisa THIS CARD and she wanted a few things changed for her

fundraiser. I was happy to do it for her and am so glad that she loves the cards as much as she does. 

The image with the headwrap (She is Beauty and Strength)  is in the shop HERE

but the one with the awareness ribbon is not. If you like her, leave me a 

comment below and let me know and I will add her to the shop as well. 

Thank you for stopping by. 

I hope you have a beautiful and blessed day!

Heather

Freshly Brewed Challenge AND Word Art Wednesday

Happy Wednesday!

This is going to be a full day for me, so I am putting both of these

posts into one... I hope that is ok...

We are taking my mom to get the rest of her hair cut off and

fitted for a wig. A local shop donates the first wig to cancer / chemo patients, 

and she wanted to do the same for my mom. Today is going to be hard, no doubt, 

but I am looking at it as one step to her getting better. Prayer and faith and trusting

that He is holding her close is what is helping me through. This woman means SO MUCH to me. 

There are NO WORDS that could ever begin to express the kind of person she is.

 I am beyond blessed to have her in my life. So thankful she is my mom and my very

best friend. 

OK, so here are a few cards I created this week

The first is for our Freshly Brewed Challenges SKETCH challenge this week:

I used one of our NEWEST Digital Stamps:
She is Beauty and Strength

You can play along with us in this fun and simple sketch challenge >>HERE<< at 

FRESHLY BREWED CHALLENGES

NEXT UP

is my WORD ART WEDNESDAY Post. I had a lot of fun

creating this card. I forget, until Fall arrives, just how much I LOVE to 

create using oranges, browns, and golds. Swoon. I know this card is very CAS, 

but I know I am going to make more like this one. Hope you like it too!

I used the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Diecut: - Stitched Grand Maple

Papertrey Inc cardstock: orange and Kraft

double sided tape and Martha Stewart extra fine glitter

Thank you so much for stopping by. I am copying and pasting the update from my FBD blog 

to here so you can read what is going on in my neck o the woods right now. 

UPDATE From Last Week

Some of you already know, but I am adding it here again just in case. My mom was diagnosed with a rare form of uterine cancer in June. She had surgery in July. They think they have removed all of the cancer but are given her aggressive chemotherapy and radiation to be certain. 

She had a bad reaction to the chemotherapy the first time and goes back this coming Thursday (Sept 10) for her second round. She has to have 6 of chemo and 3 radiation.

I mentioned last week that I wanted to use sales from the images to purchase her a wig.

I contacted a local shop and they are going to donate her one. In fact, they donate many!

The first wig is free! We go today to cut and shave her hair off and to choose a wig. 

I did use sales to purchase her a few head wraps from headwraps.com. 

She LOVES them and is really excited to have them. I will still continue to use all sale proceeds to 

help and do things for my mom, so thank you in advance for all you are doing to make this possible. 

Hugs and God bless, 

Heather 

Link Up For Pink

Fresh Brewed Designs is pairing up with  State Line Bag Co. 

to sponsor the newest challenge at Link Up For Pink. 

The challenge is to create ANY BREAST CANCER AWARENESS PROJECT and link it up!!!

For more details check out the post here: LUFP Challenge No. 6 

For this challenge I created a few fun little bags. 

I have a fear of anything DIFFERENT so this was something that

took me WAY out of my comfort zone. 

I truly had so much fun creating htem though, and thank the LUFP girls for allowing me

to join in the designing fun this week.  

Coffee Take Me Away Rubber Stamp

I spritzed this bag with TSUKINEKO antiquing solution in walnut, 

I stamped my Coffee Take Me Away with brilliance ink in coffee bean (of course!) 

The image was colored using prismacolor color pencils

Save the Hooters Stamp Set

This was a lot of fun!!! I grabbed my fabric glue and got completely carried away!

The bra and top of the bag are covered in a soft delicate patterned fabric. IT was so hard

to cut it and not let it fray! I added some pretty rick rack to the top at an angle to 

gift it a fun and sweet feel. The owls are colored with prismacolor markers. 

The images are stamped archival permanent ink.

The winner will receive 

Coffee Take Me Away stamp, a set of
4 muslin cotton bags, and 5 digital stamps (winner's choice).  

One winner takes all!

COME PLAY ALONG AT LUFP!!! 

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

Big Smiles, 

Heather 

Wonna Win???

Do you want to win one of the New OOh La La Latte coffee cozies?

How about a Cozy for a Cause?

Check out the first challenge at LINK UP FOR PINK for rules on how you can win this 

(or one of 4 other prizes available!)

Hope you get to play along. 

Have a beautiful Thursday!

HUGS ~ Heather

Link Up For Pink!

Good Morning!

I wanted to share with you that our lovely DT member and friends,  Celeste and Yolanda are starting something wonderful for 2012! Last year's Link Up For Pink was AMAZING! They were able to reach out to so many and help send reminders, love, spread the word and meet a lot of people who shared their amazing stories.

The Link Up For Pink has a new home!!!

Come be a follower so you do not miss out on anything they have planned for 2012!

LUFP also has a beautiful badge on their sidebar for you to add to your own blog!

AND a fun, informative facebook page! GO LIKE them so you will be able to keep up with all of the news!

I created this box using Sheryl's lovely tutorial here: 

Sheryl's Gift Box Video Tutorial

I also created a little band to go around it to hold it closed for mailing purposes. I am not sure what will go inside... maybe some little tags, small bookmarks, or something fun. 

Please stop by and let these ladies know they are appreciated for all of their hard work. 

Have a very blessed day!

Heather

DON'T FORGET !!! 

MONDAY is our SPECIAL BREW OF THE MONTH. 

For ONE DAY ONLY you will be able to purchase CUTIE PIE IN CLOUDS For just $3.95!!!

Save The Hooters Hop

Good Morning and thank you for joining in  on the Fresh Brewed Designs Save The Hooters blog hop. 

If you are getting here from  the sweet and inspiring Catherine's blog then you are right on track. If not, please start off at the beautiful and talented Linda's blog. 

We are so happy that you are joining us today as we spread smiles, share beautiful projects and most of all raise awareness.  The word Cancer is one that makes us all cringe and sometimes turn away.

That does not make it GO AWAY it just means we try to avoid talking about it and pretending it is not there.

It is there and it is a reality. I know most of us have had family or friends who have been diagnosed with a form of cancer or know someone who has died of cancer related causes.

One of those cancers is Breast Cancer. In the year 2011 in the United States alone approximately 230,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women have been reported, approximately 57,650 new cases of carcinoma in situ (CIS) will be found (CIS is non-invasive and is the earliest form of breast cancer, and approximately 39,520 deaths from breast cancer (women).

My husbands grandmother has been diagnosed with Breast Cancer twice in just 5 years resulting in two successful surgeries where they had to remove most of both of her breasts. Her last surgery was just weeks ago and she is doing very well (this pic was taken over the weekend at my in-laws home). I am dedicating part of this post to her and part to my friends who have suffered or had scares and worries that they might be diagnosed. I, above all other things, believe in the power of prayer. With God all things are possible. We do not have to do these things alone. He is with us and he sends friends and angels there to be beside us. Only through prayer and trusting will any of the things we are wanting to do be accomplished. While you try to spread the word, raise awareness and send smiles, remember to pray as well.

Fresh Brewed Designs has created a brand new rubber stamp set as well as several digital stamps in which part of your purchase will be donated to Chemo Angels.

If you have not heard about Chemo Angels we suggest you look them up. They are a wonderful organization. They support all forms of cancer as well as have ways to donate in the form of time, cards, as well as monetary donations. To find out more about how Fresh Brewed Designs will be taking part, read here.

Here are some cards I created for this hop:

This card inspired by the Papercraft Star sketch

this card was inspired by the I heart sketches monthly sketch challenge

this card was inspired by the Card Patterns Sketch

Fresh Brewed Designs is also sponsoring the Link Up For Pink.
This linking party will be held from October 1 - 14.  Every project linked will be pink themed and there will be lots of opportunities for prizes. Grab the badge  and be sure to save the date!

If you purchase the featured BCA stamp set or any of the BCA digital stamps, be sure to be watching for a special link in the tabs under the blog header at Freshly Brewed Challenges.
There will be a special link up challenge just for you starting October 1st. We will allow back linking as long as you are using these images.

Your next stop on the hop will be at the Freshly Brewed Challenges Blog.         

Thank you again for hopping with is and helping spread the word.
Have a very blessed and beautiful day.

Here is the hop order in case you get lost along the way:

Linda:  http://stamperstouch.blogspot.com/
Celeste: http://touchedbyabutterfly.blogspot.com/
Stacy: http://impressionsofaribbonaddict.blogspot.com/
Crystal: http://scrapcandydesigns.blogspot.com/
Vanessa:  http://vanessaspapercreations.blogspot.com/
Stacie: http://hestiashelper.blogspot.com/
Yolanda:  http://www.justyolie.com/
Carolyn: http://utsukushiikami.blogspot.com/
Rhonda: http://bumblcreate.blogspot.com/
Sheryl: http://butterflykisscards.blogspot.com/
Catherine: http://paperaddictcatherine.blogspot.com/
Heather:  http://joemamainks.blogspot.com/
Freshly Brewed Challenges http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/

other card challenges 

Fab 'n' Funky -  any difficult theme

Simon Says Stamp - dies or punches

Sisterhood of Crafters  - birds  (2nd wk)

Deep Ocean Challenge - Lace - 2nd Week

Paper Take Weekly - Creature Comforts

Partytime Tuesdays -  Sketch* &/or Monochromatic

 The Outlawz - Sentiment required - Dot`s

Cupcake Inspirations - Photo Inspiration

The Paper Players  CAS with Animals or Plant

Sentimental Sundays -  - Monochromatic

2 Sisters -  Lets get Sentimental

Challenge Up Your Life -  Paperpiecing

One Stop Craft - #149 Girly

Paperworks - Recipe - distressing, lace and pearls