It's Time To Celebrate!

Good Morning!

I am so sorry this post is so late. 

We were at the dance competition until late Saturday night and 

there from 8AM - 6PM yesterday... I was beat!

Anyway - I am so happy to be able to stop in and share this FUN post with you!

Did you know that someone is having a CELEBRATION?

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog is hosting a 

super fun, prize packed, inspiration filled event to celebrate their 300th Challenge

and I get to be a part of it! Fresh Brewed Designs is one of the

sponsors of this SWEET event. 

Fresh Brewed Designs is sponsoring this challenge:

(click image to visit blog)

Here is the card I created for this SPARKLE Challenge:

Fresh Brewed Designs Rubber Stamp:

HANNAH  BELLE  COOKS

We will be celebrating our 300th Challenge all week with 

three delicious inspiration cupcakes, 

a week of inspiration packed posts to get your creativity flowing,

and three huge prize packages with $600 worth of prizes from 30 generous sponsors! 

You'll have two weeks to play along with our three challenges. 

Stay tuned all week to join in the fun!

Find more information about this celebration, the rules, the list of sponsors and more

>>HERE<<

All challenges for the 300th Challenge Celebration close on March 14th at noon CST

Fresh Brewed Designs is celebrating with a 30% discount for our readers

Use the code CIC300

Expires March 31

CONGRATULATIONS CUPCAKE INSPIRATIONS!!!

Thanks for allowing me to be a part of your fun celebration. 

ALSO, be sure to stop back by TOMORROW for a 

FRESH BREWED DESIGNS DIGI RELEASE :)

FBD Hop Day 2

Good  Morning! 

I am here today with a reminder and a new little card for our blog hop!

Today is day 2 of our November 

(and last for 2012) 

Blog Hop and Stamp Release!

If you haven't started hopping yet, to HERE TO START. 

If you are hopping and are looking for my DAY 1 Post - GO HERE

Today I chose to create using Hannah Belle Cooks (again)

I used the velvet flocking papers you could win in the blog candy just by hopping! 

There are several ways to win so HOP!!! 

Thank you for stopping by today. 

SMILES~ Heather

challenges: CAS(E) this Sketch 
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - For a Child 
 

Joe... to go!

...NO!!!!! Not like that.... silly people!

He is ordering takeout for his sweetie! 

They enjoy going out together sometimes, but still enjoy quite evenings at home too.

Our challenge this week at Freshly Brewed Challenges is HOT

Anything HOT

and Joe qualifies, esp since he loves coffee and is ordering takeout, right?

Hot Cuppa Joe rubber stamp

For this card I used 

Momento Ink, prismacolor markers, copic markers, and sharpie markers

the paper is by American Craft: Adobe Rockin Lane

the phone number paper is by jillibean soup in neopolitan bean bisque

the rest is scraps or ??? and a word doc printed sentiment

Be sure to stop by Freshly Brewed Challenges and see if you are a blog hop winner!

this card was created using the following challenges:

i {heart} 2 stamp sketch for August

Penny's Paper-Crafty -  masculine, Creative Card Crew Script,

Pat-a-Cake Pat-a-Cake ...

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man.

Bake me a cake as fast as you can;

Pat it and prick it and mark it with a SC,

Put it in the oven for Mrs. Clause and me

 

HEHEHE!!!

So, how many of you are baking cookies this week *or opening cookie packs* and leaving Santa Clause a treat? I know we will be. My kids want to leave him a four course meal.. maybe to make him sleepy or something. They said he will be tired of cookies and needs a steak! HAHAHA!!!

 

 

This card was to be posted this morning because I made it for the Paper Lovin' Gals challenge

but I thought I was too late to enter, so I did not rush and get online. I did get  online now and saw I am not too late! WOO HOO! and that I am the challenge winner for last week .. a bigger WOO HOO!

I chose to go with the baking theme for this card... and again, due to how crazy it is around here.. kept it pretty simple and sweet :D

Thanks for the fun challenge ladies!

Hope everyone has a fun week full of baking and hugs and smiles!

Sweet Heart

Good Morning my beautiful friends.
I have my coffee brewing and my fingers crossed that our day of school goes as smoothly as yesterdays :)
We were able to find a flag football team for my son to play on that seems to be a good one. It will be a bit of a drive, but is with a church and there seems to be no bullying allowed. I hope he enjoys it.

Today I have a few things to share with you. I am not sure about you all, but when I type too much all at once, my ring and index finger on my right hand starts to ache and actually twitch. I can't hardly stand it!!! it has been like that for a few days now. I feel it a little now, but not so much. I will try to be brief... but that is my problem I guess. I like to talk :D

First off, I want to share with you that Fresh Brewed Designs is sponsoring The City Crafter Challenge this week. The ladies there are so beautiful and so talented. Their challenge is a fun one!!! {{I heart you}}. To use hearts on your card. I actually had some Valentine themed epoxy hearts that went perfect with the papers I picked out. I  {{LOVE}} this paper!!! I got it from my sweet friend Carolyn for my birthday and will not {{LOVE}} it when I run out. She and I had just been talking about our paper stash and how we  vow to use and not hoard as much. I wanted to use this paper in a way you could SEE it and not hide it, and I think I did that. :)

I created this card with a NEWLY RELEASED RUBBER STAMP called Sweet As Pie. I love to paper piece her outfit and also love that she is very versatile. I tried to make the stamps where they were this time. Not too  many coffee themed ones :) but by golly they can be coffee themed if you want them to be :D hehehe!!! You KNOW I have to have coffee with my pie!!! ;)

Another thing I want to share with you is this amazing package(s) of goodies I got this past week from my DT and friends. I was literally so overwhelmed. I was NOT expecting this AT ALL and still don't know exactly what to say to express my thanks. The cards, goodies.. all of it was just wonderful and made me smile. What was the best feeling of all though was opening these boxes and literally feeling hugged. I have the best friends in the world and am just so completely blessed. I thank God for each of you every day!

and here is a pic of me from a few days ago, enjoying coffee and planning out a card using my new goodies. (I am still pretty sick here, but was able to taste again! wooo!!)

Be sure to check out the City Crafter Challenge

Also check out our Month Long Prize Challenge at Freshly Brewed Challenges

AND our NEW challenge goes live tomorrow!!!

Challenges for this card include:

City Crafter Challenge: Use Hearts

Card Positioning Systems: sketch

Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet - must include Kraft cardstock - Use a Sketch (any Sketch)

Crafting When We Can - 2W, 2E, C5 - (2nd week) Anything Goes  

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - 2W - Use Twine (ends 15th Sept)

Challenge Up Your Life - 2W, 1E - 1stW #52 Paperpiecing

One Stop Craft - #148 Food and Drink

*NEW* Show and Tell - 1E - Anything goes

   

What's Cookin?

Over at Freshly Brewed Challenges we are Cookin up some FUN!!!
The challenge this week is :

COOK IT UP!
Savory or sweet, your favorite treat.
Just show us something you EAT!!!
The FBD Design team has lots of fun goodies to share with you. Hop on over to the FB Challenge Blog to check them out.
If you don't have your coffee and a treat in hand, I warn you ...
be prepared to resist temptation. You will be tempted :) lol!

This card was created using the following materials:
Prismacolor Premier Markers, Making Memories Paper, Papertray Inc Cardstock, Martha Stewart DS Glitter / dot paper, twine, computer generated sentiment

Challenges for this card include
Eat Sleep Stamp:Sketch