5 Days of Christmas Digi Release: DAY 1

GOOD MORNING!!!

It's THE day you have been waiting for!

The day Fresh Brewed Designs releases their NEW Christmas digital stamps.

I had So much fun drawing these digis.

I love everything about Christmas. 

The happiness, joy, togetherness, love, and magic it brings.

And the only reason for that is because our Lord and Savior

Jesus Christ was born. What a wonderful reason to celebrate.

I have seen so many people complaining about Christmas lately.

Decorations are out too soon. 

We shouldn't do this or that. 

If you are a Christian, you shouldn't teach your kids about Santa.

I am going to now tell you that I don't agree with any of it. 

Bring on the decorations! More time to celebrate!

Santa is not 'bad' as long as you keep CHRIST first and the center of it all. 

I am so super excited about the release of new movie SAVING CHRISTMAS 

by Kirck Cameron.  (I encourage you to check it out and watch the trailor)

I will be watching this at a theater near me soon! :)

Now enough gabbing and back to the reason I am here, 

to share our NEW DIGIS WITH YOU!!!

The digi I chose to create with today is called:

SANTA TAKES A NAP

This card also features a new Christmas sentiment

Wishing you a warm and cozy Christmas. 

For this card I used papers from the American Craft Hot Cocoa paper pad. 

I used PTI Black cardstock and white cardstock by 

Cardstock Warehouse Paper Co .

Embellies: pompom, confetti snowflakes, enamel dots. 

Challenges for this card:

Sweet Sunday Sketch 242

 52 Christmas Card Throwdown: Enamel Dots 

Jingle Belles: Creatures (elves were listed... does Santa count too?)

Simon Says: Kraft

Completely Christmas: Add a Sentiment

Now another card using the same image:

SANTA TAKES A NAP

For this card I used the pebbles Home for Christmas 6x6 paper pad, 

a piece of dotty basics red paper from Papertrey Inc, and white cardstock by 

Cardstock Warehouse Paper Co .

The glitter is all by american craft. I used a glue pen to add the dots to the blanket

and a strip of double sided tape to add the glittered 'santa belt' to the base of the card. 

The ribbon and other embellies were from my stash. 

Challenges for this card:

Christmas Card Challenges - AG

Hiding in my Craft Roon: Holiday

Simon Says Monday - treats

Here are all of the new digis that were released today:

Ready to Decorate-girl
Santa Takes a Nap
Christmas Wrapping Paper

TO SEE MORE CARDS FEATURING THESE NEW DIGIS 

Check out our CHALLENGE BLOG POST

>>HERE<<

and be sure to come back EVERY DAY THIS WEEK

to see MORE NEW DIGIS and have MORE CHANCES TO WIN

a FREE Digi from the release! 

*one winner will be chosen from all the comments collected from the 5 blog posts 

on the Freshly Brewed Challenges blog this week

The more you comment, the better your chances of winning!

See you tomorrow!

Big hugs and smiles, 

                                        Heather

Happy World Card Making Day Post #3

Hello everyone!

I have had a very busy day, but made sure I had time to create

for World Card Making Day!

I think this is one of the few ones I have actually been able to create for...

We left the house this morning at 9 am. 

I took my images and markers with me to dance while the kids 

rehearsed for the Nutcracker, and colored away!

After we got home (close to 1:30 pm) I cleaned up and waited 

on my in-laws to visit. AFTER they left I started dinner...

THEN I was able to create a few CAS cards while the sauce is simmering. 

(I am cooking homemade Beefaroni tonight. Yuumm!)

My first card features the 

Fresh Brewed Designs Rubber Stamp:

KNIT ME PRETTY

My sister knits and when we both first started our blogs, 

I helped her name hers. This was around 6 years ago?

Wow, where has the time gone?!? 

Anyway, I named hers I'll knit you my pretty and your little dog too!

We both love Wizard of OZ, so I found it to be very fitting for her :-)

When I was coloring this image, that is all I could think about, 

so I came home and created this sentiment to go with the image. :-)

I think my sister (Becky) would approve :-D

Challenges:

Fusion Card Challenge

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My next card showcases my new Christmas color combo obsession. 

I went to Hobby Lobby and saw their new ornament display... then saw this 

photo posted to their facebook page a week or so ago:

Um... LOVE!!!

Then I saw the challenge at DARING CARDMAKERS 

was hosting a challenge using these very colors! YAY!!!

For this card, I colored up my

Fresh Brewed Designs Rubber Stamp: 

HOT COCOA GIRL

Don't you just LOVE this color combo?!?

I know I do! :-)

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches: SKETCH 156

Daring Cardmakers: COLORS

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Lots of Snowflakes

I am linking both cards up to the WORLD CARDMAKING LINK UP at
PAPERCRAFT'S AND SCRAPBOOKING:

*Both cards feature paper from the paper studio Christmas Basics 6x6 paper stack.

*Images were colored using prismacolor markers, copic markers, and sharpie markers.

Please check out THIS POST to find out how you can get a free digi 

(offer ends tonight at 8 pm est, so hurry!)

and stop back in Monday for a NEW DIGI RELEASE at Fresh Brewed Designs.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

I hope you have had a wonderfully creative day!

Heather 

Where has the time gone?!?!

Sorry I have been soooo quiet. Things have gone KABAMO over here. My mom and I have been hosting weekly craft classes with some friends and another homeschool mom and her children. My mom and I are participating in a craft show thingy :) called Mayfest. It will be our first craft show EVER.  I have been painting away and getting things made for us. She makes the most BEAUTIFUL things. I am trying to talk her into opening an online shop, but she does take orders via email.... so we are taking baby steps. SO when she does, WATCH OUT! Her creativity and mad crafty skillz will blow you away! She and I will be doing this together the day before mothers day, so I imagine we will be laughing, hot and ill, laughing and so on. We will not know what we are doing. Someone should hide and video tape us for sure :))

Well, I created a new digi for you. I  hope you like it. My mom and sister are YARN ADDICTS and they create the most beautiful things. I thought this would be fitting for them (and other yarn loving peeps) as it is getting closer to summer
Our challenge this week at Freshly Brewed Challenges is a Photo Inspiration Challenge

 and here is the card I made for you 

A NEW DIGI for those yarn loving divas!!!
TRIPLE SCOOP!

I also started sewing some coffee cozies. Check out my Etsy and my facebook page for them. I have some really cute ones I made for Mayfest that I will have available for special order. Look for those to be posted soon too :)) Be looking for the one that was sold ( http://www.etsy.com/shop/FreshBrewedCreations/sold ) to be popping up as a giveaway VERY SOON at Link Up For Pink!

My little girl  has her first show choir performance this weekend in which she will be wearing a beautiful (short and almost prom like) navy blue dress with a sweetheart top and sequins all over (mom in panic mode over here watching her look so grown up. She will be dancing and singing a short solo. I can't wait to see her! It will be so cute! 

That is it for me today.. Hopefully I will not let another week go past without commenting or posting :// 

BIG HUGS And LOTS OF LOVE!

Heather

Challenges:
Card Patterns : Sketch
PaperCraft Star: Dots