SO LATE!!!!!

I am going to keep this short and sweet .. mainly because it is late and I have a lot to do and Hannah wants to play on my computer since Tommy Ray is playing on the other computer. Did that sentence even make sense? I am so behind on posting my ICS card it is not even funny! Forgive me ICS gals! I had computer issues on Monday night on into Tuesday. Today I have been busy and just have not had time. My pastor went into the hospital late last night and is still being kept for observation and testing. Please remember him in your prayers. Thank you. He and his family mean so much to me. He has prayed and been there for me and so many others countless times and now he really needs our prayers.

This challenge is being sponsored by the Greeting Farm. I got to choose a digi for this card and MAN WAS THAT HARD!!! They are all just so cute! I went with one I thought Hannah would like as well and chose Ivy Christmas Tree. Isn't she sweet?!?! I colored her with my prismacolor markers and added patches of stickles on the snow. The paper is by? I have so much scrap I really never know what I am using (therefore I usually do not have a list for you :( sorry!!) I was able to snag this fun Martha Stewart punch set at AC Moore for 40% off this weekend. I love it!!! So fun!

Well, that is about all I have for you today. Be sure to pop back in Friday for my Image Release Party!!! There will be lots of fun and inspirational cards and a fun challenge or two to keep you busy. Did I forget to mention PRIZES!?!?! Mark your calendar and plan to spend part of your day with me and my girls :). AND Saturday I am participating in the Operation Write home Blog Hop where i will be offering a prize from my shop AND a prize from Busy Beauties so mark your calendar for that as well!!!

Can't wait to see you then! :)

ICS + Fresh Brewed Designs

Good Morning! Are you ready for this weeks ICS Challenge? I think you are all going to love it!!! It is such a beautiful sketch! AND one of our very on DT members, Fink, is sponsoring a wonderful prize package to one lucky winner!!!
I chose to use one of my yet to be released Fresh Brewed Designs images. I hope they are not getting old yet. i just have so many ideas and I want to use them! :)

The inside simply says {Your friendship is the perfect measure of strength and comfort}

I used a lot of RAKed paper for this card. The measuring tape is hand drawn on cardstock, I curled it and messed with it and distressed it to give it a more real look. the image is colored with m prismacolor markers and paper pieced.

I hope you all get to play along with us this week. I can not wait to see what you create!!!

have a Blessed day!

Heather

AHHH and WOW!!!

OK, I have to share this with you!!! My friend Carolyn at P.M.S. ect made an ADORABLE and OH SO SWEET set of cards with my new candy corn digi stamps. I mean, that lady went all out!!! I still can not pick my jaw off the floor!!! Not only that ... but she is the sweetest and most amazing person you may ever meet. She and I have been having wonderfully fun (and long .. sorry Carolyn, I can chatter.... and I say I am shy, lol!!) conversations on the phone. She has turned some of my worst days into my best and reminds me in all things to stop and give God glory. She is an inspiration in her card making as well as the way she loves the Lord, lives her life, raises her children, and shares her love and friendship. I can't find the words to express how blessed I am to have you in my life.

Ok, enough sappy stuffs :) I love ya sweetie!!! Now, you HAVE to go check out her cards!!!!!!! WOW again!!! They really rock!!!

ICS and The Cutting Cafe

This weeks sketch is so much fun to work with! I loved the shapes and the design Dawn created. I will admit, with all going on in my life this week being at the dr and having out of nowhere pain, I got a little lost and had to ask my DT for advice and help. I found so many helpful, encouraging, and loving comments / emails from my DT members. Even some that made me smile / laugh at a much needed time. Thanks ladies. It really meant so much!!!

This sketch is being sponsored by the Cutting Cafe. We were given these GREAT printables to work with. I had a lot of fun cutting and putting my cards together. It was almost therapeutic sitting there in my room alone trimming and cutting and gluing them all together. It tried my patience a few times :) but I really did enjoy it.

I made 2 cards again this week. For the first I used the circle thank you and sent by cutting cafe.

For the second card I used the rectangle shape and 'for being so sweet' sent from the Cutting Cafe. The Candy Corn Tower image is my very own digi!!! I opened my shop yesterday. YAY!!! I am so excited!!! You can find all about it on the post HERE.

EXCITING NEWS!!!

A friend of mine, Cassandra, asked me months ago how I felt about starting a digi shop with her. She has known for a long time that I love to draw, sketch, doodle (whatever you want to call it) for years. We brainstormed, waited, laughed off issues, played around, researched, and finally decided on the route we wanted to go. Here goes: lol .. and forgive me ahead of time if I am confusing ... I am excited and nervous all in one!
We are BOTH opening up our own digi shops. From there we are also opeining a challenge blog where we will host challenges every 2 weeks, give freebies and have much more fun planned. This is all new to us, like I said, but we are ready, have prepared ourselves and are working together to make this something wonderful and fun for you! You can go see all about the challenge blog here:

DOODLE STREET

Cassandra's digi shop

our blinkie you can also find on the blog

My shop is all about me to start with. I will add more, and believe me I have a lot more!!!, as time goes by. So far, you guessed it, lots of coffee stuff and fun:)
Please let me know what you think. Are you excited? Do you want to join in? I hope you do!!! We are ready to create and share with you!!! My shop can be found here:

Fresh Brewed Designs
be sure to look for my fresh brewed logo (above) for new image releases. I have a few owls and more to come later in the week that are not yet for sale in my shop. I also have loads of talent coming your way. Some of my wonderful friends agreed to make cards for me to use as sneek peeks or just as examples of the images I have for sale. They ROCK so be sure to look for that in the near future!
If you like what you see, be sure to come back and watch for our big image release party ~ Coming soon!

SPREAD THE WORD about FRESH BREWED DESIGNS ~ And DOODLE STREET. Link back to me and leave a comment on this post. I will pick a random winner to receive a free digi of choice from fresh brewed designs! You have until September 22nd to be able to participate!

R U READY ..

FOR SOME FOOTBALL?!?!

I ... really don't care, lol. The Gamecocks played last night. Ignoring my discomfort, I helped my dear husband make chicken wings, fries and deep fried zucchini. The game started around 7? Han and TR were so funny picking on him about liking Clemson (they were not playing Clemson .. it is a thing my brother started.. and I actually try to help Tommy. I feel bad about it. They are worse than his work buddies, lol!!!) Anyway ~ after baths, the kids and I piled on my bed eating gummies and popcorn watching Disney's Princess Protection Program. My poor son was so not wanting to watch football he stayed with us the entire time. WE would get scared everyonce in a while with a loud "WOOOO!!!" then a Man! :) I got the kids to bed around 9 and went to make a few cards. I got stressed sitting in my room because my husband was breathing so deep and loud .. like on the edge of his seat .. I thought he was going to die! I do hope I make it through this football season :). He is funny thought. I am glad he enjoys it ... but man ...

I made this card for him (using the sketch provided in Sketch Saturday)... Gamecock colors and all. I thought this little owl looked like he was ready to play and win. He won't take no junk! I did a search for football quotes and this one popped out at me. I hope you like it. This is Sneak Peek number 2.

Have a Blessed Day my friends.

Here's the HOOT!!!

LOL ... I hope you get a good laugh at this card and sentiment. I thought she looked like she was ready to dish out some info so i changed the "here's the scoop" to say "here's the HOOT" :). I am still feeling pretty bad .. on top of everything else I now have a sore throat. I HOPE I am not catching my hubbys cold. here is what I plan to do to avoid it all: Vitamin C and rest ... as much as 2 crazy kiddies will allow anyway .. and completely ignoring the symptoms so it does not become a reality. :) This card was made using the sketch provided at The Little Paper Shop. The image is part of my sneek peak (starting today ~ just decided :) lol) . Hope you like it, can't wait to hear your opinions.