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Hi everyone!

This weeks FBChallenge is to create ANY PROJECT USING A RUBBER STAMP - no digis allowed. and since I dropped the ball and did not have a card for you Wednesday, this is to make up for it!

 This simple little card took me longer to create than some of my not so simple cards, so please be kind!
I am not 100% happy with this card. It is eh in my book, hahaha!!! but I still like the way it feels so soft and warm and inviting. Reminds me of a late Fall evening. ANYWAY - I decided to stamp on fabric. I chose an old pillowcase, cut it and frayed the edges, stamped and colored it.. about 4 or 5 times before I got this one done :D. Not to self: MARKERS BLEED ON FABRIC, even if you stay WAY FAR AWAY from the lines, it travels on and on :D HAHAHA!!!

Don't forget it is almost time  for another fun and exciting Fresh Brewed Designs blog hop.

We have so much fun to share with you starting Saturday morning at 7 AM!!!

The hop will last through the weekend and end Monday at midnight.

Not only is our Hop this weekend, my little man turns 8! so to celebrate his birthday week, we have several digi sections 40% off in the shop until Aug 20. Guy Thing, Boys, Tommy, Bugs, Animals, Elephants, Owls... all 40% off!!! stop by and check them out! Fresh Brewed Designs Shop

Thank you for stopping by today.

HUGS

Heather

challenges for this card include:

Pinspirational photo inspiration (i used the colors as inspiration)

City Crafter Challenge - fabric

Designed to Color - fabric

More than a friend...

"Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away." ~Dinah Craik

I know that we have friends and acquaintances and even some family members that know alot about us and that we love dearly, but there are those that are THAT much more. My mom, my sister, my very best friends that are so close to me that I know that I could do NOTHING to make them sit and critique everything I say, will not judge me, will listen, will share, will correct me out of love and will help lead me and direct me with gentleness and kindness. Who will make my heart happy and smile on days that I did not think was possible. Will listen to moans and groans and complaints ... then, when I even need it, will not tell me to get over myself and stop with my pitty party, but lend caring and honest advice about the situation, or just let me vent. They are there for the happy times as well as the icky times. They are God's gift to my life and I love them So very much.
Today I am praying and thanking God for these special people who help me grow and remind me that I am more than I think I am and that God has a great work for me. Thank you for being that person in my life and for all that you do every day to remind me. I hope that I am able to do the same for you and I hope you know that I do love and appreciate you more than words could EVER express.


Today's card was created using the Eat Sleep Stamp sketch this week. I really liked the three panels, but I measured them wrong in my head :) so the little silver panels came later. I am happy for this OOPS though, because I think it looks much better with them there than not. I also stepped out of my pinks and summery colors for this card. I really like how the orange pops against the other colors. That was also a last minute decision. Something about them just makes me happy :) I hope it does you as well.

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I am trying to think of anything I am missing ~ any news to share, but I am drawing a blank :)
I will be back soon with another card and then if I remember, I will share :D

~HUGS and have a very Blessed and Beautiful day~

Materials:
Fresh Brewed Designs Rubber Stamp: E(spresso) Mail
Prismacolor markers, stickles, silver gel pen
DCWV Lemon Flower MATSTACK
Papertrey Inc Black and white cardstock
Orange scrap pack (4 years old in stash)

Eat Sleep Stamp: Sketch
Sweet Stampin - 2E, must Stamp - Use Something Old with Something New
((old, orange paper, new patterned paper))
Our Creative Corner - Your Style and DT call
Marks Finest Papers -#61 Make It Sparkle

Happy Hellos!

Good Morning!!!

I am so excited to have had the chance to be a part of the D.I.V.A.S. Oldie But Goodie blog hop this month! If you are getting here from Ching Tan's Beauty of a Blog: http://www.notleftstanding.blogspot.com/ then you are on the right track!!! If not please go back to the start at the ever so sweet Cindy Hess Grigiski's blog -http://www.stampwithmecindyg.com/

Things have been so hectic around here as summer draws near. The shop and kids activities really take up more time than I realize, lol, but it is good time and fun. I have had to step back and realize that the clothes will wait another day. I have two days a week that I REALLY clean and the others I straighten up as I go. I used to really stress about housework. Many friends here it the blog world (and my mom who is also a neat freak) have told me it is not worth it. Yesterday was my cleaning day ~ so today is free to have FUN :) YAY!!! Blog hops, blog posts, new challenges and more! I am off soon to start baking cakes for my sons Tee Ball party. Today is the last game of the season and his last Tee Ball game ever. He moves up next year. Sortof bittersweet for me. I don't want my little man growing up so fast.

I know you are not hear to listen to my chattering, you are here to see some papercrafty goodies! Well, I hope that my projects are just that and you enjoy your visit here with me today. The challenge this week at my challenge blog: Freshly Brewed Challenges, is to create with Red White and Blue. I had fun with this combo, moreso than I thought I would and I really do love how they turned out. My 'old' that I used for these projects would be scrap papers on the Hi card. Those papers are well over a year old. Also, my cricut cartridges were dusted off for these projects. I was able to use the frames from the Paper Pups cart as well as the jar from the Stretch your Imagination Cart. WAHOO!!! :) I forgot how much fun the Cricut actually was!!!

Cutie Pie Butterfly Rubber Stamp
Inspirations Paints: Fairy Dust

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E(spresso) Mail Rubber Stamp

Cutie Pie Butterfly Rubber Stamp
Inspirations Paints: Fairy Dust

These cards are all simple and were lots of fun to create.
I hope you enjoyed stopping by today. Your next hop stop is the lovely Mary Harmon: http://sparkly-train.blogspot.com/. Have fun hopping and I hope your day is full of smiles and Happy Hellos! God Bless!!!


Card details

Card 1: Cutie Pie Butterfly Rubber Stamp, My Minds Eye dot patterned paper, American Crafts cloud paper, Creative Inspirations Paint: Fairy Dust, Stickles: Diamond, fishing line, heart buttons, RAK ribbon, handwritten sentiments, prismacolor markers, brilliance graphite black ink, Stretch Your Imagination Cricut Cartridge, Papertrey Inc Cardstock Base

Challenges: Eat Sleep Stamp Sketch, Creative Inspirations Paint: Butterfly, Simply Scrapping Crafts: Cricut, Outlawz Monday Card Challenge, Creative Inspirations- Glitzy and Bling, Top Tip Tuesday -Any Project For A Child, Use It Tuesdays - Bling, Tuesday Throwdown - Baby/Child, Sisterhood of Crafters: Sparkle


Card 2: E(spresso) Mail Rubber Stamp, prismacolor markers, brilliance graphite black ink, American Craft DS paper, Paper Pups cricut cartridge, white gel pen, Scrapbooking Cottage stitched ribbon, Papertrey Inc Cardstock Base,

Challenges:Simply Scrapping Crafts: Cricut, A Spoonful Of SugarAnything Goes,Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Use Old Supplies

Card 3: Cutie Pie Butterfly Rubber Stamp, RAK paper, prismacolor markers, blue glitter gel pen, Creative Inspirations Paint: Fairy Dust, rickrack, prima flower, button from stash?, Papertrey Inc Cardstock Base

Challenges: Simply Scrapping Crafts: Cricut, Simply Scrapping Wednesday Sketch, Pile It On - "Boys and girls come out to play",