Candy Cane Christmas (and lots of jabber)

Hello!!! 

I am back! WOOHOO!!! 

Two posts in one day - man, I am on a roll!!!

HAHAHA!!

I have a card to share with you today that I made for one of my sisters knitting friends. 

Long story short, my sister was in a secret sister sort of swap (not sure what they are called in the knitting community, lol! They have so many fun themed ones too!) ANYWAY - somehow my sis and her friend ended up having each others names without knowing... so when Becky got hers, she was even more excited to send her partner her package. I created this card and gift tag set for her Christmas / peppermint theme.

Knit and Purl Girl Rubber Stamp
(on sale for a limited time)

 

 I really had fun creating this card ... and the lady who got it {Penny} said she loved it too. 

I know that this card was one of the 'little' things in that amazing package (Becky knit her some really cute stuff!!! I don't know how they can do it!!!) but her compliments on it sure did make me smile.

Card challenges: 
Cards und More - Snowflakes, Creative Card Crew - 2W - Monochromatic Week, Craft Your Passion - Tis the Season..., Addicted to Stamps 2W, Must use stamp  (1st week) Christmas card, Dream Valley Challenges - 2W, 3E - (1st week) Sparkle,I Did It Creations - "Eat. Drink and Be Merry", Paper Sundaes - 3E, C10 - Winter Wonderland, Pile It On - Sugar and Spice, 2 Sisters - #67 Holiday, Drunken Stampers - 2W - 1stW #79 Monochromatic,  Jingle Belles - Christmas – Holiday Food, Drink or Candy, Stamptacular Sunday - Must use a stamp - Anything Christmas

OK, now on to the news I keep telling you about. 

It is not a BIG Deal but is fun / happy news for me 

I know I told you before (and it is in my sidebar) that one of my cards was featured in the UK magazine Papercraft Inspirations. Well, I subscribed to the mag to get that edition, but never did. I was one month too late and none of my local shops have carried it. Every time I got their mag in, as lovely as it is, it was somewhat a bittersweet moment to open it and not find the one my card was published in. :( 

I got one in for Dec so when this one came in just Monday, I thought maybe just maybe.. but no. It was a special Christmas edition one. I flipped through it, grabbed some Caution Contents are Hot images, markers and my scissors and headed out the door to take Han to dance (and I was going to use the 2 hours I had to get something productive done for once!) Well, I got alot done there... 6 girls colored, cut and ready to go, 15 tags stickled, dried, tied and sold! (hehe) After a little bit of chit chatting with some friends, I was showing my friend  Mandy some of the cards in the magazine. We were looking at the penguins on one page when I happened to glance over to the next page... one I had already seen several times... and overlooked somehow. I took a double take and then smiled and said excitedly "Hey! That's my card!" HAHAHA!!!

(yes, that is me today, just now.. I took it just for you :D hehehe)

 (my son wanted in on the action)

I had entered one of their challenges in Sept to use Vellum... and honestly forgot about it after time had gone by. I am so excited....

and then in flipping more I came across my friend Shirleys blog / card feature! (CONGRATULATIONS SHIRLEY!!!)  This magazine will be framed in my craft room for sure! LOL!!! (not really)

Thanks for letting me share my excitement with you. I don't like to toot my own horn, but really was so happy to see my card there :D

LOTS of hugs and thanks for stopping by today!

abc-123 with FBD + FUN NEWS!!!

Best Teacher Digital Stamp

Good Morning everyone!

I hope that you are all doing wonderfully well on this fine Wednesday morning. 

I sound chipper you say? No?!?! :D hahaha!

I have a lot of fun things to share with you today! 

You got ME before I got my Coffee!!! \

YES! I do love you!!! 

Our new challenge at Freshly Brewed Challenges this week is 

SCHOOL themed with a visible abc123 on your project. 

  The girls really showed off their school spirit, so be sure to stop in  and check out their projects!

I created my bookmark using PTI cardstock in chocolate brown and the crate paper school spirit collection 6x6 double sided stack. The image is colored with prismacolor markers and the ribbon by Martha Stewart. Nothing spectacular about this project,  it is just simple and fun :)

Challenges for this bookmark include:

Fab Fridays Frosted Designs: school papers, Fairy Tale: School, Stamp Something: Back to School

Ready for MORE FUN?!?!

Hold on to your hats or coffee cups (will you share?)  this is a semilong post :D

As you (should) KNOW, Fresh Brewed Designs (that's me hehehe) is releasing a LOT of rubber stamps on September 8th. WE are having a blog hop, prizes and fun!!!

snag this  badge and plan to be a part of it with us! 

Here is a PEEK of one of the cards that was made using a NEW image:

du-du-dum!!!!! What is behind door number 1?

You have to come back and hop with us to find out!!! :) 

(mean aren't I?!?!)

Want ANOTHER teaser? 

Man, you really like torture!!! :D

We only have a limited amount of stamps for this release, but we have so many different stamps being released it LOOKs like alot. This is only HALF of the ones to be packaged!!!

 I KNOW you have a LITTLE bitty peek of the phone.. but that is ok, it is our blog badge afteall! :)

Remember this image that got promoted. 

It was once, for a very short time, a digital stamp. 

She is very proud to be a part of this release.

AND so proud that while she was a digi, she was found, loved and PUBLISHED in a special section of the 

PaperCraft Inspirations Magazine in the October issue!

Can you see me smiling from EAR TO EAR!!!

They are a UK magazine, but are also sold here in the US.

I was told that the craft stores also carry it, so be sure to look for it in THIS issue:

 Here is the card that they featured in their round up :)

Can you see me smiling BIGGER THAN BIG?!?!

I am ;)

And now I am off for some coffee and to get my day started 

I thank you for stopping by and visiting today! I hope you you are as excited as I am about 

The FULL MONTH OF FUN planned for FBD in SEPTEMBER. We have LOTS going on, that's for  sure! and we would love for more than anything for you to be a part of it with us!

Have a super wonderful Wednesday!

HUGS  and SMILES. 

Heather