Build Me A Snowman

Let's get ready for some FUN!

This week's Freshly Brewed Challenge is
one of my favorites. I LOVE snowmen and creating winter themed cards!

SO why don't you
BUILD ME A SNOWMAN?

Come play along with us HERE

Here are a few cards I created for this challenge.

Digital Stamp: LET IT SNOW SNOWMAN

This was a super fun card to make!
I used the SCS Twisted Card tutorial for this one.
It was a little confusing, but not really.
Probably because I havent made anything other than a standard A2 card in
well... FOREVER!!!

Top view:

Inside:
(has a pocket to hold a gift card or whatever your creative mind
can think of to add to it! :)

Let's talk about LEFT OVERS!!!

This card is a GREAT way to use scrap papers! I did not keep cutting papers out

the way the tutorial instructed. I cut out a template out of card stock and was able to use 

the pieces of scraps to create the panels for these types of cards. 

Maybe a little more time consuming, maybe, just a tad, but

was worth it (for me) to be able to use the bits and pieces. 

Still have more, mind you. These cuts leave you lots of little acute triangles. Just sayin!

But it is oh so fun!!!

This card is being entered into the JINGLE BELLES holiday left overs challenge 

and

Always Playing With Paper: Christmas Cards Challenge

Digital Stamp: SNOW WHAT FUN

 I LOVE snowmen.

 This image was a fun one to draw and color. 

They just make me happy. 

I kept the base a simple one layer and added little white snowballs (one by one) to the card front.

 I used double sided tape to create the gold glitter stripes

This card is being entered into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: AG

Hope to see you play along with us in our challenge. 

Have a beautiful and blessed day!

Heather D. 

CAS Red and White

Happy Monday!

I am here to share a simple little card with you. 

This card was created using the Fresh Brewed Designs Digital Stamp

YOU BRIGHTEN MY DAY - TABLE

Splitcoaststampers  Ways to Use it Challenge (WT532)

is to create using only red and white. 

I admit, this was a bit of a challenge for me. Not often do I use 

just TWO of ANY colors when creating. I LOVE COLOR!

but am happy with the way this turned out :)

Materials:

 Copic Markers: R12, R14, R17 

Sharpie Marker: red

White gel pen, red glitter pen

American Craft bookshelf double sided paper: Alcott

Rub on sentiment 

Thank you for stopping by today. 

I hope everyone has a very happy and blessed day.

Heather 

5 days of Christmas Digi Release Day 4

GOOD MORNING!!!

It's THE week you have been waiting for!

 Fresh Brewed Designs (that's me!) releases their NEW Christmas digital stamps

ALL WEEK LONG.

I get to share some SWEET images and projects with you today! 

Here are the newest digis:

SNOW DELICIOUS WINTER CAKE

SNOWMAN CUPCAKE

CHRISTMAS TREE CUPCAKE

And here are a few cards I created with them:

SNOW DELICIOUS WINTER CAKE

materials: prismacolor and copic markers, momenta ds cardstock 12x12 pad, 

martha stewart snowflake embossing border punch, confetti snowflakes, 

spellbinders floral doily motifs die cut

SNOWMAN CUPCAKE and CHRISTMAS TREE CUPCAKE

materials: pebbles home for christmas 6x6 paper pad, copic markers, prismacolor markers

To see all of the wonderful DT cards and have a chance to WIN something from the release, 

check out the challenge blog >>HERE<< 

My Day #1 Post

My Day #2 Post

My Day #3 Post

I hope you have a SWEET day, 

                                                           Heather

Challenges:

Card 1

SCS Color Challenge & SCS Sketch Challenge

Fab n Funky- Christmas

Simon Says Treats

MAWTT - winter is coming

Card 2

SCS way to use it: Favorite (this paper!!!)

Simon Says Wed - AG

4 crafty chicks - anything goes

To Perk You Up!

I wish I could get together with my entire DT 

and blog friends and meet for coffee (those of you who don't drink coffee -

I will make sure you have SOMETHING and I will still love you anyway 

Tee Hee Hee!!! ;) 

This card is dedicated to you!

Those of you who need time with a friend. 

Need time to just sit and relax and chat and laugh.

Those who need a perk me up ;-)

(um - that would be all of us right?!? )

Images by Fresh Brewed Designs (that's me!)

CAUTION CONTENTS ARE HOT Rubber Stamp 

and

Sentiments from the SHE LOVES LATTES and the 

SKINNY MINNIE'S COFFEE BREAK  Rubber Stamp Sets

The image was colored using a mix of prismacolor and copic markers

The lacy heart is from the makingmemories: Je t'Adore journaling book kit. 

The beautiful jeweled flower (won in a blog candy from Beth) is by Hero Arts.

I am entering this into two SCS challenges. 

1) Happy Anniversary WT500 - we are to find our first ever upload to SCS and CAS it. 

here is my first (I chose to CAS the layout)

This card using a Riley Stamps image was posted to SCS on Oct 2, 2008:

I am also entering this into the SCS 

2) Clean and Simple challenge -CAS293  touch of pink 

I added just a bit more than a touch... I hope it still counts... ;)

Thank you for stopping by and visiting me today!

We have LOTS OF FUN planned for this month at Fresh Brewed Designs. 

Something to look forward to:

OUR  5 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS DIGI RELEASE

You are BERRY sweet

Happy Wednesday!

I am happy to be here a second time today -

means I get more time to spend with you!

I am here now with a Freshly Brewed Challenges challenge reminder. 

We are creating with TAGS for our October Challenge #1. 

I chose to add a tag to my card rather than to create a full tag. 

Here is my example:

STRAWBERRY GIRL DRESS UP DIGITAL STAMP

and

BERRY SWEET DIGITAL SENTIMENT

I was inspired by the sketch challenge 509 at Spitcoaststampers 

Materials: copic markers

Olive Papertrey Inc Cardstock

ki memories Juicy Summer paper pack

This card features some of our NEWEST digi releases at 

Fresh Brewed Designs. 

Check out the others HERE >>

12 Dress Up Kid images 

and

17 new digital sentiments!

Thank you for stopping by today.

I hope to see you play along in our Freshly Brewed Tags Challenge! 

Check out today's post for more inspiration and links to the 

challenge and new digi release  posts. 

Have a happy and blessed day! 

                                         Heather 

to my friend - Thank you for making me smile, 

This one is for you today :-) You know who you are :-)
HOPE IN FRONT OF ME 
More about hope - Danny's story

FIX MY EYES

challenges:

CUTE CARD THURS - DOTS

CUTIE PIE - THREES

Through the craftroom door- AG

Crafting from the heart - ag

LOTS of FUN and COFFEE!!!

Good Morning.

I have a card and little something extra to share with you today!

I don't know where I have found all of this time to create this week, 

but I did, and I am thankful because we all know how life gets and

how it could be a month before I post again. :/ But hopefully not.

I have enjoyed creating and have LOTS of images colored in and waiting to

be placed on their new card front 'home'. Until then, they are unhappy and homeless, 

and that just isn't good. That will have to change! :D

My first project I am sharing with you is one I created

using the sketch challenge posted to Splitcoaststampers (SC490)

I used my Fresh Brewed Digital Stamp:

Girl on the Go

For this card I used all scrap papers (I am making that my mission -

to use more of my HUGE scraps in my HUGE scrap box :D

I colored the image using prismacolor and copic markers. 

The edge of the image was embossed using shabby green frantage.

Now for more fun!

My mother in law asked me to create a project for her.

She needed four little monkeys to hang on a tree for her 

church to use at Vacation Bible School this year. I admit, I was a little

intimidated. I am afraid of drawing monkeys for some reason. I was afraid

they wouldn't look like monkeys. 

I got over my fear and intimidation, sketched them out on notebook paper, 

was pretty satisfied, and then began the project. I have to finish them today 

(cut them out, laminate them and so on) 

I hope the church and the kids love them and that they make the kids smile.

(if you want to see these monkeys turn into digis and make their
way into the Fresh Brewed Designs shop - leave a comment on our
challenge blog post HERE)

Have a very happy and blessed day!

                                                           Heather

to perk you up ...

Happy Saturday!

It is already a gorgeous day outside. The sun is shining,

birds are singing, the cool breeze is blowing, and God loves me. 

What could be better?

I am excited to be done with my housework for the day. 

I worked all week and am able to just relax some today. 

The kids and I will do some cooking, creating, and reading. 

YAY!

I have been somewhat LACKING in my own mojo...
until I recieved an email from my friend, Jeannie, letting me know about a FUN
COFFEE THEMED CHALLENGE at The Card Concept challenge blog.
Coffee? Well Duh! That is right up my ally!
Then, while I was on facebook yesterday for one of my pop in's throughout the day

and stumbled upon a technique challenge at Splitcoaststampers.

I don't USUALLY do anything that takes a few steps to create. (drying time, fancy folds, etc.)

I am usually rushing and don't have time... but this one looked fun so I dug deep and found a little patience

and allowed myself to be ok with not completing a card in 5 minutes ;) lol. 

Another thing I don't often do is play along in challenges at SCS. 

I am not even sure if I am allowed to enter my card, but regardless, I had fun creating it :)

Fresh Brewed Designs Rubber Stamps:

SKINNY MINNIE is SWEET (with sentiments)

Sentiment from the SHE LOVES LATTES set

Latte Cup from the CARD BACKER stamp

Materials to create background:

Painters tape :)

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist: Electric Blue

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Viva Pink

Smooch Spritz: Electric Blue

Smooch paint: Black

Other materials:

Papertrey inc Cardstock: White and Black

Momento Tuxedo Black Ink

Our lovely lady was colored up using copic markers and prismacolor markes. 

(the a little note sentiment was printed in word)

Here is another view of the card so you can see all of the lovely shimmer.

I even put a few drops of the shimmer paint on a tray and brushed the paint

on her jeans, then added some dots to her pants using the black smooch.

It was fun getting all messy.

And believe me! I DID!

My glimmer mist bottle was stopped up, and my inpatient self kept pumping away anyway...

and ended up with blue hands... then I took the cap off and tried pumping it to break 

it loose... but all it did was shoot blue ink out of the bottom and all over my foot! 

HAHAHA!!! So, in making this card, I also was able to tattoo myself and make

myself shimmery beautiful too :D hehehe! 

Thank you for stopping by today.

I do hope you have a lovely and blessed weekend. 

                                                                                              Heather

DON'T FORGET!

There are just a few more days left to play along in our 

MONTH LONG CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE

where you can win THIS AWESOME BLOG CANDY:

Check it out HERE


I am entering this card into the following challenges













The Card Concept: COFFEE THEME 
(i am not sure which category mine would fall... more freestyle collage?? perhaps)

SCS Faux Tile Technique
Stampin' For The Weekend - For The Girls
City Crafter: What's Cookin

Back To School Riley

This neato thing is called a pillow box :) isn't it adorable!?! My friend Adela is hosting a challenge on the 3D group over on PCP, and I just had to try it out. I was already thinking about what to make for the Hanna Stamps monthly challenge hosted by Niki on SCS ... and the idea popped into my head to combine the two. I know it is a bit unusual for this pillow box to be school related. I did not realize that fact until I posted it and already saved my picture over at SCS. I smiled and clicked to edit.
I know that kids would not take or need a door hanger for school ... that is silly :). HOWEVER in my case it was pure genius ;)~ lol! The kids are always 'claiming' to lose their pencils. I wonder if it is on purpose? lol. hmmm .. :) Well, I thought this little pocked was too cute and would be perfect to hang on the buffet table or the soon to be found / bought / built bookshelf for the kids homeschool books. I love this Riley. So cute! The glasses are what do me in! lol! They are perfect!!!! I really enjoyed making this project.

You can find the download pdf tutorial on how to create one of these fun pencil holders / door hangers for yourself HERE at Papercraft Planet. you may have to be a member.

Materials:

OLD paper???

Cricut

Prismacolor markers

cuttlebug

Riley Raked image