What is your favorite season?

This week we want to see a card featuring

your FAVORITE season. 

I don't really have a FAVORITE season. I have something 

I love about them all. I love most things about winter. 

Hot cocoa, coffee, scarves, boots... but I don't like it when it's 

TOOOO COLD like it has been the past few days (in the 30's.. I'm a baby)

For this card I used the Fresh Brewed Designs

Hot Cocoa Rubber Stamp

I, once again, used the Splitcoast Stampers TWISTED CARD Technique. 

Such a fun card fold, don't you think?

Come play along with us this week HERE

Have a happy and blessed day!

Heather 

You're My Cup of Cocoa

Happy Wednesday!

I am so happy to be here sharing my little Christmas creation with you.

My kids are SO READY to get out the Christmas decorations.

I just haven't had the time :( 

They have been practicing every weekend for the upcoming 

Nutcracker performance at their dance studio and dancing 

every day of the week for 4 - 5 hours on top of that. And add homeschooling...

cooking... cleaning....

We will do it soon though. Maybe the day after Thanksgiving. That is usually

our tradition. They just wanted to do it earlier.

Here is a sassy little Christmas card I created. 

It is pretty simple and fun. I used some chunky glittery stuff

I found at hobby lobby. I think it was supposed to be confetti or something. 

It looks like little diamonds. But isn't it gorgeous?!? You should see it IRL!

Blingin! LOL!!!

I used the Fresh Brewed Designs digital stamp:

SASSY SNOWGIRL

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wed: Gearing up for CHRISTMAS

Jingle Belles - Food and Drink Christmas

Always Playing with Paper Photo insp

Cutie Pie Cute and Christmassy 

Pile it on - Any holiday / celebration

Glitter n Sparkle - add diecut

Thank you for stopping by!

I hope you have a very happy and blessed day.

Heather D. 

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 

October Rubber Stamp Releas and Blog Hop Day #3

IF you are looking for my FBD HOP DAY #1 CARD GO HERE

If you are looking for my FBD HOP DAY #2 CARD GO HERE 

Welcome to the Fresh Brewed Designs October Rubber Stamp Release 

and Blog Hop Day 3! I don't know about you, but I am still walking around 

humming Christmas carols.And I love it! The mornings have been so cold. 

The past last few Christmas holidays had been quite warm. I remmeber going to my moms

wearing a tee shirt and jeans! It has already been down to the high 40s at night. I wonder what

that means for our winter ahead? hmm....

Well, (for now) I am loving it. Bundling up on the couch with a warm blanket, making the kids cocoa and drinking hot cups of coffee on the deck watching the steam as it dances away from my cup... 

Love it!

Today I have a simple little card to share with you using 

Hot Cocoa Girl

I was  in bed last night thinking about this card and 

how much cuter it would be with little white snowflake diecuts int he blank

spaces. SO before she is sent off, she will have them :))

This card is really just a simple and sweet little card. I love the dotty vellum - 

I found it in my scrap pile and it was mushed all up :(( but I was albe to salvage this piece :)

 

 

The inside sentiment was stamped using a stampabilities rubber stamp

(with the house mouse stamps I do believe, if you go looking for it :) 

 

 
THANK YOU for stopping by today! 

Don't forget, today is the LAST DAY to get in on the Rubber Stamp Deal

 

Stop by the shop to check out the new stamp set deal available

for the duration of the hop ONLY! You can get both stamps for just $10.50!!!

*MEANING TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO GET THEM AT THIS SPECIAL PRICE!*

 

and you are running out of time to create for the pre hop challenge HERE. 

 

There are a few more cards being shared today 

at the FRESHLY BREWED challenges blog 

so be sure to pop over there and check them out too.

Have a wonderful day!

Heather

October Rubber Stamp Release and Blog Hop Day #1

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas  Ev'rywhere you go;
Take a look in the five and ten glistening once again
With candy canes and silver lanes aglow.

Welcome to the Fresh Brewed Designs October Rubber Stamp Release

And Blog Hop! If you are just getting to the hop, you need to go back to

the start at Fresh Brewed Designs (http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/)

If you are getting here from our beautiful guest DAWN's Blog then you are right on track! 

If this is your first time getting to our hop, please go back to the start HERE

I absolutely LOVE everything about Christmastime!
The smells, colors, lights, joyful smiles, and sweet moments shared.

All of the pretty decorations, candles burning, listening to stories  and

reminiscing of past memories while making more special memories.

We are excited to be able to bring Christmastime to you a little bit sooner this year.

These little stamps are guaranteed to spread smiles and winter cheer,

and I hope I am able to do that very same thing with you today!

For my card I used the new FBD Rubber Stamp: Decorate It Girl

*for a popcorn string  making tutorial go here*

This card is very simple. She is paired up with the My Christmas Tree digital stamp, 

the ground is covered in felt and the whole background (even the tree) 

was covered with shimmer spritz in silver. 

As you can see I removed the ornament from her hand

 as well as  the box of ornaments on the floor in front of her. 

Next up is: Hot Cocoa Girl

 This one was alot of fun to make! I even used the Christmas House digi you can get free by going here

I can't tell you how steady of a hand I had to have to color and cut that little thing out :) hehehe!

The simple table was hand drawn on the card. 

I have a few more cards using these images that will be showcased over the

 next few days of the hop. I hope you will stop in to check them out!

Stop by the shop to check out the new stamp set deal available

for the duration of the hop ONLY! You can get both stamps for just $10.50!!!

THANK YOU for stopping by!

Get ready for some more wintery fun! Sled on over to the AMAZINGLY SWEET 

and SUPER TALENTED Stacy's blog

and see what she has prepared for you. 

Hop in full for your chance to win this months Blog Candy!

2 of our most loved Rubber Stamps: Cutie Pie Ice Skating and I'll Take Mine to Go

Here is the full  hop order in case you come  across a snow storm that blocks your path :)

Fresh Brewed Designs: http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/ 

Sheryl: http://butterflykisscards.blogspot.com/
 
Linda:http://stamperstouch.blogspot.com/ 

Julie: http://julieprice3.wordpress.com/

Vanessa:  http://vanessaspapercreations.blogspot.com/

Sarah: http://sarahvaitstamps.blogspot.com/

Celeste: http://www.touchedbyabutterfly.com/

An'Jenic: http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com/

Yolanda: http://www.justyolie.com/

Dawn: http://allthingsprettycraftee.blogspot.fr/

Heather: http://joemamainks.blogspot.com/ << you are here

Stacy: http://impressionsofaribbonaddict.blogspot.com/ 


Challenges
Card1 
Cute Card Thursday C5 - Glitter
Jingle Bells: Critters 
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Tree
Anything Goes Challenge  Make your Own Embellishments  (popcorn string)


Card2 
ABC Christmas Challenge - 2W, Christmas - Anything goes 
Stamp n Doodle - anything goes
  Stamp and Create - Winter Wonderland