FBD April RUBBER STAMP RELEASE BLOG HOP!

SURPRISE!!!

Turn up the music, put on your party hat and get ready to boogie!!!

Not only is it time for our FRESH BREWED DESIGNS RUBBER RELEASE HOP this weekend; it is Heather's Birthday Weekend as well!  She is so sneaky ... I think she planned this all along... and didn't tell us until the last minute.

If you are just arriving to the party, please go back to the start at Freshly Brewed Challenges.  If you got here from Linda's blog then you are READY TO PARTY!!!

There are TWO new Fresh Brewed Design stamps being released this month.  For this post, I have chosen to share this card (below) that I created using the GIRL IN GIFT rubber stamp shown below on the front of this brightly colored birthday card created to wish a special friend a Happy Birthday!  It's such a fun stamp!

                                                                                                              (happy birthday is an A|S stamp)

Since it IS a surprise party, of course we HAVE TO HAVE PRESENTS!!!

Heather is giving away birthday blog candy here BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!!!

**You have a chance to win more SURPRISE BLOG CANDY just by hopping.**

All you have to do is hop in full and leave a comment on our CHALLENGE BLOG letting us know the most favorite gift you have ever received and why it was so special to you.

Our theme for this rubber release is all about gifts and giving. We are not necessarily talking about actual physical gifts.  We feel that the most important gift you can give anyone is your time, love, friendship and understanding.

That is what we try to focus on at Fresh Brewed Designs. We are a 'team' of friends who love to share our gifts with you and make you smile. That is our goal, always.

So our gift to you today is to THANK YOU for your support and for taking time to stop in and share your smile with us.

We truly appreciate you and are so happy to have you here to celebrate with us~

Keep on Partying!!! WOOT WOOT!!!

It is time to move on to the next hop stop.

You are going to want to continue partying by dancing ;) on over to Sheryl's blog and see what she has prepared for you today. 

Here is the hop order just in case you are having too much fun and get lost along the way :))

Freshly Brewed Challenges: http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/
Heather: http://joemamainks.blogspot.com/
Linda: http://stamperstouch.blogspot.com/
Vanessa : http://vanessaspapercreations.blogspot.com/
Sheryl: http://butterflykisscards.blogspot.com/
Celeste: http://www.touchedbyabutterfly.com/
Kenzie: http://kraftyhugzz.blogspot.com/
Macka: http://craftingwithdoodle.blogspot.com/
Rhonda: http://bumblcreate.blogspot.com/
Yolanda: http://www.justyolie.com/

REMINDER

Fresh Brewed Designs is having a RUBBER STAMP RELEASE 3 day BLOG HOP!  Two new wonderful rubber stamps you'll want to add to your collection.  There will be PRIZES!  Don't worry about having time to hop, you have 3 days! 

Come on and join the fun!  SATURDAY, APRIL 14 @ 7 a.m. EST!   

For you......

I was flipping through a card magazine and saw a money gift holder card using this pig from the Cricut Wild Card Cart and thought it was sooooo cute AND I have that cart, so....  I created my own with some Cosmo Cricket Garden variety and other stuff from my stash.  I think it turned it out cute.  I love piggies :)

and chickies ;)

JUGS 131

Hey!  I'm participating in the Just Us Girls sketch challenge 131.  Here is the sketch:

 and here is my card:

 

Anything but a card: A|S challenge

The challenge at A Muse Studio Blog this week is "Anything but a card".  The DT over there created some really fun projects.  Go check them out.  :)  Here is my entry: I created this scrapbook page to save this spelling test my ds (he's in 1st grade) brought home from school one day.  It was so funny, I had to save it.  The papers are old BG recess, and the apple, chalkboard, ruler, pencils, "you rule" and "good job!" are all rubber stamps from A Muse Studio School Days set.  :)

Friendship at FBD...

The new weekly challenge over at the Freshly Brewed Designs Challenge blog is "Friendship".

Here is a card I created using the FBD digi Hannah and Kitten.  "Hello" is a FBD rubber stamp.

Go on over and check out the wonderful cards the DT made and join in on the fun!  Don't forget:  this weekend is the April Rubber Release Blog Hop!!

new FBD digis....

There are new digis over at Fresh Brewed Designs.  I created this card using one of them: a girl thing.

Although not new, the cat image is also from Fresh Brewed Designs. It's called Cat and Mouse Nap. I cut off the stocking cap and mouse.  ;) 

Check out what's new!  and don't forget the Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge blog.

sweet sketch wednesday 148

Here's the latest sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday, #148

I'm not really lovin' this card.  It looked better in my head than on paper, but here it is:

The stamps are A Muse Studio "sunshine and shade".  I stamped the suns with A|S papaya ink as well as inked the sunshine chipboard with it.  Then I added, which sadly you can't see from the photo 'cause it definitely makes the card look better IRL, yellow glimmer chalk to the stamped suns as well as the chipboard piece.

Eat your veggies!

I got the whole line of Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety.  It's such fun paper and you've seen me use it recently with the super cute Garden Granny Rubber stamp from Fresh Brewed Designs...  It's important to exercise, but it's very important to eat healthy, so... here's Work it Work out Girl (rubber stamp) from Fresh Brewed Designs to remind of you (me?  hee hee) to do just that.

 I noticed after the fact, that the bling on the right side of the little flower fell off. I also had bling on the flower brad that is on the ribbon.  Ah well......   I didn't feel like retaking the photo.

Inside of card:

Tie it up: new FBD Wednesday challenge

It's time for a new weekly challenge at the Fresh Brewed Designs challenge blog:  Tie it up. 

Here's the card I created for it using the newly released Gardening Granny rubber stamp.  I'm having so much fun with this stamp.  I added tied ribbon and some twine for the challenge.  Check out the DT cards HERE (and other fun news!), and then go create your tied up card and link it up.  We'd love to see what this challenge inspires you to do.

Something to DIE for ...

A Muse Studio Challenge:  Something to die for... use an A|S die. 

I bought the Bunny Peep dies.  It's a set of three different sizes.  First is an Easter card I created using the largest of the bunnies.  I cut him out of vanilla felt available through A|S.....

 Here are some treats I made my ds' classmates and friends...  I whipped out 35 of these.  These tags were created with the smallest bunny die in the set.

 

 

Happy Easter!  :)

sweet sketch wednesday 147

Fresh Brewed Designs in sponsoring the prize for the sketch challenge 147 over at sweet sketch wednesday.  Here's the sketch and below is the card I created using a newly released digi from Fresh Brewed Designs called Latte Mama.  I thought "Ready. Set. Go. " is how it feels some mornings and coffee is a must. ;)

inside...