My little Paperclip.... ;)

A scrapbook page of me and my sweet ds.  This has been his phrase when he sneaks into my room at bedtime wanting to sleep with me, but asked to go back to his own room....  it's hard to resist with a line like that.  It's so sweet.  :)

The flower border there was a strap from a shirt I had.  It wasn't a very high quality shirt and fell apart, but the straps were so cute- see!  I cut them off and used them.  :)

Happy Voting Day!

Special Brew of the Month- FBD

Check out this cute image called Little Snowflake.  She's the Special Brew of the Month over at Fresh Brewed Designs and you can pick her up today only for $1.50.  :)

 

Cupcake Inspirations 184

Whew- made it just in time for this challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations 184.

Here are the cupcakes for inspiration:

Since Halloween is over, I chose the pumpkin cupcake as my inspiration...

I used a Fresh Brewed Designs cupcake digi called Birthday Cupcake (and guess what?  It's currently on sale for a $1.00!), and the little pumpkin is also a FBD digi called Fall Pumpkin. 

It's NOVEMBER!

Maybe it's my candy hangover talking, but I'm so glad Halloween is finally over.  It felt like a really long holiday this year for some reason.  lol!  On that note, I can't believe it's November all ready!  Of course, I think I say that about every month.... ;)  Anyway...  I'm here to tell you about the fun things going on this month at Fresh Brewed Designs!  It's the very last rubber stamp release blog hop of 2012!  Mark your calendar for the weekend of Nov. 17-19th!

 

 

 and with that said, there's a pre-blog hop party going on all month long!  You can win CAAANNNDYYY!  Check out the photo below, and click HERE to read all the details!

 

 Starting now and continuing on to Nov. 6th, you can get that sweet image on my card below, called HELLO WINTER, for FREE! after that, she'll be $1.00.  Now you have a winter/christmas image to join in on the fun!   

On my card, I used a few of the items that you can win, too:  fun twine, cute Christmas charm, and some felt, which are all great items for your Christmas paper crafts.  Come play along and hopefully you'll be the lucky winner!  :)

new FBD weekly challenge

What a fun photo inspiration challenge this week at Fresh Brewed Designs.

 Here is my card.  I just found this wood wreath in my stuff, so it was perfect!  I painted it and added some gold glitter to it.  The little owl is from the Save the Hooters rubber stamp set (with the shoe) from FBD. 

Come on over and join in on the challenge.

A The Alley Way Stamps card

So.... it was my plan to participate in one of the Alley Way Stamps challenges for the first time.  I found one their freebies (cute trees below) and get to work, finish the card, and THEN.....  duh! (smack my forehead),  I remembered it was a photo inspiration challenge and this card was in no way inspired by the photo they posted for inspiration.  haha!  I got sidetracked with cute Christmas trees, I guess....  totally lost focus, BUT I think it turned out cute.  I printed the trees image twice so that I could cut out the middle one.  I colored and gave it a few extra decorations and then popdotted it to the card.  Season's Greethings stamp by A|S.

 

Rocking Climbing....

I scrapped again! Obviously, a quick and easy LO... I sprayed the cs with T.A. chalkboard hot chocolate spray to distress it and match the wall in the photo a bit more....   The speech bubble and tag are chalkboard stickers from CTMH. tfl :)

 

cupcake inspirations

Challenge 183 over at Cupcake Inspirations .....

 

 

mine is more colorful, but the cute little witches on the cupcakes made me think of this adorable little witch digi that I got last year as a freebie, but never got around to using.... until now.  :)  If only I knew who made it....  

 

Sweet...

...not spooky halloween! that's the theme this week over at Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge Blog.  Come on over and play!  :)

For my card I used the FBD Lollipop monster digi.  I covered him with purple flower soft, added some googly eyes, and a little dimensional glaze and glitter on his lollipop....  It's not very original as I've seen the DT girls do similar before, but I've been eager to make a card with him and now I have.  It was quick and easy and look how cute it turned out!   Ready to give for Halloween.  :)

ALSO!!!  there are new digis in the FBD shop!!  Beautiful Christmas theme ones!  Here's a card I created using one of them:  Christmas Holly.

last day of the FBD rubber stamp release blog hop

If you aren't familiar with Fresh Brewed Designs yet, this is Hot Cuppa Joe.  He is a FBD rubber stamp released earlier this year.  While working with the new Decorate it Girl rubber stamp for this rubber stamp release, I discovered that they were destined to be together.  :)  Perhaps Heather had that in mind all along?  I don't know.... but I was happy to find the two paired together so perfectly.  I stamped her on a piece of cardstock and cut off the ornaments and now she's ready to give Joe a hug.  Oh, and I made her a little skirt, too.  :)

 

To find the first day of this month's rubber stamp release blog hop, click HERE.

if you're done with day 1

Here's what I have for you for day 2 of the Fresh Brewed Designs October blog hop.  The hop is open for 3 days, so if you didn't see it yesterday, no worries- you didn't miss it!  Click here to begin.

 

I have another card to share with you using the new FBD Cocoa girl rubber stamp, combined with a snowglob rubber stamp set I have from Scrapgoods.  I used a glass dome shape along with it.  This, however, is a faux shaker. 

 

 

 

 

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!!!

 

Thanks for joining me again today!  :)

Fresh Brewed Designs rubber stamp release BLOG HOP!

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 Julie's Blog then you are right on track!

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!

I have two cards to share with you today. First up:  I used the new FBD Rubber Stamp:  Hot Cocoa Girl.  She's such a fun winter stamp: with a cup of hot cocoa and smile on her face, she's the perfect image for a "warm wishes" greeting card.

And my second card, I used the new FBD Rubber Stamp Decorate it Girl.  She is getting in the Christmas spirit:  Season's Greetings to you(rubber stamp by A|S)!  I bet you're singing Joy to the world now. :) 

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 Sarah's Blog, and see what she has prepared for you.

 

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

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