and the winner is.....

Thank you to everyone who took the time to join us this month for the Fresh Brewed Designs Rubber Stamp Release.  I had 6 guests who were eligible for my blog candy and random.org chose #1..

and that person is................... drum roll..........

Lisa said...

Both of your cards are so awesome!! I love the images and designs!! And how sweet to offer blog candy - I want to win it!! Happy Sunday my friend :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Thank you, Lisa!  Please email me at vanessabuzard at gmail dot com with your mailing address.  :)

FBD rubber stamp release day 3

Last day to hop!  Click HERE to start on day 1.  Click HERE for day 2 links.  There's a BIG awesome package of blog candy to win via Heather and you can read all the details on hop day 1.  *I* have some blog candy this month which you can read about to qualify on my day 2 post.....  :)

 

I have 2 more cards for you today using the Latte Love stamp (which I really DO love a latte!) ;) 

 

This card is a Thank you card with a gift card baggie on it:

Another Latte love card....  I used a walnut ink dabber on a lid to create "coffee cup stains"  :)

Thanks for joining us this month!  AND a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISH shout out to the talented artist and shop owner.... HEATHER!  Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you.....   :)

FBD rubber stamp release day 2

day 2!  If you missed yesterday, click here to hop through.  Here are my day 2 cards (yep, I have two more for today, too):

 

The airplane stamp is SU and the sentiment is A|S, but the super cute coffee cup is the newly released FBD rubber stamp Latte Love.  Also the ribbon and awesome hello tab are little goodies you could possibly win.  Check out the details on the FBD blog.

inside of card..... coffee sentiment I got off the internet and miss you is A|S

and here's another card using this month's newly released Chloe's Cupcake.  I paper pieced her dress. :)  Happy Birthday by A|S.

For more posts for day 2, check out the Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge Blog.

AND before you go..........  *I* have a SURPRISE!  I have BLOG CANDY to give away!  I will tell you it is a FRESH BREWED DESIGNS RUBBER STAMP, but which one is a surprise!  It's not a new release, but it is a favorite of mine.  It will also be great for an upcoming Mother's Day cards, if you ask me. ;)  If you want to win it, you must do two things: visited/commented on my blog all three days, and comment on THIS post "I want to win it!".  I'll choose a random winner.  :)

CIC 206

~~**~~FOR THE FRESH BREWED DESIGNS RUBBER STAMP RELEASE BLOG HOP, CLICK HERE or scroll down one for my post.~~**~~

 

Cupcake Inspirations 206 photo/color challenge this week:

Our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps.

Here is my card using the above inspiration along with a Bugaboo digi: Holy cow.  I love cows and this one is super sweet! 

Come play along.  You could be a lucky winner!  :)

FBD April Rubber Stamp Release Blog Hop!

Welcome to Fresh Brewed Designs April Rubber Stamp Release and Blog Hop! 

We are so happy to have you hopping along with us this weekend!

 

If you are just arriving to the hop, you will want to go back to the start

at Freshly Brewed Challenges.

If you are getting here from the talented RHONDA'S blog then you are good to go!

This hop is going to be a BLAST!!!
It's Heather's birthday weekend, so she decided to throw in some EXTRA FUN just for you! Not only do we have some SUPER CUTE New Rubber Stamps
to release, we also have BLOG CANDY to give away!

I will tell you more about the candy, but first,
let me share the cards I created for you today!  I have two, because once I started stamping with these fun stamps, I couldn't stop- I have a full weekend of cards to share with you. 

I created my first card using the new stamps Latte Love (cup) with the little and oh so very true sentiment:

and my 2nd card using Chloe's Cupcake rubber stamp, along with some fun items (ribbon and metal word tabs) that YOU could win as they are some of the goodies in the awesome Blog Candy package that Heather has as a giveaway this month:

Get these stamps AND MORE at a special deal THIS WEEKEND ONLY!
Use the code birthday at checkout to receive 20% off your entire order!

Now, I know you remember that I mentioned candy earlier in this post.
Wait no longer! Check out what YOU can win!

WOW, right? 

 

To win this candy, all you have to do is:

*   HOP in full the first day{Saturday, April 13th}.  Which means, You HAVE to leave comments at each hop stop to win!*For an extra chance to win, you need to come back to the Freshly Brewed Challenges blog on Sunday and Monday to find links to the cards posted for those days.
*PLUS ~ Anyone who purchases rubber stamps during this hop will 
get two extra chances at winning the candy! That means you have 4 chances to get your name in the draw!

Thank you so much for hopping with us!

 

I hope you have enjoyed your time here at my blog. 

 

It is time for me to say goodbye and for you to head over to my friend Celeste's blog

to check out what she has prepared for you.

 

 

Here is the full hop order :Freshly Brewed Challenges Blog 
Sarah
Linda
Lisa (guest)
Sheryl
Rhonda (guest)
Vanessa
Celeste
Barbara (guest)
Yolanda
Heather

CIC challenge 205

This week at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 205, we have this for you:

and our sponsor is:

 

and here's my card using a super fun image by Kenny K:

(other stamps by A Muse Studio)

 

Come play along with us!!  :)

 

 

new digis and new challenge at FBD

First things first!  Mark your calendars!

 

 

and now..... new Fresh Brewed Designs digi stamps have been released, which you can view here, they are called April and April Swings.  Here is a card I created using the April Swings digi. 

and now for a new monthly challenge over at the Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge blog:  sweet treats!  I created the card below using Dotty Cupcake digi:  this card looks better IRL as the background space is silver glittery paper from SU!  I used yellow glitter on the cupcake....   anyway... HB for happy birthday!  Come on over and join us for the challenge. 

Happy Easter and CIC 204

Hope everyone had a very happy Easter.  Today also begins the new challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations.... #204.

Here is the inspiration photo with the challenge to use lime white and lavender.

Our sponsor this week is Robyns Fetish:

Here's my card using a super cute Robyns Fetish digi

 

Come on over and play along!  :)

crafty!

Today is my DT feature at Fresh Brewed Designs, and I chose to create myself a cute little shirt using the FBD crafty girl rubber stamp, which now happens to match some pj bottoms I have perfectly. 

 

I don't often stray from paper crafts, so this isn't really my thing and you'll discover soon that I should just stick to paper.  HAHA.  Anyway....I stamped the image with black memento ink and then colored in the image with copic markers.  I heat set it with my embossing heat gun and then tossed it in the dryer. I had googled fabric coloring ideas, because I didn't think I could use copics.  However, I found a tutorial where the woman used them on decorative towels.  The Copic website says you can use on fabric, but washing may be an issue, so we'll see what happens when I wash this shirt....  a little experiment. ;)

Okay! *update since I wrote this*  My curiosity got the best of me and I washed the shirt...   the colors bled!  bummer!  I'll still be wearing my comfy crafty shirt though.   I still love the idea, so.... you could stamp it only in black and not color it.  Add some colorful buttons or sew on flowers....   I also saw, but have never done, the transfer paper for clothing.  It was like $10 at Michael's; however, not something I wanted to spend the money on right now.....  post your successful ideas in my comment section and I'll choose a winner to receive a little blog candy from me.  :)

 

I received this stamp before she became a set with fun sentiments.  Otherwise, I would have stamped one of the sentiments with it, too.  :)

 

Check out the Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge blog.  Don't forget about the month long challenge - join in!  You could be a winner. 

CIC 203

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 203 begins today.  Below you will find the photo inspiration to use along with an Easter theme. 

our sponsor this week is:

and here's my card using a DRS designs image and sentiment:

I added yellow fun block to the duckies, so they are soft and fuzzy. ;)

Click on over to the CIC blog to see what the other CIC DT members created and join in on the fun. 

Day 3 of the FBD rubber stamp release blog hop

Today is the last day to feature this brand new rubber stamp; a Fresh Brewed Design named Vanilla Cupcake  Cutie.  She's been a lot of fun to work (play!) with.  :)  (sentiment stamp by SU!)

 

Scroll down for my other hop posts and/or click on over to the FBD challenge blog and start from the beginning, day 1.  You won't want to miss what the DT members and the special guests have created using Vanilla Cupcake cutie.  Thanks for joining us this month!  Another new release is coming in April!  :)

day 2 of the FBD rubber stamp release blog hop

Hello and welcome back! If you missed day 1 of the hop, scroll down one, or click here. 

 

Even though Vanilla Cupcake cutie has a fun dress and cute shoes, I decided to only use her portrait on this fun little scalloped card.  "happy birthday" are stamps from another company, but the "cupcake" is part of the new sentiment:  I just cut off the "hi" part.  :)