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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Pour a cup of coffee and join me for a bit!

Hello to all of my crafty and talented friends!
It's Wednesday!
Time for a brand new challenge at
This week we have a
Date or Time Theme
Here is my card using
brand new
The pretty Design Paper I used was part of 
the new rubber stamp special!
Every month we will have a new special!
When you purchase the latest and newest released 
rubber stamps, you will receive 4 sheets of lovely designer paper
along with your new stamps!
THAT'S NOT ALL!
Did you know that Fresh Brewed Designs
has a NEW BADGE SYSTEM?
With each rubber stamp purchase you will earn a 
Badge.  These badges will be mailed to you with your 
rubber stamps.  When you collect 5 badges
you will earn a FREE RUBBER STAMP OF CHOICE!
Heather is always so very generous
and she really appreciates her customers!
I have to warn you though,
If you pop on over to her
shop 
to look around
you will have a really hard time choosing!
She has the perfect stamp for every occasion!


If you pop on over to our
Freshly Brewed Challenges Blog
you will see some wonderful inspiration
by our very talented design team 
for our latest challenge!
We hope that you join in on the fun!



On a personal note, I'm really sad because
my Big Shot Broke!
Can you believe it?
Jammed, Bent, Broken......
It's not working anymore!
I don't think I appreciated it enough and 
now I realize that I actually used it on 
every card that I made!
I love my dies and embossing folders.
Well, I'm hoping that my dear husband
can perform a miracle and fix it!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges
Truly Madly Crafty Challenge    Ribbon and bling
The Crazy Challenge   Anything Goes
Sew Many Cards   Let's Punch It
That Craft Place Challenge    Anything Goes
2 Sisters    Anything Goes


Thank you for visiting!
I hope that you have a great day!
Warmest Hugs, Sheryl


Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Blog Candy Winners!


Hello and Happy Tuesday!
I have some
Blog Candy
winners to announce
Fabulous
Rubber Stamp Release
Blog Hop!
Weren't you impressed by all of the
gorgeous creations
made with Heathers
very special and unique stamps?
I appreciate all of my followers so very much!
I wish that I could send each of you candy!
However we only have two winners.
The first winner pulled out of a bowl by my grandson is
Congratulations!  You have won the pink Recollection floral embellishments!
And the second winner goes to my
very newest follower who left a comment!
The winner of
Designer paper, Pebbles layered embellishments
and Stampin Up designer hardware
is

Congratulations to both of you lovely and very crafty ladies!
Please e-mail me at
so that I can get your candy in the mail!
Have a wonderful day!
Warmest Hugs,
Sheryl






Monday, February 27, 2012

You still have time to blog hop and win blog candy!


Don't miss out on 
Fresh Brewed Designs 
very first 
Rubber Release Blog Hop
for 2012!
Heather is offering an outstanding Sale price!
Plus there are lots of 
prizes and blog candy to be won!
You have until 
Monday, February 27, 2012
at midnight!

Read all about it  
HERE!
Unique stamps, 
fabulous package deal
 and the chance to win candy!
Come join in on the HOP!
Good luck to all of you!
Warm Hugs,
Sheryl

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Fresh Brewed Designs First 2012 Rubber Stamp Release!




The BIG MOMENT has arrived...
the one we have ALL BEEN WAITING for...
Fresh Brewed Designs FIRST Rubber Stamp Release for 2012!
And we are celebrating with a three day hop, so you will have until February 27th to get in on the fun!
If you are getting here from the very lovely and talented 
 then you are right on track.
If not you will need to go back to the start of our hop at the blog of our very own Fresh Brewed Designs artist and designer,
She also has a lot of fun and useful information for you that you will NOT want to miss! So be sure to go back and start there.

We have been so excited about sharing these new stamps with you!
I chose to create with 
Crafty Girl
 for my project
As a crafty paper crafter and card maker,
I just LOVE THIS UNIQUE STAMP!
And I have to tell you that she is
so much fun to work and create with!
It's really easy to paper piece her pajamas when you use a 
rubber stamp!
The fun twine is available at Fresh Brewed Designs!

I'm offering Blog Candy!
I appreciate all of my followers, old and new, so very much!
This first blog candy is for followers old and new.
If you are a follower old or brand new 
and you leave a comment, 
your name will go 
into my drawing for these pretty 
Recollection floral embellishments.
This second blog candy will be going to 
my very latest and brand new follower!
Please only become a follower if you truly like my blog.
If you are the last person to become a follower during the 
next few days,
and you leave a comment,
then you will be winning this
Designer paper, Pebbles layered embellishments
and Stampin' Up designer hardware.
You never know!  When you become a follower, 
you could be my very latest and win this blog candy!
Good Luck to all of you!



Heather is having a special deal on the NEW stamps and other goodies for this release.
You can get this special package for $20. That is a savings of $10!!!
You can only get this package for this price during the hop { last day is Feb. 27th}
Find out more about this deal in the shop HERE

Hurray!  
You have completed the hop!
I'm the last blog along the hop!
Wasn't it fabulous?
I hope that all of you can take advantage
of the super $10.00 savings
when you order these super special and very unique 
rubber stamps!
They are both so very versatile and you will
find yourself using them again and again!
You can go here to place an order!

Thank you so very much for hopping with us
and have a very happy day!
Warmest Hugs,
Sheryl

Friday, February 24, 2012

Take time to enjoy the simple things in life

Hello to all of my talented and crafty friends!
Happy Friday!
I need to make this post quick because 
I'm so far behind this morning!
The new challenge at 
is
More Than Words
long sentiment or a verse (i.e. not the normal
"happy birthday", "best wishes" or "good luck" etc).

Here is my DT card

The sentiment is a HERO ARTS rubber stamp
I used Stampin Up Labels die cuts
the flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts
The butterfly and leaves are Cheery Lyn
The DP is DCWV  French Country Stack
The ribbon and bling are from my stash

Now pop on over to Fussy and Fancy to see all of the wonderful
inspiration from my very talented design team mates!
Then join in on the fun!
You could be our next 
Guest Designer Winner!


Tomorrow is our big 
Fresh Brewed Designs
rubber stamp release
Blog Hop 



Have a wonderful Day!
Warm Hugs,
Sheryl

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Sealed with a kiss! Twice!

Hello everybody!
I hope that all of you are well.  
I spent my long President's Day weekend with 
the stomach bug!  Not fun!
I am so very happy to be feeling better!
It's time for another challenge over at
Our challenge this week is
Double It - Use two of something
Here is my Design Team card
using 

I had a lot of fun creating this card!
As you can see, I used two, "Sealed with a kiss" images
The fun rings and circles were made with my circle punches
The sentiment and banner piece along with the number two were all 
done with Stamp in Up punches and die cuts.
The ribbon and card stock are Stamp in Up also.
The scallop die cut is done with MFT medium scallop die namic
I colored the seals with my copic markers and used 
crystal effects on them
The two circus tickets are computer generated
What a super fun challenge to enter!
Make sure that you pop on over to 
and peek at all of the wonderful 
inspiration from my design team mates!
Then join in on the fun!
And don't forget to mark your calendars
for our 
Fabulous
Rubber Stamp Release 
Blog Hop
this weekend!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges
Sweet Stamps blog   Bingo  die cut, ribbon, bling
Corrosive Challenge   Another Dimension  Seals and sentiment are adhered with dimensionals
Paper Sundaes   birthdays
Alphabet Challenge Blog   Animal Antics
Card Makin Mama's  Happy birthday
Hot Shot craft Blog   One For The Boys
Wags'n Whiskers   Male Birthday

Thank you for visiting my blog!
Warmest Hugs, Sheryl

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Tried Gauze today! Not sure what I think.........

Hello to all of my crafty and talented friends!
Things have been really crazy around my house,
so it was so good to shut myself in my craft room 
and play this morning!
I decided that today I would try to use some gauze.
I have no idea who the first person was 
who decided to craft with gauze,
but I've seen some really lovely cards with gauze on them.
So.........Here is my first effort.
LOL!  And just maybe my last!
The adorable image is
I decided to make a birthday card, because
we can never have enough of those!

Here are a couple of different shots.

I guess that maybe the guaze does give a nice soft look to the overall card.

Recipe
colored with copics and paper pieced with SU dp.
The cardstock is Stampin Up
The background design paper is DCWV Glitter Mat Stack
The heart die is Cheery Lynn
The scallop die is MFT
The corner embellishement and flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts
The  lace, cupcake and pearls are all from my stash
the pretty ruffled ribbon is SU

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Birthday Sundaes Challenge    Inspiration picture
AllSorts Challenge  Anything Goes
Dies To Die For Challenge   Anything Goes
Card Makin Mama's   Happy Birthday
Aud Sentiments   Must have the word, "Happy"
Cute Card Thursday   Flower Power
Fab'n' Funky Challenge   Try Something New
My Time To Craft   Bring On The Cake
The Cheerful Stamp Pad   Happy Birthday
Shelly's Images Blog   Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show   Anything Goes
Papercrafting Journey   Make It Cute

Thank you for visiting my blog!
I hope that you have a great day!
Warmest Hugs
Sheryl

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Freshly Brewed Challenges, "Red Hot" Challenge!

Hello to all of my talented and crafty friends!
Today we are introducing a brand new,
Red Hot
 challenge at

We can hardly wait to see your interpretation of
"RED HOT"!
Here is mine!
I made a criss cross card using
As you can see, the inside card is blank so that you
 can write a special love letter!
Recipe
colored with copic markers and SU Cherry Cobbler dazzling details
The dp and glitter card stock are all from my stash
Stampin Up heart dies and punches
Stampin up scallop punch
Whimsy Stamp sentiments and stamp die cut
Ribbon and black lace is from my stash

Don't forget to stop over at 
to see some wonderful
Red Hot inspiration!
Then we hope that you will join in on the fun!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Cards For Men   Valentine's Day  Love
The Crazy Challenge  Valentine's Day
Stamps R Us    Anything Goes
Gingerloft Challenge   Love is in the air
2 Sisters    I heart You

Thank you so much for visiting my blog!
Warmest Hugs
Sheryl

Monday, February 13, 2012

Fresh Brewed Designs GROOVY BLOG HOP!


Hey! Here's the skinny. Fresh Brewed Designs has been preparing something totally funkadelic. I mean, it is RAD man. I am totally diggin' it and know you will too. First, you have to make sure you ain't trippin and are starting at the right pad. Your first stop is at Heather's Coffee Break. If you are getting here from Vanessa's blog then you are right on track man! 
Here is my totally rad card  using
Flower Child



FAR OUT RIGHT?

I'm the last stop on this Groovy HOP!  The team and our jive guests hope that you have enjoyed seeing all of our out of sight projects! I mean they are totally off the hook bro! It's been so much fun having all of you get down and boogie with us!
If you left some luv at each blog pad along the way you 
could be the awesome winner of 
our very talented 
Heather's 
totally off the hook
PRIZE!

Peace Man! I will catch you on the flip side! 
Luv and peace
 Sheryl

Here is the WAY COOL hop order:

Friday, February 10, 2012

Fussy and Fancy , "With All My Heart" challenge

Hello!
Fussy and Fancy
has a brand new challenge!
The challenge is 
With All My Heart
For this challenge, I decided to
make a special 
Valentine card 
for my little grandson!
He LOVES trains, so I know
that he will like this card!
Colored in with my copic markers
I made this whole card with scraps and stash.
I used MFT die-namics for the grass and medium scallop
The heart is Cheery Lynn
The die cut letters are Stampin Up
The sentiment is Whimsy Stamps
And here is a picture of my precious little lovey!
Jacob
Just look at those kissy cheeks!

Don't forget to pop on over to 
to see all of the wonderful inspiration from our
very talented design team!
Then we hope that you will join in on the fun!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
4 Crafty Chicks   Love is in the air
Craft Us Crazy   Anything Goes
Divas By Design   Love is in the air
Crafting For All Seasons    Love Is In The Air

Thank you for visiting!
I hope that you have a wonderful day!
Warm Hugs, Sheryl

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Photo Inspiration Challenge at Freshly Brewed Challenges

We have a fun new Photo inspiration
challenge at
this week!
The possibilities are endless!
Here is my Design Team Card
using

Here is the inspiration photo
I had so much fun making this card with Fresh Brewed Designs "Little Gianna"!
I colored her with Copic markers and paper pieced her little dress.
I used Stampin Up cardstock
The Design paper is from my scrap box
The bottom scallop is a Marianne die
The hearts and leaf scroll are both done with Cheery Lynn dies
The sentiment is Whimsy Stamps
The lace and paper roses are Wild Orchid Crafts
The pink pearls, bling, button and twine are all from my stash


If my cards inspire you to place a Fresh Brewed Designs order
I would really appreciate you using
 my code Sfbd3 in the comment section
along with my name, Sheryl,  when placing your order 


I'm sure that your in for a treat when you pop on over to
to see all of the lovely inspiration
from my very talented Design Team mates!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Party Time Tuesday     Valentines
Ribbon Carousel Challenge   Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown   Be My Valentine
Creative Stamp Friends   Valentine
Lollipop Crafts   Valentines Day

Thank you for visiting!
I hope that you have a great day!

Warmest Hugs,
Sheryl

Monday, February 6, 2012

Super Sale Today, only, at Fresh Brewed Designs! Don't Miss Out!

It's finally here!
Our special Brew Of The Month
For TODAY ONLY!
You can purchase this adorable little
for only $3.95!
Plus, you will get a special
bonus sentiment!
Don't miss out!

Don't forget to take another peek at the adorable gift
box and purse that I made with this precious little
Sweetie Pie!

I hope that all of you have the opportunity to pick up this sweetie Pie of a deal!
Have a wonderful day!
Warmest Hugs, Sheryl

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Gift Box/Tea Bag Holder Video Tutorial

Hello, my crafty and creative friends!
I made this adorable little
gift box/ Tea bag holder
along with my very first
video tutorial!
This adorable little tea pot digi 
on the front of my card is

I used
on the inside of my little card.


Take a peek inside!
This box will hold 8 tea bags!

I added a pocket on the back to hold a 
Gift Card
or a tag!

Now this is my first video tutorial, 
so please be kind!
My daughter told me that I should do
it over because I had too much 
nervous chatter!
Then my camera slipped at one point!
Ugh!
Well, I decided to keep it real!
Here is my tutorial!


I hope that you find this tutorial helpful and that you decide to
create your own sweet little gift box.
There are so many possibilities for this box.
Bridal and Baby shower, "Tea Party's" are
so very popular now!  This would make a sweet 
shower favor that you can personalize yourself.
It would make a sweet Valentine Treat box too!

If my cards or projects inspire you to place a Fresh Brewed Designs order
I would really appreciate you using
 my code Sfbd3 in the comment section
along with my name, Sheryl,  when placing your order 
Thank you, so much!  :-)


I would like to enter this gift box into the following challenges
Divas By Design  Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenge   Bingo- ribbon, pink, gems
My Time To Craft   A is for Adorable
Party Time Tuesday  Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles   It's all about Girls   Make it girly
Come and Get It Challenges   Anything But A Card

Thank you for visiting!
Have a great day!
Warm Hugs,
Sheryl











Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Valentine Sweetheart!


It's all about 
LOVE
this month at
That's right!
This month's prize challenge
theme is
LOVE!
Here is my Design Team Card
using


The inside is blank so that you can write that
perfect and romantic love letter!
Recipe
Fresh Brewed Designs  Valentine Sweetheart digi stamp
colored in with my copic markers
I coated the heart with Stampin Up cherry cobbler dazzling details
Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake Stampin Up cardstock
Stampin Up designer paper
The lacy frame die cut is Cheery Lynn Dutch Scallop Square Frame
The butterfly is Cheery Lynn Eotic Butterfly samll #2
The heart on the inside is Cheery Lynn Two of Hearts
with a punched small heart using my Stampin Up small heart
The paper flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts
The sentiment stamps are Whimsy Stamps

Now make sure that you pop on over to 
to see all of the 
fabulous inspiration there from our
very talented Design Team!
Then we hope that you will join in on 
the FUN!
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Make My Monday   Butterflies and dragonflies
Anything Goes Challenge Blog   To The One I Love
Die Cuttin Divas   Anything Goes
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog   Punch and something shimmery
Tuesday Throwdown   Use Hearts
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge  Have a heart 
Cards For Men   Seeing Red
(SU Design paper is definitely older and I've been hoarding it!)
Cheery Lynn Designs   Sweethearts
Stamps R Us   Valentine Love
The Crazy Challenge   Flowers

Thank you for visiting!
Warmest Hugs, 
Sheryl