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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Photo inspiration Challenge

Hello to all of my very talented 
and crafty friends!
We have a really fun 
Photo Inspiration
Challenge for you at
I had so much fun creating my card with 
all of those bright cheerful colors!
Isn't he adorable?  I just love him!
He's available wearing glasses too!
Here is the fun
Inspiration Photo
For this challenge
Look at all of those cheerful colors!
This is the perfect challenge to use your scraps!
Recipe
Fresh Brewed Designs  Birthday Boy Digi
colored with copic markers
crystal effects on balloon and hat
SU card stock and tiny corner brads
Ribbons and buttons are from my scraps and stash
Happy Birthday embossing folder
dots embossing folder
Large circle scallop punch/circle punch
Small circle scallop punch/circle punch

Don't forget to pop on over to
Freshly Brewed Challenges to see some 
very colorful cards 
by my DT friends
inspired by the inspiration photo!



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 would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Cards For Men   Texture
Crafty Boots Challenges   No Girls Allowed
Daisy Doodles  One For The Boys
Ooh La La Creations   Bold and Bright
Paper Sundaes  Let's Get Cute
Kaboodle Doodles   Embossing


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

Friday, April 20, 2012

Fussy and Fancy Punches and Dies Challenge

Hello everybody!   
I'm so very excited that it's Friday!
I am going to have a light work day today.
What a nice way to end the week!
YAY!
Then there is the possibility that my daughter will 
go into labor anytime now!
I can hardly wait to get my hands on my 
new baby grandson!
It won't be long now!
We have a brand new challenge at
Our challenge for this fortnight is
Dies and Punches!
Here is my DT card using
Fresh Brewed Designs brand new
Fairy Sweet Tea digi image


I really enjoyed coloring up this adorable image before 
playing with lots of dies and punches!
Recipe
Fresh Brewed Designs  Fairy Sweet Tea Digi
SU cardstock 
scrap dp
Scallop Oval Nestability
SU Lg. Label die
SU pinking heart punch
MFT Grass dienamic
Whimsy Stamp sentiment and stamp die
Marianne creatables Broderie die



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 

This is such a fun challenge! 
I hope that you pop on over to 
to see 
some lovely inspiration from my DT friends there.
Then we would love to have you join in on our challenge!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Craft Your Passion Challenges   Die Cuts and Punches
The Pink Elephant   Color Inspiration Photo
Crafty Ribbons Challenge  Things With Wings

Thank you for visiting!
I hope that all of you enjoy a wonderful and creative weekend!
Warmest Hugs, Sheryl

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Fresh Brewed Designs Candy Winner and a Funny New Challenge!



 Hello and Happy Wednesday!  
I have my 
BLOG CANDY WINNER TO ANNOUNCE
FROM OUR RUBBER RELEASE BLOG HOP!
And The Winner Is
Chris America Real
Oh Sheryl, this is the kind of card that I can look at for a long time to see everything that you did here. I love the stamp (of course) but the ribbon & the embellishments that you used are really lovely! I like that tag that you put on one side, this is just a beautiful card for a beautiful lady!
Hugs,
Chriss
chrissandlou.blogspot.com



Congratulations, Chris!
Please e-mail me at shercauble455@aol.com

We have a FUNNY new challenge at
Freshly Brewed Challenges!

This weeks challenge is
Funny/Humor
I have to admit that I had lots of Fun
working with this new 
Fresh Brewed Designs digi
Daydreaming!
recipe
Fresh Brewed Designs  Daydreaming digi
SU cardstock and ribbon
computer generated pictures and sentiment
For those of you who enjoy
Pinterest
Heather has created some 
adorable digi images for you
to work with!
You can find them here!
Yes, It's so fun to sit at your computer and pin all of those 
fabulous ideas! ;-)
I hope that you can join in on this funny new
challenge!  
Pop on over to 
Freshly Brewed Challenges
to see some FUNNY inspiration from my 
Design Team mates!



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 would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Fat Pages and Cards with Attitude   Faces/Anything Goes
Doodle Dragon   Make Us Laugh
Incy Wincy Designs   Digi's only
Card Makin Mama's  Make It Girly
Delicious Doodle  Loads of Layers
Wags'n Whiskers  Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge   Spring/Summer colors
Paper Sundaes   Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday  Anything Goes


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

Saturday, April 14, 2012

HEATHER'S Birthday Rubber Release Hop with CANDY!


SURPRISE!!!
Turn up the music, put on your party hat and get ready to boogie!!!
Not only is it time for our
RUBBER RELEASE HOP 
this weekend; it is
Heather's Birthday Weekend as well!

Heather isn't just our very talented artist and boss lady, here at Fresh Brewed Designs.
She is the very most generous, thoughtful and sweetest friend
that any of us could ever ask for!
If you look up the meaning of friend in the dictionary,
you will most likely see Heather's picture smiling up at you!

If you are just arriving to the party, 
 please go back to the start at 
If you got here from 
then you are 
READY TO PARTY!!!

Since it IS a surprise party, of course we 
HAVE TO HAVE PRESENTS!!!
Heather is giving away 
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.
I have so many special gifts that I am grateful for.  
I am so very blessed to have a wonderful family and precious grandson.  I have another grandson due to be born anytime now as well!  I can hardy wait.
Then I would have to say that one of my most favorite gifts is being blessed with having Heather as a dear friend!
I'm so appreciative that she took a chance with me and 
asked me to be a member of her very talented DT!
I love working with all of her fabulous stamps and images!
Making cards and working with her images keeps me sane!
Then of course, I just love and adore, Heather.
She always knows the perfect thing to say at the
most perfect time to brighten up my day!
She is pure gold and I am truly blessed to 
be able to call her my friend!

For my card, I used
Heather's gorgeous new rubber stamp
to make her a very special
Birthday Card!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HEATHER!!

I have some Birthday blog candy to offer!
If you are a follower (old or new) and you leave a comment,
I will be choosing a winner.
The prize is My Minds Eye
Fine And Dandy Girl 6 x6 DP
and
Martha Stewart 10 pc. cupcake stickers


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 hopping on over to --Celeste'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/


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 would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Card Makin Mamas   Make It girly
My Mum's craft Shop   Celebrations
Totally Gorjuss  Bling
Crafts and Me challenge  3D embellishments
Delicious Doodles  Loads of layers
Sugar Creek Hollow  Dies and Punches

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Friendship!

Hello to all of my talented and crafty friends!
This week our challenge at
Friendship!
Here is my card using 
I used the sketch from 
Recipe
Fresh Brewed Designs "Hello" rubber stamp paper pieced
My Minds Eye  Happier dp
SU buttons and punch
a muse bling
Computer generated sentiment



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 would like to enter this card into the following challenges
We are having a very special new
Fresh Brewed Designs 
Rubber stamp Release!
Mark  your calendars!

And Heather has a
SURPRISE BIRTHDAY BLOG CANDY!

Hop on over to
Freshly Brewed challenges 
for some wonderful challenge inspiration
and to read all about what
Heather has brewing!

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

Monday, April 9, 2012

Fresh Brewed Designs New Digi Release!

Hello!  I hope that everybody enjoyed a wonderful 
Easter weekend!  We had my daughters baby shower 
on Saturday and then a small Easter dinner here on Sunday.
It's back to work today!
Heather is releasing some adorable new digi's  at
This first card is near and dear to my heart because
Heather very kindly added glasses to her 
"Birthday Boy" 
digi for me.
My little grandson was turning two years old and he wears glasses.
Meet

Isn't he adorable?
Recipe
Fresh Brewed Designs, "Birthday Boy with glasses" colored with copic markers
Fresh Brewed Designs twine
SU cardstock
My Minds Eye hip-hooray dp.
MFT Medium scallop die-namic
SU banner punch


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 would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Stampalot Challenge   Happy Birthday
Stampin Sister in Christ   Make a Joyful card
My Sheri crafts   A birthday card for under 5
Polka Doodles  Big birthdays  
Divas By Design  Anything Goes


Then I couldn't resist making a pink and frilly card with this next image!
Meet
I know several little ballerina's that would love this card!
Recipe
Fresh Brewed Designs, "Loves To Dance" digi
colored with copic markers
SU Cardstock
scrap dp
Memory Box  Cherish Border
Cheery Lynn Designs  Two of Hearts
Marianne tag die


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 would like to enter this card into the following challenges
CES Challenges  Swirls and Pearls
One Stop craft challenge  Pastel and die cuts
Sweet Stampin  Dies and or doodles
Totally Paper Crafts   Bingo  Pink, glitter, pearls

and catch up on all the latest 


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

Friday, April 6, 2012

Fussy and Fancy sketch challenge!

Hello and Happy Friday!
I'm sure that a lot of you are looking forward to celebrating
Easter Weekend with your families!
I have been really busy with the children in my
childcare/preschool!
We have been making Easter bunnies and chicks.
Then of course we have been learning all about eggs
and going on egg hunts!
My two year old grandson, Jacob, loves to pretend to go on bear hunts with
a version of, "Going On A Bear Hunt" that I play from ,"You tube."
He has been cracking me up when we have an Easter Egg Hunt, by 
calling it an, "Egga Bear Hunt"!  So cute!

Our new challenge at
is a fun sketch challenge!
Here is my card using
Sweet As Pie  rubber stamp
Recipe
Fresh Brewed Designs, "Sweet As Pie" rubber stamp
colored with copics and paper pieced
I placed the adorable cupcake over the pie that Pie girl is holding!
I love this stamp because it is so versatile!
SU cardstock, border punch and polka dot brads for flower centers
MFT flower die namics
The fun dp is My Minds Eye, Fine and Dandy Girl

and here is the sketch!
As you can see, I decided to follow it to a T!
Now pop on over to 
to see all of the wonderful inspiration from my design team mates!
I hope that you can play along!



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 would like to enter my card into the following challenges
Papercraft Star   Anything Goes
Anything Goes challenge  Anything Goes
Flourishes   Birthday Card
Papertake Weekly   Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting!
Warmest Hugs,
Sheryl

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Tie It Up!

Hello everybody! 
 I'm sorry that I haven't been posting that much! 
 I've been super busy preparing for my daughter's baby shower that's finally coming up!
I already have one stinkin cute, two year old grandson and I'm so very excited about
having another grandson on the way!  :-)
We have a fun new month long challenge at
The Theme is 
TIE IT UP!
With Easter coming up, I couldn't resist using this adorable 
Fresh Brewed Designs
Recipe
Fresh Brewed Designs, "Fuzzy Chick with bow"
Stampin Up large circle and scallop circle dies
Stampin up oval and scallop oval punch
The eggs and sentiment are from  SU "Easter Blossoms"

We hope that you can join in on this fun challenge!
When you pop on over to 
you are sure to see lots of fabulous inspiration from my super talented design team mates!
has lots of surprises in store for you!
Mark your calendars!
We have a Digi Stamp release on 
Monday, April 9, 2012!

We also have a Rubber Stamp release coming up!

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