Some of my favorite memories of Christmas are looking at the decorations in my home, driving around neighborhoods at night and looking at all of the lights, and seeing the insides / outsides of churches decorated to celebrate the birth of Christ. Even if it is a simple little wreath, it brings a smile to my face and heart.
And singing! I just adore Christmas songs. The fun ones are cute to listen to and have the kids sing along to in the car, but to hear Oh Holy Night, or Mannheim Steamroller Carol of the Bells, or a simple and sweet tune of Silent Night! My heart leaps with joy and thanks and worship.
This week has been a hard one hearing about all of the things going on in the world, especially in Newton, Connecticut. I can not get online without crying and seeing photos of these sweet babies and their hurting families. It has been hard to get online much at all. I have spent a lot of extra time with my family. We are not buying many gifts this year, but spending as much time together as we can. That is what Christmas is about; sharing Love with all of those around us.
I have browsed through the AMAZING Christmas cards showcased
in this challenge and have a few to feature here for you.
I have checked online and discussed this with my family - and everyone has a different idea of how many days are left until Christmas. The way I count it, there are 11 days. The kids say there are 10 days and according to an online counter there are 10 days and 15 hours left until Christmas. Therefore we are going to go ahead and say that today is DAY 2 and 3 of our countdown to Christmas - 12 days of Christmas deals here at Fresh Brewed Designs!
Just use the above code to receive 40% off your entire order!
This little guy can be purchased at the Fresh Brewed Designs shop HERE
He can be purchased with or without glasses. A sweet friend of mine requested
this image because her little grandson wears glasses and she wanted to make something special for him.
I hope you all love him as much as she did :)
Don't forget to play along in our MONTH LONG PRIZE CHALLENGE and only challenge for December: CHRISTMAS!!! You can find the details here as well as find several other NEWLY RELEASED DIGIS and find out who won the November blog candy while you are there :)
Here is a card created by Edwina that I wanted to feature today using the
FBD Digital Stamp Christmas Holly
(please feel free to snag the I was featured badge and choose 3 digis of choice for your feature!)
I will be searching for and featuring cards all month,
so make sure you share your FBD
creations for a chance to be featured!!!
We can't wait to see what you create.
Want to be Featured here at FBC?
It is EASY!!! Just create a card / project using the challenge listed above and an FBD image.
If your project is featured you will be able to add our
"I was
Featured" badge on your blog and you will get your choice of 3 digis, just like that!!!
Now for the Challenge Rules:
please leave the direct link to your creation below
You can enter up to 5 times and enter as many other challenges as you wish
If you have an FBD image we would love to see it AND you will have a chance to have your card featured and win a prize!
IF you use an FBD Image, link add FBD after your name AND link up to our Show us your Stuff
Just finished the blog hop and there Is so much inspiration and talent. Great cards they all were stunning! Xxx
Now for everyone who participated in the CARD CHALLENGE - you will be given ONE FREE DIGI OF CHOICE from our most recent digi releases. The digis are available in the shop under "Christmas"
Here are the NEWEST FBD Digis you get to choose from:
Row of Ornaments
Ornaments
Snowflake Ornament
Love Ornaments
Police Christmas
Firetruck Christmas
When you have made your choice and to claim your prize, please email me at freshbreweddesigns (AT) yahoo (DOT) com
Thank you all for playing along! See you at our NEXT RUBBER STAMP RELEASE in 2013
They have really fun drinks like the 20 Below
Frozen Hot Chocolate, Vanilla spiced Chai, and Blended Iced Mocha,
fruit smoothies, blended creme in cake batter... and many more.
They can
be made with water OR milk, blended and served hot, over ice, or into a
frappe!
Very yummy and make fun gifts.
My daughter is selling them as
part of a fund raiser for her dance school. The drinks are $3 a pack and
most make a 16 oz serving (which to me is more than one serving!) and
they are made in the USA! If you want to know more, I
have a sheet I can email you about them.email me at freshbreweddesigns@yahoo.com for
more information or to order yours!
I can only take orders until Dec.
10. Orders can be paid through paypal or with a check if sent by Dec
6th. Orders will be filled and shipped out on Dec 18th. You will have to
pay shipping on your items. Shipping costs will vary depending on the size of your order. We will work on that
together when you send your email.
Thanks in advance for your support. I
appreciate it so much!
I know I have started celebrating Christmas earlier than ever this year. Well, it feels that way.
We are keeping things simple this year, so most of our shopping is done and we have just enjoyed
creating, crafting, baking and having fun. I know that time will go by so quickly now that Dec 1st is here.
It always does. Enjoy every moment and spend time sharing with and loving on those around you.
My husband came home from work the other day sharing an email with me.
The email was to the city asking for cards to be sent to a 6 year old little boy who has cancer and is not
expected to live to see Christmas this year. My heart broke. He loves police and firemen and the family is asking that they all send him cards to cheer him up and encourage him. I don't know about you, but these cards that are probably the most important to make are indeed the hardest to. I kept them simple for mailing purposes, and really little boys don't like a lot of ruffly stuff :).
This card got a little messed up. I was trying to get it dry faster because my husband was coming to pick them up, so I thought. I used a hairdryer to try to dry it quicker and I messed up part of the truck and it turned pink. I tried to hide it and add things, but it just did not work. He was happy with it and really did not have time for me to make another. I added fine marble glitter specks to resemble snow. I do wish this card had come out a little better, but I hope that it will still be filled with love and encouraging words and prayers to lift this little man up.
Please say a prayer for this little boy and his family. I know that things sound bad, but I also know that God is bigger than any situation and He is the only one who can heal and comfort them during this time.
If you ever have a special card to send to a child or person in need and want to use one of my digis for it, please just drop me an email and I will send it to you. God has put us here to love, lift up, pray for and encourage each other. I would be blessed to help you do that for someone else.
