Freshly Brewed Challenge - Color Combo - April 29 - May 5

Thank you all for playing along in our challenge last week! 

Our SO CUTE winner is

AUNTY SUE

Congratulations! 

Please email me with the name of your favorite FBD Digital Stamp

and I will send it to you ASAP!
( freshbreweddesigns (AT) yahoo (dot) com )


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Now on to our next challenge

It's a COLOR COMBO CHALLENGE!

And here are some cards from our ever so talented DT members

that are sure to inspire you and help get your creative mojo brewing

Heather @ Heather's Coffee Break

LOVELY DANCER

CUTIE BUG In LOVE

Sally @ Sally's Window of Scraps

BEACH SWEETIE

Sheryl @ Ink and Lace with Sheryl Cauble

DOTTY CUPCAKE

Desire @ Doing Life

LOVE STORY

**THE RULES**

• 1)  This challenge ends on MAY 5th
• 2)  You can enter up to 5 times with your NEW creations.  (no back linking please)
• 3) If you use an FBD image, please add FBD to the end of your name
• 4) HAVE FUN!!

• I love seeing all of the creative projects, but would appreciate it if you did not share anything that is not suitable for people of all ages. Keep it family friendly please! 

One winner will be chosen per challenge and will receive 
ONE DIGITAL STAMP from the Fresh Brewed Designs Shop! 

Jan Challenge - FAVORITES - DT Features

Good Morning and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I can't believe we are already in the first week of 2015!

Wow, where does the time go?

This month is all about FAVORITES!

Share your favorite crafty goodies, colors, 

scrap page, animal... anything goes!

Here are a few DT projects to inspire your creativity

DESIRE @ Doing Life

Lovely Dancer Digital Stamp

Desire's favorites: folded embellishments, the colour blue, brads

EDWINA @ Edwina's Creations

I To-tea-lly Love You Digital Stamp

Edwinas favorites: tea, tea pots, tea cups, pink, yellow, embossing die cuts

HEATHER @ Heather's Coffee Break

My Neighborhood Digital Stamp 

(used one house from the image)

favorites: lots of layers, distressed edges, pop dots

HEATHER @ Heather's Coffee Break

(card 2)

Snow Digital Stamp (girl)

Send you a Blizzard Digital Sentiment

favorites: color combo yellow and purple, diecuts, ribbon

You have until January 31 to play along!

Share your FAVORITES with us

YOU are SPECIAL : DT Feature with challenge reminder

Good Morning!

I don't know about you, but sometimes I do forget how special I am.

I focus on the bad and the ick and the extra weight around my middle, and, 

I notice when I am walking my dog, or out in the grocery store, I hang my head when passing 

others. I am ashamed of how I look. No, I am not the 100 lb skinny minnie who modeled

and did things when I was 18 years old. I am a 35 year old mom of two children. 

I have come to realize that I am actually NOT doing what God wants me to do. 

He doesn't want me to hide. He want's me to shine. 

He created me (all of us) special and wonderfully and purposefully. 

He has a job for us to do RIGHT NOW and no matter what flaws we see in the mirror, 

HE doesn't! He sees the perfect woman He created for a perfect plan and purpose. 

We are called according to His purpose, in His timing, in His will.

He is in control and He knows what is best for us. 

Instead of hiding or hanging our heads in shame, we should be JOYFUL, 

HAPPY, BRIGHT AND SHINING Beacons drawing others in to see how 

wonderful HIS love is and can be. We are children of a KING!!!

So shake off those ugly feelings, get the words out of your head, 

know that God took great care in creating YOU and he has a plan for you. 

Ok, now it is time to move on and share some projects that our

very talented design team member's created just for you today. 

AMY

FBD Digital Stamp: 

LOVELY DANCER

LISA

FBD Digital Stamp:

CUPCAKE STACK BIRTHDAY

HEATHER

FBD Rubber Stamp:

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE CUTIE

There are only a few more days to play along in our CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE

for May. Get started TODAY!!!

Here is a prize you can win if you use a FBD Image:

OR you can play along using anything from your stash for a chance 

to win three digital stamps from Fresh Brewed Designs!

Read all about it and play along

>>HERE<<

Have a beautiful and blessed day and remember

YOU are FEARFULLY and WONDERFULLY MADE! 

                                                                               Heather

DT Feature Saturday: KIM

Good Morning!

Take a deep breath... Saturday has arrived.

If you are like me, you still have a thousand things to do, 

but something about the weekend makes them a little more approachable. 

Perhaps because, for me, there is no dance classes or any 'required' tasks for today. 

Regardless, I am very happy that I am home today and am able

to create something for the moms at church, make something for my mom, make my dad

a few chocolate pies for his birthday and more fun stuff like that. 

Another reason to be happy is because you are

HERE and  you get to see a truly lovely creation that our

DT Member, Kim@ A Gypsy Angel, has created just for you!

Kim used the new FBD Digital Stamp:

LOVELY DANCER

Isn't this such a pretty CAS Card?!? 

I love that she used pencils to make it soft and airy.

Be sure to stop by Kim's blog for more details on this beauty!

*FUN FBD NEWS*

Don't forget, we are hosting a 

BLOG HOP this coming Monday, May 12

And don't forget to play along in our month long 

May - Choose Your Challenge 

Have a very happy and blessed weekend.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all of you wonderful Moms out there!

Proverbs 31:28

King James Version (KJV)

28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

Big hugs, 

Heather 

Month Long Choose Your Challenge: MAY

Good Morning!

Welcome to Freshly Brewed Challenges.

We are so happy to have you here. 

We have a fresh pot of creativity brewed up special, just for you!

Here is this month's 
CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE

This will be our LAST Choose your Challenge.

Next month we will go into biweekly challenges and 

will have even MORE freshly brewed fun to share with you!

LORI

{Gardening Granny Rubber Stamp}

LINDA

{Angel Cake Summer Days Digital Stamp}

SHERYL

{Caution Contents are Hot Rubber Stamp}

BETH

{Blossoms and Butterflies Digital Stamp}

SALLY

{NEW* Lovely Dancer Digital Stamp}

HEATHER

{Bird's Nest Digital Stamp}

TWO PRIZES to be WON:

1. The winner of this challenge (chosen by random.org) will be given 3 digis of choice
2. Anyone who uses an FBD image can also enter to win the BLOG CANDY pictured below

FOLLOW ALL RULES FOR A CHANCE TO WIN

RULES:

1. You must add badges and link back to this post in your personal post.
2. You can choose to create using this sketch and/or use this photo as your inspiration piece.
3. You may enter this challenge up to 5 times.
4. Please no back linking, make sure your project is a NEW project created for this challenge
5. TO WIN BLOG CANDY YOU MUST USE A FRESH BREWED DIGI OR STAMP.  Add FBD after your name so we will be able to find you quicker. 

(blog candy will be sent to USA residents only. If you win and you are not currently living

in the US, you will be sent a digital stamp gift card code worth $20)

Please add the direct link to your NEW card in the inlinkz below.

Challenge ends May 31, 11:55 PM EST

FBD NEWS

We have some NEW digi images to release on May 12th! 

Please join us for our BLOG HOP Party

Lovely Dancer: Marji

Happy Tuesday!

Yes, we all made it past the, sometimes dreaded, Monday {Monster}.

HEHEHE

We survived and will make it through another work / school week. 

I, for one, am so excited that it is almost summer break. 

The kids (and I) really need a break. 

Another thing I am looking forward to is my little girl's move to a new dance studio.

She has been taking a few private classes there and they decided to allow her 

to do a solo in their spring recital. I am overjoyed that this move is going so positively and so smoothly. 

Thanking God all of  the way! 

Marji at Tiggerscraps has created a knock out of a card 

featuring one of our newest digital stamps:

LOVELY DANCER

Read more about this card on her blog >>HERE<<

**SAVE THE DATE**

We are releasing a new set of digis during our May Blog Hop!

Come on and hop with us -

See you tomorrow with an new monthly Choose Your Challenge. 

Big smiles, 

                     Heather

April Guest Designer: Jeannie: Day 4

Here are a few things to be happy about today:

You are here .. SMILE :)

It is the first day of May

We are one step closer to the weekend

You get to see some jaw dropping GORGEOUS cards!

(I first wrote draw jopping, HAHAHAH!!!)

First up is another stunning creation from our 

guest designer: Jeannie

She used our digital stamp:

PEACE LOVE COFFEE

Check out her blog post HERE for more details.

To see Jeannie's Day 1 card go >>HERE<<
To see her Day 2 card go >>HERE<<

To see her Day 3 card go >>HERE<<

Next up I have some more pick your jaw up off of the floor

creations from our uber talented DT Member: LORI

She used our NEWEST digital stamp:

LOVELY DANCER 

Aren't they both just so beautiful?!?

She titled her post so very appropriately: 

OPENING NIGHT

Be sure to stop by Lori's blog for more photos and more details on these

beautiful creations. (Considering all of the ick we have been going through with dance this year, 

this post and these beautiful cards really touched my heart. Thank you Lori!)

Thank you all for stopping by today.

I hope you were left refreshed and inspired and that you have a 

fresh pot of creativity brewing :)

Sending smiles, 

Heather 

Guest Designer Day 3: Jeannie

Happy Wednesday!

Wow, my day started off somewhat upside down. 

Here is a photo for proof... lol... 

I almost got two scoops in before I realized what I was doing ;) 

hehehe

Yes, I was filling my cup up with coffee grounds! lol!!!

Quite fitting for today's post as it is all about COFFEE!

Jeannie created yet another ADORABLE card featuring our

 Fresh Brewed Designs Digital Stamp

COFFEE CAKE

Isn't this card just YUMMY!!! 

Gorgeous color combo, beautiful distressing, and the perfect amount of sparkle with these

adorable little sequins! LOVE!!!! 

To see Jeannie's Day 1 card go >>HERE<<
To see her Day 2 card go >>HERE<<

Be sure to stop by her blog >>HERE<< for more details on this card. 

I do have one more thing to share with you before I leave.

We have added two new images to the shop today.

They are called:

Lovely Dancer

and

Dance Dad

Here is a card I created and personalized for a wonderful man from our 

old dance studio, Mr Gary. He is so loving and giving and is always there to 

help the kids and do all he can for them. We will miss him. 

Wishing you all a wonderful and blessed day!

Big hugs and smiles, 

Heather 

FBD Sponsored Challenge: SSW2

Good Morning!

I am here to let you know that we are sponsoring Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 this week.

Sally and Linda are both a part of this team at SSW and being the team we are here at FBD, we love to support each other and do all I can to show appreciation to one another.
  

Sally's computer has been on the fritz, so she had a blast from the past 

sketch to share for this weeks challenge. 

*SEE THE SKETCH AND ENTER THE CHALLENGE HERE*

Here is a card I created yesterday as a stress reliever following 

this lovely sketch:

Heather

Watermelon Girl Digital Stamp

Watermelon Boy Digital Stamp

And here are the creations from the SSW2 Team:

Sally

Fuzzy Chick with Bow-tie Digital Stamp

Linda

Ewe are Sweet Digital Stamp

Sharon

Little Mushrooms in a Row Digital Stamp

Nancy

Dance Mom Digital Stamp

Heide

Blossoms and Butterflies Digital Stamp

Joanna

Java Jill One More Cup Digital Stamp

Kathie

Blossoms and Butterflies Digital Stamp

 How's that for inspiration, huh?!?

Beautiful work ladies!!!

THERE ARE A LOT OF FUN THINGS HAPPENING HERE AT FRESHLY
BREWED CHALLENGES FOR APRIL.

STOP BY AND READ THIS POST FOR ALL OF THE DEETS!

Have a happy and blessed day!

Heather