Freshly Brewed Challenges: October Challenge #2 - PUMPKINS

It's time for a NEW Freshly Brewed Challenge, 

but first, lets announce our winner for the Oct. #1 TAGS challenge!

Chosen by Random.org:

GAIL SCOTT

with this adorable Christmas tag:

Thank you for playing along, Gail!

Please email me at freshbreweddesigns (AT) yahoo (DOT) com with 

your list of the 3 digis you chose from the Fresh Brewed Designs Shop. 

NEW CHALLENGE!!!

October Challenge #2

PUMPKIN PATCH

(anything with pumpkins will do ;)

Now for some amazing inspiration from your very own 

Fresh Brewed Design Team:

Our fabulous guest designer 

WENDY @ WENDYLYNN'S PAPER WHIMS

used the Digital Stamp: BOO WHO? owl (sentiment included)

LORI @ STAMP SCENTS

used the Digital Stamp: GIVE THANKS PUMPKIN

SALLY @ SALLY'S WINDOW OF SCRAPS

used the Digital Stamp: THE GREAT PUMPKIN

LISA @ Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

The Great Pumpkin Digital Stamp

AMY @ Lil Cutie Creations

GIVE THANKS PUMPKIN DIGITAL STAMP

HEATHER @ HEATHER'S COFFEE BREAK

used the Digital Sentiment: GIVE THANKS

Heather's Blog Post
FALL PORCH DIGITAL STAMP

Heather's Blog Post
Cutie Pie Pumpkin Rubber Stamp

RULES

• 1)  This challenge ends Tuesday, October 28th. 
• 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!!!

*one winner per challenge will be chosen to receive 3 digis

*one overall monthly winner will be chosen to be our November Guest Designer. 

* a US resident will be chosen to win a small blog candy 

WE ARE HAVING A NEW DIGI RELEASE!!!

SHARE THE BADGE AND LINK HERE WITH

 YOUR NAME + BADGE  FOR ANOTHER CHANCE TO WIN!

FBD New Digi Release: Dress Up Kids

It's time for a NEW DIGI RELEASE!

We have 12 Dress Up Kid images and

17 new digital sentiments to release today!

When I sat to start sketching these images, 

I knew I wanted something for Halloween, but also wanted them

to be versatile enough to use for many other occasions.

Kids just love playing dress up 

and we love seeing them use their imaginations. 

This is what this whole release is about!

Just cute kids having fun...

 and our making cards with them that will bring a smile to someones face!

Heather @ Heather's Coffee Break

DINOSAUR DRESS UP DIGI

and

RAWR (2) DIGITAL SENTIMENT

POPCORN GIRL DRESS UP DIGI

and

POPPIN' BY DIGITAL SENTIMENT

SNOW PRINCESS DIGI

and

LITTLE SNOWMAN DRESS UP DIGI

Desire @ Doing Life

LITTLE BRIDE AND GROOM DRESS UP DIGI

Vicky @ Crafting Vicky
BUMBLE BEE DRESS UP DIGI

Lori @ Stamp Scents

LITTLE DOCTOR DRESS UP DIGI

REST AND COFFEE DIGITAL SENTIMENT

LITTLE BRIDE AND GROOM DRESS UP DIGI
I DO and BECOME ONE DIGITAL SENTIMENTS

Amy @ Lil Cutie Creations
DINOSAUR DRESS UP DIGI

BUMBLE BEE DRESS UP DIGI

Lisa @ Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

LITTLE SNOWMAN DRESS UP DIGI

Marji @ Tiggerscraps

STRAWBERRY GIRL DRESS UP DIGI

Marji's Daughter: Emily created an adorable flip book!
See all of the photos >HERE<

Beth @ Contagious Crafts

LITTLE CLOWN DRESS UP DIGI
LITTLE ALIEN DRESS UP DIGI

RHONDA @ Bumblebee Creations
LITTLE CLOWN DRESS UP DIGI

OUR AMAZING GUESTS

JEANNIE@ Dragonfly Journeys
STRAWBERRY GIRL DRESS UP DIGI

SARAH @ Sarah's Stamping and Stuff
LITTLE ALIEN DRESS UP DIGI

MICHELE @ Michele's Scrapin Memories and More...
LITTLE FIRE MAN DRESS UP DIGI

WOW!!! All of these cards are just absolutely adorable!
I am one proud lady over here.
Thank you all for all of your hard work!

and thank YOU for stopping by 
and sharing in the fun with us today!
LEAVE A COMMENT HERE for a chance to WIN A DIGI!
Comment on ALL 12 LINKED BLOGS for a chance to win THREE DIGIS!


Have a very happy and blessed day,
HEATHER and the FABULOUS FBD DT and GUESTS

September Challenge Winners

SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE WINNERS

LOTS OF LATTES WINNERS

CUPCAKES, CARDS, AND KIM

JANINE @ BRAIN WAVES

You bot  have won 3 digis from Fresh Brewed Designs!

Please email me at freshbreweddesigns *AT* yahoo.com to claim your prize.

NOVEMBER GUEST DESIGNER

Mary @The Charmed Life

Mary, if you wish to participate as our November guest designer, 

please drop me an email and I will get the details to you ASAP!

Congratulations to all of our winners

and thanks to everyone who played along!

Can't wait to see all of the wonderful creations for October!

Heather

April Guest Designer: Jeannie: Day 5

Psalm 23

5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: 

thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Even on our worst days, the Lord is there for us, 

watching over us, loving us, wanting nothing but the BEST for us.

Every day my cup runneth over and I am so thankful for His love for me.

Praise Him when you are on a mountaintop and praise Him in the valleys. 

He is always there, working in your life, working things out for the better, 

just call upon His wonderful name and trust in him.

Our amazing guest designer, Jeannie: Dragonfly Journeys,  

has created another gorgeous project for us today.

This one, obviously, touched something more in me than just being

captivated by it's loveliness. Check it out:

COFFEE TALK Digital Stamp

Thank you for this wonderful reminder and for creating such 

a peaceful, love filled card for us today, Jeannie.

This is the last Guest Designer post for April.

Be sure to stop by Dragonfly Journeys to check out all of the 

wonderful projects she has created. 

Here are the links to all of her cards shared this week, just in case you missed any.

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<<

To see her Day 4 card go >>HERE<<

Have a very happy and blessed day, 

                      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 

Guest Designer Day 2: Jeannie

I am back with yet another spectacular card to share with you today.

Jeannie, our April Guest Designer,  has really knocked my socks off with this one.

She has such a beautiful style.

I LOVE her shading on this image and the fun layout.

If this doesn't make you long for a day at the beach, nothing will! 

Check out Jeannie's darling card featuring the

Fresh Brewed Designs Digital Stamp:

GRACE BEACH FUN

Sigh. GORGEOUS!

I love all of the distressing too. 

Be sure to stop by >>HER BLOG<< to find out more about this lovely creation.

To see her DAY 1 card and her 'ABOUT ME' Q&A >>GO HERE<<

Be sure to come back tomorrow to see more lovely inspiration from Jeannie. 

Have a very happy and blessed day, 

Heather

GUEST DESIGNER: Jeannie

HAPPY MONDAY!

I am excited to be here for a few reasons. 

1) I don't usually get to post on Monday's

2) I get to share a fantabulous guest designer post with you! 

Our April Guest Designer is Jeannie : Dragonfly Journeys

Fresh Brewed Designs Digital Stamp: Coffee, Cupcake, and Confetti

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Here is a little more information about this beautiful lady:

1)How and where did you hear about Fresh Brewed Designs?

I heard about Fresh Brewed through Sweet Sketch Wednesday where we were on the Design Team together for awhile.
You had me at Coffee!!

2)How long have you been paper crafting? 

I've been paper crafting since about 2001 or so.  I started out scrapbooking back then.  I switched to cardmaking a few years later, and started my blog in 2007.

3) Are there any tips you have learned along the way that you would like

to share with our readers?  

The only tip I can give is to check out YouTube Tutorials if you are stuck trying to do something and can't figure it out.  There are so many talented people on there.

4) What are your GO TO colors when creating your projects? 

I tend to lean towards many shades of green for some reason.  It's not my favorite color, but I do use it quite a bit to accent another color I'm working with.

5) What is your favorite card making technique? 

My favorite cardmaking technique of the last couple of months is edge distressing!  I don't think I've made a card without it in quite some time.

6) Tell us a little about yourself and what gets your creative mojo brewing

I find inspiration everywhere, and between traveling around blog-land, and Pinterest, and seeing all of the talent out there that's what gets my mojo going.  I've been crafting since I was 8, when my Grandma taught me how to crochet.  Not with yarn, but the tiny crochet thread.  She had me crocheting around hankies for her.  I still have the metal hooks she gave me, and I use them to create flowers for my cards.  I can't thank her enough for teaching me how important expressing myself creativity is good for the soul!

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Thank you so much for being our guest designer, Jeannie.

It was truly a pleasure being able to share your beautifl creation

on our Fresh Brewed Designs blog!

Have a happy and blessed day everyone!

~~Heather~~

February Guest Designer: Monica

Happy Monday!

I am here with a really fun post.

Monica at TaylorMade4U Cards is our first guest designer for 2014!

She was chosen from our January winner of the Choose Your Challenge 

and we are so excited to share her lovely creations with you.

CRAZY IN LOVE Digital Stamp

LOVE TO THE RESCUE Digital Stamp

Get to know more about Monica and

her crafting style by reading the questionnaire below. 

1) How and where did you hear about Fresh Brewed Designs?

I heard about FBD from one of your DT blog. She coordinates for another digi designer and I started following her.

2) How long have you been paper crafting? 

I have been paper crafting for about 17 years. I started scrapbooking when my son was born. My Mother in Law was into card making so I thought I would give it a try and got hooked. That was about 3 1/2 years ago.

3) Are there any tips you have leaned along the way that you would like to share with our readers? 

Maybe not so much a tip as advice. Don’t be afraid to try new techniques or tools. I have found with practice, we eventually master these new sometimes intimidating techniques. And we usually have a lot of fun along the way. I was not into digital images until about 6 months ago and felt that I would never be able to color images well enough. But with practice, I think I have really come a long way from my very first attempt.

4) What are your  GO TO colors when creating your projects?

My favorite style is the vintage/grunge, so I tend to lean towards the browns and earth tones.

5) What is your favorite card making technique?

Distressing by far is my favorite. I like to grunge up my designs. You will see this a lot in my cards.

6) Tell us a little about yourself and what gets your creative mojo brewing.

Hmm, that is a tough one. I usually have an idea where I am going with a project when I sit down to design, but many times go down a completely different path. I have compared my card making to a puzzle, You just keep trying different pieces until you get the finished picture. Not knowing exactly how the finished project is going to look inspires me to create. Of course if I truly am at a stand still , other designers finished projects often get me moving in the right direction.

This part of Monica's blog post made me smile :)

"Well, I want to thank Heather for featuring me this month on her lovely blog.

 I hear she is having quite a time with the weather in her neck of the woods, 

so hopefully she will be able to bundle up and enjoy a cup of that fine Java she loves so much!"

Please stop by Monica's blog to find out more about her lovely creations. 

Have a very happy and blessed day.