My Favorite Challenge

Yep, you guessed it, sketches are my favorite challenge. And this week at the Fresh Brewed Blog, a fun sketch is what we've got! 

This week I wanted to prove to myself that I could get a DT card done ahead of time, not last minute like I ALWAYS seem to be!! So I found this adorable image, Huckleberry Pie with Almond Bark, already colored and just waiting to be made into a card. Too bad I didn't remember to highlight some of the latest and greatest digis just released at Fresh Brewed Designs!!! You can find them HERE, under the Hot out of the Press Digis heading. I've been on a red, white, and blue kick lately, guess the holiday put me in a patriotic mood. Join in with us this week for our 98th Fresh Brewed Challenge!!!  

Sweet Sundae

I'm confused about what day it is, but I do know it's not Sundae!!!! Hehehe! It's time to show you our new challenge for Sweet Sketch Wednesday. Another fun one, that's for sure. And we have another wonderful sponsor this week...Meljen's Designs.

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog, and freebies and promos now and then on her Facebook FAN PAGE! Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at her store HERE and browse through all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps too!

Here is my Sweet Sundae, hot fudge, my favorite! I pulled out some leftover papers from another project, some twine and two die cut flowers, and a card is born!! A great sketch, sure hope you can play with us! We always love to see your creations.

Those Silly Ants

They may be silly, but they sure know how to have fun!!!! Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the Digital Tuesday Challenge this week - Just For Laughs. All I can say is, these adventurous, sometimes mischievous ants from Doodle Pantry make me giggle all the time! The set I used is called Garden Hose Ants Color, and yes, I used the color version. I was torn between this sentiment and the one that says "Wishing fANTastic summer days." This one just made me smile just a little bit more!! And that's what this challenge is all about! Join in for you chance at a wonderful Doodle Pantry prize.

Grillin' All Weekend

That's what we did, grilled Saturday and Sunday. Yesterday we got take out!!! Gotta say, we love to grill. I've already sent poor hubby out in the snow to grill...he says he doesn't mind though!! I had this digital image from Fresh Brewed Designs already printed off so all I did was color him up, pull some dp scraps off my pile, and make this card. This image is called Scooter's BBQ and can be found HERE. Heather has a full line of adorable elephant digis that are so fun to use!! You can find those images HERE. Pick up some of your very own and tell Heather that Linda sent you!! How do you do that you ask? Why in the comment section of your order form, use the code Lfbd2, and that's it!! Easy peasy!! Have a wonderful Tuesday.

Happy Memorial Day

To all the past and present heroes who dedicate themselves to protecting our wonderful country, I say thank you. This card is for you!! Happy Memorial Day everyone. We did our grilling over the weekend, ribs on Saturday and hot dogs yesterday. Today we're having leftovers! Anyway, about my card, I used the digital stamp from Clear Dollar Stamps called Patriotic Charlie. I used the color version as well as the digital paper from this set. A sketch from OWH, #17 to be exact only I turned it to make Charlie fit. Enjoy your day. I will be confused all week as to what day it is with today being a holiday, so if I'm late with some of my posts, you'll know why!!!!!

I wanted to submit this card to a few challenges:
Creative Inspirations Paint -  Memorial Day
One Stitch at a Time - Red, White and Blue
The Crafty Pad - color of your flag and/or sketch (I just did the flag color)
Stamp, Scrap, & Doodle Saturdays - Stars and Stripes
Craft Your Days Away - Red, White and Blue

Snowone Like You

I know what you're saying, what's she doing making a Christmas card at the beginning of summer (well, almost summer)? I already had this image (from Bugaboo called Eggbert Winter) colored from many moons ago, and two challenges came up that made it fit perfectly. First, the awesome current Stella Says Sketch found HERE. You know me and my sketch challenges!!! Second is the Crafty Mess Challenge Blog - a Christmas card using non-traditional colors. I think turquoise and brown fit the bill!!  So fun to make because I LOVE making holiday and event cards in your not so usual colors!!!

Sew Grateful

I was too tired to finish this card last night, but this morning I hit my craft room first thing and five minutes later, it was done. This is for The Outlawz Sketch Challenge - join them, they have fun challenges every day. I used a colored digital from Clear Dollar Stamps called Sew Grateful. Believe it or not, I didn't use the digital papers from this set!! Shocker, I know! But I did use scraps from my never ending pile!!! You know you have too much paper when you haven't bought any paper in over eight months and still don't notice a difference!!! That's sad!!