I am Thankful for...

...so many things!

This is the time of year we like to reflect on all that is Good in our lives and to show some appreciation to those who have helped us along our way!

The new challenge theme at the Fresh Brewed Designs Blog is:

I am Thankful

and we are celebrating Thanksgiving this week!

For my card, I used Grace and Daniel Thanksgiving

from Fresh Brewed Designs

and a set of cut files from SVGCuts.com called 

September Scenes Stand-upCards.

The sentiment was a FREEBIE from 

Cuttin' Up with Class for the

Giving Thanks Challenge

We hope you'll join us at the Fresh Brewed Blog and enter your Thanksgiving projects!

*BONUS if you use a FBD image and enter our month long challenge

you will be entered to win our blog candy! Read all about it here!!!*

There are some Super-fun challenges this week

with some chances to win GREAT prizes!

The team at Feline Playful does such a FANTASTIC job

compiling this info for us every day!!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew, Thankful

Party Time Tuesdays, Sketch, Thank You, Giving Thanks, or Being Thankful

Kaboodle Doodles, Thanksgiving

Paper Playtime, Cricut Creations: Thank You Projects

What's Cookin', Good Lookin'?

For my Stamping Boutique Freestyle Hop Post

please scroll down

or click HERE

Don't forget, Fresh Brewed Designs is having a

HUGE celebration!!

And the gifts are all for YOU!

All you have to do is post a project using ANY

Fresh Brewed Designs product

and post our badge on your blog 

with a link back to Fresh Brewed

and you're entered to WIN $50 in goodies!!

PLUS... plus... also.... and....

there is still a super-fun weekly challenge

at the Fresh Brewed Blog!!

The challenge is "What's Cookin'"?

This challenge made me think of my Grandma

who is getting a little older now (she's almost 90)

and my mom has passed down some of her favorite recipes!

When we moved, I found all these little slips of paper

with recipes jotted down on them.

In order to preserve them for the future generations,

I decided to make a notebook for them!

Sweet as Pie Rubber Stamp from Fresh Brewed Designs

It looks fabulous in my head, but didn't turn out

quite the way I had envisioned...

But now I have a place for Grammy's recipes

and I'm happy!

Freestyle TSB Hop

Hi! I'm so happy you stopped by!

You should have arrived here from the AMAZING MIRANDA'S BLOG!

I don't know how I got to be the lucky one to follow her,

but I hope you're enjoying your Hop!

Just for stopping by to visit today,

you can enter for a chance to win an image from TSB

just by leaving me a comment to let me know you were here!!

It has been an AMAZING first month from the new TSB design team gals, I don't know about you all but these ladies blow me away daily with their projects. So we thought let's have a "Freestyle Blog Hop" to show off those talents. What is a "Freestyle Hop" you may ask? Well we were given free reign to create any project we would like using any TSB image... 

I chose to use Smoochie the Elf,

which you can find in the "Smoochies" section 

at The Stamping Boutique

The gold dots are actually supposed to be "jingle bells",

but they don't look like it in this picture.... (?)

I'm just thankful I finally got a decent picture

of this adorable little guy!

It's been a battle with the camera all day!

The background presents and red paper 

are from JLJ Designs Tidings of Christmas

Digital Scrapbooking Kit!

Someday, it's possible, I might actually learn how

to do digi-scrapping, but for now,

I just love the JLJ Designs papers and designs

for printing the "old-fashioned" way!

I can't remember where I got the "Ho Ho Ho"
It's a metal "thing" that I had to set using my hammer!
That was fun! (-:

This hop starts today, November 11th (12:01 am CST) and will run all weekend ending on Sunday, November 13th (11:59 pm CST) 

to allow you plenty of time to hop. 

Now with any hop there has to be some prizes along the way right? 

Well this hop is no exception!! 

You will want to make sure to visit each design team member's blog 

and leave a comment as each one of us will be giving away one TSB image!

If that isn't enough to entice you to hop with us, well maybe this will- 

1 random person (who comments on all DT blogs 

and leaves a comment at the Stamping Boutique Blog at the end) 

will be selected to win 

the entire set of our newest line of images called the Smoochies.

HOLY MOLY, now that is a great prize as there are 

11 images in the line currently!!! 

You can see the Smoochies HERE!

So are you ready to hop? 

Well the hop started with Christy over at her blog Christy's Zaney Creations, 

so go on over and see what she has in store for you!

You'll need to go see what Melissa has created for you next!

I can guarantee you'll be glad you did!!

Below is your hop order in case you get lost along the way:

Christy D-http://www.christyszaneycreations.blogspot.com/<----Start Here

Jessica-http://canyoupixelthis.com/

Sandy-http://scribblesbysandy.blogspot.com/

Ali (Dragonlady)-http://craftydragons.blogspot.com/

Lawren-http://ahobby-holic.blogspot.com/

Rhonda-http://bluepoohbear753.blogspot.com/

Miranda-http://mirandascardcreations.blogspot.com/

Stacie-http://hestiashelper.blogspot.com/ **YOU ARE HERE**

Melissa-http://www.smudgetime.com/

April-http://allaboutthelowers.blogspot.com/

Julia-http://paperandscrapscreations.blogspot.com/

Ali (Aqualeiga)-http://aqualeigasescape.blogspot.com/

Rene'-http://www.stampinginsunnysa.blogspot.com/

Jerusha-http://ilovepapercrafting.blogspot.com/

Tracey-http://epiphanyartgallery.blogspot.com/

Arielle-http://soccermom5982.blogspot.com/

Sue-http://confessionsofapaperhoarder.blogspot.com/

TSB Challenge Blog-http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/<---- Final Stop

Thank you in advance for hopping and 

Good Luck, we hope to inspire you along the way!

Challenges:

Do You Stack Up: Inspired by a Song.
well, of course, my song is "Jingle Bells". I actually caught myself singing it while coloring!

Crimbo Crackers: Make it Sparkle. 

well, with the green glitter paper background and glitter on all my jingle bells, we have definitely achieved FULL sparkle! (-:

OK. I've waiting long enough

I have been waiting and waiting to show you this ADORABLE little guy
and the day is finally here!

I'm so excited to introduce you to "Smoochie Baby Boy" from
The Stamping Boutique

He's one of the Brand New "Smoochies" that you will find HERE in the TSB Store

The new challenge at The Stamping Boutique Challenge Blog is starting today
and the theme is "Home of the Brave" to celebrate our military for Veteran's Day!

When I saw Smoochie Baby Boy, I was thinking, this would be a perfect card for a Military Mom.
We all think of soldiers as big, strong men who are out there fighting for our freedom.
But there are LOTS of WOMEN and MOTHERS in the military and this one's for THEM!

I cut the Home Plate card shape with my Cricut E and MTC (a basic pentagon).
The sentiment is a combo of two fonts:
Marcelle and Porn Star Academy (yes, that is the correct font name, isn't it awful??)

There seem to be a bunch of challenges at Feline Playful that this guy will fit:
Craft Your Passion, Anything Goes PLUS Brown
Daisy Doodles, Anything Goes with a Digi
Squigglefly, No Patterned Paper
2 Sisters, Use Ribbon
Allsorts, Anything but Square
Color Me Creative Copic Challenge Group, Boys, Boys, Boys
My Sheri Crafts, All About Sports
Crafty Catz, Anything Goes
The Poodles Parlour, Let's Hear it For the Boys
4 Crafty Chicks, Die Cuts
The Culture Shock Challenge, Batman. I don't know, when I think of Batman, I think of Bat Boy and Bat Girl... and this sure is a CUTE bat boy, right?

Sneak Peek: Party Tonite!

The Digi Day Party at the Crafter's Cafe

is tonite at 8pm EST

Click HERE to join us!!

We have LOTS of fun games and challenges planned!

AND

We're giving away a SUPER prize package!!

but you have to be there to win!!

Here's a little "sneak peek" of one of the projects

I made for one of the challenges!

You'll have to join us tonite to see the rest!!