Shhhhhhh.....It's A Freshly Brewed Sneak Peek

Good evening, friends!!  I hope you have enjoyed your weekend...so sorry it is almost over:(  I spent most of my weekend playing with some wonderful new rubbah!!  My BFF, Heather, sent me piccies of her soon-to-be released stamps about a month ago...and all I can say is...as soon as I saw them I needed them.  As a crafter, you can sympathize right?  Well, Mr. Postman delivered and I introduced these cuties to ink IMMEDIATELY.  The stamp on this evening's card features one of the Cutie Pies:o)  Isn't she SuhWEEEEET?!?!  This little angel will be available for purchase on March 1st...and Fresh Brewed Designs will be hosting a blog hop to showcase all the little lovelies!  If you take a look at the left sidebar, you can see how you could be entered into a drawing for a special prize that will be announced after the March 1st hop.  

I colored this angelic Cutie Pie with Prismacolor markers; and if you look at her wings, the interior was also painted with Creative Inspiration Paints (in Fairy Dust) to add a soft touch of shimmer.  Then, her wings were outlined with Stickles (in Crystal).  For the layout, I was inspired by last week's Mojo Monday sketch... I love this sketch!  It made my mojo flow because as soon as I saw it...I thought clouds.  I know you are probably thinking the image was the actual inspiration, but it wasn't...it was the sketch that caused my dim lightbulb to brighten...why not put the image on a cloud? **BING**  So, I dug out some white felt from my stash and did just that.  I ran the felt through my Cuttlebug using the Labels Four Nesties...added a bit of Stickles around the edges for the proverbial silver lining...then added the image (after the Stickles dried).  Easy peasy...and I like the softness and dimension it created.  What do you think?

All I can say is...I had loads of fun creating this card:o)  Personally, I think a lot of that has to do with the darling image.  I don't know about you, but when a stamp makes me smile before I even get it colored up...it puts me in a chipper mood and makes creating all the more enjoyable.  I suppose that is why I am so drawn to cutesy images.  If you like this image as much as I do...don't forget to drop by Heather's Fresh Brewed Designs challenge blog and shop on March 1st!!  I will be posting more cards using the soon-to-be-released stamps between now and the release date:o)  So please stay tuned.

This card's creation was also inspired by the following challenges:

• Terrifically Thrilling Thursday Challenge - Show Us What You Got (aka: Anything Goes)

• Crazy 4 Challenges - Use dies in the creation of your card/project (I used Nesties and PTI blossom dies)

• Wee Memories Challenge - Source of Inspiration (my inspiration came from the Mojo Monday sketch and the image below that is in my "personal inspiration" file)

• Creative Inspirations Paint Challenge - Polka Dots and Stripes (I know it's hard to see, but there are subtle stripes in the patterned paper)

Thank you so very much for dropping by!!!  I hope the remainder of your weekend is peaceful and relaxing, and the upcoming week is filled with love, smiles and appreciation:o)

Card Details:

Stamp from Fresh Brewed Designs (will be available for purchase March 1st)

Card stock, ribbon & Beautiful Blooms II #1 Die from Papertrey Ink

Patterned paper: Memory Box - Spearmint 6x6 pad

Primacolor markers, Stickles, Creative Inspiration Paint, Modern Romance corsage pin, Maya Road "Heart" trinket pin, Basic Grey "Opaline pearls in Blush, Martha Stewart leaf punch, Nestabilities, lace and felt from stash