Fred She Said Fabulous Flowers

Hi everybody

This is to let you know that Fred She Said is having a blog hop starting today, and that there some fabulous prizes to be won by one very lucky person.

$25 GC to CropStop

£15 GC to Bearly Mine Designs

$25 GC to Fred She Said Store

This is one of Tracey's fabulous pre-coloured images, which I have used for a very simple card mounted on to kraft, with a little tag of ribbon.

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

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Fred She Said Christmas Challenge

Fred She Said is having a fun little Christmas Challenge! The theme is " Make a Christmas Tag OR Share a favorite Holiday Recipe "

The prize is a $25 Gift Card to the Fred She Said Store.  There will be one winner chosen randomly.  Entries will be accepted until Friday December 30th midnight EST. ... more details at the Fred She Said blog.

I have made a little fun tag using a new image called Hat Tipping Snowman.  I have used the pre-coloured image and put a sentiment above it.  Printed it out, and then cut it with a Tim Holtz tag die.  I used a single snowflake embossing folder around the tag hole.  I then inked over in various shades of distress ink.  Applied some spakrly stars , and added some holly leaves and fit sprigs and a couple of flowers with a snowflake centre, with seam binding knotted through the hole at the top.

Please do pop across to the challenge - there are some fab examples using Fred She Said images.
 
I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

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A Variation on a Theme

Hi everybody

A quick post to show you two cards both with the same image, same background papers, but set up slightly different.  The images are from Fred She Said.

The papers are from an old Basic Grey set, the holly die cut is a Spellbinders border, with gems added for berries, and the berries on the wreath have had glossy accents added to make them pop.


I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

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Fred She Said fabulous Christmas/Winter Blog Hop

Welcome to the Christmas/Winter Fred She Said Blog Hop! You should have arrived at my blog from Nancy's fabulous blog, if not you might want to go back to the Fred She Said Blog at the start.  You will find some amazing projects along the way, and there are three great prizes on offer for three random winners.

$30 GC from Crop Stop

$30 Gift card from Fred She Said

$30 Gift card from Fred She Said

There is a a secret phrase is in play, and you will need to collect each word/s from each hop stop.  Instructions on how to enter are on the FSS Challenge Blog.

Entries will be accepted for 2 weeks - until Friday December 2nd midnight EST. Winners will be announced Saturday December 3rd.

For my card I have new the new Christmas Poinsetta Lantern.  These are available as digis and pre-coloured images- which  I have used here on this stepper card.  I have printed it three times, and the lanterns have had glossy accents added to give them a lovely shine.  The sentiment came with the set.
Thanks for looking at my card and now I'm sure you want to know the secret words, which are "Joyful", before you leave me and visit my friend, the oh-so-talented Anne who is your next stop on the hop.


 Hugs,

Hearts and Roses for Fred She Said

Hi everybody

Unfortunately because my computer was down and I was feeling pretty unwell, so this did not get blogged, but I want to amend that now.  Fred She Said  has some fabulous designs and I really enjoy working with them.  It was my turn last week to choose the Digi of the Week, and I chose the Hearts and Roses design.

This lovely pre-coloured set comes with a lovely scalloped heart but unfortunately but cutting out i not very good, so I resorted to Nesties.  This set is also available as a digi, and there are a range of colours in the pre-coloured set.  I printed the roses and then layered them up so they 'popped'.  My papers are also digis from Raspberry Road.  The tiny flowers over the piece are from a Woodwae punch, and I have used pearls to embellish them.  The side panel is a piece of lace over-laid with a piece of patterned paper which has been punched using the MS Doilly border, and then had some butterflies added to it.

I am entering this into the following challenges.

Crafty Cardmakers - Flutterbies
Kreative Stampelfreunde - Monochromatic
Cupcake Craft - Shabby Sparkle
Daisy Doodles - Anything goes with a digi
Make It Monday - Anything goes
Stamps and Fun = Creativity - no text or sentiment
Sparkles - Elegance and Lace
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Digis with Attitude - Anything goes
Paper Cutz - Anything goes
Little Claire's Monthly Challenge - Things with Wings
Mark's Finest Papers - Use Hearts


I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you. Hugs,

Floral Notelets

This is just a quick post to show you some floral notelets I have made as a gift for a friend.  It is often difficult to know what you give someone as a thank you for a favour they have done for you - it usually ends up as wine or chocolates, or both,  This particular friend looks after my cats if I am away for the night, and as a result of a conversation I was having with her one day, I discovered that she has a long list of elderly ladies who are in her care with social services, and she likes to give them a card  for their birthday.  So I made several sets of notelets for her.  The card blanks are from Craftwork Cards, and I have used images from Fred She Said, which you can buy here. 

 Apologies for the quality of the photos, I had put them into plastic packaging, and sealed them, before I took the photos.

I am entering these into the following challenges:

Deep Ocean Challenge - Flowers
Everybody Art - Anything goes
Bows and Berries - Thank you / Appreciation
Karen's Doodles - Flower Power

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Fred She Said May Blog Hop

Good morning,

Hello and welcome to my first ever   Fred She Said  Blog Hop!

If you've come to my blog from Marlena's marvellous blog then you're in the right place.   If you've just happened across the hop you will need to start at Tracey-Lynns' blog to be in with a chance to win.  We have an awesome prize for one lucky winner.  The winner scoops FOUR  fabulous prizes:

Bearly Mine Designs - £15 gift voucher

Pizzazz APlenty - prize package worth $15.00

Custom Creations from Carolivy- 3 digital downloads

$30 Gift Certificate to FSS Store

I've got two cards to show you for this blog hop, and I have done something I have never done before - decoupage.  Both cards are also using the pre-coloured digis.  For the first card I have used Fred She Said called Wee Humming Bird and Petunias.  You can buy this beauitfully coloured image here.  These petunias are glorious and the colouring is so realistic.  No patterned papers on this card, but I have put the peachy/pink and white background card through en embossing folder and then mounted it on to blue card.  A couple of butterflies, some stickles on the flowers, a few glittery gems, and some seam binding to finish off.

My second card features The Hearts and Roses set which you can find here.    I have printed this in the golden yellow verson, and again have decoupaged this.  The roses have some stickles around the edges.  I have layered on to semi-matt shimmery gold card, and also some pretty Papermania paper which I have had for some time.  I have added some lace and ribbon, which just shows, and decorated with pearls.

HOP INSTRUCTIONS:

To WIN, each hop participant will have a special word, collect them up to form the secret phrase! At the last stop of the HOP, there will be instructions on how to make your entry. Blog Hop entry date ends Friday JUNE 3rd midnight EDT.


So,
Before you move on to your next stop on the hop, the talented Michelle, you need to collect a word from my blog. In case you haven't guessed, it's to!   Enjoy the hop and good luck with the draw:) 


My cards are also for the following challenges:
Crafty Purple Frog - Things of Beauty
Digi Doodles Shop Best - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Special occasions
PaperPlay Challenges - Blossoms and Blooms
Crafting for all Seasons - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Gems and Pearls
Creative Craft World - 3 or more flowers
A Spoonful of Sugar - Things with Wings
The Paper Shelter - Anything goes
Anita be Stampin' - Pearls and Lace
Digital Tuesday - Add some texture
Hippity with Ippity - Flowers
Stamps and DFun = Creativity - Flower Power


I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Hummingbird notelets

My cards today are part of a set of notelets  made using the newly released Pre-colored Hummingbird and Columbine from Fred, She Said, and are available in store now.  Tracey-Lynn's coloring is so superb that it take all the stress out of coloring the digi yourself.    I just love these - they are so pretty.   I have made them CAS with no sentiment either, so that they can be used for anything, particularly as they are part of a gift for a friend.

My apologies for the photograph - it has started to rain here and is really dull.

i am entering this for the following challenges:

Stampin' Royalty - Birds
Paper Pretties - Flowers
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything goes


I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.