Fred She Said Tulip Bouquet

 Happy Thursday!  Here is a card to share that was made for the Teaparty Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.  Our cards this week are going to Denise in Texas who is going through health problems.  She loves Tulips, so for the challenge I thought I would pull out my trusty Fred She Said Tulip Bouquet and create a card for her.

I love this image and thought of it right away when I saw to bring tulips! Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Eight frame those tulips. The corner is from Heartfelt Creations called the Decorative Blossom Corner die. The pearl flourishes are from Want2scrap and last but not least the leaves are Spellbinders Foliage 2 sprinkled with a few Recollection Pearls. The watering can has been covered with glossy accents and, of course, I had to use a few touches of glitter here and there!

Thanks for taking a moment from your busy day to stop by.  Sure to appreciate it.  Wishing you a day filled with wonderful crafty thoughts.  See you soon!

Chocolate Wine and Roses

 Hi my friends and fellow card makers.  Today I want to share with you something I made for the Dirty Dozen Design Team at Splitcoast stampers.  Our theme for the month of May was "Chocolate".  So this card came to life because when I think of chocolate I think of  "Chocolate, Wine, & Roses.  Of course, I don't have any wine here, but I have been know never to pass up a glass of Champagne.  I love Champagne!  Maybe this could pass as a hint of Champagne with the shading around the roses, huh!!!

 This was created with a Fred She Said digital image.  I used the Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Die, Martha Stewart Iron Gate Punch Around the Page, and the corners are a Heartfelt Creations exclusive die.  The little brown sparkly dots are Recollection from Michael's and I painted all the edges with Smooch Glitter in Frost.

 The flowers I outlined in stickles.  I cut out the image and flowers so this is layered three times for dimension.  As you can see in my pictures I did not use the entire punch around the page piece-there is about 5/8's of it here in this layout.  I also used the Rose Cuttlebut embossing foler for the large white background piece.

Thank you for stopping by today to view my creation.  I sure do appreciate it.  I hope you have enjoyed your stay and I will see you again soon!

Fred She Said Parrot Tulip

 Just in case you haven't seen this I made this for the More is More Dirty Dozen Challenge back in February.  IAnyone who knows me knows that I always say how hard it is for me to do a CAS card-so this was a challenge....lol But all and all I had a blast doing this.
 

 Here is the more clean and simple card that I made.  I could have put more "stuff" on it but I tried to keep it as simple as possible and use the same ingredients I used in the more intricate card.

 Here is my more intricate card.  There are plies and plies of punches and die cuts on here and I just love it!!!  lol

 Here is a peek at the inside of the card. 

Here is a close up of the flowers.  This image is a single fl I used the loopy punch around the page from Martha Stewart for this. The oval and the beaded oval dies are from Spellbinders as well as the fleur de lis pieces. I distress inked the edges with bundled sage distress ink and touched the edges with stickles. I used the same supplies for the less embellished card-just not as much.ower but I flipped it and cut three of the flowers out to create this. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  I really appreciate your visit.  Have a great weekend and see you soon!

My Friend Rosey

This is a digital image from the Fred She Said Collection called Rosie. The Die Cuts are Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Squares, the corner is from Heartfelt Creations, the little border is a Martha Stewart punch.

This cards went for a good cause. My friend Sue (Coffeestamper) son Chris had brain surgeryDecember 2011  to remove a tumor. They are collecting cards to take to the Albany Medical Center Pediatric Unit. You can read about it here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/fo...l#post19174733.
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  I sure did appreciate it.  Have a great weekend.

Fred She Said Hydrangea Vase

 Hey everyone.  I am back again this week with another creation.  Usually I have a hard time getting anything done during the week.  When I come home from work after doing chores most times I am just too tired to create.  But I have been having coffee in the afternoon around 3ish or so and I come home not so tired....lol

This creation was made with the Fred She Said Hydrangea Bouquet found here.  Is this not purdy!!!  I used the Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch and punched all the little flowers.  The Hydrangea punch that I used is the one with the two tiny flowers and one medium.  So I punched a bunch of these and distress inked them with spun sugar first and then worn lipstick over that.  I left some white spaces  even on the flowers.  Then I glued them on the bouquet.

 See how dimensional it looks.  I took some crystal stickles and ran it over the petals.  The butterflies are Martha Stewart and I double layered them and distressed them to match the flowers and of course used more stickles.   I also used crystal effects on the vase.  It doesn't show in the picture but it makes it look like glass.

The Martha Stewart punch around the page is called Cherry Blossom.  I have also used cuttlebug vintage corners, a cuttlebug embossing folder and spellbinders die.  The Lacey die cut on the top and bottom framing the vase is from heartfelt creations.   Hope you like this creation.  I am working with some more Fred sometime soon.  I got more stuff floating around by head!!!  Thanks for looking!!!

Challenges Entered
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days  -  Ribbons and Bows
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards  -  Glitter Latte
Clearly Inspired Challenge  - Pastels
4 Crafty Chicks  -  Summer in January
Colour Create Challenge  -  Pink and Green with the option of make your own flowers
CropStop  -  Vintage, Distressed, or Shabby Chic
PaperCrafting Journey  -  Floral

Fred She Said Challenge-Tags/Recipe Cards

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 GC to the Fred She Said Store. There will be one winner chosen randomly. Entries will be accepted until Friday DEC 30th midnight EST. ... more details at the Fred She Said BLOG .
This has always been one of my favorite images from Fred She Said. I just had to make her on a tag. You can find Emma and Chickadee here. I am sure after viewing this tag you really think I can pile on the punches and die cuts....you would be right...lol I love them!!! So what you see here is a combination of different dies. I did a project this week with Rangers Stormy Sky Distress ink in blue so I just used a bunch of left over items. This tag took me less than an hour and it fits beautifully on a Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial Soap Bottle. I will be giving this to my son's girlfriend for Christmas. You can see it on the bottle in the first picture. These are the following dies I used.

Sizzix: On the Edge Snowflake Die and Bigz Pine Tree
Cheery Lynn Doily Dies-Italian Flourish(I cut mine in half to shape it on this tag)
Martha Stewart: Himalayan and Arctic Snowflake
Crimper for the piece behind Emma and Chickadee
Pieces were glittered with Recollection Crystal

This will be my last post as a Fred She Said Design Team Member. It is with great sadness that I will be resigning as a DT member. Fred She Said was the first Design Team I was ever on. Thank you so much Tracey for having me for such a long time. I really enjoyed my time and all the beautiful creations I made with your images. I am going to take you up on your offer and come back again at a later date!

Fred She Said Christmas/Winter Blog Hop

Welcome to the Fred She Said Blog Hop. Our theme is Christmas/Winter. Today for my card I used the Christmas Poinsettia Lantern. May image has been layer four times. Both the Spellbinders Poinsettia die and the Holly Accents were used to make embellishments on this card.

If you came by way of Darsie, you are on the right track. Be sure to pick up the Secret words at each blog along the way and follow the directions on the Fred She Said Blog to enter for the drawing for the following fabulous prices:

PRIZES: 3 random winners. 1 winner for each prize below:
$30 GC for www.cropstop.com
$30 GC for Fred She Said
$30 GC for Fred She Said

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

Here is the list
FSS Blog , Robin, Darsie, Carol, Nancy, Val, Anne, Debbie, Vicki, Michelle, FSS Challenge Blog

My secret word is "You".

Thanks for stopping by today. Your next stop is Nancy. We hope you enjoyed the blog hop!

Fred She Said Lenten Roses

Hello everyone. Today I want to show you a card I make with Fred She Said Lenten Roses. Oh, aren't they so pretty. They are pre-colored but I chose the white. You can find them here. I layered my image three times on top of the Beaded Circle Spellbinders Nestabilities. I distressed the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink from Rangers. The corners are Spellbinder Parisian Accents and the leaf is Spellbinders Foliage Shapabilities. The border punch is from Martha Stewart called Edger Embossed Zig Zag. The sparkly green leaf is from Michaels in their floral department as well as the sentiment stamp that came out of the $1 bin.

Thanks for stopping by today. It's been a little bit since I have posted on my blog. It seems I have every possible side effect from taking Prednisone, but the bright side is I probably have a week or two left. Guess it is a small price to pay to be able to breath! I will have more things coming your way this week. See you soon.

Challenges Entered
Crafty Emma's - Ribbons and Roses
Di's Digi Designs - Ribbons and Bows
Craft Ann's - Floral Frenzy
Crafty Catz - Use a digital image
Dutch Dare - Punches and Dies

Fred She Said Kitty & The Ornament

Greetings bloggers. Today I wanted to show you a little something I did in between watching the Florida/Georgia game yesterday. It seems taking Steroids I cannot only focus on one thing but more than one...lol So I played with this cute image in-between commercials. I have 10 days more of this-lets see what I can accomplish....lol
This image is a new release at the Fred She Said Store that you can find here called Kitty & The Ornament.

Products Used:
Spellbinders: Large Scalloped Nestabilities, Large Round Nestabilities, Holly Accents.
Rhinestones, Rangers Barn Door Distress Ink, Recollection Sticker, Glossy Accents for the Christmas bulb and Kitty bow, Prima Poinsettia, Stickles

Thanks for stopping by. Happy Football Sunday. See You Soon!

Fred She Said Fall Blue Aster

Hey everybody. I don't know how I even finished this tonight, but here I am. Photobucket wouldn't save my signature on my card. Well, with the new computer, I found I have my own photo editing software....yippee. I like it to. Only thing I have to find out how to put the text on my picture. I achieved this one with Gimp-which I love too-but it will take me 5 years to learn everything it can do...lol

Today my card is a tent topper. This is my first one. Splitcoast Stampers has a tutorial if you interested, but I kinda did my own thing. My car measures 5-1/4" x 5-3/4". I didn't follow any particular pattern, I just went with the proportions I liked.

My image is from Fred She Said and is the Fall Aster. It can be found in the fall flower collection here. The color of the Aster is so awesome. I used Spellbinders Scalloped, Round, and Doily Motif Nesties. There are several layers on my medallion. I punched three rows of border with an EK Success border punch. The butterflies are a Martha Stewart Punch. Lots of pearls, ribbon, and some stick pins for embellishment.

Looking forward to a craft filled weekend. Hope you have a great weekend too!

Challenges Entered:
Crafty Purple Frog - Lots of Layers
Meljen's Design - Use a Square and a Circle
Paper Crafting Journey - Die Cuts and Punches
Rainbow Lady Challenge - Fall Flowers
Southern Girls - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Flowers
Digi Stamp for Joy - Anything Goes
Freshly Brewed Challenge - Autumn
I Brake For Challenges - Fall
Inky Impressions - Punches and Dies
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

Fred She Said Halloween Rosie Candy Boxes

Halloween is just about a month away. I am trying to get together enough of these Candy Boxes for my special Trick or Treaters. This image is from the Fred She Said store and is available. here. Isn't Rosie cute. She is sure to please any of my Trick or Treaters.

These Candy boxes are made from empty Laughing Cow Cheese boxes. If you are interested in the tutorial that I did, please just click here for all the information you need to make some of these for your little Trick or Treaters! The embellishments on these boxes are Martha Stewart Bat Punch, Recollection's Boo Sentiment, and Recollection's Pumpkins.

Thanks for stopping by. It's been a pleasure to have you visit today.

Fred She Said Fabulous Fall Blog Hop

Greetings and welcome to the Fred She Said Blog Hop. We are calling it the Fred She Said Fabulous Fall Blog Hop. We were to use a Fall Colour Combo - any 2 or more colors from Red, Green, Yellow, Orange or Gold ... and sky blue. For my card I used the Colored Hollyhocks set that you can find here. I was going for a warm feeling with the reds and distress inks. As hot as it has been here in the South this summer, I have been sad to see the summer fade-hence the warmth I was going for! The flourishes were cut from old cereal boxes with a sizzix die and glittered with bronze Martha Stewart Glitter. Martha Stewart Large and Medium butterfly punches were used for the butterflies. The die cut is Spellbinders. If you came by way of Michelle, then you are on the right tract.

My word is HEART.

Now that you have all the words, it is time to go to the FSS Challenge Blog to enter to win the following prizes!

THE PRIZE:
£15 Gift Voucher to Bearly Mine Designs
$10 Prize Package of yummy goodies chosen by Judy from Pizzazz APlenty
$30 Gift Certificate to the Fred She Said Store

Instructions on how to enter are on the FSS Challenge Blog

Entries close on Friday September 30th at midnight EDT and winners will be announced Saturday October 1st.

Thanks for stopping by. We hope you enjoyed the blog hop.

Fred She Said Blog Hop-Sunflowers & Thankfulness

Greetings and welcome to the Fred She Said Blog Hop. Today our theme is called "Favorites". One of my favorite images to card craft with is are Sunflowers. So I chose the Sunflowers and Thankfulness Digi Set found here. If you came by way of Debbie then you are on the right tract.

Fred She Said Favorites HOP - HOW TO ENTER

To ENTER, please leave a comment on each BLOG HOP POST. There will be ONE winner. A random hop post will be chosen and then a comment on that post will be chosen randomly to win. BLOG HOP closes Friday, JULY 29 midnight EDT so please leave your comments by then ;) Commenting on ALL the hop stops is not necessary to WIN... BUT it definitely increases your chances of winning ;) and spreads some LOVE! Please make sure you leave your name in your comment! NOTE: some DT's moderate their comments for evil spam so please be patient if you don't see your comment right away.

THE PRIZE:
£15 Gift Voucher to Bearly Mine Designs
$15 Prize Package of yummy goodies chosen by Judy from Pizzazz APlenty
$30 Gift Certificate to the Fred She Said Store

The WINNER will be announced Saturday morning July 30th on the Fred She Said Blog AND the FSS Challenge Blog.

Here is a close up of the sunflower centers. If any of you have watched my recent video about making your own glimmer mist found here, you know I have been having fun with micro beads. I am so addicted to these things. I will do a video soon on them. They are so cool!!!

Your next stop is Darcie. If you get lost along the way please refer back to the Fred She Said Blog for the blog hop participants.

Thank you so much for stopping by and good luck in the drawing.

Digi of the Week-Fred She Said-Emma In Strawberry Patch

Be sure to check out the "Digi of the Week" over at the Fred She Said Store. This week was my week to pick the digital image set that will be on sale. I picked Emma In Strawberry Patch. This has been a project that I have thought about for a year and I finally decided to go for it!

So to start with the cover. The charm was made with a Tim Holtz Fragment that I mounted a picture of Emma onto. The Fragment was then mounted on a swivel hook and attached to the ring on this round chipboard album. The green glitter die cut is a Sizzx Flourishes. The "Strawberries" title was cut with Swirls and Curls die set from cuttlebug.

The next page has a pocket that includes a tag, a recipe for Strawberry Chiffon Pie and two recipes cards I made using the Emma with Strawberries image. (A first for me-and way out of my comfort zone. Necessity breeds innovation!) The yellow tag opens to a recipe for Strawberry cake with Cream Cheese frosting. These two pages are for photos and journeling. The Strawberry blossoms were made with the new Spellbinders Rose Creations Shapabilities and the centers are a tiny sunburst punch. All strawberries are covered with crystal effects. All edges of the album have been distress inked with Rangers Worn Lipstick and Diamond stickles was applied over that.

In the first pocket of this section is a recipe for strawberry jam and another recipe in the little card that opens with Emma on the front for Strawberry Muffins. There are also two recipe cards tucked in the back. The bottom pocket has a frame, tag, and recipe for Strawberry Ice Cream.

The top pocket is a velum envelope that I made to hold tags that you can tie onto your jars of strawberry jam. There are six. My recipe makes six jars. The last page holds another Emma tag and an awesome recipe for Summer Salad with Strawberries.

Did I tell you that I love strawberries. I have included all my favorite recipes in this with places to add more Strawberry recipes as I find and try them. Please be sure to watch my video to see the recipe cards and tags up closer and the interactive portions of this fun album. I hope you have gained some inspiration to make a chipboard album. I have been inspired by so many talented ladies that I finally made one. Be sure to stay tuned for my next one. I have been gathering my supplies for it.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Let me know if you have any questions, and I will try to help!

Challenges Entered
Dream Valley - Ribbon
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - Tag Your It
Secret Crafter - Here Comes Summer
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Summer/Picnic Theme
Crafty Catz Weekly - Colors of Summer
Delicious Doodles - Flourishes and Bling
Stamp Something - Use a Digi
Stampin' for the Weekend - My Favorite Things (Strawberries, Die Cuts, Punches, & Glitter)
Wags 'n Whiskers - Summertime
Art Impressions - Distressing
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Food or Drink Themed
C.R.A.F.T. - Gardening
Charisma Cards - Ice Cream Colors (Strawberry, of course!)

Fred She Said Sentimental Doodledallion

Well folks this is not my usual over embellished card upload. My dear Mom recently asked me for another stack of cards for her all occasion card box to send to family and friends. She is basically shut in and doesn't get out-but she loves to send cards (apple doesn't fall too far from the tree does it...lol) So I had to make these to fit an envelope for 44 cents not the $1.71 it cost me to send a card. I tried to keep them pretty basic.

The flower is from Fred She Said and comes with a variety of sentiments to use as the center for the flowers. I just used a Martha Stewart punch for the borders and distress inked the edges.

So these are going off to Mom in a box with some more chocolate (I will have to put ice packs in the box this time as it won't make it to Connecticut from Georgia with the heat and humidity here). My Mom is now down to 80 pounds. I might have to go up there and start feeding that woman peanut butter and milk shakes!!!

Thanks for stopping by. I have had computer problems since the weekend and haven't been around too much. I am borrowing a computer to post this. Hopefully I can catch up with everyone soon.

Teapot Tuesday Challenge - Dodge Ball Shaped Cards

Hi there everyone. Today's card is for the Teapot Tuesday Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. The Challenge this week was to make a "Dodge Ball" shaped card. Believe me this card is so round it wanted to roll right out the door....lol I had to put it in this holder to take a picture. This weeks destination is Stuart Florida to Sandy who is going through her second bout with breast cancer.

This is the first time I have made a round card like this. I have made some round easel cards with nestabilities but this is different. This is 5-1/2" round and was cut with a Martha Stewart round circle punch. The image is from the Fred She Said Store and is called the Sentimental Flower Doodledallion Set. This is such a fun set as it comes with several sentiments for the inside of the flower and some pin pricking patterns as well. I used the Martha Stewart Gothic Arches corner punch to punch the a design around the paper. I also used a spellbinders floral doily motif die. The butterflies are a large and small punch from Martha Stewart. The paper is from K & Company. Thanks for stopping by.

Challenges Entered
The Spotlight Challenge - Spotlight Sentimental
Digi Design House - Pearls and Lace
Hookedoncraft Challenges - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Ribbons and Bows
Karen Doodles - Flower Power
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Shabby Tea Room - Classic Patterns Inspiration Photo w/polka dots and/or gingham
Corrosive Challenge - Ribbon and Bows
One Stitch At A Time - Things with Wings
Sentimental Sunday - Summer or Sparkly

Fred She Said Humming Bird and Columbine

Greetings Blogger's I wanted to show you this fabulous image from Fred She Said called Hunning Bird and Columbine. Isn't this gorgeous. You can find this at the Fred She Said Store here. This is such a pretty color blue. I shaded my Beaded Oval Spellbinder die cut with Stormy Sky distress inks. I just love working with inks.
I loved this image so much that I made the matching envelope to go with this card. This is something I don't get to do to much any more because of time constraints-but I love making my own "highly" decorated envelopes...lol

Here is the inside of my card. The top decorated portion is actually a removable tag. You just have to untie the bow and take it off to adhere pictures to send to a loved one. Thanks for dropping in today. I am hoping to get to craft a lot this weekend. I won't be leaving the house due to asthma problems.

We are dealing with a major wild fire since April 28 in the Okefenokee Swap. The fire has now burned about 23 square miles, or 14,500 acres. It is now to the point that co-workers are moving parents out of homes for mandatory evacuation this week. We heard 50 homes had to be evacuated. It is about 40 miles from where I live. Every day it is smoky here. You breath it, you taste it, you smell it. Not good for those of us with asthma. Sometimes it looks like it is snowing because of all the ash-other times you don't see the sun because the sky is filled with smoke. It's gray and red and orange all at the same time. I am taking my camera tomorrow to take a picture to post here.

Challenges Entered
Delightful Challenges - Anything Goes
PaperCrafting Journey - Our Feather Friends
Southern Girls - Anything Goes
Stampin B's - Use a Border Punch
Crafts and Me - Bling
The Paper Shelter - Punches and Dies
Simon Says - Let's Play Bingo (diagonal shape, lace flower)
Scrap Creations: Going Grey - Anything Goes

Fred She Said Goes to the Teaparty

Today's card and envelope was the product of a challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers called Teapot Tuesday and a time to play with some Fred She Said images. You can find out all about it by clicking here. I love to play this challenge as the purpose is to send our cards to a total stranger who is dealing with mostly health issues.
This week we are sending our card to a 22 year old new Mom who is going to be away from home for a month receiving "killer chemo". Our mission was to make a CAS card and a kit for Lindsey to make a card just like the one we sent her so she can send it on to her loved ones. In other words, we are going to make a card maker out of her....lol Oh Ladies CAS is just not in my vocabulary....and something I just can't do!!! This is as close as I can get. So what you see above is my card and envelope and in the cello bag is my kit. I was thinking that Lindsay may not have a lot of tools to work with, so I did everything except put this together. I distressed, cut, layered and paper clip everything together in the order she needs to do it.

Now for the recipe:
My image is from "Fred She Said" called Fall Flower Collection. My sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers.
Spellbinders: Round Scalloped Nesties, Circle Nesties, Parisian Motifs
Punch: Martha Stewart Butterfly
Misc: Pearls, Sage Distress Ink, Stickles, Ribbon, Brad

This is one of those easel cards that has the extra piece added on with a brad. I hope you like it. If you find it in your heart to bring joy into a strangers life, come and join us at the Teapot Tuesday Challenge at SCS. It's lots of fun. See you again soon. I have more Fred She Said images that I have been working on and more Mark's Finest Papers this weekend!

Challenges Entered

Anita Be Stampin - Layer it on Me
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday - In the Garden/Outdoors
Everybody's Art Challenge - Distress
Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Tic Tac Toe (Brads(there's a brad holding my third circle panel) , Pearls, & Stickles)
KB Cute Monday - Use Bright Colors
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Stamp n Doodle - Use more than 1 die cut/punch plus circles

Fred She Said Wee Humming Bird and Petunias

Here is a new image from Fred She Said called Wee Humming Bird and Petunias. You can find this beautifully colored image HERE. Aren't the humming birds just darling! The flowers are just made for layering and glittering.

Tracey has colored these images for you. You can make up a card real quick with these digital images. They layer beautifully.
I loved layering these humming birds on top of the die cuts. We have humming birds that look just like these here in Georgia. They come every year and live in the trees in my back yard. They are so fun to watch.

Here are the particulars:

Spellbinders: Scalloped Oval Nesties. Parisian Motifs
Martha Stewart: Deco Flowers Punch Around the Page
Misc: Pearls, Crystal Stickles, Ribbon, Prima Flower
Paper: K & Company

Here is a peek at the inside of my card. I had some extra humming birds so I used them and popped they up. Thanks so much for stopping by. I appreciate your comments and visits.