Thursday, April 15, 2010

"FRED FOR ALL" BLOG HOP STARTS HERE!

Woohoo Everybody!  Are you ready for another BLOG HOP!?!

This Blog Hop's theme is a "Fred for All"  ( LOL.. thanks to Deanne for the pun!)  A Fred Free for All.... the DT were asked to make ANYTHING from what I have in the store!  ...which means YES Fred is a liitle late with the new goodies! :O  ;)

Actually about this time last year the fledgling FSS DT's started OPERATION FRED SHE SAID using and reintroducing all Fred's pretties... so kind of fitting for another year of FRED!  Next month the Fred She Said Store will have our Second Anniversary!  I feel like I just started.. times flies when you are having FUN!

...Speaking of FUN let's start the festivities... ON WITH THE BLOG HOP!


OK the rules...

You need to start HERE at the Fred She Said Blog, and go visit ALL these places and leave some blog-loving comments to all the DT members.  There are special instructions at the end of your journey on how to enter to win  a $20 GC for the FSS Store :)

Here is a list of the blog hoppers in case you lose your way:

~FRED SHE SAID blog
~SHELLY
~MICHELLE 
~CAROL L.
~DARSIE B. 
~JUDY
~CAROL H.
~LORA
~SONYA
~DEANNE 
~FRED SHE SAID CHALLENGE BLOG


This blog hop will run from today, April 15th until April 22nd. On the 22nd, the winner will be announced on the "Fred She Said" blog  .

Here is my card for the HOP:



I used an orange flower from a sheet from  Polka Dotty Flowers Set   and a digital paper from The Purple Blossoms Kit .  I used Distress Inks to sponge colour on the die cuts (Spellbinder Petite Ovals, BossKut Ornamental Flourish ).  The sentiment is a "inkjet rub-on" experiment gone wrong!  LOL  I printed on acetate and rubbed it on my card stock..BUT some of the other things on the acetate smudged on my cardstock... so I grabbed a stippling brush and  splotched some black ink around the frame to hide it LOL! I added distress stickles as well and also put some on the orange bud. I made my own flower center with glitter glue, a flower center punch, some gold paint and a gold dew drop.    My new EK punch Scroll and Dots finally came in.  My new favourite border punch!

I hope you enjoyed my card.  Now please leave a comment then go to SHELLY's blog :)

Have a great day and have fun hopping!

:)*  Fred

58 comments:

Anne said...

This is just lovely! And don't "mistakes" sometimes make the best cards LOL!

DQ said...

Beautiful card!

Poppy said...

great card,love the colours.
poppy

Josephine said...

Such a pretty card, and just goes to show that accidents can be good things! The black stippling makes the background look different - in a very good way.

Jackie said...

That´s a lovely card..........and the MS punch is to die for.

Jackie in Spain xxx

Carolivy said...

Very pretty card Tracey! Love your new edging punch too!
Hugs
Carol

Unknown said...

Lovely card, wonderful colour tones :))

CarlavdM said...

Tracey, your card is wonderful.
I remember when you 1st started this blog...but I have always like your 'doodle-ing.
Hugs
Carla

Valarie (vampme3) said...

This card is beautiful!!! Love your "cover-up"!!! Always love your flowers!

Courtney said...

Very elegant!

Nancy said...

This card is GORGEOUS!!!

I always say, "There are no mistakes in paper crafting!".
I'm looking forward to the new release, but it really is wonderful seeing fresh artwork with the oldies but goodies.

Nancy said...

This card is GORGEOUS!!!
I always say, "There are no mistakes in paper crafting!".
I'm looking forward to the new release, but it really is wonderful seeing fresh artwork with the oldies but goodies.

Marie Bingaman said...

Tracey, this is so pretty! I love the orange flower with the purple...makes a nice contrast! :)

Gloria Westerman said...

WOW....I love this....this is gorgeous....and your right I love that punch too.....thank you for sharing with us.....

Jayne said...

Love the flowers

HighDesertGal said...

Very nice. Love the dimension.

Lora said...

Love your card and you would never know there had been any mishaps :)
I can't believe it is a year since I first started on the team.....wow!! Time sure does fly when your having fun :)
Lora xx

racinggrandma61 said...

That is a great way to cover up ooopppp's lol Sometimes those little grrrrs make the best cards.

Lori said...

As usual excellent work!

Maria Matter said...

Beautiful Tracey!!!
blessings, Maria

Vicki said...

Wow this is absolutely stunning! Love the stippled effect around the nestie and that MS border punch is absolutely awesome!Love your flower too...beautiful card!

HUGS!
Vicki

Carrie Kay said...

Great card!

Peta said...

Beautiful card mishap or not!! I love it.

Peta x

CathyRose said...

That is just gorgeous! Love the colors!

craftymom205 said...

Love the orange flower.

Elaine Greenwood said...

I enjoy the blog hops and seeing all the creations. Your card is awesome.

Grace said...

Gorgeous card and I love how a smudge became became an integral part of your card. Thank you.

Anonymous said...

Love that card!

Mystic Jenn said...

Wow.. would never have known you made a mistake. It really turned out to your advantage with a beautiful card

Jennifer

mel m. m. mccarthy said...

Absolutely stunning! LOVE these colours, madly. That flower is precious!

designsfromwithinbycharlotte said...

Beautiful card! What mistakes??? Do they really exist in cardmaking!! I think not....this is beautiful!
Hugs,
Charlotte

Teresa said...

Absolutely beautiful. The colors are awesome! THANKS!

Rufus said...

Great card. But I really WANT that truck!
R/

Jan Hunnicutt said...

Love your card, I don't think there are any "mistakes", they're creative opportunities!

Sandy O said...

Rhw card is stunning, what a happy mistake, LOL. I do the same thing when I get smudges, seems the most cahlling part of cardmaking is fixing mistakes, ha ha ha.

So exciting to have another blog hop, I love seeing all the creating the DT makes.

Cheryl said...

Lovely card! I am ready to go hopping.

Seongsook Duncan said...

What a beautiful card! Congratulations, Tracey, on your coming second anniversary. I love your beautiful images and coloring. Thanks for keep inspiring.

disneylisa said...

Great card. I love the colors and thin silver strip.

merniebug said...

This is so pretty. All the gorgeous elements went togeter to form such a beautiful work of art.

Susan said...

Love the simple elegance of this card, and LOVE the 3D ...Beautiful card!
Susan

TAS said...

Card is awesome! Really love the flower and that border punch is a gotta have!

Sheila D said...

Absolutely beautiful! Your "stippled" effect around the edge looks fantastic. Your mishap is my inspiration.

Unknown said...

I never would have put the combo together and yet it looks like a match made in heaven. Beautiful!

Cheri said...

Wow - if your mistakes always come out lookin' this good, I want to make the same mistakes! Beautiful!

Anne said...

Tracy I love what you done with this card

Cyprus Anne

Melissa S. said...

What a great card. I love nesties and I love that your images fit with.

Anonymous said...

Your card is BEAUTIFUL!!!

Joanne Travis said...

This is really gorgeous, love everything about it!

Pamela said...

Beautiful card.

Anonymous said...

This is just great!! I love the colors and design. Wish I had thought of this.

Stitchinwitch said...

Such a cheery card

terrie said...

just a lovely card...tfs

Stacie (craft-princess) said...

Love hops!

Jennifer McGee said...

I thought the stippling was such a great addition - something we forget to do. What a great way to turn a mistake around.

ileana said...

Beautiful card! your flowers are always so beautiful, they are great for so many different cards. The hop looks like lots of fun :-)

lois said...

I love the orange and purple combo.

Laney said...

Super card
now I wouldnt have known you had an accident if you hadnt told LOL!!
I would have said I had an intentional artistic moment
hugs
laney

Vana63 said...

Awesome Save...this is just too cute to pass into the circular file :-) Thanks for sharing your art and for giving a chance to win!