NOV 16 CHRISTMAS BLOG HOP Starts Here

Yey!  It's time for another Fred She Said BLOG HOP Woohoo!  The Fred She Said DT are showcasing the theme of CHRISTMAS!   I can't wait to see what they have come up with :D  While you are hopping please leave some love on the DT's post.  They love to hear your comments!

Thanks to Donna Smith of Bearly Mine Designs for sponsoring us!  She sells the most wonderful paper sets!  Donna is also a guest DT on this hop :) 

Collect a secret word on each blog along the way  to make up a Secret Phrase and follow the directions at the end of the hop for your chance to win this FABULOUS PRIZE!

One winner will receive ALL of this:

PRIZE:
Bearly Mine Designs - £15 gift voucher

$25 GC to CropStop  (provided by Fred She Said)
$25 GC to Fred She Said Store

Entries will be accepted until Friday, Nov. 23rd Midnight EST and the winner will be announced Nov. 24th.

Here  we go!   ( if you get lost, you can refer back to this blog for the BLOG HOP participant LIST below.  **The instructions on how to enter will be at  the FSS CHALLENGE BLOG.**

Our wonderful DT and Blog Hop Coordinator Michelle let me play so I get to share a project Yey!!

This card uses the Pointy Poinsettia digital cutting files which were coloured by sponging on distress inks and pencilling in veins.  I also scored the veins.  

 I MADE MY OWN EMBOSSING FOLDER! YEY!

The backdrop was made with the Fancy Doily Snowflake cutting files.  I made my own embossing plate from cereal boxboard and podge glue.  I got the instructions from the oh so awesome Melissa McCarthy ( Melstampz ) HERE.  The recipe I used was one boxboard layer for base and 2 layers of the cut snowflake although I would try this technique with one layer first and see how it works for you.  The cuttlebug sandwich was A plate +B plate + embossing plate + thick paper( or thin CS) + embossing mat + B plate and see how it goes through.  For deeper embossing you can try a CS shim but test and DON'T force anything through your diecut machines or you could break your machine!  

MY SECRET WORD is  " WINTER"  Now please go to NANCY's blog for your next stop :)

BLOG HOP LIST: 

Tracey-Lynn - http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/
Nancy - http://inspiredbystamps.blogspot.com/
Zehra - http://rosebestcards.com/

Crystal - http://craftingwithcrystal.blogspot.com/ 
GUEST DT Donna - http://bearlymine.blogspot.com

Janet Kay - http://janetkbailey.wordpress.com/ 

Patricia - http://www.patriciachalasstudio.blogspot.com/ 

Carolyn - http://luvmycards.blogspot.com/ 

Michelle - http://inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/ 

FSS Challenge Blog - http://fss-challenge.blogspot.com/

Have fun & Good Luck!
:)*   Fred and the TEAM