GROUND HOG DAY BLOG HOP ~ STARTS HERE!

Hi all, it's that time yup!  Time for a Blog Hop.... please come have some fun with us!  Please,  also check below for a 25% SALE COUPON :)  :)

Fred She Said is having a Ground Hog Day Blog Hop.  Tracey, from Fred She Said hails from Wiarton, Ontario, Canada, home of Wiarton Willie, the albino ground hog.  Every February 2nd, Willie emerges from his den to predict whether or not we will have an early Spring.  If he sees his shadow, he will become frightened and scurry back into his den, hailing 6 more weeks of winter.  If he does not see his shadow, he will declare an EARLY SPRING woohoo!  Tracey has asked the Fred She Said DT to make a card - either a "wintery" card ( if they think Willie will predict  a LATE SPRING ) or a "Flowery or Spring" card ( if they think he will predict an EARLY SPRING ).

Your job, dear blog hopper, is to hop along and TALLY up how many DT thought it will be an EARLY SPRING and how many predict a LATE SPRING.   Instructions on how to enter will be posted on the last stop at the FSS CHALLENGE BLOG.  Please leave some love on the DT's posts; they love to hear from you ;)  Please enter by Friday February 8th,  Midnight EST.

ONE LUCKY WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
$30 GC for the Fred She Said Store
$25 GC for Crop Stop

( provided by Tracey )

COUPON TIME!!! :)
FRED SHE SAID also has a Ground Hog Day WEEKEND SALE COUPON! 
( 25% off any purchase  on or over $10 from Friday FEB 1 UNTIL Sunday FEB 3 midnight EST )
 USE COUPON CODE GROUNDHOGDAY
Yey!  I get to play....
HERE IS MY PREDICTION:

 

OK I am so hopeful.  I predict that Willie will predict an EARLY SPRING!  Today it has been snowing and blowing like crazy!   I so want this over! LOL  Today's card uses the Tulip Bouquet ( from Pre-Coloured Set)  and some distress inks for sponging.  The background is a free printable dictionary page from The Vintage Moth, that I white washed with white paint and added black distress to the edges.

So that was EARLY SPRING for me!  Tally it up :)  Now please go to Michelle's blog to continue your journey!

Here is the blog hop list in case you lose your way!

Blog Hop List:
Update: links now go to actual hop posts :) ( updated ONLY on START AND ENDING POSTS)
Tracey  ( You are HERE )
Michelle
Nancy
Carolyn
Crystal
Janet Kay
Karen
Patty
Zehra

FSS CHALLENGE BLOG ( entry instructions )

Good luck and Have Fun!

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

Early Autumn Blog Hop STARTS HERE!

Welcome to the Fred, She Said Early Autumn Blog Hop!  Summer has ended and memories remain!  The FSS team wants to share with you the newly released FSS images!  ... Any images released during September including these images that have just been release in the store:

 Fallen Maple Leaf

 "Raking"

I can't wait to see what the Fred She Said DT have come up with :)

The Fred She Said DT have some wonderful eye candy for you and some SECRET WORDS to collect. Yay! 

 We have a wonderful prize package for ONE LUCKY WINNER! 

PRIZE PACKAGE:
One winner will receive

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

Collect a secret word on each blog along the way, leave the DT some love on their posts and follow the directions at the end of the hop for your chance to win this FABULOUS PRIZE!  ( commenting is not required to win but it sure is appreciated ;) )

Blog Hop entry date closes Friday, October 5, midnight EST.

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

PLEASE GO to KAREN'S Blog to get your FIRST Secret Word :)  

 Blog Hop List:

Tracey - http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/ – START ( no secret word )

Karen - http://busybusyhoneybee.wordpress.com/

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

Crystal - http://craftingwithcrystal.blogspot.com/

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

Nancy - http://inspiredbystamps.blogspot.com/

Robin - http://robinscreativenest.blogspot.com/

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

Maureen - http://www.maureensmagic.blogspot.com/

Zehra - http://rosebestcards.com/

Valerie - http://valscrafts.blogspot.com/

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

FSS Challenge Blog - http://fss-challenge.blogspot.com/    ENDS HERE with instructions on how to enter.

Good Luck & Have Fun!

:)*

Fred & The DT

Fred She Said Winged Things BLOG HOP Starts HERE!

Welcome to the Fred, She Said Winged Things Blog Hop! Summer is in full swing and flying by fast, and the FSS team wants to share a winged wonderland with you!

The Fred She Said DT have some wonderful eye candy for you and some SECRET WORDS to collect. Yay!  I also have some new images in the STORE :)  Here they are :)

 Hibiscus

 Wistful Bride/Emma

Daisies & LadyBugs DIGI & COL SET

The THEME is, of course, WINGED THINGS!  I told the DT they could interpret that anyway they like... so I am anxious to see what the Fred She Said Design Team have come up with :)  A special thank you goes out to Michelle, our Blog Hop organizer extraordinaire, who keeps us on task and comes up with the BESTEST secret phrases!

We have a fabulous prize package too for one lucky entry winner.  Thanks again to Donna Smith of Bearly Mine Designs for sponsoring us!

THE PRIZE PACKAGE:
One winner will receive
$25 GC to CropStop  (provided by Fred :)  )
£15 GC to Bearly Mine Designs
$25 GC to Fred She Said Store

 Collect a secret word on each blog along the way, leave the DT some love on their posts and follow the directions at the end of the hop for your chance to win this FABULOUS PRIZE!  ( commenting is not required to win but it sure is appreciated ;) )
CONTEST ENTRY CLOSES Friday, August 3rd Midnight EDT. 

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

 

PLEASE GO to ROBIN'S Blog to get your FIRST Secret Word :) 

 

 Blog Hop List:

Tracey-Lynn - http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/  START

Robin - http://robinscreativenest.blogspot.com/

Zehra - http://rosebestcards.com/

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

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

Crystal - http://craftingwithcrystal.blogspot.com/

Maureen - http://www.maureensmagic.blogspot.com/

Nancy - http://inspiredbystamps.blogspot.com/

Valerie - http://valscrafts.blogspot.com/

Karen - http://busybusyhoneybee.wordpress.com/

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

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

FSS Challenge Blog - http://fss-challenge.blogspot.com/    ENDS HERE and ENTRY 

 INSTRUCTIONS

 

Good Luck & Have Fun!

 

:)*

Fred & The DT

 

 

2011 Winter Blog Hop WINNERS! :)

Hi all!  Thanks to the DT who made fabulous projects to inspire us and thank you to our sponsor CropStop!  ... and thanks so much to all who hopped with us and entered :)   Fred and The FSS DT wish you all a safe and wonderful holiday season!

Let's get to the winners.  There were 3 prizes:

$30 Gift Certificate to CropStop - the winner is... Kym Weber!

$30 Gift Certificate to Fred She Said - the winner is  Luanna Carpenter!

and the second $30 Gift Certificate to Fred She Said - the winner is...  Ruth Wright!

Congratulations!  Please email Fred at fred.she.said@gmail.com  to get the details of your winnings!  Or Fred will email you in 48 hours which ever comes first ;)

:)*  Fred

NOVEMBER 18 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/WINTER.  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!  There are 3 prizes and 3 random winners ( one prize for each winner ).

We are happy to have CROPSTOP.COM sponsoring us this go around.

If you’re passionate about paper-crafting whether it be scrapbooking your memories, making cards or altered art, CropStop is your one-stop solution. We offer an extensive selection of dies, embossing folders, inks, stamps and punches by all the popular manufacturers and the CropStop die and embossing folder storage solutions Pocketz Pages™ to keep everything organized.  Our selection of embellishments and adhesives is continually expanding and we are excited to be the home of the colorful Ribbon Candy™. 

In need of inspiration? Visit the CropStop Gallery, Blog or Message Board and participate in a competition or class. If you have questions concerning your machine, we have a team of experts waiting to help you.

Message Board - come and meet like minded paper-crafters.
Blog - we have prizes and giveaways every week.
Gallery - lots of inspiration from all over the world.
YouTube - demonstrations, how-to’s, projects and much more.
FaceBook page - be the first to know of new arrivals in the store.
Twitter - we always find something worth Twittering!

CropStop ships internationally as well as domestic. Our personalized customer service is only one of our strengths. Call or come visit us at www.CropStop.com and see what’s new in the world of paper-crafting. 

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

ENTRY INFORMATION:

SECRET phrase is in play, collect each word/s from each hop stop to make up the secret phrase.  Entry instructions will be at the FSS Challenge BLOG.  Entries will be accepted for 2 weeks - until Friday December 2nd midnight EST.  Winners will be announced Saturday December 3rd on this blog and the FSS Challenge Blog.

BLOG HOP LIST

 

Fred She Said Blog  ( HERE )

Robin     

 

Darsie  

 

Carol    

 

Nancy   

 

Val          

 

Anne       

 

Debbie   

 

Vicki   

 

Michelle  
FSS Challenge Blog  - LAST stop & Entry Instructions

Here is my BLOG HOP project :)

I used the Christmas Poinsettia Lantern Set.  I printed the included text background, wrinkled and distress inked and shimmer sprayed with gold.  The lantern and poinsettia are pre-coloured ( set comes with outlines to colour as well).  I used distress ink coloured and wrinkled seam binding and my usual favourite pearl string ;).

OK MY SPECIAL WORD FOR YOU IS "FRED"

Now please go to ROBIN'S Blog to continue your journey!  Have fun!

:)*  Fred

Fabulous Fall Blog Hop Winner :)

Thanks to the DT for such awesome eye candy and beautiful work and thank you so much to our wonderful sponsors, Pizzazz APlenty and Bearly Mine Designs!

The WINNER of:

£15 Gift Voucher to Bearly Mine Designs

$10 Prize Package of yummy goodies chosen by Judy from Pizzazz APlenty

... and  a   $30 Gift Certificate to the Fred She Said Store :)

...IS....  

Sandi DeFalco!

Congrats Sandi!  I'll be sending you an email ASAP :)

Thanks so much everyone for hopping with us!  Our next BLOG HOP is Friday, November 18th.

Hope you are all having a fabulous FALL weekend ;)

:)* Fred

September 23 BLOG HOP: STARTS HERE!

Hey all!  It's time for another 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 colours from Red, Green, Yellow, Orange or Gold ... and sky blue... I can`t picture fall without the leaves being against a lovely sky blue, the project did NOT have to be a fall theme ;)  I am so excited to see what the DT have come up with!

One Lucky Winner will get this prize package: 

£15 Gift Voucher to Bearly Mine Designs

$10 Prize Package of yummy goodies chosen by Judy from Pizzazz APlenty

... and  a   $30 Gift Certificate to the Fred She Said Store :)


( Thank you to Bearly Mine Designs and Pizzazz APlenty for sponsoring  our hop  :D)

This time around we are going back to a SECRET PHRASE.  Some peeps were having trouble last time leaving comments.  Please comment and leave the DT some love but it isn't required to win :)  All you do is find the secret word/s on each hop post and collect them up to make up a secret phrase.

The instructions will be at the FSS Challenge BLOG on how to enter your secret phrase.  Please only one entry per person and please submit your entry by Friday September 30th midnight EDT.  I'll announce the winners Saturday October 1st.

Here is the Blog Hop List:

1. FSS Blog: ( ME here ) http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/
2. Danielle: http://paulettespapers.com/
3. Debbie: http://debbiedee.blogspot.com/
4. Nancy: http://inspiredbystamps.blogspot.com/
5. Robin: http://robinscreativenest.blogspot.com/
6. Vicki: http://vldesigns.blogspot.com/
7. Darsie: http://craftingwithdarsie.blogspot.com/
8. Anne: http://stargrovesblog.blogspot.com/
9: Michelle:  http://inspirationblooms.blogspot.com
10: Carol:  http://chocolatecraftsandbearsohmy.blogspot.com/
11: Challenge Blog (no word, just directions) http://fss-challenge.blogspot.com/

Here is my project :)

I used Cardinal & Daisies Pre-Coloured Set and lots of distress ink and some crackle accents.  I went a bit coo coo with the black pearl string LOL!

Here is my SECRET WORD:  "The"

Now please go to Danielle's blog :)  Have fun hopping!!!

:)*  Fred

JULY 22 BLOG HOP STARTS HERE!

Hey y'all!  It's time for another Fred She Said Blog Hop!  I can't wait to see all the pretty and fabulous and favourite things our DT and guest Donna Smith  of Bearly Mine Designs have in store for us :)

The theme is FAVORITES ( or FAVOURITES if you live in a proper "ENGLISH" speaking country LOL  )  I left the theme wide open for interpretation ;)

First I am going to GET TO THE RULES... ( NO SECRET PHRASE... We are SWITCHING IT UP, PEOPLE! ;)  )

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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 BIG PRIZE:

£15 Gift Voucher to Bearly Mine Designs

$15 Prize Package of yummy goodies chosen by Judy from Pizzazz APlenty

... and  a   $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.

***When you are done hopping and WANT TO BE SURE you can notified if you win, please email fredshesaid.contest@gmail.com with blog hop AND your name ( you used for your comments ) in the subject line. This isn't necessary BUT, if you don't contact us within a week ( following Saturday) and we are unable to contact you to let you know you won... a new winner will be chosen.  Just sayin'  ;)

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 HERE IS THE LIST OF BLOG HOP STOPS:

Fred She Said BLOG (YOU ARE HERE ) comments here will not be entered for prize
DANI            
MARLENA  
ROBIN       
NANCY      
DONNA      
VICKI        
DEBBIE      
CAROL H       
DARSIE     
MICHELLE
ANNE
CHALLENGE BLOG ( Tracey's hop post is here)

OK have fun HOPPING! Your first STOP is at DANI'S!

BLOG HOP - Winner :)

Thanks to all who hopped along with us for the Fred She Said May 27th Blog Hop.  Carol L., Donna and the FSS DT did a fabulous job!  Thanks again to our wonderful sponsors!

The lucky winner  of this prize package:

Pizzazz APlenty  - prize package worth $15.00
Custom Creations from Carolivy - 3 digital downloads
Bearly Mine Designs     - £15 gift voucher
$ 30 gift certificate to the Fred She Said STORE

IS...

Rita Asnley!!!  Congratulations Rita!  Please email me  ( fred.she.said@gmail.com  to get the details to claim your prize. 

Have a great day,
 Fred  

Last Call - Blog Hop ends tonight!

Hi all!  Just a reminder that the May 27th Blog Hop closes tonight midnight... but if you have entered before I get my morning coffee Saturday while I am collecting the entries.. I'll take it ;)  You could win some fabulous prizes! 

Have a great weekend :)


 :)* Fred

May BLOG HOP STARTS HERE

Welcome to the May 27th Fred She Said Blog Hop! I hope you will hop along with us and see what the Fred She Said DT have been up to and you will also get the chance to enter to win a great prize package!  While you are hopping we'd love to hear your comments :)  We also have 2 guest designers , Carol Lepard and Donna Smith!

We have some WONDERFUL sponsors for this HOP! 
Woohoo!  4 prizes... ONE lucky WINNER!:

Pizzazz APlenty  - prize package worth $15.00

Hold on to your hats! Check out that they got:  Charms, Ribbons, Laces and Trims, Cords, Twine, Dream String, Flatback Pearls, Flatback Rhinestones, Stickpins, Dritz Pins, Organza Butterflies & Flowers, Mulberry Flowers, Ribbon Roses, Padded Christmas Embellishments, and what everyone needs for picking up those tiny jewels or die cut pieces . . . . a Gel Picker, sometimes called a Rhinestone Picker or Pearl Picker! The packaging is simple, the products are quality, the prices are affordable.  Fred just has to ADD..."they have PEARL STRING!!!!" in all kinds of colours... Fred loves pearl string!

Custom Creations from Carolivy - 3 digital downloads

 from Carol: " I love to design both papers and other graphics to use in cardmaking or scrapbooking.  All of the graphic items purchased from me are Commercial Use unless otherwise stated.  (some of the Scrapkits and the Quickpages are Personal Use only).  I also love to work on Special Requests so if you have something you need designed, I love the challenge! "  Carol makes  wonderful papers and designer resources like frames and digital embellishments... she even has ... wait... digital pearl string!  :)



Bearly Mine Designs     - £15 gift voucher

oooh Donna's been cooking up more Digital Papers using Fred She Said images!  They are fab as are all her sets.  I'll fill you in a little further down this post.  Check out her Challenge Blog and see all the beeeoootiful cards her DT have made!  Also please check out all her wonderful digital paper sets at her STORE.  Donna, you are one busy girl! ;)


.... and, last but maybe not least LOL, $ 30 gift certificate to the Fred She Said STORE! :)

All I know is ONE lucky winner is going to have some shopping to do!



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.

 Here is the list of Blog Hops in case you lose your way:


Tracey  http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/  ME HERE!

Donna  http://bearlymine.blogspot.com/

Carol L   http://customcreationsfromcarolivy.blogspot.com/

Dani   http://paulettespapers.com/

Vicki   http://vldesigns.blogspot.com/

Anne   http://stargrovesblog.blogspot.com/

Robin    http://robinscreativenest.blogspot.com/

Darsie  http://craftingwithdarsie.blogspot.com/

Nancy   http://inspiredbystamps.blogspot.com/

Marlena    http://www.marlenaspaperparadise.com/

Valerie    http://valscrafts.blogspot.com/

Michelle   http://inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/

Debbie  http://debbiedee.blogspot.com/


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


Here is my creation for the HOP:

There is a new girl in the STORE!  Emma The Skipper :)  She comes coloured and uncoloured. 

**TRUE STORY -  Emma has just discovered the joys of skipping!  She likes to skip and chant by herself on the sidewalk in front of our house... a few weeks ago, she came in the house scraped up and a big bloody scuff  RIGHT under her eye.. she had tripped and face planted onto the sidewalk! She messed up her wrists, knee, eye and then later discovered a nasty scrape we missed on the back of her shoulder! She nearly got a black eye but she healed VERY FAST!  Poor thing! She is still skipping though :) **

I used a fab digital paper from Donna's new FSS collab set, Summer's Roses Paper Set.

I also added some pastel yellow pearl string and sheer 7/8" mono edge satin ribbon ( daffodil ) and some lace trim.  Pizzazz Aplenty has pearl string and ribbon in all kinds of colours.  I am loving sheer ribbon and pearl string together.  ... ok maybe I am in a rut LOL!


Now here is my special word....   Flowers
Now please go to DONNA's blog!  ... and have fun hopping :)

:)* Fred 

MARCH 25th BLOG HOP - STARTS HERE

Hi and welcome the Fred She Said BLOG HOP!  I hope you will hop along with us and see what the Fred She Said DT have been up to and you will also get the chance to enter to win a great prize package!  While you are hopping we'd love to hear your comments :)

We have a very special guest and co-sponsor.... DONNA of Bearly Mine Designs.  She makes the most wonderful digital papers! Please go take a look when you are done ;)

There will be ONE lucky winner ( selected randomly from the entries) of this prize package:

2 digi sets from Bearly Mine Designs

$25 Gift Certificate for Crop Stop

$25 Gift Certificate for the Fred She Said Store

At the last stop of the HOP, there will be instructions on how to make your entry.  Along your journey, each stop will have a special word, collect them up!  Blog Hop entry date ends Friday April 1 midnight EDT.

Michelle let's me play along and I get to go FIRST! woohoo!

 

I used a RED version of the Parrot Tulip from the Pre-coloured set and decoupaged it.  The paper is a freebie from Bearly Mine Designs.  I accented the oval with frosted lace Stickles and some black pearl string.

EDIT- I was asked how I attach my pearl string - I have used Zip Dry or Ranger Inkssentials  Matte Accents Glue. You have to work fast with the Zip Dry.  I make a small bead line of glue in 3-4" sections and lay pearls in it and hold in place until it sets or seems to stay put.  Lately I am preferring the Matte Accents.  :)

OK, my special word is....  Hippety   Now please go to the next hop stop at  Donna's BLOG.

Here is list of the BLOG HOP Participants, in case you lose your way :)

Tracey-Lynn  http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com  You are Here

Donna   http://bearlymine.blogspot.com

Carol  http://chocolatecraftsandbearsohmy.blogspot.com

Tracy McD  http://iwannabuildamemory.blogspot.com

Darsie  http://craftingwithdarsie.blogspot.com

Robin  http://robinscreativenest.blogspot.com

Danielle  http://paulettespapers.com

Nancy  http://inspiredbystamps.blogspot.com

Anne  http://stargrovesblog.blogspot.com

Marlena  http://www.marlenaspaperparadise.com

Michelle  http://inspirationblooms.blogspot.com

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

Now go have fun!

:)*  Fred

BLOG HOP - Friday!

Hi all!  Fred She Said will be having a BLOG HOP this FRIDAY, MARCH 25th! Woohoo.  We have a special guest and co-sponsor, the delightful and oh so awesome DONNA of Bearly Mine Designs.  She makes some beautiful digital paper sets.  Please go check them out :)

I can't wait to see what the DT have made.  There will also be a big prize!  Please come and join the fun.

Friday, March 25!

:)*  Fred

Valentine's BLOG HOP WINNERS!

I hope you all enjoyed our Valentine's Blog Hop!  Just a quick announcement of the winners :)

The WINNER of a $25 gift certificate to the Fred She Said Store is:

Janet Bailey!! Congrats Janet! 

The WINNER of a $25 gift certificate to CROP STOP is:

 

Lorie Ballard!! Congrats Lorie!

WINNERS please email me at fred.she.said@gmail.com  EMAIL LINK  to claim your prizes.

Have a great day!

:)*  Fred

BLOG HOP REMINDER!

Don't forget to come hop with us!  The Valentine's BLOG HOP ends tomorrow Friday Feb 4 midnight EST ( or when I get out of bed in the morning to do the drawing LOL!)  $25 CG to my STORE and $25 GC to CROPSTOP are up for grabs!  ... and glorious DT eye candy!  Great JOB girls!!!

JAN BLOG HOP STARTS HERE!

Hi all!  It's bloggity blog hop time again!  Please come hop along with us :)  Love is in the air and Valentine's Day is just around the corner so the THEME for this BLOG HOP is LOVE!

As you hoppity hop, please collect the special words each DT has on their blogs.  At the end of the hop will be instructions on what to do all those "lovely" words ( umm secret phrase )   ;)  There are 2 prizes up for grabs:

1 winner of $25 GC to the Fred She Said STORE.

1 winner of $25 GC to CROP STOP.

***This blog hop contest closes Friday, Feb. 4 at midnight EST.

Here is the list of HOP STOPS ( in case you lose your way):

Fred  ( right here )   
Robin
Tracy MacD

Danielle

Anne

Marlena

Nancy

Sonya

Carol

Michelle

Darsie

FSS Challenge Blog

Please don't forget to leave the DT some love ;)

EDIT FRI Morning:  Apparently Blogger didn't post the last stop on the hop last night.  All fixed now if you missed the last word :)


Here is Fred's project:

I used the Hearts & Roses Pre-Coloured Set in RED.  I used a new to me Cottage Florals embossing folder by Craft Concepts. ( which I got a Crop Stop ;) )  I colored the frames with distress inks and also spritzed the background with iridescent gold glimmer spray.  I outlined the frames with a gold DecoArt Calligraphy  paint pen.. oh man... this is working way better than my Krylon gold leafing pen.. I have just about gave up on that... not sure if it is just too old?  Anyhoo... if you are looking for a nice gold edge on your projects.. I am so recommending the DecoArt  paint pens.

Fred's special word is "May"

Just a note... later this evening I should have a new release of cutting files.... I didn't get time to complete them but... man... I am liking these, if I do say so myself.. so I'll be back! ;)

NOW, please go to ROBIN'S BLOG for you next stop on the HOP :)

:)*  Fred