Incy Wincy Designs Challenge

Hi Peeps! I am happy to sponsor the Incy Wincy Designs Challenge this week! Please check it out HERE! You could win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Fred, She Said Store :) The theme this week is to make a card with your favourite embellisment! Also please check out the Incy Wincy Children's Charities website. The proceeds of sales of their designs, cards, and digital stamps go toward fund raising for children's programs locally in the South Australia, current project is for assisting a therapy program and the playground at a kindergarten. If you click on the link below, you will see all the wonderful and cute digital stamps they have for sale :)


More posts in the next day or two! Maybe today if I get my bottom moving ;) Have a great day.

:)* Fred

DT Carol H. - Whirly Flower Cake!

Oh my goodness, when I saw this yesterday my jaw dropped! Fred, She Said DT Carol H. made this awesome paper cake. I think she said she cut and coloured about 100 flowers! :O This is totally a work of heart. Please check out her blog for more details and for her whole place setting... she has some really neat AND thrifty ideas... and they look like a million bucks!

Carol H.'s post is for the Midnight Madness Blog Hop which is running from Oct. 16 - 20 and has some fabulous prizes! Check it out :)

Puppy has been keeping me on my toes. I'll be back soon with goodies :)

:)* Fred

FSS WCMD Challenge Winner

The challenge is now closed.

Thank you so much to all who entered. If you see the original challenge post, I added the email entrant's names to the Mr. Linky with my blog address just in case you are confused LOL! The entries were all awesome!

So there were 24 entries in all ( I will put together a slide show of entries tomorrow; you need to see them they are all so nice!) and I put names on paper strips and picked at random from my salad bowl...

And the winner of this challenge is...

Julie Stewart!

Fabulous cards, Julie! Please email me and I will give you the details of your winnings! I can't find your email ;)

Now I must play with barking puppy, unpack from Thanksgiving weekend, do laundry and get ready to take Rosey to the vet for her "pokeys" poor diddums. Have a great day!

:)* Fred

WCMD Challenge reminder and Card

Hi! I knew this in the back of my head but it didn't sink in when we took the plunge to add a new puppy to the family. They are like having babies!!!! They are up at night, they pee and poop alot.. and hopefully you get them outside before they do it LOL! Unlike babies, puppies have sharp teeth and Rosey has discovered hers and her BARK. She is at the magical toothy bite everything age. So we are teaching her manners about not biting... it is slowly sinking in but man, they can bite! LOL. So sleep deprived, Fred is showing a card she made a few weeks ago LOL! I love this Sizzix embossing folder, can't recall name at the moment. This is coloured with pencils/OMS and distress inks ( aged mahogany and antique linen), I didn't expect a mahogany color to be such a nice pink. The digistamp and paper pricking pattern are from the Fall Flowers Set.

I am also sending out a reminder to try out the FSS World Card Making Day Challenge... open until Monday, Oct. 12 midnight. Just post a link or email me a pic of your card using any FSS product or FSS freebie. $50 worth of prizes!

It is Canadian Thanksgiving tomorrow... we are heading out on the road, so if you email me, replies might be delayed until late Sunday night or Monday.

Oh yes, still working on the coloured flowers and doodledallions... sigh. I'll "get there " LOL.

Have a great day!

:)* Fred

Rosey with a Flower Digi and Coloured Versions

Rosey's in the STORE ! A little late in the day than I anticipated, sorry! There are Digi and Coloured versions available. :)

I have some coloured Christmas Flower Doodledallions but I am still preparing the files and assembling sheets. Hopefully by the start of the week. I am also colouring the Fall Flower Set and have a good start on them.

Heading to bed soon. Unless Rosey has other ideas. LOL!

I hope your World Card Making Day was wonderful! .. and don't forget to try the FSS challenge.. ends Oct 12th :)

Night Night.
:)* Fred

Happy World Card Making Day! CHALLENGE

Rosey's come to wish all of you a Happy World Cardmaking Day! ... and to say Rosey will be available later today ;)

To celebrate, Fred, She Said Designs is offering a $25 CAD Gift Certificate to the Fred, She Said Store and a $25 USD Gift Certificate to one of Fred's favourite stores for dies, embossing folders, stamping stuff and embellishments - www.CropStop.com

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The challenge starts NOW and closes Monday October 12th midnight EDT. To enter,all you need to do is post a new card on your blog using any Fred, She Said product or freebie! Enter a link to your challenge entry post URL using Mr. Linky below or via an email attachment to Fred's email if you don't have a blog - (please put FSS Challenge Entry and your Name in the subject line)
If Mr. Linky is acting up, you may post in the comments of this post, the link to your entry. The winner will be selected Tuesday October 13th by random draw.

Please give it a try and don't forget to tell your friends :) .... and Happy Card Making!

:)* Fred

Drive-By: Christmas Card 2

Here is the other quick christmas card I made. I used Emma the Hugger coloured version. The scalloped circle is painted with gold lumiere paint... but it didn't have a tinsel-ly enough feel so I added diamond stickles all over it and also added stickles to the image and the flakes in the embossed paper, which has broken china distress ink applied with the blending tool. This card just has this tinselly glow... I love tinsel... but not with puppies... our Molly liked to eat tinsel :O So we will keep tinsel off the tree this year so Rosey won't eat it.

:)* Fred

Drive-By: Christmas Card

I made some quick christmas cards for a lovely lady I know. This is the Christmas Flower Doodledallions Digi Set ( no border version with snow) in which I coloured with a light blue WC pencil, Fired Brick, Peeled Paint & Pine Needles distress inks and an aqua brush. I also added Diamond Stickles and a gem. The coloured paper is actually sponged with distress inks to match. Will I need re-inkers soon? probably LOL!


:)* Fred

CARD - using Blue Blossom Sheet

I finally got a chance to use the Dark Blue Blossom Sheet ( By the Sheet section). I showed a side view to show the dimension I got by using silicone glue and moulding the flowers. I used Stickles on centers of flowers and distress stickles ( Faded Jeans) on the blue scalloped frame. The sentiment is from a Stampendous Clear Stamp collection I got a CropStop... ( Orchid Greetings) The colours on this one really pop... I chose the vivid photo setting on my printer and used Staples brochure and flyer paper... which I think is matte photo paper.



:)* Fred who is going "back to work" on more goodies if the puppy stays asleep!

Emma in the Leaves Coloured

By request, Emma in the Leaves Coloured version... in the store. :)




















I hope to get more up tonight, if not tomorrow. I have a card or two to post. So I will be back LOL.

:)* Fred

What a Puddin Pie.... and a card

Well, this weekend ... I did not get much accomplished... we have a good reason ;)

Meet Rosey.....

errr... that is Rosey's bum... that is the first thing I noticed when I met her... the hilarious black patch on her bottom!

This is Rosey...


She is almost 10 weeks and is a Bichon Frise/Shih Tzu cross. She has the softest fluffiest fur with a slight kink to it.. it reminds me of those fuzzy toilet seat covers? ROFL. She is the sweetest button and not very big, but she does have a crazy side and a touch of attention deficit disorder..like all good puppies should. But she knows that crates are for sleeping in and she knows what grass is for ;)

I have completed some coloured designs during the week.. going to upload them tomorrow.

And here is a card....



Made using Fall Flowers Digi Set and a paint spattered digital paper I have in the works. Flower is coloured with pencils/OMS. The frame is white CS embossed with a diamond pattern on the Scor-Pal and inked with Scattered Straw Distress ink and some dots of frosted lace Stickles. Used Spellbinders Labels 4 & Labels 8 and a die from the Fleur de Lis Pendant set. Blue paper is CB embossed. The ribbon is from a box of chocolates I received for my birthday :D

Have a great day!

:) * Fred

Cards, PinstripePapers Digi-Freebie & one sheet LOL

Sorry about the delay. This weekend was a bust LOL, between family and icky sicky kids, I did not get much done. But I did putz away and made a few paper pricking cards and managed to assemble a freebie for you :)

First here is the card



I made a folder of I think 17 8X8 pinstripe papers for you to take and have fun with. They are in pastels shades and some neutral shades. I love them for paper pricking on.
You can find and download them HERE.

A word of warning.. the download is SMALL but it unzips and expands ALOT ( 12 MB).

The other backing paper is something I am working on.. some petit fleur papers. I didn't like how light it printed so I have to adjust them a bit more, there is supposed to be a faint white swirly pattern behind the little flowers, it just didn't print grrr. I distressed and blended some Dried Marigold and Peeled Paint distress inks here and there on the card. The Black-Eyed Susan ( and PP pattern are from the Fall Flowers Digi Set) is coloured with pencils and OMS. I added loose outlines around the flowers in the patterned paper with gold lumiere paint for some glitz.. and gold dewdrops.

I have also started making a "By the Sheet" designs. Carol L. has made a lovely card using the sheet I am putting up at the store... a lone sheet who was supposed to have friends but will soon LOL. The blossom is a colour that is NOT in the Lovely Blossom & Butterfly Decoupage Set.



Here is a preview of the sheet, Just about everything you need to complete a cardfront is on one sheet... how neat is that? LOL please let me know what you think... if this is something I should continue with ;)



I will put this one up at the store, it will be in a "By the Sheet" section HERE :) ... and I will add more as I make them.

Have a great day!

:)*
Fred

Emma's & Flowers & Doodledallions OH MY

I have just uploaded several goodies at the Store :D

First up is Emma in the Leaves!


Some of my Design Team have been playing and made some lovelies!

Erin played with Emma using an awesome blue and chocolate theme. You rocked the paper piecing, Erin!




Carol L. made a lovely fall themed card using "Emma in the Leaves" digi and her own leafy background digital paper, she also coloured Emma in Photoshop:

Carol also made a gorgeous Yellow Blossom card using the Lovely Blossom & Butterfly Decoupage set, I added to the store earlier this week:


Maria also made a beauty using the Blossoms set in Blue:



Next is a set very dear to me - Fall Flowers & Paper Pricking Frame Digi Set.

This set includes Sunflower, Black-eyed Susan, Asters, and Chrysanthemum digi-images.

Also inluded is this lovely coordinating paper pricking frame:


Carol H made this sunflower beauty with the paper pricking frame.. love the colours!


Maria created this whole awesome set! She used one of my blog paper freebies for backing paper:


Lisa P. used the Chrysanthemum and 3d paper toled the front and painted with twinkling H2O's... gorgeous!


Third up is the Flowering Hearts Doodledallions Digi Set:



Here are some of cards I made using the set. I didn't use the scalloped image for the pink one... it was a prototype LOL and cut with a Spellbinders scalloped die.




I tweaked the design and made multiple versions for a Christmas Flower Doodledallions Set!


No samples yet for this one, but the weekend of fun is NOT over! I hope to have more goodies plus a freebie. We will also see if more of my DT will come out and play! LOL

The Doodledallions, for my colouring challenged peeps LOL, are in the process of being coloured. Stayed tuned for more info later!

Have a great day!
:)* Fred

New Design Team Member

Please welcome Lisa Phillippi to the Fred, She Said Design Team! She makes the most pretty flowery cards and I am looking forward to working with her :)

Thanks so much to all who applied for the dt positions. I am sorry but I am going to close the call for now.

:)* Fred

Coloured Decoupage Kit - Lovely Blossom & Bfly

The Coloured Blossom Decoupage Kit is finally ready. There should be coordinating papers by the end of the week, along with other goodies! The blossoms are at the store HERE!

Have a great day!

:)* Fred

Desgn Team... new term!

The next tour of duty at Fred She Said is a little late LOL. We should be getting fired up in a week or two. I am happy to say quite a few have stayed on for another go and I welcome Carol H. of http://chocolatecraftsandbearsohmy.blogspot.com/

to the team! She made a lovely card for the FSS challenge and I asked her to come on board :) She makes lovely cards and shares my love of flowers ( big grin)! ... and chocolate LOL.

Back are:

Carol L. http://www.bycarolivy.blogspot.com/

Donna http://bearlymine.blogspot.com/

Erin http://www.scrapstampandbemerry.blogspot.com/

Jen http://www.expressivelyme.blogspot.com/

Lora http://www.lorascards.blogspot.com/

LORi http://byloridesigns.blogspot.com/

Maria http://www.joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/

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

Sonya http://www.appelquilling.blogspot.com/

Welcome back girls! weeee!

I want to thank True and Lisa C. for all their awesome work and designs and comradery! I wish you both all the best in your endeavours :)

I have 2 spots open, I am not having a formal DT call, but I am looking for 2 people who love fancy floral designs and primarily work with pre-coloured images or decoupage or floral designs that would suit my coloured flowers and designs that are on a more ornate/whimsical side. If you think you fit the bill or know of someone please email ME.

Another note... still working on those coloured flowers.... one step forward two steps back, but I think it will be worth it ;)

:)* Fred

Card Drive

Hi peeps! If you have a moment, please check out Erin's BLOG POST regarding a card drive to help cheer her 12 year old neighbour up who was in a boating accident and lost her arm. What a difficult obstacle for such a young person to face :(


Erin has been kind enough to offer blog candy for those who want to help out and pretty candy it IS!


:)* Fred

Digital Tuesday Challenge

Here is the card I designed for the Digital Tuesday Challenge. I just checked the challenge post out and boy, the DTC DT have outdone themselves... pretty pretty eye candy! As you can see the theme this week is a very feminine one... Lace and Pearls! Woohoo! You must give it a try and you could win a $10 gift certificate to the Fred, She Said Store :D




Card details:

Mr. Cuttlebug loved this one.. the background is embossing folder chalked with cream/pink/green artist pastels; MS punch and a CB embossing border; Liquid Pearls; various ribbon and pearl string; large sticky flat back pearl. The flower is from "A Lovely Blossom & Butterfly Set" and was coloured with pencils and OMS (Pink and Cream - you add the cream after blending the pink, just colour on top no blending... it is a great highlight colour) the leaves are part of a piece I am working on for a coloured decoupage sheet. .. it is all one piece cut out and it fit behind the flower nicely.

Don't forget to check out the challenge ;) Have a great day... back to the drawing tablet for me LOL!

:)* Fred

Blue Blossom Card

Hi, I thought I'd share a card I did for the "A Lovely Blossom & Butterfly" Set as a sample. I messed up the sentiment a bit ( oh well, maybe it adds a bit of rustic charm). ;) The image is coloured with pencils & OMS ( see below). Background is the satiny "wrong" side of some photo paper I have, with the "Lights" and Gold alcohol inks. The not-so-glossy surface gave the alcohol inks a less of a slick surface to slide around giving a more mottled watercolour appearance. I also embossed the background in the cuttlebug with the Leafy Branch folder.

The 3D'ed flower and leaves - it might look complicated but the 3d decoupage on the frame is not hard at all. I printed the blossom sheet and carefully placed the Spellbinders Labels Four die on the "leafy sprigs corner" so the stems were inside the corner of the die and just the outer leaves were cut through but still a bit of the outer leaves were inside the die-cut. I roughly coloured leaves and blossom as they are hiding, and nicely shaded the background. I properly coloured a second set of leaves and blossom and cut them out, moulded them a little with an embossing tool on a mousepad. I glued the leaves down with silicone glue and angled them in the glue for dimension. GLUE TIP: to get just a tiny ball of glue, just squeeze the tube slightly till it just rounds a bit at the end the opening and scrape it with a toothpick or skewer, I don't know if that is common decoupage knowledge, but that is how I get a bitty bump of glue LOL.

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Sadder News: My FIL passed away last Monday. It has been a hard time for the family but we know Don is in a great place now. The funeral was last Thursday and was an awesome testament to a great man. His 4 "kids" went up together and told some stories, escapades, and shared some if his great fatherly wisdom and walk with the Lord. They even sang some of his favourite hymns and old jolly songs from his childhood in England.

I am trying to regroup and I am back to working on the coloured blossoms set plus a few others. Sorry for the delay.

I am sponsoring the Digital Tuesday Challenge next week so please check it out :) There is currently a card on the go on my desk. They asked me if I would like to share a card along with their DT's. That is so nice of them heehee. And the theme is right up my alley but I can't tell you what it is ;)

Have a great day, I hope to be back with some goodies soon :D

:)* Fred

Background Stamp Tutorial and Word Art Freebie

Carol L. has a wonderful new tutorial up on her blog. She shows you how to add the Flutterby background images to a patterned paper in Word; it's a great way to make your own custom digi-papers to suit your papercrafting projects. Carol is also offering an awesome butterfly word art PNG digi-freebie. Please check it out :)

CAROL's Background Paper Tutorial in MS WORD

Everything is still up in the air here.... one day at a time. My husband's father has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is an awesome man and we all love him so much. The family is gathering in the area to visit and show him support and love. Saw him last night and he has been given drugs to help the pain, he is alot more comfortable now which is a blessing.

I have been cutting up paper and trying a new blossom decoupage design... it is quite pretty, but I am not sure if you decoupagers will love me or hate me... lots of tiny bits to cut LOL!

I'll try to get back to posting soon. Big hugs!

Fred.