MORE NEW STUFF in the STORE

Hey all!

I have 2 more items up in the store.

A long overdue request... winter Pine Trees!  ... in  a scene ( Pre-coloured has night with star, a sunset/sunrise and twilight) and a single tree.  Pre-coloured version has these with or without snow, in case you want to add your own "snow" to your cards :)

 Pine Trees

A Leaves CUTFILE stencil/digi outlines.  Cut out or print & colour :)  I made a 6"x6" and 8"x11" sized templates.

 LEAVES CUTFILE Stencil & DIGI

I stenciled onto white cardstock with green, aqua & metallic gold acrylics with cosmetic sponges.  Flower is from Growing Together COL SET.

More coming.... :)

Have a great day!

:)*  Fred

New in the STORE: Growing Together

Hey all!

I have a new set in the store.

First a little story on how it came into being ;)

This one started as a digital painting I did on my iPad.  I used a really awesome scruffy brush to make the outlines of the flowers.  I looked at it and said to myself, " I'd really like to try watercolouring that".  So I converted the painting to a black and white outline plus adding a bit of the canvas texture from the painting into the outline.  I printed and then watercoloured and loved the look.  I'll show another day :)  Well the project grew and grew.  I made individual flowers,  digitally coloured 33 of them in all LOL.  Then thought that it needed a bee .... and a dragonfly... and a "painted" backdrop.   .. oh my goodness!

I think it is as done as it's going to get LOL.  I love the mixed media feel of the flowers and the background. :)   .... and the versatility.. make your own scene... pop a flower here and there on your projects! 

"Growing Together"

- I embellished the flower heads and bee wings with rock candy distress glitter glue.

DIGI SET

Pre-Colured Set

I am working on more seasonal projects, I promise :)  I should have a few out by the start of the weekend.

Have a great day!

:)* Fred

Happy World Card Making Day!

Hi All!

Happy World Card Making Day!  To celebrate, Fred She Said is offering this 30% off any order code. 

Simply add the code CARDMAKING in the space provided in your shopping cart at the Fred She Said Store and update your cart :)

 Code expires OCT 7th.   Have a great card making day!

FALL SALE :)

Happy Autumn everyone! 

Fred She Said is bringing in autumn with a FALL SALE!

  

This week until Monday Sept. 30th until Midnight EDT.

Get 20% OFF on purchases $10 and over

Get 30% OFF on purchases $20 and over

 It is sunny and a bit chilly here in Wiarton, ON.  The leaves are just starting to turn and almost time to start thinking about setting up an appointment to get the snow tires put on  eeek!

LOL.

Have a great day!

:)* Fred

P.S.  More new stuff soon! Hopefully by the weekend :)

Stencils - Removing WC paint with Baby Wipes

Hey all!

I've got another stencil technique I have been playing with.  I had these Elmer's Art Crayon Sticks since I think Nolan was in Pre-school ( not doing math today - but that was forever ago ).

They work like gelatos; they are waxy,  a lipstick consistency, very blend-able, and they are water soluble.   I have no idea where you can find them to buy.  But if you have gelatos, gel sticks, or watercolor crayons, even cheap watercolors, you will get near the same effect.  See my notes below after the VIDEO :)

For the video,  I used smooth white cardstock and a stencil I digitally cut onto transparency film.  

CUTFILE:  Doily Mandala 2

For the card above, I used Ornate Butterfly Digi that I watercoloured, glittered and added gems.  Background is a Darice embossing folder.

Here are the 2 panels I made using above technique.

Things I noticed while I was playing:

- I also tried the technique with  watercolor crayons and Koi watercolors.... all work.
- Cardstock works OK.  A clay coated cardstock works better.  Watercolor paper also gives a nice effect.  Another option that I didn't try but would work is a gessoed surface.
-make sure your paint surface is dry to the touch before securing your stencil.
-use a clean part of the baby wipe each time you start on a different color of paint or you get a "halo" of the previous color on the next area.

Left - watercolor paper/crayon sticks, Middle- Koi watercolors on clay coated "stamping paper", Right-Neocolor II's on super cheapo cardstock.

In my opinion the clay coated paper and gelato-like crayon sticks "rocked":

Stencils:  Four Point Star Pattern,  Blossoms,  Whirlpool Splash

 

Have a great weekend!

:)* Fred

Stencil Rubbings

Hey all!

That fun thing you did as a youngster with a yummy smelling pack of Crayolas and paper, where you would put coins or leaves or that weathered picnic table top in the back yard under you paper and then rub over top with  crayons?  You can be all grown up and arty farty and do it with stencils!  I have been having fun making backgrounds :)

Used crayons, white prisma pencil, Four Point Star Stencil, Doodled Floral 1, Darice embossing Folders, gold cardstock, deckle scissors, and spellbinders die.

I love the dreamy smeary look.

VIDEO TIME....

Used, Whirlpool Splash Stencil cut on transparency film, and Happy Flowers Rainbow Collection flower sheets.  Eventually, I will add a sentiment in the empty space.

Here is a close up of a stencil rubbing blended with a light coloured prisma pencil.

Have a great day!
:)*  Fred

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:)*
Fred

New Doodled Floral, Stencils & a TUT

Hey all! This summer is cruising by... eek!  How have you all been? :)

 I added some new files... they are at the bottom of the post.

OK I am going to say it, I am LOVING stencils, I love drawing them, and I love tweaking and experimenting with them. Modeling paste?... oh my goodness!  I love that I can use the Cutting File Stencils in different ways and even as a printable digi image ( I have more ideas and inspiration later this week :)  ).  I noticed that there must be others that like them too as I did some math... I have had 2358 downloads of the Free Stencils  as of today .... sales on the 5 latest cutting file stencils?  .... not so much... really bad $29 ( bad enough to seriously rethink this stencil making love of mine. I have to put food on the table, you know?)  Now I admit, I am mostly to blame as I have all these ideas, and I haven't shown you any of  them!  Maybe you just don't "get" what fun they are ;) So let's try to change that now LOL!

So here is something you can do with Cutting File Stencils that you CAN'T DO with bought pre-made stencils :) ( This one needs a Digital Cutting Machine)

I made 2 card fronts with one cut of the Circles Stencil.

I did a gradient wash onto an A2 card stock panel with watercolour crayons and a waterbrush. ( a red, orange and a yellow Neocolor II )

Make sure the panel is SUPER DRY before proceeding.  I used Make the Cut! software with my digital cutting machine and visual lined up/eyeballed my A2 panel on my cutting mat in the middle of the square Circles Stencil that I saw on the mat "on screen"  and added some junk card stock on each side my panel so my blade wouldn't hit bare mat.  Then I cut.  I peeled away the panel.  Leaving the negative bits on the mat... that is important.

I secured another white A2 card stock together with the cut panel with painters tape top and bottom so the panel wouldn't slip.  Now all you do is glue down each leftover piece off the mat into the holes in the panel.  I used a UHU stick for my glue.  NOTE: Take each negative circle off the mat ONE AT A TIME ...much easier to figure out where they go that way ;)

I made these 2 cards...

I embossed the cardstock underneath the watercolored stencil cut panel... looks so cool!

The image used for both cards is the new Doodled Floral 1.  The product includes the outline DIGI and 2 pre-coloured images :) 

I also added a new digital cutting file stencil set:  Four Point Star Pattern Stencils

MTC/Silhouette Studio/SVG/GSD/DXF/V-PDF/PNG

The 3 above stencils are included in the set.

.... I'll show you what I did with this stencil set tomorrow :)

And for the digital stamp lovers out there.  I am putting my stencil happy love on hold and have some new images in the works.  ... gotta put the nose to the computer screen and get 'er done!

Have a great day!

:)*  Fred

JULY NEW STUFF! Flowers and Stencils

Hey all!  I'm back from the abyss! LOL  I took some down time in June and it took JULY to tweak a few projects.  Flowers and stencils.  ( There is a freebie ZIG ZAG stencil - scroll to bottom of post :)  )

New Florals...

Magnolia in 4 colours and digi

in white, cream, yellow and pink

3 Doodled Blossoms  COL SET and DIGI:

... and in 4 colours...

CUTFILES/PRINTABLES  (can be cut electronically or printed and also includes outlines that can be printed and coloured or embellished ):

Circle Stencils:

 

Doily Mandala 2 Stencil & Mask:

Blossoms Stencils

Flower Flake Stencils

.... and a FREE Cutting File STENCIL - ZIG ZAG Stencil:

DIRECT DOWNLOAD from BOX.COM

Have a great weekend!  

:)*  Fred

5th Birthday Blog Hop WINNER :)

Hi All!

It's time to announce the winner of Fred She Said's 5th BIRTHDAY BLOG HOP!  Thanks to all who participated.  I hope you enjoyed all the wonderful projects from the design team :)

The winner will receive ALL of this:

$25 Gift Certificate to the Fred She Said Store
$25 USD equivalent Gift Certificate to any online papercrafting store of winner's choice :)

 

 ... And the winner is....

... NANCY DEES!   Congrats Nancy! 
I will email the winner on Monday morning if she doesn't email me sooner ;)  

:)*  Fred

 

5th Birthday Blog Hop STARTS HERE!

Hi and welcome the Fred She Said 5th Birthday 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 the DT love to hear your comments :)

Fred She Said has turned FIVE this month.  Time flies doesn't it?  The theme for this hop is Fred's FAVES - PURPLE and/or FLORAL :)

One winner will receive ALL of this:

$25 Gift Certificate to the Fred She Said Store
$25 USD equivalent Gift Certificate to any online papercrafting store of winner's choice :)

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!  Winners will be selected on June 8th 2013  and announced on the Fred She Said blog.

 

FRED SHE SAID 5th BIRTHDAY SALE

Fred She Said is having a sale from Monday May 27th until June 2nd!  20% off orders $10 and over and 40% off orders $20 and over!

 

 

 

Here is the BLOG HOP LIST :

FRED SHE SAID BLOG (START)
Michelle  http://www.inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/

Nancy  http://inspiredbystamps.blogspot.com/

Carolyn  http://luvmycards.blogspot.com/

 Crystal   http://craftingwithcrystal.blogspot.com/  

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

Judy   http://insearchofmycreativeside.blogspot.com/

 

Karen   http://busybusyhoneybee.wordpress.com/

Linda   http://scrappingheaven.blogspot.com/

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

Zehra   http://www.rosebestcards.com/

FSS CHALLENGE BLOG  http://fss-challenge.blogspot.com/  ( ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS)

 

 Now, please go to Michelle's BLOG to collect your first word :)

Good Luck & Have FUN!

 

 

BIRTHDAY SALE!

FRED SHE SAID is 5 this month :)  So, we are having a sale from Monday May 27th until June 2nd!  20% off orders $10 and over and 40% off orders $20 and over!

Please come HOP with us Friday May 31!  We will be giving away a prize totalling $50 :)  Hope to see you there :)

:)*  Fred

NEW Dogwood Branch

Hi All!

This image was a request from a customer.  Dogwood Branch :)

- includes BOTH the DIGI and Pre-Coloured images.   .... in the mood to draw flowers...  ANY REQUESTS? ;)

Have a great day!  TGIF!

:)* Fred

A "Spring Card" & Free Cutting Files :)

Hi All!

Taxes all done! Woohoo!  I have added some free cutting files to the STORE at THIS LINK.  One of them is a freebie down below :)

I've been stencil happy lately!  There is so much you can do with them.... including NOT using them as a stencil LOL...

For this card I used the stencil cutting file Doily Mandala 1 as a "cardfront".

Doily Mandala 1 Stencil & Mask

I created a Spring Card Template cutting file to make this card. Just click the image below to get the download :)

Spring Card Template Cutting File

 

FREE!

The cutting file has dashed score lines that help to crease in the appropriate parts of the card.  There are also mats for the base that cut out.  I embossed the mats and inked with Bundled Sage distress inks.  The mats for the spring card base are also inked and embossed.  The flowers  are from the Happy Flowers Digi Set and were coloured with  NeoColor II watercolor crayons and a water brush.   The butterfly is Ornate Butterfly Digi that was also coloured with NeoColor II's and glittered.

NOTE: To use the card template you don't need a cutting machine! The free Spring Card template also contains a PDF file that will print to your printer.  Print on the wrong side of your card stock or use as a guide. 

To fold the card, crease on the dashed fold lines.  Fold like below :)

 TIP:  You can size the card template to any size.  It is set currently for 5" wide and it would fit any round cardfront or diamond front between 5 and 5 1/2" in diameter.


Have a great day!
:)*  Fred