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

ATC for Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog

Hi All!

I am in the middle of my taxes.... papers everywhere!  I managed to find a small un-taxcluttered space in my studio to make an ATC for the Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog that Fred She Said is sponsoring this month.  The theme is ATC's or Fat Pages.   Love ATC's!  Thanks CCCB for letting us guest contribute :)

This one has a lot of techniques going on and I'd love to explain them with a tutorial but that will have to wait until my tax mess is done and gone LOL.

I'll try to briefly explain what I did :)  I laser printed the Corner Peony digital stamp onto dry-wax deli paper ( which required careful tweaking of taping the deli paper to cardstock so it would load properly in the printer ).  I loosely cut the peony out. The background was made using a magic stamp foam that was heated and pressed into an embossing folder.  I applied Picked Raspberry and Mowed Lawn  distress inks to the magic stamp and huffed and pressed into my ATC cardstock then sprayed with a pearlized mist until the ink started to move then let dry.  I collaged the peony that is on deli paper onto the ATC with gel medium then let dry.  The Peony is very translucent and you can't see the cut edges!  ... and colouring with Prismacolor pencils gave good opaque coverage.  I also shaded with a dark umber colored pencil around the flower and did my blending with a Prismacolor blending Marker.  I coloured a fussy cut Ornate Butterfly, added pearls and  lace trim and pearl trim to the bottom of the card and distressed the edges of the ATC with Walnut Stain distress ink. 

A nice diversion from taxes!  ...  now I want to make more LOL

:)* Fred

Zehra's Mini-Tutorial - Happy Flowers

Hi all!  Happy Sunday!  The sun is finally shining after 3 days of heavy rain and then snow... WOW what an April we are having! 

DT Zehra has made a flower making mini-tutoral using the Happy Flowers Digi Set and also used Ornate Butterflies  and just in time for a "FLOWER PICK ME UP" :)  This brightened my day... Awesome job, Zehra!  Please GO HERE to see the tutorial.

Card by DT Zehra

I'll be back earlier this week with some new cards and some new stencils and stencil freebies!

:)* Fred

Floral Surprise Paper Set and Stencils!

HI All!  I have added some new things to the store ;) 

Donna of Bearly Mine has created another beautiful paper set!  Floral Surprise using various florals from Fred She Said:

Floral Surprise Paper Set

I have been making cutting file stencils.  I have uploaded 2 but have more on the way. 

 Doily Mandala 1  Stencil/Mask Cutting Files

Whirlpool Splash Stencil/ Mask Cutting Files

I am having way too much fun with them.  I cut the stencils on transparency film and have used them with distress inks, sprays, and with my Gelli Plate with acrylic paints.  I'll have some projects soon.

:)*
Fred

Happy Flowers & Sentiments

Hey all!

..new stuff :)

I had a request for Fred's Flowers without black outlines.. I hope this will work :)  I made some Happy Flowers... in happy, bright rainbow colours! .. and some flower pots you can add your flowers to.

... and some digi flowers and pots too :)

... and some Uplifting Sentiments ( 22 in all!)

I am also working on some  digital cutting file stencils & masks.  The chevron pattern on the above card is a stencil I made that was sponged over with distress inks onto CS.  I'll be sharing the stencil soon once I get it converted to the various formats ;)  I kind of went stencil creation happy in anticipation of a Gelli Plate I ordered ( that is backordered at Curry's ack!).  I was excited for it's arrival and when it didn't come, I was sad... so I made my own out of Knox gelatin.  Just google "gelatin plate recipe" and you will find tons of resources :)  Emma and I had a blast playing with our homemade plate and acrylic paints.  They say the gelatin plate might last for a few weeks in the fridge... hopefully my Gelli Plate will arrive before it goes bad.  I'll have to fire up the camera and share some of the crazy prints we made. 

:)*  Fred

Spring Design Team Showcase

Hey all!

I am here today with a bit of DT eye candy ;)  Here are some lovely projects made by the Fred She Said Spring Design Team! 

Linda

Judy

Maureen

 Michelle

 Nancy

 
Carolyn

 


Crystal

 
Janet Kay

Karen

 
Patty

 Zehra

Have a great day!

:)*
Fred

NEW Marigolds & Morpho

Yey, finally something new in the STORE :)

Marigolds & Morpho  (available as DIGI or Pre-coloured Sets)

I don't know how long I putzed with this set.  There are all kinds of variations for this one...

 Please click above images to see detail.

 Now I am going to print this off and find some room in my overstuffed cluttered studio to play!  

Have a great weekend!

:)*

Fred

Spring Design Team :)

Happy Valentine's Day!  I am here to announce the Fred She Said Spring Design Team!  Thanks so much to all who applied for the Fred She Said DT Call :) 

Joining us for the Spring Term are:

Maureen K. Russell  .. welcome back, Maureen!
Judy McKay
Linda Weber

who will be joining a bunch of wonderful girls :)
Michelle
Nancy
Carolyn
Crystal
Janet Kay
Karen
Patty
Zehra


I hope to have new designs soon.  I thank my Design Team and customers for their patience!  It has been a challenging new year full of bumps and hurdles and grieving and even celebrating!

Sadly, we lost my husband's dear Mum and our kids' wonderful Nanna, Lorrie on January 16th the day after the DT call went out.  At the time we had just started renovation chaos, and had to scramble to make room for out of town family!   Currently, bedrooms have been displaced in our wee 1100 sq foot home to make room for new flooring and paint upstairs.   I  have my son's mattress in the only floor area in my studio/office.  There are boxes, furniture, and junk everywhere - not many places to move LOL.  My husband and I have been basically unemployed for the past few months, so seeing each others faces so much ( in this mess?), well you know... it has been challenging LOL.  Blessedly and miraculously, we have managed to financially stay afloat :)  I am slowly getting a few days of work here and there as the Teachers work dispute is sort of settling down.  Dave & I were just blessed with another great nephew this week!  Congrats Jay and Tasha & big brother Kolten!

OK ... I am off to get my new DT members settled in and get some stuff in the store!  Have a wonderful day!

:)*
Fred

LAST CHANCE DT CALL!... and a CARD

Hi all!  Just a post to remind you that Fred She Said is having a DT CALL.  I will accept submissions until Monday Feb 11  Midnight EST.  

And to help take up some space on this sparse post LOL   here is a card I put together today.

I laser printed an Ornate Butterfly onto transparency film, coloured with Bic Mark It markers and added stickles and a heart brad.  The embossed background has a skiff of light green paint applied with a brayer.  I was testing out some sentiments for a set that will be coming out very soon :)

We were cleaning out my son's room to clear the way for new laminate flooring when I happened upon a tray of 20 or so bottles of acrylic paint!.. I totally forgot about them!  Oh my, add that to my bulging drawer of 60? bottles of acrylic paint... you might be seeing more paint on my cards :O LOL

:)*  Fred

Ground Hog Day Blog Hop Winner!

Hi All!

Thanks to all who participated in our Ground Hog Day Blog Hop :)  A big thank you to my DT for their wonderful projects.  The DT were asked to predict whether or not Wiarton Willie would predict an Early Spring.  Well, 8 of us thought Willie would say "Early Spring!"  and 1 wanted a Late Spring.... she loves snow LOL!  Well, we got a pile of it in Ontario, eastern States and the Canadian East Coast.  We are done digging out and the sun shone here today.  In case you didn't know, Willie did predict an EARLY SPRING yey!  ... we will see :)

Now onto the winner!  ... who will receive:

$30 GC for the Fred She Said Store
$25 GC for Crop Stop

... and the winner is....

 

CAROL DUNCAN!!!  :)      I will email the winner on Sunday night if she doesn't email me sooner ;)  


Have a great weekend,
:)*  Fred

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!

2013 SPRING DT CALL

Fred She Said Digital Designs is looking for designers who love floral and decorative designs.  Fred She Said sells outline images, pre-coloured images, patterns/templates/frames/ornate designs, papers and SVG/GSD cutting files for digital cutting machines.

Applicants must enjoy and have experience using digital materials that I have mentioned above, the ability to print, and perhaps, though not necessary, have use of and experience with SVG or GSD cutting files with  a digital cutting machine.  Good photographs of your designs are a must and having a blog and a presence on various papercrafting and cardmaking forums and challenges are an asset.

Most of the Fred She Said designs have a floral or nature theme and there will be some Christian/Inspirational designs as well.  Please don't apply if you  are only interested in  character digi's. 

DT requirements are minimum 4 designs per month and participation in some of the activities and blog hops, Fred She Said will have.  Compensation will be all products released during the term and any products from the Store as long as you complete  one or two designs using that product.

Please email me (   fred.she.said@gmail.com  ) before  Monday, February 4th Midnight EDT with a bit about yourself , your blog, forums you participate in, any DT's you are on or have been on, as well as 2 or 3 designs that you feel represent your style.  Due to family circumstances, CALL has been extended until Monday February 11th.

DECISION will be made and announced Wednesday February13th on the Fred She Said Blog.

Thanks,
Tracey (Fred)
 Fred She Said Digital Designs
Fred She Said BLOG

SALE! & The Cards that Christmas Forgot "Parade"

Hi all!  Happy New Year!   I had a request from a DT to share Christmas cards that didn't make it to our blogs.  We all get so busy during the holidays and sometimes our poor creations don't get shared before they get mailed LOL  I actually have a couple I never posted but luckily got photos of before I gave them to their recipients.   So I emailed "the girls" and this Parade was born. :)

The theme was  " The Cards that Christmas Forgot " LOL  ... any Christmas cards, Winter cards or cards made with "Christmas/Winter" products.

Before we get started.  Fred She Said is having an IT'S A NEW YEAR SALE!

Get 30% OFF any purchase that is $10 or over! :)  

Sale ends Wednesday JAN 9th Midnight EST.

So let's get started!

Michelle

 ...using the Fancy Doily snowflake    gorgeous and glittery!

Nancy

...using Emma & The Chickadee   sooo pretty!

Carolyn

Carolyn had a pile - 4!  I don't feel so bad now LOL  I will show 2 ... please go to Carolyn's blog to see the rest of her beautiful cards.

Carolyn using Kiss Me Scottie

Carolyn using Emma the Caroling Angel and Pine Cone Spray

Crystal

...using Little Fat Santa.  So cute, Crystal!

Karen

... using Winter Westie.... love it!

Patty

...using Little Fat Santa and one using Emma in her Cool Cap ...so cute and fun!

... and here are mine :)

 ... and this one using Pair of Robins and Wrought Iron Square Frame

Hope you enjoyed our little parade of cards :)

:)*  Fred and the DT

CARD - Fancy Doily Snowflake Blue

Happy Monday!  Here's a card made with Fancy Doily Snowflake and SnowFlake Paper Pricking Pattern.  Snowflake was laser printed on transparency film, coloured with permanent Bic  Mark It markers and glittered with Glamour Dust.  Gems are iridescent.. I love how they change colours in the light :)

I bought a new Magnifier Lamp a couple of weeks ago as my eyes are just not focusing anymore or for very long due to my Fuch's - can't see through either pair of my glasses and will be a few months before I get in to see my optometrist.  I don't want to be a whiny baby BUT, if any of you have trouble seeing to craft, a magnifying lamp can make a BIG DIFFERENCE when you are poking holes! LOL  ... a big help when colouring too.  I think it's my new favourite crafting tool :)

Have a great week!

:)* Fred

Little Fat Santa Speed Paint

 Hey all!  How is the Christmas shopping going?  eeek, don't ask me!

Just a speed paint coloring demo using Corel Painter, a Wacom tablet and "Little Fat Santa" .  The only brushes I used were a Basic Round to color ( from the Tinting brushes) and a Grainy Water for blending ( Blenders category) .. and an Eraser LOL.  

Yes, I misspelled a word... can you find it? LOL I am trying to brush up on my video editing skills... forgot so much and what I did know - it was not ALOT!   Next time I'll make a speed paint video a bit more speedier ;)

I'll be back in a bit... have a few new cards to upload :)  Have a great weekend!

:)*  Fred

A Little Fat Santa & a pretty FRAME!

Hi all!

I just added a couple of things to the STORE. 

I wanted a simple little gnomish Santa to add to some cards I was making.  I just want to squeeze his cheeks and pull his beard LOL!

Little Fat Santa ( DIGI OR COL SET)

... and I wanted a CUT FILE frame for my Pointy Poinsettia Flower!  So I made 2 versions.

CUT FILE-Wrought Iron Square Frame SET:

The frame used Wrought Iron Square Frame version 2 and  was cut from white card stock.   The main part of the frame was glue-sprayed and sprinkled with Rock Candy dry glitter before it was adhered to the base frame.  The flower is from the Pointy Poinsettia Flowers.    I am thinking I will be using the Wrought Iron Frame A LOT with my butterflies and flowers in the future  ;) ... yes I am giddy with anticipation!   ..... just have to get through "Christmas card making season"  first! LOL

Have a great day!

:)*

Fred