Fred She Said "Winged Things" Blog Hop



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!

If you have arrived from Crystal's blog, (please link using the hop order and links below) you are right on track. If you are just happening by, you will want to start on the FSS Blog. (http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/)

Collect a secret word on each blog along the way, leave us some love on our posts 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:
$25 GC to CropStop
£15 GC to Bearly Mine Designs
$25 GC to Fred She Said Store

Hop ends Friday, August 3, midnight EST.

I have two cards to share with you today and I must apologize right away for the photo of my first card.

 was finishing it at the last minute and took the picture at night and it shows! PSS, I've gone back this morning and took a new photo, in the daylight! I've replaced the old dreary nighttime one, Yey! One of these days I just might figure out how to use a camera! :-)

The close up is a bit better. The other card is sort of whimsical and I had done it first a couple of week ago & took the picture in the daylight hours so it is much better.

The FSS store has added tons of lovely new images in the past couple of months ad you should check it out.

My goodness that Tracey is just sketching her fingers to the bone I tell ya!

I've used two different images today. The one with the tiny Blue birds is Emma the caroling Angel, which also includes these sweet little birdies. The flowers on that card are from a 2008 set of Foldy Flowers I had in my stash of goodies. The larger Bluebird card is made actually from a Christmas image called 

 Pair of Robins They are actually English Robins, but I used the un-colored stamp and made them into blue birds. Covered up the Pine boughs with a little acrylic paint, Fussy cut Hellebore's  or Lenten Roses, and presto, Bluebirds!

The Copics I used to color my images are as follows:

Bluebirds,

Beak-C5

Wing lines- 100 (black)

Blues- B18, 12, 21, 95, & a touch of B97

Foldy Flowers- V19, 04, 01 - R85, 83, 81, 59- Y17, 13, 000, YR02- BG15, 11, 111

Branch- E57, 53, 51, 23

Hellebore's -R35, 32, 30

Leaves- YG67, 63, 61, G20

I wish the picture showed the true colors of these flowers. They are Rosy peach, not orange at all! 

I have also used a Spellbinder, Pennant die, Cheery Lynn Flourish Leaf strip, MS border punch, Double Loops, and her grass scissors as well. Some papers from my stash, a little sponging of some clouds, and some K&Company Julianne DP. Hope you enjoy the hops today & maybe you'll be the winner of the great prizes!

 

Your secret word on my blog is FLOWER

Your next stop on the hop is Nancy's blog.

Tracey-Lynn - http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/ – no secret word this time

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/

Thanks for stopping by & checking out the hop. Move on to all the other girls for some great eye candy & iinspiration!

Hearts and Roses

Here's a card I made from a FSS digital stamp called  Hearts and Roses. The re are several choices in this set, including a heart background for the roses. I chose to use just the spray and I just love it. Tracey is such a talented Artist and her floral pieces just seem to speak to me. :-)

But then the rest of her designs are pretty amazing too! If you love digital stamps as much as I do make absolutely sure you check out her store.

The pretty Neopolitanesk paper I used on this card is from October Afternoon. Love that pink and brown combo! Rose stamp is FSS of course, and I colored it with Copics and then fussy cut it out and popped it up with foam squares for dimention. The sentiment is from an Inky Antics set called Guided Path stamped in dark pink and embossed with clear embossing powder. Shading around verse is done by sponging on a littleVersa Magic chalk ink called Pixie Dust. The dies I used are, Spellbinders Labels Eighteen, Cheery Lynn Lace Corner Deco E, & the flourish is Die-namics Fancy Flourish. The ribbon, rhinestones,  Diamond Stickles and bling are from my stash.

Copics I used on this rose are,

R85, 83, 81 & RV000

YG 67, 63, 61 and a touch of G20

That's all for today girls, but don't forget Friday the 27th is the FSS "Winged Things" Blog hop and there are some great prizes and tons of eye candy for inspiration from the Design Team. So make sure you check back in on Friday!

Thanks for stopping by today and come back soon.

Hugs,

Maureen



Carnation, Thoughts of you

Here's a card I did with a Fred She Said image called Carnation with sentiments There are four different sentiments with this set so it is very versatile. I colored two other carnations from this set, but didn't get cards made with them yet. I'm still moving at a snails pace since my surgery & now all the Lublin Days planning is in full swing, so i have about two spare minutes each day to play. :-)

When I colored this image, I started out to try & get a Peppermint carnation and just couldn't get it right. It looked so funny without any shading so I ended up filling in the white areas with some double & triple ott reds. Not exactly what I was going for, but it is what it is. My neighbor thought it was pretty, so I guess that is all that counts. I, for one am still debating and not so sure I would try this color again. The other two I colored are just beautiful I think. Here's a picture of the other two, and maybe, just maybe, I'll get to make cards with them in the near future.

Excuse the photo, I was in a hurry & I'm a tad shaky, but you can get the jist of it anyway.

On my card here's are the elements I used to put it together.

Stamp- FSS, Carnation plus sentiments

Paper- DP is a DCWV matstack called "Mariposa" LOVE this paper! Plain CS is from my stash

Dies- Spellbinders, Scalloped Ovals, Fancy Tags Two- CC Designs Butterflies- Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork- Cheery Lynn Lace Corner Deco E

Ribbon, Stickpin, Candi, & Viva Decor Liquid Pearls are all from my stash.

Copics used for Carnation,

R24, 00, 000

YG63, 61 & G20

W1 for shadow

Thanks for stopping by today girls & come again!

Hugs,

Maureen

Daisy Cupcake

Hello blog friends. I am finally feeling like I have begun to re-join the living. Lordy surgery can take a toll when you're, ah hmm, (clearing throat) "older" :-)

This post will be short as I had my right shoulder rotator cuff repaired and I'm right handed, so needless to say it's a tad bit awkward, to say the least, to type.

This is another one of FSS Designs called Daisy Cupcake. It's so summery to me, I just love it. When I started to color this image I was thinking Birthday & I guess it ended up sort of, How are you?, Whatcha doin', Thinking of you, etc. And Birthday, well, not so much.

I'm just going to list the few Copic markers I used for this card today, & if you have any questions about any of the other elements in my card, please email me at my address listed at the bottom of my blog. I will try to answer them individually ASAP.

Cupcake- "Cake" E79, 47, 44

Frosting- E000, 0000

Daisy petals- Shaded a little with W00

Daisy center- Y26, 21, 11

Leaves- YG67, 63, 61, G20 (most of the time these are my "go to" greens)

That's about it for me today everyone, thanks for stopping by. I really appreciate the visits and the lovely comments.

Hugs, Maureen

Fred She Said Fabulous Floral Blog Hop

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 Welcome to the Fred, She Said Fabulous Flowers Blog Hop!  Summer is here and the flowers are bursting, and the FSS team wants to share a botanical bonanza with you!  If you have arrived from Fred's blog,  you are right on track.  If you are just happening by, you will want to start on the FSS Blog. (http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/) 

Collect a secret word on each blog along the way, leave us some love on our posts and follow the directions at the end of the hop for your chance to win this FABULOUS PRIZE!

One winner will receive:
$25 GC to CropStop

£15 GC to Bearly Mine Designs
$25 GC to Fred She Said Store

My image I chose from the FSS Store is Corner Rose. I love this rose and chose to color it myself, as you all know, coloring is my thing.

Paper: Graphic 45 Once Upon A Springtime, color CS  from my stash.

Spellbinders Twisted Metal Tags & Accents

Small roses are Prima

Sentiment & matching die, Aged to Perfection Notables 3 by Whimsy

Hand dyed seam binding is also a Whimsy product

Martha Stewart Floral Vine border punch

Pearls & Glossy Accents from my stash
Copics used:
Rose- R02, 00, 000, touch of R22
Leaves- YG67, 63, 61, G20

Now everyone, I have the first secret word and it is,

HAPPINESS

The next stop on the Hop is Donna's blog.

Here is the list on girls on the hop in the order of their secret words
FSS Blog (start)

Maureen (you're here)

Donna

Janet Kay

Nancy

Carolyn

Crystal

Karen

Patty

Zehra

Michelle
FSS blog  (end)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and good luck to all of you!!!

Hugs,

Maureen

Emma with her Cool Cap

Here's a card I did of Emma, one of Fred She Said's new designs of her daughter, Isn't she a cutie pie?

I chose this color scheme because I have a pair of Crocs in this lime green color & they are my fav! They are so old and grubby from wearing the for planting, lawn mowing or any other yukky project, but my feet love them! Emma's little pinafore is colored with my Copics, of course, and then I took my Colorless Blender to make some cute Polka Dots on it. I wanted this card to have a Birthday theme so I added the balloons and the cute little birthday tag (tiny presents if you look close) LOL.

I am having shoulder surgery on my right arm Friday, and of course I am right handed. I have a few cards done ahead for my work on the FSS Design Team, so I think I'm good to go. I had better be, I'm thinkin'!

Here's a close-up of Emma, and I see my watermark is NOT showing up. Lord have mercy on me! I have bee working on trying to get this right for a week & no success yet. I have Picasa for photo editing & I can get it on there (so pretty with Edwardian script) and then when I move them to my blog, presto, chango, GONE! Why oh why am I so techo challenged? LOL

Here's the recipe for this card

Stamps- Emma in her Cool Cap from FSS, Everyday Circle Postmarks from Whimsy

Paper- DP from K&Company, solids from my stash

Flowers, brads, etc.-From my massive collection :-)

Dies- Floral Flourishes, Labels Fourteen from Spellbinders, balloons from an old Prove Craft die, & Cheery Lynn B176 Flourish Leaf Strip

Copics used:

Hair- E18, 19, 17, 13

Skin & face- E01, 00, 000 & R20

Cap & Jeans- B97, 93, 91

Cap band- E43, 41, 40

Shirt & Crocs- YG03, 01

Shading on white ruffle- C1, 00

Under feet- E35, 31

Halo around Emma- W00

Thanks for stopping by today & I hope you've enjoyed this card. Keep and eye out the the FSS Blog Hop on the 29th, there will be a goody prize I'm sure!!

Hugs, Maureen

Stockings or Mzz. Hollywood

Here's a little something I colored from Saturated Canary. I believe she is called Stockings, but I think she resembles Hollywood myself!  I do love these girls, but then I guess I have very eclectic taste because I love many of the wonderful artists that are out there today. Flowers, Fairies, birds, animals, characters, scenery, Christmas, oh well lets face it I just love to color!

I have several cards done for FSS but I hope to mix them up with some other things as well as the month progresses. I believe we will be having a blog hop the end of the month, so keep your eyes peeled for that. Where in the heck did that come from anyway? Peel your eyes? Ewwwwh, the thought of it is sort of overwhelming, LOL. Enough of this silliness and one to my project.

Here's the elements I used for this card

Paper: DP from an old matstack called LeCreme', solid color cardstock from my stash

Stamps: Saturated Canary Digital Stockings, Whimsy Stamps Everyday Circle Postmarks

Die: Cheery Lynn Lacey Corners Deco E

Ribbon, flower, rhinestones from my stash

Copics Used:

Hair- E79, 57, 43, 40

Skin- E01, 00, 000

Lips & Cheeks- R20, 29

Dress- R29, 27, 24, 22

Gloves- 100, C7, C5

Fishnet drawn on stockings with Micron pen in black & some shading with C5, 3, 1

Hope you enjoyed this card & thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs, Maureen