FSS Emma the Hugger Tag

Fred She Said is having a fun little Christmas Challenge! The theme is " Make a Christmas Tag OR Share a favorite Holiday Recipe "
The PRIZE is a $25 GC to the Fred She Said Store.  There will be one winner chosen randomly.  Entries will be accepted until Friday DEC 30th midnight EST.  ... more details at the Fred She Said BLOG

Hugs,
Vicki

FSS Blog Hop

Welcome to the FSS Blog Hop! If you arrived here from Debbie's blog you are on the right path! If not you will want to be sure to start at the beginning of the hop here. Our theme is to create a project with Christmas/Winter in mind. Well, I wanted to get some Christmas tags created and Fred has the cutest images for Christmas/Winter. I chose to use Emma the Hugger the Snowman Edition. This was so much fun to create...added the sentiment...which comes with the set...along with a few others. Doesn't this make the cutest tag? Well I am sure you are wondering what the prizes are and how to win???? Here you go:
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

At each hop stop you will need to collect the secret word/s to make a 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. Hope you have had a blast so far on the hop and come away with some awesome creative ideas! Now continue on the hop...next stop is at Michelle's!! And one last thing...my secret word is HOLIDAY. Thanks tons for stopping by and playing along with us! Have a great day!

HUGS!
Vicki

FSS Christmas Cardinal

Good morning! Today's card makes me yearn for Christmas and SNOW! I know if I wait long enough they are BOTH just around the corner! I used FSS Christmas Cardinal image on my card for today...it is pre-colored and just one in a series of winter birds that Tracey has in the store. All the paper used on this card is from Pizzazz Aplenty...the silver and green paper has such a pretty pretty shimmer to it that I just couldn't catch on the camera. I used the Fancy Square nesties to emboss the silver layer and die cut the green layer. The flourish is a Marrianne die...added a silver doily behind the image to help set it off the card. My corners were cut with an SU punch and embossed with Cuttlebug folder. As I look at this card now, I wish I had added some sparkle in the image with some stickles or glitter....guess I can still do that. Anyhoooooo, hope you enjoyed my creation today and are inspired to go out and check out this set of winter birds in the FSS store! Have a great day today and thank you for dropping in and leaving some love!

HUGS!
Vicki

FSS Emma the Skating Elf

Hello to all! I had a pretty productive weekend...both in the yard AND in my room! I had a blast playing with this new image of Tracey's. I used Fred She Said's Emma the Skating Elf  pre-colored image. Isn't she just so cute? This was a really fun image to play with...the possibilities are endless with it! After printing the image, I cut it out with Nestability circle, matted with a slightly larger nestie circle and added some glitter around it to make it festive. I don't know if you can see it, but there is also some clear glitter in Emma's coat and hat. I used the Score Pal to score the white paper in behind the image and an EK Success punch for my border. The gold paper I used was from my stash and the gold flat back gems are from Pizzazz Aplenty! If you have not been out to see Pizzazz Aplenty lately, you really need to....wow what a new assortment of beads and stick pin accessories and charms she has! Guarantee you won't be disappointed! Well, it is late and I am ready to call it a day. Thanks to all of my awesome supporters who have been leaving love...it is very much appreciated. Hope to be back little later in the week or maybe even tomorrow, who knows! Take care!

HUGS!

Vicki

FSS Love You This Much

Good morning! The weekend is here and what a relief. It has been a long work week for me. Hope you all have some fun planned for this weekend. Me...may watch some of the grandchildren but otherwise no big plans...which is good...that may mean some play time! Well todays card is very similar to one I made back in April...it was a requested card for a friend's little neice's first birthday. The image I used is FSS I Love You This Much...one of the colored versions. The red paper I used is from Pizzazz Aplenty...I just LOVE this paper...it is like velvet! The heart frame is my own creation! I designed it it Make the Cut...this is my first time using it on a card and I think I chose the perfect image to use it with! Well, I am off to work out and get my day started...Have a great day and thank you so much for stopping by to see me!
HUGS!
Vicki

FSS The Old Truck

Hello! Quick posting for now...I have been so overwhelmingly busy but had to find some time to create a card for a dear friend of mine. She had asked for a "no frills" simple card for her boss for Boss's Day. Well since he is a man, I immediately thought of the FSS The Old Truck image. This is the most awesome image for a masculine card and the colored images come in several colors besides the brown you see here. I just did a little photo shop and added the sentiment...matted it on brown card stock and voila...very simple "no fuss" card but an awesome card to say the least. I will be back hopefully tomorrow with another creation that was also a request! I hope you have all been well, I need to get caught up on my visiting as I am very far behind. I truly appreciate all the kind words you have left me over the last few posts! Have a blessed day!

HUGS!

Vicki

FSS Emma the Hugger-Snowman

Good afternoon! Well, I have been working on this card for almost 2 hours!!!! I am the SLOWEST card maker in the world! BUT, I had tons of fun creating it and tons of frustration photographing it!!! I used a FSS image today...Emma the Hugger-Snowman. I used the pre-colored image, cut it out with scalloped circle nesties, and layered the image with the teardrop circles nestie. Added a little Diamond Dust to the snow and on Emma's hat. For my card base, I used a 4x6 card and folded the front of the card in half. Added an embossed layer (Sizzix Snowflakes #3) to the front and inside of the folds. On the inside of the card I had a blast with using photoshop to add the elements of the snowman to the melting snow! The sentiment that I used is part of the image pack. The paper I used for the matting and the inside of the card is also from FSS..called Catchin Flakes. My snowflake embellies were made with a MS snowflake punch, velum and Diamond Dust. Here is the card opened up:

Hope you enjoyed my creation! I now need to get on with the rest of my day! LOL. I think this week I may be concentrating on re-acquainting myself to my Cougar so be on the lookout for some Cougar creations! Hope your Sunday is beautiful and blessed...I am thankful for all your support and love!

HUGS!

Vicki



FSS Hydrangea

Good morning! Still out in Arizona but had this card made ahead of time and wanted to share. I had a blast with this card! The image is from Fred She Said called Hydrangea Bouquet. Is it just beautiful? There is a lot going on with this card...the embossing is from a Paper Studio embossing folder that I had purchased from Hobby Lobby...sorry I didn't write down the name of it. The patterned paper on the bottom was from SU. And oh my gosh I am loving that doily die from Cheery Lynn Designs!!! It was just perfect for this card. The bling added at the bottom of the card I had purchased on sale at Michael's quite some time ago. Around the doily you see some flat embellies...these were actually a string of flat pearls from Pizzazz Aplenty and I cut them off the string to place one by one on the doily. I really like how this card turned out and hope you do too! Well I have a busy day of meetings today so need to get moving...I hope you have a blessed day and thank you very very much for stopping in to see me and leaving some love!

HUGS!

Vicki

FSS Hollyhocks

Hello to all! Hope you have had a great week! Geez mine has been very very busy with work...not much time for myself. I created this card last weekend and am just now getting to post it! Better late than never huh? Well this card is showing off the beautiful hollyhock image from FSS store called Hollyhocks. Tracey has a variety of precolored hollyhocks in the colored set...I chose the white ones. I added some clear stardust pen to the image to add a little sparkle. And now what about that awesome frame? Isn't it just perfect for this image? I used the Japanese Lace & Flourish Frame by Cheery Lynn Designs. I purchased the die from Beverly at Classy Cards 'n Such...pay her a visit...she has a very nice variety of supplies in her shop and she is just fab to work with. Her customer service is very quick!

Well, this weekend is going to be a busy one for me...getting packed up to leave on Sunday for Arizona. I attend a conference 2 times a year out there for work. And ohhh geez, yes, I am flying out on Sept 11. I have flown several times on Sept 11 since that dreaded day in 2001 and really have never been concerned or afraid. I have to admit, this year, with all the chatter going on about the possible threats, I am a little uneasy.

I hope to get to play a little bit tonight or tomorrow and have another creation for you before I go. Thank you so much for stopping in to see me! Have a great weekend!

HUGS!

Vicki

FSS Nolan and Bullfrog

Good morning to all! Wow what a gorgeous "fall" day we are having here in the valley! My prayers go out to those living in the path of Irene...I hope you are all staying safe. I know my presence here has been very sporadic but I hope to get back on track soon. I have been very busy at work...last week I put in almost 70 hours and this week is going to be a long one as well! Today I was able to drop in my craft room for a few hours to play. The card for today was created using one of Fred She Said's new images in the store...Nolan and the Bullfrog! This set comes with the colored image as well and that is what I used. I added some glossy accents to the frog but you really can't see that in the picture. I used several dies to create my card..and the sentiment I created on the computer. Hope I have inspired you to go out to the FSS store and take a look at some of Tracey's new images...they are awesome as always! Have a wonderful day today and thank you very much for stopping by!

HUGS!

Vicki

FSS meets Quilling

Good morning! First I would like to thank all of the blog hop commenters for the love that was left on my creation! I hope you all enjoyed the hop. To find out who the winner of all the wonderful prizes is please visit the FSS Blog! Well after a small break, I have a card created for you...I am playing around with quilling again so don't be surprised if you see more of this in future cards. My quilled creation was layered on my card with several colors of cardstock and then matted with the spellbinders nestie...Fleur de Lis. And, the sentiment used on my card is one in the FSS store and is 40% off this week!!! Yep, it is part of the Angel Patience Digi & Coloured and the Sentiments Pack and the pack is on sale! I did add some shadowing to the original sentiment in Photoshop to give my card a little dimension. The white layer of my card was embossed with a Sizzix folder and then scored at the bottom of the embossing with the Scor Pal. Hope you enjoyed my creation, and hope you hop on over to the store! BTW, another DT member Anne has her pick for the digi of the week as well so please pay her a visit!

On another note, rather sad one, I would love you to pay a visit to my friend Glitterbabe. She has been a very good friend of mine for a couple years now...and many of you may have had the pleasure of visiting her blog and getting a huge smile from her on a daily basis. Her humor is never ending! Well, my dear friends hubby is in grave health and hospice is now involved. Please pay her a visit and leave her some prayers...I know she will appreciate all of them! And thank you for doing so!

Well, have a great day today, thanks for stopping in, leaving love and please come back to see me!

HUGS!!

Vicki

FSS Teacup Pansies

Good morning! Hope you are off to a good start of your day today! I have a quick post today...just wanted to drop in and share with you a card that I created using the FSS Blue Pansies colored set. I cut the image out using Labels 18 nestie and added some glitter around the edges and to the cup. It is pop dotted on top of a blue piece of cardstock embossed with the Cuttlebug Musical Flourish folder...geez I really like that folder! Underneath that blue card stock the card is framed out with some gingham blue ribbon from Pizzazz Aplenty...I just thought it made a nice frame under the blue cardstock instead of it sitting right on the card base. Also you will see that I used some blue pearls...also from Pizzazz Aplenty...to embellish the card. The punch I used on the edge of my card I think was called Tulips...EK Success. Lot of fussing with this card but I do like how it turned out.
OH GOSH! Wanted to share with you in case you didn't already know...Judy at Pizzazz Aplenty is running her biannual sale on her rhinestones and flatback pearls...BUY ONE GET ONE FREE!
Well gotta run...I wish you all a great day today in whatever you are doing! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving some love!

HUGS!
Vicki

FSS Lenten Roses

Good morning! What a beautiful but overly warm weekend! We were very busy this weekend catching up with each other...my husband and I! He had been gone for 10 days out of state and although we talked to each other daily, it seemed like forever! Yesterday we visited our state park but didn't stay too long since it was really too warm to do any hiking. So I did get a chance to work on some projects since the weather called for some indoor time! My card today is using the FSS Lenten Rose image again...as well as the same sentement I had used on my previous card...just presented a little differently. The embossed layer is one of my new Cuttlebug folders Musical Flourish...I am really liking the way it looks. The ribbon is from Pizzazz Aplenty...AND it is currently on sale! I think it was among one of my first purchases from Judy. Well today I am going to play some more AND do some long overdue visiting! I can't wait to see all the creations you have been making! Have a blessed day and happy creating!
HUGS!
Vicki

FSS Emma the Mermaid 40% Off!

Happy 4th! What a beautiful sunrise we had this morning! I was up super early today...we had an over excited neighbor in our area today who decided to light a firecracker about 5 AM! Yikes....a day off and I could have slept in!! Oh well, coffee is on and I am getting my post ready early! I am excited to have been able to pick one of TWO digis of the week this week at the Fred She Said Store that are 40% off. I chose the Emma The Mermaid set. My card for today was created with elements of the colored set. The "water" paper, seaweed and that darling crab are all elements of the set! I just HAD to add the googly eyes. I had wanted to add a sentiment on the front of this card but ran out of room so I will finish up the inside with "OH CRAB!" Sorry I forgot your birthday! or something to that nature. I also had made this card for my grandaughter's birthday a couple of weeks ago with the same set:

There are LOTS of fun stuff in this set...I hope you hop on over to the Store and put it in your cart! OHHH and while you are there, we have ANOTHER dig this week that is 40% off...Emma in the Strawberry Patch. Please take a look at the most awesome card that Carol created using this set...simply amazing Carol! Well, I am off to start my day...no big plans for the day today...I am just enjoying the day off work! Hope your day is full of fun. Thanks so much for taking a moment to stop in! Have a GREAT day!

HUGS!
Vicki

FSS Lenten Roses

Hello! I hope everyone is enjoying the long holiday weekend! I just wanted to stop by and show you a card I worked on today for a friend of mine. This image is from Fred She Said and it is called Lenten Roses. I used the precolored image as I wanted to try printing the image on photopaper just to see how it would come out! Tracey does such a marvelous job coloring that I had no doubt it would be nothing but beautiful and I was so right. The sentiment is also from Fred She Said...Angel and Christian Sentiments. I used Photoshop to do my editing. The embossing folder I used is one of my new ones Cuttlebug Tiffany. The flowers that I used are from Pizzazz Aplenty and I added my own textured leaves using a MS punch. The gold outlining around the cut out of the image was created using a Krylon Gold Leaf pen...looks nice...went on easy...BUT, not so sure it will STAY on that photo paper. Well going to close for now...thanks so much for stopping in to see me...hugs to all of you and have a great 4th of July!!!

HUGS!
Vicki

FSS WEE HUMINGBIRD and PETUNIA

Hello all! Gosh I try so hard to not fall behind in posting! I am sorry for being so long between posts again. Was a little preoccupied mentally...we got some bad news about our new little grandson Dax. My DIL called me to tell me that his checkup at the pediatric cardiologist did not go real well. Our little guy has 2 holes in his heart...his little heart is only the size of his tiny little fist and two holes! Right now they are going to observe him but most likely he may have to have open heart surgery to repair. We are just devastated. We had him for a few hours on Friday night and I just held him and hugged him and prayed that the Lord will see him through it! We were with all the kids again on Sunday for Father's Day and Ava's birthday and got to love on him some more. We just need to put our trust in God. I do have a card to share with you today...the image I used was the FSS Wee Hummingbird and Petunia colored set. I cut out the oval part of the image with an oval nestability and layered the petunia and pop dotted it for dimension. Added a little glitter to the tunies, AND to the pop dotted wee hummingbird as well. I matted the image on the beaded oval nestie and mounted the whole thing on an embossed white layer. I really like how it turned out. Hope you do too. OHHH here it is!

And of course I had to add some blue flat back rhinestones from Pizzazz Aplenty for a finishing touch!
OHHH and I wanted to mention that Fred is running a sale on a digi of the week each week through the end of the month of July. The DT members get to choose what digi we would like to see offered at 40% off...yep you read that right...40% OFF. This week's digi image was chosen by Robin and here is a link to her card she created with the digi she chose...The Old Truck. She did an awesome job with her creation. I will try to keep you updated each week on the digi that is for sale. Please take a moment and check out Robin's creation and visit the store!
Well, I have to run for now...hope to get some much needed visiting in. Thanks so much to all of you who stick with me through thick and thin for better or worse! Your support is greatly appreciated!

HUGS,
Vicki

FSS Monarch Butterfly SVG

Feeling a little pink today? I am tickled pink on how awesome this card came out. I know...tooting my own horn is not very nice but I do love how this card turned out. Let's start with that awesome butterfly. This butterfly is an svg file from FSS called Monarch Butterfly SVG. I used the double sided adhesive I had talked about in this post from All That Jazz Supplies to cut out both layers of the butterfly and applied pink glitter to the top layer and clear glitter to the bottom layer. Of course, I did all my cutting with my new best friend my Black Cat Lynx. What a beautiful butterfly. The layer with the white swirly images was created by moi...stamped the swirls randomly with white ink onto vellum. Layered underneath the vellum with various other card stock and of course some more glitter. The sentiment is from SU. The corners of the card were cut with an SU corner punch and adorned with some flatback pearls from Pizzazz Aplenty. Oh and if you look close you will see those same pearls on the body of the butterfly. I love working with vellum and should do more of it. Well, let me know your thoughts! Please be so kind to leave some love...it is so greatly appreciated. Hope your day was beautiful and your night is the same! Thanks for stopping by!

HUGS!
Vicki

FSS Emma the Mermaid

Happy Monday...a little late! I have been working so hard to create a birthday card for my little grandaughter who will be 3 at the end of this month. Finally after deciding to try the center step card design I then chose to use the FSS Emma the Mermaid Colored set to create my card...This was a blast! The set comes with all the png files you need to create a scene...as well as an underwater scene background and the underwater paper! And is that mermaid to die for??? LOL my husband says the mermaid looks just like our sweet girl! You have to go check out this set...it is superb and has so many possibilities! I used one of my new nestability dies...Ribbon Banners...to cut out the computer generated sentiment. Of course I had to add some stickles for some bling! Here is a look at the inside....the sentiment was created with JustRite alphabet sets. And that fish with the balloons...was just perfect for birthday cards!

I used one of my Martha Stewart punches for the mat here...thought it looked like bubbles! I am pleased with this style of card and think I will make some more...there are so many possibilities. Well, I am going to get off this computer for the night...I hope you all had a wonderful day today and got lots of play time in! I will be by to see what you have been up to...have some coffee ready! LOL...thanks so much for taking the time to leave me some love...it is truly appreciated.

HUGS!
Vicki

FSS Sentimental Flower Doodledallion

Hello all! Well I had a day off yesterday and after playing outside for a few hours, I came back in to play some more! Guess you could say I had a PLAYDAY all the way around! Well, Tracey has a new image in the store...the Sentimental Flower Doodledalion. Such a cute flower to play with and it comes with soooo many goodies including 11 sentiments and some BONUS color pages! I chose to use the precolored image. I cut it out twice and layered it and also layered the sentiment and went around all the edges of the flower with Diamond Stickles. My card front was created using Nestabilities Large Circle dies and the embossing is the Cuttlebug Polka Dots folder. I have some new bling from Pizzazz Aplenty...the red square rhinestones in the lower corner...just love them! My day will be spent cleaning my craft room and maybe watching 2 of my grandsons a little later on in the day...after church. :) It is so darn chilly here today so there won't be much outside time! I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend and thank you so much for spending a little time with me! I will be out to see you all as well. Have a blessed day and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

HUGS!
Vicki

FSS Snowdrops

Good morning to all of you in blogland! Just a quickie today for you...continuing on with the flower cards I have been creating with FSS images. LOL it is like a series for me! Well today, I chose a "cooler" flower just because the weather here is soooooo hot! This flower is FSS Little Snowdrop and it part of the FSS Spring Flowers set. This set can be purchased as a colored or non colored set and has a bonus paper pricking frame with it. I chose to use the colored digi....my card is very simple but yet I feel an elegance about it. Of course you can tell I did a back drop of embossing, the layer under the image had been taped off all around the edges with Scor Tape and glitter applied. What a pretty card! Well, I am off today...I did some visiting last night and hope to do some more today so if you have not seen me yet, I will be by. I have been having a very rough time posting on many blogs lately. BUT, I have decided to switch to Firefox when doing my visiting as it gives me NO trouble when posting. I hope you have a blessed day today and thanks for stopping by to see me! Please take a moment to leave me some love...it is greatly appreciated as I look forward to your comments.

HUGS!

Vicki