Fred She Said Fabulous Fall Color Blog Hop!!

Hello there!  Today we're blog hopping with Fred, She Said Digital Designs and our focus is the fabulous color of fall!  If you have arrived from Anne's blog, you are right on track!  If not, be sure to start at the beginning of our hop and collect the secret words along the way!  Follow the directions on the last hop stop for a chance to win some fun stuff! 
THE PRIZE to one lucky hopper:
£15 Gift Voucher to Bearly Mine Designs
$10 Prize Package of yummy goodies chosen by Judy from Pizzazz APlenty
$30 Gift Certificate to the Fred She Said Store
Instructions on how to enter are on the FSS Challenge Blog.  Entries close on Friday September 30th at midnight EDT and winners will be announced Saturday October 1st.

My card today features the gorgeous Cardinals and Daisies set from the Flying Birds Series!  I trimmed the sides of my image so that the cardinal's tail feathers and a few daisy petals are left beyond the white space on my card.  I fussy cut the cardinal and the daisies which I printed on matte photo paper to really make them beautifully vibrant! 

I added some distressed paper strips on the top and bottom of my card...a simple and fun way to give the image a bit of pop!  Twine and a vintage button finish off my card!

The secret word you picking up from my blog today is:  THE
The next stop on the hop is Carol's beautiful blog!  Enjoy!