Thinking Of You

Hello bloggers!  I cut a piece of white card and used an Oval die to cut an aperture in it.  I embossed the piece with the Tidal Sands embossing folder.  I added mounting foam to the back of it.  I cut another piece of white card for use behind the aperture.  I sponged Sailboat Blue distress ink on it.  I cut a yellow circle and glued it the upper corner as a sun.  I cut the sand from the Palm Beach die set and glued it at the bottom.  I added the aperture over it. Next I cut three palm trees in black and glued them into place coming in from the sides of the aperture. I cut the polka dotted suit Beach Bather in milk card.  I coloured the swimsuit with markers and glued a straw hat to her head and seated hr on the sand with mounting foam.  I cut the Thinking of You sentiment in black and glued it under the aperture.  I also cut the signpost from the Palm Beach die set and added it next to the sentiment.  I used a fine tipped black marker to trace the wording on the signpost.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7"  x  8 1/2" in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

 

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Christmas Greetings

Hello crafters!  I began today's card by cutting a piece of white card.  I cut two of the Heart Scalloped Border in red and glued them to the top and bottom edges of the card.  Next, I cut one of the sections from Jamie's Christmas Kaleidoscope in white four times.  I arranged them in a half circle in the middle of the card.  Using Jamie's Traditional Poinsettia die, I cut enough to make four small red poinsettias and one large red poinsettia. I used Ruby Red Glitter Texture paste on each of the flowers.  Next,  I added the small flowers to each section of the half circle and the larger flower was added at the bottom with a thin white ribbon bow.  I cut the Christmas Greetings sentiment in black and glued it to a white shadow backing piece.  I added it at the top of the card with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white and black mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2"  x  9 1/2"  in size All for now. Sue x
 

 

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More Fun Trivia

 Good Sunday morning all!  Are you raring to get at the trivia questions for today?  I won't keep you waiting.  Here are today's twenty trivia questions for you:

1. What was Sigmund Freud's nationality?

2. Which city did Marco Polo depart from when he began his travels to Asia?

3. Which band reinvented rock with its 1987 "Appetite For Destruction" album?

4. Who was the lead guitarist in "The Partridge Family"?

5. In the movie "It's A Wonderful Life," what was the name of George Bailey's angel?

6. Which country's filmmaking capital is called "Nollywood"?

7. Who wrote "Charlotte's Web"?

8. What is Cynophobia the fear of?

9. Which mammal have males known as hobs and females known as jills?

10. In which country was the croissant invented?

11. What is the capital city of New Zealand?

12. What was the name of Harry Potter's owl?

13. Which famous board game was originally called "The Landlord's Game"?

14. What is the only month that can occur without a full moon?

15. What flavouring gives Earl Grey tea its distinctive taste?

16. Which nut is used in pesto sauce?

17. What was the first country to give women the right to vote nationally?

18. Which member of the Beatles narrated the children's TV series Thomas the Tank Engine in the 1980's?

19. In which sport would you perform a "Fosbury Flop"?

20. What is the only mammal born with horns?

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Answers: 

1. Austrian

2. Venice

3. Guns & Roses

4. David Cassidy

5. Clarence

6. Nigeria

7. E. B. White

8. Dogs

9. Ferrets

10. Austria

11. Wellington

12. Hedwig

13. Monopoly

14. February

15. Bergamot

16. Pine Nuts

17. New Zealand

18. Ringo Starr

19. The High Jump

20. Giraffes

Just checking to see if today's trivia was harder or easier then yesterdays?  How did everyone do with this lot of twenty questions?  Are you leaving me any questions?  It's only fair if you do!  I am back to sharing cards with you tomorrow.  All for now, Sue x

Fun Trivia

 Hello crafters and fellow trivians (Not an actual word I don't think, but I just made it one!  LOL) Here are your twenty questions for today's trivia game.  Good luck to all:

1. What is the name of the star at the end of the handle in the Little Dipper?

2. What is the traditional gemstone for a 55th wedding anniversary?

3. Rome was destroyed by a fire during the reign of which emperor in 64 AD?

4. What is the collective noun for a group of Hippos?

5. Which musical artist holds the record for the fastest sellout of Madison Square Gardens in 30 seconds?

6. What does the acronym "NIMBY" stand for?

7. Both genders of which animal have antlers?

8. What was the primary trigger for the Great Depression?

9. Where is the world's only exact replica of the Athens' Parthenon located?

10. How many Ivy League Universities are there?

11  Which Islamic palace is located in modern day Granada, Spain?

12. Which football team is also known as the "Blues"?

13. What construction does the Spanish word "iglesia" refer to?

14. In the Golden Girls tv series, what nickname did Sophia call her daughter Dorothy?

15. Who was the only British Prime Minister to ever have been assassinated?

16. The Great Blue Hole, a giant sinkhole,  is located off the coast of which country?

17. What is the only US state whose name starts with two vowels?

18. Who was the last British monarch to die on a battlefield?

19. What was the name of ABBA's last no.1 hit in the UK?

20. Which iconic movie featured the song "I've Had the Time of My Life"?

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Answers:

1. Polaris (also called the North Star)

2. Emerald

3. Nero

4. A Bloat

5. Justin Bieber

6.  Not In My Backyard

7. Reindeer (also known as Caribou)

8. The Wall Street Crash

9. Nashville, Tennessee

10. Eight

11. The Alhambra

12. Chelsea FC

13. Church

14. Pussycat

15. Spencer Perceval

16. Belize

17. Iowa

18. James IV of Scotland

19. Super Troopers

20. Dirty Dancing

I bet everyone did great today!  Let me know in the comments how many you got right today?  And, asalways, feel free to leave me any trivia questions yourself as well.  All for now. Sue x

Christmas Greetings

Hi bloggers!  Today's card is a real simple one that used only a few dies.  I cut a piece of white card and covered it with a sticky adhesive sheet.  I cut a handful of Jamie's Fern die out of green card.  I laid each one down on to the sticky adhesive sheet, trying to get them as close together as possible without overlapping them.  Once complete, I filled in with Diamond White glitter over all the remaining sticky areas.  Using the Pierced Square Frames, I cut one larger and one smaller out of white card with a piece of black card underneath.  I glued the black piece to each of the white frames. I added two layers of mounting foam to the larger frame and glued the smaller one into the centre with a piece of white card behind it.  I added it to the middle of the background in a diamond orientation with mounting foam.  I cut the Christmas Greetings in black and glued it to the inside of the frame.  I added one small glittered white poinsettia to the left corner with some fernery as an accent.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 8"  x  8"  in size.  All for now. Sue x

 

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Hope Your Day is Full of Sunshine

Hello crafters!  I started today's card by cutting a piece of white card.  I cut a piece of sticky adhesive sheet with an uneven top to it, then coated it with sand.  I used the Fine Postage Stamp Rectangles and cut three of them in white.  I sponged Sailboat Blue distress ink on the bottom part of all three of them.  Next I cut each of the Beach Bathers out of milk card.  I used markers to colour the swimsuits.  I cut matching hats for each of them using the die. I covered the hat part of it and cut each one twice out of the colours to match their swimsuits.  I hand cut around the brim of the hat and on the second cut, I hand cut just the centre of the hats.  I added mounting foam to the centres and added them to the larger brim.  I cut the small sun in yellow and glued it to the one on the right.  I cut the plane in blue then added the banner in white.  I used a fine tipped marker to trace the wording, then added it across the other two rectangles.  On the sand, I added the signpost, the sand castle, the beach bucket and shovel and a few seashells from the Beach Accessories die set.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/4"  x  8"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

 

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Peace

Hello there my crafty friends!  You may recognize this card as I demoed it when I was on Hobby Maker in Sept last year.  I started with a piece of antique gold card and embossed it with the Nordic Tiles embossing folder.  Next I used the die from the Pierced Square Frames die set and cut a square frame in white and backed it with black to show through the dots.  I added mounting foam to the back of it  and added a piece of white card that I embossed with the Falling Snow embossing folder.  I cut a small circle out of black gloss card and glued it in the upper corner of the frame.  I cut two of the Snow Covered Pine Trio in white.  I glittered the main tree body then added the top open tree die to them both and seated them inside the frame.  I cut the Peace sentiment in both white and gloss black card.  I used the white as a shadow offset behind the black die cut and glued it below the frame.  I cut two poinsettias out of gloss black card, assembled them and added them to the corner of the frame.  I added some white fronds cut from the Evergreen Branches to the flowers as accents.  The card was completed with white, antique gold and black mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 3/4"  x  7 3/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

 

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Dreaming Of A White Christmas

Hello crafters!  First, I have to admit that I am still rather short of cards so I will be sharing some of the cards that I made last year before I started the blog back up and just to forewarn you, they are all Christmas cards!  I started today's card by covering a piece of white card with a sticky adhesive sheet.  I peeled the backing paper off and coated the top portion of the card with an assortment of glitters.  I used Brilliant Blue, Light Purple, Lavender and Lilac glitters across the sky area.  I embossed a piece of white card with the Falling Snow embossing folder, then cut it into hills for the bottom of the card.  I cut three of the Snow Covered Pine Trio die set in white.  I glittered the base tree with Diamond White glitter then added the outline die on top of each of the trees.  I cut the cottage in white from the Winter Wonderland set and added it to the hill.  I cut the horse drawn carriage from the Winter Wonderland set and glued it to the bottom edge of the card.  I used Jamie's Dreaming of a White Christmas sentiment in black and shadowed it in white then glued it to the top of the card.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2"  x  8 1/2"  in size.  All for now. Sue x
 

                                                                             

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Guess Who Thinks You're Special

Hello bloggers!  Here's another bright and cheerful card for you!  I started today's card by embossing a piece of white card with the Quilted Heart Embossing folder.  Next, I cut a frame using the Double Stitched Ovals and added mounting foam to the back of it and seated it on a Looped Oval cut in white.  I added it to the middle of the embossed background with mounting foam.  Next I cut the Butterfly Cluster with a piece of black card on top of a piece of white card.  I used the white card to colour the design with markers.  Once coloured, I glued the black die cut on top.  I added it to the bottom of the frame with mounting foam.  I cut the  Guess Who Thinks You're Special sentiment out of black card and glued it inside the frame.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/2"  x  8 1/2"  in size.  All for now. Sue x

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