Flora the Fox

Hello crafters!  Welcome to day two of the blog launch.  We are starting out with Flora the Fox first up.  Shown here, this set features eight dies including Flora done with five different dies for layering the different colours, a large grass tuft a flower head and a flower stem.  The extra dies are great to use for creating the scenes and accents.  If this set floats your boat, then be sure to leave a comment on this post.  You want to make sure you are entered into the drawing to win this entire collection, don't you?  If you have never left a comment, there are full directions on the right hand side of the blog, it is very easy to do.  The next die set will be along at noon UK time today.  I hope to see you back here then!  All for now, Sue x
 

 

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Olivia the Owl

Hi crafters!  The final post of the day belongs to Olivia the Owl.  One of my personal favourites, this set contains eight dies.  The owl has been designed using four parts so you can easily cut them in various colours of cardstock and assemble her to create this delightful owl.  There are also a couple of leaves and a flower and flower stem to use as accents for your cards.  I just couldn't resist using an older sentiment on this card as I thought it was so cute together!  Let me know in the comments what you think of the launch so far, but we are only the first day in with several more to follow and there is so much more to share. Hopefully you can join me back here tomorrow morning for the start of day two!  All for now, Sue x  

 

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Autumn Harvest

Hello my crafty friends!  Next up is the Autumn Harvest die set.  This set includes a whopping fifteen dies.  It includes six different mushrooms of varying sizes and shapes.  Each mushroom has a separate top and the smaller mushrooms also have extra stems that can be used.  One of the larger mushrooms has two tops that can be used together or separately as well.  You can have a veritable mushroom forest with this set.  If this would make a nice addition to your crafting, then just add your comment onto this post.  The last post of the first day will be along at 6pm.  All for now. Sue x

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Daisy the Deer

Hello bloggers!  The next die on offer is the Daisy the Deer die set.  This set has nine dies in it including the deer in four parts, a tree stump in two parts and three assorted leaves.  Having the animals designed in parts takes the work out of colouring them as it can all be done with different colours of cardstock.  The tree stump was designed so that the animals could stand on it or next to it, adding some great elements to your cards.  Add your comment onto this post to make sure you are entered in the drawing to win the collection!  I will return at 3pm today with the next post.  All for now, Sue x

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Autumn Friends die release/ Autumn Wreath

Hello crafters!  Welcome to the release of my Woodland Collection today.  There are fourteen dies in this collection so the release will run over the better part of four days.  As always, I will be giving away one full set of the dies to one lucky winner based on a drawing I will make from all the comments left on the blog during the launch.  You may leave a comment on each and every blog post during the launch, but please only one comment per post.  Please make sure to make your name memorable in some way so that I know exactly who won as I only have one set to give away.  You can add your surname or initial, the city where you live or just a funny alias will work too!  I will do the drawing and post the winner's name on August 25th so be sure to check back to see if your name was the one drawn out.

Starting with the first die, introducing the Autumn Wreath.  This die set has six dies in it, giving you the option of using the die alone, or with the two shadow dies or the Thank you sentiment that comes with the die and it has two shadow dies around it for greater versatility.  If this set is calling to you, then don't forget to pop a comment on the bottom of this post so you are entered into the drawing,  The next set will be on the blog at noon UK time.  Hope to see you back then!  All for now. Sue x

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Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Hello bloggers!  For today's card, I cut the Snowflakes from the Timeless Winter Snowflake die set in white several times. I covered a piece of Arctic Blue card with a sticky adhesive sheet and laid the snowflakes down randomly all over the card.  I trimmed them to the edge of the card, then sprinkled Diamond White glitter over the exposed adhesive areas.  Using the Postage Stamp Squares, I cut a white frame and added mounting foam to the back of it.  I added it over the background.  I cut the Most Wonderful Time of the Year sentiment from the Festive Wordie sheets and added it with mounting foam to the bottom of the frame.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 8 1/4"  x  8 1/4"  in size.  

Just a quick note to let you know that I will be premiering my latest Woodland Collection starting tomorrow morning here on the blog.  I hope that you will be able to join me back here at 6am for the start.  All for now, Sue x
 

 

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More Fun Trivia

 Good Sunday morning my fellow trivia enthusiasts!  I'm back here with another interesting mix of easy, medium and difficult questions for you today.  Here are your twenty questions:

1. Which author created the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin?

2. Which novel begins with the arrival of Mr Lockwood at Thrushcross Grange?

3. What is the literary term for a word formed by imitating a sound, such as “hiss” or “buzz”?

4. Which fictional detective is assisted by Captain Arthur Hastings?

5. Which French author wrote The Count of Monte Cristo?

6. What name is given to a word made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase?

7. Which British comedy series featured the department-store workers Mrs Slocombe and Mr Humphries?

8. Which musical includes the character Bloody Mary?

9. Which herb has varieties called curly, flat-leaf and Hamburg?

10. Which fruit was once known in Britain as the Chinese gooseberry?

11.. Which small blue woodland flower is the county flower of Cheshire?

12. Which cheese is traditionally used in a Greek salad?

13. Which metal has the chemical symbol Sn?

14. Which type of cloud takes its name from the Latin for “a lock or curl of hair”?

15. Which treaty formally recognised the independence of Belgium in 1839?

16. Which musical contains the songs “A Weekend in the Country” and “Send in the Clowns”?

17. Which long-running BBC radio programme begins with the words “As I was going to St Ives”?

18. Which familiar garden plant has varieties called Lady Boothby, Swingtime and Dollar Princess?

19. Which Italian cheese takes its name from the caves near Milan where it was traditionally matured?

20. What is the principal flavouring in the French liqueur crème de cassis?

1. Maurice Leblanc

2. Wuthering Heights

3. Onomatopoeia

4. Hercule Poirot

5. Alexandre Dumas

6. Anagram

7. "Are You Being Served"

8. South Pacific

9. Parsley

10. Kiwifruit

11. Cuckooflower or Lady's Smock

12. Feta

13. Tin

14. Cirrus Clouds

15. Treaty of London

16. "A Little Night Music"

17. "Just A Minute"

18. Fuchsia

19. Gorgonzola cheese

20. Blackcurrants

Can I say congratulations for your fabulous score today?  I hope so!  If not, there is always next weekend!  I will be back to sharing cards tomorrow though.  All for now, Sue x

Fun Trivia

Hello there dear friends!  It's time again for another trivia, they do come around quickly, don't they?  Here are your twenty questions for Saturday: 

1. What is the only country whose official flag is not quadrilateral?

2. Which famous scientist coined the word "robotics"?

3. What is the only vitamin that contains the mineral cobalt?

4. Which Shakespeare play contains the line "Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war"?

5. Which famous actress was born Betty Perske?

6. Which European capital city stands on the River Vltava?

7. Which company invented the three-point seatbelt for cars in 1959?

8. Which U.S. pharmaceutical company recalled 31 million bottles of Tylenol in 1982 following product tampering?

9. Which toy manufacturer is famous for replacing missing pieces free of charge?

10. What is the only species of bear found naturally in South America?

11. Mohair comes from which animal?

12. Which everyday kitchen herb gets its name from the Greek word meaning "joy of the mountain"?

13. Which country drinks the most tea per person each year?

14. Which country gave the world the ancestor to the croissant, despite its association with France?

15. What is the medical term for the kneecap?

16. Which tree produces the spice called allspice?

17. Which famous actress was born Frances Ethel Gumm?

18. Which European capital was originally known as Christiania?

19. Which famous company originally manufactured playing cards before becoming a video game giant?

20. What is the old English name for the herb yarrow?

1. Nepal

2.Isaac Asimov

3. Vitamin B12

4.Julius Caesar

5. Lauren Bacall

6. Prague

7. Volvo

8. Johnson & Johnson

9. Lego

10. Spectacled Bear

11. Angora Goat

12. Oregano

13. Turkey

14. Austria

15. Patella

16. Pimento Tree

17. Judy Garland

18. Oslo

19. Nintendo

20. Soldier's Wort or Gearwe

Did you beat last week's record today?  I hope so!  Let me know how many you got correct in the comments, I love to hear that!  All for now, Sue x

You're Always in My Heart

Hello crafters!  I was having some fun with corners for today's card.  I started by cutting a piece of white card.  Next, I cut a wide strip of Sherbet card and matted it with thin mats of white and black, then taped it across the card.  Using the corner die from the Rose Corner die set, I cut it out of black card on top of a piece of white card ten times.  I used the bottom white piece to colour the image, then glued the black die cut on top.  I arranged five on the top and five on the bottom of the middle strip by reversing the order every other time, one up, one down.  I cut the You're Always in my Heart sentiment in both white and black.  I used the black die cut as an off- set shadow behind the white die cut.  I glued it to the centre of the middle strip.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7"  x  9 1/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

 

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Merry Christmas

Hi there my crafty friends!  Here's a fun Christmas card that you can make with only a couple of dies.  I started by cutting a piece of white card and embossing it with the Nordic Tiles embossing folder.  Next I cut the Heirloom Flourishes out of dark green card seven times.  I arranged them to resemble a Christmas tree and glued them into place.  I used the Holly Wreath Octagon die and cut the wreath out of yellow, red, and blue and used the "berries" as ornaments on the tree.  I cut the star for the tree out of gold mirror card using the snowflake from the Christmas Angel 2026 and glued it to the top of the tree.  I cut the Merry Christmas sentiment out of white and added it to a red backing piece that I glittered.  I added it above the tree with mounting foam.  The card was competed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 3/4"  x  8 1/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

 

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Wish You Were Here

Hi bloggers!  Like the sentiment says, wish you were here, I bet we all wish that! LOL  I began today's card by cutting a piece of white card and inking it with Distress Oxide inks.  I started in the very centre with Spiced Marmalade ink, then I surrounded it with Squeezed Lemonade around the "sun" area and into the sky.  I finished with Salty Ocean for, as you can guess, the ocean!  I cut a white circle frame using Jamie's Circle dies, then added mounting foam to the back of it and attached it to another piece of white card that I cut a circle in.  I attached the inked background to it with mounting foam.  I cut two palm trees from the Palm Beach die set out of black card and added them coming in from the sides.  I used the sailboat from the Fish Shop die set and cut it in black as well and added it on the ocean area.  I cut the Wish You Were Here sentiment in black and glued it to a white shadow backing piece.  I added it below the frame with mounting foam.  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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Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Hello bloggers!  I started today's card by cutting the outer section form the Twinkling Lights Octagon out of both white and black card.  I used the black die cut as an offset shadow behind the white one.  Next, I decided to use the middle section from the Holly Wreath Octagon and I cut it with a piece of white card on top of a piece of red card.  I glued the red car in place behind the white die cut, then added mounting foam and attached it to the outer die.  I cut the centre section with the lights out of a piece of black card then I glued a piece of acetate to the back of the die cut.  I decided to use glitter and make it look like a real stained glass.  I started with the darkest colours first, working my way to the background, which was done with Diamond White glitter.  I let it dry overnight, then attached it to the rest of the card with glue.  I cut the Most Wonderful Time of the Year sentiment from the Festive Wordie sheets and added it to the bottom of the card with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white, red and black mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2"  x  7 1/2"  in size.   All for now, Sue x

 

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