You Are The Best

Hello crafters!  I started this pretty purple and white number with a piece of white card as the background.  I used the scalloped edging from the Snowflake Scalloped Border die set and cut two in white,  I used some Diamond White Glitter and coated the borders with glue, then glittered them.  I glued them down the sides of the background. Next I cut the Harper die in white.  I backed it with Amethyst card.  I used the die to cut just the middle section of the die out.  I added mounting foam to it then added it on top to raise it.  I used mounting foam to add it to the middle of the background.  Next I cut the Daisy Cluster with two pieces of white card.  I used the bottom piece to colour the design in purple and green using markers, then glued the Daisy Cluster die on top.  I added it to the bottom of the Harper die.  I cut the You Are The Best sentiment in black and white.  I used the white one as the shadow behind the black die cut, then glued it inside the Harper die.  The card was completed with white and amethyst mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/4"  x  8 1/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

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More Fun Trivia

 Good Sunday morning crafters!  Are you ready and raring to have a go at today's trivia?  I certainly hope so as I have a nice mix of all sorts of questions for you today!  I am sorry about the mess up with yesterday's trivia.  I was alerted to it and was able to fix it, but if you didn't notice, you will have two trivias to do today!!

Here are your twenty general knowledge questions for today:

1. What was Elvis Presley's middle name?

2. What year was Google founded?

3. Which country owns Easter Island?

4. In which country did the Mambo dance originate?

5. Which Italian cheese means "recooked" ?

6. In which country did Cirque de Soleil originate?

7. What profession primarily uses fish tape in their daily job?

8. Which musician created the controversial alter ego called the "Thin White Duke"?

9. What is a baby Puffin called?

10. What is the only US state whose name can be typed on only one row of the keyboard?

11. What type of dentist specializes in gums?

12. What item did children need to enter Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory?

13. What song was given the first and only Grammy ever to be awarded for Best Disco Song>

14. Which European country is home to a small town known for its open air display of 40 miniature handcrafted castles built by a single man?

15. What is the only bone in the human body that is not attached to any other bone in the body?

16. What is the name of the robot featured in the movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still"?

17. What popular candy bar has over 300 flavours in Japan?

18. What is the only Canadian Province named after a woman?

19. Who performed the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock in 1969?

20. What is the world's most populated island?

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Answers: 

1. Aaron

2. 1998

3. Chile

4. Cuba

5. Ricotta cheese

6. Canada

7. Electricians

8. David Bowie

9. Puffling

10. Alaska

11. Periodontist

12. A Golden Ticket

13. I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor

14. Germany (the town of Gerbstedt)

15. Hyoid bone

16. Gort

17. Kit Kat bars

18. The Province of Alberta

19. Jimi Hendrix

20. Java, Indonesia

How did you do on today's twenty?  I hope you will return the favour and leave me some trivia questions too, it's only fair that you quiz me as well, don't you think! LOL  We are back to showcasing cards tomorrow.  All for now. Sue x

Fun Trivia

  Hello there my crafty and trivia friends!  I have a nice collection of questions for you today.  Here are your twenty questions for this Saturday's trivia game:  

1. Where was Paddington Bear originally from?

2. Which country celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October?

3. Who was TIME magazine's first "Man of the Year" in 1927?

4. What is the capital of the Faroe Islands?

5. Which novel introduces the character Atticus Finch?

6. Which country's national airline is called El Al?

7. Which philosopher wrote "The Prince"?

8. Who earned the name "Moses" for her role in the Underground Railroad?

9. Who was the only woman on the Lewis & Clark expedition?

10. What are the only two elements on the periodic table that end in "c"?

11. Which movie links Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton?

12. What is the name for a group of Cobras?

13. How many different categories are there for the Nobel Prize (not counting the memorial prize category)?

14. How many muscles are there in the human tongue?

15. What is the currency of Vietnam?

16. What is the largest tree fruit in the world?

17. What is the longest bone in the arm?

18. What is considered the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area?

19. Which 19th century UK Prime minister was famously known as "The Grand Old Man"?

20. What colour is "aureolin"?

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Answers: 

1. Peru

2. Canada

3. Charles Lindberg

4. Torshavn

5. To Kill A Mockingbird

6. Israel

7. Niccolo Machiavelli

8. Harriet Tubman

9. Sacagawea

10. Zinc and Arsenic

11. Apollo 13

12. A Quiver

13. Six

14. Eight

15. Vietnamese Dong

16. Jackfruit

17. Humerus

18. Lake Superior

19. William Gladstone

20. Yellow

Did you get through today's bunch with ease?  I hope so!  Let me know how you did and please add any of your own questions to the comments too.  All for now. Sue x

Miss You

Hi there my crafty friends!  I am using some of Jamie Rodger's dies for the background of today's card.  I started with a piece of background card from my craft stash that I created using Jamie's Enchanted Sprinkles in Tidal Teal.  I cut the background die out of his Striped Diamond die set using white card then glued them to the background.  In the middle, I cut the Jayne die out of the same piece of card that I made for the background.  I backed it in black and added it to the centre of the card.  I cut the Miss You sentiment in both white and black and shadowed it with the black die then glued it to the centre of the Jayne die.  I cut two flowers from the Dynamic Daisies die set, glittered them and attached them on the left side.  I added some leafy pieces in white to the top and bottom of the flowers as accents.  The card was completed with white and black 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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Thinking Of You

Hello bloggers!  I started today's easy, clean and simple card by sponging the bottom of a piece of white card with Sailboat Blue Distress ink.  I cut a circle out of yellow card and cut it in half and glued it to the top edge of the water line.  I cut two palm trees i out of white card from the Palm Beach die set.  I glued both of them coming inward from the edge of the card. I cut the Thinking of You sentiment in black and glued it to the top of the card.  I used the Fine Postage Stamp rectangles and cut two in white and layered them up.  I attached the main card to them with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/4"  x  8"  in size.  All for now. Sue x 
 

 

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Hope Your Days Are Sunny & Bright

Hello crafters!  I selected a piece of card from my craft stash that I had previously made using the Stormy Skies Enchanted Sprinkles to use as the background.  Next I cut one of the Fine Postage Stamp Ovals in white.  I cut a white frame to go with it using Jamie's Plain Oval die set to go on the top of the postage stamp oval.  I cut a piece of white card to use as a background for the oval frame and sponged some Sailboat Blue distress ink across the bottom quarter of it.  I cut the sand die out of milk card and glued it across the bottom.  I added a red beach chair and a tropical drink from the Beach Accessories die set beside it.  From the Palm Beach die set, I cut the palm tree out of both tan and green then cut the top of the green tree and added it to the tan palm tree.  I glued it coming from the side of the frame behind the chair. The large sun from the Palm Beach die set too was cut in bright yellow and edged with Spiced Marmalade distress inks, then glued into the corner.  I added the oval frame to the top of the card using mounting foam.  I cut the Hope Your Days Are Sunny & Bright sentiment in white and shadowed it with a black die cut behind it offset slightly.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 3/4"  x  8 1/2"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

 

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For Someone Special

Hello bloggers!  For today's bright and cheerful card, I started with a piece of white card and embossed it with the Heart To Heart embossing folder.  Next I cut the Budding Blooms die with two pieces of white card.  I used the bottom piece of white card, which just embosses the design and cuts around the outer edge to colour the design using bright coloured markers in pinks, orange and yellow and green for the stems and leaves.  Once coloured, I glued the top white die cut over the top.  I added the die cut to the background with mounting foam.  I cut the For Someone Special sentiment out of raspberry card and glued it to the top of the die cut.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/4"  x  7 3/4"  in size.  All for now Sue x

 

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Thinking Of You

Hello bloggers!  I started by cutting a piece of white card and taping the top half off with a piece of copy paper.  Using Stormy Sky Distress ink, I sponged it along the copy paper's edge and down towards the bottom of the card.  I used  a bit of Blueprint Sketch Distress ink towards the top line.  I used an old white ink pad and ran it across leaving lines throughout with the edge of the pad.  I cut some milk card and added it at the bottom of the card for sand.  I cut a large round piece of yellow card for a sun and added it into the corner.  I cut the palm tree in black and glued it across from the edge of the card.  From the Beach Accessories die set, I cut the beach towel in white and added yellow stripes.  The beach bag and tropical drink where both cut in white and coloured with markers.  I cut the Beach Bather die with the floral swimsuit and coloured her to match in yellow tones.  I cut the hat twice and hand cut around it, then cut just the centre of the hat and added it with mounting foam for a 3D look.  I added her to the towel, with the beacj bag and drink around her.  I cut the Thinking of You sentiment in black and glued it to the top of the scene.  Using the Fine Postage Stamp Rectangles, I made a frame in white and added it over the scene with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6"  x  8"  in size.  All for now. Sue x
 

 

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More Fun Trivia

Good Sunday morning everyone!  Another day of testing your general knowledge and seeing what you can pull out of your brain! LOL  Half the time, it is just that for me, you know the answer, but getting it out of the brain is the hard part! LOL  Here are your twenty questions for today:

1. Where is the Great Sandy Desert located?

2. The Titanic set sail from Southampton on April 10th, 1912, but where was it heading to?

3. Which author was born at a place that was ironically once used as an animal farm?

4. What colour is the cross on the flag of Denmark?

5. What bird species has the longest tongues relative to its size?

6. Which medieval ruler was known as "The Hammer of the Scots"?

7. Which drug was the first to be mass marketed and sold over the counter?

8. How many films in Oscar award history have received 14 nominations?

9. What did the English Luddites protest against?

10. On which fictional island is "Jurassic Park" set?

11. How many ribs does the average adult human have?

12. What country is known as the "Teardrop of India"?

13. Glass, Giant and Humboldt are types of which sea creature?

14. Which country invented the cardboard box?

15. The founders of Spotify are from which country?

16. The "Chocolate Hills" are a geological formation found in which country?

17. Switzerland is divided into how many cantons?

18. Linseed oil is an extract from which plant?

19. Apple released the iPod in which year?

20. Which serious bacterial disease is also known as "Lockjaw"?

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Answers:

1. Australia

2. New York City

3. George Orwell

4. White

5. Woodpeckers

6. Edward I

7. Aspirin

8. Three

9. Industrialization

10. Isla Nublar

11. Twenty four

12. Sri Lanka

13. Squid

14. England

15. Sweden

16. The Philippines

17. Twenty six

18. Flax

19. 2001

20. Tetanus

How did you do today compared to yesterday?  Better?  Learned something new perhaps? To me that is worth it.  Please feel free to leave any trivia questions for me too as I loooove that!  We will be back to sharing cards with you tomorrow!  All for now, Sue x

Fun Trivia

 Hello there my fellow trivia enthusiasts!  Welcome back after a weekend off due to the die launch last weekend.  Here are you twenty questions for today's trivia:

1. Which Apollo 11 astronaut did not walk on the moon?

2. Which actress was the first woman to be pregnant on American tv?

3. Who commissioned the Tower of London to be built in 1078?

4. Which Caribbean island is famous for producing cigars?

5. Which vegetable was originally purple before selective breeding changed its colour?

6. What is the least dense naturally occurring metal on Earth?

7. Which country borders Mongolia to the north?

8. Macadamia trees are native to which country?

9. Which country's flag is the only one in the world to have a Bible on it?

10. Which type of pasta is made with potatoes?

11. Which religion is said to have the most Gods?

12. Which European football team is also known as "The Merengues"?

13. What is the only country in South America that has Dutch as its sole official language?

14. How many humps does a Bactrian camel have?

15. How many notes are in a musical octave?

16. Before becoming an A-list actor, Kevin Costner played a dead person in which movie?

17. What is the name of the sea in the Philippines that also shares its name with a Star trek character?

18. How many spaces are there on a Monopoly board?

19. Which capital city is built on the most islands?

20. How much is the letter X worth on a Scrabble game board?

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Answers:

1. Michael Collins

2. Lucille Ball

3. William the Conqueror

4. Cuba

5. Carrots

6. Lithium

7. Russia

8. Australia

9. Dominican Republic

10. Gnocchi

11. Hinduism

12. Real Madrid

13. Suriname

14. Two

15. Eight

16. The Big Chill

17. The Sulu Sea

18. 40

19. Stockholm

20. Eight

How do everyone do on today's trivia?  Any better this week?  Let me know in the comments which ones you got right.  We have another game for you tomorrow so another chance to learn something new too!  All for now, Sue x

Belated Birthday Wishes

Hello there my crafty friends!  I started by embossing a piece of white card with the Padded Quilt embossing folder.  I matted it with a piece of amethyst card, then white and then a slightly wider piece of black card.  Next I cut the Elegant Florals die with a piece of black card on top of a piece of white card.  I used the white card (which just embosses the design and cuts around the outside of the design) and coloured the flowers with markers, using a range of purples and pinks.  I glued the black die cut over it and added it to the background with mounting foam.  I cut the Belated Birthday Wishes sentiment in white and glued it to the top of the die cut.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/4"  x  7 3/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

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