Autumn Greetings

Hello there my crafty friends!   For today's card, I used an older die called the Birch Tree Forest.  I cut it with a piece of grey card and moved it across and cut it a second time for a longer panel. I glued it to a white backing piece.  I cut the two larger mushrooms from the Autumn Harvest die set out of taupe card for the base and dark grey and brown for the tops.  I cut the smaller one out of dark grey and brown.  I added them to the background forest and used some tufts of grass around them.  I also cut some fern fronds and leaves to add around them as well.  Using the Double Pierced Rectangles, I added a wider white frame with a thinner brown frame on top of it around the scene.  I cut the Autumn Greeting sentiment in brown, shadowed it in black and glued it above the mushrooms.   I cut and assembled Millie the Mouse and added her onto the corner of the frame.  The card was completed with brown and white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 3/4"  x  8 3/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

                                                                                

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More Fun Trivia

 Good Sunday morning all!  Ready for another round of trivia today?  I sure hope so as I have twenty questions waiting for you to use your brains on!  Here they are for you:

1. Which animal is the only great ape native to Asia?

2. Which country is the only one in the world whose national flag features humans?

3. Which is the only species of penguin found naturally north of the equator?

4. Which musical became the first Broadway production to surpass 10,000 performances?

5. Which monarch was the first to be crowned in Westminster Abbey?

6. Which singer was the first woman inducted twice into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?

7. Which actor was the first to receive a posthumous Academy Award for acting?

8. Which animal produces the largest egg relative to its body size?

9. Which mammal has the densest fur of any animal, with up to around one million hairs per square inch?

10. Which country is the only one in the world named after Jesus Christ?

11. Which actress was the first woman to earn $1 million for a single film role?

12. How many actors have won an Academy Award for portraying a British monarchs?

13. Which children's nursery rhyme did Thomas Edison famously record on his early phonograph?

14. Which  UK Cathedral contains the world's oldest surviving working mechanical clock, dating from around 1386?

15. Which country became the first to introduce compulsory seat-belt wearing for front-seat passengers?

16. Which country was the first to adopt Christianity as its state religion?

17. Which actor was the first to play Doctor Who on television?

18. Which British woman was the first female recipient of the Order of Merit?

19. Which country was the first to use fingerprints as a method of criminal identification?

20. Which country became the first to ban plastic bags nationwide in 2002?

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Answers:

1. Orangutan

2. Belize

3. Galapagos Penguins

4. Phantom of the Opera

5. William the Conqueror

6. Stevie Nicks

7. Peter Finch

8. Kiwi

9. Sea Otter

10. El Salvador

11. Elizabeth Taylor

12. Six

13. Mary Had A Little Lamb

14. Salisbury Cathedral

15. Australia

16. Armenia

17. William Hartnell

18. Florence Nightingale

19. Argentina

20. Bangladesh

Well?  Did you find these easier or harder than the questions from Saturday's trivia?  Let me know in the comments and don't forget to add any questions for me too!  We are back to sharing cards with you tomorrow.  All for now, Sue x

Fun Trivia

Hello there my crafty friends!  It's time for weekend trivia again!  I'm sure you know the drill by now.  Here are your twenty questions for Saturday:

1. Which singer was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou?

2. Which country is home to the ancient city of Petra?

3. What is the largest bone in the human body?

4. Which Mediterranean island is traditionally regarded as the birthplace of the Greek goddess Aphrodite?

5. Which British king reportedly spoke little English when he first became king?

6. Which fruit contains the enzyme bromelain?

7. What is the anatomical name for the space between the eyebrows?

8. Which chocolate bar was sold in the UK as Marathon until 1990?

9. Which British band took its name from a character in the film Barbarella?

10. Which actress played both Queen Elizabeth I and Bob Dylan on film?

11. Which famous British television series was originally going to be called The Fighting Tigers?

12. Which soft drink began life under the name Brad's Drink?

13. Which actress's real name was Margarita Carmen Cansino?

14. Which company began as a playing-card manufacturer in 1889?

15. Which European capital was formerly known in English as Christiania?

16. Which ABBA song was originally titled “Boogaloo” while it was being developed?

17. Which company recently introduced a £420 toothbrush capable of showing live footage from inside your mouth?

18. Which character from the British animation studio Aardman has recently been added to the list of possible UK storm names?

19. Which English king was crowned on Christmas Day in 1066?

20. Which is the only country in the world that is located within all four hemispheres?

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Answers:

1. George Michael

2. Jordan

3. Femur

4. Cyprus

5. King George I

6. Pineapple

7. Glabella

8. Snickers

9. Duran Duran

10. Cate Blanchett

11. Dad's Army

12. Pepsi

13. Rita Hayworth

14. Nintendo

15. Oslo

16. Dancing Queen

17. Dyson

18. Shaun (the Sheep)

19. William the Conquerer

20. Kiribati

How did everyone do today?  I would love to know which questions you got correct or even the ones you found too difficult?  Leave your answers in the comments and any questions you might have for me too!  All for now, Sue x

Season's Greetings

Hi bloggers!  It's black, gold and white for today's card.  I started with a piece of black card and I matted it with white and gold mirror card.  I cut the middle die from the Holly Wreath Octagon out of gloss black card and glued it to the middle of the background.  Next I cut the centre die out of gold mirror card and backed it with black gloss card and added it to the middle of the card.  I cut four of the corners from the Christmas Embellishments out of black gloss card and glued them to each of the corners.  I cut the Season's Greetings sentiment from the Festive Wordie sheets and added it to the bottom centre of the card with mounting foam.  I added the entire card to a wider mat of black gloss card before finishing with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/4"  x  7 1/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

                                                                                

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Hope Your Day is Full of Sunshine

Hello there my crafty friends!  For today's card I selected a piece of arctic blue card for the background,  I taped off the bottom section and sponged Salty Ocean distress ink along it.  I removed the tape and added some sand cut from milk card from the Beach Bather die set.  I cut an umbrella and coloured it purple and green and stuck it in the sand.  I cut the Beach Bather out of milk card and coloured her with markers.  I added a straw hat with a purple ribbon and a flower.  I sat her on the sand with a Pina Colada next to her.  I cut the small sun from the set in yellow and inked the edges with Spiced Marmalade and glued it into the top corner.  I cut the plane out of tan card and added the banner cut from milk card.  I traced the letter on the banner with a fine tipped black pen then glued it in the sky area.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are ???? in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

 

 

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From Me To You

Hello crafters!  I started today's card by embossing a piece of white card with the Quilted Heart embossing folder.  I cut the small scalloped piece from the Snowflake Scalloped Border die set out of raspberry car four times.    I interlocked two of the pieces for each end of the card and glued them in place.  I cut the middle die from the Pierced Square Frames in white and backed it with raspberry card.  I added mounting foam to the back of it and attached another piece of white card to the back.  I added it to the middle of the card in a diamond orientation with mounting foam.  Using the Rose Corner die set, I cut four corner in white, backed them with raspberry card and added green leaves to each of them, then glued them to each of the corners.  I cut the From me To You sentiment in both raspberry and black card.  I shadowed the sentiment with the black die cut and glued it into place in the centre of the frame.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7"  x  7 1/2"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

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Peace On Earth

Hello crafters!  Here is a clean and simple card you can do if you are making a lot of Christmas cards this year.  I started with a piece of white card and embossed it with the Whispering Vines Circle embossing folder.  Next I cut the 
 Vintage Crystal Snowflake out of silver card and added it to the centre of the embossed background.  Next I cut the smaller snowflake twice from the Timeless Winter Snowflake die set out of white card, crisscrossed it and layered it on top.  I cut the Peace on Earth sentiment with the black background from the Festive Wordie sheets .  I added it across the middle of the snowflakes with mounting foam.  The card was completed with silver and white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are ???? in size.  All for now, Sue x

                                                                          

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Thank You

Hello bloggers!  For today's card, I selected a piece of confetti card with a soft creamy background to it. I embossed it with the Basket Weave embossing folder.  I added a strip of the Tree Bark coloured Textured Linen paper which I matted with black card.  I cut two of the Looped Ovals out of taupe card and matted them together.  I cut the large mushroom from the Autumn Harvest die set out of milk and brown card.  I inked the stem with Gathered Twigs lightly before assembling the mushroom.  I cut Sydney the Squirrel out of taupe, tan and brown card and assembled her and added her under the mushroom.  Using some of the Enchanted Sprinkles card that I made using all the autumnal colours, I cut a couple of fern leaves and some other foliage and added it around the squirrel.  I cut the Thank You out of the same card and added it to a milk backing piece and added the outline cut from the same autumal card.  I added the sentiment with mounting foam to the top of the Looped Ovals.  The card was completed with milk card mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2"  x  9" in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

 

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More Fun Trivia

 Good Sunday morning all!  I hope you were able to enjoy a nice lie in this morning!  Get your brain ready for today's trivia as I have twenty questions ready for you.  Here they are:

1. Which country was the first to give women the right to vote in national elections?

2. Which material is traditionally used to make the strings of a violin bow?

3. What does the abbreviation GPS stand for?

4. Which food is made by fermenting cabbage, most famously in Korea?

5. Which colour of visible light has the shortest wavelength?

6. Which country has the greatest number of active volcanoes on mainland Europe?

7. What does the “QR” in QR code stand for?

8. Which country is primarily home to the Atacama Desert?

9. Which European country has an area known as the “Zone Rouge,” still restricted because of unexploded ammunition from World War I?

10. Which country contains the world's largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni?

11. What was the first product ever scanned using a UPC barcode in a supermarket in the UK?

12. Which European country has a town officially called Batman?

13. Which two letters are worth the most points on a standard English-language Scrabble tile?

14. Which country contains the most southerly point of mainland Europe?

15. What was the first item ever monitored by a webcam?

16. Which islands take their name from the Latin word for dogs?

17. Which letter was added last to the modern English alphabet?

18. Which country contains the world's largest number of people living on islands?

19. Which substance makes up 95% of a pearl?

20. What was Lamborghini originally known for building before manufacturing cars?

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Answers:

1. New Zealand

2. Horse hair

3. Global Positioning System

4. Kimchi

5. Violet

6. Italy

7. Quick Response

8. Chile

9. France

10. Bolivia

11. A box of Melrose tea bags

12. Turkey

13.  Z and Q

14. Spain

15. A Coffee Pot

16. Canary Islands

17. The letter J

18. Indonesia

19. Calcium Carbonate

20. Agricultural Tractors

I hope everyone did really well on today's trivia, but also learned some new things too!  Let me know in the comments how you did and go ahead and add any trivia questions for me to answer too if you have the time.  We are back to cards tomorrow.  All for now, Sue x

Fun Trivia

Hello there my crafty friends!  The weeks feel like they are flying by, don't you think?  I have your twenty questions for today ready and raring to go:

1. Which animal's name comes from an Afrikaans word meaning “earth pig”?

2. What is the largest species of penguin?

3. Which composer wrote The Four Seasons?

4. Which actress played Miss Marple in the long-running television series beginning in 1984?

5. Which element gives rubies their red colour?

6. Which country has more lakes than any other country in Europe

7. Which children's author created the character The Gruffalo?

8. Which actress played Sybil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers?

9. Which famous fictional character has the middle name Hamish?

10. Which organ of the human body contains the islets of Langerhans?

11. What is the anatomical name for the shinbone?

12. Which famous children's book features a rat called Templeton?

14. Which Balkan country has coastlines on both the Adriatic and Ionian Seas?

14. Which author invented the word “nerd” in a children's book published in 1950?

15. What type of animal is a dik-dik?

16. Which English king was the father of Elizabeth I?

17. Which novel introduced the character of Long John Silver?

18. Which British actor provided the voice of Scar in the original 1994 film The Lion King?

19. What natural substance was traditionally used inside early golf balls before rubber became common?

20. Which creature can taste with its feet?

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Answers:

1. Aardvark

2. Emperor Penguin

3. Antoni Vivaldi

4. Joan Hickson

5. Chromium

6. Finland

7. Julia Donaldson

8. Prunella Scales

9. Dr. John Watson

10. Pancreas

11. Tibia

12. Charlotte's Web

13. Albania

14. Dr. Seuss

15. Dwarf Antelope

16. Henry VIII

17. Treasure Island

18. Jeremy Irons

19. Feathers

20. Butterflies

Should I say congratulations?  How did you do with today's questions, any better than last week?  Let me know in the comments.  All for now, Sue x

Peace

Hello crafters!  I have a clean and simple card to share with your today.  I cut the Peace sentiment out of white card eleven times.  I glued them two across a piece of white card is six rows.  Since the letters are not attached, I used a cut out card piece from the die to help line the letters up as I glued them in place.  I left one space open and I cut a red Peace and a black Peace.  I used the black die cut as an offset shadow behind the red one and glued it into the open spot.  I cut enough poinsettias to make a large and a medium sized flowers and glittered them using Diamond White glitter.  I assembled the flowers and added them to the lower left corner of the card.  I cut several white Evergreen Branches and used them as accents around the flowers.  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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Especially For You

Hello bloggers!  I selected a piece of aqua card for the background.  I used a swirly stamp and inked it with a Clear Perfect Medium pad and stamped it all around the edges for a watermark look.  Next I cut the Harper die out of white card and backed it with ocean card. I added it to the background with some mounting foam.   I cut the Daisy Cluster with two pieces of white card using my double cut/emboss method technique.  I used the bottom embossed card to colour the design with markers.  Once coloured, I glued the white die cut over the top of it.  I added it to the bottom of the Harper die with mounting foam.  I cut the Especially For You sentiment in black and glued it across the Harper die.  I glued clear micro beads to the centres of the daisy as accents and allowed them to dry thoroughly.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7"  x  8"  in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

 

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