Gone Fishing

Hello bloggers!  Today's card started with the background where I cut a whole bunch of the Gone Fishing sentiments in black and added them to a piece of milk card with a sticky adhesive sheet added to it.  I arranged them randomly all over the background, then used Diamond white glitter on the remaining sticky areas.  Next, I cut the Fishing Frame out of tan card,  I used a fine tipped pen to add in the wood line and details.  I used markers to colour the fishing basket, cattails, fishing pole.  I cut the frame a second time in white just where the fishing net was and hand cut it out.  I coloured the handle and top of the net then added it to the top of the card.  I used mounting foam to add the frame to the background.  The card was completed with milk and black mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6"  x  7"  in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

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More Trivia Fun

Hello bloggers and fellow trivia enthusiasts! I have twenty more questions for you today, so I hope everyone does really well today!  Here are your questions:

1. What is the medical name for when your skin turns yellow?

2. In Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities," what are the two cities where it takes place?

3. Which country started the construction of the Panama Canal?

4. How many legs does a scorpion have?

5. Which was is known as the "Forgotten War"?

6. How many players are there on a football team?

7. Which French landmark was originally known as "The Temple of Reason"?

8. Which Italian city is home of the car manufacturer Fiat?

9. What do the letters PB stand for when next to an athlete's results?

10. What is the English equivalent of the Latin phrase "antebellum"?

11. Which famous artist had the surname of Buonarroti, but was famously known by his first name?

12. What event occurred on December 7, 1941?

13. Which scientist won the Nobel Prize in 1922?

14. How many pieces are there in a standard domino set?

15. What nationality was Chopin?

16. What colour are French post boxes traditionally?

17. What is the only chess piece that can only move forward?

18. What creature is found on Bhutan's national flag?

19. In which year did trampolining become an Olympic event?

20. What is Germany's longest river?

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Here are the answers:

1. Jaundice

2. London and Paris

3. France

4. Eight

5. The Korean War

6. Eleven

7. Notre Dame

8. Turin, Italy

9. Personal Best

10. Before the war

11. Michelangelo

12. Bombing of Pearl Harbor

13. Albert Einstein

14. 28 pieces

15. Polish

16. Yellow

17. Pawn

18. Dragon

19. 2000

20. The Rhine River

How did we do today?  Leave me a comment and let me know which ones you got right. We are officially back to posting cards for the week starting tomorrow morning.  I hope you enjoyed it!  All for now, Sue x

Trivia Fun

Hello there my crafty (and trivia) friends!  Here are your twenty questions for today's trivia session:

 1. What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?

2. What is the largest mammal on earth?

3. Who wrote "The Great Gatsby"?

4. What is the powerhouse of the cell?

5. What is the term for animals that eat both plants and meat?

6. What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit?

7. Who composed the "Four Seasons"?

8. What is the only US state that borders just one other state?

9. What is the largest country in Africa by area?

10. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?

11. Who was the British Prime Minister during most of WWII?

12. Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?

13. What is the largest organ of the human body?

14. Who directed "Jaws"?

15. Which language has the most native speakers worldwide?

16. Which fashion designer gave us the miniskirt?

17. Vincent Furnier is the real name of which famous musician?

18. What was the name of Jacques Cousteau's ship?

19. Which spice comes from the Crocus plant?

20. In Australia, men are called blokes, but what are women called?

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Here are the answers:

1. Carbon dioxide

2. Blue Whale

3. F. Scott Fitzgerald

4. Mitochondria

5. Omnivores

6. 212 degrees F

7. Antonio Vivaldi

8. Maine

9. Algeria

10. 1989

11. Winston Churchill

12. Incas

13. Skin

14. Steven Spielberg

15. Mandarin Chinese

16. Mary Quant

17. Alice Cooper

18. The Calypso

19. Saffron

20. Sheilas

I hope everyone did great today, let me know how you did in the comments.  Feel free to leave some questions of your own too, I love that!  Hope to see you for tomorrow's trivia too!  All for now, Sue x

Especially For You

Hello there my crafty friends!  For today's card I started  by cutting the Stitched Starburst die in white and backing it with another piece of white card.  Next I cut the Budding Blooms die with a piece of black card on top of a piece of white card.  The top die cut completely and the bottom white card just embossed the design into it so I used that to colour the image.  I chose a palette of soft pink and cornflower blue with forest green for the leaves and vines.  I used a soft white pencil to add highlights to the flowers.  I glued the black die cut over the top, then added it to the centre of the card with mounting foam.  I cut the Especially For You sentiment in white and glued it to the top of the Budding Blooms die.  The card was completed with white and black mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/2"  x  8" in size.  All for now. Sue x
 

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You're Egg-stra Special

Hello bloggers!  I started today's card by embossing a piece of white card with the Padded Quilt embossing folder.  I cut it on the diagonal and added a piece of pale pink card to the bottom.  I cut a thin strip of white card and glued it across the join area.  I cut the outer die from the Stained Glass Tulip Egg out of pale pink and attached it to the top of the card with mounting foam.  Next I cut the Tulip egg out of white card and added it to a white backing base piece.  Next I cut the egg die several more times out of custard, lilac, arctic blue, soft pink and green card and used the pieces to paper piece them back into the egg.  I glittered a piece of white card and cut it and used that as the background within the egg.  For the lower part of the card, I cut the You're Egg-stra Special sentiment in white and glued it to the bottom.  I added a potted flower from the Chunky Blossoms die set and several small Easter eggs from the Easter Essentials die set on the other side as accents.  The card was completed with 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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Have A Beautiful Day

Hi crafters!  I have a different take on a window card to share with you today.  I started by embossing a piece of white card with the Brick Wall embossing folder.  Next, I cut the Window die twice out of white gloss card.  I glued them together going in opposite directions so there would be the extra little bits on all four corners.  I cut a piece of arctic blue card to use as the background inside the window.  Using the window horizontally rather than vertically, I cut the tree from the Swing Tree set and glued it to the blue background.  Next, I cut the fence die from the Garden Accessories die set several times out of white card and glued it across the card.  I added a bicycle cut out of blue and black card in front of the fence.  I added a cloud to the sky and a red and blue kite.  Using a sentiment from the Wordie sheets, I added it below the window with mounting foam.  The card was completed 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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Love

Hello bloggers!  Who doesn't love a shaker card?  I just had to create one with this collection.  I started with a piece of white card and used the outer die from the Love die to cut an aperture into the bottom of the card.  Next I embossed it with the Heart To Heart embossing folder for texture. I cut a piece of clear acetate and glued it to the back of the aperture opening.  Next,  I added mounting foam to the back of it and all the way around the back of the aperture area too.  I cut another piece of white card with a piece of red card on top of it.  That gave me the word Love in red, but with the word embossed on to the piece of white card.  I glued the letters into place on the white card, then lines it up with the opening and sealed all of it but a small section.  I added some Crystal Hexagons in through the opening, then sealed it up completely.  I cut a couple of the Heart Flourishes in white and added them from the Love upwards and a smaller swirl at the end of the word as accents.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/4"  x  8 1/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

 

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You Are The Best

Hello bloggers!  For today's card, I selected a piece of black card to use as the background.  I cut two of the scalloped borders in white from the Coronet Lace border die set and glued them to the edges of the background.  Next I cut the Elegant Florals die in white with two pieces of white card.  I used the bottom piece as the one I coloured.  I used pink, orange and yellow for the flowers and green for the leaves. I added some highlights with a white pencil.   Next, I  glued the fully cut die on top so the coloured flowers showed through and added it to the middle of the card with mounting foam.  I cut the You Are The Best sentiment in black and glued it to the top of the focal element.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 3/4"  x  7 1/2"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

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More Trivia Fun

  Hello crafters!!  Here are your twenty trivia questions for Sunday.  I hope you enjoy them and even learn some new stuff perhaps!

1. Which country drinks the most beer per capita?

2. What is the largest bay in the world?

3. What is the most commonly used letter in the English Alphabet?

4. What is another name for garbanzo beans?

5. The term "Mardi Gras" comes from the French meaning what?

6. Besides writing children's books, which author also invented a surgical device?

7. Which Shakespeare play features three witches known as the "Weird Sisters"?

8. The Roman aqueduct Pont du Gard is located in which country?

9. What was used to simulate blood in the shower scene from "Psycho"?

10. Metacarpals are located in which part of the body?

11. Where do about 95% of the world's opals come from?

12. In Gulliver's Travels, where are the residents extremely small?

13. What is the chemical symbol for Mercury?

14. What does a philatelist collect?

15. What is known as the "Dog Star"?

16. Which salad is made from diced apples, celery and walnuts in mayonnaise?

17. What is the most common colour that appears in the flags of the world?

18. What term refers to the point in the sky that is directly above the observer?

19. What does a Geiger Counter measure?

20. Which country was formed when Tanganyika and Zanzibar joined together in 1964?

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Here are the answer:

1. Czech Republic

2. Bay of Fundy

3. The letter E

4. Chickpeas

5. Fat Tuesday

6. Roald Dahl

7. MacBeth

8. France

9. Chocolate syrup

10. Hands

11. Australia

12. Liliput

13. Hg

14. Stamps (postage not rubber stamps) lol

15. Sirius

16. Waldorf salad

17. Red

18. Zenith

19. Radioactivity

20. Tanzania

That's it for this weekend, how did everyone do this time around?  You can still add some questions of your own to the comments if you like!  We are back to sharing more cards tomorrow.  All for now, Sue x

Trivia Fun

  Hello there my crafty friends!  It's time for weekend trivia again!  You know the drill by now, twenty general knowledge questions with the answers at the bottom of the post.  Here are your questions for today:

1. Who was the leader of the Greek Gods in mythology?

2. Which fruit flavours do the liqueurs Cointreau and Grand Marnier have?

3. Which house does Harry Potter belong to at Hogwarts School of  Witchcraft and Wizardry?

4. The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US by which country?

5. If you were born on January 19th, what astrological sign would you be?

6. In which city would you find the "Old Trafford" stadium?

7. In the Tour de France, who is awarded the yellow jersey?

8. How many syllables are in a haiku?

9. How many main ring groups does the planet of Saturn have?

10. What was the unit of currency in Croatia called prior to its replacement with the Euro in 2023?

11. Ophelia was a character in which of Shakespeare's plays?

12. In which country were roller skates invented in the 1760's?

13. How many countries border Italy, not counting the two independent microstates within Italy's borders?

14. What is the motto of the Boy Scouts since 1907?

15. How many US Presidents did Queen Elizabeth II meet in her lifetime?

16. What year did the Beatles split up?

17. Where were the 2000 Summer Olympic games held?

18. How many bones are in the adult human body?

19. Who developed the first rabies vaccine?

20. What does the Roman numeral D equate to?

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Here are the answers:

1. Zeus

2. Orange

3. Gryffindor

4. France

5. Capricorn

6. Manchester, England

7. The leading rider with the lowest cumulative time across all completed segments of the race.

8. Seventeen

9. Seven

10. Kuna

11. Hamlet

12. Belgium

13. Four

14. Be Prepared

15. Thirteen

16. 1970

17. Sydney, Australia

18. 206

19. Louis Pasteur

20. 500

I want to hear how you did on today's trivia so please leave your scores in the comments.  Just curious, are these questions too hard or too easy overall?  There will be another quiz tomorrow if you are interested.  All for now, Sue x

Wishing You A Beautiful Day

Hello there my crafty friends!  I started this sweet window card by embossing a piece of white card with the Brick Wall embossing folder. Next I cut the Window die out of Gloss white card and added mounting foam to the back of it.  I began working on the inside view of the window so I cut the Decorative Drapes die set out of striped blue paper from the Dots 'n Stripes paper pad.  I used it as a valance at the top of the window, then added two thin strips as curtains.  I cut the rocking chair, floor lamp, table and vase with flowers all from the Living Room die set.  I cut the table out of silver card and used a silver paint pen on the floor lamp.  I arranged all the elements in the room and glued them into place.  I added the window scene to the top of the card.  I added a strip across the brick wall and used plain white card below it.  I cut the Wishing You A Beautiful Day sentiment out of the same decorative paper, then added it to a white shadow backing piece.  I used mounting foam to raise it and added it below the window scene.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 3/4"  x  9 1/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

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