Hope Your Day is Full of Sunshine

Hello bloggers!  I thought this collection would be perfect for a shadowbox style card.  I started by cutting the New Arrival Shadowbox in white and adding mounting foam to the back of it.  For the largest square, I cut the beach chair from the Beach Accessories in blue and white and added it.  I used the smaller sun in the corner from the Beach Bathers set.  For the four small squares above, I cut the flip flops, beach ball, tropical drink with umbrella and the beach pail and shovel and glued them into the squares.  For the remaining two rectangular squares, I cut the sand castle for one and the beach bag for the other one and situated them both to the right side of the openings.  I cut the Beach Bather with the polka dotted swimsuit on and added her across the left side of the space on top of the shadowbox frame. I double cut her hat and added it with mounting foam to add dimension.   I cut the biplane in red and used a fine tipped marker to trace the words and added it to the frame that I cut with the Double Stitched Rectangles.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7"  x  8 1/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

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More Fun Trivia

 Hello there my crafty friends! Here's another twenty questions to test your trivia knowledge today.  Hope you like them!

1. What is the largest type of bear?

2. Which former prison island near San Francisco can tourists visit?

3. Which famous musician helped fund the USS Arizona Memorial?

4. Who is the only monarch in history to be crowned as the King of England and France?

5. What is the capital of Greenland?

6. Which metal has the chemical symbol Sn?

7. Which famous musician was known as the "Thin White Duke"?

8. Which two countries does the region of Patagonia span?

9. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

10. Which moon of Saturn is known for its methane lakes?

11. Which actor portrayed Vito Corleone in "The Godfather"?

12. Which language is the oldest still widely spoken in Europe?

13. Which strait separates Alaska from Russia?

14. Which country was formerly known as Ceylon?

15. What is the smallest bone in the human body?

16. Which novel features the character "Atticus Finch"?

17. What is the collective noun for a group of rhinoceroses?

18. Which novel begins with the line "Call me Ishmael"?

19. Which element has the highest melting point of all pure metals?

20. Which sea creature has three hearts?

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Answers:

1. Polar Bear

2. Alcatraz

3. Elvis Presley

4. Henry VI

5. Nuuk

6. Tin

7. David Bowie

8. Chile & Argentina

9. Canada

10. Titan

11. Marlon Brando

12. Basque

13. The Bering Strait

14. Sri Lanka

15. The Stapes (in the ear)

16. To Kill A Mockingbird

17. A Crash

18. Moby Dick

19. Tungsten

20. Octopus

Now that wasn't too hard today, was it?  I hope everyone did well and even maybe learned a few new things too.  We are back to sharing cards tomorrow.  All for now, Sue x

Fun Trivia

 Hello there my crafty friends and fellow trivia lovers!  I am back with another weekend of trivia fun for you today!  Here are your twenty questions for the day:

1. What type of glove covers the hand but does not have separate finger openings?

2. What is the name of the toy cowboy in the animated movie "Toy Story"?

3. Which country is home to Machu Picchu?

4. What is the largest species of shark?

5. What is the capital of Argentina?

6. What is the largest species of penguin?

7. In which country is the highest waterfall in the world located?

8. What is the highest mountain in the UK?

9. What is the longest river in Germany?

10. What is the second event in a triathlon?

11. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, what herb is said to be "for remembrance"?

12. Who was the youngest King of England?

13. Which country became the first African nation to reach the World Cup finals in 2022?

14. What was the name of Blackbeard's famous flagship?

15. In which year was the United Nations founded?

16. Which country is hoe to the "Door of Hell," a burning natural gas crater?

17. Which wonder of the modern world was rediscovered in 1911 by explorer Hiram Bingham?

18. In the phonetic alphabet, which word is used for the letter H?

19. For nearly 75 years, beer was banned in which county until the prohibition was lifted in 1989?

20. Which country invaded the Falklands in 1982?

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Answers:

1. Mitten

2. Woody

3. Peru

4. Whale Shark

5. Buenos Aires

6. Emperor Penguin

7. Venezuela

8. Ben Nevis

9. The Rhine River

10. Cycling

11. Rosemary

12. Henry VI

13. Morocco

14. Queen Anne's Revenge

15. 1945

16. Turkmenistan

17. Machu Picchu

18. Hotel

19. Iceland

20. Argentina

That's it for today's trivia, how did we all do today?  Let me know in the comments which ones you got right or got wrong.  More to come tomorrow.  All for now. Sue x

Hope Your Day is Sunny & Bright

Hello crafters!  Here's a Beach Bathers card, but minus the Beach Bathers!  I started by using some Clear Texture Paste and mixing it with a little bit of Stormy Skies Enchanted Sparkles to get a consistency that looked like water.  I added it to a piece of white card and tried to make it look like waves with a thickness to it.  It needed to dry for a while so I left it overnight.  I used the Fine Postage Stamp dies and cut a white frame then added it with mounting foam.  I cut the beach chair and umbrella from the Beach Accessories die set and coloured them in yellow and white.  I added them to the in the corner of the frame.  I cut the large sun from the Palm Beach die set and to the side corner of the frame.  I used the Hope Your Day is Sunny & Bright sentiment cut in black and glued it to the inside middle of the frame.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/4"  x  8 1/4"  in size. 

And now, time to announce the winner of the Beach Bathers Collection is............................. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................Theresa in Berks!!!

Congratulations!  Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your postal address and claim your prize!  All for now, Sue x

 

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Hope Your Day Is Full of Sunshine

Hello crafters!  I pulled out an older die to use for the background of today's card.  I cut the Ocean Waves Background out of Arctic blue and blue dusk card.  I glued the two pieces together to create the card's background.  I cut the Beach Bather with the polka dotted bikini out of milk card and used markers to colour the suit.  I cut the hat part of the die out of heather card twice.  I cut the brim of the hat and glued it to the die cut, then hand cut just the centre of the hat and added it with mounting foam for dimension.  I cut the sand out of milk card and glued it to the bottom of the card then seated the beach gal on it.  I added a beach purse and sunglasses around her.  I cut the biplane out of heather card, then cut just the banner part in white and glued them together.  I used a fine tipped marker to trace the words on the banner and added it to the top of the card with mounting foam.  I cut the Looped Rectangle die in white for a pretty edge and added the whole scene to it.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 5 1/2"  x 6 3/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

 

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Wishing You A Beautiful Day

Hello bloggers!  Today's card is a bit head of the fall schedule so sorry about that!  I started with a piece of the striped paper from the Dots 'N Stripes Paper pad to use as the background.  I cut the Window die in brown and added mounting foam to the back.  I cut a piece of white card the same size as the window to use as the background for the scenes,  I cut the tree in tan from the Swing Tree die set and added half of it to the left side of the window.  I cut a "field" of sunflowers with green stems with yellow and brown centres and added them at the top of the scenes.  I cut the scarecrow from the Autumn Scene die set and coloured him in red and blue then added him in front of the flowers.  Finally, I cut a pile of coloured leaves and heaped them at the base of the tree.  I added the window over the scene and used mounting foam to add it to the background.  I cut the Wishing You A Beautiful Day sentiment in brown and glued it to a white shadow backing piece.  I seated it under the window with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/2"  x  8 3/4"  in size.  All for now. Sue x

 

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Thinking Of You

Hi there my crafty friends!  Here's a slimline beach gals card to share with you today.  I started today's card by inking a piece of white card with Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade Distress inks to get a sunny background.  I inked in a sort of circular manner leaving the center section a bit lighter.  I cut the Slimline Stitched Rectangles into a frame out of white card and added mounting foam to raise the frame.  I added it over the background.  I cut two palm trees in black from the Palm beach die set and added them coming in from the sides.  I cut the Beach Bather with the striped suit and coloured her with markers.  I cut the hat in red twice and cut the very center out with scissors then added it with mounting foam to the brim for a 3D look to it.  I added some sand to the bottom of the card and seated her on it with a pair of flip flops and a tropical drink. I used the Thinking of You sentiment, cut in black and glued to the top inside of the frame. The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 4 3/4"  x  9"  in size.  All for now Sue x
 

 

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Just A Note To Say...

Hello crafters!  Today's bright floral creation started with cutting the Swirly Scrolls Background in white.  I backed it in white as well.  Next I cut the Rose Cluster twice with a piece of black card on top of a piece of white card both times.  The white card was used to colour the images with markers.  Once coloured, I glued the black fully cut die cuts on top.  I arranged them on opposite sides of the card and added them with mounting foam.  I cut the Just A Note To Say... I'm Thinking Of  You in black and glued them to the centre of the card.  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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Hope Your Days Are Sunny & Bright

Hello bloggers!  The final post of th launch is showcasing the last of the three sentiments.  Introducing the "Hope Your Day is Sunny & Bright" sentiment.  I think this one works perfectly with the Beach bathers collection.  It has been done as a single die with two different fonts in it, giving it a more playful look.  For the final time I will implore you to leave a comment, let me know what you think of the collection maybe.  You will get your name into the drawing if you do.  Don't forget to check back on May 29th to see if your name was the one drawn out as the winner!  I hope that you have enjoyed it as much as I have!  All for now, Sue x
 

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Fine Postage Stamp Rectangles

Hello crafters!  We have one more Noble die set to share with you and it is the Fine Postage Stamp Rectangles.  Shown here, I have used them to create a double frame around this scene.  There are twelve dies within this set encompassing just about all the different sizes you will ever need to  create beautiful cards and projects.  Since we are nearing the end of the launch, I will remind you to add your comment on to this post for the maximum amount of entries.  The final post will be along at 6pm.  All for now, Sue x

 

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