Merry Christmas

Hello there my crafty friends!  I selected a piece of antique gold card to use for the background and I cut an aperture into it using the outer die from the Nostalgic Bauble Octagon die set.  I cut the same die out of black card and used it as an offset behind it for a drop shadow.  I added a piece of white card behind it.  I cut the middle die from the Twinkling Lights Octagon die set out of gold card and added a black backing   I added a glittered white background to it and glued it inside the middle ring of the aperture. I cut the centre die from the Bauble die out of gold card and backed it with black and added it to the glittered centre.  Using the Christmas Embellishments die set, I cut four of the the same design in both antique gold and black.  I used the black as an offset shadow on them and glued them into the corners.  I cut the Merry Christmas sentiment out of the Festive Wordie sheets and added it with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white, gold and black mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7"  x  7"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

                                                                                

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Have A Happy Go Lucky and a Zippity Do Dah Day!

Hello my fellow crafters!  I am sharing Ethel in her golf cart today.  I started by cutting the Pierced Lovin' Life Frame cut in a dark green card. I cut a slightly larger frame using the Double Stitched Rectangle die in white and added the frame on top of it so it looks like a double frame with a fancy edge. I added some mounting foam to the back to raise it and then cut the "grass."  I used the Stitched Hills and Clouds die and added it at the bottom of the frame.  I cut a piece of arctic blue card to fill the rest of the frame. From the Murray, Ethel and Ralph Tee Off die set,  I stamped Ethel in her cart in black and coloured it with markers.  I used the matching die to cut it out and I added it to the scene with mounting foam.  I added the golf clubs behind her, (they are supposed to look like they had already been offloaded from the cart, just taking some artistic license here, don't back up Ethel! LOL)  I stamped the tee in the background and added a little green around it.  I used the Happy Go Lucky sentiment and stamped it in black and cut it out with an older Pierced rectangle die, which I cut down a bit and added it to a piece of green card as a mat, which I also cut down to fit. I added it to the upper corner with foam tape.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 3/4"  x  8"  in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

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So Thankful For You

Hello bloggers!  For today's card, I selcted a piece of rose pink card and embossed it with the Basketweave embossing folder.  I cut the Looped Arch Frame out of milk card and added mounting foam to the back.  I cut the outer looped die and attached the frame to it and added it to the middle of the card.  I cut Bailey the Bunny out of shades of pink and assembled her.  I added the bunny to the frame with mounting foam and accented her with some fern fronds and flower from the Forest Floor Foliage die set.  I cut two of the matching corners and glued them to the top corners.  Using some of the leftover Enchanted Sprinkles card, I cut the So Thankful For You sentiment out of it.  I cut the die a second time out of milk card and used the reverse of the sentiment by added the leftover piece from the card to create the sentiment by allowing the milk card to show through.  I added it to the bottom of the card with mounting foam.  The card was completed with milk 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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More Fun Trivia

 Good Sunday morning all!  I hope everyone had a nice relaxing lie in this morning and are raring to go now!  These may be a bit easier than yesterday's questions, but you will have to be the judge of that for me.  Here are your twenty questions for Sunday:

 

1. Which everyday kitchen utensil was originally called a “spurtle” in Scotland

2. What name is given to words such as “buzz,” “hiss” and “clang” that imitate the sounds they describe?

3. What is the name for the tiny bumps on the surface of the tongue that contain many of its taste buds?

4.  What is the collective noun for a group of jellyfish?

5. Which musical features the song "Defying Gravity"?

6. What is the name of the line that longitude is measured from?

7. Which UK TV quiz show uses the phrase "I've started so I'll finish."

8. Which part of a church is traditionally the area around the altar, reserved for the clergy and choir?

9. Which European city is home to the world's oldest continuously operating university, founded in 1088?

10. The Croatian city of Dubrovnik was historically known by which name?

11. What was the country now called Ghana known as while it was a British colony?

12. What is the name of the small groove running around the edge of many coins?

13. Which common kitchen vegetable is actually the unopened flower bud of a species of thistle?

14. What type of food is a Welsh laverbread actually made from?

15. Which European country has a tradition of hiding brooms on Christmas Eve to stop witches stealing them?

16. Which animal is unable to walk backwards easily because of the structure of its legs and large tail?

17. In Britain, what traditionally happens according to legend if the ravens at the Tower of London ever leave permanently?

18. Which fruit's name comes from a word meaning “apple with many seeds”?

19. What food is traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday in Britain?

20. Which bird's name is also used for a person who greedily collects or hoards attractive objects?

1. Wooden stirring stick

2. Onomatopoeia

3. Papillae

4. A Smack

5. Wicked

6. Prime Meridien

7. Mastermind

8. The Chancel

9. Bologna, Italy (1088)

10. Ragusa

11. Gold Coast

12. Reeding

13. Artichoke

14. An edible algal red seaweed

15. Norway

16. Kangaroo

17. Both the Tower of London and the Kingdom will fail

18. Pomegranate

19. Pancakes

20. Magpie

Let me know how you did today in the comments.  I would love to know if you think today's trivia was easier or harder than yesterday's trivia too.  Back to cards tomorrow for you.  All for now, Sue x

Fun Trivia

 Hello there my fellow trivia and crafting friends!  I have a nice se of questions from all sorts of knowledge areas for you today.  I hope everyone learns some fun new things from it!  Here are your twenty questions for Saturday:

1. What is the largest living species of lizard in the world?

2. Which fruit holds the record for being the heaviest ever recorded?

3. Which country has the world's longest national anthem by number of verses?

4. What is the largest known species of jellyfish, measured by tentacle length?

5. Which species of whale is famous for making one of the longest annual migrations of any mammal?

6. What is the smallest species of owl in the world?

7. What food combination once set a Guinness record in London with a serving weighing more than 105 pounds?

8. Which is the world's largest landlocked country?

9. Which European country is home to the world's largest ice cave?

10. Which animal holds the record for the widest mouth gape of any mammal?

11. Which English county is traditionally associated with the dessert Bakewell pudding?

12. Connemara marble, famous for its distinctive green colouring, comes from which Irish county?

13. Which Welsh island is separated from mainland Wales by the Menai Strait?

14. Which Welsh national park was known as Snowdonia before officially adopting its Welsh name in 2022?

15. Which Welsh city was once the world's largest exporter of coal?

16. Which fruit is banned on some public transport systems and in hotels in parts of Southeast Asia because of its powerful smell?

17. Before finding fame as an actor, comedian and writer, which British television personality briefly taught at a preparatory school in North Yorkshire?

18. Which two African countries share Africa's shortest land border, measuring only about 80 metres?

19. Before becoming famous, which famous Hollywood actor once worked cleaning lion cages at a zoo?

20. In 1932, Australia famously declared a so-called “war” against which troublesome animals?

 

1. Komodo Dragon

2. Pumpkin (2,749 pounds!)

3. Greece (158 verses)

4. Lion's Mane Jellyfish

5. Grey Whale (13,988 miles round trip)

6. Elf Owl (less than 50 grams)

7. Fish and chips

8. Kazakhstan

9. Austria (Eisriesenwelt)

10. Hippopotamus

11. Derbyshire

12. County Galway

13. Anglesey

14. Eryri National Park

15. Cardiff

16. Durian

17. Stephen Fry

18. Botswana & Zambia

19. Sylvester Stallone

20. Emus

Did you learn a lot today?  Or did you already know most of these?  Leave me a comment with your scores and let me know.  Any trivia questions from you would be greatly appreciated as well!  All for now, Sue x

Leaves Are Falling, Autumn Is Calling

Hello crafters!  For this card, I made a piece of Enchanted Sprinkles card using all the autumnal colours.  Next, I cut into it with the large fern leaf from the Forest Floor Foliage die set.  I cut the die about ten times and then glued it around the edge of a piece of milk card.  I cut two squares using the Stained Glass Squares and backed both pieces with the same enchanted sprinkled card.  I matted them together then added it to the middle of the card with mounting foam.  I cut the Leaves Are Falling sentiment out of the same card and mounted it onto a shadow backing piece cut from milk card.  I added it to the matted squares in the middle of the card.  The card was completed with mill 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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Tis The Season

Hello crafters!  I had a real fun time making this card!  I started by cutting the Holly Lattice Border three times out of a piece of black card on top of a piece of white card. I paper pieced the holly leaves with antique gold card and used Red Berry Sparkle glue for the berries.  I glued the black die cut over the coloured borders.  I cut them into two pieces for each side of the square card.  Before arranging them, I cut the other areas of the borders first.  I cut the diagonal striped border in black and backed it in red four times.  Then I cut the oval strip in black and backed it in gold four times.  I glued the pieces around a square piece of white card.  Next I cut a thin red frame using the Double Stitched Squares.  I added mounting foam to the back of it then attached the edges of the two sections of the borders to each side.  I glued the border in place.  I cut the Tis the Season sentiment in red, glittered them with Lava Red glitter and added it to a white shadow backing piece, then attached it inside the frame with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 8 1/4"  x  8 1/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

                                                                          

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Sending Warm Wishes

Hi bloggers!  I started with a piece of cobalt blue card for todays card.  I used a white pigment ink pad and swiped it from the upper right corner diagonally towards the lower left corner.  I embossed it with the Leafy Forest embossing folder.  I cut a white circle from gloss white card and added it to the upper corner so it looks like rays are coming from the moon.  I cut Daisy the Deer in shades of tan and brown and assembled her.  I added Sydney the Squirrel next to her, cut from similar colours.  I also cut the tree stump and added it next to Daisy.  I used the tufts of grass to add accents around both animals.  I added the Sending Warm Wishes sentiment, cut in white to the upper left corner.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7"  x  9 3/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

                                                                              

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I'm Behind You 100%

Hello there my crafty friends!  I have an easy, clean and simple card to share with you today.  I started by stamping and cutting out Ralph with the newspaper from the Ethel and Ralph's Homelife die/stamp set.  I did minimal colouring, mostly just the hearts on his boxers and socks and a bit on the mailbox.  I added it to a piece of white card that I cut with the Double Stitched Squares.  I added another slightly larger mat cut from the same set.  I stamped the sentiment and cut it out with the matching die and added it to the corner with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6"  x  6"  in size.

As promised, the winner of the Vintage Wisdom Collection is:

.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................June Smith!!!

Congratulations!  Please email me to confirm your postal address and claim your winning prize!   All for now, Sue x

 

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Let It Snow

Hello bloggers!  For today's card, I selected a piece of white card and cut an aperture in the middle with the outer octagon from the Twinkling Lights Octagon die set.  Next, I embossed it with the Nordic Tiles embossing folder.  I added mounting foam to the back of the embossed background and added a piece of white card to the back. I cut the outer two dies from the set with a piece of aqua card.  I added a black backing piece, then glued it to the outside of the aperture.  I cut the Let It Snow sentiment out of aqua and black card.  I used the black as an offset shadow behind the aqua die, then I added it to a white shadow backing piece and attached it to the inside of the aperture with mounting foam.  I cut three full flowers from the Pierced Poinsettias die set in white and assembled the pieces.  I added the flowers to the left side of the card,  I cut the Heirloom Flourish several times in white and added it around the flowers as accents.  The card was completed with white, aqua and black mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 8"  x  8"  in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

                                                                                   

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