Let The Adventure Begin

Hello crafters!  I have a nice clean and simple card to share with you today.  I selected a piece of white card for the background.  Next I cut the fish from the Fishing Rod die set nine times out of white card.  I used some paint pens that I have to colour them as they have several iridescent markers in the set.  I used those to give the fish that scaly look.  I coloured each of the fish in two or three of the colours so they all looked different.  Next I glued them across a strip of white card, alternating them across the piece.  I matted it in black and added it to the white card with mounting foam.  I cut the Let The Adventure Begin out of black card and glued it to the lower right corner of the card.  The card was completed with white mats and    layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 3/4"  x  7 3/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

 

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Hello Friend

Hi there my crafty friends!  I selected a piece of gray card to use for the background.  I embossed it with the Brick Wall embossing folder.  Next I cut the Window die in white and added mounting foam to the back of it.  I selected some small print paper from my craft stash to use as wallpaper.  I taped it to a piece of card and added some white card to the bottom of it to look like a sectioned wood on the wall with an embossed piece of white card as a border.  I laid the window on top of it and lightly marked the lines with a pencil so I knew where the window would sit.  I made a small table using an oval die and added three legs.  I cut the vase from the Windowsill Accessories and added a bouquet of tulips to it and seated it on the table.  I cut the Hello Friend sentiment in black and glued it to the upper corner inside the window. I added the window on top of the scene with mounting foam.  I cut several sections of the fence die from The Swing Tree die set and ran them along the bottom of the card.  I tucked in a few hedges and added some flowers as accents.  I cut the cat from the Windowsill Accessories die set and sponged him in orange and added him to the window ledge.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2"  x  9 1/2"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

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From The Heart

Hello crafters!  I started today's card by embossing a piece of white card with the Heart To Heart embossing folder.  Next I cut the smaller heart from the Geometric Hearts die set out of  sherbet card three times.  I also cut the outer scalloped sections three times out of both white and black card.  I shadowed each of the white outer section with the black ones.  I covered a piece of sherbet card with a sticky adhesive sheet, then cut just the heart outline die three times. I used Wild Wisteria Gilding Flakes and coated each one with it.  I glued the decorative heart over the top and added all three to the backing pieces.  I arranged the hearts diagonally down the card and attached them with mounting foam to the embossed background.  I cut a couple of the Heart Flourish die in white and added pieces of them coming from the hearts.  I cut the From The Heart sentiment in black and glued it to the top right corner of the card.  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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Keep It "Reel"

Hello bloggers!  For today's card, I cut the Woodgrain Planks Background out of tan card.  I used some Walnut Stain Distress ink around the edges of it.  next I cut the Fishing Frame die out of tan card,  I nipped away all the elements from the frame so I could use just the frame for the base of the card.  Next I cut the Fishing hat out of brown card.  I inked the edges and added it to the upper corner.  I cut the canoe from the Fishing Essentials set out of dark brown card and added it leaning against the left side of the frame.  I cut the Fishing Rod die out of white card and inked the handle and lure then added it above the canoe.  I cut several cattails, coloured them and added them behind the canoe and in the right lower corner of the frame.  I cut the bucket out of red card and filled it with fish, then added it to the bottom of the frame.  I cut the Gone Fishing sign from the frame and added it to a stake, then glued it into place on the frame.  I cut the "Keep It "Reel" sentiment in brown and shadowed it with a black die cut then glued it into the top inside the frame.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/4"  x  7 1/4"  in size.  

Thanks to everyone that indulged me this past weekend and came by to have a go at my trivia games.  Would you like another weekend of that again, let me know? I really enjoyed it when you left trivia questions for me too! Feel free to do that anytime as it is always welcome!   All for now, Sue x

 

                                                                         

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More Trivia Fun

 Fun Trivia Day #2

I was thinking that it might be fun if you leave me some trivia questions in the comments and don't 

go easy on me as I love to learn new stuff!

Here are today's questions:

1. What is the currency of Poland?

2. How many sides does a trapezoid have?

3. What blood type is the universal donor?

4. Who was the first American woman in space?

5. Who was the youngest Oscar winner of all time?

6. What tv series started Bruce Willis' career?

7. How many legs does a lobster have?

8. Who is the most translated author of all time?

9.  An axel jump is performed in which sport?

10. Vanilla comes from what plants?

11. What is the only landlocked country in southeast Asia?

12.Which country is recognized as having the most UNESCO World Heritage sites?

13. What city has the most Michelin star restaurants in the world?

14. What is the only breed of dog that is unable to bark?

15. Blue Ribbon Sports was the original name for what company?

16.What famous Egyptian stone can be found at a British Museum?

17. In which country can you find Transylvania?

18.What are the names of the two feuding families in Romeo and Juliet?

19. George Costanza is a character in which famous sitcom?

20. Where is the Sea of Tranquility located?

Answers:

1. Zloty

2. Four

3. O-

4. Sally Ride

5. Tatum O'Neal

6. Moonlighting

7. Ten

8. Agatha Christie

9. Ice Skating

10. Orchids

11. Laos

12. Italy

13. Tokyo

14. Basenji

15. Nike

16. Rosetta Stone

17. Romania

18. The Montagues and the Capulets

19. Seinfeld

20. The Moon

 

I hoped you have enjoyed this weekend's trivia games!  We are back to cards for the rest of the week.

All for now, Sue x

Fun Trivia

 Hello crafters!  I am not sure if this will be anything that interests anyone or not, but I thought I would give it a shot for awhile.  I will have 20 questions for you, some easier, some a bit harder, but I think everyone that joins in will at least learn some fun facts!  No looking up answers, so you are all on the honour system here.  I think the best approach might be to put the answers at the bottom of the post so you can at least find them if you are stumped.

Here we go with our first trivia game!

1.  What was the original name of Google?

2.  What is the smallest sea in the world?

3. What does ABV on alcoholic beverages mean?

4. What is the name of the shadowy villain in the movie The Usual Suspects?

5. What do you call a full moon that happens twice in a calendar month?

6. How many toes does an Ostrich have per foot?

7. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

8. What name does Stephen King sometimes write under?

9. What was the name of Michel Jackson's pet chimpanzee?

10. In what country is the largest salt flat in the world?

11. What was Chandler's middle name on the show Friends?

12. What is the largest carnivorous land mammal in the world?

13. What is the capital of Latvia?

14. What is the main alcohol in a Moscow mule?

15.How many countries in Europe use the Euro?

16. What is the traditional symbol for a 45th wedding anniversary?

17. In Bingo, what number is sometimes called "cup of tea"?

18. In which country did Legos originate?

19. What is the southernmost capital in the world?

20. What is the official language of the small country of Lichtenstein?

Scroll down for the answers

Answers:

1. Back Rub

2. The Sea of Marmara

3. Alcohol by volume

4. Keyser Soze

5. Blue Moon

6. Two

7. Neil Armstrong

8. Richard Bachman

9. Bubbles

10. Bolivia

11. Muriel

12. Polar Bear

13. Riga

14. Vodka

15. Twenty one (with the addition of Bulgaria in 2026)

16. Sapphire

17. Three

18. Denmark

19. Wellington

20. German

Okay, how did you do?  Email me or leave a comment on the blog to let me know.  I will do another trivia on Sunday too so if you enjoyed this, please come back by the blog tomorrow!  All for now, Sue x

Hello Friend

Hi bloggers!  I have a "window" card but it is made with a shadowbox die instead!  I started by cutting the Celebrations Shadowbox in white but with an arctic blue card beneath it during cutting.  The blue card gave me the embossed version of the shadowbox so I was able to see where the lines on the shadowbox would fall when assembled.  I cut several pieces of the fence in white and glued them to the lower left box.  I cut the bicycle from the Garden Accessories die set in cobalt blue then added the wheels, seat and grips with a black marker.  I cut two of the vases from the Windowsill Accessories die set and added foliage to them.  I added them to the box next to the bicycle.  For the top boxes, I cut a birdhouse, grass, some flowers and a flying bird to go all together in the thin box at the top.  For the largest box, I cut the tree from the Swing Tree die set and added three sections of the foliage to it.  I tucked a small cloud under the edge of the tree, then added some flowers and a squirrel.  I added mounting foam to the back of the shadowbox then assembled the card.   I cut the Hello Friend sentiment from the Friendship Wordie sheets to the top of the card.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7"  x  7"  in size.  

Since I don't yet have enough cards for posting every day, I was thinking that I might just use the weekends for a fun trivia game.  What do you think?  I love trivia and would love to share that love with you for a little while if that is okay?  If you are not interested in trivia games then I will return on Monday morning with more cards for the week ahead.  All for now, Sue x

 

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Sending Lots Of Love

Hi crafters!  First, I grabbed a piece of silver sparkle alcohol ink card to use for the background.  Next, I selected several of the Pearl Alcohol inks, Sublime, Tranquil and Intrigue.  I used the alcohol ink applicator with removeable cotton pads and applied the colours randomly one by one.  Next I used the smaller heart from the Geometric Hearts die set and cut seven or eight out of white card,  I glued them randomly all over the card and trimmed away any excess from the edges of the card.  I cut the Sending Lots Of Love from the Valentine Wordie sheets, then matted it with a piece of black card and added it to the bottom of the card.  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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Let The Adventure Begin

Hello there my crafty friends!  I started today's card by cutting a piece of arctic blue card.  I added some waves by tearing a couple of pieces of sky blue card, then adding some fluffy stuff to the torn edges of the card then heating it.  Using the Postage Stamp Rectangles, I created a double white frame and added it over the background with mounting foam.  I cut the Fishing Rod and fish then coloured them with markers.  I cut the bucket from the Fishing Essentials die set and coloured it blue, then added three small fish to it.  I attached the fishing rod and bucket to the right side of the frame, extending the fishing line into the scene.  I cut the Let The Adventure Begin sentiment in black and glued it to the inside 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.  All for now, Sue x

 

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