Jolly Holly Days

Hello bloggers!  For today's card, I cut the outer die from the Holly Wreath Octagon in white.  I backed it in red by cutting the outer most cutting die.  Next I cut the middle die in red and backed it in white and added it to the focal element with mounting foam.  I cut the centre wreath die with a piece of white under and piece of black card. I proceeded to cut the wreath out of green, red and red glittered card to use the fall away pieces to paper piece back into the die.  I glued it to the middle of the card once the paper piecing was complete.  I cut four of the corners from the Christmas Embellishment die set out of both red and black.  I shadowed each red one with the black die cut and glued them into the corners.  I used the Jolly Holly-Days sentiment from the Festive Wordie sheets and added it across thee bottom of the card with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 3/4"  x  6 3/4" in size.  

I need to add a note here about my Facebook page.  Facebook is no longer allowing us to schedule posts for unbeknownst reason (which also applies to Instagram as they own it now).  I will do my best to get the card of the day posted every day, but it won't always be at 6am each morning so please be patient if that is your preferred method of seeing the daily cards.  All for now, Sue x
 

                                                                                       

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So Thankful For You

Hello crafters!  I started with a piece of milk card and embossed it with the Basketweave embossing folder.  Next I cut three of the smaller frame in the Looped Arch Frame die set.  I added mounting foam to the back of all three and added a piece of milk card to them.  I attached all three of the frames to the top portion of the embossed background.  I cut Sydney the Squirrel in shades of tans and browns and assembled her.  I added her to the middle frame with some greenery around.  For the left frame I use the Autumn Scenes from the Window Scene collection.  I cut the basket in tan and added the handle.  I filled the basket with a bunch of mushrooms that I cut in grey and inked lightly with Gathered Twigs distress ink.  I sat the basket in front of several tufts of grass.  For the frame on the right, I cut a bunch of acorns out of shades of tan and brown.  I sat that basket in front of tufts of grass too.  For the sentiment, I cut the So Thankful For You out of Enchanted Sprinkled card and glued it to the backing which was cut in milk card.  I added an outer ring of the enchanted sprinkled card too then attached it under the frames with mounting foam.  The card was completed with milk mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 3/4"  x  9"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

                                                                                 

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Hope Your Days Are Sunny & Bright

Hi bloggers!  I selected a piece of sky blue card for the background.  I taped off the top of it with a piece of copy paper and sponged Salty Ocean Distress ink along the bottom quarter of it.  Next I cut two pieces of sand out of taupe card and glued them along the bottom of the card.  I used brown and green card to cut two palm trees from the Palm Beach die set and glued them to either side of the card.  I cut the Beach Bather out of milk card and coloured her swimsuit in yellows with multi coloured polka dots.  I glued a straw hat to her and added a small yellow ribbon bow with a flower in the middle.  I added her to the middle of the sand with mounting foam..  I cut a beach bad out of raspberry card and added flip flops and sunglasses coming from the top.  I cut the larger sun from the Palm Beach die set in bright yellow and glued it to the upper corner.  I used the Hope Your day is Sunny & Bright cut from both white and black card,  The black die cut was used as an offset shadow behind it before gluing to the top of the card.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/4"  x 8" in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

                                                                         

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Peace

Hello crafters!  I started today's card by embossing a piece of white card with the Falling Snow embossing folder.  Next I cut the outer die from the Nostalgic Bauble Octagon die set out of antique gold card,  I glued tiny flatback pearls to the ends.  I cut the Christmas Angel 2026 out of milk card and red card.  I used the one cut out of milk card as the base and coloured the angel's hair with pencils.  On the red die cut, I cut away the dress and glued it to the milk card base. I added some Snow Sprinkles to the bottom of the dress and allowed it to dry thoroughly.  I cut the angel wings in white  and glued them to the back of the angel.  Using the Peace sentiment, I cut it out of red card and added it to a white shadow backing piece.  The sentiment was added to the top of the card with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white and antique gold card mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7"  x  7 3/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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More Fun Trivia

Good Sunday morning all!  It's that time of the week again for more trivia!  I hope you are ready, as I have some good questions for you today.  Here are your twenty questions for Sunday:

1. Who taught Helen Keller to read and write?

2. Which style of hat is especially associated with Sherlock Holmes?

3. Which rock band was named after an 18th century English inventor?

4. What abbreviation can be traced back to a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917?

5. What is the only non Royal Palace in England?

6. Which painting is considered to be the "Mona Lisa of the North"?

7. The idea that expectations shape performance is named after which mythological king?

8. Which film brought Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny together onscreen for the first time?

9. The song "1999"  was written by Prince after watching a documentary about which famous historic person?

10. Which country is home to the colourful island of Burano?

11. How many grams are there in one ounce?

12. Which famous London landmark was originally intended to be temporary when it opened in 2000?

13. Which country has a postal service that once issued stamps made from embroidered fabric rather than ordinary printed paper?

14. Which large African mammal can close its nostrils underwater using special muscles?

15. Which famous British author worked as an assistant editor for the Oxford English Dictionary before becoming famous for his novels?

16. Which familiar musical instrument was once referred to as a sackbut?

17.  Which European country has a Christmas tradition in which a giant straw goat is erected in a town square every December?

18.  In 1915, which famous British prehistoric monument was purchased at auction by a man named Cecil Chubb?

19. Which insects use taste receptors in their feet to help identify suitable plants on which to lay their eggs?

20. Which famous British writer invented the fictional word "quark," later adopted by physicists to name a subatomic particle?

1. Anne Sullivan

2. A Deerstalker hat

3. Jethro Tull

4. OMG

5. Blenheim Palace

6. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johanne Vermeer

7. Pygmalion

8. Who Framed Roger Rabbit

9. Nostradamus

10. Italy

11. 28 grams (or more specifically 28. 3495 grams)

12. The London Eye

13. Switzerland

14. Hippopotamus

15. J.R.R. Tolkien

16. Trombone

17. Sweden

18. Stonehenge

19. Butterflies

20. James Joyce

I hope you have learned some new and interesting things today!  How did everyone do, let me know in the comments.  We are back to cards tomorrow.  All for now, Sue x

Fun Trivia

 Hello crafters!  Are you ready for another Saturday filled with trivia?  I sure am!  Let's see what you think of these questions today?  Here are your twenty questions for Saturday:

1. Which country is home to Pulpit Rock?

2. Which country has the highest instant noodle consumption per capita?

3. Who hosted the 1975 premiere of "Saturday Night Live"?

4. What is the fattiest organ in the human body?

5. The development of which metal helped bring the Stone Age to an end?

6.  In 2026, Apple announced their first ever foldable phone named what?

7. Which musical artist holds the record for the longest ever concert tour with 330 shows that spanned from 2018 to 2023

8. What is the only Central American country without a coastline on the Pacific Ocean?

9. In Poker, what is the name of the highest hand you can have?

10. Which famous London landmark contains a prison room known as the Little Ease, reputedly too small to stand or lie down comfortably in?

11. What unusual name is given to the metal framework that supports a lampshade?

12. Which musical instrument takes its name from Italian words meaning “soft” and “loud”?

13. Which British seaside town is home to the world's oldest surviving amusement park ride, the Scenic Railway, dating from 1920?

14. Which Shakespeare play contains the stage direction “Exit, pursued by a bear”?

15. Which country produces the cheese traditionally known as "brunost", literally meaning “brown cheese”?

16. Which famous fictional character keeps his tobacco in the toe of a Persian slipper?

17. Which European city has a museum devoted entirely to broken relationships?

18. Which creature has teeth on its tongue-like feeding organ, known as a radula?

19. Which fruit has a variety called the Black Hamburg that has been grown at Hampton Court Palace for centuries?

20. Which famous British writer coined the name “Malvolio” for a character whose name roughly translates as “ill will”?

1. Norway

2. South Korea

3. George Carlin

4. The Brain

5. Bronze

6. iPhone Duo

7. Elton John

8. Belize

9. Royal Flush

10. Tower of London

11. Harp

12. Piano

13. Margate

14. The Winter's Tale

15. Norway

16. Sherlock Holmes

17. Zagreb, Croatia

18. Snail

19. Grapes

20. Shakespeare

That wasn't too hard, now was it??  Let me know how you did in the comments.  If you didn't do as well as expected, remember, there is always tomorrow's trivia to conquer!  All for now, Sue x

Just Another Damn Day in Paradise

Hello bloggers!  Ethel is showing off a little leg in today's card! LOL  I started with a piece of white card and use the postcard stamp all over it using a black archival ink pad.  I did use a pale blue pencil and just ran it around each of the postcards to make them pop a little bit.  Next I used the Double Stitched Rectangles and I cut one in raspberry, one in sunshine yellow and one in white and I matted them up.  I taped them to the middle of the card. From the Murray and Ethel Lovin Life die set,  I stamped Ethel in her swimsuit in black and coloured her with pencils in shades of pink and yellow.  I used the matching die and cut her out and added her to the middle of the mats with mounting foam.  I added a light wash of grey ink round her feet.  I stamped the Just Another Day in Paradise sentiment in black and cut it out with a stitched square,  I matted it in raspberry card and added it to the upper corner of the mat stack with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/2"  x  8"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

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Leaves Are Falling

Hello bloggers!  For today's card, I cut a piece of white card to use for the background and accented the sky with several clouds from the Twinkle Twinkle Clouds and Stars die set and cut from arctic blue card.  I used the bare tree from the Swing Tree die set and cut them in brown and glued them slightly overlapping to the card.  I actually used the icicle die from the Snowflake Edger die set to cut and cut it in green to look like grass and I glued that across the bottom of the card.  I added a few loose leaves to the trees to show that they had been dropping their leaves and a few on the ground floor as well.  Using some of the dies from the Forest Floor Foliage, I added them across the grass area for interest.  I cut Millie the Mouse in shades of grey and assembled her then added her to the scene as well.  I cut the Leaves Are Falling sentiment out of a dark brown card and added it to a white shadow backing die.  The card was completed with white, tan and dark brown 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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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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