Gone Fishing

Hello bloggers!  I started by cutting the Wood Plank Background out of milk card.  I used Gathered Twigs distress ink around the edges of it.  Next I cut the Fishing Vest die out of khaki green card twice.  I used the second die cut to nip away the pockets and add them to the other die cut.  In the pockets, I added some lures that were cut from the Fishing Essentials die set.  I cut the Fishing Frame and nipped away the fishing rod, the larger cattails and the Gone Fishing sign from it.  I added the canoe at the bottom of the card and inked around the edges with Gathered Twigs too.  I added the Gone Fishing sign in the top corner after inking the edges of it as well.  I used a black marker to fill in the words and add the lines on the sign.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/4"  x  7 1/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

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Easter Wishes

Hello there my crafty friends!  It's time for another clean and simple card.  I started by embossing a piece of white card using the Quilted Heart embossing folder.  Next I cut a wide strip of white card and matted it with a piece of black card.  I added it to the top are of the embossed background.  Using the hopping bunny from Easter Friends die set, I cut the die five times out of various pastel colours.  I used wisteria, custard, aqua, sherbet and iris card to cut the bunnies. I arranged the bunnies to look like they are jumping across the card and glued them into place.  I used a fine tipped marker to add in their eyes.  As accents, I added a few of the dew drops around them.  I cut the Easter Wishes sentiment in black from the Easter Essential die set and glued it to the lower part 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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More Fun Trivia

 Hello bloggers!  It's time for another trivia and today's trivia is back to a mix of general knowledge rather than themed like yesterday's trivia.  Here are your twenty questions:

1. What is the only country in the world that borders both the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans?

2. Who was the first woman in the world to win a Nobel Prize?

3. What is the shape of the logo of the luxury watch brand Rolex?

4. Which country has the highest life expectancy as of 2026?

5. What art form is described as decorative handwriting or lettering?

6. What is acrophobia a fear of?

7. What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?

8. How many dots appear on a pair of dice?

9. Who was the ancient Greek God of the Sun?

10. What city in the world would you be in if you were standing on the Spanish Steps?

11. What river flows through the Grand Canyon in the USA?

12. What is the capital of Canada?

13. As of 2026, what is the largest (by population)Spanish speaking city?

14. In 2026, which airport overtook Atlanta's Hartfield-Jackson to become the busiest airport in the world?

15. Where is Angel Falls located?

16. How many European capital cities does the Danube flow through?

17. In which city would you find The Little Mermaid Statue?

18. In which country is the Chernobyl nuclear plant located?

19. Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia?

20. Which chemical element has the symbol FE?

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Answers:

1. South Africa

2. Marie Curie

3. Crown

4. Monaco

5. Calligraphy

6. Fear of Heights

7. Delta

8. 42

9. Apollo

10. Rome, Italy

11. Colorado River

12. Ottawa

13. Mexico City

14. Dubai International (DBX)

15. Venezuela

16. 4  They are Budapest (Hungary), Bratislava (Slovakia), Vienna (Austria), Belgrade(Serbia)

17. Copenhagen

18. Ukraine

19. The Ural Mountains

20. Iron

I hope everyone did well on today's trivia, but also learned some new things too!  Let me know in the comments how you did and add any trivia questions for me to answer too if you have time!  We are back to cards tomorrow.  All for now, Sue x

Fun Trivia

 Hello crafters!  Time for another weekend trivia game.  Today's trivia is entirely focused on the UK!  I hope you like this one and maybe even learn something new!  Here it goes:

1. Which famous Queen ruled England in the mid 1500's to the early 1600's?

2. What is the Welsh national flower or emblem? (Note: there can be two answers to this one)

3. What is the largest lake in Scotland by surface area?

4. Which English King signed the Magna Carta in 1215?

5. What is the main river in Belfast called?

6. Which Scottish city is known as the "Granite city"?

7. What is the name of the parliament in Wales in Welsh?

8. What is the largest county in England by area?

9. Which Scottish king united the crowns of England and Scotland in 1603?

10.Which Welsh poet wrote "Under Milk Wood"?

11.Which Scottish island group contains the Isle of Skye?

12. What is the national animal of England?

13. Which Northern Irish author wrote "Dracula"?

14.What is the national stadium of Wales called?

15. Which Scottish island is famous for whiskey distilleries?

16. What is the highest mountain in England?

17. Which Northern Irish city is second largest after Belfast?

18. When is St. David's Day celebrated in Wales?

19. What was the ancient Celtic name for the northern part of Great Britain?

20. Which English city is known as the "steel city"?

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Answers: 

1. Queen Elizabeth I

2. Daffodil or Leek

3. Loch Lomand

4. King John

5. River Lagan

6. Aberdeen

7. Senedd Cymru 

8. North Yorkshire

9. James VI

10. Dylan Thomas

11. The Inner Hebrides

12. Lion

13. Bram Stoker

14. The Principality Stadium

15. Islay

16. Scafell Pike

17. Derry (also called Londonderry)

18. March 1st.

19. Caledonia

20. Sheffield

I'm hoping these weren't too easy (or too hard) and everyone did pretty good.  Most of my trivia has a lot of USA based questions so I thought I would test your local knowledge today!  How did you do? I know that I learned a lot just from putting it together (with the help of Google!) All for now, Sue x

Happy Easter

Hi there my crafty friends!  For today's card, I began by cutting the Easter Egg die set in white, then I proceeded to add different backing colours to each of the eggs.  I used raspberry, ocean, lilac, teal and amethyst card for the backing colours.  I arranged the eggs on a piece of Arctic Blue card and added some grass which I cut from the Snowflake Edger die.  Using the Double Stitched Rectangle dies, I cut a wide frame out of white card.  I added it over the scene with mounting foam.  I cut the Chocolate Bunny die out of blush card.  I added a purple ribbon and used a fine tipped black marker for the detail on the face and body.  I added a puffy tail using Fluffy Stuff then heated it t make it puff.  I added the bunny to the frame with mounting foam.  I cut the Happy Easter sentiment out of amethyst card and glued it to a white shadow backing piece.  The sentiment was added to the inside of the frame.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/2"  x 7 3/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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Love

Hello bloggers!  Here's another clean and simple card.  I cut a piece of white card and matted it with a thin black mat.  I also added a wider red mat to it.  Next I cut the Love sentiment four times out of gloss white card and once out of ruby red card.  I glued the top three white Love sentiments working down from the top of the card.  I used the outer shadow die around each Love sentiment to keep the spacing as straight and even as possible, then removed it as I glued them in place.   I added the red sentiment next then finished with a final white die cut. The card was completed with white, red and black mats.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/2"  x  8 1/2"  in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

                                                                                 

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Congratulations On Your New Home

Hello crafters!  I started today's card by cutting a piece of white card and taping the Stone Wall stencil to it.  I used Weathered Wood distress ink though the stencil to give the background a rock wall look.  Next I cut the Window die out of tan card.  I cut a piece of white card the same size as the window and went to work on the Living Room.  I cut the chair and lamp out of tan card and glued them into place,  I coloured the picture scene and hung it on the wall in the top right.  I cut the small table out of taupe card and added a potted plant and a candle on the table.  Using the Decorative Scalloped Border die, I cut a valance out of aqua card and glued it to the top of the window area.  I cut the Window box from the Window Dressings die set out of brown card and filled it with green foliage and seated it under the window.  I cut the Congratulations on Your New Home out of both tan and black card.  I shadowed the sentiment and glued it to the top of the card.  The card was completed with white 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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Happy Easter

Hi bloggers!  I have a cute slimline card to share with you today.  I started by cutting the Slimline Stitched Rectangle Frames into a frame out of white card.  I added mounting foam to the back and attached it to a piece of white card.  I cut the large striped egg from the Easter Egg die set in yellow, raspberry and iris card and backed each one in white. I arranged the eggs in a tilted manner down the card with mounting foam.  Next I cut the two bunnies from the Easter Essentials out of blush card.  I added an Easter egg for the top bunny  to hold and I used some fluffy stuff on the tail of the bunny at the bottom of the card.  Both bunnies were accented with a fine tipped marker to add in their faces.  I cut the Happy Easter sentiment out of iris card and added it to a white shadow backing piece.  The sentiment was added across the middle of the card with mounting foam.  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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Love

Hello crafters!  Today's card was started by embossing a piece of white card with the heart To heart embossing folder for background texture.  Next I used Jamie's Dies to Dot Heart set and cut a heart frame out of red card.  I added mounting foam to the back of it. I cut the Heart Background out of white card, then recut the die out of gloss white card.  I paper pieced the gloss white hearts back into the background then added the red heart frame over it and trimmed away the excess.  I added the heart to the embossed background with mounting foam.  I made a small red heart using the Camellia dies and seated it on the side of the heart.  I cut the Heart Flourish in white and added it around the flower and on the opposite side of the heart as an accent.  I also used some leaves cut in white from the Heart Leaf Flower die set as well.  I cut the Love die out of red glittered card, then used the shadow die cut in black and seated the sentiment inside it.  I added it to the middle of the heart with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7" x 9" in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

                                                                            

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