Peace

Hello there my crafty friends!  You may recognize this card as I demoed it when I was on Hobby Maker in Sept last year.  I started with a piece of antique gold card and embossed it with the Nordic Tiles embossing folder.  Next I used the die from the Pierced Square Frames die set and cut a square frame in white and backed it with black to show through the dots.  I added mounting foam to the back of it  and added a piece of white card that I embossed with the Falling Snow embossing folder.  I cut a small circle out of black gloss card and glued it in the upper corner of the frame.  I cut two of the Snow Covered Pine Trio in white.  I glittered the main tree body then added the top open tree die to them both and seated them inside the frame.  I cut the Peace sentiment in both white and gloss black card.  I used the white as a shadow offset behind the black die cut and glued it below the frame.  I cut two poinsettias out of gloss black card, assembled them and added them to the corner of the frame.  I added some white fronds cut from the Evergreen Branches to the flowers as accents.  The card was completed with white, antique gold and black mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 3/4"  x  7 3/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

 

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Dreaming Of A White Christmas

Hello crafters!  First, I have to admit that I am still rather short of cards so I will be sharing some of the cards that I made last year before I started the blog back up and just to forewarn you, they are all Christmas cards!  I started today's card by covering a piece of white card with a sticky adhesive sheet.  I peeled the backing paper off and coated the top portion of the card with an assortment of glitters.  I used Brilliant Blue, Light Purple, Lavender and Lilac glitters across the sky area.  I embossed a piece of white card with the Falling Snow embossing folder, then cut it into hills for the bottom of the card.  I cut three of the Snow Covered Pine Trio die set in white.  I glittered the base tree with Diamond White glitter then added the outline die on top of each of the trees.  I cut the cottage in white from the Winter Wonderland set and added it to the hill.  I cut the horse drawn carriage from the Winter Wonderland set and glued it to the bottom edge of the card.  I used Jamie's Dreaming of a White Christmas sentiment in black and shadowed it in white then glued it to the top of the card.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2"  x  8 1/2"  in size.  All for now. Sue x
 

                                                                             

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Guess Who Thinks You're Special

Hello bloggers!  Here's another bright and cheerful card for you!  I started today's card by embossing a piece of white card with the Quilted Heart Embossing folder.  Next, I cut a frame using the Double Stitched Ovals and added mounting foam to the back of it and seated it on a Looped Oval cut in white.  I added it to the middle of the embossed background with mounting foam.  Next I cut the Butterfly Cluster with a piece of black card on top of a piece of white card.  I used the white card to colour the design with markers.  Once coloured, I glued the black die cut on top.  I added it to the bottom of the frame with mounting foam.  I cut the  Guess Who Thinks You're Special sentiment out of black card and glued it inside the frame.  The card was completed with white 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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More Fun Trivia

 Hi there my crafty friends!  Thank you for popping by to see my trivia on a weekend, I really appreciate it!  Here are your twenty questions for today:

1.What is the fourth largest island in the world?

2. In which country is the ancient city of Babylon located?

3. Which Space Shuttle exploded in 1986 shortly after launch?

4. What is the Mediterranean port that is famous for its bouillabaisse?

5. In which city is the only Guggenheim Museum located in Spain?

6. What is the Old Norse name for the modern day city of York in England?

7. Which country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles to date?

8. Which tv show showed the first interracial kiss on network television?

9. How many basic symbols are used in Roman Numerals?

10. Batman is a city in which country?

11. What do you call a male Panda?

12. Which planet in our solar system has the most volcanoes?

13. The 1988 movie "Mystic Pizza" launched the career of which famous actress?

14. What year did Kate Middleton and Prince William get married?

15. Which US president was also a licensed bartender?

16. Which video game company originally created the character Sonic the Hedgehog?

17. What was the name of the band U2 when they first formed?

18. Who was the youngest member of the Beatles?

19. What is the most uncommon colour on a flag?

20. What was Margaret Mitchell's only novel?

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Answers:

1. Madagascar

2. Iraq

3. Challenger

4. Marseille, France

5. Bilbao

6. Jorvik

7. Brazil

8. Star Trek

9. Seven

10. Turkey

11. Boar

12. Venus

13. Julia Roberts

14. 2011

15. Abraham Lincoln

16. Sega

17. Feedback

18. George Harrison

19. Purple

20. Gone With the Wind

There you have it, how did you do on today's twenty questions?  Leave me a comment and let me know how many you got right on today's trivia.  We are back to sharing cards for the week tomorrow.  All for now. Sue x

Fun Trivia

Hello besties and fellow trivia friends!  I have put together a nice mix of easy to harder questions for today's trivia.  I hope everyone does well with them or at least learns something new!  Here are your twenty questions for Saturday:

1. Which country had the world's first female Prime Minister?

2. How many valves on a trumpet?

3. Which composer did the music for The Lion King?

4. Who was the final drummer for the group Nirvana before the group disbanded in 1994?

5. Which conflict was known as the "War to End All Wars"?

6. What is another name for a "stone fruit"?

7. What is the gemstone for a 60th wedding anniversary?

8. Which European country is known as the "heart-shaped land"?

9. In the phonetic alphabet what word is used for the letter "W"?

10. The Winter Palace, a former residence of the House of the Romanovs, is located where?

11. Which two bodies of water does the Drake Passage connect?

12. Globally, which country has the highest percentage of people over 65 years old?

13. What is the world's deepest river?

14. What is the most widely spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere?

15. Which country has blue traffic lights instead on green lights?

16. What is the name of Holly Golightly's cat in the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?

17.Which UK county has the longest coastline?

18.What does "JPEG" stand for?

19. What body of water separates Scotland from Norway?

20. What is the most common city/town name in the world?

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Answers: 

1.Sri Lanka

2. Three

3. Hans Zimmer

4. Dave Grohl

5. World War I

6. Drupe

7. Blue Sapphire

8. Bosnia/Herzegovina

9. Whiskey

10. St. Petersburg, Russia

11. Pacific & Atlantic Oceans

12. Monaco

13. Congo River

14. Portuguese

15. Japan

16. Cat

17. Cornwall

18. Joint Photographic Experts Group

19. North Sea

20. San Jose

What did you think of today's trivia?  Too hard?  Not hard enough?  Let me know how you did in the comments.  Don't forget to leave me some questions too, I love to see what you come up with!  All for now. Sue x

Wishing You A Day Full of Sunshine

Hello there my crafty friends!  I started today's card by cutting a piece of white card for the background.  I decided to sponge some Antique Linen distress ink on the bottom of the card for the look of sand.  Next I cut the Beach towel and the umbrella from the Beach accessories die set.  I cut the towel in white then added stripes of aqua card and ocean card.  I cut the umbrella out of ocean card, then added the sections of aqua to it and a white pole to it.  I cut the Beach Bather with the polka dotted swimsuit and coloured her with markers.  I did the beach hat by cutting the die two more times with a small piece of ocean card.  I hand cut around the brim on one and just the very centre of the hat on the other one.  I added the smaller part with mounting foam for the 3D look of the hat.  I cut the plane out of teal card an added the banner cut out of white card.  I used a fine tipped marker to trace the words on the banner.  I added the larger sun cut in white in the upper corner.  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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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Hello crafters!  I started today's card by cutting the Window die out of white card and adding mounting foam to the back. I cut a piece of white card and covered it with a sticky adhesive sheet.  I added a a snowy hill at the bottom by covering it with Diamond white glitter.  I added a white moon in the upper corner and trees from the Corner Cottage die set that I glittered with Diamond White glitter.  Next I used the Atomix Glitter for the sky.  I used  the Collidial Violet and Aurora Fusion and randomly sprinkled it across the card.  I cut a piece of pale pink card and embossed it with the Falling Snow embossing folder.  I added the window to it, then cut the sentiment from the Christmas Wordie sheets and added it below the window with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/4"  x  8 1/4" in size.  All for now. Sue x
 

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Hugs & Kisses

Hello bloggers!  I selected a piece of custard card for the background to today's card.  Next I cut the Harper die twice out of white card.  I cut both of the die cuts in half lengthwise and glued them to the edges of the card.  Using Jamie's Postage Stamp Octagons, I cut a frame out of custard card.  I added mounting foam to the back of it and attached a piece of white card.  I added it to the centre of the card.  I cut the Hugs & Kisses sentiment out of both custard and black card.  I shadowed it with the black die cut and glued it inside the frame.  I cut three flowers using the String Flowers, added a black centre and added them to the bottom of the frame.  I added some white leaves as accents to the flowers.  The card was completed with white, black and custard mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 8"  x  8"  in size.  All for now, Sue x
 

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Wish You Were Here

Hello fellow crafters!  It's time to relax on the beach again today! LOL  I started today's card by embossing a piece of white card with the Basketweave embossing folder.  Next, I cut the Fine Postage Stamp Oval die in white and added it to the background with mounting foam.  From the Beach Accessories die set, I cut the beach towel in white then added raspberry and bright yellow stripes to it by cutting strips and gluing them onto the white towel.  I added a beach bag and sunglasses to the beach towel and a few seashells below it.  I cut the Beach Bather with the floral swimsuit out of milk card.  I used markers to colour her suit.  I cut the die two more times, just using a small piece of bright yellow card for the hat.  I hand cut around the hat and glued it to the beach bather, then cut just the centre of the hat and added it with mounting foam for a 3D look.  I cut a palm tree from the Palm Beach die set and glued it next to the towel. I cut the large sun and inked the edges with Spiced Marmalade distress ink then glued it to the corner.  I added a white frame around using the Double Stitched Squares.  I cut the Wish You Were here sentiment in black then glued it to the shadow backing piece which was cut in white.  I added it below the scene with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 8" x  8"  in size.  All for now Sue x

 

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