From The Heart

Hi bloggers!  To start this pretty heart themed card, I selected a piece of Dusty rose card and embossed it with the Quilted Heart embossing folder.  Next I cut the outer die in white from the Lacy Stained Glass heart die. I cut the smaller Geometric Heart in white and paper pieced the outer section with a darker dusty rose as well as the very centre section.  I paper pieced the middle section with glittered white card.  I added it to the larger heart with mounting foam.  I cut two of the Heart Flourish in white and added them diagonally across the heart.  I cut the From The Heart sentiment in white and glued it to the lower left corner.  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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More Fun Trivia

 Hi bloggers!  Are you ready for more fun trivia?  I sure am! As usual, there are 20 questions and the answers are way at the bottom of the page so you can check them when you are finished.

1. What animal has fingerprints that are the most similar to humans (hint: it's not monkeys)

2. What city has the fastest police cars in the world?

3. Who was the first person to play golf on the moon?

4. How many hearts does an octopus have?

5. To which Pulitzer Prize winning author was Marilyn Monroe once married?

6. What type of pasta means "little tongues" in Italian?

7. What structure is sometimes referred to as "nuns in a scrum"?

8. In the name P.T. Barnum, what does the P.T. stand for?

9. What was Beethoven's first name?

10. Which pop star is the goddaughter of the legendary singer Dolly Parton?

11. What does a fletcher make?

12. Which mineral is known as "Fool's Gold"?

13. What does the Statue of Liberty hold above her head?

14. What was the name of Ahab's ship in the book Moby Dick?

15. Which planet has blue sunsets?

16. What is a female fox called?

17. What colour do brides traditionally wear in China?

18. What is the only sea without any land borders called?

19. What name did Walt Disney want to name Mickey Mouse originally?

20. Which country has a flag that features a two headed black eagle on it?

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Answers:

1. Koalas

2. Dubai

3. Alan Shepard

4. Three

5. Arthur Miller

6. Linguine

7. Sydney Opera House

8. Phineas Taylor

9. Ludwig

10. Miley Cyrus

11. Arrows

12. Pyrite

13. A torch

14. The Pequod

15. Mars

16. Vixen

17. Red

18. Sargasso Sea

19. Mortimer Mouse

20. Albania

So how did we do this time, any better?  Leave me your scores in the comments if you can.  We will be back to showing cards again on Monday.  All for now, Sue x

Fun Trivia

 Hello there my crafty friends!  It's time for more trivia today!  I've got some good questions for you so let's get started!

1.  What Italian city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?

2. Who wrote the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird"?

3. Bolivia is home to the only hotel made of what?

4. In which European city is home to Doge's Palace?

5. What is the loudest land animal in the world?

6. What is the only word with three consecutive double letters in a row?

7. Prosecco is a sparkling wine from which country?

8. Who invented bitcoin?

9. Titan is one of the moons of which planet?

10. What is the main ingredient in a falafel?

11. Bruxism is the involuntary habit of grinding what?

12. What are the only three countries in the world that do not use the metric system?

13. What famous person in history is associated with the Gordian Knot?

14. Which King in a deck of cards does not have a mustache?

15. What brand of shoes are famous for having red soles?

16. What country do the Faroe Islands belong to?

17. What musician flew to be able to perform at both Live Aid concerts in 1985?

18. Which Russian city was previously known as Leningrad?

19. Which famous actor founded the Sundance Film Festival?

20. Simon and Garfunkel's song "Mrs. Robinson" appeared in which movie?

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Answers:

1. Florence

2. Harper Lee

3. Salt

4.Venice

5. Howler Monkey

6. Bookkeeper

7. Italy

8. Satoshi Nakamoto

9. Saturn

10. Chickpeas

11. Your teeth

12. United States, Liberia and Myanmar

13. Alexander the Great

14. King of Hearts

15. Christian Louboutin

16. Denmark

17. Phil Collins

18. St. Petersburg

19. Robert Redford

20. The Graduate

I want to hear how you did on today's trivia so please leave your scores in the comments.  Just curious, which questions were the hardest for you?  There will be another quiz tomorrow if you are interested.  All for now, Sue x

You're Egg-stra Special

Hello bloggers!  Today's card started as a way to use up some of the fall away pieces.  I had cut the Happy Spring loads of time for previous cards and saved the outline die cut so I used them here for the background,  I selected a piece of soft lavender card then glued the Happy Spring die cuts randomly all over it.  Next I used the Layering Eggs to cut a thick egg frame.  I covered a piece of white card with a sticky adhesive sheet to it before cutting.  I peeled the backing piece off the egg frame and coated it with Snow Sprinkles.  I added mounting foam to the back and attached a piece of white card.  I cut the bunny from the Easter Essentials die set in white.  I filled in the face with a fine tipped marker and added some pink for the ears and cheeks.  I used some Fluffy stuff for the tail.  I cut the You're Egg-stra Special sentiment out of soft lavender and added it above the bunny in the egg frame.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2"  x  9"  in size.  All for now, Sue x 

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Hello Friend

Hi there my crafty friends!  For today's card, I embossed a piece of white card with the Brick Wall embossing folder.  Next I cut the Window, two shutters and the flowerbox all out of white card.  I added mounting foam to the back of the window.  Next I cut curtains out of a piece of the blue dotty paper from the Dots 'N Stripes paper pad. I used the Ruffled Edge Christmas Frame die to cut the valance and I cut the two side curtains with scissors.  I attached them to the mounting foam on the back of the window, then added another piece of white card behind them.  I attached the window to the embossed background and glued the two side shutters into place.  For the flowerbox, I cut a bunch of greenery and flowers from the Window Box Dressings die set. I arranged them and glued them into place.  I cut the Hello Friend out of the same dotty paper then added it to a white shadow backing piece.  I attached it to the middle of the window.  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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Gone Fishing

Hello crafters!  I started by cutting the In The Garden Shadowbox die in white.  I added mounting foam to the back of it and attached a piece of white card to it.  I cut the Fishing Rod and fish in the tall thin box.  I cut the Fishing Frame and nipped away the fishing basket and fishing net.  I used markers to colour them and added them to the larger box next to the fishing rod.  I cut three lures and coloured them with my paint markers and put one in each of the small boxes at the top.  I cut the To A "Reel"y Cool Guy sentiment in both black and brown card.  I shadowed it and glued it into the last box.  Using the Double Stitched Rectangles, I cut a white frame and added it over the Shadowbox die.   I also cut the Gone Fishing sign off the Fishing Frame,  I used Walnut Stain around it and a black marker for the words and attached it the white frame around the shadowbox.  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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Happy Easter

Hello crafters!  This cute little slimline card was started by cutting the Looped Slimline dies out of white card.  Next I cut the Decorative Heart Aperture Trio out of blush card.  I added mounting foam to the back then added a backing piece of blush card.  I cut the two bunnies and the chick from the Easter Essentials and coloured them and added them to the hearts with mounting foam.  I used the Happy Easter Shadowed sentiment and cut it in blush card and added it to a white backing piece, then attached it to the bottom of the card.  I used the tiny flowers from the Mini Cosmos set and made two layered flowers for the top corners.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 5 1/4"  x 9 3/4"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

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Just For You

Hello bloggers!  For today's card, I started with a piece of white card.  I cut an aperture in it using the heart die from the Lacy Stained Glass Heart.  I embossed the piece with the Quilted Heart embossing folder.  I added mounting foam to the back of the piece and attached it to another piece of card.  Next I cut the outer die from the Lacy Heart in black and cut the inside out of it.  I glued it around the aperture, then cut a pink heart and embossed it with the Heart To Heart folder. I recessed it back into the aperture.  I cut a couple of the Heart Flourish in white and added it diagonally around the heart.  I cut the Just for you sentiment out of pink and shadowed it with a black die cut.  I used the Postage Stamp  dies and made a small frame mat for the sentiment.  I glued it to a piece of white card then glued the frame around it.  I seated the sentiment below the heart.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7"  x  8 1/2"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

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More Fun Trivia

 Hi bloggers!  We have more weekend trivia for you today!  No cheating now, just try and do your best!  The answers are all the way at the bottom of the page.

1. What is the only continent to be situated in all four hemispheres?

2. What South American island was named after the day it was discovered?

3. Who is the oldest member of the Beatles?

4. In which capital city is the Van Gogh museum located?

5. What are cirrus, cumulus and stratus example of?

6. What do you call a word that is spelled the same way backwards and forward?

7. In which city can you stay in North America's only ice hotel?

8. What type of fruit is grenadine made from?

9. Which French city is nicknamed the "Capital of Christmas"?

10. In which country do people exchange books for Christmas?

11. What is the capital of Malta?

12. What is the largest species of rodent?

13. Who invented dynamite in 1867?

14. What is the only mammal that is covered with scales called?

15. What was Tokyo previously named?

16. Who invented scissors?

17. Which one of the Beatles was barefoot while crossing the road on the cover of the Abbey Road album?

18. Which country features a UNESCO World Heritage site on their flag?

19. What author wrote the Jurassic Park books?

20. What is the only Canadian province that is named after a woman?

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Answers:

1. Africa

2. Easter Island

3. Ringo Starr

4. Amsterdam

5.Clouds

6. Palindrome

7. Quebec

8. Pomegranate

9. Strasbourg

10. Iceland

11. Valetta

12. Capybara

13. Alfred Nobel

14. Pangolin

15. Edo

16. Leonardo di Vinci

17. Paul McCartney

18. Cambodia

19. Michael Crichton

20. Alberta

What was your score on today's trivia game.  Go ahead and leave your score in the comments and leave me a trivia question too if you like (seems only fair since I made you try to answer twenty questions! LOL)  We are back to showcasing cards tomorrow on the blog!  All for now. Sue x

Trivia Fun

 Hello there my crafty friends!  I have some fun trivia questions (well they are fun for me at least!) for you today!  

1. What do you call a baby platypus?

2. What is the only planet in our solar system that rotates the opposite way from all the other planets?

3. The Lord Of The Rings movies were filmed entirely within which country?

4. The extinct dodo bird is the national emblem of which island nation?

5. How long did the Hundred Years war last?

6. What island was formerly known as Formosa?

7. Who was Farrokh Bulsara better known as?

8. What is the only bird that is able to fly backwards?

9. Vexillology is the study of what?

10. What is the Spanish name for beer?

11. What was Margaret Thatcher's middle name?

12. What was the original name of Pepsi?

13. What disease is Hanson's Disease better known as?

14. Who was the first artist to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine?

15. Holden Caufield is the main character in which novel?

16. What is the collective noun for a group of owls?

17. What was the longest structure built by the Romans?

18. What was the original name of the rock group Queen?

19. An Apiculturist looks after which creatures?

20. What was the name of the hotel in The Shining?

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Answers:

1. A puggle

2. Venus

3. New Zealand

4. Mauritius

5. 116 years

6. Taiwan

7. Freddie Mercury

8. Hummingbirds

9. Flags

10, Cerveza

11. Hilda

12. Brad's drink

13. Leprosy

14. John Lennon

15. Catcher in the Rye 

16. A parliament

17. Hadrian's Wall

18. Smile

19. Bees

20. The Overlook Hotel

So, how did you do this time around?  Please let me know how many you got correct in the comments and feel free to leave any trivia questions for me too!  There will be more trivia tomorrow if you are interested, please stop back by the blog.   All for now, Sue x

Happy Spring

Hello bloggers!  I started today's card by cutting the Stained Glass Squares out of Heather card.  I cut a smaller piece of white card to fit right inside the decorative edge of the Heather card.  Using the Easter Eggs die, I cut three eggs using the large swirly designed egg.  One in Custard card, one in Mint card and one in Heather card.  I glued the pieces of the eggs together and added them with mounting foam to the top of the card.  I cut the Happy Spring out of white gloss card then added it to the shadow backing which I cut out of Custard card.  I glued the sentiment below the three eggs.  I cut a larger piece of white card and ran double sided tape all the way around the edges then glittered it with Diamond White Glitter.  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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