Warm Winter Wishes

Hello bloggers!  For today's card, I started by cutting a piece of white card and embossing it with the Falling Snow embossing folder.  Next I cut the outer die for the Nostalgic Bauble Octagon die in black.  I cut the middle section with a piece of black card on top of a piece of white card.  I used the white card as a backing to the black die cut.  I added mounting foam to the back of it and added it to the first die cut.  I cut the centre die cut in black and backed just the ornaments in white.  I cut a piece of black card and added a sticky adhesive sheet to it then added Radiant Embers Atomix Glitter to it.  (The colour in person is super cool as it is both coppery and greenish depending on how the light hits it!  I wasn't able to get great pics of it sadly, but you can see it a little bit.  In person, it is really lovely though))  I added it behind the ornaments, then attached the entire piece to the embossed background.  I cut the Warm Winter Wishes sentiment from the Festive Wordie sheets and added it above the focal element with mounting foam.  The card was completed with black and white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2"  x  7 1/2"  in size.   All for now, Sue x
 

 

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More Fun Trivia

Good Sunday morning all!  I have another special trivia for you today.  I have come up with another United Kingdom themed trivia for you.  I hope you like it!  Here are your twenty questions for Sunday:

1. Which seaside food was once nicknamed "sea truffles" by Victorian diners?

2. Which famous author lived at Hill Top Farm in the Lake District?

3. Which Scottish island is home to Fingal's Cave?

4. Which English lake is the largest in England?

5. Which famous British gardener introduced millions to gardening through the BBC programme Gardeners' World from 1968 to 1983?

6. Which English cathedral has the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom?

7. Which British bird is famous for hiding acorns that later grow into oak trees?

8. Which famous London market began life as a fruit and vegetable market before becoming known for crafts and street performers?

9. Which castle in North Wales is considered one of the finest examples of medieval military architecture in Europe?

10. Which British river flows through the city of Durham?

11. Which stately home is famous for appearing as Pemberley in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice?

12. Which Scottish island gives its name to one of the world's best-known tweeds?

13. Which native British mammal curls into a ball when threatened?

14. Which city is known as the "City of Dreaming Spires"?

15. What is the oldest continuously published magazine in the UK?

16. Which British bird is nicknamed the "Flying Rainbow" because of its brilliant colours?

17. Which famous English garden was created by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson?

18. Which traditional British dessert was originally made with stale bread?

19. Which famous British inventor patented the safety lamp used by miners?

20. What was the first bridge built across the River Thames entirely of cast iron which opened in 1816?

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Answers:

1. Cockels

2. Beatrix Potter

3. Staffa (in the inner Hebrides)

4. Lake Windermere

5. Percy Thrower

6. Salisbury Cathedral

7. The Eurasian Jay

8. Covent Gardens

9. Caernarfon Castle

10. The River Wear

11. Chatsworth House

12. Isle of Harris

13. Hedgehogs

14. Oxford

15. The Spectator

16. The Kingfisher

17. Sissinghurst Castle Gardens

18. Bread and Butter Pudding

19. Sir Humphry Davy

20. Vauxhall Bridge (the original one)

Okay, spill it, how did you do today?  I'm sure there were lots of these questions that you already knew, right?  Let me know how you did in the comments!  Back to card posting tomorrow.  All for now, Sue x

Fun Trivia

 Hello there my crafty friends!  I have been looking far and wide for just the right trivia for you with a nice mix of easy and challenging and I think this is it, you will have to let me know.  Here are your twenty questions for today:

1. Which Jane Austen novel begins with the words, "It is a truth universally acknowledged..."?

2. What is the main flavouring of traditional Earl Grey tea?

3. Which British queen spoke with a German accent when she first came to the throne?

4. Which common garden flower's name comes from the Latin for "little sword"?

5. Which Beatrix Potter character wore a blue jacket?

6. Who wrote "The Secret Garden"?

7. Which spice was known as "black gold" because of its enormous value in medieval Europe?

8. Which famous painting once hung in Napoleon's bedroom?

9. Which everyday punctuation mark gets its name from the Greek meaning "cut short"?

10. Which bird is Britain's smallest?

11. Which tree is traditionally used to make cricket bats?

12. Which sea lies between Saudi Arabia and northeast Africa?

13. What is the oldest university in the English-speaking world?

14. Which gemstone's name comes from the Greek word meaning "not intoxicated" because it was believed to prevent drunkenness?

15. Which famous British gardener expanded and made famous the gardens at Great Dixter?

16. Which bird can sleep while flying?

17. What was the first object ever sold on eBay in 1995?

18. Which famous explorer gave New Zealand its European name?

19. Which gemstone was once believed to make its wearer invisible?

20. Which common herb was used by the ancient Greeks to crown victorious athletes?

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Answers:

1. Pride and Prejudice

2. Citrus Bergamot

3. Queen Victoria

4. Gladiolas

5. Peter Rabbit

6. Frances Hodgson Burnett

7. Black Pepper

8. Mona Lisa

9. Comma

10. The Goldcrest

11. Willow tree

12. Red Sea

13. Oxford University

14. Amethyst

15. Christopher Lloyd

16. The Alpine Swift

17. A broken laser pointer

18. Abel Tasmin

19. Opal

20.Bay Laurel

What did you think of the trivia today?  Too easy, too hard or just right?  Did I hit the Goldilocks version for you?  Let me know how you did in the comments.  All for now, Sue x

Merry Christmas

Hello crafters!  I selected a piece of white card to use as the background, but also wanted to have some embossing on it too.  So I cut another piece of white card on the diagonal and embossed it with the Falling Snow embossing folder.  I taped it to the bottom of the white background card.  Next I cut the Holly Lattice Border with a piece of black card on top of a piece of white card.  I used the white card to colour the design using a gold paint pen for the holly leaves and a silver paint pen for the berries.  I rubbed some dries clear glue onto the lattice section and then glittered it with Diamond White glitter.  I glued the black die cut on top and then mounted it diagonally across the card where the join was between the two background sections.  I cut two Pierced Poinsettias out of white gloss card and assembled the pieces then glued them into place at the edge of the border.  I used gold centres for the flowers.  I cut several of the Heirloom Flourishes as accents and added them around the flowers.  I cut the Merry Christmas sentiment out of both antique gold and gold mirror card.  I used the gold mirror card as an offset shadow behind the antique gold die cut then glued it to the top section of the card.  Thee card was completed with white and black mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 8" x  8 1/2" in size.  All for now, Sue x

 

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Hope Your Day is Full of Sunshine

Hello there my crafty friends!  I started by cutting the Ray of Light Background out of bright yellow.  I backed it in white and added a white circle as the sun.  Next I cut the sand out of milk card and added several seashells to it.  I cut the Beach Bather with the floral swimsuit out of milk card.  I coloured the image with markers an then added a matching hat by cutting the het on the die twice.  I hand cut both the outer and inner sections of the hat and added them to the die cut with mounting foam.  I also cut her beach bag and sunglasses from the Beach Accessories die set.  I cut the plane out of white card and coloured the plane with a marker.  I used a fine tipped marker to trace the lettering on the banner and then I added it to the top of the card with mounting foam.  Using the Double Pierced Rectangles, I cut a white frame and added it over the background with mounting foam.  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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Merry Christmas

Hi crafters!  I started by embossing a piece of white card with the Padded Quilt embossing folder.  Next I used the Pierced Poinsettia die set one large, two medium and three small sized poinsettias out of red card.  I added gold centres to each of the flowers.  The flowers were assembled, then added across the card from opposite corners.  I cut green leaves and accented each of the flowers with them.  Using the Heirloom Flourishes, I cut several of them out of white card and added them around coming off from the flowers.  I cut the Merry Christmas die out of both antique gold and gold mirror card.  I used the gold mirror card as an offset shadow behind the antique gold die cut.  I glued the sentiment in place below the poinsettias.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/4"  x  8 1/2"  in size.  All for now, Sue x 

 

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Best Wishes

Hello crafters!  For today's card I first cut a piece of white card and embossed it with the Quilted Heart embossing folder.  Next, I cut the Harper die out of Dusty pink card.  I cut the Jayne die out of white and added it to the Harper die vertically.  I cut the Rose Cluster with two pieces of white card.  I used the bottom card, which simply embossed the designed to colour the design with markers.  I glued the white die cut on top, then hand cut several of the roses apart to use individually.  I added one to the left side of the die cuts and another with two small buds to the right side of the die cuts.  I cut the Best Wishes sentiment out of dusty pink and black card.  I shadowed the pink one by offsetting the black one behind it.  I used the Looped Rectangles, which I cut in white and then cut them down in size by using the edge of the die to cut one side to make it smaller.  I added another rose to the left of the sentiment and two buds to the right.  I glued the sentiment to the middle of the Looped Rectangles and added it below the focal element.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2"  x  8 3/4"  in size.  All for now. Sue x

 

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Wishing You Peace, Love & Joy

Hello bloggers!  I started today's card by having a rummage through  my stash and I found this piece of blue card that I had already splattered a white paint pen all over.  I thought, perfect, this will make a lovely starry night sky for the background to my Christmas Angel 2026!  I cut the angel die out of milk card and silver sparkle card.  I coloured the hair and face on the milk die cut, then nipped away the dress on the silver sparkle card.  I glued the dress onto the milk die cut.  I cut the wings out of white card and added them to the angel.  I used Fluffy Stuff on the bottom of the dress then heated it to make it puff.  I added the angel to the background using mounting foam.  I cut the stars that are part of the Christmas Angel die set and glued them randomly around the background.  I cut the Wishing You Peace, Love & Joy sentiment out of a piece of silver card on top of a piece of white card.  I used the bottom white card as the backing piece for the sentiment then glued the words to it.  I added it at the bottom of the card with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are     6 3/4"  x 7 1/2"  in size.  All for now, Sue x                                                                                                                             

 

 

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Wishing You A Beautiful Day

Hi there my crafty friends!  I have a few more window cards to share with you.  For this one, I cut the Window die out of white card and added mounting foam to the back of it.  I cut a piece of cobalt blue card to use behind the window.  I added a small gloss white circle in the corner for a moon.  I cut the sleigh and reindeer in black and glued it across the moon.  I used the village scene from the Christmas Cottage Scenes die, cut in white, then glittered with Diamond White glitter, across the bottom of the window scene.  I cut a larger piece of white card and added a blue striped "wallpaper" at the bottom cut from the Dots 'N Stripes paper pad.  I taped the widow scene to the card, then added a cat sleeping on the window ledge.  I cut the Wishing You A Beautiful Day sentiment out of black gloss card and glued it below the window.  I cut the vase from the Windowsill Accessories set and added three red flowers, then glued it next to the sentiment.  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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