21st BD ( sizzix Floating frame die)

I just got the sizzix floating frame punch

and I got to play with it the other day 

and this is the card i made 

The cover of the card is embossed but you can not 

see it on the picture

Used the cricut to cut the words and boarder  for the 

center of the card

Oh the cricut to cut the keys as well

ALOTA Challenge no 42 "Fairy Tales"

It's time for another challenge over on the Alota Rubber Stamps blog.

The challenge hostess this week is Ria Van Son. Ria’s challenge is

…… It’s A Fairytale, we had to create a card based on a Fairytale.

Do you want to play along???? you can use any stamps you want, although if you have Alota Rubber Stamps we would love to see them on your cards.

You have until the 15th September to complete this challenge, you can enter as many entries as you wish for a better chance of winning!!! You have a chance of winning some wonderful stamps.

Here is the prize you could win from Alota Rubber Stamps:
Here is the card i made for the theme

Sneak Peak August release

In just a few days Alota Rubber stamp will be

releasing a new set of stamps
Here is my first of the sneak peaks
be sure to check back daily to see them and
come to the hop in a couple of days

T'was the night before Christmas

Today i am showing you another of the
new Xmas release stamps from Alota
Snug as a BUG.
Combined with cuttlebug lettering dies,
cuttlebug present die/emboss and
Sizzix candy cane die.
OH and added a few flying bugs
Small bee 2 and shh bug

Light the way Christmas will soon be here!

Alota Rubber Stamps has released
some Christmas stamps this month
and here is a card I made using the
Bug Candle, combining it with a sizzix holly
die and cuttlebug embossing folder

ALOTA Challenge no 40 "Distressed Card"

A new Alota challenge, make a Distressed Card!
You have full artistic freedom, we would like to see
some Alota Stamps on your card,
but not necessary.
If you would like to play along all you have to do
is create a card and upload it to
your blog or to your online Gallery using the keyword Alota 40.
Don't forget to Alota Blog and link it on Mr Linky
so that everyone else can see it too.

You have until the 15th August 2010 to enter for your chance to win.

You can win this wonderful prize from
Alota Rubber Stamps

Here is a card I made

Sizzix candy cane meets alota

Today I got out the candycane dies and
made a card using them with the Christmas Express stamp
From alota rubber stamps

Be sure to leave a comment and tell
me what you think
So I know you are there

Yes Chef MARTYN

This card today i thought i would have
some more fun with the chef martyn
stamp named after my son who is training to
become a chef
(now if we could only get him to cook for us)

Brother and sister

The leaf branch is a sizzix die
and stamps used are new stamps from alota

Birthday Card BOOK (September to December)

Things i am working on at the monent cant be shown YET,
so I thought i would show things that I have made in the
past, that i have not yet put on my blog.

I made this Birthday book back in 2005 it is about 11 inches square
and there is a pocket on the right hand side on each open page to store
cards ready to send to people for that month.
All stamps throughout the book are using Darcies country stamps
and lettering is done with sizzix dies.

I will show more pages of the book tomorrow
Thank you goes to Frances for taking the photos

Music Post (faux postage)

Using the Faux postage stamps matching
them with the bigger images that match
I made this card. The music notes
were made using the sizzix die cuts which
i added white pen work

Inside i added some music notes