My card for Muse card club challenge 2

This is my card for Muse card club challenge 2
http://musecardclub.blogspot.com.au/

 We had to take our inspiration from this card by  Suzanne Dahlberg!

I used as my inspiration the colours pink and green, flowers, hearts and leaves.

Paper from Sweet Fairy Collection 6x6 paper stack (the hearts are on this paper).  Pink card embossed with Cuttlebug roses.  Ribbon.
Stamp from Stampin Up set "A Rose is a Rose".  Martha Stewart leaf punch and rhinestones

Be careful what you wish for

Be careful what you wish for.  I have just been on two weeks leave from work and I was wishing that I didn’t have to go back to work yesterday.

I was only at work a short time when my boss and the lady from personnel in head office came to see me and advised me that I had been made redundant effective immediately as they were restructuring the library. 

So now I am a lady of leisure with no money to enjoy it, still I have lots of craft supplies to keep me going for the next few years.

I have been working for The Salvation Army for nearly 24 years but because I have only been working part time for the last two years the redundancy pay is only very small.  Still every little helps.

I won’t be looking for another job as I am too old now (will be 68 in April) and my health is not good.

I am happy to be at home.  I am just living today and leaving the future in God’s hands.

I will have more time to make my cards.  I am just sharing a very quick card I made to send in the post last night to a cyber friend in the Bear Lovers Stamping Group.

I used a lovely cute image "Ellie and Cookie" which is a digi stamp by Sherri Baldy from Scrapbook Stamp Society.  Dark pink card behind layered onto light pink card embossed with Cuttlebug daisies.  Stampin Up sentiment.

Feeling Sketchy sketch No 44

Tomorrow morning about 9 am Sketch No 44 challenge will be posted to the Feeling Sketchy blog
http://feeling-sketchy.blogspot.com.au/
Here is my card for the Design team

 This is the sketch

 This is your last chance to go into the draw for the prize from this month's sponsor

http://www.scraptherapy.com.au/

I have printed title and journal on the computer.  Stamped white scrapbook paper with Stamp World "Whizz Bang" using different colours distress ink and gone over some with gelly roll pens.  Cut two strips of Alison Ellis scrapbook paper "Royal Christmas Stars".  Stampin Up star punch and Martha Stewart heart punch.  Arrow made on computer.

I am a bit early posting this but I didn't want to forget.  Check on Feeling Sketchy tomorrow.

Cuddlebug Cuties Sunday Linky Party

A few weeks ago I found this great site that does cute free digis.
http://cuddlebugcuties.blogspot.com.au/
Today Anna is having a "Sunday Linky Party".   Go over and have a look.

I have just made a quick simple card to show you one of her cute images.

My card for CAS (E) This sketch No 12.

This is my card for CAS (E) this sketch
http://casethissketch.blogspot.com.au/

This is the sketch and we had to create a clean & simple (CAS) card using the sketch

I used light pink and dark pink card.  Paper from Authentic 6x6 bundle collection "Uncommon".  Martha Steward deep edge punch "Garden Trellis" and Make it Crafty digi stamp "Sitting Jane" which I coloured with Tria markers (pink & blue), copic marker (skin) and another marker (yellow).  I had to stop myself putting some flower brads in the fence as I usually do that when I use this punch.

I cleaned my scanner but it is still putting black marks on my scans.  It must be scratched from some of the embellishments.

I found this challenge on Therese's blog.

http://lostinpaper.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/thanks-for-my-new-stamp/?replytocom=9581#respond

Thank you Therese.

Digi Bells Guest Design team call

This is my card for Digi Bells Guest Design team call
http://digibellsdt.blogspot.com.au/

 The challenge is this amazing sketch by team leader Lynda and we had to use an image by Elisabeth Bell

I have six Elisabeth Bell Stamps and I chose to use "Sun Kissed".   I have also used light pink and dark pink card.  Cuttlebug daisies embossing folder. Pattern paper from Authentic 6x6 bundle collection "Uncommon", EK Success medium flower punch and Stampin Up sentiment.

You can get the lovely Elisabeth Bell digi stamp on Lynda's card from

http://www.elisabethbell.com/digital-collection

Here is my card for Muse Club first challenge

A new craft club blog has started and this week is the first challenge.
Here is my card for the Muse Club's first challenge
http://musecardclub.blogspot.com.au/

 This was the inspiration card by Amy Kolling.  We had to use something in our stash and not purchase anything new.  As I have enough supplies to last a lifetime this was easy to do.

I was inspired by all the elements of Amy's card and I used Crafts Too embossing folder "butterflies frame" which has a square frame.  Striped paper from Basic Grey Marjolaine paper pad.  Yellow flowers punched with EK Success medium flower punch and green leaves punched with Martha Stewart leaf punch.  Stampin Up sentiment.  Thank you to Amy for her inspiration.