A crafty time with Love on my mind

With flood waters surrounding me in my neighboring towns here in Queensland, Australia there is sadly not much I can do but be thankful that I and my family are safe, high and dry.  Fuel and food restrictions are now in place and things like fresh fruit and vegetables and perishables are starting to run out as the highway is closed.  With conserving our fuel I have been at home crafting and watching the devastating news unfold on the TV. 

My thoughts and prayers go out to all those who have lost their lives, homes and business and or been effected in this horrible natural disaster.  I believe and I hope that after the rain and waters have subsided that the true nature of the “Aussie” will show through and we will all battle on, lending each mate a hand.   We will rebuild and we will survive this.

This is how I have been amusing my time in front of the TV.  I am not sure if I should save this for another Wedding Card, use it for a Valentines card or keep it in my stash for a Birthday Card! lol Love a multi use!

Challenges I am entering:

 Craft Your Passion - #40 Lets tie one on (Use ribbon, lace or anything you can tie on) (Mondays)

Cupcake Craft Challenges - #Cupcake 124 - Something new - I am using my new corrugated papers (the black and the white) that I got for Christmas (Mondays)

Incy Wincy Designs - #76 Go Dotty - I have used a white 'dot' embossed paper and on one side I have sponged black ink over to highlight and I have used silver dotted paper for the balloons. (Mondays)

Lexi's Creations - #31 Say it with Love - (Mondays)

Ooh La La Creations - OLLCB #71 Bling it on! - I have used two blings on the birds and glitter papper butterflies and I have silver spotted balloon paper. (Mondays)

 Paper Playtime - CH#33 Black, Silver & White Only - I have used black, silver and white only ( Mondays)

Pollycraft Monday - #75 New Things - I am using my new corrugated papers (the black and the white) that I got for Christmas (Mondays)
 Top Tip Tuesday -  #17 Anything Goes (Tuesdays)

Scrapbook Sisters - #17 Anything Goes - (Wednesdays)

Simon Says Stamp - New Beginnings - It is a Love Card (Wednesdays)

The Creative Cottage Challenge Blog - #30 Something New - It is a Love Card (Fortnightly Wednesdays)
The Pixie Cottage -  #51 Sketch and or Use Punches - The swirl border and butterflies are punches. (Wednesdays)

365 Cards  - Day 316 Pure Elegance - Elegance to me is black and white with clean and simple and crispness.
Charisma Cardz Challenge - #1 Happy Birthday - Can be used for a Birthday card. (Thursdays)
Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - New Goodies / Techniques - I am using my new corrugated papers (the black and the white) that I got for Christmas (Thursdays)
Cute Card Thursday - #146 Out With the Old - I have used all old stash besides the new corrugated papers. (Thursdays)
Dutch Dare Challenges - DDCC#94 New Beginnings - It is a Love Card (Thursdays)
Paper Play Challenges - 11 Week One - Clean and Simple - The card is clean and simple (Thursdays)
Crafty Calendar Challenge - #16 New Beginnings - It is a Love Card (Saturdays)
Prairie Fairy Fridays -  #43New Beginnings - It is a Love Card (Fridays)
 Fun at fairy Knolls -  #32 All That Glitters - The butterflies are punched from glitter paper, the balloons are on silver spotted glitter paper and the birds both have a bling jewel on them (Fridays)
Paper Cutz Challenge - #73 Use metal - I used beading wire to make the strings on the balloons. (Fridays)
The Secret Crafter - #116 Tons of Texture - I have texture (Saturdays)
 One Stitch At A Time - #44 Love & Valentine - It is a love card ( Sundays)
 The Crafty Pad - #103 Happy Birthday - Could be used as a Birthday Card (Sundays)
Stamping Vacation -   Pick 3 - I used a white background, punch and glitter.
Craft Your Days Away - CYDA #11 Anything Goes (Fridays)
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Blog Hop & Anything Goes (Thursdays)
 Simple Create - #34 I'm the Boss - Embossing - I have the embossed spot paper. (Fridays)
Speedy The Cats Friends Challenges - #37 Embossing - I have the embossed spot paper.   (Saturdays)
Rainbow Lady's - #134 It's all new to me - I am using my new corrugated papers (the black and the white) that I got for Christmas (Thursdays)
Tellen's Place - Punches - The swirl border and the glitter butterflies are punches. (Fridays)***EDIT* MADE TOP 3

Fair winds and following seas,
The Navy Wife