I Love This Stamp!!!

Hello friends!  It's Saturday afternoon here in (un)sunny California.  Rain rain rain... the forecast doesn't look any sunnier for the next couple of days.  It's OK with me though.  I have so much that I need to get caught up with.  I haven't had time to visit any of you this week :(

Last night, I gave my testimony at Celebrate Recovery.  It was so amazing as God spoke through me.  I was totally transparent (meaning that I hid nothing).  I spoke of things I haven't thought about in YEARS!  I truly believe that as we are honest with one another, taking off the masks that we wear to look good, people begin to trust us and relationships are formed.  That's what this life is about...developing relationships with one another, hopefully shining through 'cracked pots.'

I've been a 'cracked pot' for so many years, it's amazing that I'm still in one piece.  I know that it's Jesus, the Master Potter who has taken the broken pieces of my life and molded me into the vessel He desires.  Can you picture this?  Think of an upside down clay pot which has been broken and glued back together, but all of the pieces don't match exactly because some of the pieces have been worn away or chipped.  Now put a brightly shining candle inside.  Where does the light shine through?  The cracks!  In the same way, as Jesus heals the brokenness of our hearts, the scars (or cracks) are still there, but His light shines BEST through those cracks!  Oh blessed be His glorious Name!!!

God has taken the ashes of my life and turned them into beauty (if you read the Bible, I'm referring to Isaiah 61 - beauty for ashes!).  This image truly is a beauty!!!  I am totally in love with it ♥  It's one of the beauties from the Natural Beauty Collection by Carmen Medlin for SCACD, Naturally Styled.

Don't you just love it?  Carmen has created so many 'winners' in this collection, 

it is next to impossible to choose only one lol!

Copics used:  Dress - BG18 BG15 BG13 BG11 BG10 BG000 B14 B01 B00 B000; Wood Stand - E35 E34 E33 E31 E30; Leaves - B00 YG63; Flowers RV66 RV63 RV34 RV11 RV10; Background B01 B00 B000 BG0000 E31 E30.

 

I've also used my white gel pen to add highlights, dot the dress and faux stitching.  The image was die cut with Large Classic Oval and Large Classic Scalloped Oval Nestabilities.  Although it's a little hard to see much of the detail on this dp, it's from BoBunny Gabrielle Collection.  I adore these beautiful papers!

Here are the challenges I've entered:
Delicious Doodles - #28 Texture
Divas by Design - Florals
Wags 'n Whiskers - #55 Stitches
Make It Monday #39
A Spoon Full of Sugar - #154 Flower Power
Whoopsi Daisy - Lace and Ribbon
ABC - V is for Variety
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Favorite Stamp (this one... for the mo!)

I decided that this image needed the look of flowers, pearls and lace... um... LOVE it!!!  When are flowers, pearls and lace not appropriate... duh!  OK, well, obviously the guys won't appreciate it, but honestly, I don't do many guy cards.

I've used both 'real' and faux pearls on this card.  As you can see, I placed two strings of pearls along the edge of the ribbon lace.  All other pearls are from my fave Viva Decor Pearl Pens!  Turquoise in two of the corners and Cream as accents around the beautiful roses.  These happen to be Wild Orchid roses, but Susana has similar roses Here.  The leaf punch is by MS...

Do you love this stamp as much as I do?

SCACD New Product Alert

• Make It Crafty is Here!  Awesome stamps and gorgeous laser cut chipboard from Australia
• New BoBunny 6x6 Paper
• New BoBunny Trinkets 
• New Embossing Folders from Provocraft

Now... me thinks I want to go shopping!!!

If you haven't already done so, you might want to take a peek at my Magnolia Lace and Pearls Blog Candy Here.

Thanks for stopping by.  I love you ♥

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~