My Help Cometh from the Lord

It seems like 1/2 of forever since I have posted. I had a large overtime project for work, my husband and I each had our turn with the flu/stomach virus, of course there were the holidays, which thankfully included visits from our children, and then my mother-in-law fell and broke her hip. Basically, in the last 6 weeks, life happened. We all have times like these in our lives and it was our turn. It's times like these that this week's focus verse at Word Art Wednesday really come to mean a lot to us. Psalm 121:1-2, "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the lord which made heaven and earth." When life happens all at once, it can be a bit overwhelming. But I have found, when you call on the Lord and ask Him for His help and strength, He is always there to provide just what you need exactly when you need it. We have seen Him work in our lives and in the lives of our family to accomplish things that only He could have done. He's given us peace, encouragement, wisdom and strength, just when we needed it. Truly, our help comes from the Lord.

As you know, I love fancy-fold cards. Even though I've been out of my craft room for weeks, I have managed to watch a few YouTube videos. When I saw this Double Z Fold Card video by Dawn Griffith of Dawn's Stamping Thoughts, I couldn't wait to give it a try. Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp (SSS). I used my favorite color SSS cardstock, Audrey Blue. When I was trying to come up with a 2nd patterned paper for the design, I didn't have enough of any of the papers that went with this floral. Then I remembered the SSS Gingham Background stamp and used it with their Audrey Blue ink. Problem solved!

My mother-in-law is still in rehab and will be having her 80th birthday this Thursday. Therapy is TOUGH so I thought this verse might be an encouragement to her. I like that this card design will stand up on it's own.

This bird's eye view shows the double-z aspect of the card.

Since we'll be hand-delivering this card, I didn't have to worry about bulk and used some beautiful paper roses and a scattering of bling. If you decide to make this card, and you really should, it's not hard at all, decorate all your panels (except for adding the paper roses) before putting the two panels together. I didn't do that and had trouble with the Happy Birthday sentiment. I think it's still a little crooked. I am now the happy owner of the original sized MISTI. For the first time, I've been able to stamp the gingham background as straight as I wanted it and without all the uneven spots. Being able to re-ink and stamp multiple times was a lifesaver on the background and on the sentiments. I used Spellbinders Petite Oval Small and Petite Scalloped Oval Large dies for the front sentiment panel. Apparently these dies are now discontinued. I'll link similar dies below.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Inky Chicks Challenge #77 - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog #146  Anything New (new-to-me card fold, new tool -MISTI)
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting with me. Hopefully, I'm back to a normal posting schedule. Please be sure to stop by the Word Art Wednesday blog to see projects from the rest of the Design Team and to pick up your free digi. Don't forget to visit our sponsor, Simon Says Stamp. They are a fantastic one-stop-shop. If you are on Instagram or Facebook, we'd love to have you post your projects so we can see them there. Use the #WAWchallenge on Instagram.

I've linked the products I've used below. Affiliate links are used where possible. Shopping through these links earns me a small commission at no cost to you.

WORDart by Karen	My Sentiments Exactly Inspirational Birthday	SSS Gingham Background Stamp	Simon Says Stamp Hybrid Ink Pad Cube Set ZEN zn04 Plan On It
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# AUDREY BLUE AB19	Papertrey Ink White Cardstock	Georgia Pacific White Cardstock	Small Blue Rose Embellishments by Recollections%u2122 Signature%u2122
2mm Clear Round Gemstone Embellishments | Hobby Lobby | 862615	Echo Park I LOVE FAMILY 6 x 6 Paper Pad ILF113023	Fiskars Butterfly Punch	ink of Stella Clear Brush Tip Marker
American Crafts 1/4 INCH Super Sticky Tape Adhesive	325 Glue Dots MICRO Clear Adhesive 34700	DoCrafts 3D FOAM TAPE 9mm x 5m Stick It STI7201	Scotch Advanced Tape Glider (ATG)
MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit	Fiskars 12 Inch SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer	Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches	*Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05002
*Ranger PAPER CREASER BONE FOLDER Fold Cardstock & Cards Easily BON10029	Dahle Self-Healing Cutting 18x12 Mat 10671	S4-110 Spellbinders CLASSIC OVAL LARGE Dies	S4-314 Spellbinders LACEY OVALS Dies
Cuttlebug Machine

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