Red Floral Trio

It's time for another Word Art Wednesday challenge. This time we're looking at 2 Corinthians 3:17, "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty." Earlier in the 3rd chapter of 2 Corinthians, Paul was talking to the Corinthian believers and telling them that they are epistles (letters) of God. Their lives would show those around them how the Lord can work in people's hearts. The Spirit of the Lord lives in each believer.  When they are walking in fellowship with him, they can feel the liberty and boldness to share the Gospel with others. They can feel His prompting to do wrong or how to avoid temptation. There's a song that talks about how our lives are the only Bible some people will ever read. So how are we doing? Are we good ambassadors for the Lord and do our lives point others to Him?

Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp (SSS). Be sure to link up this week for a chance to win some shopping money at SSS. You can enter up to 5 of your family-friendly projects that have a positive sentiment. We'd love to see what you have made. This week I pulled out my Always and Forever stamp set {it has retired - I'll like some good substitutes down below}. I stamped 3 of the large flowers and 5 of the leaves with Memento ink and then Copic colored them. The flowers were accented with a white gel pen and some yellow stickles. The flowers and leaves were fussy-cut and a black marker was run around the cut edge.

The sentiment was cut using the A2 Curved Edge Die.  Some navy Recollections cardstock borders each side of the panel and some faux stitching finishes off the edges. After adding a strip of patterned paper to the bottom of a navy cardstock panel, the sentiment panel was layered over it. The flowers and leaves were arranged at the top with two of the flowers being given some dimension with the use of some 3D pop dots. To finish off the card some holographic gold star sequins and some dark blue sequins in 3 different sizes were scattered on the card front and topped with Star Dust Stickles. The finished size is an A2 top-folding card.

Simon Says Stamp strives to be a one stop shop. I think they do a fantastic job and they are my favorite online crafty store. Their shipping and customer service are fantastic!! Here are some new items they have in the store:

A beautiful floral stamp set with coordinating dies. These look so fun to color!

Simon Says Stamps And Dies FLORAL SHAPES Set259FS

These happy stamps are sure to brighten anyone's day. They also have coordinating dies.

Simon Says Stamps And Dies HAPPY DAYS Set258HD

Waffle Flower have such pretty colors in these stamp pads!

Waffle Flower UP AND RUNNING Dye Ink Pad SET 121000

I have heard lots of great things about these Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens. They are on my "want to try" list.

 Crafter's Companion VINTAGE HOME Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens SPECNSPAVINH3

For those who like Pocket Letters, Project Life Scrapbooking or are just looking for a a little variety for the front of their cards, these Pocket Pages Cards are such a great idea!

 
Me And My Big Ideas PEONY LOVE Pocket Pages Themed Cards TPC36

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add Shimmer (I used Stickles)
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Use Patterned Paper
Mod Squad Challenge - All that Glitters (I used 2 colors of Stickles)

Thanks for visiting with me today. I hope you'll check out all that Simon Says Stamp has to offer. Also be sure to visit the Word Art Wednesday blog to pick up your free digi and see what the rest of the Design Team have made. Supplies used for my card are listed below. This post uses affiliate links. Shopping via these links earns me a small commission at no extra cost to you.

WORDart by Karen	Simon Says Clear Stamps SUMMER GARDEN SSS101413 with Mama Elephant *	Simon Says Clear Stamps HANDWRITTEN FLORAL GREETINGS SSS101627	Copic Sketch Marker R24 PRAWN Red
Copic Sketch MARKER R27 CADMIUM RED Ladybug	Copic Sketch Marker R29 LIPSTICK RED Bright Bold	Copic Sketch Marker YG21 ANISE Yellow Green Light Bright	Copic Sketch Marker YG23 NEW LEAF Green Light Subtle
Copic Sketch Marker YG25 CELADON GREEN Medium Bold	Copic Sketch Marker Y13 LEMON YELLOW	Copic Sketch Marker Y17 GOLDEN YELLOW Bright Bold	Copic Sketch Marker Y35 MAIZE Bright Bold Yellow
Copic Sketch Marker YR04 CHROME ORANGE	Copic Sketch MARKER 100 BLACK	Lifestyle Crafts QUICKSTIK Precision Pickup and Placement Tool 00745-4	Simon Says Stamp A2 CARD CURVED EDGE Craft DIE s201
Fiskars 12 Inch SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer	*Ranger PAPER CREASER BONE FOLDER Fold Cardstock & Cards Easily BON10029	*Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05002	Sakura CLASSIC GELLY ROLL 5 Set Medium Point Pens 37461
EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01	Staedtler	Scotch Advanced Tape Glider (ATG)	Dahle Self-Healing Cutting 18x12 Mat 10671
Cuttlebug Machine	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad	Ranger 1 OZ MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Jar With Brush INK41528	Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
Ranger Stickles YELLOW Glitter Glue SGG01942	Ranger Stickles STAR DUST Glitter Glue SGG20622	Star Mini Sequins from V's Sweet Ideas	Basic Grey Urban Luxe - Embellishment pack
Copic Sketch Marker R29 LIPSTICK RED Bright Bold

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Circle Mania

I am late getting this posted for the new Word Art Wednesday challenge. My husband has been away and I've been swamped. He'll be home Saturday and I can't wait!! Anyway, back to the new challenge....our focus verse this week is Proverbs 16:9, "A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps." This verse reminds me that while we may think we know the best way for things to work out, it's really God that is in control. I remember when I was unhappy where I was working and looking for a new job. Since some of the reasons I was unhappy were because of work conditions that I knew didn't please the Lord, I was sure that leaving immediately was the best thing for me to do. However, nothing opened up. I was convinced there was a black hole somewhere that was full of my resumes. But in God's time, the perfect job for me opened up and things fell into place so easily. We could see God directing things so clearly. I love my current job and looking back, I am so glad the Lord didn't let me have any of the others. I don't think it's wrong to have plans and goals as long as we surrender them to the Lord's leading. That's the only way we'll truly be happy.

On of our sponsors this week is All Dressed Up Digital Stamps. I was able to play with their A Cuddle Makes It All Better image. It comes with a sentiment but I chose to not use it this time. I colored the image with Copics. The dog was printed twice. After coloring her, I fussy cut her and glued her on top of the full image. This adds some dimension to the card (and covers up my coloring mistakes on the first one LOL). Her bow and the girl's dress were coated with two coats of Glossy Accents. The dogs nose was coated with a glaze pen. I used a fine tip black marker on the dog and girl eyes to darken them and then added a highlight dot with a white gel pen.

The sentiment circle was popped up with some fun foam. The patterned paper is an old piece of Echo Park paper. I believe it is retired. Faux stitching helps define the edges. Sequins and a few rhinestones were added to finish off the card.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Sweet Stamps June Challenge - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenge #315 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #197 - Make Your Mark (I used Copics to make my mark)

Please be sure to visit the Word Art Wednesday Blog for your free digi and to see the rest of the projects by the design team. Have a good week!! Thanks for visiting with me today.

The products I used for this card are listed below. Affiliate links are used whenever possible.

WORDart by Karen	A cuddle Makes it all better	Bazzill Cardstock 100 sheet pack	Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
ink of Stella Clear Brush Tip Marker	Staedtler	Sakura CLASSIC GELLY ROLL 5 Set Medium Point Pens 37461	Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE Two Pack 1919994
Copic Sketch Marker e00 COTTON PEARL Flesh Tone	Copic Sketch MARKER E11 BARLEY BEIGE	Copic Sketch MARKER E30 BISQUE Skin Flesh tone	Copic Sketch Marker E31 BRICK BEIGE Cream
Copic Sketch MARKER E33 SAND Beige	Copic Sketch Marker E35 CHAMOIS Light Brown	Copic Sketch Marker R20 BLUSH Pink Flesh Skin	Copic Sketch Marker R81 ROSE PINK Pastel
Copic Sketch Marker R83 ROSE MIST Violet Pink	Copic Sketch Marker R85 ROSE RED Medium Pink	Copic Sketch MARKER B14 LIGHT BLUE	Copic Sketch Marker B21 BABY BLUE
Copic Sketch MARKER b23 PHTHALO BLUE	Copic Sketch MARKER B26 COBALT BLUE	Copic Sketch Marker YR21 CREAM Light Pastel	Copic Sketch MARKER YR24 PALE SEPIA
Copic Sketch MARKER 100 BLACK	White 3mm Round Gemstone Embellishment Stickers | Hobby Lobby | 549550	Basic Grey Urban Luxe - Embellishment pack	Lifestyle Crafts QUICKSTIK Precision Pickup and Placement Tool 00745-4
Dahle Self-Healing Cutting 18x12 Mat 10671	Spellbinders Standard Circles Dies - Large	Spellbinders Standard Circles Dies - Small	Cuttlebug Machine
Fiskars 12 Inch SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer	*Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05002	*Ranger PAPER CREASER BONE FOLDER Fold Cardstock & Cards Easily BON10029	Black 5mm Thick EVA Foam Sheet | Hobby Lobby | 330415
Ranger 1 OZ MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Jar With Brush INK41528	Double-Sided Adhesive Sheets for Foam | Hobby Lobby | 150144	Scotch Advanced Tape Glider (ATG)

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