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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Our Help, Psalm 124:8


Psalm 124:8 is one of the Bible verses I turn to when I face trials or discouragements. It reminds me that God is the Creator and He is always available to help me.  Since God created the heavens and the earth, my problems are very small tasks for Him.  I was reminded of this in my weekly Waterlilyz table recently as we read Genesis 1.  The verse that spoke to me most and a few other ladies was Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."  I'm so amazed that God, the Creator of heaven and earth, loves us so much that He sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ to die on the cross and be resurrected to redeem us from sin and death.  Because of God's great love, He wants to be invited into every aspect of our lives and wants us to know that we are never alone as He is always with us!

This card was made using the sketch from ODBDSLC83 Sketch Challenge and the colors are from Color Throwdown 166.  I don't have Baja Breeze ink or paper at the moment so I substituted with my stash of Soft Sky.   I distressed the edges of the DP and sponged it with Crumb Cake ink.  The flower is made using SU's Triple Treat Flower, Vanilla Hodge Podge Hardware, and punches.  The bow came out quite puffy so when it comes time to mail this card off to someone I'm going to have to use a larger padded envelope and extra postage.

Recipe:
Stamps:  Psalm 124:8 from Scripture Collection 3 - ODBD, Triple Treat Flower - SU
Paper:  Crumb Cake, VV, Soft Sky, Old Olive, DP
Ink:  Old Olive, Soft Sky, Crumb Cake
Accessories:  Distressing Tool, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Flower Punches, Hodge Podge Hardware, Brads, Ribbon

9 comments:

Jan Marie said...

What a beautiful card! Love the color combination, your flower and most of all, the scripture! Blessings!

Broni said...

Hey! I'm so glad you like the colors from last week's Color Throwdown and used them on your lovely card! Thanks for playing!

Yay Jesus Ministries said...

This is great :) Keep it up!

LeAnne said...

Just a beautiful card! Thanks for visiting my blog and for the sweet comments, too! I so miss Soft Sky...I wish SU would bring it back!

Victoria Lavender said...

Hi, I came by to visit after you left a comment on my blog. Wow! this is beautiful. You have some very nice work displayed too. You mentioned where you might get a copy of the baby shoe pattern...I just started offering it free on my blog. Come back over if your still interested.
Peace and Happiness,
Victoria Lavender

Adeline Ng said...

Hi Elizabeth, your card has such a "majestic feel" to it. I love the bow!

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

Oh this is just a beautiful take on the sketch, Elizabeth!! I love the flower and that comforting verse. So soft and elegant!! Thanks for joining the ODBD Shining the Light challenge.
blessings,
Chris

Cheryl said...

Wow, this is gorgeous! Fab distressing and that ribbon and bow are heavenly!

Shirley said...

Wow, a really elegant card, Elizabeth!! The bow and the flower with the brads are perfect for your sentiment!