Butterfly Beauty: Ecclesiastes 3:11

Happy Mother's Day on this wonderful Sunday. I am so glad that you could join us for another challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ.

This week  Sabrina chose the verse for this week's challenge. The verse she chose is Ecclesiastes 3:11 .

"He has made everything appropriate to its time, and has put the timeless into their hearts, without men's ever discovering, from beginning to end, the work which God has done." NAB - St. Joseph Ed.

I just had to sit down to read this entire chapter. Really good! It starts off with there is a time for everything - this was made into a song by the Byrds called, "Turn! Turn! Turn!" perhaps some of you remember it. Then it talks about everyday life. Going to work and enjoying the results of that work. How wonderful then to appreciate the beauty of God's work! The beauty of the butterfly and the flowers in a meadow. The love of a child and that love for a child. The simple beauty of enjoying the moment.

I think we often look at the result of work as just being a paycheck and then paying the bills. A lot of us hope for a little extra to be able to "purchase" some fun and beauty in our lives. Perhaps we overlook the rewards that are around us every minute of every day; we just have to recognize it and acknowledge that all are gifts from God.  

The challenge this week is to make a card and put all things "beautiful" on it (flowers, pearls, bling, butterflies, birds, lace, etc.)

I made this card as soon as I received my order from TCM! I just had to make this card. I did struggle with it though. You see all those butterflies? Well there was just 1 until my finger got some ink on it and I smeared it in 2 different places. I could not start over so - - 2 more butterflies! I colored the flowers in the meadow with pen nubs and Distress inks. I just love that technique! I stamped the wings on the little girl on some vellum and popped it up and added bling here and there and everywhere. The sentiment is from a set that I purchased at Simon Says Stamp called Good News which has some great Christian Symbols and Sentiments on it. 

Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp with this wonderful stamp set, gee I think I should enter this challenge!

Be sure to stop by my SSIC design sisters to see what they have to share this week:

Chris Olsen: Twinkles Glow With Stamps

Grace Nywening: Th-INK-ing of You

Linda Lucas: Lovely Linda's Craft Central

Lisa Hjulberg: The Craft's Meow 

Peggysue Turner: Roses By My Window

Rebekka Reed: Diamond in the Rough
Kristine Breach: Ink Something
MariLynn DeGroot - Mississippi McGyver
Sabrina Jackson - SJ Butterfly Dreams
Randi Barret: A New Creation (On break)

It is always great to see you, thanks for the comments and enjoy your "gifts"!

Recipe:

Stamps: Butterfly Kisses and LaBlanche Two Meadows from TCM & Sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp called Good News

Paper: LaBlanche white from TCM and SU Yellow and Black
Designer Paper: none

Other: Distress Inks for coloring, ribbon, bling, bling and more bling!

Challenges:

Flutter By Wednesday: Open Challenge

Paper Crafting Journey - 2W, 1E - 2nd wk - Challenge #9: Bling
Allsorts - 1E - Use at least 3 Different Stamps
Crazy 4 Challenges - #C4C86 - Lots of Flowers 

Send a Smile for Kids - 2W 2E - May Flowers

Sweet Stampin - 2E, must Stamp - Childhood Memories 
Claudia & company#81: butterflies 
Fab n Funky Challenges - No DP
Top Tip Tuesday - Open challenge - anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays - Always anything goes