I Lost Myself Somewhere Card---Join us at 613 Avenue Create, A New Challenge On the Block!

Hi there, folks! I'm back today for another wonderful Card showcase...This time, we are giving birth to a new Challenge blog called 613 Avenue Create.  Today is our first Challenge and I am proud to be among the first designers to get the ball rolling.  Our sponsor today is no other than Bugaboo Stamps (one of my favorites digi stamps site!) and I made a project out of Grumpy Gertrude-GPS.  This stamp has so much character in it that I could not resist but use it on my first Avenue project.  

Well let's see,  everyone knows about what you call a "Senior" moment, right?  It's when you start to become forgetful and a bit disorganized in your thoughts.  While I am not in that age yet, I surely feel like Gertrude in this card at times.  Yes, there were a few times I forgot where I parked my vehicle, have forgotten what I needed to get while I was in a room and walking back and forth just to remember where I have placed something that I thought I hid in a safe place...LOL.  It's funny but oh, so true for many of us...I remember when I was younger and thinking what I will become 30-40years down the road and you know what, I would not change a single thing because everything that happened to me was for a reason.  All those ups and downs of life have made me who I become and the trials of life had made me cry out for a Savior---Jesus Christ! (Romans 8:28) I knew now that if I didn't answer His call when I was 20 years old, I could not have been alive at this day.  My darkened life has been translated into light...My mourning into dancing! (Psalm 30:11) I now have every reason to live and that is to bring glory to the One who saved me---Jesus! (Philippians 3:14)  I know that as I gently age in the body, I am marching strong to the eternal life where He has prepared a place for me.  And oh, what a beautiful place it will be when the time comes.  But for the meantime, I rely on the Lord for every moment, pray for His guidance and rely on His love and grace to carry me through every forgetful moment I encounter...LOL. I want to share with you this scripture:

"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9)

So, here is my Card...I used ProMarker/Prismacolor/Spectrum Noir to color this cute image.  The base card is Kraft paper cut to make a 5.5 inches square card.  The DP's are from K & Company.  I used the biggest Nesties "Labels One" for the die-cut shape, flowers are from Scrappy Cat that I stamped and cut, other stamped images are from Fiskars and Recollections stamps and the main sentiment (which I think is just so funny!) is a freebie from Ginger's House.  I also used Glossy Accents for the image's glasses to give it more depth and as I always do, I stitch all over this card.  So, what do you think about this creation?

 I LOST MYSELF SOMEWHERE CARD:

 I LOST MYSELF SOMEWHERE CARD LAYERS:

 I LOST MYSELF SOMEWHERE CARD INSIDE:

I LOST MYSELF SOMEWHERE CARD WITH ENVELOPE-BOX:

This Card is entered into the following Challenges:


Make It Monday---Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments---New (New stamps)
Papertake Weekly---Anything Goes 
TTCRD---Anything Goes (2/2)
Pink Elephant---Anything goes 
Crafty Creations---Anything Goes (2/2)
Inky Impressions---Anything Goes 
Stampin' for the Weekend---Anything Goes 
Crafts 4 Eternity---Something New (New Digi Stamp and Clear stamps)
Crafty Catz---Anything Goes 
Catch the Bug---Anything Goes 
Spark Your Creativity Now!---Anything Goes 
2 Sisters---Anything Goes 
QKR Stampede---Anything Goes 
Totally Papercrafts---Something New (New Digi Stamp and Clear Stamps)
Fresh Brewed---Anything Goes 
Sassy Studio Designs---Something Old/Something New (Old DP's, New Digi Stamp)
Dream Valley---Anything Goes 
Corrosive Challenge---Out with the Old (The DP's and brads are more than a year old)
Shelly's Images---Anything Goes

This is all I have for the meantime and I hope that you all are having such a wonderful Sunday.  In a moment I will be meeting up with the Body of Christ to give praise and glory to His Name!  I am so excited and can't wait to see what God will do today.  He is pure awesome!