Inspirational Series: To Those Who Believe Easel Card---Another Anything Goes Challenge Happening at our Neighborhood, 613 Avenue Create!

Hello everyone!  It's early Monday and I was unable to post this yesterday due to a very hectic day.  But let me greet you all, "HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!"  Let us take the time to think about our fallen soldiers and how their lives were given so that we can enjoy the freedom we have now.  Let us also thank the men and women who fought and are still fighting so that we can continue to live free here in America.  It is their sacrifice along with their families that allow us to live peacefully in the land God blessed us with.  Let us pray for these selfless individuals for God's continuous protection, wisdom and strength as they risk their lives in the front lines.   Anyway, I would like to share with you the inspiration behind the card I made for our Challenge at 613 Avenue Create.  I consider this project "prophetic" as it depicts a wonderful and glorious time in a  believer's future event (those whose faith is anchored solely in the finished work of Jesus Christ).  It will also be the reality for those who will survive the horrors of the "Great Tribulation" as they struggle to reject the "Mark of the Beast." The Second Coming of Jesus shall mark the end of Tribulation and beginning of the "Millennial Reign of Christ." In this thousand year period, Satan whose the sole author of killing, stealing and destruction (John 10:10) will be bound for all those years in the bottomless pit.  Jesus will rule and reign with absolute Truth, Peace, Justice and Love and all the earth will be filled with the righteousness of God---in absolute freedom from evil.  That means no sickness, diseases nor death of any kind.  Those who are washed by the blood of the Lamb will rule with Christ in their glorified bodies---not subject to time and space.  Those who came from the Tribulation will still be mortal and will pro-create. Since death, sickness and killings are not present, the whole earth will be filled with mortal men who will not know evil.  These two kinds of human beings (mortal and immortal) will co-exist in this Kingdom of God on earth together with all of God's creation.  Isaiah 11:6-10 tells us, "The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play near the cobra’s den, and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea."  This Scripture will find it's fulfillment in that time as Jesus comes to rule His Kingdom among men.  Every Born-Again believer (John 3:3) will have a vital role in this glorious time based on their faithfulness and obedience during their mortal existence.  The image I shared in my inspiration card today speaks volume to the message I wish to convey about our extraordinary future.   I picture myself riding a huge bear or hugging a lion or a tiger (for all eternity) and those creatures who were once considered wild will respond with love and reverence to the authority God has given Man, as it was in the beginning before the Fall took place.   

I know what you're thinking!   This is hard to believe when we consider what is happening nowadays in this world.  Sin and rebellion is rampant and it appears that evil is winning.  But such is not the case!  God has spoken of our victory before the beginning of time.  That is why we are to trust God's Word no matter what!  2 Corinthians 4:18 clearly tells us, "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."  God gave us His Word (the 66 Books of the Bible) as a road map of our past, present and future.  Everything written therein had been fulfilled/ is being fulfilled and will be fulfilled at the time appointed by God, the Father!  It is therefore wise for every human being to live by it so as not to be deceived by the enemy.  Every child of God has a glorious future according to God's Word.  But also written therein are the horrific, eternal damnation that awaits those that ignored/ignores the finished work (death, burial and resurrection) of Christ.  The place of your eternal destination is within your reach today and it starts by taking in the "seed" of God's Word through faith in Jesus Christ, our One and Only hope! 

Anyway, our Challenge at 613 Avenue Create is always Anything Goes but if you like some challenge,  you can take on the optional twist which is "Create Your Own Challenge."  Find out the materials you can use in the Chart and incorporate at least one material per column in your creation.  Details can be found at the Challenge Site.  For my card, I used an image from one of our sponsors, "A Day for Daisies"  called "My World" and colored it with my ProMarker/Prismacolor markers.  The base is white CS, cut and scored to make a 5.5 inches square Easel Card. Instead of DP's, I opted to use a couple of embossing folders from Cuttlebug.  I die-cut some shapes from Nestabilities to frame my image and some swirls from Sizzix to embellish the flowers that I layered from Prima.  I also added some brads, liquid pearls (Platinum Pearl) and some glitters (Stickles-Crystal).  The wonderful sentiment is a rubber stamp from Stampabilities.  Lastly, I stitched all over this card. 

TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE EASEL CARD:

TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE EASEL CARD WHEN CLOSE:

TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE EASEL CARD SIDE VIEW:

TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE EASEL CARD WITH MESSAGE SPACE:

TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE EASEL CARD WITH ENVELOPE-BOX:

This Card is entered into the following Challenges:

Artistic Inspirations---ATG with a Twist: Die Cuts
ColourQ---Inspiration Photo
Crafting by Designs---Sentimentally
Crafty Creations---Color Palette
Creative Moments---ATG/Teentastic
Fab 'n' Funky---Flora and Fauna
Inspiration Destination---ATG
Little Red Wagon---To Die For
Penny's Paper Crafty---ATG
Crafty Sentiments---ATG
Fan-Tastic Tuesday---ATG with a Twist: No Patterned Paper
Scrap-Creations---ATG
Party Time Tuesday---ATG
TTCRD---ATG
Top Tip Tuesday---Animal
Crafting from the Heart---ATG
Cutie Pie---Layer it Up
Love to Scrap---ATG
Mema's Crafts---ATG
Crafts Galore Encore---ATG
Create and Inspire---ATG
Simply Papercraft---ATG
Lia Stampz---Embossing
Come and Get It----Tic Tac Toe (Die-Cut/Sentiment/Flowers)
So, Show Us---How Does Your Garden Grow?
Great Impressions---Celebrate Spring
Lacy Sunshine---Tic Tac Toe  (Flowers/Stitching/Hand-colored image)
Robyn's Fetish---ATG
Scribble and Scrap---ATG
Stamping Sensations---Flower Power
Corrosive---ATG
Melonheadz Friends---Flowers Everywhere 

There you have it, folks!  Don't miss the opportunity to join our Anything Goes Challenge with an optional Twist at 613 Avenue Create.  There's wonderful prizes awaiting the winners from our lovely sponsors for this week---A Day for Daisies,  Oddball Stamps (a bundle of choice) and Stamplorations.  Can't wait to see what fabulous projects you're going to highlight this week.  I hope you have a wonderful week filled with the divine inspiration of God's Word to carry through the journey of life and take us to our glorious future. Stay anchored in His Word!