Little Boy Smile with Balloon- #STAMPtember at Simon Says Stamp...

Hey there, friends!  Just want to fully feature a Card I made for the #STAMPtember celebration at Simon Says Stamp.  Our DT's at Word Art Wednesday were privileged to be invited to join and try some of their awesome new release.   I hope you visit their Party Headquarters at Simon Says Stamp Blog for some inspiration and take advantage of some fun challenges, daily deals and limited time release. 

For this Card, I used a couple of images from "Oh Happy Day" set from Simon Says Stamp.  I used Cat's Eye Chalk Ink to stamp the sentiments and used Distress inks on the edges.  The cute digi image called "Fred" is a digi image from a company I could not remember (let me know if you recognize  where it came from so I can give proper credit) which I colored with my ProMarker/Prismacolor/Spectrum Noir markers.  The base is white CS that I cut and score to make an A2 card.  The DP is from Paper Studio, the stencil from Tim Holtz and I used Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass) to produce the stenciled background.   I added some dew drops as well as dotted the image with some white Gelly Roll pen.  Last but not the least, comes stitching. 

LITTLE BOY SMILE WITH BALLOON CARD:

LITTLE BOY SMILE WITH BALLOON CARD LAYERS:

LITTLE BOY SMILE WITH BALLOON CARD INSIDE:

LITTLE BOY SMILE WITH BALLOON CARD WITH ENVELOPE:

This Card is entered into the following Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp---Work It Wednesday
Crafting for all Seasons---Layer It Up
Inky Impressions---Dots and/or Stripes
Inspiration Destination---ATG
Crafty Addicts---Spots and Stripes/ATG
Whimsy Inspiration---ATG
Sweet Stamps---ATG
Not Just Cards---ATG
Without Words---For the Boys
Eclectic Ellapu---ATG 

Before I conclude this post, I would like to share an inspiration coming from God's Word taken from Philippians 4:8 and it tells us, "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things."  Surely, we are living in the times where evil/darkness surrounds us.  Many people does not hide anymore the things they used to do in secret.  In fact, they are very proud of their actions that they are forcing everyone to not only accept their worldly choices but to take part of their rebellion against God.  Sadly, many will be deceived and will follow the ways of men rather than God.  Yet for those who can discern right from wrong through the power of the Holy Spirit, this is the time to stand for the Truth.  Like Jesus was tried and persecuted in His time, we are taking part of the suffering of Christ by proclaiming the Truth of the Gospel (death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ) in our days.  When nothing around us is worth praising about, remember the great work of God in your life.  Every true believer owns a testimony of how they encountered God and the changes that took place after Jesus took over our lives.  Think about God's goodness, His Word, His grace and forgiveness , His love and promises to those that love Him.  Meditate on these things and you will not be swayed by the pressures of this world.  Would it be easy?  Not at all!  But with the power of the Holy Spirit working inside of us, all things are possible.  Always remember that we don't face our battles alone.  Jesus already won the battle and He is always with us 24/7.  Have an awesome day, everyone!