No Act of Love is Wasted---Join Us at Another Challenge at our Neighborhood---613 Avenue Create!

Hello, guys!  It's another Sunday morning and we are bringing you another Challenge at 613 Avenue Create.  It's Anything Goes with optional color "Green" and so, I made a card that is primarily green but cannot stay away from using other shades.  Our sponsor for this week's Challenge are My Heart Pieces and Creative Bug Digitals.  The image I am highlighting in this Card came from the latter and I colored her with my Promarker/Prismacolor/Spectrum Noir markers.  I also used the Marvy Uchida Embossing markers to heat embossed with a clear powder to the image's flower bouquet and headband to give that wet, embossed look.  Pretty cool, huh?  I utilized a Kraft, A7 card base to hold my CS (2 shades of green and burgundy) and a 2 kinds of DP's both of which are from Recollections.  I die-cut the image using Nestabilities-Octagon and inked around the image and sentiment using Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Victorian Velvet.  The vines were also cut with Nestabilities.  The layered flower is from Prima that is held together by a pearl brad.  The heartfelt sentiment is from Cloud 9 Designs and the "love" sentiment in the image's dress if handwritten by me.  I added a satin ribbon and finally. I stitched all over this card.

I just love the sentiment in this project.  It talks about love and how a simple act of kindness does not get unnoticed.  But of course, if we look for appreciation from people, that may not always be the case.  In fact, there's some that are not good in expressing their appreciation.  But the Bible says in Luke 6:35, "But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked."  If God Himself can forgive the wicked and the evildoers that come to Him and ask for forgiveness, how much more us, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb (who also needed His forgiveness and mercy everyday of our lives) not show love to anyone that God brings our way.  I know it's easier said than done but if we surrender our lives to Jesus Christ and let Him live inside our hearts, He is going to show us how it is to love unselfishly as we yield to His working in our innermost being.  So, we strive to show love to our neighbors not for earthly but eternal gains.  God is the Author of rewards and the Bible says in Revelation 22:12 which are promises to those who had placed their faith in what Jesus Christ has accomplished on the Cross.  He said,  ""Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done."  Praise be to the Name of the Most High God!

 NO ACT OF LOVE IS WASTED CARD:

 NO ACT OF LOVE IS WASTED CARD LAYERS:  

 NO ACT OF LOVE IS WASTED CARD INSIDE:

NO ACT OF LOVE IS WASTED CARD WITH ENVELOPE:

This Card is entered into the following Challenges:


Creative Moments---Add a sentiment
Aud Sentiments---Girl Power
Cute Card Thursday---Anything Goes
Make It Monday---Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky---Add a Sentiment
One Stop Craft---Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody---Anything Goes
Lacy Sunshine---Layer It Up
Gingerloft---The Color Green
Glitter n Sparkle---Easter/Spring Colors
Great Impressions---Going Green
Scrappy Frogs---Use Green
Shelly's Images---Roll 'Em (3 Layer/Glitter/Ribbon)
Card Mania---Lots of Layers
Mygrafico---Anything Goes
Card Makin Mamas---Spring Colors
Tuesday Alchemy---Anything Goes
Forever Friends Monthly---Flowers
Fussy and Fancy---Flowers
Natalie and Amy---Diecuts
Penny's Paper-Crafty---Diecuts and Ribbon
MAWTT---Spring is in the Air
Ribbon Carousel---Spring is in the Air
MilkCoffee---Go Green
Sassy Studio---Seeing Green
Whimsy Stamps---Stitching
Spark Your Creativity---Anything Goes
One Crazy Stamper--Anything Goes

I hope you have an enjoyable week.  Always remember that what you do for others, you have done for the Lord.  God bless and hope to hear your comments soon.