I bought this stamp at a friend's sale the other day and decided that making a card with it was just the therapy I needed today. I love the reminder of this verse that EVERY day is a day that the Lord has made and I need to rejoice in it. This day-where my mom is losing ground rapidly as she nears the end of her cancer journey-where my adult son starts to see a counselor to deal with his depression-THIS day....I choose to rejoice....I choose to do normal things ...I choose to focus on the goodness and mercy of God.
This is my sample card using Cathy's great sketch. It seriously looks good no matter what way you flip it. I almost always print out the sketches so I can physically turn them to see how things look in different orientations. For this one, I've rotated to the left once. I decided to try watercoloring with Gelatos for vibrant color. I stamped and then embossed my image in black ep on watercolor paper. I wet a paintbrush and grabbed color from the end of each Gelato color to paint my image. I used yellow and orange on the flowers and green on the bottom part. I used an Olive marker scribbled on acrylic block to add some darker green to the foliage as I only have one color of green Gelato. I also used marker for my lady bug. I used a clear star jelly roll pen to add some highlights. I then cut my piece down to a 3x4" size using paper snips to cut out of the box elements. I layered this on a piece of black cs to show off these. I kept the bg simple with one color but set off "panels" by partially embossing with the fan ef then scoring horizontal lines. I accented with a button in the orangish flower center color and black twine.
Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 GMT Views: 1613
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Accessories: Fancy Fan EF, Black EP, Scoring Board, Paper Snips, Black Hemp, SU Button, Gelatos, Paintbrush, Gelly Roll Clear Star Pen, Markers-Old Olive, Real Red
Techniques: Watercoloring, Out of the Box, Dry Embossing, Scoring
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31062
Tue, Sep 01, 2015 @ 7:13 PM
A Beautiful reminder that no matter what the day holds for us, each day is a gift from God and He will always be with us! Beautiful coloring, Gail....love the out of the box technique used here~
------------------------------ ~Roberta
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Registered: March 7, 2009 Location: Where the corn is knee high by the 4th of July Posts: 17498
Tue, Sep 01, 2015 @ 9:49 PM
Lovely card, meaningful scripture. Prayers for your Mom and your family. Glad your son is seeking help with his depression. It's a big step forward and I wish him success. Blessings, Gail. xx
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131307
Tue, Sep 01, 2015 @ 11:57 PM
A lovely, meaningful card, Gail. On Sunday, a friend was saying to me that the "joy of the Lord" is our strength, and it's not our own joy which we have to work up. I can't explain it better, but I know what she was saying, hope you will too.
Registered: April 27, 2007 Location: South,GA Posts: 59576
Wed, Sep 02, 2015 @ 5:38 AM
I love that scripture. So uplifting and filled with hope and a promise that this moment once gone is gone forever which can be good or bad. I love to savor the moments with my family and am sad when those moments are past because I can never get them back. I am also glad when moments of trials and tribulation are gone knowing they are gone forever. Thank you for sharing this today. I am rejoicing in my love of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Registered: July 20, 2007 Location: Fergus, Ontario, Canada Posts: 52509
Wed, Sep 02, 2015 @ 6:03 AM
A beautiful verse, and I will be singing that song the rest of the day. Thanks for reminding me to rejoice in this day. I love the spring flower image too and how you coloured it so prettily.
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"Surely His salvation is near those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land." Psalm 85:9
Registered: March 9, 2005 Location: OH Posts: 28533
Wed, Sep 02, 2015 @ 7:09 AM
What a beautiful card, I can see why you bought this stamp. The verse is a favorite of mine.
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Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92327
Wed, Sep 02, 2015 @ 9:54 AM
Beautiful card in the lovely shade of green which anchors it all to nature. Love the dry embossing rather than DP, etc to detract from your lovely floral/sentiment panel, Gail.
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50355
Wed, Sep 02, 2015 @ 10:34 AM
This is really lovely Gail. I think that shade of green is my favorite. I love how you did the embossing and score lines for the bottom half...it works so well with that fabulous stamp. I'm keeping your family in my prayers.