And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, and to love kindness
and mercy, and to humble yourself and walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8)

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Happy Resurrection Day!

Happy Easter everyone!  What a gorgeous day in so many ways!  First…the weather is heavenly,  really springlike, finally!  Then there is the most amazing fact that Jesus rose again!  I am humbled by the fact that Jesus, the son of God, would willingly lay down His life for all mankind.  But, how hopeful we are that since He is no longer in the grave, we who put our faith and trust in Him, will also live forever. Praise the Lord!

Jesus bore the shame of the cross because of His love for us.  The quote by Billy Graham on my card for today says it all!
Creative Nugget:  The design of this card was taken from Seize the Sketch #18.  The Chalkboard Vine Background released this month by Our Daily Bread Designs was clear embossed on a piece of Basic Grey patterned paper.  A coordinating piece of DP was used on the top.  Both pieces were stitched to Smokey Shadow card stock and mounted to a Solar Crest card base.  The ODBD Custom Beautiful Border Die was cut from yet another coordinating piece of DP.  The sentiment is from The Cross stamp set and was cut using a Classic Oval die and mounted to a scalloped oval.  One of the Ornamental Cross dies was added along with some seam binding, Fancy Foliage Dies, and little flowers also from the Ornamental Crosses die set.  Pearls were scattered on the card front and placed in the centers of the flowers to finish the card.

Here are the supplies used from the 


This card will be entered in the following challenges:
ODBDSLC198 - He is Risen with Pastels (Show the real meaning of Easter)

Word Art Wednesday #128 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful Resurrection Day!

Hugs,
Cathy

17 comments:

Karen Letchworth said...

This is STUNNING! Thanks SO MUCH for joining our challenge this week, and may God bless your Easter and your week. We're SO grateful to have you share.
Karen
Word Art Wednesday

LeAnne said...

What a stunning card, Cathy! The colors are a breath of spring! I think this card is just a hint of what it will be like in heaven with Jesus! Happy Resurrection Day to you as well! Blessings, my friend!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Beautiful job with the sketch! Someone is going to feel lucky receiving this! Thanks for joining in with STS!

Unknown said...

That DP is really too delicious. This is a wonderful card. Thank you for joining us this week and for posting your beautiful project in our Word Art Wednesday challenge.
Blessings,
Carole

Katie Melhus said...

Just beautiful! Love your ribbon and the patterns you chose are perfect :) So glad you joined us at Seize the Sketch!

Lesley said...

What a gorgeous card and the colours are so soft and pretty. Lovely sentiment and stitching too. Thank you for joining us at Seize the Sketch!

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

I hope you had a very Blessed Easter my friend!! This card is gorgeous and has such a wonderful and powerful message. Cathy, I just love your stitching (of course), the colors and dp and how the stamped Chalkboard background matches to perfection and your gorgeous layout!! You always amaze me with your creativity and talent my friend. Thanks for sharing and supporting the challenge. I so appreciate you!!!!!
hugs,
Chris

Conniecrafter said...

So pretty, just love these colors, your flowers go so well with your paper, great quote!

Lee Ann Barrett said...

What a beauty, Cathy! Your signature elegance shines through here. The colors are just scrumptious and your floral spray is perfection. Thanks so much for sharing at Seize the Sketch! Hugs!

Becky said...

What a stunning card....just beautiful!

CherylQuilts said...

I know I posted a comment on SCS about this card, Cathy, but I wanted to leave one here as well. This is a gorgeous card and such a special one for Easter as we remember what Christ has done for us! Your cards always delight me with such beautiful layouts and accents, and your stitching is perfection! And the ODBD Challenge Team is always delighted to have you join us and share your cards as inspiration in support of our weekly challenges! Thank you! Hugs, sweet friend!

Janet's Joy said...

A gorgeous Easter card! Just perfect. Love the sentiment.

JD/ Jill said...

Very pretty card, I really like the colors that you used!

Ginger said...

Gorgeous Card! You did an amazing job!

Brenda said...

This card is beautiful and so inspirational. I love it!

Lori Turner said...

Beautiful card, Cathy! Thanks so much for joining us at Seize the Sketch this week xoxoox

PapierGirl said...

Stunning card and wonderful sentiment! Thank you for joining us at STS! :)