All Blessings Flow

 

Blessings, everyone! 

I had the chance to ink up the new 'All Blessings Flow'

from the latest Greetery release.

I'm in love with the font of the verse and how amazing it

looks surrounded by the flora included in the set.

The die cuts were fitted in my Misti and sponge stamped many times

for a watery multicolored look.

I just had to try the new Square Dance die, so I did a 

second card, this time die cutting the font before adding

it with foam tape.

This time I tucked the sprigs and berries around the verse

I don't have a recipient for either card in mind. It really 

is a blessing I needed, reminding myself to praise God in

all circumstances.

I live in California's Central Valley, very near the fires that 

have ravaged the sierras. As of today, nearly 200,000 acres

have been lost. We have a family cabin near one of the lakes

in the Sierra Nevada Range, and, thank God, our cabin still stands.

But I am aware that many lost homes, and even the road that

leads up to hills is impassable. 

The fires all over California have been horrendous, sending

choking smoke and ash for miles into our valley. At one

point, the valiant firefighters formed a rim around the town

of Shaver, and would not let the fire advance! They saved

all but a few cabins and stores. So profoundly grateful to

them!

Our forests and redwoods are the jewels of our state, and to watch them 

burn breaks my heart!

Thank you for letting me share a bit of my heart today.

Card Creating has been a joy of mine for years. And 

through the stamps and making cards, I remember the blessings 

and rewards being creative brings, in good times and bad.