Faith...

whew! Finally, it is Friday...I had a pretty long, emotional and tough week. Many reasons...all of which I am working on leaving behind...finding strength to move on....having faith that the person I am is nothing short of amazing....I wear my heart on my sleeve and that makes me an easy target most of the time...the tears may fall, but I never will...I will continue to be kind to others....I will continue to encourage....I will continue to support...I will continue to smile...all because I believe that people will treat you as you treat them, which is why I was so confused as to why I had to go through not one, but two incidents...shortly after asking why, I received a few emails that gave me strength and filled me with pride and love...friends...friends who are like family...they will never go away....they will never doubt me...they will never lose trust in me....because...they get me...unconditional love and friendship...that is my reward...so, while some may not be happy with me or like me, I have people in my life that do...I am a LUCKY girl...am I still sad? You bet...but..I cannot be sad for decisions that were right for me. Remember...some things are not always as they appear...while your mind may be made up that I have not done right by you...trust in God that my heart was and always is in the right place...you can bet on it. So for anyone who is going through a tough time....a card of strength and faith...always trust in yourselves my sweet friends...why? Because you are worth it!

"Be Faithful In Small Things":


Supplies Used:
Card: Made from scrap cardstock
Patterned Paper: Making Memories
Cardstock: Unknown (using up scraps)
Ink: Versamagic Dew Drops Jumbo Java, Pink Petunia and Pixie Dust (Tsukineko)
Stamps: Sentiment - "Cherish Your Dreams" and Stem - "Sing A New Song" sets both by Ippity
Rhinestones: Kaisercraft; MAMBI
Ribbon: Darice
Punch: 1/4" Circle (EK Success)
Other: Pop Dots; CD (used as the card template)

My "Faux Scallop" edge:


I used my 1/4" circle punch to punch out circles to adhere half all along the outside edge of the card. You are probably thinking that this was a lot of work...it actually was done in 5 minutes...no kidding! I then adhered a circle of patterned paper on top to leave only the scallop edge to show.

Close up of the Stamping:

I absolutely LOVE this stem stamp!!! It is one of my FAVES!!! I have another card in which I used it that I cannot wait to show you :) With this card I stamped in different coordinating inks and finished the look off with a few rhinestones.

To share this wonderful Ippity sentiment. it reads,

"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies".

Thank you to my dear sweet friends that took the time to let me know how much I mean to you. My blessings and cup runneth over (if you have ever watched the movie "Hope Floats", then this should ring a bell)...LOVE YOU!!!!