Heartfelt- Beautiful Birdcage Encouragement

Good morning!

When you need to give a friend a lift what could be better than a handmade card

with scripture tags that they can take out and maybe put in a book or Bible 

as a reminder of God's goodness and love for them?

My card today is just that, a card of encouragement for friend or family

who just needs a bit of lifting.

I love encouraging people, it is just in me to want to

see others succeed, to want to see them have peace and strength

to get through whatever they face.  Whatever the encouragement

needed, I like to give it, so this card would go to a sweet friend who

maybe just needs to be reminded that they are special and

God has them in His capable hands.

HC PRODUCTS USED      

HCD1-7170               Lush Lilac Die

HCPC-3816                Lush Lilac Stamp Set

HCD1-7172                Sweet Lilac Scroll & Cage Die

HCDP1-287                Lush Lilac Paper Collection

HCFB1-466                3-D Lush Lilac Shaping Mold

HCFP1-434-2             Pocket & Flipfold Inserts B-White

HCBC1-456-2            Card Shadow Box Set-White

HCD1-7150               Window Box Elements Die

HCD2-750                 Cut Mat Create 1B Die

HCD1-745                   Luggage & Tag Die

HCD1-7168                Song of Spring Die

HCPC-3810                Song of Spring Stamp Set

ANC822                      I Cannot Tell A LilacPrills

ANC851                      Rock N’ Roll Prills

71005                        Wisteria ColorBox

TSMP504                   Lulu Lavender Memento

159723                       Dries Clear Adhesive

352854                       Metal Tip for AdhesiveBottle

PGM15015               Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear

HCPC-3814               Words of Encouragement Stamp Set

HCPC-3815               Words of Comfort Stamp Set

Other Products:

Grape Jelly Memento, Pretty Petunia VersaMagic, white card stock, pearls

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE.

Instructions:

Card size: 5 X 7”, fold 5 X 21” Flipfold insert in an accordion style (mountain, valley, mountain, etc.).  Add decorative paper to 3 front sections then glue all sides together leaving a 5 X 7 folded card at the back (do not glue tops as these are pockets).  Fold and assemble 4 3/8 X 3 1/8” shadow box.  Place a decorative panel inside (I chose one with birds), stamp, color and die cut birds from the umbrella handle of the Song of Spring stamp and die set then foam tape them inside shadow box.  Cover front of shadow box with another decorative panel then with bird cage cut from white and decorate with pearls.   Cut 2 white Window Box Elements and glue to first and second pockets all the way to the right then glue shadow box to card on the left.

Make 2 tags from two different paper panels in the paper pack and using Wisteria or Grape Jelly, stamp them with some encouraging scripture.  Punch holes, re-enforce with re-enforcer die from Luggage and Tags and add ribbon.  Stamp, color and die cut blossoms using Wisteria or Grape Jelly ink and Lulu Lavender ink to color.  Add the blossoms to bottom right side to decorate and then add Prills to fill.

Thanks for visiting today!
Robin

Matthew 22:37-39 (NKJV)

37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

Loving your neighbor as yourself is not always easy but can you imagine if everyone followed Jesus example...wow, what a wonderful world this would be.  Well, not everyone does but, let it begin with me.

Another thing to think about regarding this verse and others like it...your own family, husband, kids, in laws...do we practice this with them too?  Sometimes the people we are closest to we do not treat as the brother or sister in Christ like we  should, or like we would treat... our friends at church...are we REALLY living like Christ or just acting like it when we are with other followers of Christ?  Practice your love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, self-control, gentleness, patience and faithfulness at home first!