A Baby Card for a Special Friend

My friend Lydia is pregnant with her fourth!  Her baby shower was last weekend but I didn't get to attend as I was out of town on an annual "shopping" trip with three friends (I hope to blog about that soon). 

Anyhoo, I wanted to post the card that I made for Lydia.  I used gender-neutral colors since the baby's sex is not known.  I pulled out some papers from two of my favorite paper companies, Graphic 45 and Webster's Pages, and here is what I came up with..........

 

 

A very simple (but elegant!) card. 

 

Supplies used:

 

yellow cardstock and ribbon - Stampin' Up (Summer Starfruit)

green background - Webster's Pages (Sunday Picnic collection)

Sentiment paper - Graphic 45 (Little Darlings collection)

 

The card size is 5" x 5".  The Graphic 45 paper was attached using foam dimensionals and the bow was attached using (another of my faves) Glue Dots!

 

I am also submitting this card for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge #56 - God's Goodness.  One of the ways that God's goodness is manifested is through the giving of physical life.  When we look at newborn babies, our first thought is "how sweet"; however, beause of sin, that newborn is at enmity with God and will continue to be as he/she grows unless God opens their spiritual eyes and heart to the Truth. 

 

"Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good."  - Psalm 107:1

 

 

Card Challenge - Word Art Wednesday

I'm entering this card in the weekly Word Art Wednesday card challenge.

The suggested Bible verse for the challenge is from Isaiah 54:13:

 "And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord;
  and great shall be the peace of thy children." (KJV)

Each Wednesday when the Bible verse is posted for the weekly challenge, I look up the verse in the Bible and read it along with the entire chapter from which the verse is taken. The book of Isaiah is one of my favorites because of all the prophesies about Jesus. Not only is his birth foretold in Isaiah (9:6) but also his death (chapter 53).

Chapter 54 tells us of the Lord's grace, mercy and sovereignty in the lives of his chosen people. Verse 17 states,

"No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.".

What a privilege to be called a servant of the Lord. Another blessing is knowing that my standing before God is not based on my righteousness (I would be condemned!) but on the righteousness of Christ. As Romans 8:1 states, "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."

When we are taught of the Lord, as mentioned in verse 13, then we can have peace knowing that Christ became the perfect sacrifice for sin and that, as a Christian, I am no longer under the wrath and condemnation of God. Thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift.....the gift of salvation through Christ Jesus.

Supplies used for card making: butterfly "specimen" (Graphic45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe collection), small butterflies (Graphic 45 Botanicabella collection), black/cream check background paper (Graphic 45 Domestic Goddess collection) and red background paper (Webster's Pages Perfect Motifs 6x6 collection).  The bottom of the card was embossed using the Stampin' Up Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.