L-O-V-E

This week's Shining the Light challenge is a Recipe Challenge using the letters L-O-V-E.

My L-O-V-E Recipe:  

L - Layers, O - Ornate Borders Sentiments and Ornate Heart dies, V - Violets, E - Embossing

Wanting to use the brand new Ornate Hearts dies, I decided to layer the Violet on top of some designer paper with the new heart dies over an embossed background. Then I added the corners from the Ornate Borders and Flowers dies, some ribbon, and a sentiment from Ornate Borders Sentiments. It still needed a little something more, so I added pearls on each corner die and on the sentiment tag. I added extra flowers on top to give it dimension, along with using my Empressor tool for the leaves.

While so many people are thinking of Valentine's Day, I'm reminded that the True Source of all love is God. One of my favorite verses is:

The Lord's lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; 

great is Your faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:22-23

It brings me great comfort and joy to know that when I fail Him, His compassions are new every morning and His mercies do not fail. They don't depend on me. Praise God He is always faithful.

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, please visit Our Daily Bread Designs Blog. You have until February 9 to join us. You may use any stamps to enter, but if you have any Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we would love to see you use them. If you participate, you have an opportunity to win a $15 certificate toward ODBD stamps or to be "spotlighted" for the Shining the Light Award (the SLC award is only for those who use ODBD stamps). We would love to see your creations!

For more beautiful inspiration ideas for this challenge, please visit my precious design team sisters:

Chris Olsen * Diana Nguyen * DJ Rants * Elizabeth Whisson
Linda Carson * Robin Clendenning

I have also entered this card for this week's Word Art Wednesday challenge.  

Thanks so much for "stopping by" and leaving a comment or sharing a thought. And may we all remember that God is faithful and His mercies are new each and every morning!

For His glory,

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Violet and Ornate Borders Sentiments (ODBD)

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), White and Lavender Moon (PTI), Gossamer (Memory Box)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Black (Versafine)
Tools/Accessories: Copic markers, ODBD Custom Ornate Hearts dies, ODBD Custom Ornate Borders and Flowers dies, Back to Basic Tags (Spellbinders), Dainty Dots M-Bossabilities reversible embossing folder (Spellbinders), Pearls (Kaiser), seam binding (dyed with Copic marker), Empressor tool (EK Success), Diamond Glaze adhesive, red tape, dental floss 
Card Size:  5 1/4" square