Friends are Flowers

This is week two of our celebration of the sixth anniversary of Our Daily Bread Designs. Since the gemstone for the sixth anniversary is amethyst, this week's challenge is to use amethyst, lavender, or purple as your main color. 

I wanted to use the new Zinnia set and found a host of beautiful colors similar to the shade I used. It was a delight to color and to use the great matching Zinnia and Leaves dies. I used the Brocade Background for my base and then used one of the Beautiful Borders dies for the sides of the white piece but used a smaller part of it for a different look. After paper piecing both layers, I dyed some seam binding, added the lovely sentiment, and sprinkled a few pearls to finish it.

This sentiment is so precious, since friends add such sweetness to our lives. There is also a wonderful Scripture verse in this beautiful set that I love:

A friend loves at all times.
Proverbs 17:17

The full verse is, "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." While a friend loves at all times, she is born to comfort and support a sister (obviously, most of my viewers are women, hence my use of sister; but the same applies to brothers). So I ask myself this week, whom can I support and offer comfort through Christ?

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, please visit Our Daily Bread Designs Blog. You have until March 16 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 wonderful 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. I trust you will think of at least one or two friends who need comfort and support this week, and I suspect we all may think of more than a couple of friends who need our love and prayers.

For His glory,

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Zinnia and Brocade Background (ODBD)

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), White (PTI), Marvelous Magenta (SU)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Black (Versafine), Eggplant Envy (SU)
Tools/Accessories: Copic markers, Zinnia and Leaves dies and Beautiful Borders dies (ODBD), seam binding dyed with Copic V15, pearls (Jolee), paper-piercing, Diamond Glaze adhesive, 3M dimensional tape, Stampin' dimensionals (SU), brayer
Card Size:  A-2