Key To My Heart

This week's Shining the Light challenge is our F-L-O-W-E-R Recipe. We want to see you create a card or project that uses any four of the letters in the word "flower" for a recipe.  My recipe is L (label/layer), W (words/white), E (embossing, both wet and dry), and R (red and rectangle).

Red means true love, so I started with the Vintage Flourish Pattern die, sponged it, and layered it on red card stock.  Then I stamped a frame from Flourish Label Borders, stamped the sweet sentiment from Key to Heaven, and die cut it using one of the matching Vintage Label dies. I just love the little key from Angel Wings and embossed it in gold, and then I used Ornate Hearts dies to make my hearts with the sentiment inside from Bless Your Heart. I had fun with the key, since I had to use a tweezer (and pin) to hold it when I heat embossed it (it wanted to fly away...LOL!). It was definitely fun to make.

I chose to make a special card for this week, since my husband and I just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary, and he certainly holds the key to my heart! God has blessed our marriage by showering us with His overwhelming love and how He continues to draw us closer to Himself. Picture a triangle where God is at the top and we are at each corner; the closer we draw to God, the closer we get to each other. So remember that God is the real "Key" to a good marriage - and for all our relationships.

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, please visit Our Daily Bread Designs Blog. You have until May 18 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. Have a wonderful week, and remember to use the triangle analogy the next time someone asks you about marriage!

For His glory,

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Key to Heaven, Flourish Label Borders, Bless Your Heart (ODBD)

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), White and Poppy Red (PTI)

Ink: Black (Versafine), Barn Red Distress Ink (Ranger)
Tools/Accessories: Vintage Flourish Pattern dies (ODBD), Vintage Label dies (ODBD), Angel Wings dies (ODBD), Ornate Hearts dies (ODBD), Perfect Layers tool, gold embossing powder, Glue n' Seal adhesive, stylus, Glue Dots, red tape
Techniques: Sponging and embossing (wet and dry)
Card Size:  A-2