Hope changes everything...

 

When I saw the TSOT sketch for this week, I was puzzled, what did I have to use?    Then I was inspired by this card  submitted by Laurie Unger over at Addicted to Case code word LEAF.    I pulled out a current SU set and dies and absolutely one of my favorite,  Loads of leaves and Stitched Leaves Dies.   I followed the sketch and kept it clean.  Using my SU trees folder, I embossed the card base.   The DSP paper was from CTMH (don't recall the name).  To give added texture, I used a pinking shear edging die for the white panel, the leaves came from turning over the striped dsp and using the other side.      I went with Hope Changes everything because of a remarkable truth one of our elders shared in His online teaching of Eph 15-23 this past Sunday.   Paul in writing these verses uses the word hope in verse 18, "that you (Believers) might know the hope of His calling."    The word hope speaks of the certainty of God's promises, not wishful thinking we often say to people such as hope you get well.   So the sentiment "Hope changes everything" is a reminder to me to all believers in Christ as well that my trust in God is where it needs to be despite how things are going on around me and the circumstances of my life, even when especially when I don't understand,  My hope rests in God's promises and His love for me.     An old song but a good one is  On Christ the Solid Rock.    If you have time listen to this Acapella Virtual choir of around 300 voices children 6 to seniors 73 so beautiful and how artistic to bring it all together---it would require more time at the end of the song John Wesley tells about how it came together.

Now back to the card.   I tried adding some enamels, sequins etc and as I looked at possible choices.  I realized the best choice was to put nothing.  It's been a hot summer and I am so happy the weather is cooling where I am, and I love  how beautiful the trees are when they change to the reds, yellows and burnt oranges.  But I get saddened as the days get shorter and winter is approaching and the leaves are falling.   But   "Hope Changes Everything"     Please feel free to comment with tips etc. if you see something I might to think about next time.   I confess, that almost every time just when I get my post completed, I think of something else I could have done to add more interest to my work.   Thanks so much for stopping by,        Have a good week and stay safe!

Kathy