This past week I discovered a wonderful blog Stampin’ Sisters in Christ. Each week they have a challenge based on a scripture. This week’s scripture is I Chronicles 16:34 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good: his love endures forever.” (NIV).
The challenge is to “Make a card that expresses your thankfulness for someone or something they have done, or that encourages someone to be thankful.” The card I made is to encourage me to be thankful for this beautiful world that He created. Every time I see a sunset I am reminded of how grateful I am that He would share it with me.
I first sponged all the colors onto a cream card stock. Then all the images were stamped with Memento “Tuxedo Black” ink. The ground was made by using the ink pad directly onto the card stock. The birds have been colored in with a Copic Marker.
I hope you have something beautiful in your life that you can be thankful for. Maybe join in the fun and play along, too!
Happy Crafting!!
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Stamps: Viva Las Vegastamps ‘Tree With No Leaves’ and Flock O’ Birds; Cornish Heritage Farms TK ‘The Heavens Declare’; Inque Boutique ‘Boutique Grunge’; IBB
Papers: Very Vanilla and Basic Black
Inks: Memento ‘Tuxedo Black’; 
Copic Marker; Ruby Red, More Mustard, Yoyo Yellow and Taken with Teal
Accessories: GG Ribbon, Brads, Paper Piercer and Template
Beautiful Susan…love the thankful challenge and how you shared your feelings of gratitude. Have to agree 100%. Wish everyone felt that way. Pat
I just love this card it has shades of Michelle Z beautiful
This is a beautiful card Susan and a wonderful reminder. The scene you have created is absolutely lovely and I like the way your shading continues onto your base as well.
Breathtaking and beautiful!! Your card is gorgeous and I love how you created this amazing scene! Nature in itself is a constant reminder to be thankful but it never hurts to mention it! TFS!
How beautiful. What a fitting scripture for the beautiful scene you created.
So Beautiful Susan, your sunset is spectacular! I’m headed over to the Stampin’ Sisters blog now. Thank you so much for sharing.
This is just gorgeous, Susan! Beautiful sentiment, and I love your sponging and the scene you created with your stamps –it’s picture perfect! I found that blog a couple weeks ago but have yet to participate in any of their challenges…not that I really expect I’ll have time to in the foreseeable future. 😉 Beautiful job!
Susan, this is such a gorgeous representation of something I’m so thankful for too…beautiful sunsets! And thank you for the link to Stampin’ Sisters in Christ. I’m going to checking this one out for sure! Love the challenge!!!
WOW Susan..this is OUTSTANDING…your work is always gorgeous..this absolutely stands out…. 🙂
WOW!!!!! Susan, this is just fabulous!!! The verse you used totally fits the scene you created. Thanks for the reminder of being thankful for sunsets. I tend to take those for granted a lot when busy with daily life.
Oh my, this is just stunning! You have created a masterpiece here. Absolutely beautiful!
Melanie
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the shading on this card is stunning!
Wowwwww! Totally breathtaking!
Wowzers, what stunning beauty!
Susan, this is so awesome! I have never heard of the Stampin Sisters blog…thanks for the link.
Your card is amazing! It’s so beautiful! What a great reflection of what God has done for us! I’m so thankful that you shared this with us at SSCC! It’s beautiful!
Blessings!
~H
WOW Susan, this is stunning!!!!! Great card, great stamps, great colors, great inpiration!!!
The background is simply stunning!! What a piece of art!!
LOVE it!! Fabulous colours in the sky and I love how you created the scene with the stamps. I’m going to be singing the song with that verse all day now 😀
Love the colors and the wonderful stamping!
What a beautiful card, Susan! Absolutely glorious!
Simply Breathtaking Susan! Truly glorious!
Thanks for sharing the picture now I know i’ll be dreaming of the original.
What a beautiful scene you created! I think that our nature is the most amazing thing! And I am thankful that I can be in this world to enjoy it!
What a gorgeous card, Susan…your sunset scene is breathtaking!!!! I love all the stamps you used to create this beauty and the mix of colors is FABULOUS!!!!
wow, this is beautiful! Love your sponging!
my first trip to your blog, I’ll be back, absolutely stunning…tfs
This is absolutely stunning, Susan!! Wow, wow, WOW!!
oh Susan…breathtaking gorgeous!
tsk! I never even saw this, and it s beautiful!!! What fabulous images to lay over a sunset!