LOC FAF Persue Love

Fridays come around so quickly and Friday means it is time for faith Art Friday at Layers of Color.  This week I am sneaking in a little sneak peek but more about that further down the post.

I was inspired to create this page for my Paper Bag Album when reading 1 Corinthians - The Love Chapter 

'If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but I do not have love,

 I have become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

And if I have prophecies, and know all mysteries and all knowledge,

and if I have all faith so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

And if I give out all my goods, and if I deliver my body that I be burned,

 but I do not have love, I am not profited anything.

Love has patience, is kind; love is not envious; love is not vain, is not puffed up;

does not behave indecently, does not pursue its own things,

 is not easily provoked, thinks no evil;

does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth.

Love quietly covers all things, believes all things, hopes all things,

endures all things. Love never fails.

 But if there are prophecies, they will be caused to cease;

 if tongues, they shall cease; if knowledge, it will be caused to cease.

For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;

but when the perfect thing comes, then that which is in part will be caused to cease.

When I was an infant, I spoke as an infant, I thought as an infant,

I reasoned as an infant. But when I became a man,

 I caused to cease the things of the infant.

For now we see through a mirror in dimness, but then face to face.

 Now I know in part, but then I will fully know even as I also was fully known.

And now faith, hope, and love, these three things remain;

but the greatest of these is love.'

1 Corinthians 13: 1-13

This chapter is often read at weddings and beautifullycaptures Love - what it is and therefore showing us what it isn't.  I cannot read this scripture without seeing 'pursue love' - this is something that that requires action on our part.

This '1 Corinthians Love' is not all about emotion, although emotions are certainly a part of who we are, but this love is all about commitment and doing - yes, it would seem it is a verb!!  Pursuing love indicates that when it cannot be felt or found, we are to 'go after it'  This is one of those things that is not always easy to do - it would seem to me that if we have to pursue it, we are definitely not 'feeling it!'

Thankfully God knows that we are not capable of being all loving all of the time, life brings us challenges that test us and stretch us....He is talking about His love - that is there for us.  God's love has no limited and bounds, it is not conditional, indeed it is unconditional and freely flows for us today as powerfully as it did the day that God sent His Son into the World to save us - I don't know about you, but if there is love like that in this world - then I want it.

I pray that today, that we will all be aware of Gods unconditional love, for us and flowing through us!!  May we pursue love, the Love of God and love for one another - it is in loving this way that all men will know what we are His disciples - by having love, one for another!  God bless you!

 I have used Layers of Color The Love Chapter and the New Release Artful Encouragement art stamp sets, along with Spellbinders Grand Calibur and Fleur de Lis Rectangle Nestibilitie and EK Ticketed Punch.
This project is for the following challenges:
Stamp Insanity - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Lace
Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - Use Something from Your Stash - Lace, DP
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Use at Least Two Words in Your Sentiment
Little Miss Muffett Challenges - Anything But a Card
Crafts and Me - Favourite Stamp/ Image
Jac-Inks Papercraft Challenges - Die Cuts Plus Texture - texture from embossing
Oldie But a Goodie - Must Use Stamp Over 6 months Old - Anything Goes
PartyTime Tuesdays - Anthing Goes - Square Cards

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LOC VIntage Album

I don't know about you, but I have so many projects that I have started and am slowly working on but as yet are not finished - today I thought I would show you one of them - it is one of my favourite projects to make - any guesses what it is.....

.....as the title of this posts tells you it is an Album - in this case a Paper Bag Album - I fell in love with theses albums when I created one for my Mum for Mother's Day - you can see it here. This one started our as a Christmas one, using some retired DP from Stampin' Up, but I decided to make it general...

I used the Layers of Color Nature Walk art stamp set to create the gorgeous layered flower.  I have added this to a large Prima flower and love the effect - IRL it is very LUSH!  this has been attached with a brad to some cardstock that has been inked before being embossed with Stampin' Ups gorgeous Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and then cut with Spellbinders Labels 1.

The bound edge has been created using large brads, I then threaded through some ribbon and gold cord, creating a bow and adding a button to tie it through - this is very secure and keeps that romantic feel.

One this page I have used an image from the Touch of Elegance art stamp set - these are so versatile

It is cut out with a SU Circle Punch and has a smaller image layered onto it with a gem added - it is amazing what a difference these small touches make.

I have used another image from the Touch of Elegance art stamp set.  The punches on this page are from Stampin' Up - thanks to my friend Ann for being so available to my constant...'Ann, can I borrow......'

The SU Scalloped Square works perfectly with this image and adds a 'touch of elegance!'

I still have quite a few pages in the 'being created process' and will show them to you when they are completed!

These pages are for the following challenges:

Gingerloft - Distressing

Stampavie and more - Red

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge - Pearls

Southern Girls - Anything Goes

You can see more of my projects in my Layers of Color Gallery, while you are there make sure you check out the other Design Team galleries there is so much inspiration waiting to be discovered, we are thrilled that Layers of Color is a Spellbinders Preferred Stamp Company. 

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, Vintage Wall

LOC Paper Bag Album Part 2

I wanted to share the final pages of the Paper Bag Album I showed you back near Mother's Day - it has been so much fun to create using Layers of Color clear art stamps

This is the album I have made this for my Mum and am taking it home with me - I put a lot of time into this because it is for someone special and I am really happy with the end result.  There are a few photos so will just let you know the stamp sets I used as I go and once again will try and keep the chatter to a minimum .

I have used the Flutterescent art stamp set, colouring the butterfly with SU Chalks/Pastels and a Blender Pen, popping the wings up on foam dots

Recycled lace is a regular feature in this album, some with pearls added

Royal Birds art stamp set is featured on a number of pages

More of the lace has a crochet flower, recycled form a doily and attached with a sparkling brad

This time I have used a large Kaiser flower and added a stamped centre from the Layers of Color art stamp set Granny's Jewelry - this set was designed with bling in mind....I love it!

The flower has been coloured with chalks

Then final page features one of my favourite LOC images - without looking do you know what it is....

Royal Birds art stamp set - that little bird just adds so much to this album, I like to repeat the times, it adds to the feel and gives a continuity without being formal!

So there you have it - thank you for looking through these posts, I know they are long - one of the things with eclectic/vintage is that there is so much to see.

You can see more of my projects in my Layers of Color Gallery, while you are there make sure you check out the other Design Team galleries there is so much inspiration waiting to be discovered!

Your Next Stamp - Cut It Out and Pop It Up

ABC - U = Unused Stash - Lace and DP

Cute Daisy May - As You Like It

If the Shoe Fits - Rain or Shine

 Practical Scrappers - Patterned Paper

The Crazy Challenge - Something New - the Prima's are from Sabrina (okimom2girlz)

Pollycraft - Summer Blooms - on the DP

Hand Full of Stamps - Get Your Shine On - Gems/Bling

Ohh La-La - Bright and Cheery

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Cute & Girly

Thank you for coming by today and for taking the time to leave your lovely comments - you are always so kind and make my day!  God bless you!
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