Seeing Pearls

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it." It's easy to pass by the pearls in our path, mistaking them for stones impeding our way. I want to be aware of all the pearls placed in my day, seeing beyond the layer of grit to the beauty within. I'm convinced we share in part of God's nature when we create beauty and find pleasure in what might otherwise be mundane.

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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Summer Love

This layout is a result of the Chop Your Paper challenge. The guidelines were to use one or two sheets of paper without any additional embellishments. This was a hard one for me, but I'm pleased with the way it turned out. I cheated by using some alphabet stickers, but the rest is paper and ink. (All the paper edges are inked.) I also used a couple of punches to make the scalloped circles - Marvy Uchida makes really nice punches that are easy on the hands.

I don't know why kids love sunglasses, but I've got some great pictures of my grandkids posing in sunglasses. Maybe it makes them feel grown up to wear them. Norah certainly seems very proud of herself, posing with Mommy.

My goal is to get through all these challenges; I will have quite a few pages to add to my scrapbook by the time I'm done!

Till next time!

Paper: Basic Grey, Echo Park
Alpha: K & Company
Ink: ColorBox
Punch: Marvy Uchida