Blessed

 One of the pastors of our church is retiring at the end of the month.  We are having a little celebration for him tomorrow morning before church.  This is the card I created for him:

I was able to use a piece of patterned paper (well, at least most of it) that I wasn't sure how I was ever going to use.  It is a bullseye (target), and I think it caught my eye because the sketch I chose to use had these arrow elements in it.  It seemed fitting and nice and manly.  So, I die cut it with a stitched rectangle die and matted it on cream card stock before adding it to a chocolate brown card base.  The cream really makes it pop!  I used the same cream for the sentiment panel and matted it with the brown card stock as well.  Die cut two silver arrows and some red hearts and finished it all off with some silver brads.

Supplies:

Stamp: Verve "Jeremiah 17:7" Plain Jane

Dies: Verve stars; Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle and "You Are Here" arrow; MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle

Challenges:

Double Trouble Challenge #155--Die-cember (Thing #1: use a die cut)

Cards Galore #188--anything goes

Sheepski Designs #81--layer it

We Love Stamping--winter flowers AND/OR foliage OR anything goes (I chose the anything goes option)

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #268--sketch

Penny's Challenge #561--anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--use dies

Word Art Wednesday #626--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

As You Like It--anything goes

Creative Fingers #268--anything goes

Alphabet Challenge--S is for stars