Zephaniah 3:17 Murio Card

 

Today's card uses a Silhouette Design Studio cut file I downloaded from the Facebook Silhouette Card Making & Papercrafts group I'm in. Sabine Harris is the designer, and she's created and shared many fun files with the group. Thanks, Sabine, for this fun Murio card design and all the other tips and files you've shared in the group! 

I wanted to make an encouraging card for my aunt who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I hope the verse from Zephaniah and the sentiment that our thoughts, prayers, and love are with her will lift her spirits in this difficult time. The good news is that they caught the cancer early. I liked the design so well that I decided to do a set of the cards for the shut ins I write to each week, also. And the verse reminds us that our confidence is in the Lord's love for us. That's the cure for our fears, isn't it?

I die cut a butterfly and a dragonfly for embellishments and embossed the panel with the Bible verse on it with the Stylized Leaves embossing folder by Cuttlebug. The sentiment I stamped on the front was die cut using a Marianne die. 

Front view standing up:

Laid out flat: 

Top view from the back: 

Partially folded: 

Close up of the verse and the embossing on the panel:

Close up of the stamped sentiment on the front:

Close up of the dragonflies:

Front view closed:

Challenges I'm entering: 

September Mood Board and Sketch Challenge (not2shabbyshop.com): September mood board: I chose the left corner of the board with the maroon colored card base and the floral theme (3/3 ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Taylormadecards4u: ATG with option of food and beverage (2/3 ends on September 30) September winner $10 gift card to the shop received

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of Thinking of You (4/6 ends on October 2)

Sweet Stampers Challenge: Add a sentiment

Double Trouble Paper Crafting (doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com): 3 colors (burgundy, blue, orange), 2 embellishments (butterfly and dragonfly), and a stamped image (I have a hand-stamped sentiment and a digital stamp of the word art for the verse)

A Place To Start (hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com): ATG with option of fantasy (ends September 30)

Stamping Sensations (sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com): Feminine (1/3 ends September 30)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3 ends on September 17)

613 Avenue Create (avenue613.blogspot.com): (1/8 ATG ends on September 30)

Can You Handle The Pressure? (cyhtp.blogspot.com): I used Cuttlebug's Stylized Leaves EF (2/3 ends on September 21) Random winner 9/23; emailed 9/23 and had a response on 9/27; Cuttlebug Bird Call EF arrived on 9/30/22

Gem of A Craft Challenge (pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com): ATG (1/3 ends September 23)

Crafty Catz (craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com): ATG (3/3 ends September 15)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3 ends Sept. 22)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: diagonal from bottom to top: any die cut, free space, and sentiment

TIME OUT Challenges: "Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud." -- Maya Angelou  I feel like my aunt's cancer is definitely a cloud in her life, and hopefully this card will bring something beautiful like a rainbow to brighten her day

Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero: September Challenge | Hero Arts: Die-lightful (use dies) (ends October 2)

Anything Goes With a Fun Fold for Creative Creases #40 (secretstamper.com): ATG with a fun fold (ends 9/15/22)

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Die cuts

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the 2-weeks challenge; ends September 28)

Through The Craft Room Door (ttcrd.blogspot.com)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG

Happy Little Stampers: ATG with a die (ends September 30)

Ellibelle's Corner (simplyellibelle.com): ATG (2/3 ends at the end of the month)

Tuesday Color challenge (theoutlawzchallenges-tuesday.blogspot.com): Blue, yellow, burgundy/pink, and a hint of orange are in the picture as well as a floral motif on the tea cup

Twisted Thursday Challenge (theoutlawzchallenges-thursday.blogspot.com): ATG with twist of curved borders (3/3 ends on September 21)

Outlawz Challenges: Monthly linky

Festive Friday Challenge (theoutlawzchallenges-friday.blogspot.com): THEMES

Christmas

Nature  (I chose this one and used flowers, a butterfly, and a dragonfly)

Ocean Life

Fantasy 

Ends September 15