Yay for Fall!

Have I mentioned how much I love fall and winter? Maybe about a million times! {LOL} When I saw this cute digi image from Fred, She Said Designs, I jumped on it. The joy that Emma feels as the fall leaves swirl around her is exactly how I feel when autumn finally reaches Southern California... usually in late October, which is when we finally stop with the relentless heat. Maybe that's why I get so happy!

I made this card for this week's challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ. The inspiration scripture is Ecclesiastes 3:1, "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven." (NIV) The challenge is to make a card using the colors of fall. I'm all over that!!!

The cardstock, DP (Bo-Bunny Kitchen Spice) and ribbon are all from my Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients Kit of the Month, which arrived a couple of days ago, in advance of the release to the public... one of the many benefits of subscribing! I just LOVE the colors of this paper. The little charm was something I had in my stash from long ago, and the punched strip was done with the Harvest Border Borderabilities die from Spellbinders. Love it!

I colored Emma's hair red in honor of my BFF Desiree's daughter Gabi, who has the most beautiful red hair. I have got to get Des to post her work on a blog or in a gallery... she makes the most amazing scrapbook pages featuring Gabi. In fact, she just did one of Gabi and her cousins throwing fall leaves in the air. I'll work on her for you... you would love to see her pages! And her cards. I've got her hooked on stamping now... hee hee.

Anyway, I hope you will play with us in the challenge this week at Stampin' Sisters in Christ. The prize is sponsored by none other than Korin Sutherland from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps! We just had a blog hop this past week featuring SNSS autumn stamps, of which the prize was one. If you missed it, check it out at this post.

Before I go, I want to share a little something with you.

Yesterday our church (Immanuel Lutheran) began a 24-hour Day of Prayer as we begin the journey of becoming part of Transforming Churches Network. This means that we are making a commitment to interact more with our community, to reach out to the unchurched, to let our lights shine for the Lord. I was truly blessed by the Prayer Labyrinth. All I could think about was how much I want everyone to know the love of God and the peace that passes all understanding... the same joy that I feel each and every day, in both good times and bad.

One of the passages we read during the Prayer Labyrinth was Matthew 5:1-14. Within that passage, Christ exhorts us to "let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." I believe that through our blogs, we can do just that: shine our lights for Jesus and reach out to others. Don't be afraid!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a blessed day!