Ariana Vintage Love Card

I feel so fortunate to have had amazing friends all throughout my life. Each one has blessed my life in many ways. I was reading 1 Thessalonians 3 last night and found this thought in verse 12:

and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another, and for all people, just as we also do for you;

This has become my prayer, that my love for others would increase, not just for my friends and family, but for all people, even the unlovable.  Valentines Day is a great way to let others know how much we love them. In fact, we should be ready to share messages of love any day of the year. Can you imagine what an amazing place this world would be if everyone loved the way Christ loves us?

Here's one of my cards made with Ariana paper that has a vintage feel.  My favorite part of this card is the message of this Skylark stamp set.

I used black pearls, instead of the usual white ones,  and a black sparkle flourish for contrast. The baker's twine bow on top of the lace bow has a metallic gold thread which adds a little more sparkle but doesn't show up in this photo.

Thank you for visiting. May God bless you with friends who share their love with you and may you find more ways to show love for others!

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations - anything goes/Valentines Day
Bearly Mine monthly challenge #119 - Vintage Romance
Card Mania #40 - Love is all around
Eclectic Ellapu - From the heart - have a heart on it
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Valentines Day
Papertake Weekly - with a heart
Scrapping Everyday Miracles - Love is in the air
Shopping Our Stash #130 - use something shiny (pearls, sparkle flourish, gold thread in twine)
Stamp and Create February Challenge - Love is in the Air
That Craft Place - Valentine Love