Pop out Z fold card!

Hello my friends!  I hope your week is going well!  I have a kind of fun card to share with you today that was made with this month's release from Our Daily Bread designs, Happy Retirement and Dreams, as well as Mini Tags 1.  I also played with a new fold, creating a sort of pop out from my z fold.  I stamped the image three times, lining up with my Stamp-a-ma-jig.  (Couldn't live without that thing! LOL!)  Anyway... colored with Copics and pastel chalks, then used reinkers and a toothbrush to splatter on the top and bottom borders.  I added some Prima flowers, punched greenery and natural twine, to fit this week's Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge, which is based on 1 John 2:4-6

“Whoever says, ‘I know him’, but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.       

But whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly

perfected in him.”  

The challenge is to use something real or natural.  Then just for the fun of it, I wanted to add something that would pop up from the pop out of the card.... so I took a paper lantern decoration from the party store, cut it down to umbrella shape, added a toothpick handle, and voila.... an umbrella that folds flat when the card is closed, but pops open with the card is opened.  I hope this will make someone smile! Wouldn't you just love to be on that beach right now?  I would!!!

I also am submitting this to the following challenges:
 Catered Crop -  The Letter "B" (beach), The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Nature, Crafters Companion - Here comes Summer, A Gem of a Challenge -  Pink Blue and Green, and Word Art Wednesday - Scripture or Encouragement.  You should really check out this blog!  There's always free digis of wonderful Scriptures and lots of great inspiration as well! 

Well that's it for me for now!  Thanks for stopping!!!
hugs,