
Hello everyone! Happy Sunday! Sunday's bring another S
tampin Sisters in Christ Challenge and I'm happy to share this one with you. Today's hostess is the lovely Lisa. She has chosen the following Scripture for today's challenge theme:
Matthew 6: 9-13 "This, then, is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'
Lisa's challenge is to make a card/project that features prayer; either someone praying, or a verse about prayer, or a greeting that lets someone know you are praying for them.
This is my favorite kind of card to send! There's something so special about receiving a card telling you someone is praying for you! You just know it's not just empty words if they took the time to send you a little note letting you know you are in their prayers. So this was a challenge I loved doing!

I used the one of the brand new releases from
Layers of Color cling art stamps. The stamp I used is the
Starflower Frame cling art stamp. I'm excited to announce that
Layers of Color is a Spellbinder's Preferred Stamp Company! This stamp was specially created to coordinate with the
Spellbinder's Label sixteen. You will be able to order this Spellbinder's Label set from the Layers of Color Store. I colored the image with chalks and added copper Stickles to the centers of the starflowers. The sentiment (Rubber Stamp Tapestry) is stamped in the center of the label sixteen and I sponged all around the design with chalk. I mounted this focal image onto a
Spellbinders Label twelve. The larger frame behind it all is a Spellbinder's Leaf Frame cut from Papertrey Dark Chocolate. My card base is Bazzill and the designer paper is Deja Views Timeless Collection. Now I wanted to use some of the butterflies from the
Layers of Color Flutterescent clear art stamp set because:
Layers of Color is this week's Sponsor, and the Flutterescent clear art stamp set is what Laura will be giving away! So to show a little something different to do with these wonderful butterflies, I stamped two of them onto
acetate with Stazon ink, then colored on the back with Copics. I cut them out, bent the wings a little bit, and then added copper stickles to the spots. The photo doesn't do this technique justice, but if you try it I know you will love the look!

I love today's passage of Scripture for many reasons.... one of the things that stands out the most is how it's not just a list of "please do this" items.... it hallows God's name, it asks for His will to be done on earth.... just as it is in heaven... have you ever pondered that? Prayer is a lot less about our wish list and a whole lot more about glorifying the God of the ages, and often involves bringing our will into line with His! Does this mean we don't bring our intercessions to Him? No! I truly believe intercession for others is a ministry in itself and an important one! Many places in Scripture tell us that God does hear and answer our prayers! I'm just saying... while we are asking God to answer our requests... lets be sure we are honoring Him first and foremost... and are praying for His will even if it is not what we are wanting at the moment, because we know that He has promised to work all things together for good to those who love Him and are called to His purpose (will). Sometimes His ways are not our ways, but as we pray the way Jesus taught in this prayer, we are learning to yield our wills to His perfect will. When we are in His perfect will, we know that He will work all things together for good! It's so simple, yet so difficult to do sometimes! Ultimately, prayer is all about relationship.... our relationship with our Father in heaven... Abba Father. What a priviledge it is to be able to enter into the holy of holies with our worship, our praise, our confession and our requests!
We'd love to have you play along! If you do, please leave a direct link to your card on the
SSIC Blog and please link the challenge in your post!
Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team for more inspiration for this week's challenge!