Another Reason Why I Love Being a Card-maker....

It's the principle of reaping and sowing....you send a card, you leave a comment, you give some encouragement and it all comes back to you....beautifully!
Case in point, in the last week I've been the recipient of some very lovely happy mail from some very lovely international friends (and one from Texas, who is quite lovely too!).
I've added a link to each of their blogs so you can visit and give them some comment love:

FROM VIRGINIA:

I love the doily as a frame for the main image...so clever!  Virginia sent along some fun faith-themed SRM stickers....thanks so much!!

FROM SANNE:

 

I met Sanne at CHA and she is so sweet...it's obvious how talented she is! The flower is shiny with glossy accents and glitter...it's so gorgeous IRL.

Sanne sent a little bonus tag too...

FROM VERA:

 I did a little favor for Vera and she sent this as a thank you....it's so charming with those tiny little butterflies. Vera's blog is Ling's Design Studio.

I also just got a gorgeous card from Linda van Vliet all the way from Holland as part of the Card Chain Challenge. This card has an acetate base with some of the most lovely stamping in the challenge colors. She even decorated the envelope, love that!

FROM LINDA:

I love the sentiment and I heartily agree....I'm so grateful for my friends, those nearby and all of my blogging buddies.

Here is the card I sent to Cassi for the Card Chain Challenge:

I loosely based this on the sketch and the challenge colors...very loosely it appears.

Friends do add so much to our lives...the old ones who know us the best (and still love us) and the newer ones we are learning more about and with whom we share common interests. To all my friends...love and blessings to you!!

Here are some of my favorite verses, pearls of wisdom if you will, from Proverbs chapter 27...

 ~Proverbs 27:8 ~

Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.

~ Proverbs 27:9 ~

The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.

~ Proverbs 27:12 ~

A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.

The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.

~ Proverbs 27:14 ~

A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning

will be taken as a curse!

(love this one, obviously King Solomon was not a morning person)

~ Proverbs 27:17 ~

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

~ Proverbs 27:19 ~

As a face is reflected in water,

so the heart reflects the real person.

blessings,

nancy