Synchronicity

Don't you just love it when things come together? You've been meditating on a certain passage of scripture, and then the pastor makes it a key point in his sermon that week. An unexpected check comes in the mail just when there's a bill that needs to be paid. You think of a long lost friend, and then they call you out of the blue.

Coincidence? The author Squire Rushnell calls them God Winks (and he's written books on this very theme). One of my favorite radio personalities mentioned recently that we should all stop calling them coincidences and recognize them for what they are...the divine hand of God at work in our lives. I'm currently studying Esther, and one of the main themes of the story is that perhaps we are all born for "such a time as this".

I happen to get excited when some of my favorite crafts or hobbies combine. For example, Gina K Designs released stamp sets last month with a needlework theme. Voila! Needle art and stamping combined! And then my favorite paper company, Cosmo Cricket, released a line called Material Girl that also works with the theme. (Although for this card, I used a paper from their older line, Honey Pie). What could be better?

I made this card for today's color combo challenge!

{recipe: Nana's Needlework Sentiments (Gina K), Aida Cloth stamp (SU), Label Classics (SU) old olive ink and cardstock, ballet blue ink and cardstock, barely banana cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Honey Pie paper, Martha Stewart lace doily punch, olive felt flower, red button, dmc floss}

Just recently, I was lamenting the loss of some of my favorite colors from Stampin' Up. Guess what? They're back! SU is retiring a LOT of colors (I used two retiring colors in this card!), rearranging their color families, and bringing back some of the favorite In Colors from the past several years. They're also introducing six new colors into the mix.


River Rock! Riding Hood Red! Pink Pirouette! Wild Wasabi! Baja Breeze! I'm a happy gal! Sure, there are quite a few colors I'll miss (Sage Shadow, for one!). But change is a good thing, and these color families needed a lot of refreshing. I love the look of the new Brights color family now, and I rarely used the old brights color family before. A fresh perspective is always a good thing!

Hey, did you know that two of my favorite hobbies combined in another form? Mystery novels and crafting! If you like this combo, too, then make sure you leave a comment on yesterday's thread for a chance to win an autographed copy of the latest scrapping mystery from Joanna Campbell Slan , "Photo Snap Shot"!