April 2, 2014 Wisdom

Wisdom cannot be taught but is a gift of inner sight.
 
 Have you ever heard the phrase "out of the mouth of babes?" I know you have and it is interesting to note that little nugget of wisdom or truth came from somewhere that was, almost always not taught. So where did it come from? Pure innocence and a God given sense of what is or should be. Some wisdom can be gained through life experiences but often it is the result of seeing everything though a loving heart. In the last post knowledge was one of the things Solomon asked God to give him. Without Wisdom that knowledge was useless. Because he asked for both God gave him everything else he could have asked for. Psalms 2:10-15 "When wisdom comes into your heart and knowledge fills your soul with delight, then prudence will be there to watch over you, and understanding will be your guardian to keep you from the way that is evil, from those whose speech is deceitful, from those who leave the paths of honesty to walk the roads of darkness: those who find their joy in doing wrong, and their delight in deceitfulness, whose tracks are twisted, and the paths that they tread crooked."
The New Jerusalem Bible. (1985). (Pr 2:10–15). New York: Doubleday.
One of THE favorite places for me as far as gorgeous images is a place in Finland called Imagine and Do. This is the final time I will share this image on my blog. It is the image that captured my interest and, in a way, my heart. Look into those eyes and you will know why.

 

The eyes in this artist's images just blow me away. There are very soft suggestions where the shadowing should be but not so much that you can't do otherwise. This image could easily be made into a true portrait. I was so taken with the images from this artist that I insisted that I make the card.

 There were extra braids and other embellishments included in the package. I colored and used the braids to frame the image. I am not very versed in the terminology for the items used to do the card but I did make the image large enough for you to see everything. This was one of my very first images on my very first post.

Next we are going to share a Thomas Kinkade image. This one is Fly Fisherman. A rather small but still demanding image. This is from Cornish Heritage Farms. Not sure if this one is still available but the above link is the place to look. The line of stamps is still getting larger.

My DW at Ribbon Challenged is good at doing cards and the card for this image is a nice "guy" card.

Hope you enjoyed your visit and will consider popping by again. Next week and the following week I am going to step out of my comfort zone and attempt to create a few cards. That should be good for a laugh if nothing else. Both weeks I will be featuring Our Daily Bread stamps. Now it gets real interesting, huh? Until then ...... LOVE THE DETAILS.