He is RISEN

Where I live if someone gives you a hug it's from the heart.

Steve Irwin

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Nothing transmits the joy of love better than a Hug. It stays with you throughout the day and sometimes the night as well. A daily hug cures a lot of problems without actually solving them. How is that possible? Have you ever had a day start out less than perfect or even lousy and then find yourself being hugged by someone and told everything will be OK? How did you feel afterwards? If the hug was sincere you probably felt less stressed. Even long distance hugs can work that way when they are from someone you love or who loves you. The problem is still there. It didn't get solved or go away. It just seems less of a problem for the moment, right? You feel reinvigorated. Think about this. How would it feel if  that hug came directly from Jesus? OH WOW, Right? I have news for you. Jesus loves to hug. Have you ever gotten a hug from someone and they told you Jesus loves you at the same time? You just got a hug from Jesus. Has anyone ever told you over the phone they love you and were hugging you right now. You just got a hug from Jesus and might have even felt it. Sincere love comes from one place. Jesus and His spirit within us. 1 John 4:8. "Anyone who fails to love can never have known God, because God is love." Those are some of my favorite words in all of scripture. They exemplify the true persona of our father in heaven and His son Jesus. Fear and dread were what I used to have for Him. For those who do not know Him it still is what they experience. When you love and hug it is a double hug not just one. That means if you hug anyone out of compassion and/or love you are hugging in Jesus' name. He is there too with the biggest hug you will ever get anywhere. I don't know of many who will refuse a hug. Do you? Hug someone today and daily. Spread a little bit of Jesus today.

A hug IS what you get when you accept Jesus into your life. It is the welcome to new life greeting. He is risen and hugs are in order.

It is time once again to visit a few of my favorite bloggers. These are a few more of those that are following me, I am  following them or both. Either way they are all exceptional artists and are worth visiting and saying "HI" by leaving behind some love in the form of a comment. 

Riette is a Christian stay at home mom who home schools her children. Way to go Riette. She creates simple and beautiful cards (often CAS) that are definitely worth a stop and look see. Riette is my most recent follower and I am honored she chose to do so. Thank you so much.

Karen Letchworth is a talented Christian who does some amazing cards as well as other things crafty. I am never sure what I will see when I visit her blog but it is always worth the visit. Stop by and see for yourself. Her creations are often very unique.

Irit is from Israel. She is the only one who does not visit my blog due to it's Christian content. That is OK. I understand and respect her beliefs. She did send an email and explained this and thanked me for joining her followers. I love her creative multi-craft talents and visit her site as I can. She is a many times published crafter and is a design team member on several sites. She is worth the visit no matter what form of crafting you do. She often includes tutorials.  You may find yourself joining her followers as I did. 

Many shout outs are given by many people and they are usually for those that are or have become a follower of the given site. Since I do not solicit followers I am not following that procedure and have included those I follow but are not following me. This is to let those that stop and check out my site know that they do make a difference and are noticed. You are appreciated. Consider this my HUG to you.

Jill and I went to the Allentown craft show this past week and bought some goodies. I put most of them away since I only got a few items and didn't actually take any photos of them. (Sorry Guys) I did buy a new stamp that I did, however, fall in love with at the TJ booth. I am a sucker for the realistic stamps and just had to have it. I stamped it as soon as I could and did two colorings of it using my Copic markers. This is the stamp I used:

 The first image was mostly just enhanced with a Copic Multi Liner 0.05 pen to bring out more detail.  Couldn't resist doing that. Smiley Face.

 The eyes were YG00 & YG41 and ears, nose, eye tear duct area and mouth are E02. 

The next coloring is also highlighted with Copic Multi liner to give some extra detail but not as much. 

The eyes are G05, The fur is YR24, the face and ears are E31 and the nose, mouth and tear duct are E15.

Both images will be made into cards but I want to do at least two more before that happens. The coloring for them will be revealed when the cards are done.

I hope you enjoyed your visit. I also hope you Love The Details. Your visits are very much appreciated. Stop again soon. Until then may the good Lord bless you and yours exceedingly.