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Rose n Butterfly Layout



Welcome to the Fruit of the Spirit Blog Hop presented by Paper Tree House Studio!  If you have been following the hop then you should be arriving here from Carolyn’s blog.  If you just came across this hop, then go to Paper Tree House to catch the beginning of the hop.



Every month we will gather to make the Name of the Lord famous and to share the talents we have been given by Him.  We also like to share a little bit of Truth that we have learned from the Bible and/or a bit about how He has impacted our lives.  This month the theme is “The Fruit of the Spirit”.



As Christians we are expected to demonstrate the Fruit of the Spirit because the Spirit of God abides in us.  In Galatians 5:22-23 we find the following definition: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”  There are many misconceptions about this fruit.  People look at the list of attributes and they are convinced that God has not given them one of the “fruits”, and so they live with remaining sin and a sense of defeat in certain areas of their lives.



If you look at the passage again you will notice that the word FRUIT is NOT plural.  It is only ONE fruit, so if the Spirit of the Lord abides in you, then the attributes that characterize the Spirit live there as well.  If you are not experiencing one of the characteristic of His Spirit in your life, pray that the Lord would cleanse you and purify you.  He is into the business of completing those He saves.  My prayer is that you would draw near to the Lord and that He in turn will draw near to you…



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Here is my project.
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Here is a look at the entire layout.

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Close up of the butterflies.


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Close up of one of the Flowers.

I used some cutting files I created to make these as well as the scallop, leaves, large butterfly and flourishes. The two small butterflies are from an MS punch.

The flowers and butterflies actually started out as plain white die cuts. I used some Glimmer Mist to give them that soft yellow appearance and then inked the edges with a Warm Red Cat’s Eye Chalk Ink pad. I finished the centers with some Yellow Stickles.


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Now for some more fun!  Hop on over to Carol's blog to be inspired.

Here is the complete line up if you get lost along the way Smile
Paper Tree House Studio: http://www.mypapertreehouse.com/
Nana – http://www.youniquereflections.blogspot.com/
Lynn - http://www.pensandneedles-lynn.blogspot.com/
Kristal - http://www.gettingcricky.com/
Karel - http://www.kareljcreations.com/
Zeni - www.scrappyzeni.blogspot.com
Jessie - http://www.scrapbookingmiami.blogspot.com/
Robin - http://www.robinscrapnest.blogspot.com/
Carolyn- http://www.messmuddleandfun.blogspot.com/
Melin- http://www.cookingwithcricut.com/ – YOU’RE HERE
Carol - http://huffandpuffscrap.blogspot.com/
Chalese - http://delectabledesigns-chalesek.blogspot.com/
Monique B. - http://uniquemonique01.blogspot.com/
Christel - http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/

36 comments:

  1. I love the flowers and butterflies you made.

    Thanks so much for sharing.

    God bless!

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  2. oh wow so absolutley beautiful

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  3. WOW!! Gorgeous layout! I love the colours you have used and the butterflies and flowers are soooo beautiful!! Thank you for this great bloghop! Hugs Marley

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  4. Wow ! what a pretty LO! I love those flowers they are soo pretty..:) TFS

    nicolle@nicollelovesscrapbookingdotcom

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  5. love the flowers and the colors

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  6. Those flowers and butterflies are gorgeous.

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  7. Wow, you sure have talent!!! Your butterflies are beautiful! The flowers as well, I would love to know how to make a flower like that.... God bless and it is nice to be part of such a wonderful bloghop!

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  8. Those flowers are just... WOW! Great job.

    Jazzy
    MsPoet2Be@gmail.com
    www.JazzysCards.Blogspot.com

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  9. Your butterflies and flowers are just gorgeous!
    Fantastic job!!

    http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/

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  10. Ack! My comment went poof! I apologize if you get a double post! Once again, you have blown me away with your talent! god has truly blessed you--not only with great artistic abily, but with a wonderful generosity of spirit! I'm so happy to be hopping along with you, my friend. You know I am a follower--you can find me at ksjennings at gmail dot com and/or www.kareljcreations.com

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  11. What a lovely project! Tkx for sharing! xoxoxo...BTW...I'm a follower now! God bless!

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  12. Awesome layout, the colors are amazing. You are very talented. I have become a follower as I cannot wait to find time to look through your blog and see your creations. I'm enjoying being part of this blog with you talented women. Lord Bless!

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  13. Melin~
    Love your flowers and butterflies. What a wonderful layout. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  14. WOW!! Love the butterflies and flowers!!!

    Hugs,
    Tanya
    freddylswillima@windstream.net

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  15. Gorgeous! love the colors!
    Hummer Hugs,
    Misty
    http://deliteful-gifts.blogspot.com/
    hummingbird204 at comcast dot net

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  16. beautiful lo,love the flowers, joydee1963 at yahoo dot com

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  17. This is a beautiful layout!

    america57@comcast.net

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  18. Stunning Flowers!
    I LIKE you on facebook - I'm victoria lester on fb.
    I follow your blog by gfc - victoria99
    flophasit at yahoo dot com
    Thank you for the chance to enter - I LOVE Scrapbooking.

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  19. Oh man so in love with that flower!

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  20. Wow Melin! This layout is absolutely gorgeous! i love those colors and all the little die cuts - just fabulous!

    rebeccadunham at hotmail dot com

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  21. WOw what beautiful pages. I wish I could make flowers like that but I get half way and mees it up and well I need to learn form this hop and gain some patience. Thanks for sharign such a cool project.

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  22. I LOVE your blog hop! I love everything about your purpose and your words. God bless all of you for doing this! God is good!

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  23. Gorgeous layout. I love those flowers and butterflies.

    Smiles Sher
    ShersL84bed@aol.com

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  24. Beautiful LO. Love your work on the butterflies and my fave is the flowers. New follower here and on Facebook.
    nana5604 at gmail dot com

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  25. Lovely layout. Your flowers are so beautiful! Thank you for sharing this wonderful message.
    kristyscraps@sbcglobal.net

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  26. Beautiful layout...beautiful flowers and butterflies.
    I'm a follower.
    Thanks for the chance to win.
    http: // mamawann. blogspot. com/
    annadowdy at gmail dot com

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  27. es un trabajo muy lindo!!

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  28. such beautiful layouts! The 3d flowers are just magnificent. You truly did a great job. TFS!

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  29. Stunningly gorgeous!. The coloration you got on the flowers is so beautiful too.

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  30. Oh goodness those flowers are so CUTEEE!!!Love the double page LO!!!

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  31. You are talented girl - the flowers and project is just beautiful! I often do not think 'out of the box' of making cards but you truly have stirred my interest in using paper craft is a much different way. Thanks you for sharing...:O)

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  32. Gorgeous layut. Loved reading your post on the "Fruit of the Spirit". Thanks so much for sharing.

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  33. I love the flowers and butterflies so much!

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  34. Amazing as usual! Great job Melin. TFS such awesome inspiration and encouraging me in Christ. Many scrappy hugs my sista.

    Yours in Christ,
    Christel (Scrappin' Sista)
    http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com

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  35. This layout is so beautiful. I love the soft colors and the flowers and butterflies.

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Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it so very much. Due to excessive spam, all comments are moderated. -Melinda