Rejoice in the Beauty of the Body

Kind of a heavy title, huh? You’re probably wondering what this post could possibly be about, right? Well, since it’s my day to feature something using the crazy cool stamps of Smeared Ink, that may just be a good clue!

In this card I used 4 stamps from the Quoth the Raven set. But when I “finished” the card…I felt like it needed a sentiment of some kind. But I had a tough time finding something. Then, as I looked through my Smeared Ink images again, I saw this line in a short poem from the As Death set… “rejoice in the beauty of the body.” Which I thought was totally fitting here!

One may not immediately think of the human heart, or the insides of wings to be beautiful…but in fact…they are. The intricacies alone make them beautiful. Add function to the mix, and you have a lovely miracle of life itself. Ok…I’m totally getting too deep here!

Originally I was going to stamp out “You give my heart wings,” as I had for another card I made for my husband last year. I think that’s such a cool senti. But then, when I finally found this, I knew I had to use it. Thanks for looking! Have an inspiring day!!!

Comments

Carol W. said…

Love how you did this card, TFS

January 7, 2011 at 9:32 AM

Laura (Faerielore) said…

awesome card, the images are just amazing

January 7, 2011 at 11:40 AM

Alyssa S said…

This is just gorgeous!! Fab sentiment too :o)

January 7, 2011 at 12:16 PM

~Lady B~ said…

This is so incredibly awesome! It would make a bad-ass tattoo!

January 7, 2011 at 2:13 PM

Unknown said…

That is beautiful! Great work.

January 7, 2011 at 11:30 PM

Andrea C said…

very crazy stuff that looks totally fab x

January 10, 2011 at 7:50 AM

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