Beautiful

I love this sentiment. For several years at the Special Olympics bowling tournament in our area, a particular bowler was assigned to a lane near Jack. Every time he bowled, he would yell, "Beautiful!" Didn't matter if it was a gutter ball or a strike, he thought it was beautiful. 

And he was right. 

We have missed him at the tournament the past few years, but George and I still randomly yell "Beautiful!" when we see something good...and smile at each other.

Today's poppy card is destined for a friend of mine who embodies beautiful. Not only is she beautiful inside and out, but her mission in life is to make the world more beautiful for her family and friends. She's an inspiration. 

The poppies (stamped in Archival poppy ink) are from Concord and 9th's Wild Flowers set, and the sentiment is (I think) from an Altenew set. The stamens of the top image and the center of the bottom image were colored with a Sakura Stardust gold pen, and the gold ink is Delicata. 

The mat was distressed by repeatedly running it through a crimper, flattening with the Cuttlebug, and roughing the edges with a scissors blade. 

What beautiful people have you noticed in the past few weeks? 

And try shouting "Beautiful" randomly throughout the day. It's a lovely way to smile!

Mercy, grace, peace, and love,

Susan