Zva Creative *** and a LO of a special friend...

This is a special layout I did to celebrate my friend Lynette. Lynette is an amazing woman. Lynette and her husband Kobus are in ministry and started The Vistarus Mission in South Africa. In 1998 Kobus and Lynette received a calling to serve the poor and disadvantaged in their community. They answered this calling by establishing a Dream Centre or a Haven of Hope for individuals in need; thus Vistarus was born. Their vision includes to:
The Upliftment of the community with specific reference to the spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, teaching of life skills, creating employment opportunities and related activities.
Lynette and her family are amazing..And, she is also an amazing scrap artist who serves as a Design Team member for Scrap Africa...A wonderful site for challenges and inspiration!!
Lynette knows the meaning of my title...It is near and dear to her heart...


I created the Jewelled Cloisonne Flowers and paired them with the sweet

Elegant Rose Buds in Lavender [FLBK-03CB-150] from Zva Creative. I painted the stamped flowers (Heartfelt Creations Innocence Stamp set) with Glimmer Mist using a 2 tone technique. I painted the inside of the flower in Pineapple first, and while still wet, painted the outer petals with Purple which bled slightly into the yellow. It gives the flower a realistic look. I just added yellow Flower Soft in the middle.

The beautiful Zva crystal swirls, Imposing - Lavender/Grape Crystal [CR-05CA-121] sparkle with amazing brilliance.

The next piece of beautiful Zva is Flutter - Lavender Crystal/Pearl -[CRB-04CA-143]. Perfect in the corner just draping the photo. I love the color of the grape and Lavender.

The title comes from some of the art work that Lynette created recently. Please visit her blog to see her inspirational work. It has heartfelt meaning. The word Surrender was die cut from 2 different sets I own from QuikKutz. The tiny letters I created in Photoshop. The butterflies are from a file I created. they are white and yellow Glass Wing butterflies and I will post the file for you to use at the end of this post
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I only ask that you use these butterflies for your own personal use. If you would like to use them in another capacity, just email me. It was bought to my attention that my butterfly files were used on another site and the artist was claiming them as her work. I work really hard creating these files and although you don't have to mention where you got them when you use them, I would like everyone to respect the artists rights. Sorry for sounding whiny. But it just upset me because I was once accused of doing the same, although it was proved that my files were always my files that I created myself, and I did get an apology.
Happy Scrapping....