Playing with perfect pearls

Before I show the card, I have

to say I am very disappointed in

my neighbors.  They used up all 

their fireworks on Sunday night and

all I heard last  night was a few booms

here and there.  Oh, well.

The panel was inked with perfect pearls

ink which is a wetter ink than the usual

ink pads.  Then I dabbed on the perfect

pearl powder.  I wish the picture could

show the shine it has.  When you brush off

the excess powder it leaves not only the

image but also the entire paper shiny.   it kind

of shimmers, actually.  It's very pretty

in person.  All  you need to do to set it

is mist some water on it.  Some people say

to mist it in the air and then wave the

piece through it, but I haven't had very

good results with that so I just hold the mister 

as far away from the paper as I can get

it and it doesn't really get the paper all

that wet but sets the powder nicely.

I was going to put a sentiment on the front

but I thought it would detract from the

panel.  I always feel like I should

have a sentiment on the front, but

normally, my cards are notecards

and most of the time you don't find

sentiments on notecards.

On Star Trek the next generation, the

character Guinan once said that the worst

thing one person could do to another was

not live up to their expectations.  I have

had that experience as I'm sure all of

us had at one point or another.  I was

praying about signing the other day 

and was reminded of the fact that we

don't have to worry about living up to

God's expectations because all He

expects of us is to do our very best.

I talked about Coleen interpreting 

on Sunday.  I have been going to the

band practice on Saturday and trying

to learn to sign the songs.  I've told

God that I can't keep up and I will 

do the best I can.  Some songs I can

keep up with, some I can't, but I still

try.  I'm still not sure what He has

in mind for me learning signing, but

I'm enjoying the learning process and

that's enough for now.