MFP Scrapboook Challenge #8

It's time for a new scrapbook challenge over at MFP SpeedyTV. This week's challenge is a theme challenge. Your challenge is to create a layout with a Spring or Easter theme.    Remember this challenge is strictly scrapbook layouts, no cards please, and you have to use stamps on your layouts. You don't have to use Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, but if you do you will receive an additional entry for the a chance to win our weekly prize set for March...

"Liberty Lady Mini"

The photos on my layout are of an Easter Egg Hunt on our church lawn after Easter Sunday service a couple years ago.  They actually used real hard boiled eggs for the hunt.  Maybe that's why the adults had more fun gathering eggs than the kids did LOL.  I used the bunny and sentiment stamps from the  Mark's Finest Papers Spring Things set on my page.  I stamped the bunnies on cardstock, fussy cut them and adhered them to my page with pop dots.  The stamped sentiment was punched from cardstock and embellished with gems.  I also stamped  "Happy Easter" on the punched border using a stamp from the He Is Risen set.

 

 

Supplies:

We R Memory Keepers Patterned Paper & Stickers
Making Memories Cardstock

Mark's Finest Papers Spring Things stamp set

Mark's Finest Papers He Is Risen stamp set
Queen & Co. Gems

Memento Ink

Imaginisce Punch

EK Success Border Punch

 

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! Be sure to link your page to MFP SpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #8 and mention MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge and Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co in your blog post. Please do not submit any back linked layouts. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday April 4th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings!

Word Art Wednesday #73

Before I get to this week's word art, I just want to say how grateful I am to all of you who stop by my blog week after week to see see what I've created for Word Art Wednesday.  Your presence and your wonderful comments bless me more than you'll ever know. 

Today's word comes from the book of Isaiah...

God does not work as man works. He does not think as man thinks. His ways are not man’s ways. They are above and beyond anything that we can ever conceive.

 

For this week's layout I choose a picture of TJ reading the bible. It was taken on Christmas morning 2012.  Our greatest hope is that TJ grows up to be a strong man of God.  While we don't know what his future holds,  God's word tells us that if we train up a child in the way he should go, when he is old, he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6).  So we are teaching TJ God's ways, His truths and His word. And that God's way is always perfect.

 

 

 



Supplies:
Cosmo Cricket Patterned Paper
Tim Holtz Gears, Paper Clips,and Staples
Bakers Twine

I hope you join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Feel free to save today's word art to your computer for your personal use. Check out the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog to see what the other design team members created with this week's word art. If you are new to our challenge, check out the challenge guidelines to find out how you can be eligible for the prize drawing from this week's sponsor Cheery Lynn Designs.

Thanks for stopping by. Blessings to you!

MFP Scrapbook Challenge #7

It's time for a new scrapbook challenge over at MFP SpeedyTV.   This week's challenge is a sketch challenge. Your challenge is to create a layout based on the following sketch by Pagemaps.

Your layout doesn't have to be an exact copy of the sketch.  Feel free to rotate it, add or delete elements, just use the sketch as a guide to spark your imagination.  Remember this challenge is strictly scrapbook layouts, no cards please, and you have to use stamps on your layouts.  You don't have to use Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, but if you do you will receive an additional entry for the a chance to win our weekly prize set for March...

"Liberty Lady Mini"

For my layout I used photos from my grandmother's album.  This time I know who's in the photos LOL.  It's my mother's younger sister, and the photos are her school portraits.  One when she was a little girl and one seven years later.   I stamped the globe and clock from the Mark's Finest Papers In My Den set on some shipping tags for my page embellishments. I cut the tags to fit my layout, distressed the edges, and attached them to the page with brads.

Supplies:

DCWV Patterned Paper

Mark's Finest Papers In My Den  stamp set
Tim Holtz Ruler Ribbon

K & Co. Brads

Shipping tags

Memento Ink

Tim Holtz Distress ink

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge!  Be sure to link your page to MFP SpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #7 and mention MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge and Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co in your blog post.  Please do not submit any back linked layouts.  You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday March 27th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Blessings!

Word Art Wednesday #72

It's time for this week's word art!!  Today's word is from the book of Galatians...

We have two versions of our word art this week...black & white and colorized.  I choose to use the colorized version as it went perfectly with my photo.  If you'd like the black and white version, you can find it on the Word Art Wednesday Blog.

To crucify or to die to self...to die to our selfish motives, the I, I, I, and me, me, me mentality...is to love Christ more than self.  Truly humble people are Christ centered.  Christ lives in them and reveals himself  through their thoughts, words and deeds.  When we are totally sold out to Christ, we don't have to do work for Him, He does His work through us.

I'm revisiting the Grand Canyon for my layout today. This time I used a photo of my brother,  a strong man of God who has been crucified with Christ,  standing on some rocks near the rim of the Canyon.  He decided to climb down the canyon a bit for this photo and as you can see, there are no guard rails or safety bars.  Certainly not something I would do but I guess he trusted God to order his steps and the results were this fabulous photo.

Supplies:
Me and My Big Ideas Patterned Paper and Stickers
Basic Grey Buttons
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Spellbinders Nestabilities Die


I hope you join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Feel free to save today's word art to your computer for your personal use. Check out the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog to see what the other design team members created with this week's word art. If you are new to our challenge, check out the challenge guidelines to find out how you can be eligible for the prize drawing from this week's sponsors Crafty Secrets.

Thanks for stopping by. Blessings!

MFP Scrapbook Challenge #6

It's time for a new scrapbook challenge over at Mark's Finest Papers Speedy TV.  This week's challenge is a themed challenge. Your challenge is to create a layout with a St. Patrick's Day theme. The layout doesn't necessarily have to be about St. Patrick's Day, just use some element from the day as inspiration for your layout. It could be the color green, a shamrock, a saying... whatever you come up with. Remember this challenge is strictly scrapbook layouts, no cards please, and you have to use stamps on your layouts. You don't have to use Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, but if you do you will receive an additional entry for the a chance to win our weekly prize set for March...

"Liberty Lady Mini"

 

 

My layout for this challenge is of TJ, back when he was a wee little one.  That green hat was one of his favorites.  I used the MFP Lots of Luck set to embellish my photos.  The leprechaun and pot of shamrocks were stamped and colored with Copic Spica pens and PrismaColor pencils.  I stamped a sentiment at the bottom of the photo mat and on the tag. I dusted off my Making Memories Tag Maker to make the metal rimmed tag.

 

 

Supplies:

Making Memories Patterned Paper

Autumn Leaves Cardstock

MFP Lots of Luck Stamp Set

Basic Grey Gems

Making Memories Tag

Mr. Huey's Color Mists

Memento Ink

Copic Spica Pens

PrismaColor Pencils

Gamsol

Fiskars Corner Punch

 

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! Be sure to get some inspiration from the other design team member's layouts and link up your page at MFP SpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #6 .   Don't forget to mention SpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge and Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co. in your blog post. Please do not submit any back linked layouts. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday March 20th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings!

Word Art Wednesday #71

It's Word Art Wednesday!!  Today's word is from 1 Corinthians...

 

For my layout,  I used a photo of the Grand Canyon, one of God's masterpieces, that I took during our vacation last summer.  Words cannot begin to describe the Canyon,  you have to be there to really absorb all of it's beauty. And even with being there, it's still hard to fully grasp the magnificence of God's creation.  Today's scripture reminded me of the feeling I had when I was at the rim of the Canyon.  Standing there, you get swallowed up in God's presence.  You can feel Him all around you.

And you know that He can do exceedingly, abundantly more than we can ever ask or imagine.

Supplies:
Club Scrap Patterned Paper and Cardstock
K & Co Metal Studs
Queen & Co. Baker's Twine
Brads
Lifestyle Crafts Dies

I hope you join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Feel free to save today's word art to your computer for your personal use. Check out the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog to see what the other design team members created with this week's word art. If you are new to our challenge, check out the challenge guidelines to find out how you can be eligible for the prize drawing from this week's sponsors Nicecrane Designs and Verses Rubber Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by. Blessings!

MFP Scrapbook Challenge #5

It's time for a new scrapbook challenge over at MFP SpeedyTV.  This week's challenge is an ABC challenge. Your challenge is to create a layout using at least 3 things that start with the letter "B" .  You have to use at least 3 different types of items that begin with "B", however you can use as many of each item as you'd like.  Let your imagination run wild when choosing your "B" items. It will be exciting to see how many different B things you can come up with.  Remember this challenge is strictly scrapbook layouts, no cards please, and you have to use stamps on your layouts. You don't have to use Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, but if you do you will receive an additional entry for the a chance to win our weekly prize set for March...

"Liberty Lady Mini"

I came across this photo of the town's fishing (and swimming) hole in my grandmother's album and I thought it would go perfectly with stamps from the MFP On the Fly stamp set.  I used several B items on my layout...buttons, brads, bow, black cardstock, and a black and white photo. 

Supplies:

Paper Loft Patterned Paper

MFP On the Fly Stamp Set

Making Memories Alphabet Stickers

Canvas Corp Tag

Buttons, Twine

Memento Ink

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge!  Be sure to get some inspiration from the other design team member's layouts and link up your page at MFP SpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #5 .  Don't forget to mention SpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge and Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co in your blog post.  Please do not submit any back linked layouts.  You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday March 13th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Blessings!



Word Art Wednesday #70

Hi, it's Word Art Wednesday!!  Today's word is from the Book of Psalms...

 

 

Today's scripture is one that I pray often.  I so desire that the words that I speak and the thoughts of my heart be acceptable and pleasing to God.  I know that I cannot do this in and of myself so I turn to God, who is my strength and my redeemer, for help.   God is in control of everything, including my words and thoughts, so I know that with Him, I can get them lined up right.

I'm using a photo of my husband for my layout today.  He was the speaker for our church's Christmas Friends and Family Breakfast in December 2012.  He began his message with a prayer that concluded with today's scripture.  The cute little girl in the "amen corner" is a digital image from one of this week's sponsors, Jelly Park digital stamps.

Supplies:
DCWV Patterned Paper
Jelly Park Digital Stamp
Buttons
Prismacolor Pencils

Gamsol
Stampin' Up Corner Punch

I hope you join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Feel free to save today's word art to your computer for your personal use. Check out the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog to see what the other design team members created with this week's word art. If you are new to our challenge, check out the challenge guidelines to find out how you can be eligible for the prize drawing from this week's sponsors Jelly Park and My Heart Pieces.

Thanks for stopping by. Blessings!