MFP Scrapbook Challenge #17

It's time for a new scrapbook challenge over at MFP SpeedyTV !! This week's challenge is Anything Goes!!   Your challenge is to create a layout about anything you want.  You choose the theme, the page elements, the colors etc. etc..,  the only requirement is that you use stamps on your layout.

Remember this challenge is strictly scrapbook layouts, no cards please, and you have to use stamps on your layouts. They don't have to be Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps but if you do use them you will receive an additional entry for a chance to win our May weekly stamp prize ...

I have 2 layouts to share with you today.  They both use photos from my grandmother's album. The first layout is of my great aunt, Aunt Rosa, my grandmother's sister.  

I used the Marsh Silhouettes stamp set from the May release to stamp the sentiments on my border strip.


My second layout is of my Uncle Napoleon,  my mother's brother,  He enlisted in the Army after he fininshed high school. 

The label at the bottom right was scanned from the back of the photo.  I used the  USA Heroes  stamp set for my page elements.

 I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win the flower image stamp be sure to link your page to MFP SpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #17 and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. Please do not submit any back linked layouts. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday June 5th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #82

It's Word Art Wednesday time!  This week's word art comes from the Book of Proverbs...

Today is May 29th, my mother's birthday. She would have been 81 today.  In honor of her birthday I used her photo on today's layout.  It was taken in 1957, when she was 25.  I'm learning from these old photos that my mother was quite the fashionista and so very glamorous. My mother was a God fearing woman who was confident that God loved her, delighted in her, and protected her.  I'm so grateful that she passed this on to my brother and me.

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 Pink Persimmon and Scripture by Design.

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #81

Happy Wednesday!!!  It's time for some new Word Art.  This week's word comes from 2 Thessalonians...

This week I'm using another photo of my grandfather and his friends, taken on the same day as last week's photo.  This photo is really interesting to me.  I'm imagining they were hanging out on a Sunday afternoon,  perhaps after church.   The two men on the left in the back row are looking at a book... maybe a bible?  Because what other book would a group of men be carrying around? Then we have the two men in the middle of the front row.  They are doing something with their hands...is it a 1930's style fist pump???  One thing I do know for sure...the Lord is faithful, and it was only Him that protected them from the evil of that period in time.

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 V's Sweet Ideas.

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #80

Welcome back to Word Art Wednesday.  This week's word is from the book of Isaiah...

While pondering this verse of scripture,  I came across a commentary that sums it up very well...
He giveth power to the faint... Who are ready to faint under afflictions, because they have not immediate deliverance, or their prayers are not answered at once, or promises not fulfilled as they expected, to such he gives fresh supplies of spitritual strength, he sterngthens their faith and enlarges their views, to behold the goodness of the Lord in the land ot the living, and confirms his blessings and promises of grace unto them.

For my page today,  I used a photo of my grandfather (my mother's father), and a bunch of his friends.  This photo was taken in Mississippi in the 1920's or 30's.  Those of you that are familiar with US history during this time period know what challenges these men faced.  I know the Lord must have given them power and strengthened their faith in order for them to have endured their life trials.

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 Heart and Soul Rubber Stamps and Digi Darla Designs.

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

MFP Scrapbook Challenge #14

It's time for a new scrapbook challenge over at MFP SpeedyTV !! This week's challenge is a 1-2-3 challenge.   Your challenge is to create a layout using elements in quantities of 1, 2 or 3. For example 1 photo, 2 patterned papers, 3 buttons, 1 ribbon, 3 flowers etc. etc. Your layout can be any theme, but you must not use more than 3 of the same elements on your page. 

Remember this challenge is strictly scrapbook layouts, no cards please, and you have to use stamps on your layouts. They don't have to be Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps but if you do use them you will receive an additional entry for a chance to win our May weekly stamp prize ...

 

 

 

I used 2 "anonymous" photos on my page. One is a girl and her dog and the second is the dog doing a trick.  From my grandmother's album,  but I know nothing about the girl or the dog.  For the challenge I used 1 patterned paper, 2 photos, 3 buttons, 2 stamps, 1 piece of twine. A quick and simple page.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Sei Patterned Paper

MFP Kilt Fun Stamp Set

Buttons

Maya Road Twine

 

 I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win the flower stamp be sure to link your page to MFP SpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #14 and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. Please do not submit any back linked layouts. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday May 15th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #79

Hi !! It's Wednesday, time for this week's word art.  Our word today is from Proverbs....

 The virtuous woman of Proverbs 31... when we compare ourselves to the resume of God's ideal woman, we may find very quickly that we don't measure up.  The good news is that virtue must first begin in the heart.  We need to fill our hearts and minds with God's real standard to become a virtuous woman.   Developing the qualities of the virtuous woman is a process that takes place over time, it's a lifelong journey.  But our God is a patient and loving God that doesn't expect perfection, all he asks is that we have teachable spirits and receptive hearts prepared to receive His word.

For my layout,  I used a picture of my Mom, the most virtuous woman I know, when she was in her twenties.  She went to be with the Lord on May 2, 12 years ago ago.   I learned so much from her and I wouldn't be the woman I am today without her love and guidance.   So in honor of her memory and Mother's Day this Sunday , I am dedicating today's post to her.

Supplies:
Webster's Pages Patterned Paper
Webster's Pages Lace Trim
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist
Queen & Co. Gems
Doily
Quickutz 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 Fred She Said and My Creative Classroom .

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

MFP Scrapbook Challenge #13

It's time for a new scrapbook challenge over at  MFP SpeedyTV !! This week's challenge is a color challenge.  Your challenge is to use the colors of spring on your layout. There are no certain colors that you must use, just use colors that say spring to you.

Remember this challenge is strictly scrapbook layouts, no cards please, and you have to use stamps on your layouts. They don't have to be Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps but if you do use them you will receive an additional entry for a chance to win our May weekly stamp prize ...

 

 

I wanted to use the images from the MFP Zoo Friends set on my layout so I looked for a  photo in my grandmother's album that I could use with the cute stamps. I stamped the images on patterned paper in spring colors to go with the theme of the challenge. The little children in the photo are related to my grandmother as I know their last name is in her family line.   I'll have to do some research to figure out what the relation is.  What really interests me about this photo is little Steward on the far right.  He 's wearing a dress just like his sisters.

 

Supplies:

Making Memories Patterned Paper & Embellishments

MFP Zoo Friends Stamp Set

Memento Ink

 

 

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win the flower stamp be sure to link your page to MFP SpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #13 and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. Please do not submit any back linked layouts. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday May 8th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

 

 

Word Art Wednesday #78

Hi!  It's time for some new word art.  This week's word comes from the Book of Psalms...

Today's verse is one of my favorite scriptures.  In fact, it comes to mind whenever  there are "issues" between my son and I (smile).  I used it on one of the first scrapbook pages I ever created, in his baby book, almost 16 years ago.  Children are indeed a blessing from the Lord, they are a precious gift from God.

 

When I received my digital image from Robyn's Fetish, one of our sponsor's this week, I knew exactly which picture I wanted to use for my layout.  It's a photo of my son, taken when he was 6.

 

 

Supplies:
Little Yellow Bicycle Patterned Paper
Bazzill Cardstock
Robyn's Fetish Digital Image
PrismaColor Pencils
Spectrum Noir Markers
Buttons


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  Robyn's Fetish and  Mark's Finest Papers.

Thanks for stopping by. Blessings to you!