MFP Scrapbook Challenge #30

It's the last Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV scrapbook challenge for August and time for another one of our favorite "Anything Goes" challenges. That's right, you can create whatever type of layout you want, the only requirement is that you must use stamps on your page.  

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will receive an additional entry in the drawing for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize for August. We have a new challenge every Thursday so be sure to stop by each week.

One blessed winner will receive our August stamp. This is the last week for a chance to win this stamp so I would love to have you join us.

I have another Uncle photo for you today.  This time it's my grandmother's brother, my Great Uncle Dudley.  He lived in Detroit, Michigan and I met him once or twice when I was a little girl.  I don't have any recollection of him,  but I do remember that every time we went to Detroit we got to drink some wonderful gingerale called Vernors. Uncle Dudley was a chauffeur so I'm assuming the car in the photo belonged to the person he drove for.   My grandmother changed the names on this photo.  The original name written, Loyd, was Dudley's brother.  I'm wondering if he is the other man in the photo.  I used a sentiment stamp from the MFP Cowgirl's Rule set on my page.

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win the August stamp be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #30  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday September 4th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #95

Hi, welcome to this week's Word Art Wednesday challenge.  This week's word is from the Book of John.

What an amazing promise!  Those who accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior become children of God.  Membership in God's family is by grace alone, it is the gift of God.  It cannot be earned by anything we do, God gives this gift freely to all those that receive him and believe on his name.

Today's layout is of my uncle, Wayne, my mother's brother that was closest to her in age. He was a preacher, a true son of God.  He wasn't with us long, he went to be with God in his 40's,  but he spent his short time here doing God's work.  I spent time with  my uncle during my early college years right before he passed away and he he taught me a lot about selflessness.  He was a pillar in his community. He always put others first.  If he saw a need, he would try to fill it, even if it meant he and his family would go without.  I am so blessed to have know him.

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 Blue Moon Scrapbooking (offering a $20 gift certificate to their wonderful store full of scrapbooking supplies) and My Heart Pieces.

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

Uncle Clint

It's time for the weekly scrapbook challenge at Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV. 

  

This week's challenge is an embellishment challenge.  The challenge is to use at least 3 embellishements plus stamps on your page.

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps you will receive an additional entry in the drawing for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize for August.  We have a new challenge every Thursday so be sure to stop by each week.

Each week in August one blessed person will win this beautiful stamp...

 

Another treasure from my grandmother's album. This photo had  "Uncle Clint" written on it. Who is Uncle Clint?  I have no idea, but I'm going to try to find out.   I left a spot on my layout to add some journaling just in case.  I used 2 MFP stamp sets on my page, Ivy and Blossoms  and  Presents.

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win the August stamp be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #29  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday August 28th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #94

Hi!  Welcome back to Word Art Wednesday.  This weeks word is from 1 Timothy...

Today's verse is part of the often misquoted  passage of scripture that talks about the love of money.  1 Timothy 6:6-10 reads...

But godliness with contentment is great gain.  For we brought nothing into the world and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.  People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.  For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.  Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.  1Timothy 6:6-10


Our society today seems to value things over everything else.  The more you have ...money and possessions...the better you are.  It 's so easy to feel discontent when you are just getting by, or living from paycheck to paycheck struggling to pay your bills.  When you feel yourself growing discontent remember that pursuing money is a dead-end prospect.  Remind yourself that while God won't supply all your wants, he will supply your needs.  Then let love for God - rather than love for money -rule your heart and you will discover that you have true riches.

My mother's family didn't have a lot in the way of material things while she was growing up, but they had their love for God and they had each other.  When I look my grandmother's old photos,  I  don't see pictures of anguish and despair, instead I see photos of joy and contentment.  A contentment that only comes from love for God.

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 Heart and Soul Rubber Stamp Co..

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

Happy Birthday!!

It's time for the weekly scrapbook challenge at Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV. 

  

This week's challenge is anything goes!!  That's right,  you can create a layout about whatever you want, the only requirement is that you use a stamp on your layout.

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps you will receive an additional entry in the drawing for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize for August.  We have a new challenge every Thursday so be sure to stop by each week.

Each week in August one blessed person will win this beautiful stamp...

 

The design team was challenged to use a stamp set from the MFP August Release for this challenge and the set I used is an Asian themed set titled  Lucky You.  My Curves workout buddies treated me to lunch at a Chinese restaurant for my birthday in June, so I had the perfect photo to go with the stamps.  The Asian themed paper I used is from a 2004 Club Scrap kit.

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win the August stamp be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #28  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday August 21st to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #93

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

There are many paths we can take in life, but the right path, the one true path, is the way of the Lord.   As the Psalmist does in today's word, we need to go to God and ask him to teach us His ways so that we stay on the right path. Those who are taught of God never forget their lessons.

For my layout today I used a photo of my son doing the Call to Worship and Scripture Reading at church last month.  We continue to see evidence of his growing relationship with God. I am so proud of the young man he's become.

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 C.C. Designs Rubber Stamps.  The prize from C.C. Designs is their Swiss Pixie Pinwheel Birgitta Rubber Stamp. 

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

At the Pool

 Welcome to the weekly scrapbook challenge at Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV. 

  

We're well into the dog days of summer so this week's challenge is all about summer.  Your challenge is to create a layout using summer colors (any colors that make you think of summer) and you must use stamps on your layout.  

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps you will receive an additional entry in the drawing for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize for August.  We have a new challenge every Thursday so be sure to stop by each week.

Each week in August one blessed person will win this beautiful stamp...

 

 I choose another of my grandmother's photos for my challenge layout.  It's a photo taken at what appears to be a community swimming pool.  I don't know anything about the photo but I can imagine that the couple was out for an afternoon stroll, maybe on a date, and they stopped to watch the children at the pool.

My stamps are from the Mark's Finest Papers I Need A Vacation set.

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win the August stamp be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #27  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday August 14th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #92

Happy Wednesday!!!   I have some new word art for you.   This week's word comes from the book of Isaiah...
 

God calls us to walk in humility and he strengthens those that are humble, those that fix their eyes on Him. God protects his people in all weathers. The Lord shelters those who trust in him, from their enemies. The Lord is, and ever will be, the refuge of distressed believers. He provides us a shelter, for all of life's storms.

As I was looking for a photo to go with today's word art, I came across this photo of my husband.  It was taken on our road trip to California last summer.  We had just crossed the state line into Utah and stopped at the welcome center to take pictures of the kids at the "Welcome to Utah" sign.  It was really hot that day, the sun was beaming down on us with no breeze in sight.  But Tim found this one tree, a shelter from the heat, while waiting for us to finish our photo shoot.

 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 Mark's Finest Papers ( I love their stamps ), and Robyn's Fetish.

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

A Distinguished Gentleman

It's time for the weekly scrapbook challenge at Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV.    This week's challenge is  "Buttons and Bows"... create a  layout using buttons and/or ribbon or bows... the choice is yours... and you have to use stamps on your layout.  You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps you will receive an additional entry in the drawing for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize for August.  We have a new challenge every Thursday so be sure to stop by each week.

Each week one blessed person will win this beautiful stamp...

 For my layout I used a photo of a dapper young gentleman that I found in my grandmother's album.  I'm assuming he was a family friend. His name is written on the photo but I don't recognize it as one of a family member.

My stamps are from the Mark's Finest Papers In My Den set, one of my favorites. 

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win the August stamp be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #26  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday August 7th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!