Valentine's Blog Hop

Welcome to the Word Art Wednesday / Stampin' Sisters in Christ Valentine's Blog Hop. We are celebrating LOVE......God's love.    If you arrived here from  Karen's blog, you are in the right place. If not, you might want to start at the Word Art Wednesday Blog  and hop from there, for a chance to win one of several prizes and see lots of beautiful word art along the way.

Here are the hop details:
The hop will run until February 13 and there will be prizes!  Some of the blogs along the hop are offering prizes and there will be a drawing for a Grand Prize from Stampin' Up for all who complete the entire hop.  To be eligible for the Grand Prize, hop to each designers blog and leave a comment. After you have completed the hop, go to the Stampin' Sisters In Christ Blog and leave a comment telling us that you have completed the hop, making note if there were any designers blogs that you couldn't comment on. The winner will be announced on the Word Art Wednesday Blog on Valentine's Day.

The word art for the hop comes from John 15:9...

Since we're celebrating love,  I choose a photo of my husband and I, taken last February, for my layout.

I printed the word art out on cardstock and die cut it into a heart shape.  The red heart is a paper doily that I sprayed with glimmer mist.

Supplies:
BoBunny Enchanted Patterned Paper
DCWV, Martha Stewart and Creative Memories Cardstock
Recollections,  Kaiser Craft and Martha Stewart Gems
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist
Doily, Lace, Ink

What would Valentine's Day be without candy???  Blog candy that is!!!  One blessed person will be the winner of the goodies pictured below.  To be eligible for the drawing, all you have to do is become a follower of this blog (if you aren't already) and leave a comment on this post.  The winner will be announced here on Valentine's Day.

From here you will hop to  Linda's Blog, Lovely Linda's Craft Central. Thanks for hopping along with us. Enjoy the rest of the hop!

Word Art Wednesday #14

It's Word Art Wednesday!! Today's word art comes from the Book of Job:

This verse from Job is so powerful!  God allowed Satan to test Job with things so awful that it’s hard to imagine living through them.   And even though Job was going through unthinkable trials and tribulations, through it all he knew that no matter the outcome, HIS  REDEEMER LIVES and one day he would see him face to face.

This week I choose to use a photo of my husband for my layout because he is a man of great faith.  He is an “upright man who fears God and shuns evil”.   And like Job, he knows that his Redeemer lives!!!

Supplies:
DCWV Patterned Paper
American Crafts Ribbon
Crossed Paths Charm
Making Memories Ribbon Slide
Twine, Button
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Spellbinders Labels 8

I hope you join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Check out the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog to see what the other design team members created with this week's art. Be sure to check out the challenge guidelines to find out how you can be eligible for the weekly prize drawing from this week's sponsor Fred She Said .

Come back tomorrow for the "It's All About Love...His Love" Blog Hop.  We are joining with our sister site, Stampin Sisters in Christ  for our Valentine's Hop and there will be prizes!!!!  The hop will start at the Word Art Wednesday Blog . Hope you'll hop along with us!!

ODBD February Scrapbook Challenge

Hi Everyone!!!  It's time for the February Our Daily Bread Designs Scrapbook Challenge.  We've had a little change to our challenge posting rotation.  I'll now be posting the challenge and my sample layout  here on the 1st Tuesday of the month.

For February we're having a recipe challenge.  Your challenge is to choose 3 ingredients from the recipe and use them on any size scrapbook page along with ODBD stamps. You may use more ingredients but you must use at least 3 from this recipe. Have fun mixing it up!

Recipe List:
Bling
Buttons
Flowers
Chipboard
Ribbon/Twine/String
Sewing (hand or machine)

For my layout I used the ODBD The Mighty Sea stamp set.  My ingredients from the recipe are bling, buttons, ribbon, twine and hand sewing.  The photos are of my son during a summer vacation to Myrtle Beach in July 2006.

I stamped the Mighty Sea image on cardstock using Memento ink, colored it with Pebbles Shimmer chalks and matted it with green patterned paper.  I stamped the scripture and sentiment stamps on shipping tags and colored them with distress and chalk inks.  I think the stamped images make great accents for any scrapbook page.  If you're never incorporated stamping on your scrapbook pages  you should give it a try. 

Supplies:
K & Co. Patterned paper
Bazzill cardstock
ODBD The Mighty Sea Stamps
Basic Grey Gems
K & Co. Paper Ribbon
Buttons, Tags, Twine, Thread
Pebbles Chalks
Memento, Tim Holtz Distress, Colorbox Chalk and VersaFine Inks


To see all the challenge guidelines and how you can win a $15 gift certificate to the Our Daily Bread Designs store click here.  Also be sure to check out Patter Cross' inspiration for this challenge in her blog post  here.  The challenge runs through  Wednesday February 29th, 6:00 PM EST.

I hope you decide to join in this challenge. I can't wait to see what you create.

February Gems of Inspiration

Happy Friday!!!  It's time for the February Gems of Inspiration scrapbook challenge on the Our Daily Bread Designs Forum.   The other day, when I changed my calendar to February, I noticed something that I only see once every 4 years.  This year is a leap year!!  There are 29 days this month!  As I started thinking about leap years and taking a leap, my thoughts turned to leaps of faith.  I immediately thought about Jesus and Peter walking on the water in Matthew 14.

 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake.  When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I.  Don’t be afraid.”

 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”    “Come,” he said.

Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.  But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”  And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down.  Matt 14:25-32

Have you considered taking a leap of faith lately?  When you step out on faith, and stay the course, God’s got your back!

This month's challenge is all about taking a leap...a leap into creativity!  Create a layout using something that is totally new to you.  It could be trying a new technique or using a new tool.  Using a paper or embellishment that you just bought or one that’s been sitting unloved in your stash for a while.  Step out of your comfort zone and try something new!

My something new on my layout are the handmade burlap flowers.  I used some white burlap and die cut the flowers with my Big Shot.  I then sprayed the flowers with glimmer mist to give them some color.  As I was moving the flowers I noticed that the edges were unraveling and they weren’t looking very flowerlike anymore. As I had never die cut burlap before, it hadn’t occurred to me that the edges would fray.  Determined to make this work, I went to my local craft store and described my problem to the clerk in the sewing department. She recommended a product called Fray Check.  I die cut and misted some more burlap flowers, applied the fray check to the edges and they turned out great.  

Supplies:

K & Co. Patterned Paper, Stickers & Tag

ODBD God's Love and 2 Step Butterflies Stamps

ODBD Grunge Butterfly Die

Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers Die

Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish Die

Die Versions Tickled Pink Font Die

Versafine and CTMH Inks

Burlap

  

I hope you get a chance to play along this month.  I’d love to see the results of your leap of creativity.

If you are using Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, you are encouraged to upload your page to the Scrapbook Pages Category in the ODBD Gallery using keyword ODBDGI03.  If you aren't yet registered there, sign up only takes a couple of minutes. If you do not use ODBD stamps, you can post to your blog or another publicly viewable online gallery.  Be sure and to come back here and share the link so we can see your beautiful work!

Looking for more scrapbook challenges??? Check out the monthly Let Your Light Shine Scrapbook Challenge on the ODBD Blog!

Word Art Wednesday #13

It's Word Art Wednesday!!!!  Today's word art comes from the book of Nehemiah...

So just what is this joy???  The Holman Bible dictionary defines joy as the happy state that results from knowing and serving God.  Joy is the fruit of a right relation with God. It is not something people can create by their own efforts.  God Himself knows joy, and He wants His people to know joy. Joy in the Lord enables people to enjoy all that God has given.

This past summer,  I was the craft director at my church's vacation bible school.  Talk about joy!! Being in a room full of children worshiping and praising God, having a fun time in the Lord, you couldn't help but be filled with joy!!!
Supplies:
Recollections Patterned Paper
EK Success Sticker
Divine Twine
Cardstock, Brads, Button, Ink

Is your life filled with joy??  If not, think about all the Lord has done and is doing for you.  Then let the joy of the Lord flow through you.


I hope you join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Check out the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog to see what the other design team members created with this week's art. Be sure to check out the challenge guidelines to find out how you can be eligible for the weekly prize drawing from this week's sponsor Heart and Soul Rubber Stamp Company

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

We're into Challenge 2 of  Patter Cross' 2012 Hymn and Scripture Challenge.   The hymn this time is "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus".  If you go to Patter's blog post you will find Patter's devotional on the history and the scriptural truths behind the hymn. You can also listen to a beautiful version of the hymn by Selah.

Some food for thought from Patter's blog:

Where do you turn in times of trouble? Where do you turn in times of joy? How about distress, celebration, sadness, etc.? Can you say you keep your eyes fixed on Him in all things? Do others see Him in you? Is God your priority? Are you seeking His attention or others?

For my page, I choose a scripture from the book of Hebrews:

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning it's shame, and sat dowm at the right hand of the throne of God.
                                                                                                              Hebrews 12:2

Supplies:
SEI patterened paper
Recollections Gems
Jolee's Boutique Flowers
Crossed Paths Cross Charm
Spellbinders Labels 18
Colorbox Chalk Ink

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you.

Word Art Wednesday #12

Hi Everyone!!  It's time for a new Word Art Wednesday Challenge.  This week's word art comes from  1 Samuel 1:27.

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, was childless.  She desperately wanted children, but God had not given her any.  She wept and prayed, and prayed and wept, and she made a vow to the Lord...

"O Lord Almighty, if you will only look upon your servant's misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head." 1 Samuel 1:11

The Lord remembered Hannah and in the course of time, she conceived and gave birth to a son whom she named Samuel. She stayed home and nursed him and after he was weaned she gave him to the Lord for his entire life.

How many times have we made promises to God... that if He answers our prayers, we would do _____ or perhaps not do ______ anymore??   And once God answers our prayers, do we follow through with our promises to Him (do we even remember what they were)????   Maybe we all (including me) could learn a thing or two from Hannah.  Just some food for thought....

Supplies:
Deja Views Patterned Paper
Bazzill Cardstock
Recollections Flower Gems
Prima Flowers
Queen & Co. Pearls
Lace - thanks Cassandra :)
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
VersaFine Ink
Spellbinders Labels 10

I hope you join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Check out the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog to see what the other design team members created with this week's art. Be sure to check out the challenge guidelines to find out how you can be eligible for the weekly prize drawing from this week's sponsor McMahon Five Designs.