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!

Word Art Wednesday #91

Hi!! It's Wednesday and  I'm back with some new word art for you!!  This week's word comes from the Book of Psalms...

Psalm 124 is Israel's praise of the Lord for his deliverance from some powerful enemies.  Today's word is the last verse of the psalm.  Often times when we find ourselves in trouble or when things aren't going as we planned, we rely on our family and friends, on other people, or even ourselves for help.  Then we wonder why things aren't working out, why we can't find a solution to our predicament.  Instead, first and foremost, we should look upward to God, who created all things.  Nothing is too hard for our God. All heaven and earth and everything in it are the works of his hands. If God can create all this, surely He can help us times of trouble. He just wants us to ask.
 
The photo on today's layout was taken at the Grand Canyon last summer.  Talk about breathtaking!!  No one but God could create something as magnificent as this.

 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 Milk Coffee Stamps and Pam Korte of Close to My Heart.

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #89

Welcome back to Word Art Wednesday!  Today's word art comes from the Book of Isaiah...

The assurances God has given us of His love, and the benefits and comfort of His grace, should greatly encourage our faith in Him and our expectations from Him.  God's promises given out to us are wells of salvation, for in them salvation is made known to us.  It is our duty by faith to joyfully draw water out of these wells, to take the benefits and comfort that are treasured up for us in them.

The photo on my layout was taken by my friend Ruthann at a scrapbook getaway weekend in Nags Head N.C.  Our house was right on the beach and the view was spectacular.  The sound of the waves coming in and out was so peaceful and relaxing, the perfect accompaniment for meditation and prayer.

 

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 Freckled Fawn.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

MFP Scrapbook Challenge #23

It's time for a new scrapbook challenge over at  Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV.  We have a great challenge this week so I hope you'll play along.

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This week's challenge is a die cut challenge.  Your challenge is to create a layout of any theme using die cuts or punched shapes.  You can also fussy cut a stamped image for this challenge.

  

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 weekly stamp prize for July ... 

I used another photo from my grandmother's album today.  This time it's my mother's brother, my Uncle Wayne. He was about 2 years younger than my mom, who was the oldest.  He was about 14 or 15 in this photo.  Uncle Wayne grew up to be a preacher and he was truly a man of God who lived what he preached.  I was fortunate enough to get to spend some time with him during his short lifetime...God called him home in his 40's. 

 

I used stamps  from the MFP  In My Den stamp set for this page.  They coordinated with the photo perfectly. I colored them with Copics, fussy cut and mounted them on my page.  I also used several Lifestyle Crafts and Spellbinders dies to round out the challenge..

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win the July stamp be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #23  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 July 17th to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!