Happy 18th Birthday Jacki!!

It's time for the weekly Mark's Finest Papers SpeedyTV scrapbook challenge! This week we're doing another one of our favorite "Anything Goes" challenges.  You can create whatever type of layout you want, the only requirement is that you must use stamp(s) 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 be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp image. From now until the end of the year, there will be a different stamp  awarded each week.  So be sure to enter every week to have a chance of adding several of these wonderful images to your stamp collection.  We start our weekly challenge every Thursday so be sure to stop by.

Check out the Scrapbook Challenge post on MFPSpeedyTV to view this week's stamp prize.

Yesterday was my niece's 18th birthday. We celebrated it last Sunday at our home.  It was so nice to share in her special day.  I used the Mark's Finest papers Tailgate Party and Hum Along stamp sets on my page.  The patterned paper is by Webster's Pages.

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge! To be eligible to win be sure to link your page to MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #34  and mention the MFPSpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge in your blog post. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday October 2nd to submit your layouts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #99

Welcome back to Word Art Wednesday.  This week we have more word art  from the Book of Psalms...

God is the Creator.  No one on this earth would exist without Him.  God created us and he desires for us to to be in relationship with Him.  We are His people and he wants to care for us as a shepherd cares for his sheep.  We are helpless without Him, but with Him, all things are possible. 

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.

Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

                                                                                    Psalm 100 KJV

Here's another photo from my Grandmother's album.  It's of  Alice and Millie...friends or family, I'm not sure, but they're dressed to impress with their white stockings.  The flowers on the top left of the photo are digi stamps from one of this week's sponsors Deedee's Digis.

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 Deedee's Digis and My Craft Spot.

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #98

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

Psalm 91 is a Psalm of protection, it's a Psalm of security.  It's about the protection God offers us when we have a personal relationship with Him. But to abide in the shadow of the Almighty we must first choose to dwell in the shelter of the Most High.  God wants a relationship with us, but he doesn't force Himself upon us.  The choice is ours.  As for me,  I choose to dwell in His shelter.

Today I have some exciting news to share...Daydream Designs digi stamp store has reopened!!  Those of you that have been following my blog for awhile may remember that I used to be on the Daydream Designs design team.  The store closed for awhile, but now it's reopened with a new format, some new artists, and lots of new stamps. And I was asked to be a member of the new design team!  I said yes, so be on the lookout for my layouts using Daydream Designs digis in the near future.  In honor of the new design team, Diane Noble (the owner) is offering lots of free digis on the Daydream Designs Blog.  They are only available until September 22,  so be sure to stop by.

Our Word Art for today was created by Daydream Designs and they are one of this week's sponsors.  The image on my layout is from the Daydream Designs Birds and Bees Color Set.  The photo is from last summer's family vacation. It's of my niece, husband, sister-in-law, and son trying to find refuge from the excessive heat at the Grand Canyon. They found a little shelter under a clump of trees.

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 Daydream Designs and The Scrapping Center.

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #97

Welcome to Word Art Wednesday.  This week's word art comes form the Book of Colossians...

Our speech is an index of our character. How we say what we say can make a big difference.  Our speech should reflect the grace of God in our lives. It should be a witness to all those we encounter

I used a photo of myself on my layout today.  The photo was taken when I was speaking at Vacation Bible School this summer.  

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  Nice Crane Designs and Digi Darla's.

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

Word Art Wednesday #96

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

Patiently waiting on the Lord reflects an attitude of trusting and hoping in Him.  There is no place for faith if we expect God to immediately fulfil His promises.   But those who faithfully wait on the Lord are renewed in strength, so that they can continue to serve Him while they wait for His promises to be realized.

My Dad love eagles and he has all sorts of eagle figurines and statues all over the house.  Living in Philadelphia, of course he's an Eagles fan too.  So on a visit to Busch Gardens years ago, he and TJ had to take a photo with the resident eagle...

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 Verve Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

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!