Divine Design Bible Verse Challenge 09 JUNE

Hey, everyone!

It has been a very busy summer break so far! I lost about a week with my allergy and sinus problems and over the weekend I've been trying to make up for it. We're planning a 3 family garage sale at my house and I am eager to get rid of a lot of things! It's been a real eye opener of just how much STUFF one house can hold! LOL

Christina and I have both been trying to get into a new summer groove around our houses with school being out for summer break. We've decided to not do a StampTACular Tuesday Challenge today. Since today is June 9, I wanted to share my project for the Divine Design Bible Verse Challenge '09. As many of you might recall I made a 12 month calendar of scriptures for each month of the year. I like to share them by the 9th of each month if I can. It's hard to believe I've been doing these for six months now! LOL Time waits for no man, they say!

This month celebrates the men in our lives, dad's, father-figures, the men who have been our rock, our provider, our friends, and so in thinking of Father's Day, I thought about our Heavenly Father and this scripture really summed it up for me. It's found in 1 John 3:1 and I heard my dad quote it many times from the pulpit. I hope it blesses you today!

Thanks for hanging out with me today! I'll have my Scripture Challenge scrapbook page to share with you tomorrow and I hope you'll enjoy it! I have a few fun projects coming up to share with you. When I get them all done I will be sure to post them here! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Happy Easter

Hey, everyone!

There are so many wonderful reasons to celebrate today. The main reason is because my Savior lives! I believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried in a borrowed tomb and rose three days later! Because He lives I can face tomorrow! What a wonderful message of hope! I was going to share with you the scripture I chose for the Divine Design Bible Verse Challenge 09 this month on Thursday but time got away from me. It is a wonderful verse for today's celebration so I will share it with you now.

In this passage of scripture, Jesus is speaking to Martha regarding her brother Lazarus who died and was buried 4 days before. Jesus resurrected Lazarus' body that very day and it was just an awesome example of the power of God! Of course it makes me think of my uncle John and my grandparents, aunt and uncles and other relatives who have fought the good fight of faith, run the race and made heaven their home. With the passing of each precious family member, heaven is much sweeter! The best part will be seeing Jesus and thanking Him for the supreme sacrifice He made to pay for my sins! These pictures were taken at the Creation Museum during our trip on Spring Break. I love the picture of the empty tomb! Click on the photos to enlarge them so you can read the text if you want.
Our Easter is going to start with me and Paul taking our children to church. We will come home and I will finish preparing dinner. My mom and dad, brother, sister and her children will be coming over to eat dinner here with us. We're going to have an Easter egg hunt and I have a back up plan in case of rain! It will be a joyous time. I made some things for my husband's friends' two children.
I put a cardstock alphabet sticker on each candy bar holder to personalize the candy for the kids.

This card is a 3x6 piece of Tutti Frutti paper that I scored at 3" and added the HAPPY EASTER sentiment from the Trendy Greetings stamp set stamped in Burnt Umber ink. I used the chicken from the Hey Chick stamp set using Sunflower Palette Hybrid Ink. I punched it out and layered it onto the Orange designer paper from Kaleidoscope Brites. I then put that layer onto a scalloped square I punched from a piece of yellow cardstock I had. This is all on some foam tape and added to the front of the card along with some ribbon from my stash. I colored the chicken in with my Orange and Yellow Tombow markers and then I adhered some yellow Fun Flock to the chicken on the shaded areas. He is so fuzzy and my son just loves touching the "chickies"! It's so funny!

I put two Easter egg popcorn balls inside with a belly band around each. I stamped HAPPY EASTER from the Trendy Greetings stamp set on the center of each. I added the candy bars and the card I made. This is all sitting on top of some Easter grass inside this cute little Easter bag I made them. The chick is fuzzy with yellow Fun Flock. We sell the Fun Flock in our catalog in many different colors and it would be great with those lamb, sheep, chicken and bunny stamps we have! Enjoy your holiday and remember why we celebrate! The tomb is empty and Jesus is alive forevermore!

Hugs,

BVC09 MARCH VERSE

Hey, everyone!

First let me just say, if you know of someone that was affected by the tornado last night, please know that I am praying for all the victims and my heart really goes out to them! It is so devastating and I cannot even imagine losing my home! To think you may be sitting down to dinner one minute and it's all gone the next...my prayers are with them all!! Please stay safe tonight...the news reports are saying "Part Two" of what happened last night will be coming this way between 3 and 6 a.m.

Today's post is for my Bible Verse Challenge (BVC09). The birds are singing outside the window here and the weather has been very warm lately so I am hoping spring is near! The verse I chose for the month of March is found in Isaiah 45:8.
If you cannot read this very well from the picture the scripture reads:

Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness:

let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.

Thanks for checking in with me today! I will post the StampTACular Tuesday Challenge tomorrow! Christina will have something awesome to share, too!!! Don't miss it!

Hugs,

Divine Design Bible Verse Challenge 09

Hey, everyone!

You may remember that I took the Bible Verse Challenge last month. You can read more about it here. This has been such a fun challenge for me that instead of waiting on each month to do the challenge, I went ahead and found a scripture for each month of the year then made a calendar to sit on my desk so I can see and read God's Word all month long to keep it down inside my heart!




Speaking of hearts...February is the month of hearts, cupids, and love. I knew immediately what scripture I wanted to use for February...God's Valentine to us: John 3:16. I love this scripture and have heard it and quoted it many, many, many times through the years. It is such an amazing scripture that reminds me of how awesome God really is.

God blessed me with two beautiful children. I love them dearly! I would give my life for them if I had to. I know they are precious MIRACLES straight from God and I am honored to be their mother. I will sometimes look at their little hands...and rub my finger across the palm of their hand while they are sleeping or in my arms and I just think of how much love it took for God to love all of us enough that He was willing to send His only Son to this world where we would pierce His hands and feet with three NAILS! I couldn't do it. If I had to give Kadesia or Javan up to save the world I couldn't do it! Only by God's infinite love and power could Mary do it for Jesus!

Until we know love like that...we will never know how to love one another because God is love. That is WHO He is...that is WHAT He is...LOVE. I am so glad God loved me enough to save me and then He loved me enough to be my friend through all the problems in this life that I have. He never leaves me. Being a Christian doesn't mean I will never have another problem...it simply means I will never face them alone!

God bless you, dear friends!!!

Hugs,

Divine Design Bible Verse Challenge 09

Hey, everyone!

This month has been super busy for me, as far as crafting goes. I love it!!! I have been able to make handmade birthday cards and give them out for our family having a birthday except for one and it will be a little late due to the winter storm we are having here!

One of my goals for the new year was to read my Bible more and study it...not just read a scripture or two and go on, but actually dig into the Word and search out the scriptures for myself. I haven't done as much of that as I wanted to but I did start a challenge with Amber and Christina that I share here on my blog each Wednesday. I found another challenge and was very excited about it on SplitCoastStampers. HERE is the link if you want to read more about it. It's a once a month challenge so I thought I could handle that! LOL

Here is what I came up with....a scripture book, sort of like a perpetual calendar. Here is the outside cover. I love that my shiny purple and white ribbon go with our Winterberry paper (V-903) so well. I printed the title from a computer program I have. The purple dots were made using my purple Tombow marker from the Brights set (F-01) and a 6" plastic canvas heart. I just lined up a square portion of the mesh heart and poked the marker through each hole. It was lined up perfectly! I chose to get the hearts because it has straight and curved lines so I can use it for many different projects! The chipboard covers are 4x4 squares (H-102) and you can use ¾" black binding wire if you want (F-531). The Bind-It-All is item #F-506 annd you can get it half-price! Just ask me how.
The inside pages are 3¾"x3¾" of black cardstock (V-215). I used my Dymo label maker for the months just to make it quick and easy. You could easily stamp the months using Calendar Doodles (T-2819) and in any ink color you choose. I am not crazy about the orange labels but it will do! LOL I selected a scripture for each month of the year and I will share that with you each month. I know it is sort of late in the month now but I would like to share this month's scripture with you. It's a great verse to remember anytime of the year. It is found in 2 Corithians 5:17 (KJV) and it says:
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

I hope you are inspired to make a book with the Bind-It-All. There are so many different things you can make. I love mine and it makes gift-giving so much easier now!

Hugs,