Doubt

The word for week #24 was Doubt. I deliberately kept this one simple. I put a tad of symbolism on the front with the knotted ribbon. Doubt can tie you up in knots. (OK, I know that's corny -- sorry). Anyway, here's the card:

The verse I used was: Matthew 21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

A couple more cards

I made a baby card last night. No, not for another shower or new baby. The card itself is little (3" x 3") so its the baby. :)

I made a thinking of you card last week for my sister and forgot to take a pic of it before I mailed it. She graciously bailed me out and sent pics to me.

The Scraps-n-Such Princess of the Month for June is Angel. I made this tag to go with a few goodies I sent her. Princess of the Month is a fun RAK swap -- check it out!

I've made a couple layouts this past week but they're part of a DT (design team) assignment so I can't show them to you ....yet! :)

Kendra's Pride & Joy

Kendra's computer came in this week. She is SOOOOO excited. She got a cool (aka funky) design on the top of it. Nothing like a computer being delivered to get a teenager out of bed in a hurry in the AM. LOL Here she is with it -- wet hair & all.

The internal webcam takes GREAT pics. Here's a pic she took with it - she was on SKYPE at the time so that's why she has on the headset.

Truth

I am way behind on my Scripture Challenge cards. However, I do plan to eventually catch up. I got the card for week #23 done this week. The word for that week was truth and I thought it was quite appropriate since Tim just finished a sermon series on Truth in Today's Church. I did my card in black and white to symbolize that there is absolute truth.

The verses I used are:

Proverbs 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart.

1 Samuel 12;24 Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things He hath done for you.

Melissa's Circle Journal

I worked on a circle journal layout today. I used two different sketches from Triple the Sketch for my pages. The left side was sketch #6 and the right side was sketch #12.

I was to do a 2-page 8.5 x 11" layout about a time when the Lord taught me some lessons. I chose to do a layout on the lessons I learned before we had Kendra. Most of what I learned can be summed up in one word....Submission



The journaling says:

Submission seems to be a dirty word in our day & age. But one of the lessons the Lord taught me was the blessing of being submissive to my husband as well as to Him. I once read that submission is cheerful acceptance. Wow! That’s tough at times.

When our son, Ian, was about a year old (approx. March 1987), I began praying that in His time, if it was His will, could we please have a little girl someday. At that point in time I didn’t feel "ready" for another child but knew that someday I would. As our son approached his 2nd birthday, I was bitten by the "baby bug." My husband, Tim, however, was not bitten by the same bug. While he certainly knew how I felt, I did my best not to nag about my desire for a baby. The months passed & Tim didn’t seem any closer to agreeing to have another baby.
Finally, I prayed, "Lord, Tim is the head of our home. I need to submit to his leadership in this area. Help me to have a cheerful acceptance of his decision in this even if it means we never have anymore children." When I was able to pray this prayer, & sincerely mean it, I felt a peace I’d been missing.

Several months later, my husband told me that we could begin trying for a baby.
Months passed & I didn’t get pregnant. This was an unexpected difficulty for me, because we’d had no problems getting pregnant with our son. In fact, I’d gotten pregnant with him when we weren’t even "trying" for a baby. I’d also thought that since I’d (finally) been submissive to my husband pregnancy would quickly follow. I went to the doctor for fertility counseling but my husband & I agreed that there would be no drugs that would"get our picture on the cover of Time Magazine" as my husband put it. I truly learned that it is the Lord that opens & closes the womb.

Once again, the Lord had to bring me to the place where I could honestly pray, "Lord, You are in charge & You know what is best for us. If You don’t want us to have another baby, I accept Your will in this." The Lord graciously answered my prayers for another child with a "Yes" & Kendra was born May 1, 1990.

I learned a lot about submission. Not that submitting is a magic formula for getting what you want because we all know it isn’t. There have been many times where I’ve been submissive & things haven’t gone the way I thought they should. More times than not, later on, I saw where what I’d wanted would not have been a good thing. What I did learn is that submission brings joy, peace, marital harmony, & a knowledge that I’m doing what’s right. I am so glad that the Lord didn’t put me as the head of our home. That’s a responsibility I do NOT want. Even when it’s hard, being submissive, whether to Tim or to the Lord Himself, is always the best. God’s way truly IS the best way & you’ll never be sorry for putting the Lord first.

Recent Cards

Father's Day Cards

I won some "blog candy" (prize) from April at Artistic Paperie. They were digi cards that I could print out and use. I printed out 2 copies of each one. I cut out various elements on one set and used pop-dots to attach the elements to the base card for a 3-D look. Here is how they turned out.

Baby Shower Cards

One of the young married ladies at church is expecting their first baby next month. She is a good friend of Kendra's. I received some stamped images several months ago from April at Artistic Paperie and had been saving two of them just for such a time as this. I made two cards to accompany our gifts.

Thinking of You

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Monday Mojo on Wednesday

Isn't it purtiful? I created this card from Julee's Mojo Monday sketch this week. You can go here to see the sketch. I am very grateful to the talented gals in stamping blog land who have the creativity to come up with these sketches.

The card details are: Base card is White shimmer cardstock layered with a pink print from the Memory Box Sprout pack. Another layer of white shimmer and a green print from the Sprout pack. The image layer is the pink print with a white shimmer layer. The rose stamp is from Paper Inspirations and I stamped the image twice with Mauve and Orchid Versacolor inks for the rose and Bamboo and Green Tea Versacolor inks for the stem and leaves. I embossed the image with clear powder. I cut out one of the roses and layered it to the base image with some foam tape. The words are from Papertrey and are stamped in Bamboo Versacolor ink. I finished off the card with some pearl embellishments and white Midori ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Birthday Cupcake

Hello blog buddies! I found a little time to stamp and can't wait to share with you. This cupcake card is 100% inspired by one of the blogs that I stalk on a daily basis. Each morning I check my e-mail to see what Laurie at Just Give Me Stamps has created. When I saw this card, I couldn't wait to get into the studio and stamp. One of the things that I really enjoy about Laurie's style is the way she uses layers. You know I love layering!

The supplies I used are: Medium Blue, Black and Lime cardstock from Worldwin, Black Versafine Ink. Happy Birthday stamp from Stampendous and my new favorite cupcake from Lockhart Stamp Company. I colored the cupcake paper with Lime Peel Twinkling H20's and the cherry was colored with Poppy Red Twinks. A little Crystal Stickles for the frosting. I used a bit of Lime Chalk Ink around the edges of the cupcake panel. I used my Marvy scalloped punches for the cirlcles, but Nesties would work perfectly too! I finished the card off with some Lt. Blue Organdy Swirl and Black/White checked ribbons.

Hugs,

Long time, no see...

I know I haven't posted in a long time. I have been so busy with work and when I come home, I don't feel like doing anything. I have been trying to clean out and re-organize my studio. I will have lots of stamps and supplies for sale soon.

We had our shoebox class at the store today and it was a great success. I will try to photograph and upload the cards this week.

Not much new going on otherwise. Just wanted to let you all know that I am alive and well.

Hugs,

Kendra's Graduation Party

Kendra's graduation party went really well last Friday night. She really enjoyed the evening. Here are a few pics of the evening.

Decorations & Such

Sasha loves to perch on this set of drawers on my scrap desk. She was investigating Kendra's banner. She's fascinated by the letters & pics on it. Silly kitty.

Pre-Party Chat with Daniel

Notice all the curls -- aren't they pretty?? :)

We found this mini-cap from Ian's party & she said Sam was graduating from Kindergarten & Darius from pre-school. Obviously, they really enjoyed wearing the cap. NOT!!

Sam

Darius

The Food

My in-laws gave her a hand made hope chest made of walnut & cherry. She was thrilled. Later she showed them scrapbooks about her.

Family & Friends

This was taken after the party when realized we'd forgotten to have someone take a pic of the three of us. However, we were all exhausted and looking pretty blah! (It was 97 on Friday! Always a good thing for my hair - NOT!!)

This was Kendra's mentor when she was in Grades 4-8. Kendra used to work with horses & show them with this lady & her husband.

All three of these girls are Class of 2008. Kendra and the girl on the left were both homeschooled; the girl on the right is from a local public high school. Both girls are friends from church.

Our Asst. Pastor & his family

Opening Ian's card. The front has a cat and says, "Ack! Ack! Ack!" The inside says, "Just a little something I coughed up for you."

This last one is just 'cause I like it.

Words of Wisdom Circle Journal

We are starting a circle journal in Scraps-n-Such. For my journal, I chose the topic of Words of Wisdom. I would like the ladies to do a 2 page 8 x 8 layout of their favorite quotes. Here are my pages.

Title Page

Introduction Page -- instructions to the ladies about my album

From Here to There -- each lady will put a brad on the map where they live

Getting to Know You -- each lady will sign a tag and add their picture

My Layout for the album

The quotes I used are:

If you do something each day you don't like to do, you'll be a success. (Dad quoting Socrates)

If it isn't for sale, don't advertise. (Mom on modesty)

Into each life some rain must fall -- just watch out for the hail. (Dad)

Don't sink to their level. (Mom on not retaliating when wronged)

A torn jacket is soon mended but harsh words bruise the heart of a child. (unknown)

He who would not fall down ought not to walk in slippery places. (A. Rogers)

Before speaking, make sure it is the right place, right tone, right words spoken the right way. (T. Wright)

You are right now, or soon will be, like your friends are. (A. Rogers)

If you do after you're married what you did before you were married in order to get married, you'll stay married. (D. Worch)

Kids spell love T-I-M-E. (unknown)

God may calm the storm around you but more often He'll calm the storm within you. (unknown)

Autograph Page -- each lady will sign this before she send it on to the next person.