tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845849995671748182024-03-18T10:23:04.214-04:00Pamela's WorldPamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1235125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-84256335233800032782015-12-29T12:02:00.003-05:002015-12-29T12:02:59.756-05:00Winner and UpdateHi everyone! The winner was announced over on Olde Haven Farm's Facebook page but I wanted to make sure you saw it here too. The winner is...<br />
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Congratulations Batina! <br />
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And then just a quick update. It's hard to even write because I am really emotional about the whole thing. Hubby is angry, but I just want to curl up and cry. The week of Christmas, somebody came in and stole our livelihood from us. They stole over $5000 worth of tools. And these are tools we need. Tools we need to work on the barn. Tools we need to work on the tractor. Tools we need to cut down our firewood (they took our $500 chainsaw). Tools hubby needs for his job. It's so easy to get bitter and lose hope. It feels like we just keep taking hits. Life sucks sometimes. People suck sometimes. Just keeping it real. <br />
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That is all. <br />
Hope you all had a better Christmas then we did. <br />
And I hope you enjoy your New Year celebrations.<br />
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PamelaPamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-34741689330938770712015-12-28T04:00:00.000-05:002015-12-28T04:00:12.466-05:00WIN an AWESOME 2016 Calendar (TODAY ONLY)!!!Hello everyone! I'm back today with a fabulous giveaway!!! <br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/SarahHudock/?fref=ts">Sarah Hudock</a> is an amazing artist who focuses primarily on Chicken Art. Her work is so fabulous, please make sure you check it out. She has generously donated a calendar to giveaway to one lucky winner. You can view the whole calendar <a href="http://chickenart.com/2016-chicken-art-calendar/">here</a>. And you can go to her website <a href="http://chickenart.com/">here</a>. <br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">How to win a calendar:</span></u></b><br />
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All you have to do to be entered into the drawing is to share this link:<br />
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<a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/project-olde-haven-farm/x/12923016#/"><b>https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/project-olde-haven-farm/x/12923016#/</b></a><br />
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You can share it on Facebook, Twitter, your blog, message boards...where ever you can think of. And I'll even give you one entry for ever place you share the link. Leave me a comment telling me where you share it. <br />
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You are really helping us out by sharing the link. The link, in case you didn't already figure it out, is a link to our crowdfunding campaign we have going on right now for the farm. <br />
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I will announce who wins the calendar tomorrow. <br />
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THANKS EVERYONE!!!!!! <br />
<br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-38212653414026698382015-12-17T09:05:00.000-05:002015-12-27T16:45:13.384-05:00Hello From The Other Side!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hi everyone! It's been awhile since I've posted anything, I know. My life has kinda headed in a completely different direction. And I want to tell you about that, and maybe ask for your support. But I will do my best to reward you for your support so make sure you scroll far enough down to read about that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So we moved. From Colorado to Maine. To farm. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yep. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1;">We are those people. The kind of people </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1;">you hear about and say "they did what!?!"</span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1;">We moved 2000 miles from a </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 17px;">crowded suburb to a 90 acre parcel in Central Maine, where we knew nobody, to start a farm. What appealed to us was a simpler life and the values of small towns. We loved Maine and its beauty and looked for property out here for several years before making the move. When we found the property we wanted, we put in an offer sight unseen (other than online). See? Crazy. But we couldn't be happier and we have been working diligently ever since on turning the piece of land into a working farm. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's been an exciting and crazy adventure so far. We have suck all of our time and money into this adventure and still have so much more we want to do. We are trying to set up a legitimate farm that serves and meets the community's need. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So we've decided to try a crowdfunding campaign...I mean, it's worked for others, right? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here's how you can help.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>1) <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/project-olde-haven-farm/x/12923016#/">View the campaign</a>, and if you feel compelled to <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/project-olde-haven-farm/x/12923016#/">contribute</a>, do so! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <i>** Since you are my scrapbooking friends, I will gladly swap out any contribution gift with a scrapbooking goody box. Just let me know. </i></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> *** Have feedback about our campaign? PLEASE share it with me. I have never done this before and appreciate any advice or feedback you have. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>2) SHARE the campaign. </b>Help us spread the word! You can share on Facebook, twitter, blogs, message boards...wherever you can think of! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> <b><u>As an incentive for sharing, we are doing a giveaway. </u></b> </span>Everyone who shares the campaign link gets an entry to the giveaway. Winners can choose between an Olde Haven Farm gift bundle or (once again, since you are my scrapbooking friends) an amazing scrapbooking/paper crafting goody box. I will make it worth it, I promise. ;) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So now that I have said all that. Here's the <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/project-olde-haven-farm/x/12923016#/">link</a> to our campaign. </span><br />
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I have plenty more I could share, but I don't want to make this post even longer. :)<br />
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I want to thank you in advance for the sharing and the contributions to the campaign. You can follow the farm on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Olde-Haven-Farm-486718751507214/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel">here</a>.<br />
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MISS YOU GUYS!<br />
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Barbara, please shoot me an email to pamelacy@msn.com with your address and I will get this mailed out to you! Congratulations. And once again, thank you to everyone who has supported me over the years!! <br />
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<br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-12549666187327887852013-10-10T14:25:00.000-04:002013-10-10T14:25:22.901-04:00Sketch 242 :) Hi all! I have no idea where this month has gone. I was thinking it was the beginning of the month...but it is already the 10th! I just can't believe that. Here I am moping around because time doesn't go fast enough (I am anxiously awaiting something that is happening in late Spring/early Summer 2014) and I am too busy moping to see how fast time is going by. <br />
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Well how about another sketch? <br />
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I actually made it for <a href="http://rubyrockit.typepad.com/ruby-rock-it/">Ruby Rock-It</a> and you can find it and also play along with it for them <a href="http://rubyrockit.typepad.com/ruby-rock-it/2013/10/october-sketch-challenge-created-by-pamela-young.html">here</a>. But I've added the other versions of the sketch and I am posting it for the challenge here too. :) <br />
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Hello Ruby Rock-it Fans! Welcome to our blog hop! We are having fun celebrating all things Fall and Halloween! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Come and enjoy the hop with us, as all the Ruby Rock-It designers have been creating their hearts out, with the Kinda Krafty paperz and Bella! Family range and embellishments! You should have come from <a href="http://cloud9ideas.blogspot.com/">Linda's blog</a>. If you are just stopping in, you can start the hop <a href="http://www.rubyrockit.typepad.com/">here</a>. </span><br />
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Today I am sharing a card with you. It uses pieces from the fabulous <a href="http://www.rubyrock-it.com/KINDAKRAFTY">Kinda Krafty</a> and <a href="http://www.rubyrock-it.com/search?searchwords=family&searchsmall_4920=Search">Bella! Family</a> collections from <a href="http://www.rubyrock-it.com/">Ruby Rock-It</a> and the awesome <a href="http://www.artimpressions.com/Product.asp?Sku=4311&ProductName=Witch+Wanda+Set">Witch Wanda stamp set</a> from <a href="http://www.artimpressions.com/">Art Impressions</a>. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The book I am using is from Fancy Pants Designs and it has a photo sleeve in between these two pages...in case you were wondering, and that second page in my spread actually has a folder. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> My next step was to add some patterned paper to my pages. I pulled out the fun <a href="http://www.rubyrock-it.com/search?searchwords=School+Days&searchsmall_4920=Search">School Days</a> collection from <a href="http://www.rubyrock-it.com/">Ruby Rock-It</a> for this part. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Then on the second page in the spread, I hand cut petals out of patterned paper from School Days and adhered to my page to make flowers. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Then I went back to my first page. I decided to make the third bird in that row stand out, so I used my Birds One dies and cut a bird from patterned paper and added it on top of the third bird. I added paint around the edges and wrote the words "stand out" underneath it. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> One of my favorite things to add to my pages are ink rings. So I took some <a href="http://www.artanthologyinc.com/pages/products.htm">Watermelon Colorations Color Spray</a> from Art Anthology and sprayed some ink onto a small plastic tray. I then took a random lid and dipped it into my ink to create my rings: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> And then I also created some 4x6 cards to slide in the photo sleeves in between the two pages. So here's what it looks like: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Well there you have it. :) </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Thanks for stopping in today!!!</span><br />
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Oh wait....let's throw in another new sketch too! Why not? :)</div>
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And now for the <b>HUGE prize up for grabs</b>...</div>
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<u>This contains</u>:</div>
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* 85 sheets of patterned paper from <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/">Fancy Pants Designs</a> (YEP I SAID 85!)</div>
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* 29 packages of various embellishing goodies from <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/">Fancy Pants Designs</a> (you can click on the photo to enlarge it and try to see what this includes). </div>
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* Your project must be newly made for this challenge, and then linked below.</div>
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Here's what I created for today's hop:<br />
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I love to use my stickers as masks. I often do this with paint or spray ink or even a sponge in ink. But this time I put my ink pad directly on top of my stickers. Gives it more of a dramatic, messy graphic look. This is what I am talking about:<br />
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I laid out my stickers:<br />
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<br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-73378053987249784382013-09-06T14:21:00.000-04:002013-09-06T14:21:16.189-04:00Sad Days (And More Catch Up)Wow. The scrapbooking world has sure changed a lot in the past few years. I've seen many manufacturers quit, many stores close and many magazines cease to print...but somehow I thought Creating Keepsakes would somehow make it through this. But alas...I was wrong. <br />
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In case you missed it, you can find the announcement <a href="http://www.creatingkeepsakesblog.com/blog/2013/09/an-announcement-from-creating-keepsakes/">here</a>. Paper Crafts too is ceasing to print publications. But there is slightly good news if you like digital magazines, because the two (Creating Keepsakes and Paper Crafts) will combine into a smaller monthly DIGITAL ONLY magazine. I'm not into digital magazines and I am very sadden by this news. Creating Keepsakes has always had a special place in my heart. It was the first magazine I was published in. And I will miss it. But this industry has just changed so much. As a designer too...it just seems impossible to make money in this industry anymore. Oh well. <br />
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I'm in this weird place where I seem to be moving backwards while the rest of the world moves forward. I long for simpler times (less time in front of a screen and more time outdoors). I honestly could just throw out my computer, get rid of my phone, and cancel the cable. I haven't...mostly for my family, but man...I am starting to just hate technology. And the rest of the world continues on in a more and more technical savvy way. And the scrapbooking and paper crafting world is moving on as the world is. And I just may stay behind. :) I'm not really part of the online communities anymore anyways. All I have is my blog and a couple galleries (which I am even worse at updating then my blog!) So I am disappointed with the direction this industry is taking...I guess is my point. I've kind of rambled. :) <br />
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What do you guys think? Better for the environment = better for the industry? Or are you saddened by this kind of stuff as I am? <br />
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I do have a few more things to catch the blog up with. <br />
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First up, in case you missed it, I had a layout and card on the <a href="http://missfancypants.typepad.com/little_miss_fancy_pants/2013/09/its-tombow-time-to-get-fancy-pants-blog-hop-week-5.html">Fancy Pants Designs blog</a>...here are some sneaks:<br />
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You can find the post and the projects <a href="http://missfancypants.typepad.com/little_miss_fancy_pants/2013/09/its-tombow-time-to-get-fancy-pants-blog-hop-week-5.html">here</a>. <br />
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And then I also posted the second chapter to Worshipping With All Your He{art} <a href="http://pamelaswalk.blogspot.com/2013/09/intentionally-focused.html">here</a>. I do hope you check it out and let me know what you think. :) <br />
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Here are some projects I did and featured in this post...<br />
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<br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-91296217915780309972013-09-04T02:09:00.000-04:002015-12-27T17:16:33.781-05:00Intentionally FocusedThis is the second chapter in my Worshipping With All Your He{art} series. <br />
To view the first chapter, go <a href="http://pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/2013/07/worshipping-with-all-your-heart-chapter.html">here</a>. <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Focus may be the answer to everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whatever your situation may be, maybe you just need to change your focus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And you may have to be intentional about your focus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes it takes effort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Life is hard. All you have to do is watch the news or be part of a prayer chain and you know people everywhere are going through all kinds of suffering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the reality of the toughness of life can sometimes swell around you until it's too hard to see much else. About 3 years ago, I personally had my world rocked with trouble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It came with pain and loss, and I could have easily been engulfed by all of that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During this period, there were times when it was easy to cry out to God and focus on Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were also times when I had to make myself sit down and pray, or open my Bible, not because I felt like doing it, but because I knew I needed it. It’s always a choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have power over where you place your focus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The words of an old and dear song come to mind: "Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. <b><u>And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.</u></b>" That has certainly been my experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When my mind is on Him, my focus is in the right place no matter what I am doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Bible tells us over and over where our focus should be, but I like Psalm 25:15 best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is how the New Living Translation puts it: “My eyes are always on the Lord, for He rescues me from the traps of my enemies.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Love that!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now read the same verse in The Message: “If I keep my eyes on God, I won’t trip over my own feet.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That one just resonates with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know about you, but I trip myself up all the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t need others to do it for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe you know the right thing to do is focus on God but changing your focus may not seem like an easy thing to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Today we went to Taco Bell for lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went through the drive-thru.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ordered three chicken soft tacos with extra cheese.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We like our cheese.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seriously, is there any food better than cheese?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, I know, I’m getting sidetracked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyway, so we got home and got the food out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was NO cheese, on any of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was so mad!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had even paid extra for the extra cheese and there was none! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started to grumble and my heart started to beat faster, and I got us back in the car to drive back and make them fix it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the way back I felt the gentle voice of God saying “weren’t we just talking about perspective?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ouch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It may sound silly, but we do it all the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get really worked up over little meaningless things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Another focus killer would be literally having too much to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not just talking about being busy, but being over-committed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That one is an obvious one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we don’t have enough time to sit down and spend time with God, then we are doing too much or managing our time poorly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I fail in this category…a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I often think I’ve taken on too much to do when I look at my long to-do lists, but in all honesty, I probably wouldn’t feel that way if I managed my time better, and perhaps watched less television.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yep, I said it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our culture spends a lot of time in front of the television, myself included.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tell myself that it is relaxing, and a time of de-stressing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I don’t ever want to calculate how much time I have spent watching television, which is essentially wasting time (come on…be honest).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you know more about a television character than you do about God?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have favorite shows that we will never miss because we are just dying to know what happens next.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We spend so much time with these fake people and neglect to spend time with our real God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a waste of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will focus more on time later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The fourth focus killer is earthly passions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This can include hobbies, sports, classes, lifestyles, dreams and goals, and much more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What are you passionate about?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t get me wrong, passions can be good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But when the actual passion becomes number one in our life, there’s a problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or if we are not honoring God through our passions, perhaps we should examine and dwell on whether that passion is from God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are told over and over to keep our eyes on heavenly things rather than earthly things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Psalm 119:37 tells us “Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to Your word.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Colossians 3:2 tells us “Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And Matthew 6:19-21 tells us “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Getting the picture?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Bible tells us over and over not to dwell on earthly things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can be a road-block.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we don’t have to get rid of all of our passions, we just need to figure out if we can use them for God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, I love to scrapbook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People may say it’s just paper and glue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some think it is a waste of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But as with my art, I can worship God through my scrapbooking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can also pass on my faith and witness through my pages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No, not all of my pages have to do with my faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of them are about my kids or events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it’s something I love to do, and I believe it is a passion that God gave me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He made me creative, and I like to think that He likes watching me be creative.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Certain passions, you will know right away are not from God, and you need to get rid of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And you probably don’t need to be told that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We know when we are doing something that God doesn’t want us to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">I suddenly realized that, once again, I needed to change my focus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My thoughts were all on me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel this, I feel that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And God spoke to my heart and said “Sweetie, you know you are loved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know you are wanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me fill those needs.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing against my husband, but we sometimes forget that God wants to fill those needs for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And you know what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After I had changed my focus, another song came on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t even remember what song it was, but it had a lot of “hallelujahs”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I started singing out to my God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I hate to say the “F” word but suddenly I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">felt</i> better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Feelings are not bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God created us as emotional beings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But if we focus on our feelings we are not focusing on the bigger picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And feelings often cloud our judgment and perception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes we just need to make a point to focus on God instead of self.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That said—we can use our feelings in a healthy way, they can be what leads us to God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">We are called to live a life intentionally focused on God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So how do we change our focus?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">People often talk about “losing yourself” in worship, and that’s simply because you are no longer focused on you, your life, or your struggles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have successfully changed your focus…to simply God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Focus on God!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dwell on Him!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What kind of emotion does it evoke?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use it to create.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I guess I will start with a couple of pages in my art journal that I shared on the <a href="http://rubyrockit.typepad.com/ruby-rock-it/2013/08/art-journalin.html">Ruby Rock-It blog</a>. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;">Art journaling has no rules, and it is really just time to play and get a little messy. I really enjoy it. :) And I like to use bits and pieces of collections in my art journal. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I used parts of the <a href="http://www.rubyrock-it.com/WEDDING2013" style="color: #003366; text-decoration: underline;" target="_self">At Last collection</a> on this page. I just love that bike...isn't it so cute? The background is just white gesso, and I used a lid from some embossing powder to make the circles. I added strips of color as if they were coming off the bike. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And then finally, I also wanted to post a sneak of a layout that I had posted on the <a href="http://missfancypants.typepad.com/little_miss_fancy_pants/2013/08/focus-on-buttons-sets-with-pamela.html">Fancy Pants blog</a>. </span></span></div>
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Well hello there! Today <a href="http://rubyrockit.typepad.com/ruby-rock-it/">Ruby Rock-It</a> is hopping with <a href="http://www.scrapfx.com.au/blog/">Scrap FX</a>. So if you just happened upon my blog, why don't you join in and start the hop <a href="http://www.scrapfx.com.au/blog/">here</a>. If you came from <a href="http://www.myscraptherapy.com/">Misty's blog</a>, then you are in the right place. :) And this is actually day 2 in the hop, so if you missed day 1, go <a href="http://rubyrockit.typepad.com/ruby-rock-it/2013/08/blog-hop-ruby-rock-it-scrap-fx.html">here</a> for that. <br />
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That is the beautiful new <a href="http://www.rubyrock-it.com/search?searchwords=at+last&searchsmall_4920=Search">At Last </a>collection from Ruby Rock-It, and a whole bunch of fantastic chipboard goodies from Scrap FX. I think this is the same bag I received from them and let me tell you, it is AWESOME! :) <br />
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Today I am sharing a layout that uses the <a href="http://www.rubyrock-it.com/search?searchwords=at+last&searchsmall_4920=Search">At Last</a> collection from Ruby Rock-It and several pieces of chipboard from Scrap FX including the <a href="http://www.scrapfx.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=30&products_id=2489">Large Scribble Heart</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.scrapfx.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=27_47&products_id=2638">Memories Words</a> set, and the fabulous <a href="http://www.scrapfx.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19&products_id=2445">Flutterby H Curly Feelers</a>. <br />
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Yep...a layout using a wedding collection and a large heart and it is not about romance or weddings. :)<br />
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Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-56999191988938973352013-08-09T02:27:00.000-04:002013-08-09T02:27:27.367-04:00Where has time gone? Seriously? I'm still shocked that it's August...let alone the NINTH of August! Wow. Does that happen to you too? I guess we've just been trying to cram in as much as we can before school starts again, and then when I have free time I've been working on my latest quilt...not scrapbooking. BUT I do still have stuff to share with you. <br />
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So first...last week I had a new sketch up on the <a href="http://www.missfancypants.typepad.com/">Fancy Pants blog</a>:<br />
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And here's a sneak of the layout I made using the sketch:<br />
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You can view the whole thing and the post <a href="http://missfancypants.typepad.com/little_miss_fancy_pants/2013/07/sketch-monday-with-pamela.html">here</a>. :) <br />
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And then I still haven't shared a layout I made for CHA. It uses the new <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/products/merry_little_christmas">Merry Little Christmas</a> collection from <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/">Fancy Pants</a>. Yep, Christmas. ;)<br />
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<br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-89874776445829831582013-07-26T02:01:00.000-04:002013-07-26T02:01:00.609-04:00CHA Week Post 4Ok...meant to have this up yesterday, but it just didn't happen. I'm not stressing over though, so I hope you don't mind. I used to stress over this kind of stuff--getting my projects done was super important and blogging regularly was even more important. So much has happened over the past few years that I now embrace a more easy-going philosophy: It's just scrapbooking and it's just blogging...if it happens, it happens. Don't get me wrong, I DO think scrapbooking is important, but it can't control your life. <br />
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Anyways...kind of went off on a tangent there. <br />
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So today I am sharing two projects with you. I have a layout and a seed-saving project that both use the new <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/products/happy_go_lucky">Happy Go Lucky</a> collection from <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/">Fancy Pants Designs</a>. I love this fun collection...I especially love that it works for so many different topics and projects. I'm not into the theme paper as much as the collections that work for all sorts of things. <br />
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So up first...my layout:<br />
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These pictures were taken at a restaurant that had those wax sticks for the kids to play with. I have no idea what they are actually called. But the kids each made glasses and I just loved it. So thankful I had my phone with me so I was able to take pictures of this silly moment. <br />
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And I layered them on tags that I just used for my background. I don't know about you, but I love tags...for me, they will never go out of styles. :) <br />
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Here are some close up's of my layout:<br />
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And then I also have another project that I made. I actually took an old Bounce (fabric sheets) box and painted and altered it to hold seed-saving envelopes in it. I've really been into gardening this summer...I just love it. And I want to start saving my seeds to plant later, so this was just perfect timing for me to make this project, and Fancy Pants Designs has cool envelopes that make this project easy. :) <br />
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Here's how it turned out:<br />
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I really just wanted to make this project simple. I used the tape stickers on the edges and the cool ticket to the good life die cut on the front. I printed pictures and information about each seed/plant and adhered it to the envelopes. <br />
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For the smaller envelopes, I had to break it up and put info on the back. <br />
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I am please with how it turned out. I just hope my seed saving is as successful. Wish me luck! :)<br />
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<br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-42477296953905607582013-07-24T02:01:00.000-04:002013-07-24T02:01:00.054-04:00CHA Week Post 3Hello again! Are you impressed by my posting three days in a row? I am. :) Well...welcome to day 3 of my CHA week postings. Here is a new project I made for CHA, once again using the <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/products/collecting_moments">Collecting Moments</a> collection from <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/">Fancy Pants Designs</a>. <br />
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This time I altered a wooden date display. <br />
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Ok, before I get lots of comments about this...I know it is not the 21st today. I took these pictures before mailing my projects off and I just didn't get pictures of the right day. :) </div>
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In order to have the right numbers for all dates, my first block has the numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and my second block has the numbers 0, 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 (the 9 can be turned upside down to make the 6). </div>
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I really like how it turned out. Aren't those little clothes pins the cutest? </div>
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Well thanks for stopping by today! Would love to hear what you think of this. :) And come back tomorrow for another new project featuring another new collection from Fancy Pants Designs. </div>
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<br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-24768226703781391242013-07-23T02:01:00.000-04:002013-07-23T02:01:00.186-04:00CHA Week Post 2Hi everyone! So, as previously explained, this week is CHA. I am not there this year, but I am sharing projects all week with new product being revealed at CHA. :) <br />
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Today I am sharing a layout I made using <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/">Fancy Pants Designs</a>' new <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/products/collecting_moments">Collecting Moments</a> collection. <br />
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It also uses one of their AWESOME new <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/products/artist_edition">wooden phrases</a>. LOVE these! <br />
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So here is my layout:<br />
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I used the wooden words as not only the focal point of the layout but also as the inspiration and theme. <br />
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Here's some close up's of my layout:<br />
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I really LOVE this new collection from Fancy Pants Designs...it's one of my favorites. :) <br />
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Well come back tomorrow for more new stuff! <br />
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Have a wonderful day! :)<br />
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<br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-61114375011597838452013-07-22T02:01:00.000-04:002013-07-22T02:01:00.574-04:00CHA week post 1 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hi everyone! So this week is CHA and many companies and crafters are gathered in Las Vegas to display all the new collections companies are releasing. In the past I have gone to a few of these events. But I am not there this year. But in the spirit of CHA, I am posting everyday this week with projects using new collections for companies I design for. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So up first...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today's layout uses one of the new wedding collections called <b>At Last</b> from <a href="http://www.rubyrock-it.com/">Ruby Rock-It</a>. I just love the colors in this collection! We have monthly themes on the <a href="http://rubyrockit.typepad.com/ruby-rock-it/">Ruby Rock-It blog</a> and I must admit, when I heard that the theme this month was love/wedding, I didn't look forward to this one. I don't have any recent wedding photos and I didn't know how to make a layout about love (romantic love) when I was having a hard time seeing love anywhere around me. Sorry to be a bummer...just keeping it real. But it was really good for me! It helped me think about the examples of love I have seen in my life and I focused on one really good example of love...my grandparents. So today's love layout is about my grandparents. </span><br />
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Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-55724714241536391532013-07-19T02:01:00.000-04:002013-07-19T02:01:00.308-04:00The Fruit of the Spirit and Worshipping With All Your He{art}* In case you missed it...I did announce a winner for the last sketch, you can find that <a href="http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/2013/07/shes-alive.html">here</a>. <br />
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Hi everybody! Just wanted to share a project...well two projects that I did with you. <br />
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A while back, I was working on a group study called Worshipping With All Your He{art}. I decided to go ahead and share that online and I posted the first chapter <a href="http://pamelaswalk.blogspot.com/2013/07/worshipping-with-all-your-heart-chapter.html">here</a>. I would love for you to check it out! <br />
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And this is a canvas I made that is part of this chapter and currently hanging over our fireplace. <br />
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I am actually really pleased with how it turned out. And I really had fun making it. <br />
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<br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-2216378729081581842013-07-18T21:24:00.000-04:002015-12-27T17:16:04.311-05:00Worshipping With All Your He{art}: Chapter 1This is something I worked on awhile back. I intended it for a Bible study type book, able to be done with a group or by yourself. I will post it in several different chapters. Each will be long on here. I'd love to hear what you think about it, and I'd love to see how you use this information. Feel free to start your own group using this information, and please share with me what projects you make! :) <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 200%;">with all your he{art}<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 21px; line-height: 42px;">By Pamela Young</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Chapter 1: A Lifestyle of Worship<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">We serve a creative God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All you need to do is take a look around you to see the wonders of His creation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is an artist. When we stop and think about who God is and who we are, what He has done and what we have done, how can we not fall to our knees and worship our God? I think many of us are a bit confused about what it means to worship. We tend to think it is a set of songs that we sing at the beginning of our church service. Ahh...but worship is so much more than that. A very wise person once told me "worship is more the state of the heart than the state of our art." Worship isn't just music. Worship can be anything and everything. We, as Christians, are to cultivate a lifestyle of worship! 1 Corinthians 10:31 clearly tells us that WHATEVER we do, we should do it for the glory of God!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even painting, scrapbooking, card making, writing or drawing can be done in worship! Our hobbies, our art, can be done as worship to God. Do you believe that? Isn't it He that gave us our gift of creativity? Don't you think it gives Him pleasure to see us use it?</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Worship is an expression of our love to God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a response to His love. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So what has He done for us?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God sent His son to die on the cross for our sins!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He offers us salvation through His son Jesus Christ!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He delivered us from the power of sin as well as the penalty of sin—two very distinct and amazing things!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you have been a Christian for a long time, you may just read that quickly and not put much thought into it…after all, we’ve heard it a million times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So take a small break and actually ponder on this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Go ahead, I’ll wait for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But God has done so much more than even that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He extends forgiveness, love, and grace to each of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t count the number of times I have messed up--I mean royally messed up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But He gives us forgiveness and WIPES THE SLATE CLEAN!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He makes us a blank canvas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">And He even offers us more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He offers us a relationship!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are able to sit at His feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are allowed to KNOW Him. Really that is an amazing thought, and something we often take for granted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have so much to be thankful for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has done so much for us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The natural progression is for us to respond to His love with our own love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We call that worship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Worship is a personal experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether you are alone in your room, in the middle of a church service, or even in an office, it is still a personal experience between you and God. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, if you are worshipping with a pure heart and your focus is on Him, then it becomes a very intimate experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can remember the many times where I felt the presence of God so much that it literally brought tears to my eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After experiencing that, I just wanted more of Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But you don’t have to be sitting quietly in your room or in church to worship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can worship through daily activities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can worship by doing the very best at your work, not because someone else is watching, but because you are doing it for God and you know He is watching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can worship through prayer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can worship through obedience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can even worship through forgiveness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People in general seem to have trouble with forgiveness, even Christians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But forgiving others can be done as an act of worship to our God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those actions may not seem like worship to you, but anything you do FOR God is an act of worship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And by worshipping God we are saying “He is worthy”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Isn’t He? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">We all worship something or someone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can’t get away from it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first object of worship that pops into most people’s minds is money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are many people that worship money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They live for it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They work for it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’ll do anything for money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It simply holds a special place in their heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But you cannot serve both God and money (Matt. 6:24).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Other people are another common object of worship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can be celebrities or common people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oprah reigned as an icon and idol throughout the first decade of the 21<sup>st</sup> century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is a good example of people worshipping an individual.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lot of people lived for Oprah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They made sure to see all her television shows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They would sit and wait for her to say the next awesome thing that was just totally going to change their life. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If Oprah said something was good, then people would run out and buy it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not saying anything bad about Oprah personally, but they were clearly worshipping her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For some, this is still true today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Another example could be the Tim Tebow phenomenon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I live in Colorado, and in 2011 we had a wonderful man on our football team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may have heard of him—Tim Tebow?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He no longer plays for the Broncos, but I found his year with us amusing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tim is a Christian celebrity and lives his life in a way that I admire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He gives all glory to God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is an awesome man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But what I witnessed were people, Christians, making Tim Tebow an object of worship instead of worshipping the One Tim worshipped along with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Wouldn’t you rather sit at the feet of Jesus and wait for Him to say something that changes your life? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t you want to read about what God thinks is good?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These people we worship can be GOOD people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps it’s a teacher or role model.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dare I even say it, but maybe it’s your pastor?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And listen up, it can even be a spouse or someone you are dating!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I see many women out there looking for fulfillment and purpose through a man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They unknowingly assign the role of God to their husband or boyfriend instead of allowing God to be that one that they long for, the one they run to, and the one they worship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jonah 2:8 tells us “Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow, what a scary thought!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know about you, but I NEED God’s grace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I LOVE God’s grace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t live without God’s grace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have you been worshipping something or someone else?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now is the time to change that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Worship pleases God!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it pleases God when we use the gifts and the creative mind that He has given us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Romans 12:1 tells us “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We offer everything we do to God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is worship, and that pleases Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love the Message’s version of Ephesians 5:10, it reads “Figure out what pleases Christ, and then do it.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not talking about one thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is referring to one thing after another after another…a lifestyle that pleases God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 Thessalonians 4:1 tells us, “Finally brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It really is a lifestyle of worship that pleases the Lord.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lifestyle of worship includes your daily lives, your likes and dislikes, your hobbies and your passions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Lord has given us specific skills and passions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We see that over and over in the Bible, such as Romans 12:6-8, James 1:17, 1 Peter 4:10-11 and Matthew 25:14-30.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My favorite would be Exodus 35: 30-35:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts—to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic craftsmanship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And He has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as craftsman, designers, embroiders in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them master craftsman and designers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Did you catch that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s talking about how God gave people artistic skills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This particular passage is talking about the building of the tabernacle, but it clearly states that God gave artistic skills to certain people so that they can use those skills for His glory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I’d just like to mention that even Jesus had a hobby, an art—he was a carpenter, a craftsman! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, he did this for his job, but I’d like to think that he was serving God by doing it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">You actually can find purpose in worshipping God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can be fulfilled in a way nothing on earth can do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peter actually tells us that our very purpose is to praise God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 Peter 2:9 reads “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I spend time with God…when I worship God, it creates a longing in my soul for more of Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel fulfilled simply because of my time with God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This IS my purpose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">So here’s the next question…how do you actually worship God with your hobbies or your art?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I asked multiple people that question and I would get answers like “pray while you are creating” or “sing praise songs while working.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those are absolutely fabulous things to do, and yes they are forms of worship, but I don’t want you to feel like in order to be worshipping God while creating that you have to be singing the whole time or praying the whole time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although, I went to a Women of Faith conference recently and one of the speakers talked about a cleaning lady that was singing songs to God the entire time she worked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know about you, but I really like that picture, I can envision her in my mind and it brings a smile to my face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If that is you, it is awesome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I think it’s really very simple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If God has given us a talent, and we are using it, then we are honoring Him, we are worshipping Him just by using it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">There ARE things we can do to make it even more of an obvious worship experience. Our minds run constantly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes I wish I had an off button for my thoughts, but God didn’t create us with an off button.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can train yourself to think of God and the things He has done for you while working.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can think back to the sermon at your church last weekend and dwell on the things you heard and the things you learned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can put on headphones and listen to Christian music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You of course can pray and sing like the cleaning lady. You can listen to the Lord, and respond to what He is working on in you. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think if your thoughts are dwelling on God, then whatever your hands are working on will reflect a worshipping heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When singers spend time with God, love songs to the Lord come out of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the same with our art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like to use Bible verses on my art or as inspirations for my art, but you don’t even have to do that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you examine nature (God’s art) you see all sorts of colors, textures and designs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One can assume that He enjoys these things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God can take pleasure in your colors, textures, and designs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">This concept of worshipping through your art is not a new one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are many examples throughout history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A recent example would be Danny Hahlbohm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may not recognize the name right away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is a Christian painter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He started as an artist, until he felt God was telling him to use his gifts for God’s glory, so he started doing Christian paintings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One particular painting really made him well known.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That painting was his “Footprints in the Sand” painting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today he is an established Christian artist living his life for God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He writes of conversing with God while painting and being inspired by God’s designs all around him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He calls his website “Inspired Art”, not because his work is inspiring but because it is inspired by God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would call him a true worshipper with a lifestyle to prove it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I have a broad definition of art and a broad definition for worship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we humans try to limit what fits into those categories we actually limit what God can do in our life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s given us experiences that we are to use for His glory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s given us talents that we are supposed to use for His glory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your art can be an offering to God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because He has done so much for us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love the words of the song “For All You’ve Done” sung </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">by Point of Grace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to share the words here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you know the song, feel free to sing out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For we know that worship doesn’t solely mean singing, but singing can most certainly be a part of worship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you don’t like to sing or are not in a place where you feel you can break out in song, just take a moment to read the words of this wonderful song:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">This first challenge is a simple one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pull out your Bible and find a verse or passage that you love or let God inspire you through a new verse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use the Bible as inspiration to create a piece of art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can use the verse on your art piece or just use it as inspiration for your art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will quickly learn that I believe there are many different types of art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I consider scrapbooking and paper crafts, and even quilting “art”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So don’t let the word “art” intimidate you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And remember, perfection is overrated…especially in art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, it is often in the imperfections that the beauty shines through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">Supplies:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-no-proof: yes;"> Canvas, Paint, Patterned Papers (Prima Marketing), Chipboard Letters (American Crafts, Prima Marketing), Letter Stickers (Scenic Route), Lace (Offray), Gems (Prima Marketing), Chipboard (Maya Road), Flowers (Prima Marketing).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">How I created my piece:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-no-proof: yes;"> I first covered my canvas with a few different shades of pinks and a cream paint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I added some branches and a butterfly design in paint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using chipboard letters and stickers, I wrote out my verse (Psalm 62:7).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I added some papers, gems, lace, flowers and chipboard to my canvas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Supplies:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> Canvas, Paint, Papers (Crate Paper, My Mind’s Eye), Floss, Lace (Rusty Pickle), Gem (Prima Marketing).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">How I created my piece:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> I first added some blue paint to top portion of my canvas, and some green to the bottom portion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then added blue circles on top of the blue and green stripes on top of the green.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I built my house out of papers and lace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I added clouds in the sky and hand-made flowers on the grass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I printed my verses (Psalm 121) and cut apart each word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I added my verses in a way that they were part of my design, starting at the house and working their way around the whole canvas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Supplies:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;"> Canvas, Paint, Ink, Papers (Fancy Pants Designs).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Before I do that, as you probably have guessed, there will not be a new sketch for July. Sorry. I do hope to have one for August, but it will only be one sketch for the month instead of two, and it will probably be posted around the 5th or so. Just so you know. <br />
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<br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-22636173282872064962013-07-09T03:00:00.000-04:002013-07-09T03:00:00.929-04:00Ruby Rock-It and The TwineryDoesn't that sound like a band or something? ;) <br />
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Well how are you? Sorry I've disappeared. Just been busy with life, and summer activities. <br />
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So if you are a regular visitor or a newbie...you've come on a very special day. Today is day two of the <a href="http://www.rubyrock-it.com/">Ruby Rock-It</a> and <a href="http://www.thetwineryblog.com/">The Twinery</a> blog hop. If you've just stopped in, I encourage you to begin today's hop <a href="http://www.thetwineryblog.com/">here</a>. If you've come from <a href="http://iembellish.blogspot.com/">Jessica's blog</a>, then you are in the right place. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">So..hello and welcome to the Ruby Rock-it & The Twinery blog hop! We are so excited to be partnering with this amazing company this month! </span><br style="color: #494429; font-family: Verdana; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #494429; font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span><b><span style="color: #494429; font-family: Verdana; line-height: 18px;">Blog Hop Dates </span><span style="color: #494429; font-family: Verdana; line-height: 18px;"><span class="" style="line-height: 18px;" tabindex="0"><span class="" style="line-height: 18px;">July 8th & 9th</span></span></span></b><br style="color: #494429; font-family: Verdana; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="color: #494429; font-family: Verdana; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="color: #494429; font-family: Verdana; line-height: 18px;">Prize from The Twinery: Solid Baker's Twine Sampler </span></div>
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So today I am just sharing a quick card I made. I don't know about you, but the cards I love receiving the most are the ones that are totally out of the blue...non-birthday, non-anniversary, non-get well, just because cards. :) Maybe you have someone that would appreciate a card for no reason. Maybe even make an unexpected card for your husband, like this one:<br />
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For this card, I used bits and pieces from Ruby Rock-It's <a href="http://www.rubyrock-it.com/category/39472117">Cook collection</a>, Embossed Cardstock (<a href="http://www.rubyrock-it.com/product/9312271028142">Mother Nature</a>) from Ruby Rock-It, a flower brad and a couple pearls from Ruby Rock-It, and then the <a href="http://www.thetwinery.com/product/gunmetal-shimmer-gunmetal-metallic-natural-baker-s-twine">Gunmetal Shimmer twine</a> from The Twinery. <br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ok, your next stop on the hop is <a href="http://stacy-scrappinqueen.blogspot.com/">Stacy</a>!!! </span></b><br />
Don't forget to leave your comments along the way. :)<br />
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<u>And to my regular readers:</u><br />
I'll try to get a new sketch up soon, but in the meantime, I do have a new sketch posted for Ruby Rock-It:<br />
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You can participate <a href="http://rubyrockit.typepad.com/ruby-rock-it/2013/07/sketch-contest-giveaway-july.html">here</a>. <br />
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And, I have a new sketch for Fancy Pants coming soon too. ;)<br />
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I'll also announce a winner soon for the last sketch. <br />
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Well thanks so much for stopping in! <br />
Have a wonderful day!!<br />
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<br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-84891035191794818662013-07-01T16:08:00.001-04:002013-07-01T16:08:20.611-04:00Oh Snap! Hi everyone! Hope all is well. So I've been having computer issues all weekend...and even now I am just hoping to make it through this post. Sometimes I hate computers and think life would be easier without them. But then of course, I wouldn't be able to share all my projects with people all around the world. So I keep plugging on. :) <br />
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I have a new layout to share with you guys. It uses the <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/products/memories_captured">Memories Captured</a> collection from <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/">Fancy Pants Designs</a>. By the way...I'm gonna tease you a little, but I have seen the new collections from Fancy Pants for CHA and they are AWESOME! Can't wait to share them with you. ;) <br />
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Anyways...back to my layout:<br />
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These pictures were taken the night my kids first saw the ocean...ever, on our recent California vacation. They are not great pictures, they were taken with my phone, but I wanted to write about how strange Eryn acted...like she just thought it was weird. :) We went back and played at the beach some the next day and Eryn opened up more but still wasn't quite sure about the ocean. <br />
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Here are some close up's of my layout:<br />
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Well hopefully I will be back soon with more to share and less trouble with my computer. :) <br />
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<br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-44065834986794329692013-06-28T02:01:00.000-04:002013-06-28T02:01:00.274-04:00Another New LayoutHi everyone! I have another layout to share with you today! It's not from our vacation, but just a day at the park we had recently. <br />
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It uses product from <a href="http://www.rubyrock-it.com/">Ruby Rock-It</a>, you can view the exact product list <a href="http://rubyrockit.typepad.com/ruby-rock-it/">here</a>. <br />
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I started with a piece of embossed cardstock (love those, especially this birdcage design). I added a bit of ink by rubbing an ink pad directly over my cardstock. The embossed images should catch more of the ink that way. Then I also added a bunch of blue glitter from <a href="http://www.clearsnap.com/">Clearsnap</a>. Basically I just created a big mess and then built my layout on top of it. :) <br />
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I just love kraft tags...so anytime I can add those to a page it makes me happy. :) <br />
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I'm not sure this layout looks like my typical style...but that's ok...sometimes you just got to change it up a bit. <br />
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Well thanks so much for stopping in today!! Have a fabulous day!<br />
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<br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684584999567174818.post-1806142063506683662013-06-27T02:01:00.000-04:002013-06-27T19:50:25.349-04:00The First of ManyHi everyone! Well I've done my first layout from our California vacation. :) I plan on making several, so this is kinda like my introduction to my California layouts. <br />
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Here's my layout:<br />
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I bought those cool window decals when I was at Disneyland and I thought it'd be cool to use them on this fantastic chalkboard paper. The whole layout uses the <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/products/memories_captured">Memories Captured</a> collection from <a href="http://www.fancypantsdesigns.com/">Fancy Pants Designs</a>. And then I wrote in white pen to also look like chalk on my paper. :) I am really lovin' this line! <br />
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Here are some close up's of my layout:<br />
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I'm pleased with the way it turned out. :) <br />
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Well thanks for stopping in today! <br />
I hope you have a fantastic day!!!<br />
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