Hello, Sisters!
This is Barbara, of Precepts and Promises, here with a little friendly reminder of my monthly speed scrap at Faith Sisters. It's always on the first Tuesday of the month, or at least I try to always make it the first Tuesday!  We have participants from all around the globe, so the time does change (and I'm always open to suggestions). This coming Tuesday, October 4th, at 4PM Pacific time, is our next scheduled speed scrap, and I hope you'll consider joining us.

It's only an hour, and believe you me, it goes by quickly! I give you a total of seven steps, each 10 minutes apart, and at the end of the hour, you will have a layout completed. Occasionally, there might be a step or technique that not everyone is familiar with, so the hour can also turn into a mini-lesson as I help you through. 


And, of course, there is always a little posting bonus from me for everyone who gets a layout completed and posted in our gallery.  This month I've made you a Fall Foto Mask.  It's messy and layered, and I think you'll like it!

If you've never participated in a speed scrap before, go and peruse the gallery to see pages made in previous scraps. You'll see that it's nothing too complicated, but it's always a good idea to have in mind beforehand a few photos that need to be scrapped. Then come and join us in the forum. I'd love to have you there!

My Lifetime Story RE-RUN: Challenge 40 - My Favorite Song

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This is another challenge that we did back in 2007. This is still one of the most popular challenges here at Faithsisters...and one that we can continuously add another layout too! There are always so many meaningful songs that touch my heart!

Psalm 18:49 Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O LORD;
I will sing praises to your name. 
Add sayings or words from SONGS that have been meaningful to you, and share why or how that particular song touched you..



It is also great to include how the song makes you feel.

Here is the link to the old gallery to look at some of the many songs that have been posted there. We are very excited to see all of the amazing songs you choose this week!


Be sure to follow this challenge in our forum and post your page in our gallery under the appropriate category! If you are a digital scrapbooker, be sure to find some great products in our shop to help you with your project! 
Here are a few inspirational examples from the team for this challenge: 


by Karma


by JackieAnn


by Tammy


by Kim


by Kimberly

Providence 365, Week 39: Without Batteries

This is Barbara, of Precepts and Promises, back with Week 39 (!) of 2011's Providence 365. 
 
I am blessed to live only 30 minutes of one of the two Nikon repair facilities in the US.  This past week, I took in my beloved D40 for some cleaning and adjustments, and I just got it back. I could take it to a camera shop closer to home, but who better to fix a Nikon than the original maker?  

It's back home now, on my kitchen counter, all spiffed up and ready to go to work. But it sits there powerless and useless. Dead.

That's because it doesn't have a battery. So, as soon as I fix that, I'll have a camera ready to do what it was made to do. 


In many ways, we are like my camera. Before we are made alive together in Christ, Scripture is clear that we are dead, too. Dead in our transgressions and sins. But, God in His great, wonderful, mysterious, irresistible mercy called us to Himself, making us alive in Him.  Is that not happy news???

"When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, 

He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions..."

He, our Maker, has provided our battery, so to speak, by giving us His spirit who lives in us, enabling us to do the work that we were created for. Without our power source, we are like my camera: not completely useless, but not doing what it was created for. It would make a great paperweight. Or, I could hide a secret note in the empty battery compartment. But, it was made to take photographs. So, I will put the battery back in, and we will go take some photos together.

So, this week, reflect on how He has called you and made you alive. How did He call you? What were you made alive for? What is your unique purpose?

Pam and I would love to have you post in our forum and show us your layouts in our gallery. We love to see how God has been good you.
You can get the word art HERE.

New Shop Goodies, A Farewell Sale & Events!

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Designer Challenge - September Template Challenge

Good Day Everyone!

Its that time again, its time for my monthly Designer Thursday Template Challenge. This template can be used as the template or as a sketch and comes in PSD/PNG formats so that everyone can participate whether digital or hybrid. You will have one week to pick up the template for FREE and will also have 1 week to finish and post your layout to the gallery and forum thread. So go pick up the template..... and lets play!!!

Have a blessed day!
Angel

My Lifetime Story RE-RUN: Challenge 39 - My Favorite Scripture

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Create a layout about your favorite scripture. Just this one page dedicated to a scripture that really touches your soul and means so much to you.

Next week we will be working on our favorite song.

Be sure to follow this challenge in our forum and post your page in our gallery under the appropriate category! If you are a digital scrapbooker, be sure to find some great products in our shop to help you with your project! 
Here are a few inspirational examples from the team for this challenge:

by Karma


by Tammy


by JackieAnn


by Sharon


by Kristi


by Heather


by Amy