Scripture Challenge: Where We Have Gone & a RAK!

Good evening everyone! The 50th challenge has been posted. Can you believe we only have two weeks left? It is hard for me to believe that it has been 50 amazing weeks already. I pray you have been blessed by the study!

I wanted to share with you where I started with my Scripture Challenge ATC holder and where I am now. Here is what it looked like back in early February just a few weeks into the challenge: And here is what it looks like after 50 weeks of study: This ATC holder represents many things to me--favorite scriptures, many precious hours spent in His amazing Word, a history to pass down, a scripture reference when I need it, and much, much more. This sits on my desk, and it is very precious to me.

I would love to see where you have come this year. If you have completed an album, an ATC holder, etc., I would love to see photos! Please post them in a gallery, on your blogs, wherever you would like and leave a link in the comment section on my blog here for all of us to see. I will be giving away two RAKs for those that post images from this year's study.

The first RAK is a book by Donna Partow called "Soon to be a Major Motion Picture." The description of the book is:

"In Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture, Donna Partow uses her own 'it could have been a major motion picture' life experiences to challenge you to take a closer look at your life. With humorous stories and faith-enriching insights on how to become all you want to be as a follower of Christ, Partow encourages you to revel in the joy of God's grace, no matter where you are in life and in your relationship with God. Honestly and openly communicating heartfelt struggles faced by countless women everywhere, Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture will teach you to let go of the drama, stretch your soul, and draw closer to God."
The second RAK is a book by Lisa Whelchel called "Speaking Mom-ese." The description of this book is:

"Lisa Whelchel definitely knows how to speak the language of motherhood. From the days you just want to break down in tears because the kids are sick and cranky and the house is a wreck, to the joys of seeing your kids' eyes light up when they 'get' a new understanding of God's love, she's been there and can relate. Through 52 mini devotions, Speaking Mom-ese provides encouragement and connects moms to each other and to God."
Please leave your links here by Sunday, December 21st, at 11:59 p.m. CST. Two winners will be announced on Monday, December 22nd, on my blog.

I can't wait to see what you have done this year. And for those of you that will be doing this challenge next year, I hope this gets you excited for what is to come. Blessings to each of you!

Making Memories Album Challenge, Guest Designer & Contest!

A mini album is a great way to create a special treasure to show case your Faith. For this weeks challenge create a mini album that is an expression of your Faith or an album that pertains to Faithbooking.

Some topics and examples could include: Life Lessons, My Favorite Scriptures, Finger Prints of God, Blessings, From the Heart, Heritage or Family testimonies, Small Miracles and much much more… It is up to you. There have been many challenges posted throughout our blog that can spark inspiration for a mini album also.

We have a great gift R.A.K. for our contest sponsored by Making Memories for this weeks challenge winner! It is the Fresh Anthology Paint Set and you will be sure to want it for your own! Winner will be based on the use of Making Memories product, creative design and theme.

Upload your projects in the gallery, here to be considered for this contest.

Faith Sisters is pleased to announce our first Guest Designer:

Wendy Sue Anderson lives in a beautiful mountain valley in Utah with her handsome and supportive husband and their four beautiful children. She has been paper-crafting since she was a little girl, thanks to a mother who encouraged her to make her own creative cards and gifts. She has always kept a scrapbook, but became obsessed (in a good way, of course) with scrapbooking shortly after she and her husband were married in 1993.

She has been fortunate to work with some of her very favorite manufacturers over the years. She is currently designing for Making Memories, and has been doing so since 2000. And she's also happy to be on the American Crafts "local design team." Wendy has had several projects published in various magazines, including Creating Keepsakes, Paper Crafts, Simple Scrapbooks, Scrapbook Trends, and Cards. Wendy is passionate about journaling and recording her thoughts and feelings as well as the "who, what, when, and where."


"Scrapbooking has definitely helped me focus on the most important aspects of my life – namely family – and I'll forever be grateful for the lessons I've learned, people I've met, and wonderful opportunities that have come my way in the last several years."

You can view Wendy Sue's personal blog at http://www.wendysueanderson.blogspot.com/


Wendy Sue talks about her album for the challenge this month:

I am so excited to be a guest designer on Faith Sisters this month!

I was asked to create a mini album using the fun Making Memories Fresh Anthology products. Since these products are a favorite of mine, this assignment was easy! I had an older 7 Gypsies chipboard album in my stash, so I brought it out to use for my album. I decided to use the topic of a talk given by the President of my church, Gordon B. Hinckley. The talk focused on 6 "be's" - be grateful, be smart, be clean, be true, be humble, and be prayerful. Whether you are of my faith or not, the "be's" are a great summary of how to be a good person and live a good life -- good general advice.

The journaling in my album comes straight from President Hinckley's talk. The photos are just random photos I love of my kids. Each page has a simple design, and of course, each page has a bit of machine stitching (my favorite technique). I want the kids to look at this book often, and I want it to last a long time, so I used lots of mod podge so the pages would be protected. When the pages were finished, I couldn't fit the original binding rings back on, so I used some large rings from Junkitz (and my cropodile tool) to bind the album.


If you have any specific questions about my album, please feel free to e-mail me! (wendysueanderson@hotmail.com)


Thanks again, to Sunny and the FS crew, for asking me to join you this month!



Happy Spring!

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Click on the front covers of each album in order to see the rest of the creation!

Album by Co-Owner, Karma


Album by Co-Owner, Michelle


Album by Co-Owner, Sunny


Album By Creative Team Member, Alisa


Album By Creative Team Member, Anne


Album By Creative Team Member, Charrie


Album By Creative Team Member, Ericka


Album By Creative Team Member, JackieAnn


Album By Creative Team Member, Jaz


Album By Creative Team Member, Krystal

Album By Creative Team Member, Tammy

9,000 piece RAK

We want to share our LOVE this weekend to all our scrapbooking friends. To enter to win this 9,000 piece Cosmo Cricket scrapbooking kit all you need to do is these three things.


1. Complete a layout, card, project, anything from one of our previously posted challenges.
2. Share your creation in our gallery.
3. Post a comment to this blog post sharing your work.

This must be a NEW layout or creation made this weekend. You can enter more than once, just make as many layouts as you choose.

This challenge RAK begins Friday 15th and the winner will be drawn Tuesday February 19th!!!

About this kit and NEW kit sold on QVC: It's your life story. Embellish it a little with this over 9,000-piece kit, jam-packed with supplies for paper crafting, card making--even home decorating. Create two 8" x 8" albums, eight cards, plus three picture frames, a L-O-V-E banner, display cube, and accordion album for around your house. The array of muted, tea-stained patterns gives your crafts a trendy, vintage feel--perfect for showcasing all your special moments. Get it all, and get it first, right here. From Cosmo Cricket.


Includes:
· Two post-bound expandable 8" x 8" albums · 20 top-load page protectors · One 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" accordion album with six journaling tags · Eight cards · Eight envelopes with liners · One storage box · Cardstock pieces (photo corners, shapes, phrases, patterned sheets, tags, borders, journaling squares, journaling frames, die-cut sheets) · Chipboard pieces (numbers, accents, raw accents, frames, raw mini-album, multi-frames, banner letters, laced tabletop frames, frame cube project) · Assorted seed beads · Plastic punch-outs · Vellum confetti flowers · Metal brads · Alphabet sheets · Assorted ribbons · Metal washers and stickers · Ribbon stickers · Buttons · Adhesive foam tabs · Tape adhesive tabs · Silvertone wire · Twine · Self-adhesive magnet sheet

THIS KIT IS AMAZING!!!

Reminder: This must be a NEW layout or creation made this weekend. This challenge RAK begins Friday 15th and the winner will be drawn Monday February 19th!!! You need to post back here in the comments by Monday the 19th!!