Monday, September 15, 2014

Salty? A timely reminder. . .

You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
Matthew 5:13-16

   
Gloria Designs Challenge

CHACB Challenge #16:

Who Loves School and Office Supplies? This week at Craft Hoarders Anonymous, we all do!! Actually most paper crafters also love school and office supplies. We love crayons, markers, shaped paperclips, notepads, folders, and more! If you hoard school and office products, get them out! Use them up! Use at least one item that is really a school or office supply on your project.

We will again be selecting favorites and one talented participant will receive a fantastic prize for their work from our fabulous prize sponsor, Lindy's Stamp Gang
Design Team sponsors for September (and the first September prize package are Heartfelt Creations and Crafty Secrets

You have until Sunday, Sept. 28 at midnight PDT to prepare, submit and link up your project to the CHAC Blog. Please visit the blog for complete rules and the prize package AND information on our wonderful sponsors!

Project description
 

“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:13-16 English Standard Version (ESV)

What a great reminder from our Lord Jesus particularly as many young people have headed back to school. But this is an exhortation to all who are His: all who are set apart and holy. Unlike food, a Christian can never be too salty. . .the Lord tells us to not be conformed to this world (lose that saltiness) but rather to "be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." Romans 12:2

PROJECT ~ This is a combination project, with a toilet paper roll re-purposed to become a stylus and screen cleaner holder. TP is a school staple isn't it? [grin] I like the contrast between the vintage image with a chalkboard to the modern method.  The darling image is from Crafty Secrets' Childhood Images and Journal Notes. I thought it was perfect for  the school and office supplies challenge. The paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Upcycle line (which is perfect for the TP roll!). The stamp is from Our Daily Bread Designs, Earth Verses set and is atop a Spellbinders  Distressed Edges die cut panel. Really Reasonable Ribbon adds a bit of texture, and a couple of paper clips and a binder clip top it all off. The inside combines a couple more Craft Secrets images, topped with a scripture verse from ODBD's Birthday Blessings Collection.


 If you really want to see some really AMAZING projects, follow the links below. . . 


Blessings! jme ~ SDG



 

 


Monday, September 1, 2014

He hears and answers. . .

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health,
as it goes well with your soul. 3 John 1:3
   
Gloria Designs Challenge

CHACB Challenge #15:

Our first September challenge at Craft Hoarders Anonymous is titled, "All the Pretty Flowers." And it's perfectly designed for all of you flower hoarders! Maybe you hoard pre-made flowers. Maybe you hoard flower punches or dies. Maybe you hoard flower stamps. "Dig" out those flowers and use them on your project!


We will again be selecting favorites and one talented participant will receive a fantastic prize for their work from our fabulous sponsors, Heartfelt Creations and Crafty Secrets! You have until Sunday, Sept. 14 at midnight PDT to prepare, submit and link up your project to the CHAC Blog. Please visit the blog for complete rules and the prize package AND information on our wonderful sponsors!

(Oh. . .and word has it that Crafty Secrets is having a linky party. . .visit their blog for details!)

Project description
 


For this card, I used the lovely images from Crafty Secrets', Birds and Blossoms and Little Blessings. The flowers include a stamp from Heartfelt Creations, Arianna Blooms Bouquet (HCPC 3609), which I colored, distressed, fussy cut, layered and glittered. It's in the lower right hand corner.

The background paper from Crafty Secrets is overlaid with a floral print vellum from World Win papers, a previous sponsor. The flowers are from Prima, and Gloria, and (don't tell) the Dollar Store. It's topped off with some Stickles and a couple of floral pins. For the inside of the card, I used the Heartfelt Creations, Arianna Blooms Bouquet (HCPC 3609) to make background paper and then pulled a page from the Crafty Secrets Birds and Botanicals Images and Journal Notes, stamped with a stamp from the Birthday Blessings set by Our Daily Bread Designs.

 If you really want to see some really AMAZING projects, follow the links below. . . 


Blessings! jme ~ SDG