Surely God is my help. . .

Surely God is my help; the LORD is the one who sustains me. Psalm 54:4

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #117~ Sketch

This week, the Our Daily Bread Design's Challenge Team challenges you to use a sketch!!! And . . you have two weeks to enter!!

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! And, if you use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing one to two creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. All submissions must be added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. EST. Complete details are available on the ODBD blog.

Please take a bit of time to visit  my fellow challenge team members blogs, you'll be blessed!

Sabrina Jackson  * Lori Ulrich * Chris Olsen

Rosemary Dennis  * Jan Keen * Kathy Roney
Sherry Kushibab (July Guest) 

Project Details

Stamps:  Our Daily Bread Designs Customer Favorites Scripture Series 2

Ink: Color Box Silver, Versa Fine Onyx

Paper: Black, Pink, Silver

Designer Paper: Prima Almanac

Accessories: Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles, Poppystamps Vintage Birdcate and Nestled Bird dies, seam binding, ribbon, vintage buttons, SU gem and framed tulip embossing folder.

Challenges:
Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge 117

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

 

Clouds or sunshine. . .

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. 

Ecclesiastes 3:1

Sunny days or cloudy days; a season to rejoice, a season to mourn,. . .a time for every purpose under the heavens. . .just as the Lord has ordained.  May you bask in the light of the Lord this day and may you look forward to that eternal day when clouds and sun will be no more!
 "And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb." Revelation 21:23 

When the Roll is Called Up Yonder
James Black, 1893

When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more,
And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair;
When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore,
And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
 
On that bright and cloudless morning when the dead in Christ shall rise,
And the glory of His resurrection share;
When His chosen ones shall gather to their home beyond the skies,
And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.

Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun,
Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care;
Then when all of life is over, and our work on earth is done,
And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #116

This week, the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team would like to see clouds or sunshine on your creation.  These can be on your designer paper, be cut or sponged or be part of your coloring or stamping.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! And, if you use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing one to two creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. All submissions must be added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, July 22 at 8 p.m. EST. Complete details are available on the ODBD blog.

 

Please take a bit of time to visit  my fellow challenge team members blogs, you'll be blessed!

Sabrina Jackson  * Lori Ulrich * Chris Olsen

Rosemary Dennis  * Jan Keen * Kathy Roney
Sherry Kushibab (July Guest) 




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  Project Details

There is a bright little sun in the upper left hand corner of this card; there are perky  SUNflowers peering out from under the scripture and beaming from the card's interior, and the designer paper is Prima's SUN-KISSED!
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Scripture Collection 1

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Ranger Distress Antique Linen

Paper: SU Whisper White, Early Espresso, Cool Caribbean

Designer Paper: Prima Sun Kiss

Accessories: Memory Box Vivienne Butterfly  die, Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily Die, Spellbinders Labels 21, Zva Creative Gems, lace, MS seam binding, Hallmark doily/

Challenges :

• Our Daily Bread Designs SLC116
• Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge #148

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

Times of refreshing. . .

"Times of refreshing will come from the presence of the Lord. . ."Acts 3:19

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #115

This week the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team would like to see tearing or distressing on your project!

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! And, if you use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing one to two creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. All submissions must be added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, July 15 at 8 p.m. EST. Complete details are available on the ODBD blog.

Please take a bit of time to visit  my fellow challenge team members blogs, you'll be blessed!

Sabrina Jackson  * Lori Ulrich * Chris Olsen

Rosemary Dennis  * Jan Keen * Kathy Roney 
Sherry Kushibab (July Guest)

Project Details

Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Porch

INSIDE

Ink: VersaFine Onyx, Ranger Distress Antique Linen

Paper: SU Basic Black and River Rock

Designer Paper: Prima Nature's Garden

Accessories: Pearlustre Sapphire Embossing Powder (Stampendous); Spellbinders Scallop Rectangles Nestabilities; Memory Box Attic Key, Wrought Iron Fence and Gate dies.

 Challenges:

• Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge #115 
• Stampin Sisters in Christ # 147
• Sugar Creek Hollow Summer Days 

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

All Things Lovely. . .

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Philippians 4:8

If this scripture is familiar, that's because you saw it right here last week! But, no apologies as we can NEVER think too often of our Lord (who alone meets all the criterion set forth in this directive: true, honorable, just, commendable, lovely, excellent and worthy of praise).

So this day, if you're struggling and if your mind is wandering down the dark, fearful path of "what if", take those thoughts captive to Christ, as we are commanded to do. Don't allow yourself to be controlled by your emotions, but with right thinking, biblical thinking, turn those thoughts to the paths of righteousness, the bright path where the light of the Lord shines as the noon day sun! Remember that He gave Himself for you (if you are trusting in Christ alone for your eternal salvation) and He himself said that not a single one of His will perish or be plucked from His hand. Remember that He who can calm the sea, often brings the storm that knocks us from little boat of self-sufficiency, not that we might drown, but that we might be made more like Him and that we might trust Him even more fully. He is in control of ALL things. . .as the disciples were reminded in Mark 4:35-41 and Matthew 8:23-27. If this is your situation today, click here for an encouraging rebuke from Pastor Alistair Begg, Truth for Life Ministries: Jesus Calms the Storm.

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #114 (Part II)

Happy Tuesday everyone!! With the start of a new month and a new quarter, comes the start of a new challenge schedule for the Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge.  Our challenges are now on Tuesdays and uploading deadline will be Sundays by 8 p.m. EST. However, since Saturday's challenge has only been up three days, we are continuing the *same challenge for this week but the team is sharing new samples. We hope you enjoy them!!

*The challenge?  Just make anything using Our Daily Bread Designs Stamps! Anything goes using ODBD stamps! That’s it! 

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! And, if you use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing one to two creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. All submissions must be added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, July 8 at 8 p.m. EST. Complete details are available on the ODBD blog.

Please take a bit of time to visit  my fellow challenge team members blogs, you'll be blessed!

Sabrina Jackson  * Debi Southard * Lori Ulrich

Rosemary Dennis  * Jan Keen * Kathy Roney

Project Details

This week's challenge, the first for July is "Anything Goes Using ODBD Stamps! and from the looks of my sample, you're probably thinking EVERTYHING WENT. . .on to the front of the card!!I loved this scripture so much and since the challenge is the same, I thought it fitting to use the same verse. 

 

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Collection 9

Paper:  Lime green, early espresso, naturals ivory, very vanilla

Designer Paper: Bo Bunny Vicky

Ink: Early Espresso, Ranger Distress Antique Linen

Accessories: Prima flowers Perle Bebe Almanac collection, Petaloo, Zva Creative Gem, Zutter corner rounded, Memory Box Sanibel border, Really Reasonable Ribbon

Challenges:

•  Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge 114 
• Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge 146 ~ Use Something New (flowers, Memory Box dies, DP, ribbon)

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

Think on these things. . .

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Philippians 4:8

 

Whenever this passage comes to mind, in my little head all of the "whatevers" are replaced with "whoever." As in, whoever is noble, pure, lovely admirable, commendable, excellent, worthy of praise. . .and there is only One that I can think of who meets these qualitifications: our Lord! What a comfort that is and what a refreshment to my soul knowing that Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today and forever, and these attributes contained in the Philippians passage are His in infinite measure (is that an oxymoron!?!) and eternally! How blessed are those who take refuge in Him. . .all the pretty, glittery things of the world grow dim in the presence of the Light of the World!

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #114

With the fourth of July holding coming up, we thought we’d make this week’s challenge, “easy peasy”: ANYTHING GOES, as long as you use at least one Our Daily Bread Designs stamp. 

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store but you must use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps. We will again be choosing one to two creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. All submissions must be added to Mr. Linky by Friday, July 6 at 8 a.m. EST. Complete details are available on the ODBD blog.

Please take a bit of time to visit  my fellow challenge team members blogs, you'll be blessed!

Sabrina Jackson  * Debi Southard * Lori Ulrich * Chris Olsen

Rosemary Dennis  * Jan Keen * Kathy Roney

Project Details

Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Scripture Collection 9

Ink: Versa Mark, Ranger Distress Antique Linen

Paper: Metallics Bronze, Pink Pirouette

Designer Paper: Bo Bunny Vicky

Accessories:Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles, Memory Box  Tessatina Border, Madera Corner, Maya Road flower, Zva Creative gems

Challenges:
Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge 114

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

The generous prosper. . .

A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #113

This week the Our Daily Bread Designs’ Challenge Team has a real challenge for you!! Let’s see you use three or more stamps on your project. They can be images, backgrounds or sentiments but you must use three or more stamps.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! And, if you use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing one to two creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. All submissions must be added to Mr. Linky by Friday, June 29 at 8 a.m. EST. Complete details are available on the ODBD blog.

Please take a bit of time to visit  my fellow challenge team members blogs, you'll be blessed!

Sabrina Jackson  * Debi Southard * Lori Ulrich 
* Chris Olsen * Rosemary Dennis 
 Jan Keen * Kathy Roney

Project Details

Stamps: ODBD Thank You (new release)

Ink:

Paper:Cranberry Crisp, Repurposed box liner (kraft)

Designer Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Lost and Found

Accessories:  Gingham Ribbon, Memory Box Grapevine Wreath, Spellbinders Circle and Scallop Circle Dies, Labels 14, Blender Pen

Challenges:

• Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge 113 

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

   

Passing away or eternally alive?

The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the 

will of God lives forever. 1 John 2:17 

This scripture seems to imply that we can earn eternal life by doing what God requires. . .but that's not what the rest of Scripture teaches. . nor what this passage in its context teaches either. There is only One who has fulfilled the will of the Father perfectly, and that One, is the Lord Jesus Christ. We can never trust our own works, which the Lord says are like filthy rags (to put it politely). We can only trust the works of Jesus: His life of perfect obedience to the Father, to the point of death on the cross after enduring the Father's wrath for the sins of all who will believe. We are not, and cannot ever be, through works of our own, good enough to merit eternal life. Jesus, however is and He offers this perfect righteousness to all who will repent and believe. If you want to learn more and to read what God says, please click on the Good News tab above. . .

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #112

Since it is officially summer in the USA this week, the Our Daily Bread Designs’ Challenge team wants to see your summer-themed projects. They can include gardening, boats, and etc….anything related to a summer activity.

One of my favorite summer activities is relaxing with my husband under the canopy of trees in our yard as the sun is setting, meditating on the goodness of the Lord and watching the dragon flies flit about the pasture (as the cats chase them in their attempt to snag a tasty treat). This card reflects that peaceful time.

 

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! And, if you use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing one to two creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. All submissions must be added to Mr. Linky by Friday, June 22 at 8 a.m. EST. Complete details are available on the ODBD blog.

Please take a bit of time to visit  my fellow challenge team members blogs, you'll be blessed!

Sabrina Jackson  * Debi Southard * Lori Ulrich * Chris Olsen

Rosemary Dennis  * Jan Keen * Kathy Roney

Inside

Project Details

Stamps: ODBD With Heartfelt Sympathy

Ink: Versa Fine Onxy, Ranger Distress Antique Linen

Paper: Basic Black, Tan

Designer Paper: Prima Nature’s Garden

Accessories: Memory Box Willow Dragon fly, Debutante Frame, Orchard Tree Frame, Tessatina Border, Spellbinders Labels 17, Prima Flowers Camille and Perle Bebe Almanac, vintage rick rack, Zva Creative Gems

Challenges:

• Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge 112
• Split Coast Stampers Inspiration Challenge IC341 Polli's 
• Stampin' Sisters' In Christ #143 ~ Action 
• Craft Your Passions #114 ~ Anything Goes
• Stampin' for the Weekend ~ Bugs and Butterflies
• Word Art Wednesday Challenge #32
• Sugar Creek Hollow #16 ~ More is Better

Blessings! jme ~ SDG