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A Faith Perspective

Thankful for Friends Faith Blog Hop.

Today, we're out in force on the internet -- showing our faith and giving the glory to God. United, we stand as Christian paper crafters and blog owners to make a presence on the internet for all to see. We're celebrating the theme of friends and we're happy to share our projects with you based on the verse:

"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down,
his friend can help him up. " Eccl 4:9-10a

If you're just joining in on the fun, you can find the start of the Blog Hop train here:  Scrapbook News and Review: A Faith Perspective

First, I would like to take a moment to thank the generous co-sponsors:
Layers of Color Stamps,
Gina K Designs Stamps,
Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps,
with Scrapbook News and Review Magazine, these companies have donated some wonderful prizes for today’s blog hop.

There will be three lucky grand prize winners for today’s event.
~~One $100 gift certificate from Layers of Color Stamps AND a 6 month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.
~~One basket of goodies -- four stamp sets from Gina K Designs and a 6 month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.
~~One set of digital stamps from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps and a 3 month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.

IMPORTANT...
To enter, simply hop to the blogs of all of the participating staff members of Scrapbook News and Review Magazine, take note of the staff member’s name, and leave a comment on their posts. Then send us an email at games@scrapbooknewsandreview.com listing each of the staff members who participated in today’s hop. It’s that easy. All entries must be received by Monday, November 16, 2009 at 12 noon, EST and three winners will be randomly chosen to win.

In addition, every participating staff member of Scrapbook News and Review Magazine will offer a free one-month subscription to the magazine to one of their lucky visitors by simply leaving a comment on their blog. That's a lot of chances to win, so let’s get to the Hop!

Debby's Response to Ecclesiastes 4:9-12:

I could not wait to get into the Word and study our topic text. I prayed and asked God to bring to my heart the core of the message. Personally, it is a message that I've heard a lot lately. 

My friends throughout my life and my walk with God have been vital to my literal survival in life. When I’ve fallen and there would be a friend ready to pray, to sit with me, to drag me out of the house, to not judge or condemn, sometimes just to listen to me complain or cry. I am thankful for all those friends. May I bee the friend they have been to me. 

My project represents just a few of the people, friends that have walked with me throughout my life. My prayer is that this art piece was done for the Glory of God and is indeed for His Glorification. Thanks!

12 x 24 Canvas entitled "if either of us fall..."

(click for a larger view)

Note:  The metal box with the bottle caps is connected to the canvas by a magnet.  If I want to change the look of the canvas I can slip it off and create something new!

Leave Me a "Blog Hop" comment and I’ll draw a winner of a 15.00 gift certificate to Debby’s Dream Studio on Monday. (Note of interest…that includes shipping.)

ALLLL ABOARD:  next stop on this Blog Hop Train is Nina Brackett of  GinaK Designs and her blog "Crafting in Croatia!"  Exciting stuff.  Have fun everyone!  I'm hopping right behind you.

Gratitude List:
1. an opportunity to share my faith
2. the whole book of Ecclesiastes and God’s Words of wisdom
3. my friends, Linda, Avis, Sudie, Shannon, Ruth, Bob, Rohanna, Joan, Angie, Kim, Teresa, Audrey and so many more
4. a journey to wisdom
5. God’s provision of my friends in my life

Debby's Dare Demo

Well, before I have breakfast at 4:30 pm, I thought I would try to do a demo of the new Fiskars Retractable Fingertip Craft Knife. I’ve had it for a month or so now and haven’t even opened it until someone mentioned it on the Fiskateers site. So I opened it up, used it, played with it and now I’m in love with it EVEN more than the original Fiskars Fingertip Craft Knife.

Please excuse the messy me. I can’t believe I actually did not change clothes. I just took a minute (actually 9 minutes) break from my project to share with you this awesome craft knife. I’ve been using it a lot today.


A fun thing: Selected boxes of Nestle Hot Coco Mix now has Scrapbooking Accents inside.  The coupon says "Create A Memorty with Nestle Hot Coco Mix!  Everyone is getting in on a good thing!

I’m at the tail end of getting ready for one of the largest Blog Hops of Christian Crafters ever. It starts at Scrapbook News and Review: A Faith Perspective at 10 am EST Saturday and goes until the end of the day Sunday. The theme is “Thankful for Friends of Faith.” I believe you will be inspired and find creative inspriation thorughout the blog hop. I know the sponsors are giving away some really exciting gifts. I feel assured there will probably be a few giveaways along the hop also. Do you think Debby’s Dare could do something like this without adding a little something? You’ll have to come back to see! I’m sure it will be something that would go along with the materials I used in my project along with a Blog Hop DARE!

My breakfast/supper calls me along with my Faith Project. I’m so looking forward to this weekend.

Check out my new header at Debby’s Dream Studio. Cool huh? I’m working on learning all the new things I can from my PSE. It’s a pick your sale time: 10% off everything using the coupon code: SIMPLYME or 20% off any product that is entitled Foundations using the coupon code: THANKFUL.

I’m thinking I’ve had too much coffee!  FYI:  Cute Pictures Alert!  Christian spent the day with us.  Adam tried to block off my studio access by putting one of the table "benches" in front of the door opening.  LOL  Christina watch Bailey come underneath the beach so she decided to do the same.  LOL  Look at that face when she knew she had entered the "promise land."  LOL

Gratitude List
1. Christina that brighten my day today.
2. my loving friend Bailey
3. Sudie
4. God’s creativity and His Inspiring Word
5. To God be the glory for All He has Done in my life

All About You in 52, Week 45

Debby’s Dream Studio is at Simply Me, Donna Downey’s blog, Tuesday (today) for a grand giveaway.

I went to look up my birth date specifics and found several treasures. One was my baby book. I found cards sent to me at my birth announcement, a clipping of my hair, a receipt where mom and dad “paid for me” for $150.00. Don’t you wish that’s all it cost to have a baby today! I found more photos and my dad slipped me some money. Granted it is all in Yens!

I do know this. I’m a “female,” “white,” my dad was 24 and my mom was 21 when I was born. I now have my street address where my first home was located. Dr. Morgan delivered me. It was fun to know these “Facts” about me. I know about my mom’s birth, but I don’t know much about dad’s as his original birth certificate was lost in a courthouse fire. No main frames and computers back when he was born. They recreated a new one with “what they thought” was the Facts!

Of all we have done in All About You in 52 we have not covered the very FACTS of who, what, where and when of YOU.

Question

What are the Vital Statistics of Your Birth?

My Answer

(not a great photo today...Ida is making it hard to get a photo in the natural light!)

Journaling
My journaling is hidden. I actually scanned my birth certificate and placed it under the photo and attached a pull-tab. Since I don’t think it is wise to give everyone everything including my birth certificate I’m not going to share my journaling this week!

Ingredients
Pattern Paper: ChatterBox artsy.licious –“in Bloom” fine paper goods (Debby’s Dream Studio)
Hand crocheted ribbon by Mom, Mikki Perkins
Lettering: Thinkers from American Crafts, Daiquiri; My Little Shoebox Alphabet stickers, Rose
Flowers: Maya Road
Hinge: Making Memories
Words and Little Girl: Etcetera by Pro-Craft
Rhinestone: in the floral section of Hobby Lobby
Swivel Clasp: Tim Holtz Idea-ology

Mary you are going to receive the RAK this week. I can’t wait to see your book! I’ve seen other layouts in various areas of the Internet and I’m excited that people are making an album about themselves.

HOMEMADE FAMILIES (I will turn the music off by Friday! LOL) I’ve had a few questions about the 2010 Dare Ya! If you don’t have 52 recipes or don’t think you have that many, go ahead and join in as you can (1) skip questions (2) you never know what surprises you might find in your family or here. Homemade Families is not a contest or a race. We will be drawing for a Giveaway once a month and your name is put in the drawing as many times as you post a link to your layouts that month. The main thing is to do all you can to document your family around what I consider an important part of our lives. Meals…Food. Read more and find out how to register at Homemade Families!

Blog Hop. It is going to be incredible. You can click on the badge on the top right hand side where it will take you with more information. I will be posting instructions on Friday and the Blog Hop starts Saturday. Scrapbook News and Review: A Faith Perspective is giving out some very outstanding gifts. Make plans to join and leave a comment when you come through Debby’s Dare.

Gratitude List
1. strength to do what I can
2. wisdom to know what I can’t do
3. friends and family that just put up with me
4. true friends that are closer than a brother
5. God love for me that allows me to love others

Wrapping Halloween

I had a great time using my 7Gypsies Binderie (Debby’s Dream Studio...20% off) to make a mini-book about several years of Halloween. What is unique to me is that is actually turned out okay! Those who know me or have been hanging out here know I struggle with mini-books. This was great fun.

I used the Binderie and the Starter Kit that comes with it as my base. I went with black cardstock for my center. Hey, it’s Halloween! I have three sections representing three years. For each section I actually cut one sheet 5” by 10 ¾” I used my Fiskars Border punch to one end of the long sheet. I scored so that the page folded in half at 5 inches. I cut one page 5” x 5” for the insert page. Each section then had 6 pages.

The advantage of doing the book this way was I could easily work on each section with it’s own unique look. AND the side of the book looked smooth with the three different folds. The Binderie actually made it easy to get each section to match perfectly. You can see the book as it is open is even across the bottom. Now this may not be new to you, but it made doing this mini-book fun! I hope you enjoy.

************CHECK OUT SIMPLY ME, DONNA DOWNEY'S BLOG TO SEE WHAT DEBBY'S DREAM STUDIO IS DOING TODAY!   hint... giveaway*************

ALL ABOUT YOU in 52 WILL BE UP TOMORROW. I’ve had a big project that will be completed this evening late and I’ll be free again. Tomorrow, Tuesday, involves you too. Make sure to come back and see what’s up!

See the links above for the BIG GiveAway and for information concerning 2010 Dare Ya! Homemade Families.

Don't foget the Blog Hop later this week!

Gratitude List:
1.  love that I don't understand
2.  discipline and instruction that makes me all that God desires
3.  a very cool daughter-in-law
4.  God's delight in my enjoyment in life
5.  all the people God has brought into my life

I Feels Like Christmas At My House Tonight

Really, check it out...



Debby's Dream Studio has lots of new products that have been added over the past few days and I will be spending the day adding more. I am not a computer genius but I have had to learn on my own how to become an IT person in order to make my website do things “they” told me it could not do. It is not easy. One place I would highly recommend is w3schools. They have been a blessing to me in teaching me how to make html work. AWESOME!

DDS is looking for gallery submissions and sketches.  You can submit your projects at debby@debbysdreamstudio.com

Enjoy Debby’s Dream Studio!

Gratitude List
my very breath
God’s Word
reminders all around me of His presence in my life
His Peace

Debby's Demo Day EMBOSSING

(You can scroll down and on the left top corner of the slide show you can click off the music!)

I can't stop embossing! I'm crazy about it. I'm finding new things to emboss every day. I'm even embossing on a thin metal. It is outstanding. Today's Demo shows a couple of projects (pictured) and tons of EMBOSSING! I love it!

Guess What!!??!! Today my sponsoring ad for Debby’s Dream Studio is up on Simply Me. That’s Donna Downey’s Blog. I’m having a screaming great time. Also Debby’s Dream Studio is having a Sponsored giveaway featured on Simply Me November 10th. Mark your calendar and make your way over to Donna’s blog. By the way, she is reinventing her studio. You should see the photos!

Soooooo, are you joining us for the 2010 Dare Ya!? Homemade Family. I’m getting more and more excited. Honestly, I want to start now. I’ll wait for you. Click on the link Homemade Family or follow the music.

Don’t forget about the FACEBOOK FAN Dare. We are up to 382 Fans. If you are not on Facebook … join! It’s so much fun. If not, you can leave a comment on the Facebook Dare post and be counted in the giveaway, but your comment doesn’t count in the count towards 500 Debby’s Dream Studio Fans! What are we giving away? Check out the post.

The PaperLife has spotlighted my friend Sudie Alexander this week. As part of the spotlight Sudie is giving away an unKit. I’ve seen it and “Holy Guacamole” quoting Sudie. Leave a comment on The PaperLife to be in the running. I have!!

Don’t forget the Blog Hop sponsored by Scrapbook News and Review Faith Perspective. It starts next Friday the 14th. I’m excited to be part of the “hop!”

Gratitude List
1. energy
2. faith perspective of living
3. failures that grow my dependence on God
4. God’s grace and love that demands a response
5. God’s gift of life to me

All About You in 52, Week 44

Week 44, it’s like counting down to the end of the year. Halloween has passed and now we are coming up on Thanksgiving and honestly, I want to start decorating for Christmas!

Very Frightening Teens!

Another LIST! I love my lists, but we are going to start ending our All About You in 52 with the hard questions. If you are doing “catch up” let me know. If you are caught up, keep it up!! I can’t wait to see a picture of your books. I’ve pulled down my book(s) that I’m housing my All About You in 52 and will start loading it this week. After I had filled one album I started putting them in a scrapbook box for safekeeping!

When you go to the book store or places like Cracker Barrel to you remember seeing those little paperback books with titles like “1962,” “1974” or “1938.” I loved reading through 1959, my birthday year. I never purchased one. I don’t know why. So I decided this week to make my own page with information about 1959. Of course as a newborn I don’t remember many of these items, but some things stuck around long enough that I appreciate them.

Question 44

What was Happening in the World the Year You were Born?

My Answer

Journaling
{block one}
Car: $2,200
Gasoline: 30 cents/gal
House: $18,500
Bread: 20 cents/loaf
Milk: $1.01/gal
Postage Stamp: 4 cents
Average Annual Salary: $5,500
Minimum Wage: $1.00 per
Hawaii & Alaska statehood

{block two}
Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500 auto race.
Roger Ward wins the Indy 500 averaging 138.6 MPH.
Penn State beats Alabama 7-0 in the first Liberty Bowl game.
LA Dodgers beat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2 in 56th World Series.
SF Giant's stadium named as Candlestick Park.

{block three}
Bonanza debuts on TV.
Groucho, Chico & Harpo Marx's final TV appearance together
Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" released.
Annette Funicello made the charts with Tall Paul.
The Untouchables" October 15, 1959
The Miracle Worker, William Gibson

{block four}
February 3, 1959. A plane crash kills singer Buddy Holly
She's here! BARBIE!
Maxwell House inaugurates the "Good to the last drop" ad campaign
One billionth can of Spam sold.
The book Lady Chatterly's Lover banned by the U.S. Postal Service
The BIC ballpoint pen is introduced in America!

Ingredients
Pattern Paper: dasiyd’s
Cardstock: Bazzil
Ribbon: Making Memories
Flowers: Prima
Letters: Thickers
Screen: Tattered Angels
Ink: Stazon Timber; Time Holtz Distress Ink brush corduroy
Other: Maya Road Trinket Pins; Jenni Bowlin chipboard buttons, “time” Colorboc; white pen, inkssentials by Ranger Inks.
Tools: Fiskars Rotary Trimmer, Ranger ink blender, Tim Holtz ruler

To our “Catch Up Girl” Mariah you pick up the RAK this week. You know the drill. I admire those who are keeping up, but I’m amazed at those who catch up! Our digi scrapper Angie is at work catching up.

Can I recommend some sites?
Jump Create is for families including children to spend time together crafting.

The PaperLife is an awesome community. Amy Coon has a great community, wonderful spotlight guests, projects that are over the top. It is a “must” explore.

Check out Nancy Nally on Scrapbook Update…great products, updates on the industry and many giveaways.

Enjoy visiting these sites.

Gratitude List
1. Rest
2. my family
3. holidays
4. my church
5. My Father who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name!