ABC Scripture Challenge #11 Know and # 12 Lonely

Catching up a little with the challenges! It is interesting though when you do 2 close together how you can see that God's love and faithfullness are interwoven throughout scripture.My verse for Know tells us that God is aware of every creature on earth! How , in our lonely moments ,can we not realise that He is aware of us! He wants us to draw close to Him though , that is why I think it is important that we follow the advice in Hebrews and meet together with other believers where we can find encouragement during times when we may feel alone.

I had to scan my pages and I think the colours are a little "off" !
The background paper is from Papermania Birdsong collection and my son kindly drew me some "creatures" which we cut out and stuck around the page. I think they add a lovely splash of colour ,so thanks again for his input!

Another piece of Birdsong paper. I thought the birds sitting on the branches  nicely represented "meeting together" ! The paper is so "busy" that I thought no embellishment was needed. I had to handwrite the scriptures so they are not very clear . They are James 4:8 and Hebrews 10:25. If you click on the picture they should be a little more readable.
The verses were cut out with Nestabilities Mega ovals.
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ABC Scripture Challenge #10 Journey

While I was reading Psalm 23 I thought that it reflected our journey with our Shepherd. We have times when we need to be refreshed, times when we need to rest in His presence. If we journey with Him he leads us in paths of righteousness.It is comforting to know that wherever we are on our journey He has promised to be with us.
I used Psalm 23 as my scripture.
The background paper is from Docrafts Birdsong collection, the lovely tree design didn't need much embellishing.
I used some more sheep and a shepherd stickers from an old set by Bo Bunny.
I asked my son to draw a signpost for me and I think he did a good job!

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ABC Scripture Challenge #9 Identity

Patter really challenged us with the word IDENTITY .  I tried to get the idea of a mirror on my page . Who do we see when we look in the mirror ? Do we see ourselves with all our faults - real or imagined? How often do we see ourselves as A Child of God -loved unconditionally by and valuable to our Heavenly Father ? The verses I used are Psalm 103:11 , Matthew 10:31 { inspired by a devotional from Dayspring.com } and John 1:12.

The paper is from the Mariposa Stack DCWV
The "mirror" made from a free die cut from DoCrafts Creativity magazine [ there is a lovely cat image underneath the mirror!]
Cuttlebug die for the corner embellishments

ABC Scripture Challenge #8 Hands

Psalm 19 is one of my favourite psalms ,so I was pleased to be able to use verse 1 for my page.I seem to be revisiting my old Sunday School craft days lately with my pages ! Looking back to one of our previous words - forget - it's a wonderful thought that we are inscribed on the very hands that created the universe.

The "sky is a piece of blue vellum printed with clouds and the stickers are some I have had for a long time ,Bo Bunny trees and Me and My Big Ideas sheep. Punched stars covered with glitter.

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ABC Scripture Challenge #7 GIFT

Patter's lovely teaching this time was on the word Gift. I wanted my page to reflect the gift of the Holy Spirit and used Acts 2:38 for my scripture verse. I used a template from a Sunday School crafts book and made the dove the main focus of my page. How important it is to thank God for His precious gifts every day !

Papermania paper - Persimmon collection
Dove hand cut from template
Papermania alphabet stickers
Prima and Papermania flowers

ABC Scripture Challenge #6 Forget

I couldn't decide which verses to use for my page this time.I had typed out a different verse but didn't feel it was the one I should use. Then at my Bible study we listened to a song by a British artist Stuart Townend and when I saw the words of one verse I realised I should use the verse Patter gave us when she explained that the words in Isaiah refer to the wounds in Jesus' hands. Here are the words to the verse in the song:
                                        Oh to see my name
                                        Written in the wounds,
                                         For through Your suffering I am free,
                                         Death is crushed to death,
                                         Life is mine to live,
                                         Won through your selfless love.

I later went back and added these words to my page! Here is a link to "Oh to see the dawn" by Stuart Townend

I used another piece of my Papermania Rose Garden paper and another sizzix die cut bird.They are my favourites at the moment so they are being used a lot!                                   

ABC Scripture Challenge #5 Easy

How often do we go through times when we feel "weary and burdened" and forget to take our burdens to Jesus? Patter explained that the word translated easy came from the Greek - chrestos.This means comfortable or manageable.We can certainly manage better yoked to Jesus !
My verses are Matthew 11:28-30 and 1 John 5:2-3.

For my page I used :
Paper - Papermania Rose Garden collection
Martha Stewart border punch
Sizzix Bigz bird die
Small flower punch