Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:25 NIV)

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Challenge #4 Thinking of You

Thank you to our entries last week... they were such beautiful garden creations!  Numbers were down, but hey... that's okay!

As we had such a small number of entries this week, there will be no Top 3....  but our random prize winner, receiving the Soft Pencil Studios images, is


CHRIS please email me (Pauline) at the yahoo address on the right, and I'll get your prize off to you! Thank you for sponsoring our garden challenge, Soft Pencil Studios!

Before I welcome you to our challenge, a word from our sponsor.... 

this week Clear Dollar Stamps! Our random prize winner will receive a $15 voucher for use at the Clear Dollar Stamps store.. wonderful! We're thrilled to have Clear Dollar Stamps as a sponsor because the images are wonderful, and the sentiments fit the heart of our challenge her so perfectly!

Our theme for you this week is 

THINKING OF YOU

Your card creation should be one that conveys a 'Thinking of you" message...just to let someone know that you are thinking of them, for whatever reason... and isn't it nice to receive a card knowing that someone is thinking of you!  Warms the soul!

"I thank God for you whenever I think of you.
I always have joy whenever I pray for you." 
                           Philippians 1:3-4 NLV

the above scripture is a share, or for inspiration.  Please use any scripture that offers a message fitting of our theme...

Our team this week has created some real delights with our sponsors images.... have a look here!



Pauline
(3 creations using this set will be shared at my blog over this challenge week)


Joining us from the Clear Dollar Stamps Design Team, we have
Kathy

We hope that you will share with us in our THINKING OF YOU challenge... have a wonderful week!

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Challenge #3 In the Garden

Thank you to everyone who shared in our second challenge... your creations were a delight to visit!

This week, the three challenge entries that spoke to the challenge the most, will receive our Top 3 blog badge... we congratulate our Top Three:


And we extend congratulations to #1 Karen L
our random prize winner!

Ladies, please collect your blog badges from our sidebar... and Karen L please email me (Pauline) at the yahoo address on the right, and I'll organise your prize to get to you! Thank you for sponsoring our Comfort challenge, Beccy's Place!

Now I can welcome you to our third challenge! Our theme for you this week is 


IN THE GARDEN


He made all kinds of beautiful trees grow there and produce good fruit...
Genesis 2:9 GNT

Your card should follow our theme IN THE GARDEN... show us your garden... trees, flowers, even the birds and little critters! The above scripture is for inspiration.  Please use any scripture or quote that offers a message of our theme...



Our sponsor this week is Soft Pencil Studios! At Soft Pencil Studios you will find a wonderful range of cute and lovable images suitable for many occasions, revolving around the sweetest children and animals! Not Just digis, but stickers and all sorts of things... pop on over and see them.  Our random prize winner will receive the three digital images that have been showcased for you by our design team. 

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Challenge #2 ... Comfort

Thank you to everyone who shared in our first challenge... your creations are beautiful, and awesomely inspired!

Each week, as a challenge closes, and we introduce a new challenge to you, we will showcase three challenge entries that spoke to the challenge the most... and they will receive our Top 3 blog badge.  This week, we congratulate our Top Three:



And we extend congratulations to #11 Nancy at The Nickel Nook
our random prize winner!

Ladies, please collect your blog badges from our sidebar... and Nancy please email me (Pauline) at the yahoo address on the right, and I'll get your prize off to you! Thank you for sponsoring our first challenge, Doodle Garden!

Now I can welcome you to our second challenge! Our sponsor this week is Beccy's Place! Our random prize winner will receive three digital images of their choice from Beccy. We're thrilled to have her beautiful hand drawn images grace our pages ... they are created by Beccy Muir...

Paint, paper, silk, charcoal, clay, wool, fabric, fur… I’ve had my hands on all of it at some point in my life and I’m quite certain I’ll have a half-finished project on my desk and ink under my fingernails on the day I go to meet my Maker!

My paper obsession began with scrapbooking in the late 1990s and has since evolved into card-making and digital drawing.  There were a few years of decorative painting, teddy bear making and silk ribbon embroidery mixed in there too, and I still dabble in each of those crafts from time to time, but I generally gravitate toward paper, which is versatile and forgiving.


I started “doodling” little designs for cards back in 2009, which is also when I started my blog and began sharing my images with other Cardies.  From there I progressed to my very own online store selling digital drawings for cards and other paper craft projects.



Beccy's Place is offering our randomly drawn prize winner their choice of three images from the Beccy's Place collection!

Our theme for you this week is 


COMFORT

"The God who lives forever is your safe place. 
His arms are always under you..." 

                               Deuteronomy 33:27a NLV

Your card creation is to offer comfort...the above scripture is for inspiration.  Please use any scripture that offers a message of our theme... comfort.




Please remember that if for any reason our Linky Tool fails us, share your creation through the comments section, with a direct link to your blog post.

We look forward to seeing your creations of COMFORT shared with us here. Have a blessed week!




Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Challenge #1 This is the Day!

Wow... here is our first challenge at Twist of Faith Cards!  

It's fitting to be joyful with a new beginning, so our challenge theme this week is...

JOY

and our scriptural inspiration for you is one of my favourites....

This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24 NIV

Our first sponsor is The Doodle Garden... welcome!  Jennifer has a wonderful selection of whimsical hand-drawn images for all occasions in her Doodle Garden etsy shop... we invite you to come on in and stay a while to look around The Doodle Garden!

The prize offered to our randomly drawn prize winner, consists of two brand new images that haven't been released yet!  The images are named Autumn Fellow, and Garden Angel.  Stay tuned to The Doodle Garden blog for their release!

Our design team has showcased these two fabulous digital images for you ... 
... so feast your eyes this-a-way....

 Anne-Marie using Autumn Fellow...

 Grandma Bonnie using Garden Angel...
Helen using Autumn Fellow...

 Jenee using Garden Angel...

Laura  using Autumn Fellow...

Pauline using Garden Angel...

Trish using Garden Angel...
 

Please share your cards created for our JOYFUL theme! It can be directly created from the scripture above, for any happy occasion or just to share some joy with another... remember, your card must have an obvious scriptural text or Christian theme (perhaps a Christian quote that isn't from The Good Book but from someone who is inspirational)...


Introducing more of our team!

And now, I can introduce...

Laura:

Hi there!  I'm Laura Corkill of Mesa, AZ.  I am wife to the most awesome husband, who is very patient with my crafting addiction, mom to the two most wonderful daughters a mom could ever want and Grammy to Tyton and Rush, the bestest grandsons ever!  I am also step-mom to two wonderful men who live in the Midwest with their families.  I have been a crafter from as far back as I can remember, trying just about everything in the crafting world at least once, but my passion for the last 13 years has been paper crafting and I don't see that waning anytime soon.

Now introducing Anne-Marie


I am wife to Ken for the past 43 years... married the day after my 18th birthday... and a year later, along came the first of our 5 children. We now have 17 grandchildren, and expect to have more....yay!  I am of Scots/Irish descent, hence the rusty hair, green eyes and freckles... and have answered to Rusty or Copperknob for most of my life... ha!  I am totally in love with patchwork quilting, scrapbooking, and card making and am always ready to learn something new.  I also love to research my family history, and spend two days a month teaching others how to research theirs.......you wouldn't believe how many skeletons I've unearthed, lol! I love a challenge, and am super-excited about being on the Design Team for Twist of Faith Cards.......can't think of a better way to meet new crafty friends!

And still more to come! What a fabulous team!

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Introducing the Team!

It is my privilege to introduce you to the design team here at Twist of Faith Cards!

Introducing Pauline:


Twist of Faith Cards is my new baby... I thought it was something positive and uplifting to share, so I hope you will too!  I'm approaching my mid 40s, and a mad keen crafter of paper/card, beads and fabric.  I scrapbook, create cards, make jewellery, and often have needle and thread at work, sometimes a mix of the aforementioned!  I love sharing crafts with others, and I love the fellowship and friendship that crafting also creates.... whether it be at the same table, or across the globe!  I have a special needs daughter with multiple disabilities, and together with my hubby and wee doggie, I live in my rural hometown, in beautiful Western Victoria, in south eastern Australia.


Introducing Bonnie:

My name is Bonnie (I am known on the web as Grandma Bonnie). I live in Indianapolis, IN. I am married to my best friend who is a retired chemical engineer.  I am a stay-at-home Grandma to four wonderful grandchildren. My grandchildren are 5 years old twin boys (one is non-verbal autistic), a 3 yrs old granddaughter, and a 1 yrs old boy. They all belong to my older daughter. I also have a younger daughter and a son, both married, but neither yet have children. I love to craft cards, scrapbook and sew. I am currently on five design teams, and I enjoy them so very much. They help me keep my creative juices flowing.


Introducing Jenee


My husband of 46 years and I are allowed to share a house with 2 felines and 2 canines on 5 acres of land just outside of Rome, GA. We have three 2-legged kids who are grown and 4 wonderful grands (ages 8, 13, 16 and 18). I have crafted since I was a child, trying my hand at most all mediums from crocheting to macramé, painting to decoupage. About 18 years ago, I was introduced to scrapbooking and rubber stamping and have stuck with them. I am currently on three challenge blog design teams and a DT for an online store. Since my husband and I are both “retired,” I am blessed to have my card making and my DT activities as a means of creatively filling some of my time.  


There are more of the team to come.... I can't wait to introduce them to you!

hugs and blessings,
Pauline