Challenge # 64..."WITH THANKS"

Welcome to Twist of Faith, where we share card creations with scripture, or uplifting verse and quotes!  Before we get on to our new challenge, first let us congratulate our Top 3 and our Random Winner from our last challenge!  It was so hard to pick a top 3 since each creation was so lovely!!!  You're all such amazing artists!!!!  Our Top 3 from the challenge "Lots of Layers" are as follows (in no particular order):

#3 - Ginny

#17 - Jessie L.


and #9 - Stephanie W.

Congratulations to our prize winner this week is...

#6 - Jamie


Congratulations Jamie! Please email Zella at russnzella@yahoo.com, and she will arrange for your prize from our sponsor last week, Meljen's Designs!

Our challenge this week is sponsored by Eureka Stamps! They have generously offered one random prize winner 5 images of their choosing!

  Here's a little about Eureka Stamps...

Finally, The Stamps You've been Looking for! Eureka stamps offers a large variety of  images and sentiments in many different categories for all of your stamping needs.  Our Paper Sculpting stamps add an extra dimension to your creations. Or, Mix and match our Balloons and Balloon Holders to celebrate every occasion. Our Stamps are available as unmounted, deep etched, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps. If Eureka Stamps aren't exactly what you are looking for, Don't miss out on sister companies: QKR Stampede,  Biblical Impressions Rubber Stamps, or the newest addition; Alluring Impressions.

This week's #63 challenge theme is:

With Thanks!

But before we take a look at the awesome inspiration the Design Team has come up with for you this week, let's take time to share a scripture that encourages us in our challenge theme!

"It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High"

Psalm 92:1

 And one last reminder...

Your creation should also include a scripture, uplifting verse or positive words/quote that will suit your creation and our theme!

Let's take a look at what the Design Team have been busy at work with...

Barb using Pumpkins and Fence along with Bounty of Blessings

and the sentiment on the inside of Barb's Card:

Princess using "Harvest Bouquet"

Tracey using "Oak Leaf Wreath"

Vickie using "Harvest Basket"

Inside verses:



Zella using"Bounty of Blessings"

 We hope that you have been able to draw some inspiration from these wonderful projects!  We are excited and looking forward to seeing how you will express your thankfulness in your own creation!  

Should our Linky Tool fail us, share your creation through the comments section, with a direct link to your blog post.  Have a blessed week! 

Challenge #57 - INSPIRED BY A SONG

Welcome to Twist of Faith, where we share our faithful, encouraging, healing and uplifting card creations!

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

#2 Sarah George

#3 Grandma Bonnie

#4  Debbie Reed

(yes, we're aware that they are in numerical order!)

We extend congratulations to #1 Sarah T, our prize winner!

SARAH, we would love to see our Winner's badge on your blog, (you can collect it from our sidebar) and please you contact me (Pauline) at the yahoo email address on the right, I will arrange for your prize to be delivered to you! Thank you Bugaboo for your sponsorship in our  Sketch Challenge!

We are excited to welcome our sponsor for this week, Eureka Stamps! 

Finally, The Stamps You've been Looking for! Eureka stamps offers a large variety of  images and sentiments in many different categories for all of your stamping needs.  Our Paper Sculpting stamps add an extra dimension to your creations. Or, Mix and match our Balloons and Balloon Holders to celebrate every occasion. Our Stamps are available as unmounted, deep etched, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps. If Eureka Stamps aren't exactly what you are looking for, Don't miss out on sister companies: QKR Stampede,  Biblical Impressions Rubber Stamps, or the newest addition; Alluring Impressions.

Our randomly drawn winner will receive their choice of five (5) digital images from  Eureka Stamps ... and we thank our sponsor for their generous prize!  

This week's challenge:

Inspired by a Song

AND a scripture, or uplifting verse/quote or positive words of healing, encouragement, or support

This week we share a scripture with you about songs/music...

      "And David and all Israel played before God with all their might and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets." 

                              ~ 1 Chronicles 13:8~

Now... cast your eyes onto the fabulous images showcased by our design team for the Inspired by a Song!

Antoinette using Stained Glass Cross

(Song/You Are My King Amazing Love)

Barb using Hummingbird Birthday

Ginny will be back soon

Pauline using

Princess using digi14003(485) God Gives Us Music 

and digi14003(485) with digi11002 Guardian Angel

Tracey using a non sponsor image

Vickie using digi34502 Tree Losing Leaves
(song: This is My Father's World)

Zella using "digi37003 Our Father Which"
(song: The Lords Prayer)

We hope that the Design Team projects have inspired you this week and that visit their blogs and leave them a little love.  And we also hope that you us in the fun this week!  We would love to see your projected that is inspired by a song.  Of course, don't forget that to tell us what song was your inspiration...and that your project does need to include a verse, scripture, and/or quote.  We look so forward to seeing what you create!!!

Should our Linky tool fail, please share your creation in the comments section with a direct link to the project on your blog.

Challenge #52 - Easel/Pop-up Cards

Welcome to a new challenge here at Twist of Faith!   We are so excited that you are visiting us today.  

We are a  Family Friendly Challenge Blog with a group of women who love to create cards with a special  "twist". Each week we love to share our creativity in giving each card a special touch of encouragement by placing a scripture, positive quote/verse, or uplifting quote somewhere on the card.  We want to not only share our joy of creativity  in making cards, but also encourage others with those cards.  You never know whose life you can touch with a card.

 We would love to have you join us in our weekly challenge...having fun together sharing and enjoying inspiration as we see your beautiful artwork.    Each week we are honored to have a Sponsor graciously donate their creative images of art. 

Our  Sponsor last week  MelJen's Designs graciously donated the Winner a choice of  4  Black/white images. Thank you for sponsoring our challenge.  Our theme was Animals and we had so many amazing projects shared with us. We wish that each and every person could be winners.  Here are a few that we wanted to share with you:

Entry #5  - Amy

Entry #3 - Shell

And our challenge winner is:

Entry #10 - Sarah

Congratulations Sarah!!!  Please contact Zella at russnzella@yahoo.com to claim your prize.  

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Now onto our new challenge -
          Challenge #52 theme is:
              Easel/Pop-up Cards

We look forward to seeing your creations. There seem to be all sort of  Easel/Pop-up  designs so show them off. We want to see them.

Our Challenge Sponsor this week is Eureka Stamps .  The Winner this week is getting a choice of  5 images graciously sponsored by Eureka Stamps. Here is a little bit about them.


  We have several rubber stamp lines featuring over 10,000 designs. We have been offering our own unique stamps and supplies to the craft industry for over 15 years and have loved every minute of it!  At Eureka Stamps, our images are available as unmounted, deep etched, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps.

Before we share what our design Team created this week, we want to share a passage from the Bible with you:

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world give. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

John 14:27

 Our design team has been busy this week.  Take a look and see what they created using some Eureka Stamps  - Digital Stamp images :

Antoinette using Flowering Cactus

Barb using Garden Bear

and the inside of Barb's Card:

Ginny using 'Hummingbird Birthday'

 

 Hillary using May Your Thanksgiving

 Tracey using "Hummingbird Birthday"

Vickie using "Hummingbird Birthday"

Zella using "Fall set of 4" (used 1 of the 4)

  (inside)

We hope that the Design Team projects have inspired you this week.  It's time to join in the fun!  And of course don't forget a verse, scripture, or quote.  We look forward to seeing what you create!!!

Should our Linky tool fail, please share your creation in the comments section with a direct link to your blog.

#35 Trees, please!

Welcome to Twist of Faith, where we share card creations with scripture, or uplifting verse and quotes!  Before we get on to our new challenge, first let us congratulate our random.org prize winner (no Top 3 this challenge, being under 10 entries).... our winner this week is...

ENTRY #1 DEBBIE!

DEBBIE please email me (Pauline) at the yahoo address on the right, and I'll let you know how you can collect your prize! Thank you for sponsoring our Sketch Challenge, Bugaboo Stamps!

We are excited to welcome our sponsor for this week, Eureka Stamps! 

Finally, The Stamps You've been Looking for! Eureka stamps offers a large variety of  images and sentiments in many different categories for all of your stamping needs.  Our Paper Sculpting stamps add an extra dimension to your creations. Or, Mix and match our Balloons and Balloon Holders to celebrate every occasion. Our Stamps are available as unmounted, deep etched, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps. If Eureka Stamps aren't exactly what you are looking for, Don't miss out on sister companies: QKR Stampede,  Biblical Impressions Rubber Stamps, or the newest addition; Alluring Impressions.

Our randomly drawn winner will receive their choice of five (5) digital images from  Eureka Stamps ... and we thank our sponsor for their generous prize!  

This week's #35 challenge theme is:

TREES!

We want to see trees in your creation.

Your creation should also include a scripture, uplifting verse or positive words/quote

"But blessed are those who trust in the  LORD and have made the  LORD their hope and confidence.  They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with root that reach deep into the water.  Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought.  Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit."

 ~ Jeremiah 17:7-8 NLT ~

This week's scripture share is a reminder to us all that we should put our roots deep into the spiritual waters and not worry about worldly things. The more we allow ourselves to be nourished with spiritual knowledge, the more our faith will produce in our lives... as always, you are free to use whatever scripture, verse/passage or uplifting saying will suit your creation in our theme.

I hope you will enjoy our sponsor's images showcased by our design team for the TREES Challenge!

Hillary using Fruit of the Spirit

Jenee using Legend of the Dogwood Tree

Pauline using Tree 34502

Vickie using tree 15302

Zella using "I Am The Vine"

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. Your creation will be counted!

 And don't forget what our challenge is all about.... our 'twist of faith' ... 

your creation should also include a scripture, quote or an uplifiting verse!

We hope that you will share with us in our TREES challenge...
have a wonderful and blessed week!

Challenge #27 Ribbons and Bows

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:                                                        

#6 Tricia T

#7 Renata (aka Stitch and Greet)

#8 Nancy (Nicklenook)

Please collect your Top 3 blog badge from our sidebar.  

And we extend congratulations to #10 J ATTERBURY CREATIONS, our random prize winner!

Ladies if you would collect your Top 3 or Winner's badge from our sidebar, we would be happy to see them worn on your blogs!   And if JO ANN would contact me at the yahoo email address on the right, I will arrange for your prize to be delivered to you! Thank you ROBYN'S FETISH DIGITAL STAMPS  for sponsoring our challenge!

We are excited to welcome our sponsor for this week, Eureka Stamps! 


Finally, The Stamps You've been Looking for! Eureka stamps offers a large variety of  images and sentiments in many different categories for all of your stamping needs.  Our Paper Sculpting stamps add an extra dimension to your creations. Or, Mix and match our Balloons and Balloon Holders to celebrate every occasion. Our Stamps are available as unmounted, deep etched, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps. If Eureka Stamps aren't exactly what you are looking for, Don't miss out on sister companies: QKR Stampede,  Biblical Impressions Rubber Stamps, or the newest addition; Alluring Impressions.

Our randomly drawn winner will receive their choice of five (5) digital images from  Eureka Stamps ... and we thank our sponsor for their generous prize!  This week our challenge theme is:

RIBBONS and BOWS (either or both!)
and a scripture, or uplifting verse or positive words of healing, encouragement, or support

"...the King gave a banquet for all of the people. from the greatest to the least, who were in the fortress of Susa. It lasted for seven days and was held in the courtyard of the palace garden.  The courtyard was beautifully decorated with white cotton curtains and blue hangings, which were fastened with white linen cords and purple ribbons to silver rings embedded in marble pillars. Gold and silver couches stood on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, 
mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones."

                                               ~ Esther 1:5-6 NLT ~

I did a quick search for scriptures, not expecting to find a reference to ribbons.  But here it is... referring to a banquet King Xerxes gave the people after his 180 day banquet for noblemen. 180 days! And he gave the regular people a week! What struck me about this scripture was the opulent beauty of the courtyard... it sounds heavenly... even just the purple ribbons on the white curtains... looking through the ages ribbons have always been something to beautify... a gala event, a little girl's hair, or a gift.  But how beautiful it is to look out over a luscious garden, mountains, field flowers, or the ocean.... without a ribbon in sight!

 As always, you are free to use whatever scripture, or verse/passage that will suit your creation in our theme.

Come and share in the wonderful inspiration created by our design team for the RIBBONS AND BOWS Challenge!

Anne-Marie using Corner Baby

Jenee using Angel

Laura using Smiling Bunny

Pauline using  Shamrock (Double Line)
(other creations using sponsor images can be found at my blog during this challenge!)

Vickie using Butterfly and Bluebonnet

We look forward to seeing your creations using RIBBONS AND BOWS shared with us here. Have a blessed week!

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.