Saturday, October 22, 2011

CPC Blog Hop - Give Thanks to the Lord

Well good morning ladies!  It is already time for the blog hop at Christian Paper Crafts and the theme of this hop is Give Thanks to the Lord! 
And, I want to thank my Lord for what He has done for me!  So I decided to make a card using the verse God gave me when I use to worry about everything.  When I read this verse, I realized that God wanted me to give all my worry and anxiety to Him.  So every time I felt the anxiety or worry consuming me, I would quote this verse and then say, "Lord you are the only one who can take care of this and the only one that can take this anxiety away, so here it is Lord back in your hands."  I eventually learned that I could not handle the problems, but God could and could give me peace at the same time.  I also learned that when I tried to do things on my own, wow, what a mess I would make, but when I allowed God to be in control and lead me things sure turned out a lot better and I could lay my head down at night in peace.  So now "with thanksgiving", I can present my request to the one God that can take care of it all!  So here is my card:


Isn't this a great verse!  I also am using this card for two other challenges.  The challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs Blog is all about cards with TAG! T= Thankful, A= Appreciation, G= Grateful. You can use an actual tag, create a card that is thankful, shows appreciation, or conveys gratefulness, or you can combine a tag with the themes.  Hopefully my card show all three as I am Thankful, I do Appreciate what God has and is doing for me and I am so very Grateful!  Also the Bible Verse Thursday Challenge at Christian Paper Crafts is to make a project using this verse or another verse which follows the theme of receiving God's peace through prayer.

Here is a close up of the verse!


And, here is a side view of the card!


OK now, don't forget to play along in this blog hop by going to the CPC creative blog and linking up your project at the bottom of the blog hop post. 

For this month’s blog hop, the opportunity to win a prize is open to everyone who plays along and we’d be so very blessed if you’d join with us. This month’s, we have two prizes so there will be two winners! The first prize is donated by Cindy Coutts, and is the perfect stamp set by Papertrey Ink of Journaling Lines. Journaling helps us and encourages us to write down what we are thankful for with the first being our salvation that Jesus has so willingly given to us by His death on the cross.

The second prize is a generous $15 coupon/gift certificate from Our Daily Bread Designs for use at their online store. There are so many lovely scripture and stamp sets to choose from! The winner will be so blessed!

Items used are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:

Stamp Sets: ODBD Scripture Collection #4
Card Stock: Pool Party, More Mustard, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla
Designer Series Paper: Spice Cake
Classic Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories: Leaves # 2 die, Designer buttons neutrals, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Spellbinders Nestabilities Fleur De Lis Rectangles

Thanks so much for looking and now check out all the other hoppers here!

7 comments:

Nancy said...

Gorgeous card Jonia! I love the colors! I also really appreciate your sharing! God is so good! :o)

Marsha Fisher said...

Beautiful!!

Angella D. Crockett said...

Jonia, this is so super gorgeous...wow!!! I love the colors and papers you used and the way you framed this beautiful verse! Love and hugs, Angie

Jan Marie said...

It's absolutely beautiful, Jonia. . .the colors and that sweet bundle of leaves secured with a button! Great work! Blessings!

Natalie said...

I love how you've framed out that verse (one of my favs)! Beautiful card, Jonia. The colors and the gorgeous embellishments are perfectly done!

Anonymous said...

This is a verse I need right now! Thankyou for highlighting it and creating such a gorgeous card. Just love how all the elements just fit together for an amazing card. :)

Betty Wright said...

Jonia, this is fabulous! Love the patterns, details, and design! Wonderful scripture card! Thanks so much for playing ODBD Stamping In Time! I am a new follower, too!