I pledge allegiance

Hello everyone! It's time for another Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge! We so enjoyed all your submissions for last week's "music and joyful praise" challenge, and we hope you'll play along this week as well!

Our hostess this week is the talented and sweet Peggysue! For this week's Scripture, Peggysue has chosen Isaiah 64:6 KJV "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."

We may not like to think about ourselves in these terms... but God's Word is clear, that we are all sinners, and in need of a Savior. Without the work that Christ did on that cross, none of us would be able to stand in the presence of a Holy and Righteous God. Even if we do all sorts of good deeds... they are still like filthy rags in the light of a perfect sinless Holy God. It's humbling to realize that He loved us even while we were yet sinners, and died for us.... so that we CAN stand in His presence, covered with the righteous blood of Christ. Because of Him, our FAITH is counted to us as righteousness, and He sees us as if we had never sinned! Oh the blood of Jesus! It covers me! To be covered with the blood of Jesus, there is something we have to do... we have to believe in Him, believe in His work on the cross, and we have to accept Him as our own Savior. He loves us all with a pure love. He gave His all... because He wants us to have a personal relationship with Him! If you have not done so, I hope you will accept Him as YOUR Savior, and give your life to Him! Not only will you have the promise of heaven in God's presence for eternity... you will have "life more abundantly" here and now! You will be filled with joy! Even in the midst of trials, pain and suffering... your heart will be joyful! Any of us on the team would be thrilled if you would like to make that decision... we'd love to pray with you, share with you ... feel free to contact me through my email address in my side bar!

Peggysue's challenge is:
Use distressing or sponge the edges of your project, any chosen technique to give it a vintage or distressed look.

For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit my dt sisters: Candace , Chris , Kathy, Linda, Lisa, Peggysue, and Randi

Our sponsor this week is TheUnity Stamp Company and they are donating a free stamp set!!! Thank you Unity Stamps for your generosity!

Don't forget to stop by the Stampin' Sisters in Christ blog to see all the exciting creations the week.

If you create a card or project for this challenge, please leave a direct link to your project on the Stampin Sisters Challenge thread. Also, please include a link to Stampin Sisters in Christ.

Card Details:
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs I Pledge Allegiance
Paper: Bazzill Basics, DP - Maxxie "Hero", F Myer (Wavy stripes), Very Vanilla (SU!)
Ink: Night of Navy, Various THoltz Distress Inks for sponging
The Eagle Charm was a RAK from my sweet DT sister, America

I used the Midnight Madness Sketch#54 and went half way between CAS and Fancy, using a few buttons but keeping it mailable! :) I also used the Shabby Tearoom challenge to be inspired by Old Glory and use Red, White and Blue OR Stars and Stripes.

My sentiment panel is Very Vanilla, then distressed on the edges and on the right side I rolled it up like a scroll on my piercing tool and sponged the back side as well. I added 2 large eyelits and ran twine through it for my third ribbon element in the sketch. The two wavy lines on the left are cut out of some DP. The star buttons were white and I colored them with Copics and the Airbrush.


I hope you have a blessed week and thanks so much for stopping by!!!