Think on these things!

Happy Sunday everyone! With Sunday comes another Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge! Today our hostess is my dear friend and Layers of Color DT Sister, Linda Lucas. The Scripture Linda has chosen for this week is:

Philipians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."

I love this verse! The Bible is so full of really practical instruction! We all have just so many hours in a day and we make choices every day how we're going to use those hours and days. I think we all know people who just seem to always focus on the negative... and for the most part they are just miserable most of the time, and can be miserable to be with too! Lol! Then there are other people in our lives who may suffer terribly with pain or other issues, yet their attitudes are so positive and it's uplifting just to be with them! I think at the heart of this difference is what we choose to focus our thoughts on. The Bible says that as a man thinks in his heart, so is he, and that's so true! It's hard sometimes not to get wrapped up in all the bad stuff going on around us, and it's hard not to focus on our own selves much of the time, but when we think about God and all He has done for us... when we focus our minds on things that are of eternal value, that really matters in life, and think of the good things.... not only are we more pleasant for others to be around, but we are happier and more effective ourselves!

Linda's challenge this week is:

Make either an all white or an all cream card, a monochrome in pure tones.

Let me just say this challenge about killed me!!! LOL! I really struggled with this one! I used Gina K Pure Luxury White and Ivory for my monochrome colors. My tag is a sneak peek at the Nov 1 release from Our Daily Bread designs.... be sure to do the hop tomorrow because the prizes are GREAT and you just might win! Anyway.... the holly tag is from one of the new sets as is the die cut that perfectly cut it out! I embossed in gold and added a sentiment from the ODBD set Peace and Joy. I also stamped the large and small snowflakes from that set, embossing the small one with gold and cutting it out with the die cut custom made for that set and layering it on a Spellbinder's Create a Flake Set. For my mat layer, I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder from the Winter Wonderland bundle and then embossed the pattern in white. I stamped the large snowflake from Peace and Joy in the upper right corner and embossed in white. I also used a VersaMark pen to add dots of white embossing all over the mat. Somehow I liked the contrast of the pure white on the ivory. I figured a little gold fiber couldn't hurt much and added a white May Arts ribbon. Like I said... this one was hard!!! In the end, I actually like how it came out, though I cannot get a photo that does it justice! LOL!

Our Sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp! We want to thank them for their continued support of Stampin Sisters in Christ! Check out their store for the best selection of stamps!

For more inspiration, please visit my dt sisters:

Chris, Linda, Peggysue, Randi, Meisje, Rebecca, Lisa, Patti and Cindy

For the full devotional and challenge details please visit the Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Our Daily Bread desgins Shining the Light - punches & Dies, Texture it

Hodge Podge Shop - Monochromatic
No Time to Stamp - CAS

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Let's Get Punchy/Dies

Simon Says Stamp - Punch Em/ Dies
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Christmas
Paper Take Weekly - Sparkly and Bright
I Did It Creations - Open week
Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes
Random Amusing - Pop Up Your Sentiment
Tuesday Throwdown- Use the sentiment as main focus

Fussy and Fancy: Winter Wonderland

Creative Cottage: Embossing
OCC: Inspiration Challenge (right) whites, creams,