The Gift of Music ~ Part 6 ~ The Lord is my Strength and my Song

Another blessing that my brother is extremely strong in, is his ability to sing....

 (yes, he got all those genes!)

I love this little stamp from Exodus 15:2.  I added the music note die out of silver metallic paper at the bottom, to complete the card. 

Several months ago, my pastor made a statement on singing that has stuck with me (the NON-singer).  He said...when you are singing a hymn, you are singing to the LORD.  Raise your chin up, raise your eyes to the heavens and sing to HIM.  Do not worry about anyone else hearing what is coming out...you are singing to GOD!  I challenge you to try this,  especially if you are uncomfortable with singing out loud.  

What a warm, peaceful feeling I received that day, and each day since then.   

The Lord is MY Strength

 and I am so grateful that He gives us the Freedom and ability to worship Him with music. 

This posting will appear on the following sites

 where I invite you to visit to see other cards of inspiration.

Christian Card Makers, Artsy Cards, Karle's Passion, 

Happy Little Stampers~ January with Dies Challenge

and my personal site, Not Just Scraps.

Thank you for stopping by and for following my blog posting.

Serving a Risen Savior ~ Pam 

The Gift of Music ~ Part 5 ~ I Will Sing the Lord's Praise

Psalms 13:6 .... I will sing the Lord's Praise,

for He has been GOOD to me.

AMEN.  

God is good, today and every day!

Today is the Lord's Day ~ I pray that you will be blessed by His grace today and that you will be grateful and humbled my his mercies every day. 

This card posting will also appear on the following sites where I invite you to visit for inspiration from other cards and ideas.

Scrapbook Outlet (Gina Marie Dies), Christian Card Makers,

Word Art Wednesday # 264-265, Karle's Passion

and my personal site, Not Just Scraps.

Thank you for stopping by and for following my blog.

Serving a Risen Savior ~ Pam 

The Gift of Music ~ Part 4 ~ Take Time to Enjoy Life's Little Pleasures

The sound of music is just good for our souls!

Today's card is just a simple reminder to sit back

and listen....to the music

whether it's you playing an instrument, 

listening to the radio,

or the sounds of nature...

Take time today for YOU to

Enjoy!

This will also be posted on the following sites where I invite you to visit to see other cards and ideas:

Christian Card Makers, Artsy Cards, Karle's Passion, 

Simply Create #123

and on my personal site, Not Just Scraps.

Thank you for stopping by and for following my blog.

Serving a Risen Savior ~ Pam  

  

The Gift of Music ~ Part 3 ~ Saxophone Tunes

Today's cards (third in this series for my brother) focused on his first musical instrument, the saxophone.  Sixth grade band memories....

I used several scraps of metallic gold and silver embossed with the Darice music folder, Spellbinder nesting frame dies, and a cute digital saxophone image to make a couple of 

Celebrate the Everyday Things cards. 

With some of the left overs I made a few more with the prior sentiment.

The metallic paper really embossed well and makes these cards shine ~ just like the smile on the receivers face. 

This posting will appear on the following sites where I invite you to view other cards and ideas:

Karle's Passion, Artsy Cards, Christian Card Maker, 

The Male Room #51

and my personal site, Not Just Scraps.

Thank you for stopping by and for following my blog.

Serving a Risen Savior ~ Pam 

Thy Word is A Lamp unto my Feet

During the month of January, our monthly Long Challenge on 

Christian Card Maker was to select three digital images for cards,

add our own embellishments and of course to MAIL THEM.  

Note to crafting friends.... Don't keep your beautiful cards... mail them! 

Being a South Carolina beach girl, the light house digi was of course my first choice.  

The muted copic colors blended with the turquoise matting and yellow threaded bow gave this card such a peaceful, relaxed feeling. 

The same feeling I get when I walk on the beach or near the water and think of God leading my path and being my guiding light.  What a blessing!

This posting will appear on the following sites where I invite you to

 visit to see other beautiful card:

Christian Card Maker, Karle's Passion

Word Art Wednesday #264-265

Inspiration Destination # 119

and will be available for sale on my personal site, 

Not Just Scraps.

Thank you for stopping by and for following my blog.

Serving a Risen Savior ~ Pam  

The Gift of Music ~ Part 2~ Make Every Moment Count

Both in the music and in our everyday lives this is an important statement.  
In Ephesians 5:11, we are told, "Do not waste your time on useless work".  
As we begin the new year, I hope to look at my daily activities and priorities to be sure they are in alignment with my desire to serve the Lord. We aren't promised tomorrow ~ I want to make every moment count!

This posting will appear on the following sites where I invite you to visit 

to see other cards and ideas.

Christian Card Makers, Artsy Cards, Karle's Passion,

Crafty Creations ~ Anything Goes #332

and my personal selling site, Not Just Scraps. 

Thank you for stopping by and for following my blog.

Serving a Risen Savior ~ Pam 

The Gift of Music

This New Year's Eve, I enjoyed a small group of very talented choir members gathered around their gifted choir director as they sang various songs of the season.  While they were small in number, their love for our Lord was great 

and the praises to Him were beautiful as the year ended.

Praising God through music and using the talents he continues to give us, both strength our faith and allow us to impact others who are craving to know about our Savior. 

I'm very proud of my brother, who is musically talented both in singing and with the ability of playing several instruments.  

For his Christmas gift, I found a heavy letter desk box that was decorated with music on the lid, perfect!  

Off to the craft table to make a few cards to fill the box.  

Here is the first one ~ I'll be sharing the contents over the next few days and hope you will enjoy each one, made with love for him. 

The first one has a split front with the Deep Red Music Flourish stamp in the background and a digital image guitar partially cut out, and  added to the top.  A small 'Praise His Name' stamp and red crochet thread were added along with  gold cross embellishment as a finishing touch to the 5' x 5" blue card base. 

This posting will be on the following sites where I invite you to visit to see other cards and inspirational ideas. 

Christian Card Maker, Karle's Passion, Artsy Cards, 

Through the Craft Room Door, Word Art Wednesday #264-265, and on my personal site, Not Just Scraps. 

Thank you for stopping by and following my blog postings.

Serving a Risen Savior ~ Pam 

Tomorrow is Today's Dream

Today's featured card is done using the Unity stamp  

 Tomorrow is today's Dream (WIB-597),  and is definitely a multi use

set.  I selected it specifically this time for the Addicted to Card Making Weekend Challenge  ~ New Year Card with a Clock.  

How perfect is the sentiment for ending 2016 and bringing in 2017!

Yet the vintage clock is a great addition to other stamp sets and both add well to masculine card also.  As usual, Unity providing crafters with great products!

In addition to the ATCM Challenge posting, this will be on 

Artsy Cards, Karle's Passion, Unity {Show & Tell}

Naughty or Nice Challenge #35

and my personal site, Not Just Scraps.

Thank you for stopping by and for following my blog.

Serving a Risen Savior ~ Pam  

For My Dear Deer Friend

Before you pack away all your Christmas crafting supplies

check out today's little generic card using  a Christmas Reindeer.

While it was done specifically to meet a reindeer challenge for the month of December on Addicted to Card Making, it's a good sample card for your idea file to use for Christmas packages, tags and cards, but could also be switched to an 'ordinary' deer and then be used for any masculine card throughout the year.

Also remember layering - this stamp was only 1" square, but with the added tag, ribbon and layering became the perfect focal point for the card base.

This card will be posted on the following sites where I encourage you to stop over and visit:

Karle's Passion, Artsy Cards, 

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Papers

and on my personal site, Not Just Scraps.

Thank you for stopping by and for following my postings.

Serving a Risen Savior ~ Pam  

But Seek Ye First

It's hard to believe it's January 1, 2017!

The pages of our lives which are filled with happiness and sadness

are being turned faster and faster, right before our eyes.  

We blink and our children are grown, we have grand children, 

we are retiring, ... and we may wonder... 

What is next?

The scripture for today's card especially speaks to me today,

as I begin a new year, with many changes ahead, many unknowns, 

many anxious moments and much excitement of the possibilities

 that My God has planned for me. 

I am a woman of God, I love my Lord, Jesus Christ and He is my Savior!  

I Shall Seek Him First and Serve Him Daily.  

And in All Things Give Him the Glory!

My prayer for you today is that you also be blessed 

and filled with God's love and abundant grace.

This posting will also appear on the following sites 

where I encourage you to visit for other card ideas:

Christian Card Makers, Karle's Passion,

Word Art Wednesday #262-263

and my personal site, Not Just Scraps.

Serving a Risen Savior ~ Pam