Fun Fall Fridge Magnet Tutorial and a Freebie

 

For our home study group tonight, I made a fall fridge magnets.  I love making these, I have made so many of these over the last 40 years, I couldn't guess how many!  They started out using construction paper and handwriting ( nothing else available!)  And now, the sky is the limit!

I thought I would do a quick tutorial on making these. These make a great favor for any event.

From a Hobby Lobby 12x12 paper pack, wonderful colors and patterns of ink-dense florals.

Cut 4x6 peices

  

I lined the edge with an alcohol marker.  This little detail really makes a big difference

I glue the patterned paper onto cardboard - I purchase these in precut sizes from Uline. Trim and re-edge just to make sure none of the craft cardboard is showing.

I lined my focal verse with washi tape and then picked a contrasting paper from the stack '

I mounted the verse using wide edge double-sided tape, also from Uline

Glued this onto the background paper and added two magnets and Voila! 

here is mine on my fridge:

And for a later date to make, I place them as a kit in a plastic bag.  These are great to have on hand when you are in a crafting group, they are easy and fast to make.  I tend to "kit up " leftovers" for fast no no-brainer card-making.

And here is your  Freebie:

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day.

Ginny M.

This magnet has also been entered in the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes challenge.

But as for you, Teach what Accords with Sound Doctrine, Living in the End Times

 Good Morning Everyone, I know many of us are doing scripture writing in various forms, I write mine in a daily planner and sometimes I make a note in my journaling bible, and then it moves on to a study bible for further investigation. I wanted to share my entry today Because I felt the verses in Titus are so important and relevant for today's insane world. Here it is in the ESV: Titus 2:1-8

1 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. 6 likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. 7 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, 8 and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.

If you look at the things we are supposed to be and do, in the exact opposite, you will see the world today.

Can we make Mondays a weekly evaluation day? To reflect on our upcoming week, ask the Lord to Water AND Anoint our life and the things he has called us to do and be? Can we look around in the body and PRAY for people we know are struggling    ( for whatever reason). Can we give our strength to loving one another instead of being entertained? Can we especially pray for leadership and ministry, that the Lord help them with their personal walk, life, and family and the weight of pastoring, teaching, leading, and encouraging? For physical strength to do these things and fight off physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion. 

Can we strive to be more biblical Christian women, renewing our minds with the Word, denying the flesh, dying daily, and putting on the mind of Christ, praying without ceasing and rejoicing! Having the confidence that He who created a good work in us will finish it! Believing in the promise he will never lead us or forsake us! He has made us Triumph in every circumstance. HE MAKES US ABLE!

There is so much pressure on the church in this day and age to compromise into the ways of sin, This is the time for all of us ( and I am speaking of the army of praying women), to focus and fight the good fight - if we don't who will?   We need to be very wise and redeem every minute we can.

I know this post is preachier than usual, but I am a preacher and bible teacher, and I feel the pressure of these end times, we are all called to tell the truth of the Gospel.

May the Lord bless you!

Ginny M

Acts 2:22-42,   The Plan of Salvation

Back to Blogging and Word Art Wednesday and a Fine Art Freebie

 After taking a 6-month hiatus from the blog, I've started working on a better look, rethinking content and I've purchased a new camera. I guess after 12 years I'm not ready to can MaxamMade.  Is blogging even a relevant forum these days?  I hope so, I am not marketing and I am not doing video, I am still focusing on card making and outreach. 

I've just about retired, I am only working 2 half days a week caring for a sweet elderly sister in Christ.  This is giving me more time for all the fun things I've been waiting to have more time for, as well as Ministry work.

I still love Word Art Wednesday, and I am using my first made card in months as an entry in this week's challenge. 

  After spending the summer on a home renovation, my craft room looked like a bomb hit it and I just couldn't craft. Clutter and disorder kill all of my creative juices; 6 months, it felt like a year.  Have you ever paused your crafting, and then when you finally get back to it you feel like, how am I supposed to do this?  

My card entry is an image I pulled out of my stash, I didn't have time last night to actually stamp and color, so I used this beautiful Asian image ( I do not have the original artist's name, but it is part of public domain artwork).   I love her beautiful serene image and felt this scripture I used was appropriate. This was printed on Neenah Classic Crescent   "laid finish"  I think the texture gives it a more fine art-like look.

The scripture stamp is at least 20 years old and I purchased on eBay.  This was a whole set where many of them would fit on an ATC. I did use a cool chunky glitter on the necklace. this is a Recollections product, Vintage Silver glass glitter.

And a lovely fine art freebie for you, Van Gogh's 

Olive Trees

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you join in the fun At Word Art Wednesday!

Maybe we will both win a prize!

Ginny M