SugarInk Studio: January 2008

I'm wondering if people still know I exist! I haven't updated this blog in the longest time because most of my time was spent on my other blog at Creative Faith Studio. It's been quite a journey for me since the beginning of this year. Those of you who know me at Faith Sisters understands what I'm talking about. I started hosting the weekly challenges called FAITH DISCOVERY and we're now at week #3 which I'll post about later. At first, it was overwhelming in a good way. God was really putting me out there and showing me that faithbooking (scrapbooking your faith) isn't just my hobby anymore. It isn't just a creative outlet or just a craft . It's my ministry and my calling. So, although I do enjoy everything about it and love that I get to scrapbook and witness my faith at the same time, it's also a life changing experience for me as well. My spiritual walk with God is undeniably growing and maturing and with all the support and encouragement of my sisters, I'm gaining a deeper perspective of who God is in such a special way. Seeing God's fingerprints in other lives and the amazing things that He does to draw people closer to Him just stirs my spirit up. His reality is definitely apparent in the lives of people all over the world as I witness what God has done through them. I just love how much our community has been growing at such a fast rate within the last 4-5 months and each day, I meet someone new who also loves the Lord and loves making it known in their artwork! Such a blessing!

My DH is so supportive and although we both have different interests (he loves gardening and anything that has to do with plants) it great that we both love what we do and find it fulfilling to work with our hands and our creativity. One thing we both discovered is that we do share something in common that links his gardening to my scrapbooking and that is photography. You have to see his photos, especially of his garden. You'll find so much beauty in his photos as well as some random ones that can be amusing. Go check his Flickr account and you'll see what I mean! :)

Anyway, I thought I'd go ahead and just post some of the new freebies I created since my last visit to this blog. Enjoy and hope you come visit me at Faith Sisters!

You can download them here.

Also, here are my layouts for the challenges I've done for Faith Sisters... You can click on the title to find more details about the challenge. By the way, these challenges are ongoing and you can join in at any time! Hope to see some of your work!

Faith Discovery Challenges:

Week #1 {Opening the Door to a New Day}