Thursday, June 19, 2014

Single Scripture Stamps with some SUMMER FUN!!

Hello friends!
Today the Design Team has created some AMAZING ARTWORK pieces to inspire you!!  Deneen starts us off with His Little Ones: Sundress Girl with Psalm 103:1 above and this beautiful His Little Ones: Summer Boy version below:
Chere created this amazing creation next using Single Scripture: Proverbs 3:5  :
Kary made this lovely card using Single Scripture HEBREWS 11:6:

Belinda is up next with her sweet card with 1 Corinthians 15:57:
And Shanta created this stunning flower pot card with Psalm 103:1

And Jamie's adorable card with HLO: SINCERELY GIRL and Romans 8:31


We will have another update in our Watercolor Memorization of chapter 1 of Genesis soon!1
Blessings,
Antoinette

Friday, June 13, 2014

Graduation Board + Winner of our New Stamp Release announced!!

Hello friends!
Before I share Belinda's beautiful Graduation board, filled with Inspired Stamps 2x2 Single Scripture stamps and momentos of her son, we have a winner from the comments of last week's New Stamp Release Post...
Congratulations to LYNN!!  Lynn, email us after you have registered on the online store (www.inspiredstamps.com) and let us know what first/last name and email address you registered with and we will get your $10 store credit in for you!  Email us at inspiredstamps@gmail.com by Wednesday June 25th to claim your prize!

Here is Belinda's beautiful graduation board!  See this made me want to make my very own for my 25th Wedding Anniversary my husband and I have coming up later this month!  Thanks so much, Belinda, for sharing this wonderful project:
We will be back soon with more artwork using Inspired Stamps!
Blessings,
Antoinette
                        All orders placed this weekend will ship first thing Monday morning!

Thursday, June 12, 2014

LOTS of 2x2 SCRIPTURE STAMPS used by the DT in cards!!

Hello friends!
Today our amazing design team have come up with some VERY INSPIRING ways to use our 2x2 Single Scripture Stamps!!  Kary starts us off with one of our newest $3.99 Single Scripture Stamp:  EPHESIANS 2:10 and she put HYMN GIRLS: SUMMER FLIP FLOPS in there too:

Deneen is up next with this beauty PSALM 103:1 and one of our 1.5" Circle Sentiments Greetings:
Chere made such a lovely card using Single Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18:
Jamie made 2 wonderful cards using 2 of the Single Scripture Stamps:  JOHN 10:17-18 and PSALM 55:22
Shanta made a number of 3x3 cards (you can see them all on her blog...so adorable!!):
Single Scripture Stamp: Psalm 28: 7
 Single Scripture Stamp: ROMANS 8:28
 Single Scripture Stamp:  Jeremiah 1:12
and Single Scripture Stamp: PSALM 139:23
Such amazing cards!!
I am going to post Belinda's wonderful GRADUATION BOARD late on Friday and show you what she did with 2x2 INSPIRED STAMPS in a separate post just devoted to her board...it's just fantastic!!!

THANKS to all the DT who made these FANTASTIC cards for today....I LOVE EACH ONE!!
Blessings,
Antoinette

Stock up on the $3.99 Single Stamps you can find in the online store right now:  www.inspiredstamps.com

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Lesson 2: Memorizing Scripture the first week

Hello friends!
I have really been having a great time working on memorizing GENESIS CHAPTER ONE!!  Today I want to show you some of the pages I created and the decoration of my GENESIS CHAPTER 1 SCRIPTURE book!  If you haven't read about memorizing scripture from the previous posts, be sure to go there first by clicking HERE

I used the technique described in THIS POST to create my album front and back.  I decided to use a mixed media book and cut the watercolor pages, mat them in black, and put them in so I can have some room to create more of a visual to help me memorize the verses:
The photos do not due this book justice...it's just an explosion of colors and texture!  This is the front and below is the back, followed by some close ups I took to try to better show the color/texture:


And here are the first few pages of my book:
I can go back when I get all the pages completed and see if I want to add anything to these pages, but this part of Genesis really lends itself to simple.

We had a great question from VALERIE that I wanted to share the answer to here so all can benefit.  Her question was concerning once you memorize the chapter, you will know the first half much better than the last half due to the consistent repetition of the first part.  So what are recommendations for being solid in memorizing the second half of the chapter?

The key to remembering the entire chapter once you've memorized it, is to continue reciting the entire chapter a few times a week.  So yes, by day 35 you will certainly have the first half better memorized than the last half, but if you continue to recite that chapter a few days a week in its entirety, by month two or three the entire chapter will be well-established in your memory.  The addage 'use it or lose it' really comes into play when we are trying to get something from short term memory into our long term memory.  I have a great example of this.  I know the words to the poem: Ode To Joy by heart in German even today, and I memorized it 25 years ago.  Why do I know it?  Because I had practiced it for months in high school for a German competition!  It still is in my long-term memory, with emphasis and pauses exactly how I learned it then!  So hang in there, Bible-memorizers....you CAN DO THIS!!

We have our DESIGN TEAM day of artwork Thursday so be sure to pop back over and see us!
Let me know if you have any other questions, comments, etc. about Scripture Memorization below!!
Blessings,
Antoinette
(Stamps used in today's projects are listed below this post)



Thursday, June 5, 2014

(giveaway...plus)BRAND NEW: Bible Verse Stamps + Hymn Girls in the Inspired Stamps online store!!

Hello friends!

TODAY is our JUNE NEW STAMP RELEASE DAY over at the online store: www.inspiredstamps.com !!
We have some WONDERFUL new Single Scripture Stamps (only $3.99 each!) and 2 brand new additions to our HYMN LINE of Hymn Girls!! 

Before we get started, be sure to join us in our memorization of a chapter of the Bible!  We are memorizing Genesis chapter 1 this summer and you can find all the creative tips by clicking on the CREATIVELY MEMORIZING SCRIPTURE logo link below (a new lesson coming early next week!!):

 http://www.inspiredstamps.blogspot.com/search/label/How%20to%20Memorize%20Scripture%20%28Creatively!%29

So let's get started with the new release!
First up, is Kary's artwork with 2 of our new releases in her BEAUTIFUL card:
  HYMN GIRLS: SIT AND READ:
AND Single Scripture:  MATTHEW 4:4
Jamie also used new HYMN GIRLS: SIT AND READ along with another new Single Scripture:
                                                          Single Scripture:  PSALM 62:1
Next up is DENEEN
She made this wonderful card using our 2nd new HYMN LINE stamp, HYMN GIRLS: SUMMER FLIP FLOPS and a new Scripture Stamp:

HYMN GIRLS: SUMMER FLIP FLOPS
and Single Scripture: MICAH 6:8
Shanta also created a card using our MORE PERFECT SENTIMENTS stampset for the 'Hi' on her card along with the HYMN GIRLS: SUMMER FLIP FLOPS new set she inked around the edges:
Shanta also introduces us to another new Single Scripture in this lovely card:
Single Scripture:  ROMANS 8:31
Patty also used this Scripture in this beautiful card:
Chere's card is one we'd all love to receive and keep on our desk to remind us of this wonderful truth:

Single Scripture:  EPHESIANS 2:10
and our last new release of the month is showcased in this fantastic card by Belinda:

Single Scripture:  GENESIS 1:1

LEAVE US A COMMENT LETTING US KNOW WHICH NEW RELEASE IS YOUR FAVORITE and we'll choose a comment to get a $10 Store Credit and announce the winner on next week's DT post!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for your support of Inspired Stamps!
Blessings,
Antoinette and the Inspired Stamps Design Team

www.inspiredstamps.com 
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