Make Me an Instrument of You Peace

credits:
Gennifer Bursett - Be Joyful
Anna Aspnes - ArtsyTransfers Break Away; ArtsyTransfers Sage; 

12x12 ScriptTease Learn No1; Crocheted Snow No1
I Heart Studio - Heartfelt Christmas 2

Open Up by The Brilliance

You heard the cry of our hearts
And You came down
Freely You gave us Your love
Showing us how

Make me an instrument of Your peace
Where there is hatred let me sow love
Where there is darkness let me shine light and
May Your love cause us to open up
Cause us to open up our hearts
May Your light cause us to shine so bright
That we bring hope into the dark

All that we do without love
It means nothing
Grant us the courage to give
As You’re calling

Make me an instrument of Your peace
Where there is hatred let me sow love
Where there is darkness let me shine light and
May Your love cause us to open up
Cause us to open up our hearts
May Your light cause us to shine so bright
That we bring hope into the dark

Hope for the hopeless, Your love is
Strength in our weakness, Your love is
May we love, as You love
Hope for the hopeless, Your love is
Strength in our weakness, Your love is
May we love, as You love
(As only You can love, oh God)
May we love, as You love
May we love, as You love 

hello December

 My Advent Calendar this year:

 Artsy illustrations by Wilna Furstenberg - IHeartStudio store

December is here ... so it's time to share my first December daily 2015 pages. I'm not sure if I will make the actual 25 pages this year, as I've decided to take it easily and not put pressure on myself - just enjoy the season and the creative process. As usual my album is not so much about December activities or traditions, it is rather my artful/prayer journal which helps me immerse in the advent/christmas mood and cherish the moments.
The idea this year is to pick each day a song from my Advent 2015 playlist at Spotify and pray with it. I'll share the words that spoke to me on my Dec daily pages or with my daily photos at Instagram.

So here's my album cover and the first page:

credits:

Gennifer Bursett - Into The Woods
I Heart Studio - Christmas Bouquets Frames
Tracy Martin - Cozy Times; Serendipity
Valorie Wibbens - I Heart Snowflakes; More Thread Please; Scribblers
Amy Wolff - Merry Messy Marvin
Meredith Cardall - Straight Edges 01 and 02
Celeste Knight - Sparkle and Shine (splatter brush strokes)
Anna Aspnes - Stitched by Anna White No 3; Doily Egdes Overlays No2

 credits:
Celeste Knight - Winter Wish; Peppermint Twist
Anna Aspnes - Stitched by Anna White No 3; Urban Stitchez No2; 

MultiStitched by Anna Black-White No1
I Heart Studio - HeartFelt Christmas 2
Valorie Wibbens - Sewn Pockets 1

The lyrics in the background is from a song All Who Hear by Young Oceans:

A desert voice calls out
Lend him your ear, your heart
Though we are scattered stones... We're not alone
So we, the road, prepare
For heaven's eternal heir
At last our Savior's near
Let all, who hear, make way
And may these hearts
Prepare, a place
What is this grace divine?
That earth and sky align
With leveled souls laid bare...
Let all, who hear, make way
And may these hearts
Prepare, a place
For 'God with Us'
Will come to save
And surely He shall comfort those he loves
And so we wait

ps. If you're looking for good devotionals for advent check those:

1.  She Reads Truth

2.  Blessed Is She

3.  The Heart of Mary 

Fall - Treasure the Day

credits:

Gennifer Bursett - Sunny; Undeniably Me

Meredith Cardall - Treasured; Happy Fall; Free Spirit

Celeste Knight - Splatters

Anna Aspnes - Artsy Transfers Arrive; Urban Stitchez No11; Stitched by Anna White No3; Multi Media Branches No4; Watercolor Feathers; Curled Paper Edges No3

Wilna Furstenberg - Leaves

I Heart Studio - Fresh Cut Illustrations Fall Bouquet

You Right Now

credits:

Digital Scrapbook Collection | October 2015

Celeste Knight - Sparkle and Shine (elements); Sparkle and Shine (splatters and strokes ); Splatters; Weathered Frames

Gennifer Bursett - Treasured Times; Spirited

Deena Rutter - Wanderer 

Meredith Cardall - Free Spirit

Wilna Furstenberg - iHeartStudio Bouquets; iHeartStudio Day Dream Words; Leaves kit

Anna Aspnes - Urban Threadz No 6; Urban Stitchez No 11

I am free

credits:

Pixels and Company collabs - Curated - Epic / Curated - Hello

Celeste Knight - Weathered Frames 3; Watercolor Overlays

Deena Rutter - Treasured; Celebrate

Wilna Furstenberg - I Heart Studio Floral Frames 1 and 2

Anna Aspnes - Anna Aspnes -  Art Play Palette Thrive; Stitched by Anna White No3

 

Lyrics - Here's My Heart by I Am They

 

 

Hello Lovely

credits:

Pixels and Company collab Curated: Hello

Jen Allyson - Hipster Chic Flairs

Celeste Knight - This Ordinary Life - Brushes; Messy Stitches

Meredith Cardall - Straight Brush Strokes

Robyn Meierotto - Chipper - Kraft Papers

Wilna Furstenberg - iHeartStudio - Spring Bundle; Time Words

Simplicity

credits:

Gennifer Bursett - Just Loverly; So Very You

Meredith Cardall - Be You; Straight Brush Strokes; Streight Edges

Celeste Knight - Watercolor Overlays; 

Jen Allyson - Watercolor Creations Hearts

Tracy Martin - Cozy Times

Valorie Wibbens - More Thread Please; Scribblers

Wilna Furstenberg - iHeartStudio Word Bouquet

Anna Aspnes - Stitched by Anna White No3

 

lyrics - Simplicity by Rend Collective - reads: 

I come in simplicity
Longing for purity
To worship You
In spirit and truth
Only You

Lord strip it all away
'Til only You remain
I'm coming back
To my first love
Only You

I come with my broken song
To You the Perfect One
To worship You
In spirit and truth
Only You

Give me a childlike heart
Lead me to where You are
Cause I'm coming back
To my first love
Only You

Bloom

 

 

credits:

Digital Scrapbook Collection Pixels and Company - March 2015

Wilna Furstenberg - I Heart Studio - Bouquets; Floral Frames

MultiStitched by Anna Green-White No1

Merry Christmas + Wesołych Świąt ;-)

 credits:

Celeste Knight - Noted; Joyful

Rhonna Farrer - Christmas Greenery; Festive Florals

Valorie Wibbens - Scribblers

Wilna Furstenberg - Heartfelt Christmas

 

credits:

Deena Rutter - Every Little Bit: Cheers

Rhonna Farrer - Christmas Greenery

Have yourselves wonderful Christmas time - 

and a little holy jolly tune for you