I Am Resolved

The other day

on Ronda Palazzari's blog, she posted a gorgeous journal page with the word Resolve. Having gotten my attention, I proceeded to read what she had to say about it, and discovered that it was her design team project for One Little Word. Ah haa... I like this! A challenge to scrap a word... RESOLUTIONS. Immediately an old gospel song came to my mind. It starts...

I am resolved no longer to linger,

Charmed by the world's delight,

Things that are higher, things that are nobler,

These have allured my sight.

but this is the verse I was thinking of...

I am resolved to follow the Savior,

Faithful and true each day;

Heed what He sayeth, do what He willeth,

He is the living Way.

That was my inspiration, and this is what I created...

I started with the

8x8 Place In Time paper pad from Graphic 45. I backed the January sheet with a piece from their 12x12 Communique pad plus some chipboard for added strength.

I printed the photo

in black and white to match the papers better.

A tag from the 

January embellishments sheet and a French Lace paper doily.

Clear Rock Candy

Stickles on the snowy parts and TPC Studio rhinestones.

 A Momenta metal corner.

Shabby Chic

Treasures frame by Prima, a Spare Parts bottle cap from The Paper Studio, and I Am Roses flowers. More tags with one having my list of Resolutions.

A Prima clock.

More I Am Roses.

Authentique Petite

Type Square alphas and American Crafts Doll Thickers that I colored with Faded Jeans Distress Ink.

Why don't you Resolve 

to enter this challenge with me or stop by and check out the DT's gorgeous work here.

I am linking up at:

One Little Word - Resolutions

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Linda

Have A Good Time

In looking through 

my journal, I found a blank page next to the page of jump start #23 Ronda Palazzari. So I filled it in with this...

After covering the page

with gesso and then watered down craft paint, I applied a torn sheet of patterned paper... then did Paula's (Journalartista) baby wipe technique.

This is Dina Wakely's

Script Heart stamp that I stamped onto patterned paper and fussy cut. Applied it atop a paper doily, rubbed on some more paint then brushed on matte Mod Podge. I outlined it with a soft charcoal pencil and smudged outward to give the shadowing effect. Kind of looks like it's popped up with foam adhesive... but its flat.

The saying is from

Ronda's art that I have pictured on that other page of my journal. Be sure to stop by her blog and see all her lovelies!

And one more pen...

from the Penmaker.

I'm so happy to

see him creating again... plus golfing!

He calls it "The Turner

Ashby Pen". He picked up that piece of branch while we were at the site in Harrisonburg, VA where Ashby was killed during the Civil War, and made the pen from a part of it. He's giving it to a friend of ours who's writing a book about the Confederate cavalryman.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Thanks for the visit!

Hugs!

Linda