Articles of Faith Part 4

Well I finished my "Articles of Faith" series! Yea! The fourth part is available at Scrappin Digi Kreations. It illustrates Articles of Faith #10-13.

You can also get all four parts together in a Mega Kit at a discounted rate, plus it is 40% off for one week!

I'm going to be making brag-book size booklet of the Articles of Faith, hopefully this week. In case you are wondering, the Articles of Faith are just some concise statements of what Mormons believe. I got an email this morning and it had a spoof on the Articles of Faith. Hopefully it doesn't offend anyone, because while I believe that the Articles of Faith are scripture, I can still have a sense of humor about our Mormon culture. So here's the real Articles of Faith first, and the spoof second.

Articles of Faith

1 We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.

2 We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.

3 We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.

4 We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.

5 We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.

6 We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.

7 We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.

8 We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.

9 We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.

10 We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; thatZion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will dreign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.

11 We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.

12 We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.

13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

All right and here's the funny one and I don't know who wrote this so sorry I can't give them credit. It is pretty funny if you our familiar with Mormon/LDS culture.

Articles of Faith of Mormon Culture

1. We believe in SUVs and minivans, as the form of transportation, and in knee length shorts, which are always nice, and in the multilevel marking.

2. We believe that church ball players should be punished for their own fouls, and not for unsportsmanlike aggression.

3. We believe that through bread crumbs, cheese, creamy soups, and rice all casseroles can be saved through obedience to ward cookbooks and creativity in the mixing bowl.

4. We believe that the first layers and ingredients of the Dip are: first, beans; second, cheese; third, chopped tomatoes; fourth, the gift of sour cream; fifth, olives; sixth, salsa; seventh, guacamole, that is, if you have it.

5. We believe that a Mormon should have a distinguished or a cute name, that it is appropriate to name a child after a church leader or a historical figure including an ancestor, that alternative spellings and French prefixes only add to a name, and that when referring to the names of General Authorities, middle initials should be a part thereof.

6. We believe in the same wall decor that exists in many Mormon homes, namely, framed family proclamations, vinyl lettering, inspirational word signs, family photos, pictures of temples and Jesus, and so forth.

7. We believe in the gift of the re-gift, church books, crafts, family photos, baked goods, emergency supply kits, and so forth.

8. We believe in sparkling grape juice so long as it is nonalcoholic; we also believe in bringing root beer and sprite to ward parties.

9. We believe in all that we have scrapbooked, all that we will now scrapbook, and we believe that we will yet scrapbook many great and important things pertaining to our family, friends, pets, and vacations.

10. We believe in the literal mixing of ketchup and mayo and in the generous application of ranch dressing; that CBAs (church-based acronyms) will be used to describe YM/YW, PEC, the Y, NCMO, and CTR; that Mitt Romney will get Mormons to vote for him any time he runs; and, that the Mormons will enjoy reading Twilight and The Work and the Glory.

11. We claim the privilege of trying to identify common acquaintances with any visitor at church, and allow all other people at church the same privilege, and let them name drop the names of Famous and general authorities how, where, or what they may.

12. We believe in being subject to scoutmasters, pampered chef hostesses, and the writers of the U.S. News and World Report Rankings for professional schools, and in obeying, honoring, and sustaining Glenn Beck.

13. We believe in being above average, good at crafts, optimistic, and being fifteen minutes late everywhere we go. Indeed, we may say that we follow BYU football. We believe rumors about famous people joining the church, we hope to meet the three Nephites, we have endured many pyramid schemes, and hope to be able to endure all pyramid schemes. If there is anything cheap, free, sold in bulk, or given away when somebody is moving, we seek after these things.

Articles of Faith Part 2

Well I'm excited to release the second part of my "Articles of Faith" series. This part is for Articles of Faith #4, 5, and 6. You can find the mini kit at Scrappin Digi Kreations.

Here's a little layout I did. The kids had so much fun at California Adventure. I used the Supa Digi Kit from Scrappin Digi Kreations from February "Back to Nature." I did recolor some of the graphics. Oh and the caterpillar flair button is custom made.

And here's the template!

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Batter Up!

Wow I can't believe it's been so long since I last blogged, but we are having a fun busy summer. I was trying to get this done before 4th of July because what is more patriotic than baseball? but it wasn't to be. Hope you all had a fun holiday in the US. I ran in a hot 5K run, followed by a yummy pancake breakfast. And the firework show in our city was especially good this year.

Well here's "Batter Up" available at Scrappin Digi Kreations 40% off the first week:

And here are two quickpages also available at Scrappin Digi Kreations

Or just buy the kit and the quickpages together for additional savings!

And here is my contribution to the Supa Digi Kit for July at Scrappin Digi Kreations. You can pick it up for free during the month of July.

Articles of Faith Part 1

Well I'm starting a new project. You'll have to tell me what you think! I created a mini kit for the first 3 Articles of Faith. Hopefully I'll be able to finish all thirteen articles in 4 mini kits. By the end I'm planning on making a 5x7 brag book of all the Articles of Faith. I'm trying out a different style from the rest of my kits so do you like?

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Remember new products are always 40% off the first week. You can find "Articles of Faith" Mini Kit Part 1 at Scrappin Digi Kreations.

And LUCKY you! I have two freebie for you today. My part of the Supa Digi Kit: June Bride at Scrappin Digi Kreations was released today. And check out the other beautiful contributions here. They will be available for the month of June and more mini kits are released each week!

And I also have a template freebie for you. This is the last template from my Father and Son quickpage set.

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Father and Son Kit

Here's what I've been working on. I have a couple years worth of fathers and sons weekends to scrap so I made this kit! All the paper-pieced elements have a copy without a shadow and then a copy that is fully shadowed. You can find this at Scrappin Digi Kreations 40% off for one week!

Here's my first page:

And here's the matching quickpage for you, available for a couple of days!

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Leaps and Bounds

Well here's that minikit I told you about awhile ago. I didn't move on :( but that's okay! It was a fun little learning experience and I LOVED working with these colors. You can download this minikit HERE

Here's my layout that I made with the little kit:

And here's a matching template for you!
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Family Tree Add-on

All right here are the last two quickpages for "Family Tree."

And here is the set. You can find them at Scrappin Digi Kreations
And here is a little reminder of what the whole kit looks like.
AND, as promised, here is a freebie add-on!
It contains one 12"x12" paper, one torn paper, 2 paper clips, 2 frames, 1 glass button, and 2 wordarts.
Download HERE

Family Tree

Well I've been playing around with digital painting and it is pretty fun. I painted the trees in this kit on the computer--talk about no mess! So here is my new kit "Family Tree." I've been having a lot of fun with it. Do you ever find that it's hard to get something done until you decide to do it for somebody else? I've never really gotten into family history but I made this kit so I could make a family tree for my mom for her birthday. So now I'm all interested in reading up on my family history. Anway, you can find this kit at Scrappin Digi Kreations

And here are the first couple of quickpages.



And here is a treat for you! Bethany did it again! She made some awesome wordart with "Family Tree" kit. You can pick up this one on her blog Elegant WordArt by Bethany
And she also made these two for me to give away! Isn't she great?

Download HERE

More of My Prima Ballerina

Here are four 8x8 inch quickpages. Just add your pictures, a title, maybe some journaling and your done! Easy-peasy. You can find these quickpages available at Scrappin Digi Kreations

"My Prima Ballerina" Quickpages ~$3.00

And here is the kit I used for the quickpages. You can find it in the post below this one and at Scrappin Digi Kreations

And here is a freebie template. It is a template with the same layout as one of the quickpages.

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My Prima Ballerina

I'm so excited about this kit and I'm having a blast scrapping with it! Girls are too much fun aren't they? You can pick up "My Prima Ballerina" at Scrappin Digi Kreations or right here on my blog.

"My Prima Ballerina" Kit ~ $3.50

And here is a little gift to you. This quickpage is 8x8 inches and will only be available for a couple of days. And if you like this layout come back in a couple of days for the template!
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What's Cookin?

My grandma had the idea to make a family cookbook for Christmas and asked me to make a cover for the book. Here's what I came up with. My aunt printed out two to see if she should do glossy or lustre and decided on lustre. Then she got the 15 or so covers printed. AFTER all that she showed them to my grandma and my grandma immediately saw the mistake I had made. I was soooo embarrassed. But it was too late to fix it!

So I've decided to give this kit "What's Cookin?" away as a freebie to 2 people: The first person to point out my mistake on the cover above. And the first person to guess how many other people caught/said anything about the mistake. Just leave a comment with your guess!

You can find this kit at Scrappin Digi Kreations or you can buy it here.

"What's Cookin?" Kit ~ $2.50

"My Eternal Family" My EF5

Here's part 5 of My Eternal Family Megakit. Just so you know, I'm trying to get this megakit done by Christmas. There are 2 or 3 more parts left. I might do two months together since they are the same theme (pick a song about the Saviour-very broad huh?). I do have a question for you all out there. Are there any Primary choristers that have picked songs for April and July for 2009? Or have you guys asked your choristers? I'd like to make the pages as versatile as possible. The chorister in my ward should be getting back to me this week about her choices. Just leave a comment if you know, thanks!

"My Eternal Family" My EF5 ~ $1.50

These 4x6 pages are for the song, "My Eternal Family" which can be found in the Sharing Time Outline for 2009:

http://downloads.sugardoodle.net/2009PrimaryOutline.pdf

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View My Eternal Family Songbook here

Also, Creative Scraps Store is having an advent calendar of sorts. Download one freebie a day until Christmas! (I'll let you know when my freebie is up :)

"Family of God" My Eternal Family Part 4

Here is the next kit in "My Eternal Family" Megakit (aka MyEF). These kits are created specifically for the songs the LDS Primary kids will be learning in 2009, but could be used for various other things.

"Family of God" My EF4 - $1.50

And here are the freebie quickpages. They are made for the song, "The Family Is of God" (Friend, Oct 2008) but the chorister can choose between that song and "I Lived in Heaven" (CS, p. 4). So you can use the pages for that song also. I put directions as to which pages could be used for which verse in the download. I also included the links for the lyrics of the songs but here they are also:

"The Family is of God":

http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=21bc9fbee98db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=36b791ddb6b9c110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1

"I Lived in Heaven":

http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/childrens%20songbook.htm/my%20heavenly%20father.htm/i%20lived%20in%20heaven.htm#JD_CS.4

These are 4x6 quickpages. The page with the frame is supposed to be for a picture of your child or children and it is in .png format. All the others are .jpg's.

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View My Eternal Family Songbook here