The Widow & The Unjust Judge

Hello!  ¡Hola!  I had a busy week, between work, house chores, and other endeavors on my calendar.  Everything went well overall, thank God.  I also feel thankful to have my books and artwork to relax with in the evenings.

Boo! Hallow's Eve Card
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For my first project this week, I have a Hallow's Eve card I made for my oldest daughter, who loves the holidays.  I used the Sizzix's Pete Hughes Infinite Doodle's #1 & #2 to create the focal point.  I had so much fun seeing the cauldron and pumpkins come to life with all the little pieces.  I also used a Simon Say's Small Scalloped Circle die for the night sky background, and the Sizzix's Tim Holtz Poison embossing folder for the pink askew mat.  Finally, I used a couple of markers for the detailing and my hand lettered sentiment.

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Next, I have a couple of characters I illustrated in one of my handmade art journals.  I used alcohol markers, water based markers, and colored pencils to render them.  I like the boy on the left side page, but the proportions o the man's head on the right side page are off.  But like I always have to remind myself, just enjoy the creative journey.  That makes it more fun!

My Dog Toto
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Art Journal Journey - Halloween

For my last project, I have a page in another one of my hand made art journals of Toto, one of my 2 dogs.  I used Sizzix's Pete Hughes Build An Animal thinlits set; EK Success heart and maple leaf punches; and a generic pumpkin die cut to create the picture.  Then, I used Chatterbox's The Journaling Genie #7 Wedding stencil to lightly outline my text box.  I used different markers to write the text and add doodling details to complete my page.

In closing, I'd like to leave you with an excerpt from my sermon for tomorrow.  It is based on Jesus' parable about the widow and the unjust judge, found in Luke 18:1-8.  As an illustration regarding the parable, I'm telling my congregation the following true story:

Recently, a principal at a local public school, called the Head of School at our parochial school, to ask if we could do anything to help 10 homeless children attending his school.  As part of our program, all our students are involved in service projects, so they help with our meals on wheels ministry, raise money for St. Jude Children's Hospital, and other causes.  So, our Head of School spoke to the teachers, and our 3rd grade teacher chose to take up the project.  Her students collected appropriate food items, and put together food bags for the 10 homeless children.  They are now planning on collecting personal hygiene products for the homeless children.  That, my friends, is children serving as God’s hands to answer the prayers of a few of the widows of our time.

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Arnoldo+