The Word of The Day Is... Time!

Hello!  ¡Hola!  It's hard to believe, but November 30, is the first day of the Advent season.  That's only about 2 weeks from now!  Advent is a penitential season observed in most Christian denominations, as a time of waiting and preparation for both the celebration of Jesus's birth at Christmas and the return of Christ at the Second Coming.

It's Christmas Time!
Just Add Ink #773 Sketch
The Card Concept #221{Give Thanks}
Try It On Tuesday - Get Ready For Christmas 

Since Christmas is immediately after Advent, I'm getting ready by making cards to send out to family and friends.  I was loosely inspired by the Just Add Ink card sketch and the Card Concept color scheme.  I used the Feemkota Watch die set; the Sizzix's Tim Holtz Vintage Labels Thinlits set and Alterations Vintage Holiday embossing folder; an EK Success corner rounder punch; scraps of different color and patterned cardstock; red striped twine; adhesives; an Arteza calligraphy marker; and a Pentel Brush Sign Pigment marker.  (BTW, I was a Top Pick for Just Add Inkk #772 - humbled and honored!)

Ecclesiastes 3:1 Bible Art Journal Page
Art Journal Journey - A Moment In Time
Friday Face Off 11/14/25
Thursday Art and Dinner Date

My next project is an art journal page I did inspired by Ecclesiastes 3:1, as I whole heartedly believe that it's important to balance one's time to spend with family, friends, at work, time for yourself, and above all with the Lord.  I began by sketching a self-profile and writing the scripture, using the same markers as above.  Then, I used the same watch die as above; Sizzix Tim Holtz Bigz Gadget Gears and Big L Industrial Dies; postage stamps; ephemera; and adhesives to complete my collaged composition.  I finished the page by using a CodoHi layering stencil spotty design using a Tim Holtz Blending Tool and a Distress Ink Pad.

The Good. The Random. The Fun

What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday 858/78

T Stands for... beer & wine

Talking about time, my birthday was this past week.  (I'll leave it up to you to guess how old I am - LOL!)  It was a blessed, but low key celebration, with the St. James Episcopal School's students singing Happy Birthday to me during our Chapel service; receiving a plethora of best wishes from family and friends via birthday cards, phone calls, texts, and social media posts; getting a few gifts; and a quiet dinner with my wife at the Gin House Jazz Club, here in Del Rio, Texas.  This is a delightful place located near a ford of the San Felipe Creek, at the historic Cassinelli Gin House, which was built circa 1903, by Italian Stonemason G. B. Cassinelli.

In closing, I'd like to leave you with a summary of my sermon for the upcoming 23rd Sunday, After Pentecost:

God is faithful, even when everything around us may be falling apart.  He will provide us with the strength, courage and wisdom to do whatever He is calling us to do.  Our job is to keep telling his truth—to keep living his truth— to keep spreading his truth.  For regardless of anything we possess, enjoy, or cherish in this world, it is God’s love, grace, mercy, blessings, and truth that matters the most.

Thank you for your visit!  ¡Gracias por tú visita!  Shalom!

Arnoldo+