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Top 10 Requested Greeting Cards that Speak Volumes for Missionaries
Making Cards for Missionaries:
Have you dove head first in the paper crafting hobby and wanted to share your beautiful creations for the Kingdom of God? Have you wanted to share your faith in Jesus Christ with others but don’t know where to begin?
In today’s Have Faith Stationery blog article I will share with you The Top Requested Greeting Cards that Speak Volumes for Missionaries and the lives you touch. I am hopeful this article can inspire you to bring your creative art pieces to cultivate the love of God in your sphere of influence.
Masculine Birthday Cricut Design Space Greeting Card
I am hoping to create more masculine stationery because I believe that we need to pour out the love of Christ to the men and young boys in our lives and communities.
Ladies, the men and boys in the world need our support.
- Young boys and young men need to be showered with praise when other’s are tearing them down.
- They need encouragement when their friends decide they don’t want to sit with them at lunch.
- They need more of our love when others belittle them or disengage from them for their faith in Jesus.
At the end of the day it is our God-given responsibility to shower them with endless love because Christ loves us.
So let us be the passionate card-makers that we are for the boys and men in our lives and encourage them to keep on keeping on!
I hope today’s Have Faith Stationery blog tutorial was a blessing to you. It is a blessings to hear from you; if you enjoy the content on Hfscards.com please consider reading my previous post, comment on your favorite ones, and consider subscribing.
Many Blessings,
Kristal DeBold
Encouraging Bookmark Cricut Design Space Cut File
Encouraging Bookmark Cricut Design Space Cut File
Last week on Have Faith Stationery I share with you a Cricut Access greeting card cut file called ” Hosanna!” that is absolutely stunning! Today’s handcrafted blog article is no exception; however, this time I am just sharing an example of an encouraging bookmark cut file for Cricut Design Space that you can design on your own. You can either add embellishments from Cricut Cartridges you already own or with your own stamps and/or art work.
Please keep in mind that in order to use any of the Cricut Design Space cut files you need to have an account with them and a Cricut Die cutting machine. When I first started posting content on Have Faith Stationery Blog I forgot to mention that you need this in order to access these files.
Encouraging Bookmark Cricut Design Space Cut File
With just a few supplies you can make your own stationery for any occasion to Glorify God. Your beautiful bookmark can be sent out to libraries in your communities, at coffee shops, and within your sphere of influence. Every day is a great day to encourage someone who may feel discouraged.
I hope today’s Have Faith Stationery blog tutorial was a blessing to your craft room.
Many Blessings,
Kristal
“Hosanna, In the Highest!” Cricut Design Space Greeting Card
Hosanna Handcrafted Greeting Card
With just a few supplies you can make your own stationery for any occasion to Glorify God. This beautiful card can be sent any time of year and it is not limited to the birth of Christ:
Let’s make our focus as believers in Jesus Christ be on the resurrection of Him because that is the place we are to live our lives.
I hope you enjoyed today’s Cricut Design Space Tutorial of ” Hosanna in the Highest” greeting card as well as the beautiful song for the whole family to sing along to. I hope that Have Faith Stationery blog posts inspire you to snail mail handcrafted stationery that shares such truthful and powerful messages about Jesus Christ. If you have any questions, please comment below.
Many Blessings,
Kristal
Walk Through Prayer Journal Made with the Cricut Explore Air Machine
Walk Through Prayer Journal Made with the Cricut Explore Air Machine
Have you ever wanted to keep track of your prayer life? Create your personal Prayer Journal with just a few supplies!
In today’s blog article I will share with you a pictorial walk through of my prayer journal made with the Cricut Explore Air and the Design Space File to create your very own Prayer Journal!
The Cricut Design Space file is quite large and this project will take you some time. I home school my children so I had to break it up into a span of a week or so (give or take). I think I started with printing and cutting first then I laminated each section last. Although it is time consuming it is worth it especially if you are serious about documenting your prayer life and journey with Jesus Christ. The only thing I think I would change about the process would be to have it spiral bound rather than in a binder.
Handmade Journals are my Jam!
As far back as I can remember, I would spend hours in my journal creating a variety of entries: poems, songs, doodling, and writing ideas down. Before e-readers became the BIG thing there was a place called ” Barnes and Nobles.” I would save up cash to purchase my favorite leather bound journals and collect them. Each journal had it’s purpose and it was so luxurious to have my own leather journal from Italy or France.
I am a prayer warrior and I really enjoy keeping record of where God’s hands are moving in my life. This prayer journal was inspired by fellow Cricut paper Crafter named Staci Williams. She posted a video a few years about how to create your own prayer journal. I personalized my own and over time it transformed into what I am sharing with you today. You can visit her blog “Love that Bug” .
Through this journaling style I have been able to articulate my prayer life that is successful and effective. I am also closer to The Lord because I can just sit down and be quiet. By journaling my prayers, I can have an open conversation with my Lord about what is really going on in my life that concerns me. Scripture says: If we draw close to Him, He will draw near to us. By drawing near to Him, I have seen so many prayers answered. I believe this tool has been so valuable that it sometimes gets overlooked in the community of believers.
Making journals and writing in them have always interested me. Sure, I can just go to the store and purchase a journal and notebooks to store all of these wonderful entries, but I have a lot of enjoyment creating things with my hands and technology. One day I will make my own leather bound journal, it’s on my bucket list!
I have been looking for an affordable and creative way to create keepsakes of all my prayer journal entries as well as bible study notes. I really want to make sure that I am going to consistently use the binding tool before I purchase it. If you happen to have a binding tool for your journals, please comment below. If you need advice about how to navigate paper crafting please take a moment to read my previous blog article ” How to Make Quality Cards without Breaking your Wallet.”
With just a few paper crafting supplies you can create something beautiful to glorify God. If you have any questions about today’s Cricut Design Space File please feel free to contact me or comment below.
I hope today’s blog article was a blessing to you and inspired you to dive deep into your prayer life.
Many Blessings,
Kristal DeBold
Free DIY Cricut Design Space Greeting Card File
Free DIY Cricut Design Space Greeting Card File
In today’s Cricut Design Space Cut file I am featuring the front of this card. I purposely did not include a greeting card base because I wanted to give you the freedom to use whatever you have in your stash and not be limited.
This greeting card can be both for young boys or gentlemen. The pattern paper is what really sets the tone for each design. I hope you have enjoyed today’s Cricut Design Space Greeting Card File. To view more of the projects created with the Cricut Explore Air, please visit my portfolio.
Please Note: This project is for personal use only. Please refer to my terms and conditions tab for more information.
With just a few supplies you can make your own stationery for any occasion to Glorify God. If you have any questions about this handcrafted greeting card design, please comment below.
Many Blessings!
Kristal
Beautiful Butterfly Greeting Card -Cricut Design Space Cut File
Beautiful Butterfly Greeting Card -Cricut Design Space Cut File
In my previous posts I showcased pictures of the greeting cards I have designed with the Cricut. In today’s post I am sharing the Design Space Cut File for the Beautiful Butterfly Greeting Card.
This greeting card was created before there was Cricut Design Space; however, for all intent purposes I have added it to my digital content to make life easier on me as I grow my handcrafted stationery shop.
I have purposely left sizes up to you just in case you are in a jam and don’t have all the materials needed to create the full project. You can either use pre-cut greeting cards and envelopes from your favorite company or card stock of your own. In the final project I have used both and they worked out fantastic!
Please Note: This project is for personal use only. Please refer to my terms and conditions tab for more information.
With just a few supplies you can make your own stationery for any occasion to Glorify God. If you have any questions about this handcrafted greeting card design, please comment below.
Many Blessings!
Kristal
How Can You Love Yourself and Others in a Culture Obsessed with Material Wealth and Perfectionism?
How Can You Love Yourself and Others in a Culture Obsessed with Material Wealth and Perfectionism?
We live in a cultural time where most people are lovers of material things more than people. My family and I live as Biblical as we possibly can in an ever over-consuming world. When we really like something we express how much we enjoy what the Good Lord provides. In the end, all of this stuff is just stuff – People are more important than stuff. We make mistakes, we give each other grace, and we keep moving forward without condemnation. We are just doing our best not to be over consumed by loving things more than we love people.
I was inspired to write this because I believe through Christ I have overcome the obsession with perfectionism. I used to love things particularly creating art and having things look perfect more than loving God. I am thankful that The Lord has mercy and saved my life from the emptiness that comes from loving things more than people. I am most certainly not where I would like to be, but Thank God I am not where I used to be in this area.
Remember materialism and perfectionism are the devils little foxes that spoil the vine. Please take note that the world’s definition of perfection and God’s definition of perfection are very different. Please do not make the same mistake I made and believe they both work together because they don’t. If you are interested in the subject, please take some time to look at the biblical definition of perfection and do a personal study on the matter.
After learning about this particular topic, my family and I have found out that loving material things more than God is considered idolatry and is not acceptable in the Kingdom of God. So we’ve settled with ourselves and each other to emphasize loving The Lord with all our hearts, mind, and souls- then love people as we love ourselves. Just because we’ve settled with this truth doesn’t mean we are good at putting this into action. This isn’t an over night thing, please really let that one sink in. Love doesn’t happen overnight and it’s not found in religion. Love is found in relationship. This kind of love takes time and it isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. I do believe that the heart of God; just like every loving parent is more invested in the relationship than the outward results of behavior.
What Does Love Really Mean?
It truly takes the power of Jesus Christ and His Holy Spirit to really love..
Let’s take a moment to look at what Scripture says about love in 1 Corinthians 13
1 Corinthians 13 New Living Translation (NLT)
4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
8 Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever! 9 Now our knowledge is partial and incomplete, and even the gift of prophecy reveals only part of the whole picture! 10 But when the time of perfection comes, these partial things will become useless.
11 When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. 12 Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.
13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
So how can you love yourself and others in a biblical context while living in a culture that is obsessed with vanity, material wealth, and perfectionism?
The answer is still found in 1 Corinthians 13, it takes time and effort to love this way, but through the power of the Holy Spirit – this kind of love is perfected in Christ and obtainable. Hallelujah! I have not arrived but I am on the way.
4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to really love God, love myself, and others. I really don’t want hit and miss results here. I really want to love the way Jesus loves me. So I began to pray about it. I have asked the Lord to help me articulate 1 Corinthians 13 into my every day life. Please take note this is a little reminder for me on how to love others on a moment to moment basis. We all have our own interpretation of the word love based on experiences-So let’s all just keep growing towards the real definition of love from a biblical context. I know that I am learning and growing in this area daily and as I grow- I am making many mistakes but God is so good He even makes my mistakes to prosper.
Please enjoy this free Scripture printable of 1 Corinthians 13
The Simplicity of loving yourself and others means
- Renew your mind and keep it set on the finished work of Jesus Christ ( living from a place of the resurrection)
- Guarding your heart above all else
- Set healthy and realistic goals for yourself
- Have healthy boundaries in place for everyone including yourself
- Saying no more often ( let people experience disappointment, it will help them understand you are not a doormat)
- Only committing yourself to what you can accomplish in each season of life.
- Eat frequently, hydrate, and get plenty of rest ( No staying up late to craft)
- Speak kindly to yourself and others even when things go unexpectedly
- Have plenty of Do- overs ( in case you haven’t practiced this before a do over simply means- I messed up and I need to do that thing I should have done right over again)
- Do not over work yourself ( do what you can with the time you have and save the rest for the next day)
- Start doing one thing at a time, multi-tasking triggers frustration, anger, and isn’t bringing productivity.
- Do not rush yourself on the account of someone else’s impatience.
- Stay committed to the calling God has for you. Remain loyal, faithful, and trustworthy.
I hope this blog article about How Can You Love Yourself and Others in a Culture Obsessed with Material Wealth and Perfectionism has been insightful and a blessing to you. Please make sure to download your free copy of the Scripture art I have included with this post.
Many Blessings,
Kristal
Our Love Greeting Card- Cricut Design Space Cut File
Our Love Greeting Card- Cricut Design Space Cut File
In today’s blog article I will be sharing with you a Cricut Design Space cut file that will help you create a heartfelt message to your loved one. Before there was Cricut Design Space, I had to figure out how to create the all my greeting card and stationery designs in a way that conveyed my message inexpensively and within my skill set. I am so thankful that my husband generously gave me a huge stack of his expired flight maps. If you have something vintage that isn’t something you can just go find online, I suggest using that as the material for the background layer.
At the time of this design, all I had was my Cricut Expression and a printer.
With just a few supplies you can make your own stationery for any occasion to Glorify God. If you have any questions about this handcrafted greeting card design, please comment below.
Many Blessings!
Kristal
Free DIY Cricut Design Space- Print Then Cut Greeting Card Biblical Sentiment
Free DIY Cricut Design Space- Print Then Cut Greeting Card Biblical Sentiment
Cricut Design Space Greeting Card Project