Tag: Graphics Design

Morning by Morning

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When two friends sent me this verse in one day, I knew it was something God wanted me to pay attention to. What a blessing it is to sit and meditate upon!

Usually I get a little busier in my graphics design, but after I did the background and verse, I decided I loved the simplicity. Nothing distracting from the message of the verse.

The Valley of the Shadow of Death

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It has been TOO long since I’ve been able to sit down and design something! I jumped at the excuse to do so when I was helping a friend (or piano-student-turned-photo-editing-student) learn Photoshop Elements and Lightroom. 

Beau had taken a picture during vacation and mentioned that he thought Psalm 23:4 would go well with it. So we I decided now was as good as any to show him how to do some text editing on Elements. So, in essence, it was a joint-effort graphics-design.

Here is the original:

In the Potter’s Hand

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The Lord occasionally places little reminders in my life: that in His eyes, I am the clay and He is the Potter. Within a week’s time, I read Isaiah 64:8, a random blog post on Isaiah 64:8, and heard a sermon on Jeremiah 18 (oh, did I mention that Isaiah 64:8 was a reference my pastor used in that sermon?).
I don’t think it was of any coincidence that God formed the first man out of the dust of the earth and then used the analogy of us being but clay, the work of His hand. But sometimes I need that reminder. I must come to the point daily of recognizing that I am the one to be molded, shaped, and changed; that God is the One Who has authority to mold, shape, and change me.
God may decide to use trials to shape me. He may put on a little pressure. He may convict me or correct me. If I am hard, He will have to break me in order to shape me. But if my heart is tender and pliable, it takes only a gentle touch of His hand to create that new and better shape.
Just like forming pottery takes hours and days, God’s work in my heart and life is not complete in one small instance. He still shapes and molds throughout the years, perfecting and finishing the work which He has begun (“The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.” Psalm 138:8). The question I need to ponder is: am I moldable in the Father’s hand?
Some verses that benefit to review:
“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” (Romans 5:3-5)

“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” (James 1:2-4)

Thoughts of Love . . .

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I’ve never been much of a Valentine’s Day fan (and no, it’s not because I’m “still single” :)). However, one of my friends asked me about doing a little graphic design for her to put on her FaceBook page for February. We began discussing how important it is to focus not on temporal love, but on God’s love for us. I asked my friends for verses on “love” (there are SO many beautiful verses to choose from!). Here are some of the verses that they suggested.
(Note: the quality of these are very low; as an Etsy download, the quality is full resolution)
On Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/220753399/charity-the-greatest-of-these-digital?ref=shop_home_active_7

On Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/220753629/love-of-god-digital-download-for?ref=shop_home_active_6

On Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/220753426/love-in-word-and-deed-digital-download?ref=shop_home_active_5

On Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/220753781/because-he-first-loved-us-digital?ref=shop_home_active_4

On Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/220753620/because-he-first-loved-us-digital?ref=shop_home_active_3

On Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/220753985/god-commendeth-his-love-digital-download?ref=shop_home_active_2

On Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/220754075/nothing-shall-separate-from-the-love-of?ref=shop_home_active_1

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“But God commendeth His love for us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

Short Stories and Covers

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I have been working on a few small projects for Christmas – namely, writing short stories for my three youngest sisters. I am very grateful for the Lord allowing me to complete them in good time to get them self-printed and ready for their gift bags! I also praise the Lord for the ideas that He gave me and also allowing me to see the completion of these projects. As I write, I realize how very much I must rely on God for the ideas, the flow of the story, the message He wants me to teach, and of course, the completion. Wow! He is so good!

Some of you may remember “Maggie’s Hope Chest” from a post a few months ago. This was the hardest cover to design, for some reason and I’m very thankful for the many friends who pitched in to give me advice and ideas. As you may remember, the story idea was one that I had several years ago but it wasn’t until this year that the Lord allowed me to complete it.

Front Cover:
Back Cover:
“Noelle’s Gift” began with the title. Only the title. As I pondered ideas and prayed, the Lord gradually gave me a skeleton of an idea and one day, blossomed the idea to completion. For once, I yielded to the temptation of designing the book cover before I actually wrote the story. 🙂 After the rough draft of the cover was designed (which was slightly different than the cover below), the Lord helped me to write the entire short story the same night – rare. 
Front Cover:

Back Cover:

Last but not least, my baby sister is just learning how to read. After I had decided to write stories for my two almost-youngest sisters, I prayed about the possibility of writing one that my five-year-old sister could read for herself – and hopefully learn from. Again, the Lord gave me an idea.

Front Cover:
Note: I may decide to replace the little girl on the cover if I get a picture I like better . . .
Back Cover:

 I am praying about what the Lord would have me to do with the short stories I’ve written for my sisters. For now, however, if you would like to read them, send me an email at withajoyfulnoise(at)gmail(dot)com and I can get you a PDF.
At this point, critiques and feedback are most welcome!

What are some Christmas projects that you’ve been working on?