November 2012 Desktop Calendar

I've been thinking a lot lately about giving, and how the act of giving is so good for my soul. I want to develop the gifts God has given me not so I can hoard them for myself, but so that I can be used to  bless those around me. I feel as though I'm entering into a season of growing in intentional giving, and one way I can practice this discipline is through little gifts on this blog. Giving reminds me that life's not all about me and that my life can count for so much more than myself. It is so easy for me to get wrapped up in my own tiny world, scared of what others will think of me or if I'm measuring up to everyone else. But when I give, it isn't about me, it's about you, and ultimately about Him. So over the next few weeks I hope to give thanks to God by giving of myself; what the Lord is teaching me, what I'm learning and what I'm making. So to start, here is my little offering. I hope it brings you cheer and reminds you to give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you (1 Thess. 5:18).

Happy November to you! Click on the image below to enlarge and then right click to use as your desktop background.

Party Invitation Printable

Continuing with my birthday week celebration of free printables, I designed this little party invitation for you. I used the colors from my Spring Blooms color palette. I won't be having a party this year, since I don't really have any local friends yet :) but I think you should have a party and invite your friends with a real snail mail invitation, and they will feel so special. Just fill in the blanks and send it on it's way! Wouldn't it just look perfect with these envelopes from Paper Source:

Lovely. The file prints two invitations on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. And don't forget to print them double sided, or slide them through the printer a second time to print the back before you make your cuts! It's maybe my favorite part :)  I printed mine on a white linen cardstock, and I recommend something similar for the best finished product. 

Enjoy!

Birthday Card Printable

Perhaps you picked up on this already, but it's my birthday week! And I think it's fun to celebrate birthdays :)  So I decided to make some fun free printables for all you lovely readers. First was the pocket calendar, and today I'm giving you this lovely birthday card. It prints on a standard 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper and trims down to a 5 x 7 folded card so it fits just perfectly in an A7 envelope. Available in midnight blue or poppy. Enjoy!

March Printable

Hi friends!  I love the month of March, so I decided to give away some free printables this month. I like free stuff, my birthday is in March, and so this is how I will celebrate!

Lately I've been thinking about how I would like to spend more of my time and energy focused on God's Word. In college, my friend and I loved to share with each other the verse from Matthew 5:8, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." I really want to be someone who can be described as "pure in heart" and grow in my knowledge of God. So I decided that a good daily habit will be to meditate on Scripture, and I wanted to make a little tool to help me.

Which leads me to this printable I'm sharing with you!  It's a little folded card that can fit right inside your wallet, your pocket, or sit next to you at your desk. On the front I put a little calendar, and on the inside you can write which verse you'd like to memorize this month. I chose Matthew 7:24-25 because it's one that Paul and I chose to be read at our wedding ceremony, so it's really extra special to me.

This pdf is for a standard 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. There are two cards on there, so you can share one with a friend!  And with the extra space I made you a little note card that you can use to write a note, scribble down your grocery list, or whatever you like :)  The note card is 5.5 x 4.25 so they fit in an A2 envelope. I recommend printing on a nice card stock, but any sheet of white will work (mine is printed on a white linen paper). Just click on the image below to download the pdf! I hope you enjoy!

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My Valentine To You

Last year I posted this Valentines Day free printable for your personal use! I decided to do this again because I think its fun to get free stuff. So maybe some of you think so too! This pdf prints on a regular 8.5 x 11 piece of paper and each valentine is 3 inches square. I recommend using a nice card stock, but really any paper works just fine. I left the top ones blank so you could add your own special love note. Have a lovely weekend!

Valentine's Day Freebie!

With Valentines Day just a few days away, I thought I'd share a little treat with all my lovely blog sweetie pies :) {YOU!} In case you procrastinated and haven't gotten your valentines together, here is a free printable for your personal use! I designed these just for you and I hope you will use them to love and encourage someone dear to you. If you're going to re-post them, please give me some love and link back to my site. But other than that, pass them on; the more the merrier! This pdf prints on a regular 8.5 x 11 piece of paper and each valentine is 3 inches square. I recommend using a nice card stock, but really any paper works just fine. Happy Early Valentines Day!

I'm Back and Better! & A Freebie!

'Tis the season I suppose... but I was bummed to wake up with a stomach bug on Monday morning :( Thankfully it was only 24 hours and I will spare you the details :) but I'm back in action today!

I have so much school work to catch up on, so unfortunately I don't have much time to update the blog here, but I will leave you with a link to this super sweet free download. Don't you just love love love darling fonts?! And free things?! I know I do!

Download it for free here at typedepot. Enjoy!