Hi everyone!  I’ve had my "head down" designing intensively our new line of framed prints for the Fall.  It’s a lot of work, especially when it involves writing which is actually the hardest part of it all.  Other times its working and working at getting a layout right with the balance of the text, the art and the overall look. 

I thought I would share two of my newest framed print selections.  A larger is a second design for 1 Corinthians 13 and a new Friendship piece that has a French Antique floral feel.  Refreshing the line is a long process as we will usually update and redesign as many as 50 pieces at a time.  Once all of the new designs are completed, then I go to work on the catalog.  This year my daughter Jennifer is going to help out with the grapics.  I’ve been teaching her photoshop all year long and she gets the hang of it quite quickly (Thank you, Lord!!!!)

I will be making the old catalog available on this site as soon as I can by doing it as  a downloadable catalog.  Ideally, I  need to figure out how to make a pdf file (so Cheryl my dear wonderful adorable friend … hehehehe! if you know how to do that can you clue me in?!)  Once I can do that I’ll post a permanent page that will have the download for the catalog.  This is the stop gap measure until the web site gets built.

Our Summer Special applies to any purchases made from now through the end of September.  We’ll deluxe gift wrap and send a card with your personal message and personalize any print for no charge (normally a $10.00 cost), so if you have any special occasions like weddings, anniversaries, new babies or other family events, give us a call at (800)662-3333 and we’ll be happy to help out.  Also, we have a routine special where if you order 3 pieces we ship the order at our expense. 

I haven’t heard from my sweetheart today… still hoping for a call tonight!  His partner’s wife called me today to say that he had called her last night and things were settling down.  Hopefully they didn’t have to move the fire camp.  It’s a lot of extra work if they did.

I thought I would change up today and do the scripture of the day and I chose "The Love Chapter" since that’s what I was designing all day!  It’s such a good reminder to me of how I am supposed to act.  I personalize it and put my name in the blanks like this… "Audrey is patient… Audrey is kind, she does not envy, she does not boast…"  YIKES!  It’s totally convicting!  Especially when I’m in a snipey mood or am being easily frustrated or angered.  I try to work on living this a little more each day. 

THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY:  1 Cor 13:4-8, 13

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. … And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.  NIV