Announcing {Scripture Challenge 2} for 2010!

I am interrupting my Organizational {Friday} post to bring you exciting news! I am SO excited to announce that I will be leading another Scripture Challenge for 2010. This Scripture Challenge will be similar to the one I hosted in 2008 and re-ran in 2009. In 2008, I used the 7Gypsies ATC holder to hold all of my scriptures for the year. Here is what it looked like when we finished the year: And this year for the His Holy Name Challenge, I created 6x6 pages that I put in a 6x6 We R Memory Keepers album. For this coming year, I am going to use this vertical stand from Taylored Expressions. The stand can be stained or altered and will hold 6x6 page protectors. So, I will be doing 6x6 pages again this year that will hang in this stand. You can certainly create anything you wish for this challenge. These are just ideas. Now let me share a bit about how this challenge will work.
**I will post a word every other Sunday beginning January 3, 2010. Mark your calendars! :)
**Challenges will be posted usually by 5 p.m. Central Standard Time on challenge Sundays.
**My post will also share some thoughts, the scripture or scriptures that I chose, and a picture of my 6x6 page.
**Then you will study your Bible and find scriptures that are meaningful to you based on the word posted for that week.
**I love using Biblegateway to look up single keywords in the Bible. It is a great resource for this study.
**Then you will create an ATC card, scrapbook pages of any size, or card using your selected scripture based on the word for that week.
**Feel free to look at the 2008 Scripture Challenge here to get an idea of how this Scripture Challenge 2 will work.

Is there a time limit to complete the challenge?
No, there is not a time limit to complete the challenge. This is for you! You do what you can when you can. On occasion, I may offer RAKs, and at those times there will be a deadline. Watch out for those. :) You may join this challenge at ANY time throughout the year!

Do I need to sign up?
No, you can just subscribe to my blog to get the updates.

Will this challenge be hosted on other sites?
No. In the past, I have hosted my challenges not only on my blog but also on Faith Sisters, Splitcoaststampers, Create My Keepsake, etc. I have found that it takes up a lot of time to post in multiple places and the participation seems to drop because there are so many "scattered places" to post. So, for 2010, you will only be able to find the challenge here on my blog. So make sure you subscribe if you haven't already. :) And if you have friends that you think may be interested in joining us, feel free to send them the link to this post!

Where can we share our work?
A lot of us will be sharing on our blogs and in various galleries such as Splitcoaststampers, 2Peas, Scrapbook.com, etc. Wherever you share, you can use this keyword and it will help others find your work more easily--Scripture Challenge Keyword SCRC210. I am also going to try to use Mister Linky for this challenge so that you can leave a link to your work here on my blog for others to see. Pray that I can get it to work. LOL!

Is there a blinkie for this challenge?
Yes, but let's call it a button instead of a blinkie. :) I did not make one that blinks for this year. It is a "stand alone" button. You will find it in the sidebar of my blog. Right-click and save it to your computer. You can then add it to your blog, your signatures on message boards, etc. I hope you like it. I purchased the digi kit to make this cute button from The Shabby Shoppe. A great place for digi goodness if you need anything!

How About a RAK!
(Note: This RAK has been awarded and is no longer available.)
I am going to give away this wooden stand to one lucky Scripture Challenge 2 participant. It is slightly different than the one I am using but it still holds 6x6 page protectors and can be altered to match any decor. :)
What do you need to do to win this stand? Leave a comment in the comment section here telling me if you have participated in any of my other faith challenges, if you are new to my challenges, and/or where you have posted the Scripture Challenge 2 button. Comments must be received by Sunday, December 20th at 11:59 p.m. Central Standard time. One winner will be randomly drawn from the comments on Monday, December 21st. This stand will be mailed to the winner so that it is received in time to begin the challenge on January 3rd.

Okay, so I think that is it for now. Please e-mail me if you have more questions. Blessings, and see you January 3rd with our first Scripture Challenge word!