WELCOME! You're here just in time for our 5th Annual Christmas Blog Hop and we're so grateful that you're joining us. God has blessed us once again with SO many great prizes (prizes offered from each stop in the Blog Hop where you comment), lots of wonderful Christmas inspiration, our regular scheduled sponsor (offering TWO $25 prizes to their awesome store), a brief devotional to encourage you, and lots of fun. So, let's get started with this year's Christmas Blog Hop and our final card challenge of 2024. We're so glad you're here to join in on all the FUN, and we're super excited about all that God has planned for us in 2025. Praise the LORD! Thanks for being part of it all.
The scripture used for this new challenge's word art is one that's known to almost every person around the world. It's John 3:16 and it says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life". This Bible verse is telling us, quite clearly and simply, that God (a holy God, the Creator and Author of everything) loved us SO MUCH that He became flesh in the form of a son, Jesus Christ. It tells us that if we place our eternal faith in the fact that He IS God, that He came and died for our sins (satisfying the sin debt) and that He rose again to prepare a place for us; that He will allow us to never truly "die". Instead, we (our spirit) will spend eternity with Him in a literal place called Heaven. Becoming a Christian and telling God you want to live for Him isn't just a "Christmas thing". It's for always. It's a very simple, very personal act that each person must do in order to secure their bond with God and ask Him to enter your life - becoming your Lord and your Savior. From there, it's complete. God did it ALL. We only need to tell Him that we place our faith in Him (who He is and what He did for us on the cross/grave) and that we want to live for Him the rest of our earthly lives; and forever in Heaven. He will never leave us or forsake us once we have this eternal bond with Him. God wants to have that special bond with YOU. I'm so glad He found me and saved my sinful soul.
As always, you are welcome to save the word art to your computer; but you are never required to use it in order to play along or to win in our challenges. We welcome you to share all of your art with us; remembering that Anything Goes as long as it's family friendly. This includes any type of altered or digital art (not just limited to cards). You may link up to five (5) projects each week for a total of ten (10) entries per two-week challenge. The more you enter, the more you increase your odds of winning. It is our desire that God's Word will be a blessing and an encouragement to you as we share it. If you have any questions about the rules, be sure to read the complete list of rules found under our Page tab marked "Challenge Rules". Because our ultimate goal is to honor God, we have no other choice but to delete any entries that do not adhere to our guidelines. Please know that this doesn't mean we are judging anyone. We're not. We are simply attempting to honor God and follow His rules. Please let us know if you have any questions about anything; and thank you for your understanding and participation.
Let's meet the AMAZING sponsor of this challenge:
HURRAY! We couldn't be any more excited
than we are to announce that the fabulous and
FUN Unity Stamps is sponsoring our final
challenge of the year. They are offering up
not just one (1); but TWO (2) prizes of $25
each. That's right! TWO LUCKY WINNERS
will win a $25 credit to spend at Unity Stamps.
This awesome store carries unique and interesting
stamps, dies, embellishments, brushes and SO
much more. Be sure to stop by Unity Stamps to
look around and also to thank them for their
generous support. We couldn't have challenges
with prizes if it wasn't for AMAZING sponsors
like Unity Stamp Company. Praise God!
Here's Our Next Lucky WINNER:
YES, Please!! It's our wonderful friends at
Lawn Fawn Stamps who sponsored our
previous challenge here at WAW.
Hurray! Lawn Fawn carries distinctly
wonderful stamps, cute images, matching dies,
stencils, and so many wonderful stamping and
crafting goodies that you will absolutely LOVE.
One lucky person, selected by random draw,
has WON a generous $25 credit to spend at
Lawn Fawn on whatever they choose. How
FUN and awesome is that? Be sure to stop by
Lawn Fawn to do some browsing, by their
awesome Inspiration Blog to be blown away,
to let our friends there know you're grateful,
and also by their Challenge Blog where you
can share your Lawn Fawn cards for more
chances to WIN at Lawn Fawn. Thank you!
Our WINNER is...........
Entry #109 - Donna W.
Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:
Entry #59 - Bass Lady
Entry #69 - Taty
Entry #137 - Beckie
Please email Karen if you'd like a
Top 3 or Winner's Badge for your blog.
All winners must also email Karen to
claim prize (per the Rules Page). Thanks!
May God bless all our AWESOME sponsors.
We appreciate them all SO very much. We
pray for them, and for God's hand of blessing
upon their businesses. We're SO grateful.
Here's the Blog Hop Order
Please leave a comment on each blog.
This will enter you to WIN the prizes
being offered from that blog. The TWO
$25 gift certificates from Unity Stamps
are, as always, being awarded to TWO
participants linking up in our challenge.
Here's Some Inspiration to get You Started:
Using Caitlin Girl Stamp Set,
all from our Sponsor, Unity Stamp Co.
