Challenge #324 - #325...Anything Goes

Welcome to the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog as we wrap up our last challenge by announcing our lucky winner, and we start a brand new challenge with THREE amazing sponsors.  We have one sponsor for our friends playing along in the UK, one physical prize and one digital prize.  Yup, that makes THREE chances for you to win this time, and we always enjoy seeing your amazing projects.

The word art for this challenge is from Romans 5:8 which says, "But God commended his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us".  This beautiful scripture reminds us of how great God's love for us truly is.  While the verse reminds us that He died for us "while we were yet sinners", it is also reminding us that this is precisely WHY He suffered and died.....BECAUSE we are sinners.  He knew our condition, and knew that we needed Him.  Without His deep love for us and His willingness to sacrifice Himself in atonement for our sins, we would be eternally lost (separated from Him forever - like we deserve).  But because He saw our need for salvation, He chose to die for us and pay the price for our sins, and provide a way for us to spend eternity with Him despite our unworthiness.  God didn't have to do this (suffer and die).  He did it willingly because of His unfailing love for us.   So, let's all try our best to remember each day to be humble and to thank Him for loving us in spite of our sinful condition, and for loving us enough to care about our eternal destiny.  Let's also remember to pray for those who have never called on Him for salvation.  There's still time!  Praise God for loving us, forgiving us, dying for us, and rising again to go and prepare a place for us.  This is truly His greatest gift.

As always, you are welcome to save the free scripture/word art file to your computer, but are never required to use it in order to play along in our challenges.   We welcome you share your all your art with us; remembering that Anything Goes as long as it's family-friendly, and uses an encouraging or uplifting sentiment. This includes any type of altered or digital art (not just limited to cards).  You may link up to five (5) projects each week. 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 encouragement to you as we share it. If you have any questions about the rules, be sure to read the complete list of rules under our page tab for "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 simply attempting to honor God and follow His rules.  Let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for your understanding and participation!

Here is this week's word art.  We hope
that it will be a blessing to you.

Here are our AWESOME sponsors for this challenge:

Our friends at Crafty Individuals have generously

agreed to sponsor us again this year.  Located in

the UK, this AMAZING store carries so many of

your favorite stamps, dies, embellishments, and

SO much more.  One lucky person will win a

20 pound prize to spend at this AWESOME

store.  Be sure to stop by Crafty Individuals

to see ALL the FABULOUS products they carry.

AND

For those of you playing along in the US,

Karen is offering this prize to another lucky

winner.  This brand new stamp set is from

Uniko Stamps

and is called I Love Tea Clear Stamp Set

but it comes from Karen's personal stash.

AND

Graciellie Design is our digital sponsor

for this challenge.  This AMAZING shop

is filled with rubber stamps, digital stamps,

and more.  Some of our DT Members have

used Graciellie images on their projects

today.  One lucky person will win this:

AND NOW.......Our LUCKY WINNER!

Our friends at Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

are offering one lucky person either TWO

stamp sets of choice; or ONE stamp set

and ONE die-cut set of choice.

Be sure to check out ALL their amazing

products.....including stamps, dies, and SO

much more.  That lucky winner is.....

Entry #303 - Pam's Pearls

Here's a little bit about this new sponsor:

Stamp Simply Clear Stamps are Christian based,
and are available at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
where you can also find lots of your favorite
paper-crafting supplies. Our line of clear stamps
have been designed to uplift and encourage,
while our overall theme is..........
Keep it Simple, Make it Pretty.
We hope you'll stop by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps
to thank them for their support, and to do some shopping!

And Our Top 3 Honors Go To:
Entry #51 - Deb

Entry #76- Larissa
Entry #86 - Panna

Please email Karen if you'd like a
Top 3 Badge for your blog.  All winners
must also email us per the Rules Page.

May God bless all our AWESOME sponsors.

We appreciate them all SO very much!

AND NOW.....Here's some inspiration to get you started:

Amy Marshall, Our February Guest Designer

Dottie Seubert

Natalie Houston

Using Simple Wisdom Stamp Set

from Sponsor, Graciellie Design

Terri Trotter-Earley

Ginny Maxam

Using Sponsor Image from Gracielle Design

Coffee & Love Digital Stamp Set

JoAnn Atterbury

Using Simple Wisdom Stamp Set

from Sponsor, Graciellie Design

Stephanie Wright

Using Count On Me digital stamp set

from sponsor, Graciellie Design

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