Word Art Wednesday: Altenew

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Anything Goes - Weeks #669-670

Welcome back by, friends. We're so super glad you're here to join us for another FUN challenge. God has been BLESSING once again, and our Sponsor Calendar for 2025 is FULL. PRAISE GOD! We love and appreciate having you play along in our challenges, and it's our greatest hope that our challenges are a blessing and encouragement to you. Please know that we care about you, about your spiritual condition, and we're here to encourage you if you need us. We also love seeing your amazing art each week. Thanks for being here.

The scripture used for our word art during this challenge is 1 Timothy 5:17 and it says, "Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine". This verse is speaking about elders or pastors - those who are serving and preaching in the church. The verse tells these people to be counted worthy of double honor. It's a reminder to them that, because they are in a position of leadership and teaching, they need to be found "worthy" of the calling and position. Each pastor, or elder, in the church who is supported by their church needs to be sure that they are never becoming lazy or complacent. In the same fashion, God expect each of us to be found "worthy" of our calling. We all have a responsibility to serve God, to teach others with the knowledge we have (especially Biblical knowledge), and to always remember that others are watching us. Our behaviors, good or bad, will affect others. We will either be a blessing or a hinderance to others; especially those who are less spiritually mature. Let this be a reminder to each of us to always seek wisdom and to truly care about being worthy of what God has given us. No matter what your level of spiritual/Biblical maturity is, always be sure to use it for God's glory and to be a blessing in the lives of those we encounter.

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.

Check out our AWESOME sponsor for this challenge:

Hurray!! It's the WONDERFUL Altenew

as our sponsor for this challenge. We hope

you'll stop by Altenew to check out all their

beautiful Stamps, Dies, Stencils, Inks,

Embossing Folders, Foiling Supplies.

Adhesives, Tools and MUCH more. We

are so blessed to have their support. One

lucky participant, by random draw, will

WIN a $25 store credit to spend at the

FABULOUS Altenew. How AWESOME!

Here's Another Happy WINNER:

Gina K. Designs was our prior sponsor.

If you're not yet familiar with the FUN

things at Gina K. Designs, you'll definitely

want to check out all their amazing products.

They carry wonderful stamps, dies, stencils,

foiling tools, and much more. The amazing

Owner, Gina, provides lots of fabulous

inspiration each week on social media, and

her talented Design Team has creative ideas

to share for inspiration as well. We hope you'll

stop by Gina K. Designs to say hello and look

around at all their wonderful crafting products.

One lucky participant, by random draw, has

WON a generous $25 gift card to spend at

Gina K. Designs. HOW FUN! It's....

Lucky Entry #115 - Esther A.

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #69 - Lia

Entry #73 - Mamaw Cindy

Entry #134 - Melanie H.

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 Some Inspiration to get You Started:

Our October Guest Designer, Darlene Pavlick

Cynthia Olheiser

Using Paint a Flower: Spider Mums Stamp Set

and Watercolor Essentials 12-Pan Set from

our fabulous sponsor, Altenew

Christine Miller

Using Leaf Frame Die from Altenew

Natalie Houston

Ginny Maxam

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Anything Goes Weeks #601-602

Welcome back again this week to Word Art Wednesday and thanks so much for joining us. WOW, you all create such gorgeous cards, and we really appreciate and enjoy seeing all your wonderful creations. We have another FUN challenge waiting for you with a beautiful piece of word art, a brief devotional, lots of great inspiration, a FABULOUS sponsor, and lots of excitement for everyone. We really are delighted to have you join us, and we appreciate you more than we can even express.

Our word art scripture, Psalm 78:4 says, "We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done". This verse is speaking about giving all the praises to the Lord, Jesus Christ, that He so richly deserves. It says that "we will not hide them from their children" meaning that it's so important to teach our children and grandchildren (the next generation) how important it is to give God praise always for all that He's done. If we don't teach the next generation how important it is to praise God, and if they don't see and hear us praising Him, how will they know to do it? It's not only important, but it's SO richly deserved by our all-knowing, loving Father and Creator of everything. The verse also tells us to teach the next generation how strong God is in every aspect, how wonderful He is, and how very deserving of our praise He is. Just going to church (or having our children and grandchildren knowing we go to church) isn't enough. While it's wonderful and helpful to us all, it's far more important for them to SEE us reading His precious Word, and to HEAR us praising His holy name. Our actions are what really makes an impact on them. What message are you sending to your children and grandchildren? Let's each do our very best to reach the next generation with God's love, strength, and the message of His amazing gift of salvation. The rewards are eternal.

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.

Check out our AWESOME sponsor for this challenge:

The FABULOUS Altenew is sponsoring

this challenge. This wonderful company

carries gorgeous stamps, dies, stencils,

embossing folders, paints and much more.

One lucky participant selected by random

draw will WIN a generous $25 gift card to

spend at Altenew. Good luck everyone.

AND NOW......Another Lucky WINNER:

The one and only Taylored Expressions was our

sponsor for the previous challenge. We're always grateful

to have them sponsor us. They carry adorable stamps,

dies, stencils, paper, markers and many other FAB

products to help you expand your creativity. They

also share lots of great inspiration on the TE Blog.

One lucky person has WON a generous $30 gift

card to spend at Taylored Expressions.

Our lucky winner this time is

Entry #155 - Gloria Shirr

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #27 - Bridget Curnow

Entry #51 - Roberta

Entry #82 - Rose Andrew

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 Some Inspiration to get You Started:

Our June Guest Designer, Pam Duncan

Using To The Moon (Moom)

All Things Orange (Mountain) from

Our Sponsor, Altenew

Cynthia Olheiser

Using Watercolor Essential 12-Pan Set

and Paint-a-Flower Spider Mums from

Sponsor, Altenew

Christine Miller

Using Sweet Cluster Stamp & Die Set

from our Sponsor, Altenew

Jo Ann Atterbury

Taking a Break

Natalie Houston

Using Mini Magnolias Stamp Set

from our Sponsor, Altenew

Karen Letchworth

Using Teeny Twigs Stamp Set, the

Watercolor Essentials 12-Pan Set

and Peach Tree Stamp Set

from our Sponsor, Altenew

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Weeks #549-550 - Anything Goes

Welcome back to Word Art Wednesday. We hope you're ready for another AWESOME challenge with us. We have an AMAZING sponsor again this time. This is the first year we've had sponsorship from Altenew, and we are SO excited to have their generous support. We feel SO blessed by all the FAB sponsors that God has provided for us. It's exciting to have such wonderful companies supporting our challenges, and we hope you'll take time to let these awesome companies know how grateful you are for the challenges they sponsor. It's such a blessing to the entire crafting community. Well, let's get started with our challenge.

The scripture of focus for this challenge is John 8:36 which says, "If the son therefor shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed". What do you suppose this means? Being "free"? Free of what, exactly? Well, what I believe it means is that if a person has placed their eternal hope and faith in nothing other than Jesus Christ' sacrifice for us; that means the son (of God - Jesus Christ) has "made you free" from the debt of sin that you (and I) could never pay. Because we are ALL (each and every human) sinful, we needed a perfect, sinless, spotless sacrifice to pay our debt of sin to make a way for us to reach God the Father in Heaven. Jesus was the ONLY way to achieve that because He was God in human flesh. He was perfect in every way. The awaited Messiah had arrived, and He saved us from our sins. Praise God. If we place our faith in the son (Jesus/God), we are FREE from the debt of sin. God paid our debt IN FULL. We are FREE INDEED because of what He did for us. That is real freedom that NO ONE can EVER take from us. Praise God!

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.