Word Art Wednesday

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Annual Christmas Blog Hop - Weeks #730-733

PRIZES! FUN! EXCITEMENT! Yes! It's time for the Annual Christmas Blog Hop here at Word Art Wednesday, and we're so blessed to have you join us. Whether you've been hopping with us for many years now or if you're new to our blog, we are SO happy to have you join us. And, oh my, you are all in for a real treat because we have SO many great prizes this year. One lucky person will win their choice of any one digital stamp bundle from Bonnie Garby Designs, and TWO people will win a $25 gift card to Unity Stamps, our other awesome sponsor. There are also DOZENS OF OTHER PRIZES up for grabs. Simply HOP from blog to blog and visit each of our lovely Design Team Members and leave a comment on their blog to enter your name in the giveaway for the prize/prizes shown on their blog. Some blogs have multiple (awesome) PRIZES being offered. So, not only will you be entered to WIN some really fabulous prizes by visiting them, but also, our Design Team Members really enjoy your visits and comments. PLEASE NOTE that because this challenge is three (3) weeks long, you can enter up to 15 projects/5 per week. (see details below) We're so excited, so let's get started.

This scripture word art is from Psalm 119:105 and it's a familiar verse as well as a familiar and much-loved song. It reads, "Thy Word is a Lamp unto my Feet, and a Light unto my Path". In John 1:1 we learn that "the Word" is God, that "the Word" became flesh (Jesus); and also remember that "the Word" refers to God's spoken/recorded words to us (the holy KJV Bible). By having the power and the grace of God, Jesus, and His Word in our daily lives; our paths become illumined. We no longer walk in the darkness feeling confused, sad or lonely. When the WORD (all meanings given here) is truly the biggest part of us, our path is made clear by His light. The way becomes easier to see, the darkness moves away, and we are able to live the blessed life that He intended for us to live. God is the light of the world, and He wants to be the eternal light in your life. If you don't yet know "the Word" in this way, today is a great day to ask God to save you from your sins and to light your way. He's waiting to hear from us. And...for those who do know "the Word" and live in God's grace, I encourage you to BE THE LIGHT this Christmas and all year long. You may be the brightest light for Him that someone will ever see. Make sure your light shines brightly for Him. Know the light, walk in the light, be the light. May God bless you as you continue to seek Him.

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 fifteen (15) entries for this three-week challenge and blog hop. Any entries over that limit will be deleted and will make you ineligible to win. 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.

Meet Our AWESOME Sponsors:

We all LOVE Unity Stamp Co. I think we can

all agree to that. Unity Stamps has been around

for quite some time providing crafters with a wide

variety of amazing rubber stamp images and great

images that stamp the most crisp, clear lines. Each

of their stamps is a true work of art. You'll see SO

much amazing inspiration every day on the Unity

Stamp IG Page as well as on the Unity Stamps Blog.

TWO lucky entrants in this EXCITING three-week

challenge will each win a $25 credit to the awesome

Unity Stamp Co. Yes!! That's right!! Not just one

winner, but TWO people will win this fabulous prize.

Be sure to stop by Unity Stamps to take a look at all

their cool stamps. A big THANK YOU to everyone at

Unity Stamps for their support and inspiration.

Good luck in the random draw.

AND

Bonnie Garby Designs is offering up another lucky

participant, chosen by random draw, their choice of any

one (1) digital stamp set. Believe me, there are SO

many fabulous & unique sets from which to choose.

You'll definitely want to check out ALL the FAB

digital stamp sets carried in this amazing shop.

Stop by Bonnie Garby Designs to browse all her

FABULOUS sets. They're downloadable, too, so

that you can use them right away, they're super cost-

effective/affordable, and you can find pretty much any

sentiment you're looking for when you shop at this

AWESOME Etsy Shop. Good luck, everyone.

AND NOW.....Another lucky WINNER

We've been so blessed to have Divinity Designs

as a sponsor this year. They were so kind in

sponsoring four challenges for us this year, and

we're incredibly grateful for it. Formerly known

as Our Daily Bread, Divinity Designs is a lovely

Christian-owned company that carries a wide

variety of stamps, die-cuts, papers and card fronts,

great original designs and many one-of-a-kind

products. You can find lots of great inspiration

using products from Divinity Designs every day on

their wonderful Instagram Page. I see inspiration

every day from their amazing DT. One lucky person,

selected by random draw, has WON a $25 gift card

to spend at Divinity Designs. WOW! That's exciting!

Special thanks to everyone at Divinity Designs for

their generous support of our challenges this year.

It has meant SO much to us, and we appreciate you.

Our Winner is Entry #131 - Stephanie S.

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #49 - Priya

Entry #66- Lee Ann Barrett

Entry #123 - Berina

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:

Here's a sweet card from Bonnie Garby using

one her lovely stamp bundles called Christmas Cheer.

Bonnie, the Owner and Illustrator of Bonnie Garby Designs

is offering one of the FAB PRIZES for this challenge.

Our December Guest Designer, Kathy Schweinfurth

Our Friend Kathy has PRIZES on her blog! Use link⌃

Barb Finnical

Set of 6 Bookmarks using the Word Art

Barb has several PRIZES on her blog!

Pam Duncan Vansant

Using Be the Light from Unity Stamps

Pam has PRIZES on her blog, too!

Wanda Cullen

Don't Miss This: Wanda has PRIZES on her blog as well!

Christine Miller

AND...Christine has PRIZES on her blog!

Natalie Houston

Guest What? Natalie also has PRIZES on her blog!

Karen Letchworth

And it's no surprise that Karen has PRIZES on her blog!

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Anything Goes - Weeks #728-729

It's hard to believe that it's already December, right? That really crept up quickly, and Christmas is just around the corner now. Our next challenge, starting on December 17, will be our final challenge of the year. This super FUN event will include the Word Art Wednesday Annual Christmas Blog Hop with oodles of amazing PRIZES, lots of great inspiration and fun for everyone. The challenge will last through the end of the year and will commence with our first challenge of 2026 on January 7. Mark your calendars now for this special event. You won't want to miss it, friends.

The Bible verse used to create our word art scripture is Matthew 1:21 which reads, "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus; for He shall save His people from their sins". Mary and Joseph absolutely, without any doubt, that the child Mary was carrying was their Savior, the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ. They were told that "thou shalt call His name Jesus" because the name Jesus means "the Lord saves", and this child (Jesus) had come to save mankind from their sinful condition. Note that the verse says, "He shall save His people from their sins". You see......not all people will be forgiven of, or saved from, their sins. It clearly says that HIS people will be saved from their sins. While Jesus came to earth and died for ALL of mankind, it is left UP TO EACH OF US to either accept His gift, or sadly, to reject it. God wants to forgive us of our sins, to enter our lives, to bless us and take us to Heaven when we leave this earth. However, it's necessary for US to ASK Him to save us from our sins. We must first recognize our sinful condition, confess our sins to Him, and ASK Him to enter our life and save us from our sins. Don't be mistaken about what gets us to Heaven or what gets us to God. It WILL NOT come through good works, contributions, etc. It comes ONLY through us ASKING God for it. I absolutely want to be one of "His people". Is your name written in the Book of Life? Can you call Jesus your friend? Your Savior? This is why He came to earth and it's why we were created....to know Him, to strive to be like Him, and to be saved from our sins so that our eternity is a good one. If you've never made the decision to ask God into your heart/your life, right now is the perfect time. God wants to know you, bless you and save you. PRAISE GOD! He's waiting for us to call on His name and be saved from our sins.

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. Any entries over that limit will be deleted and will make you ineligible to win. 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.

Meet Our AWESOME Sponsor:

We've been so blessed to have Divinity Designs

as a sponsor this year. They were so kind in

sponsoring four challenges for us this year, and

we're incredibly grateful for it. Formerly known

as Our Daily Bread, Divinity Designs is a lovely

Christian-owned company that carries a wide

variety of stamps, die-cuts, papers and card fronts,

great original designs and many one-of-a-kind

products. You can find lots of great inspiration

using products from Divinity Designs every day on

their wonderful Instagram Page. One lucky person,

selected by random draw, will WIN a $25 gift card

to spend at Divinity Designs. WOW! That's exciting!

Good luck everyone and thank you, Divinity Designs.

And....a BIG THANK YOU to everyone over at

Divinity Designs for their generous support of our

challenges this year. We are SO grateful for this.

And Now.....Our Next Happy WINNER:

For the first time ever, we had the WONDERFUL

Creative Worship Stamps as our sponsor. How cool

is that? OH, and PRAISE GOD, they will also be

sponsoring us once again in 2026. How COOL is that?

This awesome Christian-owned company designs and

sells such a wide variety of different products to include

awesome scripture stamps, faith based stamps, image

stamps, really cool background stamps, texture stamps,

cool stencils, die-cuts, and a store filled with other items

such as Tim Holtz Oxide Inks and Tim Holtz crayons,

along with lots of other crafty goodness that will

surely help you expand your creativity. One lucky

person, chosen by random draw, has WON a

$25 credit from Creative Worship Stamps.

Be sure to stop by Creative Worship to take a look

around. You can also find lots of wonderful inspiration

on the Creative Worship Instagram Page. We're so

grateful to Creative Worship Stamps for their support.

Our lucky winner of this FABULOUS prize is

Entry #99 - Greta H.

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #18 - Elisa A.

Entry #118 - Sandy J.

Entry #77 - WendyLynn

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 December Guest Designer, Kathy Schweinfurth

Using Manger & Stars Die Set from Divinity Designs

Barb Finnical

Using Sewing Die Set from our

Sponsor, Divinity Designs

Pam Duncan Vansant

Wanda Cullen

Christine Miller

Natalie Houston

Karen Letchworth

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Anything Goes - Weeks #726-727

Welcome! It's a treat to have you visit us, and we look forward to seeing what you're creating. We hope that you'll take a moment to read our brief devotional, take a peek at the inspiration, and visit our awesome new sponsor to say hello, thanks, and to check out their amazing products. It's always fun to see the cards and projects you link up here with us, and we're so grateful to each of you for sharing your talents with us. We sincerely hope that our challenges are a blessing and an encouragement to you. You're important to us.

Our scripture of focus for this lovely piece of word art is Psalm 95:2-3 and it says, "Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, and a great king above all gods". As Thanksgiving approaches, we're all reminded of all God has given to each of us and how thankful we should be for it all. This verse reminds us that we are to "come before His presence with thanksgiving"...not just at this particular time of year, but always. We make joyful noises to Him (praises, shouts of thanks, singing, etc.) because we love Him and want to give Him praise. The verse reminds us also of the reason WHY we (should) do this. It's because "He is a great God and a great king above all gods". It's because He alone is God. He alone deserves our honor and our praise. Let's purpose in our hearts to give Him praise, thanks and honor always. He deserves it, and it will bless us (and Him) in doing it.

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. Any entries over that limit will be deleted and will make you ineligible to win. 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.