Word Art Wednesday

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Anything Goes - Challenge Weeks #615-616

Welcome back to Word Art Wednesday, everyone. We're SO glad you're here to play along with us and we sincerely hope that our challenges, devotionals, comments, prizes and encouragement will be a blessing to ALL who stop by our blog. We have lots of FUN waiting for you, so let's get started.

Our devotional today is centered around the Bible verse Hebrews 6:19 which says, "Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and that which entereth into that within the veil". Think for a moment of a ship out on the sea. If it has no anchor to tie it down and hold it securely in place, it will wander aimlessly just floating around with no purpose. Our lives are much the same, and the word "anchor" is used to remind us of how incredibly secure we are when we are "tied to" or attached to our eternal anchor, Jesus Christ. By securing ourselves to Him, we are assured that our souls (our lives) will be blessed by Him as He pours out His sure and steadfast love upon us. So if you're ever feeling like your life is wandering, lost, or without distinct purpose, you can anchor yourself in Jesus Christ and you'll never wander aimlessly again. That's an eternal promise.

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!! Our friends over at Heartfelt Creations

are sponsoring this challenge. How AWESOME is

this? One lucky person, by random draw, will win a

very generous $25 gift voucher to spend at Heartfelt

Creations. This one-of-a-kind store carries so many

GORGEOUS stamps, dies and accessories to help

you create amazing dimensional flowers and other

very intricate gorgeous stamps and products. Be

sure to stop by Heartfelt Creations to do some FUN

shopping, and by the Heartfelt Creations Blog for

loads of great inspiration.

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

The one and only WONDERFUL Gina K. Designs

sponsored our previous challenge for us. We all love

Gina K. Designs and all their amazing stamps, dies,

inks, stencils and more. One lucky person selected by

random draw has won a generous $25 gift card to

spend at Gina K. Designs. Be sure to check out this

awesome store and their inspirational Blog.

It's Lucky Entry #79 - Carrie Sheridan

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #74 - April W.

Entry #77 - Lilane C.

Entry #102 - 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 Some Inspiration to get You Started:

From the Heartfelt Creations Design Team

This card uses the Large Holiday Ornament

Stamp Set and Festive Birdies & Berries Stamp Set

And this gorgeous card using Noel Holiday Ornaments

Stamp Set and Large Festive Poinsettia Stamp Set

And from our Own Wonderful Design Team, Here's

Our September Guest Designer, Bev Jordan

Fill-In Designer, Dottie Seubert

Cynthia Olheiser

Christine Miller

Jo Ann AtterburyComing Soon

Natalie Houston

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Anything Goes - Weeks #613-614

Welcome by again, friends. We're so glad that you're here to play along with us. Everything is set in place for another awesome challenge here at Word Art Wednesday, and it's always an extra blessing to have you join us. We have a brief devotional, a beautiful scripture digi (free download), another lucky winner and another great prize up for grabs. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful art with us. We enjoy it so much and we appreciate you all more than words can ever express.

The scripture of focus is Psalm 33:21 which says, "For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in His holy name". This scripture is pretty straight-forward in its meaning. It's SO very true that our heart (for each human individually who has asked Christ do dwell within them and be their Lord and Savior) will always rejoice and be glad when we trust in God. This is just another reassurance of this blessed promise. When we trust in the Holy and precious name of Jesus (God in human flesh), we are filled with JOY in our lives. Our daily lives are happier, we find true peace and a joy that passes understanding. Yes, we will still face our struggles, we will still get sick, etc. But when God is where we place our trust and hope, we are always assured that we will be able to rejoice and be glad. Life is tough, and struggles will come. But when we place all our hope and trust in God, we will never be disappointed. He will always sustain us and He will cause us to rejoice with happiness, joy and praise.

Check out our AWESOME sponsor for this challenge:

The one and only WONDERFUL Gina K. Designs

is sponsoring this challenge for us. We all LOVE

Gina K. Designs and all their amazing stamps, dies,

inks, stencils and more. One lucky person selected by

random draw will WIN a generous $25 gift card to

spend at Gina K. Designs. Be sure to check out this

awesome store and their inspirational Blog.

AND NOW......Here's Our Lucky Winner:

Pink & Main was our Sponsor for the last challenge.

This FUN store is filled with charming high-quality

clear stamps with sweet images and sentiments, with

die-cuts to match, stencils, Foils, Embossing Folders,

and so much more. One very lucky participant who

was selected by random draw has WON a $20 gift

card to spend at the wonderful Pink & Main. Be

sure to check out this awesome store and Blog.

Our lucky winner this time is.........

Entry #134 - Julie Gearinger

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #25 - Denise Bryant

Entry #77 - Carol G.

Entry #86 - Deepti

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 September Guest Designer, Bev Jordan

Fill-In Designer, Dottie Seubert

Cynthia Olheiser

Christine Miller

Jo Ann AtterburyComing Soon

Natalie Houston

Using Autumn Wishes Stamp Set

from Sponsor, Gina K Designs

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Anything Goes - Weeks #611-612

Welcome back to Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog. If you're an old familiar friend, we're so grateful for your faithfulness to our challenge blog. And if you're a new friend of our challenge blog, we welcome you just the same and look forward to getting to know you. We always LOVE seeing the art everyone links to our gallery and we appreciate the art you create and share in our challenges. We wish you all the very best in the random draw for the prize. And by the way.....we have another really AMAZING sponsor.

Our word art was created using the Bible verses Romans 8:28-29 which read, "For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord". This verse is a wonderful reminder for each and every one of us to say that there is absolutely NOTHING that can, could, or would EVER separate us from the LOVE of God. Once we have accepted Christ into our heart as our LORD and personal Savior, He will never leave us. This is something God promises in other verses of the Bible as well. He wants us to be SURE and then reassured that He loves us and He wants us to be very certain that His love can never be "lost" or taken away from us because of sin or anything else. God's love for us is eternal and it's unconditional. That's amazing. It's not because I (or we) deserve it. It's because God, our Savior Jesus Christ, is SO loving, so gracious, so forgiving, so wonderful, so faithful and so dependable that His love will never leave us once we've accepted it through the gift of His eternal saving blood. Praise God that nothing can or will ever separate us from the LOVE of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Check out our AWESOME sponsor for this challenge:

Pink & Main is our Sponsor for this challenge. This

SUPER FUN store is filled with charming high-quality

clear stamps with sweet images and sentiments, the

die-cuts to match, stencils, Foils, Embossing Folders,

and so much more. One very lucky participant who

is selected by random draw will WIN a $20 gift

card to spend at the wonderful Pink & Main. Be

sure to check out this awesome store and Blog.

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

The awesome Stamp Simply Clear Stamps was our

sponsor for last challenge. This wonderful store is

filled with beautiful scripture stamps, sentiments and

images for every occasion and SO much more. One

lucky person, chosen by random draw, has WON a

generous $25 gift certificate to spend at this lovely

store. Don't miss out on all the inspiration on the

Stamp Simply Blog and all the shopping deals

over at Stamp Simply Clear Stamps.

The WINNER of this awesome prize is:

Entry #100 - Becca S.

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #26 - Maxine

Entry #49 - Pam D.

Entry #107 - Carrie S.

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 August Guest Designer, Donna Walls

Fill-In Designer, Dottie Seubert

Cynthia Olheiser

Christine Miller

Coming Soon

Jo Ann AtterburyComing Soon

Natalie Houston

Karen Letchworth

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Anything Goes - Weeks #609-610

It's time for another FUN challenge here at Word Art Wednesday and we're so blessed to have you join us. The challenges are always more fun when everyone can play along and share their amazing art with us. It's such an honor, and I truly wish that every single one of you could be our "winner" each time. Well, with that said, we have another awesome sponsor for this challenge, another lucky winner, some great inspiration, a brief devotional to inspire you, and lots of fun for everyone.

Our word art scripture for this challenge is Psalm 145:2 and it says, "Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever". It's pretty straightforward and clear what this verse means; but let's just break it down anyway. The first thing I noticed was that it clearly reads "every" day. So, the Psalmist (David) was saying that he was (as are we) supposed to bless God every day. Not just when we're feeling happy, or when we're in need, or when times dictate one way or the other; but EVERY single day we should bless the Lord. How do we bless Him? It is by living His way, following His laws, His precepts and teachings that we are able to bless Him. Doing that which brings the most possible glory to God with our lives is how we should live each day. Our ultimate goal is always to bring glory to His name and to point others toward Him as we live for Him and serve Him. The latter part of this verse says that "I will praise thy name for ever and ever". Again, it reminds us that we are to PRAISE GOD always. Let His praise be on my lips always. Not just in times of plenty, but in every situation every day. If we make it our focus to praise Him and to live our lives in a way that brings Him ultimate glory, He will help us to live for Him and He will bless us in return. The closer we draw to God, the more He continues to pour Himself out upon us in every way. This is what allows us to live for Him and bring Him the glory and praise He so richly deserves. Let this be your goal....to "bless God every day and praise His name for ever and ever". Amen.