Word Art Wednesday: Newton's Nook

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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Anything Goes - Weeks #754-755

Welcome back for another FUN challenge here at Word Art Wednesday. We're so glad you're here to play along, and we're super grateful to have you share your art with us. We have another awesome challenge waiting for you all with a brief devotional, a lovely word art scripture you're welcome to download if you so choose, some great inspiration and another awesome sponsor. So let's jump right in and get started. Thanks for being here with us.

Our word art for this challenge is given to us from Psalm 147:4 and it says, "He telleth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names". How amazing is that? Because God physically created each and every star in the sky, He alone knows exactly how many stars there are, in what order they were created, and He has named each one. I Googled it and found out that there are an estimated 100-200 sextillion stars in the observable universe. God knows each and every one of those stars personally because He created them. Think about that. Now think about how much more important each human soul is to God. Since He also created each and every one of us, He also knows the EXACT number of people who have ever lived (an estimated 108-117 billion) and knows each one of those people by name. WOW! But then again, we're talking about God....the Author and Creator of everything. He not only knows the number of stars and their names, but number of people and their names and He cares about each and every one. The next time you look up at the nighttime sky and see the twinkling stars, take a moment to thank God for being such a loving caring Savior. He knows YOUR name and He loves you very much.

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 for each 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 FABULOUS Crafty Sponsor:

We can all agree that Newton is a friend to everyone.

For years now, we've enjoyed seeing Newton and

all the wonderful stamps, dies, stencils and more that

help bring him and his friends to life on our cards.

Newton's Nook is a delightful company that carries

adorable Stamps, Dies, Stencils, Embellishments and

so much more. There's always lots of great inspiration

on the Newton's Nook Blog and Instagram Page. Be

sure to stop by and check out all their wonderful products

and inspirations. One lucky person, selected by random

draw, will WIN a $20 gift card to spend at the awesome

Newton's Nook. A special word of thanks to everyone

at Newton's Nook. Good luck, everyone.

Here's Another HAPPY WINNER:

Pretty Pink Posh sponsored our last challenge.

Pretty Pink Posh is a favorite to so many of us.

You'll find the sweetest Stamps, Dies, Stencils and

many great items to help you create something

special. You'll find loads of fabulous inspiration

on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog as well as on the

Pretty Pink Posh Instagram Page. We do hope

that you'll stop by to check out all their fabulous

products and inspiration. One very lucky participant,

selected by random draw, has WON a generous $30

credit to spend at Pretty Pink Posh. Special thanks

to everyone at Pretty Pink Posh. Our WINNER is

Entry #100 - Conniecrafter

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #61 - Berina

Entry #111 - Inkami

Entry #115 - Elizabeth 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:

From the Newton's Nook Design Team

Here's a lovely card from Samantha Mann

Using Aloha Newton Stamp Set, Music Stencil,

Music Notes Stencil and Birthday Oval Stamp Set

And here's a sweet card made by Larissa Heskett

Using Circle Frames Die Set, Newton's Christmas Tree,

Newton's Stocking Stamp Set and Meowee Christmas

Paper Pad

Our May Guest Designer, Leslie Turner

Barb Finnical

Using Sky Builder Die Kit from

Sponsor, Newton's Nook

Pam Duncan Vansant

Wanda Cullen

Christine Miller

Natalie Houston

Coming Soon

Karen Letchworth

Using Newton's Birdhouse (Retired)

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Anything Goes - Weeks #685-686

Welcome back, everyone. We praise God that you're here to join us for another FABULOUS challenge here at Word Art Wednesday. We have so many great things to share with you all including two lucky winners, a brief devotional, some inspirational art, another fabulous sponsor, and a brand-new challenge where you can share your amazing creations. Let's get started and THANK YOU for being part of our challenge blog. We appreciate you!

Our scripture of focus is Luke 1:79 says, "To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace". This verse reminds us that Jesus came to Earth to save us from our sins. He did this becoming the literal "light" that we each need. Our sin separates us from Him, and we are born into darkness (original sin). We don't have to remain in the darkness separated from God because JESUS is the light of the world, and He's the only light that can lead us out of the darkness towards Him. He paid our sin debt on the cross to make a way for us to reach Him. This verse was originally spoken by Zechariah following the birth of John the Baptist. He was using the word "light" to describe Jesus by comparing Him with knowledge, purity, truth and being in the presence of God. This is opposed to the word "darkness" which represents confusion, evil, and separation from God. By "stepping into the light" (the presence of God), we can avoid the darkness where God doesn't dwell. Spending our lives on earth WITH Jesus (God) is SO much better and so much more blessed than living without Him. Spending eternity "in the light" (with God) is the difference between being in a PERFECT state for all eternity in His presence as opposed to being separated from God for all eternity in a literal place called Hell where the Bible (God's Word) tells us

there is constant burning, fire, gnashing of teeth (pain and torment) in a never-ending pit pf darkness. Let's face it, separation from God is AWFUL. Today is the perfect time to accept the LIGHT and let God make a way for you to be in His presence forever. Praise God that we can know for sure.... because of what He did for us.

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.

Our FABULOUS Sponsor:

Have you heard about Love in Faith?

Well, this is something completely different

and it's something really SPECIAL. This

fabulous store, Love in Faith, is a really

cool Christian T-shirt and Sweatshirt company.

They carry all sizes and styles of Christian

T-shirts with wonderful quotes and images to

help you express your faith and love for God.

They have generously donated FIVE (5) different

T-Shirts for this Challenge. That means we will

have FIVE (5) different winners. The sizes we

have include shirts very similar to these:

2X (He Owns the Cattle) T-Shirt,

a Medium (His Grace is Enough) T-Shirt,

Small (Sisters in Christ) T-Shirt, and a

XL (His Mercies are New) T-Shirt,

and a Sz. Large (Give Thanks to the Lord)

PLEASE put your preferred SIZE after

your name in your Entry. Sample:

Karen L - XL

This will really help me know who would

like what size shirts. Whether it's for you

or a friend/family member, just let me know

what size you would prefer to win. Thanks!!

You can check out ALL the Love in Faith

products including T-shirts. Sweatshirts,

Coffee and Water Mugs and more

at Love in Faith. SO cool, right?

Let's meet our TWO Lucky Winners:

THIS SPONSOR NEVER RESPONDED

TO FULFILL PRIZE. SO SORRY!

AND

YES! It's our dear friend Newton and his "staff"

at Newton's Nook who sponsored our

previous challenge. We're SO grateful, Newton.

You can visit Newton's Nook Inspiration Blog

to check out what's new, you can participate in

their monthly Inky Paws Challenge for another

chance to WIN, and you will always find lots

of great shopping when you visit Newton and

his friends at Newton's Nook. One very lucky

participant has now WON a generous $20

credit to spend at the awesome Newton's Nook.

Thanks, Newton. Our Lucky Winner is:

Entry #146 - Bonnie Lynn

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #10 - Francesca

Entry #63 - Karen M.

Entry #148 - Sandy J.

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 January Guest Designer, Bev Jordan

Wanda Cullen

Cynthia Olheiser

Christine Miller

Karen Letchworth

Natalie Houston

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Anything Goes - Weeks #683-684

Welcome back to Word Art Wednesday for another AWESOME challenge. As I've mentioned so many times, God is SO GOOD and He has BLESSED us with many amazing Sponsors. For this particular challenge, we have TWO (2) Sponsors. We have one Canadian sponsor and one U.S. sponsor. We realize that, many times, prizes that are won can carry heavy shipping fees for those who live outside the Continental U.S. For that reason, we are blessed two have two different sponsors for this challenge. We're super grateful for all our sponsors, and we're also looking forward to our challenges this year that are sponsored by on-line stores in the UK. We appreciate ALL our participants, and we want everyone to be able to enjoy the prizes they win here. Thanks so much for sharing your art with us, everyone.

The scripture of focus for this beautiful piece of word art is found in the blessed Word of God in the Psalms. It's Psalm 119:50 which says, "This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me". These words are truly a comfort to us, as is every precious Word of God. Here we are reminded, once again, that the wonderful words of God make us feel alive. They comfort us, they encourage us, they instruct us, they bless us and they bring us life. However, how can God's beautiful words bless us if we don't know them? Just owning a Bible doesn't make you wise. We each need to get into the precious Word of God as much as possible. We need to read it, study it, seek it, understand it, apply it and live it. This is when we truly learn the deep value that His words (God's instruction to us) have for our daily lives. I'm no different than any of you. I often fail to get into the Word as much and as often as I should. Let's each give it our very best effort to take out our Bibles every day, to read as much as we can, to study and learn the beautiful truths God has for us, and to allow God to BLESS us and make us alive with His holy Word.

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.

Let's meet the TWO amazing sponsors of this challenge:

SORRY! THIS SPONSOR NEVER RESPONDED

TO FULFILL PRIZE FOR OUR WINNER.

AND

YES! It's our dear friend Newton and his "staff"

at Newton's Nook sponsoring this challenge.

TWO prizes! How AWESOME is that?

You can visit Newton's Nook Inspiration Blog

to check out what's new, you can participate in

their monthly Inky Paws Challenge for another

chance to WIN, and you will always find lots

of great shopping when you visit Newton and

his friends at Newton's Nook. One very lucky

participant in this challenge will WIN a $20

gift card to spend at the awesome Newton's Nook.

Thanks, Newton.

Here's Our Next Lucky WINNER:

Our first Sponsor of the New Year was the

WONDERFUL Waffle Flower Stamps & Dies.

This fun store carries such cool and creative

stamps, dies and all sorts of wonderful crafting

supplies to help you create amazing cards and

projects. Stop by the Waffle Flower Blog to

check out their New Releases and to get some

fantastic inspiration. Let them know how

grateful we all are for their support of our

crafting community. One lucky participant

has WON a $15 credit to spend at the FUN

Waffle Flower Stamps & Dies store.

HURRAY!! The winner of this prize

is Lucky Entry #116 - Diana Larson

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #41 - Lynne

Entry #60 - Fiona W.

Entry #74 - 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 January Guest Designer, Bev Jordan

Newton's Birthday Balloons Stamp Set from

Our fabulous Sponsor, Newton's Nook

Wanda Cullen

Cynthia Olheiser

Christine Miller

Karen Letchworth

Natalie Houston

Using Christmas Basics 6x6 Paper Pad

from Sponsor, Newton's Nook.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Anything Goes - Weeks #677-678

Welcome back to Word Art Wednesday! We're so blessed that you're here to play along in our challenges and we want you to know that we really do appreciate you and care about you. As the "owner" of this blog, I want you to know that I pray for you. I really do. We all enjoy seeing your amazing art and visiting you on your blogs and social media. Even if I/we don't get to you all the time, we really are super grateful for you and all the wonderful art you link up with us here. God loves you and wants to bless your life. It's my most sincere desire to point you to Him so that you will know the fullness of His love and grace.

OH....by the way, our next challenge includes the 5th Annual Christmas Blog Hop here at Word Art Wednesday. We have lots of great prizes up for grabs, and we hope that you will be sure to join us.

The scripture used to create this beautiful piece of word art is given to us through the holy Word of God, and is found in Matthew 5:14. It says, "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid". In this verse, Jesus is telling (us) His followers that we are "the light of the world" and that it's our privilege and responsibility to shine His light (by sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ) in this dark world. Many people don't even realize the darkness in which they live. It's up to each and every one of us, as followers of Jesus Christ, to illuminate this dark world with the truth and hope that only God (Jesus) offers. Each of us needs to be a visible light to this dark world by sharing our faith through example in how we live, by demonstrating good moral character with clarity, and by bringing the hope and love of Jesus Christ to this lost world. Have you ever heard that saying "you may be the best example of a Christian that someone ever sees"? Well, it's so true. YOU may be the only Christian example that someone ever witnesses. What are the words and actions of your life telling them? We each need to seek after God daily so that He will guide us to be the LIGHT He has called us to be for Him. Next time you find yourself with a decision that could impact others (your attitude, your words, actions, etc.); remember that He has called us to be that light pointing others to Him. Our actions matter. We can either show this dark world the LIGHT of Jesus, or we can live in the darkness with them. As true Christians, we should have a desire to shine our light for Him and to point others to Him each day...even through the smallest details of our lives. Are you shining your light for 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.