Welcome back to Word Art Wednesday! Thanks for joining us for another FUN and fantastic challenge. We are blessed to have another great sponsor, some inspirational art and a brief devotional to encourage you. This wouldn't be the same challenge without YOU, so please know that you are greatly valued and appreciated. So is the art you so graciously share with us week after week. We're grateful beyond measure for you all, for our awesome sponsors, and for all the blessings God has given us here.
Our scripture of focus for this challenge is 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 and it says, "Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us all in our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God". That's a lot of fancy (King James Version) words to simply say that we PRAISE GOD and His son, Jesus, for always giving us comfort and shelter when we go through life's valleys and to also remember to comfort others the way God comforts us. You see...we can talk all we want about how great God is (because He is truly amazing). But by actually SHOWING others that you care and lending comfort through their difficult times, we are able to show them that same love and comfort we feel from God. In turn, this will draw others closer to Him. When they see with their own eyes and feel it in their own hearts how God lends comfort when we call upon Him, He will ultimately give that same comfort to anyone who asks it of Him. Until that time when your loved ones come to know completely the comfort of God, remember to show them His love and comfort through your actions. This brings honor, praise and glory to 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.
Check out our AWESOME sponsor for this challenge:
Penguin Palace is a fun stamp store
located in Canada. They carry cute
stamps, dies, stencils and more. They
even have a fun monthly challenge.
Please be sure to stop by and check out
this awesome shop, look around, leave
some love, and maybe even play along
in their challenges or even buy yourself
some cute new stamps. They are offering
one lucky participant, by random draw,
a generous $25 (CA) gift certificate.
Special thanks to our friends at
Penguin Palace for this support.
We're SO grateful for you.
Here's Another Happy WINNER:
My Favorite Things is a long-time favorite
among stampers and crafters. We're so blessed
having their support this year. They offered a
one lucky participant a gift certificate to their
awesome store. They carry so many adorable
stamps, dies and crafting products. You can get
lost for hours in their amazing on-line store and
on the MFT Blog seeing all the fabulous cards
from their talented Design Team. Be sure to
stop by My Favorite Things to look around, and
perhaps even treat yourself to something new.
Special thanks to everyone at My Favorite Things
for their support of our previous challenge and
throughout the crafting community. #blessed
That lucky winner is our creative friend
Entry #72 - Wanda Cullen
Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:
Entry #71 - Debi Owens/Indy
Entry #88 - Jackie C/The JC Look
Entry #120 - Tee
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 July Guest Designer, Helen Nile
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