Word Art Wednesday: Pretty Little Studio

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Anything Goes Weeks #758-759

Here we are nearing the end of June already. It's hard to believe that we're more than halfway through this "new" year. Oh, my heart....Christmas will be sneaking up on us before we know it. I'm trying to live in the moment, but I can't help but think of the busy months ahead. As we prepare for this FUN new challenge here at Word Art Wednesday, my heart is filled with praise for all the blessings and ways God continues to provide for us and taken care of this little challenge blog of ours. We couldn't do it without each and every one of YOU, so thanks for being here. Oh, by the way.....wait until you see the awesome prize our wonderful Sponsor is offering for this challenge. WOO HOO!!

Our scripture for this piece of word art is Hebrews 6:10 and it says, "For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have shewed toward His name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister". If you are faithfully serving the Lord, Jesus Christ in ANY capacity, please know that I PRAISE GOD FOR YOU. Your faithful service matters to me, it matters to the people you reach, and it matters to God. Sometimes it seems to become a "thankless" job. There are times when you might spend countless hours preparing for VBS, a Sunday School lesson, etc. that goes completely unnoticed by others. But you know what.....God sees you. He knows all you've done, and He knows how your actions will impact others. Nothing you do for the LORD goes unnoticed. When we're doing things for the Lord, we honestly should be caught up in worrying about who notices or who gives us credit for it. That's not really what matters. Even if your ministry and service is praying, your service (whatever it is) from full-time service to occasional service is important. You're doing something that only you can do. If it ever appears to go unappreciated, please know that God appreciates it. I appreciate it and most importantly, those you impact will appreciate it. Remember to thank those who serve and those who bless you. Remember also that YOUR service is appreciated as well. Each person has special gifts that only they can use to give pieces of our Savior to others. Don't ever underestimate the impact of your service to the Lord. You're an important piece of God's awesome plan.

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:

Our friends over at Pretty Little Studio are sponsoring

this challenge for us. If you're not yet familiar with this

absolutely darling shop, you won't want to miss out on it.

Pretty Little Studio is a great place to purchase special &

very pretty patterned papers, ephemera packages, tags,

banners, flair and all sorts of great little paper products.

One lucky participant, selected by random draw, will

WIN a $50 gift card from Pretty Little Studio. Be

sure to stop by & check out their DARLING products.

You can see a few samples below using some of their

wonderful papers, ephemera and other sweet goodies.

Good luck, everyone. Thank you, Pretty Little Studio.

Let's Meet Our Next LUCKY WINNER:

The one and only WONDERFUL Waffle Flower

Stamps & Dies is our Sponsor for this challenge.

Those of you who know all about Waffle Flower

already are most likely big fans of their amazing

Stamps, Dies, Stencils and more. But my personal

favorites from Waffle Flower Stamps & Dies are

all their AWESOME Stitching Dies. EEK! So FUN!

One lucky participant in this challenge will be chosen

by a random draw. We use random.org to select our

winners. That lucky participant has WON a $15 gift

card to spend at Waffle Flower Stamps & Dies. How

awesome is that? Good luck, everyone. And a special

word of THANKS to our friends at Waffle Flower. Our

winner of the prize from Waffle Flower Stamps & Dies

is Entry #140 - Treva

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #86 - WendyLynn

Entry #116 - Donna T.

Entry #144 - Cindy Beach

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:

Barb Finnical

Using Home Accents Die-Cuts and

Journalling Comfort Cards from

Sponsor, Pretty Little Studio

Pam Duncan Vansant
Using Die-Cut Peeps from

Sponsor, Pretty Little Studio

Wanda Cullen

Christine Miller

Natalie Houston

Karen Letchworth

Using Sunshine 6x6 Paper Pack,

Jolly Cheers Cut-Aparts Tags, Grab Bag E

Ephemera Packet, Holiday Style Cut-Apart

Flag and Nutcracker Flair from our Sponsor.

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Anything Goes - Weeks #623-624

It's time for another FUN challenge here at Word Art Wednesday, and it's always the most fun when everyone comes by to play along with us. The art you create and share with us is always so beautiful, and we're grateful beyond words to have you join us. As I started to prepare this blog post, I noticed that we're in weeks 623-624 which made me realize that I've been doing this for 12 years now. WOW, that's a long time. I've always said that I'll continue to do this as long as God provides the participants, the sponsors, and the blessings that are due Him. Please know how very grateful I am for each and every one of you. OK, enough of that sappy stuff. Let's get started with our AWESOME challenge.

The scripture of focus for this beautiful piece of word art is Psalm 68:19 and it reads, "Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation". It's humbling to know that the great God who created everything we see truly cares about us and continually blesses us with His benefits. In fact, this verse tells us that God LOADS us daily with His benefits. If you're not experiencing that, it's a great time to start. Did you know that it's possible to be saved and on your way to Heaven, and to still miss out on all the great benefits and blessings the Lord has for you every day? It's true. This verse reminds us that we need to 1. BLESS the name of the Lord (give Him praise and thanks), and recognize that He is blessed. 2. Seek the benefits and blessings of God every day, and 3. Remember that He (Jesus Christ, God in human flesh) is the God of our salvation and our only way to get to Him in Heaven (and avoid Hell). You can be saved and on your way to Heaven and still miss out on the daily benefits and blessings of God. Don't miss out, friends. Draw close to God and He will draw close to you. Live your life in a manner that brings you the ultimate joy so that you'll never miss out on any of the amazing benefits God has designed especially for you.

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:

Oh, yes please! Pretty Little Studio is our

fun sponsor for this challenge. This awesome

store carries darling die-cut ephemera, stickers,

paper collections, and SO much more. You can

find lots of great inspiration on the PLS Blog

and lots of great shopping at Pretty Little Studio.

One lucky person will win an amazing Grab Bag

valued at $100. How AWESOME is that?

our friends at Pretty Little Studio. Be sure to stop

by and visit this fun shop. You'll be delighted to

see all the sweet goodies at Pretty Little Studio.

Here's Another LUCKY WINNER:

Woo Hoo!! Our friends at Stamp Simply were

sponsors for the last challenge offering a generous

$25 gift card to spend on their vast array of

beautiful stamps, dies, papers and SO much

more. You can always find loads of great

inspiration on the Stamp Simply Blog and the

best variety of scripture stamps, gorgeous

images, and the perfect sentiment for every

occasion at Stamp Simply Clear Stamps.

The lucky winner of this AWESOME prize

is Entry #155 - Donna T.

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #11 - Meghan

Entry #58 - Mel C.

Entry #151 - Jennifer 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 November Guest Designer, Berina Rajakumar

Cynthia Olheiser

Using a FREE Digital Snowman

Download from Pretty Little Studio

Christine Miller

Natalie Houston

Ginny Maxam

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Anything Goes - Challenge #509-510

Welcome back by Word Art Wednesday, everyone. I hope you're all ready for another FUN challenge. We have an AMAZING sponsor, Pretty Little Studio. We also have some awesome inspiration to help get everyone motivated and inspired. There's a short devotional to read if you'd like, and a whole lot of excitement waiting for everyone again in this challenge. For those of you who enjoy praying, and do pray; I have a prayer request (on behalf of Word Art Wednesday) and it's one that all of us here at WAW appreciate prayers regarding. In fact, it blesses all of YOU ultimately as well; so I do hope you'll pray about it if the Lord lays it on your heart. I'm busy working on the Sponsors' Calendar for 2022. Things are filling in nicely and we have some AWESOME new companies sponsoring us this coming year; but there are still several spots (challenge weeks) that need a sponsor. I also ask that you pray for our awesome sponsors - that God would bless them/their business for being so very generous to our FUN crafting community. I trust that our gracious Lord will have all the spots filled in no time, and we PRAISE HIM for that. Then, when our new Sponsor Calendar comes out in 2022, and you see all those AWESOME store logos on our sidebar; you will know that YOU had a part in praying for, and watching God provide those sponsors......AND knowing that His hand of blessing is now upon all those amazing companies He provided as our sponsors. There are SO many generous companies out there in our crafting world, and we are being SO BLESSED by their generosity throughout the card challenge world. We are all SO blessed, right? Be sure to give thanks. And with all that said...let's get started with this challenge.

The lovely word art for this challenge was, as always, created by Karen Murray using the verse 3 John 2, which reads, "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth". When these words were originally written by John, they were being directed at a young man/friend of John who was already saved. This letter was later shared with the church there; so most or all of these people were also already saved. That is, they had already called upon the shed blood of Jesus Christ (God in human flesh) to save them from their sins. Because they were more "mature" Christians; they were being told by John that God desires for them to also prosper and be blessed in other ways as well (financially, with good health, etc.). Since they already had their salvation (it tells us "their souls did prosper" which assures us they were already eternally secure); God wanted them to have an abundance of blessings in every aspect of their lives. The same is true for us today. Of course God wants, first and foremost, for every man/woman to be saved. Once we are saved and begin to grow in His knowledge, holiness, grace and wisdom - our soul prospers because we are eternally secure. But this verse clearly tells us that the LORD wants so much more for us. When we are living for Him and walking with Him/growing in His Word and getting closer to Him....He desires that we are happy, healthy and blessed. Praise God! When we completely trust in Him and we are truly content in our hearts and lives with what we already have (what He's already given us); then He is faithful to give us much more. He needs to know that we are ready and mature enough to handle His abundant blessings. When one is mature in their Christian walk, He knows that person will use all those blessings to bring Him praise, to draw us ever closer to Him, and to point others to Him. Are you lacking anything? Health, money, blessings or otherwise? Come to Jesus. Lay your sins and burdens at His feet. Let Him know that YOU want a soul that prospers, as well as ALL He has waiting for you. The first step is up to each of us individually - CALLING on Him for salvation. Next, we start truly living for Him. Then.....just watch how God will BLESS your life with ALL the wonderful things He desires for you.

As always, you are welcome to save the word art to your computers; but you are never required to use it in order to play along in our challenges or to win. We welcome you to share your all your art with us; remembering that Anything Goes as long as it's family-friendly, and uses an encouraging or uplifting sentiment. 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 encouragement to you as we share it. If you have any questions about the rules, be sure to read the complete list of rules under our page tab for "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 the guidelines. Please know that this doesn't mean we are judging anyone. We're simply attempting to honor God and follow His rules. Let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for your understanding and participation.