Word Art Wednesday: Taylored Expressions

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Anything Goes - Weeks #704-705

Welcome! Are you ready for another FUN and FAB challenge? Well, we sure are glad to have you here to join in on all the fun we have planned for you. We've got a bit of inspiration, a brief devotional to encourage you, and a great new challenge with an awesome sponsor. It's always such a treat to have you play along with us and we really enjoy seeing your amazing creativity.

The Bible verse for our word art in this challenge is Ephesians 3:20 and it says, "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us". What this verse is telling us is that we really should acknowledge God and give Him praise for being the amazing provider He is. It also tells us that God is able to do far above all that we ask of Him or could even think to ask of Him because of His great power that works in us. By trusting God with all He given us, we are assured that God will provide all our needs in ways we can't even imagine. Life is difficult. By giving it ALL to Him, we can be assured that God will always take care of us in a beautiful way. Praise 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. 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:

YES, please! Most of you are probably

familiar with Not 2 Shabby. If you're not

yet, be sure to head on over to Not 2 Shabby

to look around. They carry a bit of everything

and lots of what you either want, need or both.

Not 2 Shabby carries stamps, dies, stencils,

papers, embellishments and much more. One

lucky participant, selected by random draw,

will WIN a generous $25 gift card to spend

at Not 2 Shabby Shop. How FUN is that?

AND NOW.....Here's Our Next Lucky WINNER:

Our sweet and creative friends over at

Taylored Expressions sponsored out last

challenge. Hurray! Taylored Expressions

carries darling Stamps, Dies, Stencils,

Paper, Inks Paints & Markers plus SO

much more. You'll certainly find lots of great

inspiration on their Inspiration Blog and

on their Instagram Page as well. One

lucky participant, selected by random draw,

has WON a generous $30 credit to spend at

Taylored Expressions. Be sure to stop by

to see all their wonderful products, say hello,

and thank our friends at Taylored Expressions

for their generous support. The lucky winner

of this FABULOUS prize is......

Lucky Entry #51 - Kathy Schweinfurth

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #37 - Nilleke

Entry #125 - Thera

Entry #158 - Erika

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 June Guest Designer, Barb Finnical

By the way, Barb is joining our Design Team

full-time. Please welcome her.💜🩶💜

12 Cards Created Using the Ephemera

Package from Sponsor, Not 2 Shabby Shop

Pam Duncan Vansant

Coming Soon

Wanda Cullen

Cynthia Olheiser

Using Cup of Cheer Digital

Stamp from Sponsor, Not 2 Shabby

Christine Miller

Natalie Houston

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Anything Goes - Weeks #659-660

Welcome back for another FABULOUSLY FUN challenge here at Word Art Wednesday. We are super excited and grateful to have you join us. Once again, we have an awesome sponsor, a brief devotional to encourage and bless your week, and some fun inspiration from our Design Team. Thank you for joining us. We're always so blessed by your amazing art, and we appreciate you for sharing it with us.

The scripture of focus in our word art is Proverbs 4:18 and it reads, "But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day". I believe what this verse is trying to tell us is that every person has a path to walk in life. Each of us will stumble on rocks along this path, go through valleys on this path, and get tired/grow weary on life's path. The verse assures us that the path of the "just" (those who attempt to follow God and live by His teachings) are compared to a shining light that gets brighter and brighter as time passes. It doesn't mean that our path will be completely cleared of all those rocks, valleys and troubles. It does, however, tell us that when we live for God; He will continue to light the way for us (brighter and brighter) all our lives - even until that "perfect day" when we are with Him forever. On the opposite hand, there is an implied warning that those who walk in the darkness (without God/refusing Him) will be lost, will stumble and fall, and most importantly; they will not ever experience that "perfect day". Because God is the LIGHT OF THE WORLD, we need to also desire to shine for Him and point others to Him. God wants everyone to experience that "perfect day". Let's all try our best to let our light shine for Him so that others will see our light and be drawn to the true Light of the World.....Jesus.

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:

The one and only Taylored Expressions

is our sponsor for this challenge. We hope

you'll stop by Taylored Expressions to check

out all their awesome stamps, dies, stencils

and more. There's loads of great inspiration

on the Taylored Expressions Blog as well as

on their social media. One lucky participant

will win a very generous $30 gift certificate to

spend at Taylored Expressions. Be sure to

stop by this wonderful store to check out their

products, get inspired, and leave some thanks

for their support. Best of luck to everyone in

the random draw for this AWESOME prize.

Here's Our Next LUCKY WINNER:

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 to 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. Special thanks

to our friends at Penguin Palace for this

support. We're SO grateful for you.

The LUCKY WINNER of the $25 (CA)

prize is Entry #122 - Dawn E.

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #60 - Priya

Entry #101 - Jacinda

Entry #150 - Kathy 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 July Guest Designer, Helen Nile

Cynthia Olheiser

Using On the Line Beach Cutting Plate

(Retired) from Sponsor, Taylored Expressions

Christine Miller

Natalie Houston

Using Shine On Layering Stencil,

Shine So Bright Stamp Set with coordinating

Shine So Bright Dies, and Here Comes the Sun

Stamp Set and Here Comes the Sun Dies

from our Sponsor, Taylored Expressions

Ginny Maxam

Coming Soon

Karen Letchworth

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Anything Goes - Weeks #599-600

Welcome back by, everyone. We're so glad you're here to join us for our awesome challenge. We have a great time waiting for you all with a brief devotional to encourage you, a beautiful piece of scripture word art, another awesome sponsor, another lucky winner, some great inspiration to get you going, and of course our challenge gallery where we look forward to seeing your amazing creations. We can't express how very grateful we are to have you join us.

Our word art/scripture is Psalm 78:4 which says, "We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come, the praises of the Lord, and His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done". There are many people who are proud of their heritage, and there's nothing wrong with that. We enjoy teaching our children and grandchildren who we are, where our ancestors came from and stories from our past. We may also enjoy showing (or giving) our children/grandchildren heirlooms that have been in our family for a long time (i.e. a piece of jewelry, photos, rare items, etc.) to impress upon them the importance of those items or memories. I have a beautiful diamond dinner ring that my grandmother gave me when I was little and I own many of the antiques that passed through my family over the years. I've also heard the stories of when my Great Grandparents came to America from Norway and settled in Northern Minnesota. These are all important pieces of who I am. However, there is ONE gift, one heirloom, one precious thing that has been handed down in our family from generation to generation and that is the TRUTH in the knowledge of what God did for us when He "became flesh and dwelt among us" and how He gave His life for us so that we can have eternal life with Him in Heaven. This ONE gift of truth is the most important thing you will ever be offered. Sharing this gift of truth with your children and grandchildren is the single most important thing you can possibly leave them. God has done great things for us. Share it with the future generations in your life and BLESS them with the eternal gift of God's love.

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:

The one and only Taylored Expressions is our

sponsor for this challenge. We're super excited to

have them with us. They carry adorable high-quality

stamps, dies, stencils, paper, markers and many other

products to help you expand your creativity. They

also have lots of great inspiration on the TE Blog.

One lucky person will WIN a generous $30 gift card

to spend at Taylored Expressions. How FUN is that?

AND NOW.........Another LUCKY Winner:

Stamp Simply Clear Stamps was our sponsor for the

last challenge. That means one lucky person has now

WON a generous $25 gift card from our friends at

Stamp Simply. This FUN store carries stamps and dies

for every occasion including scripture stamps and just

about every category you can imagine. They also carry

many of your favorite other brands, embellishments

like ribbons, laces, stencils, embossing plates and so

much more. There's also lots of great inspiration on

the Stamp Simply Blog to give you lots of great ideas

and where you'll find information about special sales

and promotions. Thanks, Stamp Simply. The lucky

winner of this awesome prize goes to our friend

Entry #71 - Pammie Tiedtke

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:

Entry #70 - Deepti

Entry #73 - Aimeslee

Entry #87 - Yvonne

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 June Guest Designer, Pam Duncan

Using Treetop Background and

Stamping Bella Curby Girl Hug

from Sponsor, Taylored Expressions

Cynthia Olheiser

Using On the Line Beach Cutting Die

from Sponsor, Taylored Expressions

Christine Miller

Jo Ann Atterbury

Coming Soon

Natalie Houston

Using Great Outdoors Layering Stencil,

Through the Woods Tree Dies, Dude Sentiments,

and Dude Sentiment Dies from Taylored Expressions

Karen Letchworth

Coming Soon

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Weeks #533 - 534 - Anything Goes

Welcome back to Word Art Wednesday for another awesome challenge, everyone. The reason why this challenge blog is so special is because YOU are here, and God is here, and that's a great reason to celebrate. The combination of art, fabulous prizes, being inspired, and the great love of God and being encouraged through His word is the perfect combination for FUN and we're so glad you've chosen to join along in it all. We're always so grateful to have you play along and fellowship with us.

The scripture used for this beautiful piece of word art is Psalm 116:15 which reads, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints". This is a familiar verse that many of us have likely heard at funerals, read on a sympathy card, or leaned on during a time of personal loss. Without trying to be at all controversial here, I want to be clear about what the Bible means (specifically in this verse) when it calls people "His saints". As I said, I'm not trying to be argumentative, but simply factual. This word "saints" does not refer to anyone special or of special note (i.e. Catholic saints such as St. Paul, St. Augustine, St. George, St, Christopher, etc.); but rather, it is referring to ALL those (past and present) who have placed their eternal faith in Jesus Christ, God in human flesh. It's not being "conceited" or anything to say that "I am a saint" of God. All it means is that I am a sinner who recognizes the need for salvation through the ONLY ONE who can save - Jesus. So, when we've placed our faith in Him, we become His saints. This verse is saying that when we die and leave this world, it is PRECIOUS in His sight. That's because He is rejoicing for us because He loves us and doesn't ever want to see anyone die without placing their faith in Him. The reverse of this verse (unstated) is that He is very heartbroken when a person dies in their sins, not having called on Him for forgiveness and therefor being eternally separated from Him. God LOVES us and WANTS us to call on Him. It's the only reason why He came to earth. Today is a great day to call on Him for your eternal salvation. He wants to rejoice on the day you leave this earth. Where will you be going to spend your eternity?

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.