Word Art Wednesday

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Challenge #80 - Anything Goes

We welcome you all to another great challenge here at Word Art Wednesday where we offer a free piece of digital scripture (or "word art") each week. You don't have to use it in order to play along, we simply encourage you to share whatever God has laid on your heart to create this week (uplifting, encouraging, etc.) and you can view our "Rules Page" if you have any questions about our challenges. We're just SO glad you're here, and we invite you to play along. We are also blessed to announce that this week is the first challenge for our newest Design Team Member, Stephanie Wright. You can scroll down to see the blog post welcoming her into our group. You will no doubt be blessed by her lovely cards, and her deep love for our Lord, Jesus Christ.

This week's scripture comes from Isaiah 40:29. All our word art is designed by the talented Karen Murray of Papercraft Memories. Both Karen Murray and Word Art Wednesday Founder, Cassandra Cushman, will be joining us next month as Guest Designers. How exciting! This week's scripture would be a wonderful encouragement to anyone with a serious medical illness, and we encourage you to use all scripture cards and projects to be a blessing to someone. We are SO lucky to have God's precious Word to comfort and guide us.

You are welcome to save this week's free scripture/word art file to your computer, but are not required to use it in order to play along in our challenges. We welcome you share your art with us; remembering that Anything Goes as long as it's family-friendly, and uses an encouraging or uplifting sentiment. You can also link more than one project each week (up to 5). The more, the merrier. We just hope that God's Word will be a blessing and encouragement to you each week. If you have any questions about the rules, be sure to read the complete list of rules under our page tab for "Challenge Rules".

Here is this week's free scripture/word art. We hope you enjoy it!

This week, our AWESOME sponsors are:

One lucky winner will get to pick out a new rubber stamp set

from Heart & Soul Rubber Stamps

and

Another lucky winner will receive five (5) digital images

of their choice from Digi Darla's Digital Designs

And...before we forget.....

Our lucky winners from last week are as follows:

Entry #24 - Pam has won the prize from

Fred She Said Stamps - Wonderful digital images

Entry #115 - Jo Ann/Sassy Raggedy has won

a seat in the class of her choice from

My Creative Classroom

Special Thanks to ALL our wonderful sponsors!

And now...here's a bit of inspiration from our Design Team

Our May Guest Designer, Kris Breach

Lori Ulrich

Carole Robb Bisson

Gemiel Matthews

Check out Gemiel's blog for details on this amazing old photo

Jo Ann Atterbury

Stephanie Wright

Karen Letchworth

New Design Team Member, Stephanie Wright

We are SO blessed! We say it all the time, but it's REALLY TRUE. God has given us SO MUCH, and He continues to pour out His blessings on us with so many wonderful sponsors, talented Guest Designers, many artists (like YOU) who play along in our challenges each week, and a committed Design Team of crafters with a heart for serving our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are full of praise to God as we announce our newest Full-Time Design Team Member, Stephanie Wright of Steph's Scrap Happenings. Here is a little bit about Stephanie that she has chosen to share with us. We hope that you will stop by her blog to welcome her to the team.

Hi, my name is Stephanie Wright. I've been saved by God's amazing grace and desire to live a life that pleases Him. I was raised in a Baptist pastor's home. I was taught God's Word, and to love and serve Him all my life. I wasn't just told what I needed to do; my parents lived that kind of life before me, and taught me by example. At the age of 4, I realized that even though I was just a little girl, that I was a sinner and needed a Saviour. I knew that I could never be "good enough" or get to Heaven on my own, so I asked Jesus to come into my heart and was saved by God's amazing grace. My sins were washed away by Christ's sacrifice for me on the cross.

I met my "Mr. Wright"..grin...while in college, and we were married in late December 1984. My husband and I have been in full-time ministry our entire marriage. We moved to Kentucky in July 2012 so that my husband could take a new pastorate and teach in a Christian college. The Lord blessed us with two children, Ian and Kendra, and I had the privilege of homeschooling them. Our son and his wife live in Virginia and are the parents of our precious Grandson. Our daughter is a newlywed living in South Carolina while attending grad school at a Christian College.

While I have enjoyed many different crafts all my life, I started scrapbooking in 2004. By 2008, I found my focus turning to making cards and other paper crafts. To me, card-making is more than just a hobby; I see it as a ministry tool as well. That's one of the reasons I enjoy using Scripture on my cards. I'm usually supervised while crafting by at least one of our three cats.

According to my records, I first started participating in Word Art Wednesday challenges in January of 2012 in Challenge #10. I have been privileged to be a Guest Designer for the blog twice and am now so honored to have been asked to be part of the Design Team. I am excited to be allowed to share with you on a regular basis and want the Lord to be glorified in all my work.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Challenge #79- Anything Goes

Welcome back to another week's challenge! We have two more great sponsors this week, and hope that you will link up for the chance to win. We didn't quite hit that 200 entries mark this week, but we're getting close. We thank YOU for participating, and we praise God for providing for our needs. Each of you has such specific and wonderful God-given talent, and it blesses us when you share your art with us. We especially love seeing our word art used so beautifully, and seeing uplifting and encouraging sentiments on your creations. Thank you for sharing with us, and for giving your best to the Lord as you create. We do trust that we will hit that 200 mark soon. How exciting!

Our word art/scripture for this week comes from Proverbs 31:10. This chapter in God's Word describes the qualities of the Godly woman that we should ALL strive to attain. God wants us to be strong, efficient, to enjoy His blessings, to have valor, and to be a blessing to our husbands and families. Attaining these noble attributes is far more precious than gold, silver, diamonds or rubies. It allows women to exude His goodness, and reflects on Him and His wonderful provisions in our lives. Great joy is found in meeting these qualities, and it brings glory to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. One of our participants, Vickie O'Dell, shared the entire chapter on her blog describing the attributes of a virtuous Proverbs 31 woman verse by verse. If you haven't read through this Psalm or studied it before, we encourage you to do so. It helps define the type of woman God wants each of us to become, and will be a blessing to you.

You are welcome to save this week's free scripture/word art file to your computer, but are not required to use it in order to play along in our challenges. We welcome you share your art with us; remembering that Anything Goes as long as it's family-friendly, and uses an encouraging or uplifting sentiment. You can also link more than one project each week (up to 5). The more, the merrier. We just hope that God's Word will be a blessing and encouragement to you each week. If you have any questions about the rules, be sure to read the complete list of rules under our page tab for "Challenge Rules".

Here is this week's free scripture/word art. We hope you enjoy it!

This week, we have TWO AMAZING sponsors!

Fred She Said Stamps - Lots of fun images

Take a moment to check out their wonderful shop!

AND

My Creative Classroom is an online arts and crafts learning center. Their interactive and in-depth courses are instructor-led and filled with wonderful projects and techniques to help you get the most out of your supplies. Their Spring Semester is winding down and Summer Semester will be beginning soon! They've just announced the addition of a Library and Foundation category! The Library features retired classes at 40-50% off the original price, and Foundation classes help you get started on your crafting journey right away!

Here's a sampling of their workshop classes:

Big Ideas for Mini Albums

Cricut: Scrapbooking Through the Years

Photo Embroidery

Scrapbooking: Home Décor

Calligraphy with Copics and Brush Markers

Knitting 101

They are excited to be sponsoring Word Art Wednesday, and you can view the entire class list on their website at My Creative Classroom. You can also view classes on their Facebook Page! One lucky winner will receive a free seat to a class of their choice.....so, Good Luck!

Our winners from last week's challenge are:

Entry #135 - Kelly S. has won an acrylic stamp of her choice

from Mark's Finest Papers

AND

Entry #15 - KalySto has won the digis from Robyn's Fetish

These lucky winners will LOVE their amazing prizes!

And now...here's a bit of inspiration from our Design Team

Our May Guest Designer, Kris Breach

Lori Ulrich

Carole Robb Bisson

Gemiel Matthews

Jo Ann Atterbury

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Challenge #78 - Anything Goes

What an amazing week we had here at Word Art Wednesday. We're getting so close to hitting 200 entries, and when we do....there will be an amazing prize to one lucky entrant. We are so grateful for the art you share with us each week, and we always enjoy visiting your blogs to say hello. Thank you so much for playing along with us! By the way, you can scroll down to the previous post to meet our May Guest Designer, Kris Breach.

Our word art for this week comes from Psalm 127. This passage stresses that life should be lived in dependence on the Lord, and that our children are regarded as an heritage from the Lord. Verses 4 and 5 go on to say..."As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate." Children are a blessing from God, and when raised for His glory, they will be there to support their parents in difficulty, and care for them in old age. He has blessed us with our children, and we have a responsibility to raise them according to His Word, so that they can live long and be blessed of God in their lives. What tremendous joy our children bring to us!

You are welcome to save this week's free scripture/word art file to your computer, but are not required to use it in order to play along in our challenges. We welcome you share your art with us; remembering that Anything Goes as long as it's family-friendly, and uses an encouraging or uplifting sentiment. You can also link more than one project each week (up to 5). The more, the merrier. We just hope that God's Word will be a blessing and encouragement to you each week. If you have any questions about the rules, be sure to read the complete list of rules under our page tab for "Challenge Rules".

Here is this week's free scripture/word art. We hope you enjoy it!

This week's sponsors are:

Mark's Finest Papers - Check out their AWESOME

selection of quality acrylic stamps!

AND

Robyn's Fetish - They have the most adorable digital

images for every occasion - Check it out!

Last week's lucky winners are:

Entry #119 - Desire Fourie has won

The prize from Shabby Cottage Studio

And Entry #40 - Melissa SunshineHoneyBee

has won a class and scrapbook kit

from Pam Korte of Close to My Heart

The 10 chipboard winners are: Debbie Reed,

Tameko, An'Jenic, Shoregirl, Stacey Schafer,

Lawren, Ginny B, Katherine S,

Linda Carson and Deonna Benish

And Entry #74 - Shaz in Oz has won

a lovely stamp set from Scripture By Design

Special thanks to all our TERRIFIC sponsors!

And now...here's a bit of inspiration from our Design Team

Our May Guest Designer, Kris Breach

Sharing pages with photos of her two daughters

Lori Ulrich

Carole Robb Bisson

Carole Using Sponsor (Robyn's Fetish) Image, Ned School Boy

Gemiel Matthews

Using Sponsor (Robyn's Fetish) Image, Computer Whiz

Jo Ann Atterbury

Using Sponsor (Robyn's Fetish) Image, Nesting Birdie

Karen Letchworth

Using Sponsor (Robyn's Fetish) Image, Good Night Princess

May Guest Designer, Kris Breach

We are excited and blessed to introduce our Guest Designer for the Month of May; Kris Breach. She will be sharing some of her art with us each week, and stopping by your blogs to see your lovely entries and leave comments. We hope that you enjoy having her here, and that you will welcome her and check out her lovely blog and digi shop. Here is a little bit about Kris that she has chosen to share with us.

♫Hello, my name is Kris, child of the One True King! I've been saved, I've been changed, and I have been set free. "Amazing Grace" is the song I sing... my name is child of the One True King.♫ Those are some of the lyrics to a popular Christian song by Matthew West and that's first and foremost who I am! I am also married to a wonderful Christian man of 16 1/2 years and we live in the "high desert" of Central Oregon with our daughters, Carly (14) & Maddy (13 this month) along with our four fur-babies.

Some might know me online as "The Crafting Secretary" as I work mornings as a church secretary, and craft in the afternoons while my girls are at school. My mom introduced me to stamping many years ago and after 6 1/2 yrs. of blogging & many design teams, I started drawing my own digi line. I now have an online store, Imagine That Digi Stamps Store and progressive freebie challenge blog, Imagine That Digi Stamp Challenge Blog and I'd love to have you stop by and check them out! I have designed for McMahon Five Designs for about three years now, and she has also starting to carry my digi line in her store! My girls have inherited the "creative gene" - in fact, Carly ran her own card sketch challenges & has her own line of digis on my website called "Carly's Cuties." We have good quality fun crafting and supporting one another. We acknowledge that whatever talent or skill we have comes from the Lord, and so we try to remember to give Him the glory in all we do. (Colossians 1:16) Although most of my creative projects lately have been in digital form, I also like to go back my crafting basics... Cuttlebug, Spellbinders, stamps and designer papers. You'll see some of each from me this month here at Word Art Wednesday. Thanks again to Karen & the team for inviting me on board as their May Guest!!

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Challenge #77 - Anything Goes

We had another great week here at Word Art Wednesday, and were SO blessed by the beautiful entries you all shared with us. This week, we have THREE amazing sponsors with several awesome prizes to be won. Please invite everyone to stop by and play along with us. We welcome everyone to join us and share the many talents He has given each of us. Word Art Wednesday is a place for everyone to share the art God lays on your hearts to create. As our dear friend and late Design Team Member, Paula Pike, always liked to say..."we were created to be creative, so let's create..... and give God ALL the glory."

This week's scripture/word art is Psalm 103:2 and is a well-known and loved verse. It has been used in hymns and praise songs, and is a very comforting verse. How wonderful it is to know that we can actually BLESS THE LORD. We most often think of all the ways that He has blessed us, and we know that His blessings far outweigh ours, but it is a very humbling thought to realize that we can also bless the Lord. By lifting up His holy and precious name, and proclaiming His goodness to the world, we are able to bless Him. For ALL that He has done to bless our lives, let's take this week to BLESS THE LORD and tell others of the great and miraculous things that He has done in and through us. Let's lift up His name and BLESS HIM...for He is worthy of our praise!!

Here is this week's free scripture/word art. We hope you enjoy it!