Word Art Wednesday #52

Happy Wednesday!!  This Wednesday is the 52nd Word Art Wednesday!!  Wow!!  We've been doing this for a year now.  They say that time flies when you're having fun and I have certainly had a ball creating scrapbook pages using Word Art. WAW has been such a blessing to me and I am so looking forward to continuing this journey into it's second year.  I pray that you all continue on this road with me.

Today's word art is from the Book of Hebrews...

Today's word tells us to BOLDLY come before the throne of grace.  God wants us to come to Him  without fear. We are not to be embarrased or ashamed to make our needs and requests known to Him. Nothing is too big or too small for God. We are to come to him confidently, not full of pride, but in humility. When we come to Him boldly in prayer, we will find help in our time of need.

For today's layout I used a picture of one of my sister's in Christ praying during our church's annual women's retreat. 

 

 

Supplies:
Making Memories Patterned Paper
Paper Studio Stickers
Mark Richards and Recollections Gems
Martha Stewart Punch
Tim Holtz Distress Ink


I hope you join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Feel free to save today's word art to your computer for your personal use. Don't forget to check out the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog to see what the other design team members created with this week's art. If you are new to our challenge, check out the challenge guidelines to find out how you can be eligible for the prize drawing from this week's sponsor Lisa's Altered Art.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Blessings!

Word Art wednesday #51

Happy Wednesday!!!!  Today's Word Art comes from the Gospel of Matthew...

While traveling through Arizona this summer, on our road trip across the U.S., we were so blessed to see a double rainbow.  I have always heard that we will find our treasure, a pot of gold, at the end of the rainbow, but hopefully we all know this not to be true.  Our treasure doesn't lie in earthly things,  for these things are temporary, they come and go.  God doesn't tell us that we can't have riches and enjoy great things, He tells us that these type of things should not be the focus or the goal of our work here on earth.  Our treasure lies in things that are eternal, Godly things, heavenly things.  When we place our treasure in these things, that's what will have our hearts. 

Our sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and I used one of her adorable images on my page.  I just resized it, printed it, colored it, die cut it, and adhered it to my page.  Quick and easy and what a cute embellishment!

Supplies:
Sandylion Patterned Paper
Autumn Leaves Cardstock
Mr. Huey's Mists
Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol
Ranger Glossy Accents
Colorbox Chalk Ink, Pebbles Chalk
Spellbinders Die, Fiskars Corner Punch
Sei Brad

I hope you join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Feel free to save today's word art to your computer for your personal use. Don't forget to check out the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog to see what the other design team members created with this week's art. If you are new to our challenge, check out the challenge guidelines to find out how you can be eligible for the prize drawing from this week's sponsor Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps.
Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings!

Word Art Wednesday #50

Hi Everyone!!  It's Word Art Wednesday time!!! Our word art today comes from the book of James...

God delights in blessing us.  He knows each one of us intimately.  God's gifts are perfect because He would not give us a gift that was more than we could handle or was outside of His will and purpose for our life. God doesn't bless us because of anything we do, He blesses us because of who He is.  God's gifts are good because they come from His character, we can't do anything to earn or deserve them. 

As parents we try to give our children the perfect gifts, ones suited just for them.  Just think how much more perfect God's gifts are to us,  His children.
 

Supplies:
DCWV Patterned Paper
Bakers Twine, Button


I hope you join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Feel free to save today's word art to your computer for your personal use. Don't forget to check out the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog to see what the other design team members created with this week's art. If you are new to our challenge, check out the challenge guidelines to find out how you can be eligible for the prize drawing from this week's sponsor Heart and Soul Rubber Stamp Company.

We have been truly blessed by your comments and participation at Word Art Wednesday.  This week we have a surprize blessing for you.  Patsy Paterrno of Papemelroti has offered this beautiful necklace as a secondary prize this week. 

So link up your projects on the Word Art Wednesday blog (in accordance with the challenge guidelines)  for a chance to win one of 2 prizes!!

Thanks for stopping by!!  Be blessed.

Word Art Wednesday #49

Happy Wednesday!!  Today's Word Art comes from the book of Ephesians...

Forgiveness seems to be a hot topic these days.  TD Jakes and Joyce Meyer have both recently published books on forgiveness.  While I'm sure these books are excellent reads and full of great advice,  all we really need to read on forgiveness is in The Book.  Today's word tells us to forgive each other just as God in Christ has forgiven us.  Of course we're all human and forgiving each other is usually much easier said than done.  We love that God has forgiven us, we just don't want to forgive others the have had "the nerve" to do something to offend us.  Forgiveness is hard, but we can forgive others if we are walking in the forgiveness of God.  If we look at our own lives and see all we have done to offend God, and realize that He has forgiven us over and over again, how can we not forgive others?  We can't do it in and of ourselves, but with God we can forgive others, simply because He has forgiven us.

For my page today,  I used a photo of my son's little league team after a baseball game.  The photo was taken several years ago and to be truthful,  I can't remember whether they won or lost the game. Our county isn't that big, so when my son's team played, they were almost always playing against some of  their friends. But after every game, win or lose,  they smiled and shook hands.  All the tags out, all the bad pitches, jeering, and bad plays were forgiven, and they went from being opponents back to being friends.

Supplies:
DCWV Patterned Paper & Cardstock
Making Memories Brads
Carolee's Creations Stickers
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Metal Baseball
Distrezz It All

I hope you join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Feel free to save today's word art to your computer for your personal use. Don't forget to check out the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog to see what the other design team members created with this week's art. If you are new to our challenge, check out the challenge guidelines to find out how you can be eligible for the prize drawing from this week's sponsor Whimsy Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by.  Be blessed!!

Word Art Wednesday #48

It's the first Wednesday of October so it's double sponsor day!!!  Today's Word Art comes from 1 Corinthians...

I've been under the weather the past few days.  I had a flu shot last week and it left me with a mild case of the flu.  I haven't felt up to creating or writing anything, so I was just going to post this week's Word Art without any commentary or actual art.  But God had other plans. When I went to get the Word Art for today, I was pleasantly surprized to find that the scripture verses were the same ones we discussed in Sunday School this Sunday.  Then, attached to an e-mail from a sister-in-Christ, was a photo of me lovingly giving advice and instruction to one of our younger sisters at our women's ministry fall luncheon.  Coincidence you say??  Not on your life.  It's a God thing!!!! 

So I leave you with a few words about today's scripture, paraphrased from our Sunday School lesson...
When Paul (the writer of 1 Corinthians) speaks of "charity" we should read that word as "love".  More importantly we should know that Paul is speaking of a specific form of love. Paul is describing agape, a commitment of the will to cherish and uphold another person.  In the Bible this is the form of love that is always used when we describe God's love.  Agape describes our willful and deliberate decision to treat others with the utmost care and concern and allows us to esteem the best interests of our brother or sister above our own.  We must remember that this form of love is only possible when we love God first. Love must be put into practice on a daily basis. We must constantly measure our love and ask ourselves, "Did I show love in that situation or toward that person?"  And more importantly, "Am I growing?"  Love indeed results in characteristics that can be seen and heard.

Supplies:
Club Scrap Patterned Paper
Spellbinders and Lifestyle Crafts Dies
Recollections Gems

I  hope you join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Feel free to save today's word art to your computer for your personal use. Check out the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog to see what the other design team members created with this week's art. Don't forget that we have two sponsors this week so you have double the chances of winning. If you are new to our challenge, check out the challenge guidelines to find out how you can be eligible for the prize drawing from this week's sponsors My Craft Spot by Kimberly and My Heart Pieces.

Thanks for stopping by.  Be Blessed!