Word Art Wednesday - Happy Father's Day

Hello Delightful Friends!
Hoping you are well and staying safe.  We have our latest Word Art Wednesday Challenge (Anything Goes/Family Friendly) it runs for two weeks.  Be sure and visit the challenge blog and check out the sponsor and prize for a lucky participant.

Here is my card:

This was fun to make.  I wanted to make the background with a summer color theme and not too frilly cause this is for Father's Day.  I've used the Taylored Expressions plaid stencil to create it (I can't tell you the ink colors, I left my mini inks at work!)  I die cut each layer with the Lawn Fawn Stitched rectangle die and the Scripture Art was die cut using the Spellbinder Nestabilities Deckled Rectangle and added them to a white card base. I have to share that the stencil will be a real fun go to item for making backgrounds and the color combinations are endless!  Very fun!  I've popped up the Scripture Art and also doubled the die cutout to make it a bit more substantial by gluing them together.  No bows or buttons for dad, I kept it pretty clean and simple.  The Scripture is from Psalm 112:1-2.   

Thanks for visiting! God bless.      

Place of Refuge - Word Art Wednesday

Hello Delightful friends,
Time for our Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes/Family Friendly Challenge.  Our lovely sponsor this week is Newton's Nook Blog ($20), they have some really cute stamps!!Shop HERE.  I hope you will play along and share your new projects with us at WAW.  The more times you enter the more opportunities to win! (You can enter 5 times per week and the challenge lasts for 2 weeks!)

Here is my card:

Scripture Art is Proverbs 14:26 "In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence and his children shall have a place of refuge."  In these uncertain times, one thing is certain and that is my strong confidence in the Lord's place of refuge. I am safe in His hands.  My heart is breaking over this last week.  From the disturbing and disgusting act that led to the death of George Floyd and now the equally disgusting  rioting and anarchist activities.  There is one word for it and it is e-v-i-l. The Lord spoke to my heart this evening while I was at our prayer meeting and that the need was repentance and revival.  Just as the word repentance comes first in the dictionary, it's got to come first in people's hearts for revival to come.  We must have repentant hearts for there to be change and healing.  Repentance is having a change of mind and heart, from going your own way to going God's way.  He's given us the way to follow, the words to obey, now it's time to listen and really hear and obey, we must be accountable for our actions toward God and our brothers and sisters.  

"We know we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.  1 John 3:14-15

Card details:  

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Treetops background

Die: Botanical Spring, Amy Design and  Sizzix Die set (frames out sentiment)

Grass border die - Taylored Expressions

Copic Markers to color (assortment)

Distress Ink: Tumbled Glass (sky)

Liquid Pearls - gold

Thanks for visiting!

Call Unto Me - Word Art Wednesday Challenge

Hello Delightful Friends!

Hope this finds you feeling well and in good health!  Still on the Stay in Place mandate, little openings here and there for the small businesses, which I think is giving people a little hope that there will be an end to this soon.  Our county statistics were shared yesterday: 135,558 population,  86 cases, 59 recovered, 25 active and 2 deaths (one was a 97 year old not sure of the age of the other person but they were elderly).  We need to pray for those who are so vulnerable, not just the elderly but those suffering from depression, too.

I hope that you are digging into God's Word for hope and inspiration to get through these tough times.  The Scripture Art on my card is certainly a good one to cling to.  If you would like this digital art go to Word Art Wednesday this week and grab it, it's free.  The verse is this weeks Scripture art that the design team is using and it's perfect for the times we are living.  We need the Lord to answer and show us great and mighty things! We have to humble ourselves and call to Him.  He has the answers.

Art Glitter is our sponsor this week ($50) will be the prize for one blessed winner!  But you have to play to be able to have a chance of winning.  You can share your new crafty projects (up to 5 a week) at Word Art Wednesdays Anything Goes - Family Friendly Challenge. This is a two week challenge.

I've used the Doodle Flowers Background stamp by Taylored Expressions, colored with Karin Brushmarkers and a waterbrush to blend. The die is a scalloped oval Nestabilities die from Spellbinders, popped up with dimensional adhesive squares. I've matted the watercolor paper with a dark blue card stock.

Thanks for visiting! God bless.

Happy Mother's Day card for Word Art Wednesday

Hello Delightful friends,
Just a quick note to share a card for our Anything Goes/Family Friendly challenge at Word Art Wednesday. Our sponsor this week is Pink and Main.  They have some really cute stamps and dies and about 4 pages worth of sales!  Really good buys of the stamp and die sets.  Definitely check it out!  Thank you Pink and Main for being our sponsor.  Don't forget to checkout Word Art Wednesday and play along, maybe you will win!!

Here's my card:

I've used the new Scribbled Rose background stamp from Taylored Expressions and Oxide Distress Inks (worn lipstick, wilted violet, shaded lilac, peeled paint and bundled sage). Cottage Cutz die (Nested Stitched Scallop Die set); ribbon and violet button.

Our Scripture art is from Proverbs 23:25.

Have a great week and hope you moms have a wonderful Mother's Day!

Word Art Wednesday - Just a Note

Hello Delightful Friends,

It's time for another Word Art Wednesday challenge with our wonderful sponsor the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store providing the prize for this weeks Anything Goes/Family Friendly challenge.  Thank you Sharon Johnson!! We appreciate your generosity. Remember to visit our challenge blog and join the fun and be sure and check out the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store!

Here is my card:

I've used the Stamp Simply stamp set called Farmhouse Signage (animal silhouettes and arrow - that's 4 separate stamps that I've stacked with no masking and the "Just a Note"sentiment!)

I've used 4 different dies from 3 different companies: Stitched Mountain borders, Stitched Hillside from Lawn Fawn; Stitched Circle from Simon Says stamp!; the tiny flowers are a flower border die from Taylored Expressions which comes in a set of 4(retired), I cut the border 3 times in different colors and added Nuvo Jewel Drops in the center. Archival Jet Black Ink was used to stamp the images and the Just a Note.  Card stock is Bazzill.

The Scripture art is from Hebrews 1:10 which is stating that Lord Jesus is Creator.  Also in this portion of the book of Hebrews the writer uses Old Testament verses to prove the superiority of Jesus over the angels, the writer actually uses 7 different verses to convince the Jewish believers of this fact and that the Son of God is described with attributes and items that belong only to God, proving that He is God in the flesh.  "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God." John 1:1 Jesus Christ has always existed and will exist eternally                           He is the living Word!

Thanks for visiting!  Stay healthy and God bless. 

Hello Sweet Friend - Word Art Wednesday

Hello Delightful Friends!

Here we are already in April and most of our communities are under the stay home - stay safe order.  Even though this is a difficult time it is also a great opportunity to be praying for our nation and president, our neighbors and family and drawing close to the Lord.  I hope revival and a spiritual renewal will come out of this time of testing. It's almost Resurrection Sunday and although this will be a strange way to celebrate it, I hope we will use it as an opportunity to be reaching out to our unsaved friends and families through social media, emails and telephoning.  Be bold and be brave, share about the wonderful work and good news of our Savior Jesus Christ! He is Risen!

Here is my card for the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes (Family Friendly) Challenge!  Our sponsor this week is the wonderful Gina K Designs!! Be sure and check out the blog and store.  So much inspiration!  Thank you Gina K.!

I've used the Friendship Blooms stamp set that was a collaboration with Gina K & Hero Arts for their anniversary.  I love the large blossom and all the beautiful sentiments included in this large stamp set. I've water colored the image with Prima watercolors (Classic and Decadent Pies) and outlined with Zig clean color brushes.  The Word Art (digital) is from 1 Corinthians 6:14. "And God hath both raised up the Lord and will also raise up us by His own power." Love this wonderful promise from God our Father!

Thanks so much for visiting!  May your day be filled with all the blessings that come from trusting the Lord Jesus Christ.

He Will Bless - Word Art Wednesday Challenge

Hello Delightful friends!

So how is everyone out there in blogland?  Hope this week finds you healthy and in a good place both physically and spiritually.
Well, it's time for this weeks Word Art Wednesday challenge (Anything Goes - Family Friendly) and if you are feeling a little stir crazy due to the "stay at home" orders due to the Corona Virus this challenge may have come at an ideal time.  Of course it's always a great time to get crafty! Little tip or suggestion, pray while you're making your project to share.  We need prayer warriors to lift up the nations that are devastated by this virus and all those who are being affected. (that's quite a prayer list to keep you busy for a while.)

My card today features the Avery Elle Reversed Pink Rectangle Die and the lovely 6x6 paper by Hackney & Co called Wildflower Meadow. This paper pack is so pretty and some of the papers are textured and some are even pearlescent!  Gorgeous!  I've added a couple other dies to this to embellish, the leafy die from Taylored Expressions and the Butterfly die from Spellbinders.  The leaf spray is cut out of black card stock, the butterfly was cut from white card stock and then I "smooshed" ink on my craft sheet and then moved my butterfly through it without watering it down.  The inks I've used are Distress ink Peacock feathers and Versa Magic chalk ink Key Lime by Tsukineko.  After the ink dried I added Versamark ink to the butterfly and then added clear embossing powder and heat set it.  My lovely background art was created by my 4 year old nephew Cylas who created this lovely piece at the age of 2!
Special thanks to our sponsor this week at Word Art Wednesday which is Heffy Doodle!!  Check out their cute stamp sets and dies! 

Our featured Scripture is Psalm 115:13

"He will bless those who fear the LORD, both small and great."

Doesn't really matter your "station" in life, God is not a respecter of persons He will bless the rich and poor, the peasant and prince, the layperson and pastor. What God looks at is the heart of each individual, does that man or woman fear Him? Does that person recognize who He is? A word of wisdom from the Scriptures "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Tim 2:15) Be faithful to the Lord, obey His word and know that the Lord keeps His promises. He will bless those who fear Him. 

Thanks for visiting and God bless!