Wonderful Word Art Wednesday

One of the many blessings in my life is all the joy I experience through crafting.  I truly had no idea how much God would bless me through Word Art Wednesday when I was originally asked to be a part of their Design Team.  I am SO glad that God urged me to join way back then.  Little did I know that I would eventually end up taking over; or all the ways this ministry would bless my life, or all the wonderful people God would send into my life.  It seems that every week I am reminded of God's goodness and provision.  There are blessings at every corner!  I always pray before hitting the random.org button to pick our weekly winners, and God always picks the winners (not me), and to see the excitement people have over winning a prize is a real treat.  This week, the winner is a fairly new blogger and she had never won a prize before.  She was SO excited, and that just blesses my heart to know how much it is appreciated.  I give God ALL THE GLORY, the thanks, and the praise for providing our wonderfully generous sponsors.  I honestly believe that Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog has the BEST SPONSORS of any other challenge blog.  And the reason I feel that way is because GOD has provided them.  I am SO grateful for all the wonderfully generous companies who support our challenges, and I continually pray that God will bless their businesses for being so kind.  It really blesses my heart to see others SO excited about winning, and to be a part of what God is doing even in the crafting community.  I have also met so many wonderful people, and gained so much inspiration from so many talented crafters.   The blessings never seem to end, and I praise God for that as well!

This mini album was made using an extra long wine bag.  As I've said before, I'm really not promoting alcoholic beverages here....honest!  But these wonderful bags DO exist, so why not use them?  Most times, you can stop by the liquor store and kindly ask the clerk for a few of these bags and they don't seem to mind.  Because the bags used on this particular mini album are exceptionally long, I simply folded it in half, and I didn't need any type of binding.  How cool is that?

Many of the supplies used on this mini album are from October Afternoon - the patterned papers, the stickers, chipboard, rubber charm, and flash card.  Other goodies include a Kraft Outlet Tim Holtz Journaling Ticket, a Jenni Bowlin (FAITH) Bingo card, a vintage cream doily, wool felt from Prairie Point Junction/Wool Felt Central to create the Die-Namics Loopy Flower and hand-cut stitched leaves, a Jenni Bowlin milk bottle cap, some buttons with baker's twine and jute, and a JilliBean Soup journaling spot.  If there's anything I missed, just ask and I'm happy to find it for you!

For those of you who are familiar with Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog and play along with us, please know how very grateful to God I am for you.  I love seeing your wonderful creations each week, and I value your friendship and fellowship.  And for those of you who are not familiar with Word Art Wednesday, I warmly welcome you to stop by and join us.  We would be SO BLESSED to have you share your art with us, and we look forward to getting to know you.  We truly care about people, and we want to be a blessing in your life, as you are to us by sharing your art with us.  I am honored to be able to pray for you.

 

Thanks so much for visiting me today.  I hope you all have a wonderfully blessed week, and that you will take time to thank the One who has given us all the blessings in our life.  The same One who can comfort and sustain us in times of trouble; and that is Jesus Christ our Savior, our King, our friend.  We are never alone.  Praise God!

 

My Cup Runneth Over,

Karen

I'm sharing this mini album here:

Crafting With Dragonflies - Challenge #10 - Mini Album

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Challenge #143 - Spooled Items. My spooled items include the denim ribbon, the various baker's twine, jute, and thread (for my sewing machine).  LOTS of spooled items!