Winter Blog Hop w/Word Art Wednesday

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Word Art Wednesday Winter Blog Hop.  You should arrived here by way of Stephanie's Blog, but if not; you can get caught up quickly by visiting the Word Art Wednesday Blog.  There are only eight (8) stops in total, so it's not a terribly long hop; and there are fantastic PRIZES from Emma's Paperie at each stop.  Plus, there's an awesome prize from Stamp Simply Clear Stamps for the challenge itself.  There are LOTS of FUN things happening at Word Art Wednesday.  Here's the prize being offered from my blog.  This pile of mine is continually GROWING, so the winner will receive much more than what you see in this picture.  Emma's Paperie was very generous to us, and we have AWESOME Blog Hop PRIZES as a result of this.  Emma's Paperie is still opened for another week or so if you want to take a look.  Everything is marked down considerably because they're going out of business.

The card I created for this challenge doesn't use the free scripture digi from Word Art Wednesday because my printer wasn't working.  Instead, I use some sweet products from our primary sponsor, Stamp Simply Clear Stamps.  You can enter a total of 15 entries in this three-week challenge (5 per week) to increase your odds of winning the prize from Stamp Simply Clear Stamps.  The stamp set I used is called Fall/Winter Season Wreath.  To win the personal prizes donated by Emma's Paperie; just leave a comment on each blog along the way.  As mentioned, there are only 8 stops on this Blog Hop, so it won't take long to finish; and you can win lots of great prizes.

Here's The Blog Hop Order (In Case You Get Lost)

Word Art Wednesday

Karen Conner

Holly Lau

JoAnn Atterbury

Ginny Maxam

Natalie Houston

Stephanie Wright 

Karen Letchworth

I'm the last stop on the Word Art Wednesday Winter Blog Hop.  I'd really LOVE for you to become a New FOLLOWER on my blog if you're not already following me.  I'm planning to have a BIG give-away if/when I reach 1,000 followers.  I've been "close" for a long time, so I will really celebrate if/when I finally hit that milestone.  I'd sure appreciate having YOU as my newest Follower.

If I do happen to hit 1,000 followers during this Blog Hop, I will add a second prize for the lucky random winner from my blog.  Thanks again for stopping by, and please don't forget to enter the challenge at Word Art Wednesday.  We always LOVE having you join the fun, and I'm always SO grateful to have you share your talents with us.  You could be one of our BIG LUCKY WINNERS.

Have a wonderful week, everyone.  I always appreciate your visits to my blog, and to Word Art Wednesday.  It's a great time to play along, and I thank you again for stopping by today.  You're making cards/art anyway, so....come by and link up with us.

Blessings to you,

Karen

I'm playing along here in these FUN challenges I love:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says "Christmas Critters" - This card features the most adorable little Christmas Critters...the darling little deer on the background patterned paper I used.  Yes, They're random; but I thought they were cute.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog - Simon Says "Cold As Ice" so I used the poinsettia, and the adorable little deer who, by the way, are straight from the North Pole.  Just sayin'.

Perfectly Plaid

Hello, friends!  I'm here today sharing a Christmas card that I made just for fun.  I was inspired by the talented Vicki Dutcher of the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog with her sweet plaid Christmas coffee card, as well as all the other designers' cards.  What a fun challenge.  And I just LOVE plaid, so I couldn't resist making a card to play along.  I used a gray cardstock base and added some fun patterned papers from a Carta Bella line called Christmas Delivery.  I inked the edges and then machine stitched my patterned papers.  I used this same line to add the journaling card and stickers for the sentiment and presents.  The small white doily is a Papertrey Ink die-cut.

I also used a Papertrey Ink die to cut the holly and ivy from wool felt, and I added some White Double Head Stamens, bundled Black Burlap String, and some red glittered berries in the upper left-hand corner to give my card some dimension.   It's a fairly simple card, and I suppose it's a good thing to get started on those Christmas cards, huh?

I hope you're having a great week, creating pretty things, perhaps even playing along in a few fun challenges.  I wish you all much happiness and joy during these difficult times.  As always, I encourage you to pray and keep your eyes on the Lord for all the answers you need.  He  loves us so much, and He wants to hear from us. Enjoy this time of year instead of dreading it.  Jesus is always the best way to find happiness.  It's like that old saying....."No Jesus, NO peace.  Know Jesus, KNOW peace".  I wish you peace and joy, my friends.

Have a blessed day!
Karen

I'm playing along here in these FUN challenges:

Just Us Girls Challenge Blog - Week #556 Word Week: PLAID - I was so inspired by the designs of the talented team there, and just had to create a fun card to play along.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes