Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Weeks #669-670

 Good Morning. Time again for the Word Art Wednesday Family-Friendly Challenge.  We have our fresh Manna by Karen Letchworth to help us in our Christian way, a beautiful verse in Calligraphy by Karen Murray from Titus 5:17 , and a $25 gift Certificate from one of my favorite companies; Altenew! 

My card for this Challenge:

Using public domain art again, I found this humble painting profound.  

I think of the thousands of men and women who have served and been faithful while unsung since the birth of Christianity. They have been the people who have held up the arms of Moses, taught the next generation, counseled, guided, listened, and worked, usually totally in the background.  They                  are the Elders, who had the vision, strength and love for the body to serve                                                   These Edlers have been a blessing to me and my family,  helping us to stay strong until it was time for us to take their place.

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you join in the new challenge at Word Art Wednesday!

Ginny M

WORD ART WEDNESDAY WITH A NEW CHALLENGE # 665 & 666 WITH A $25.00 PRIZE FROM lLAWN FAWN

              Hello Everyone, it is the new Word Art Wednesday's Anything Goes Challenge # 665-666.

 As always,  anything family-friendly goes a card, an ornament, a journal, or framed art; we love you sharing your talents and creations!  

We have our beautiful devotion by Karen Letchworth, a digital scripture gift from Karen Murray, design team inspiration, and a sweet $25.00 prize from Lawn Fawn!

My card this week using Karen's Calligraphy verse of I Samual 12:24

Using a Van Gogh painting of a worker in the harvest in my September table centerpiece.

What an essential verse for this day. While we work and do as unto the Lord, we need to always consider the great things the Lord has done for us and will keep doing! He will never leave or forsake us.

Consider all he has done for you!

I hope you will be able to join the fun over at Word Art Wednesday, make a card, mail it, and bless someone—you may even win a nice prize from Lawn Fawn!

Thanks for stopping by!

Ginny M

Happy Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 663-664!

 Good Morning! It is Word Art Wednesday's Anything Goes Challenge # 663-664.  As always,  anything family-friendly goes a card, an ornament, a journal, or framed art; we love you sharing your talents and creations!   We have our beautiful devotion by Karen Letchworth, a digital scripture gift from Karen Murray, design team inspiration, and a terrific $25.oo prize from Seth Apter Designs,  Check the website out; there is something for every type of crafting. 

I think this week's challenge verse is especially pertinent to the times we are living in.  I found it a very encouraging reminder that the Lord is truly in control and that he has told us these days would come.  I am also thankful that no matter what happens he has told us he will never leave us or forsake us!!

My card this week:

Rejoice in hope - He is our Hope!

Thank you for stopping by, and remember to enter!!

Ginny M

Word Art Wednesday With a New Challenge # 659 & 660 , Join The Fun!

  Good Morning! It is Word Art Wednesday's Anything Goes Challenge # 659 & 660.  As always,  anything family-friendly goes a card, an ornament, a journal, or framed art; we love you sharing your talents and creations!   We have our beautiful devotion by Karen Letchworth, a digital scripture gift from Karen Murray, design team inspiration, and a sweet prize. Head over to Word Art Wednesday and find out who our prize sponsor is for this challenge!

My sample card for this week is also an Anna Griffin bits card.

For some reason, I am having issues this week with my faithful printer. Your verse won't be this light.

I hope you are having a great summer. I just came back from an almost three-week visit to my daughter and her family. Such a precious time. I'm busy with mid-summer canning, sourdough bread making, and a new style of Quilting and Embroidery. I love semi-retirement. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Ginny M

Word Art Wednesday With a New Challenge # 657 & 658 with a $25.00 prize from Penguin Palace!

 

               Good Morning! It is Word Art Wednesday's Anything Goes Challenge # 635-66.

 As always,  anything family-friendly goes a card, an ornament, a journal, or framed art; we love you sharing your talents and creations!  

We have our beautiful devotion by Karen Letchworth, a digital scripture gift from Karen Murray, design team inspiration, and a sweet $25.00 prize from Penguin Palace!

This week's card uses more Anna Griffin bits and pieces along with a digital image of the hymn 'Amazing Grace.'

Such an encouraging verse

Every time I read this first, I am deeply encouraged. It covers just about everything 

with his promise of fidelity towards us.

These cards make great gifts in a 5x7 frame. How nice to have this verse on a desk or dresser, reminding us of God's faithfulness. 

I hope you will be able to enter the Word Art Wednesday challenge. Make a card, enter it, and don't forget to mail it to brighten someone's day.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

Ginny M.

Word Art Wednesday With a New Challenge # 655 & 656 with a prize from My Favorite Things!

  Hello Everyone,  It is  Word Art Wednesday! Please take the time to click the blog Word Art Wednesday and check out Karen Letchworth's beautiful devotion and Karen Murphy's Digital Caligraphy featuring this week's verse: Psalm 31:24. For inspiration, we have the Design Teams' beautiful card inspirations.  Why not make a card and enter the challenge.  You can win a lovely gift certificate from My Favorite Things!

I've done a little stash-busting this month using my Anna Griffin card stash. There are lots of flowers and a vintage vibe.

For my sample this week:

This is an A2 size card, using two card fronts along with the flowers.

This is a favorite passage of mine; all of July's verses are great encouraging verses.

I hope you stop over to Word Art Wednesday, grab this week's verse, make a card to enter, and then mail it to someone who could use a little cheer.

Thank you for stopping by,

Ginny M

It is Word Art Wednesday, a little late, with a prize from this week's Sponsor Doodle Bug Stamps

 Good Morning. Time again for the Word Art Wednesday Family-Friendly Challenge.  We have our fresh Manna by Karen Letchworth to help us in our Christian way, a beautiful verse in Calligraphy by Karen Murray from Colossians 3:12, and a $25 gift drawing from Doodlebugs Stamps! 

I am thankful for a sweet devotion, another bible verse to add to our treasure chest of verses, and a prize; how awesome is that!  I hope you will take the time to make a card, enter it on the blog Word Art Wednesday, and, most importantly, send it to someone to brighten and bless their day!

He is my card for this first challenge of the summer:

I know I've made at least a couple hundred of these paper dress cards, they are really fun to make up a batch and use them as needed.  I use 6x6 paper pads to make the dresses; with all the different patterned papers that are out there, you can really make beautiful dresses!

The real star of the card, however, is the bible verse and the life-directing message.

The flowers are from an Anna Griffin kit - I love using this outside of a kit structure.

I hope you are off to a great start this summer. Try to take a few minutes, make a card, and enter the drawing at Word Art Wednesday!

Thanks for stopping by!

Maxam Sewing Studio

  As my full retirement approaches ( next June), I will start up Maxam Sewing again.  Things will be a little different here in New York.  In CT, MA, and TX, there was an abundance of sewing contract work available, but there is just about nothing here in NY. I made a lot of masks during COVID-19, but after that, I had no subcontract sewing.   I plan to offer full-service alterations, upcycling, embroidery stitch kits, and my old standby sewing machine sales. I'll do that until Steve retires or the Lord comes!

One of the first things I am excited to offer is the  Stitch Kit,  Asian Song: Lots of fun goodies!  You can find it here on FaceBook.

I have a new embellishing machine for my upcycles. It is so much fun!

  I have waited for one of these to come my way at an affordable price for almost a decade! It didn't disappoint.  I am still at the bottom of the learning curve, but I will master it!! 

My machines are set up and ready to stitch!

An exciting time for me.

The Asian Song Stitch Kit

If you would like to purchase, please go here:

Maxam Sewing Studio 

Thank you for stopping by

Ginny M. 

Word Art Wednesday With a New Challenge # 651 & 652 & Pink&Main Prize & Freebie!

 Good Morning. Time again for the Word Art Wednesday Family-Friendly Challenge.  We have our fresh Manna by Karen Letchworth to help us in our Christian way, a beautiful verse in Calligraphy by Karen Murray from Psalm 128:3-4, and a $20 gift drawing from Pink & Main! 

Good Word, another bible verse to add to our treasure chest of verses, and a prize; how awesome is that!  I hope you will take the time to make a card, enter it on the blog Word Art Wednesday, and, most importantly, send it to someone to brighten and bless their day!

For this Challenge, we have a beautiful verse for Father's Day; I used the verse for a Father's Day card for one of the fathers in our family, but I am not sure which one yet.  Here it is:

             The greens are of the olive plant; I was looking for Clean, Simple, and Masculine.

I used Strathmore 120# Felt finish paper for printing and a base to give the card texture and a good hand feel.  Aside from the card specs, what a beautiful verse for Father's Day!

I have done the digital work as a freebie if you would like:

Verse alone, right click and save

:

Olive Branch:

The black will not be there when you create your card.

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you join in the new challenge at Word Art Wednesday!

Ginny M

Word Art Wednesday With a New Family Friendly Challenge # 649 & 650 & Stamp Simply Prize

Hello, everyone. It's time again for the Word Art Wednesday Family-Friendly Challenge.  We have our Devotion by Karen Letchworth to help us in our Christian way, a beautiful verse in Calligraphy by Karen Murray from Collisions 4:6, And a $25 gift drawing from Stamp Simply! Good Word, another bible verse to add to our treasure chest of verses, and a prize; how awesome is that!  I hope you will take the time to make a card, enter it on the blog Word Art Wednesday, and, most importantly, send it to someone to let them know they are loved!

My card Sample this week:  "CAS",  Clean and Simple, not something I do often in my card making.

The Background is 4 quilt blocks made by my friend Diane for our quilts for people in need project. I Just loved it with this card.

Our digitized verse

This verse is a gift to you for your faith art right-click and save.

This is such an important verse; if we follow it, our lives become so much easier!

I hope you will be able to join us over at Word Art Wednesday,

Thank you for stopping by,

Ginny M

Word Art Wednesday and Happy Mothers Day Challenge # 647&648 and a freebie

 Good Morning. Time again for the Word Art Wednesday Family-Friendly Challenge.  We have our Devotion by Karen Letchworth to help us on our Christian way, a beautiful verse in Calligraphy by Karen Murray from Psalm 113:9, And a $25 gift drawing from Avery Elle! good Word, another bible verse to add to our treasure chest of verses, and a prize, how awesome is that!  I hope you will take the time to make a card, enter it on the blog, Word Art Wednesday, and most importantly, send it to someone to brighten and bless their day!

My card this week features our bible verse with a beautiful watercolor by Mary Cassett done in 1890.

      Her artwork is famous for portraying mothers with children in beautiful, loving images.

This verse has a special place in my own heart; after 3 miscarriages, I was deeply discouraged and grieving.  During the 4th and 5th pregnancies, the Lord blessed me with two beautiful children and even expanded my tent with my third child, whom I did not birth.  It was all great Joy and by                           the Mercy of the Lord! 

A very special card to send to someone who understands the rejoicing in this verse!

If you would like to use this image for your own Mother's Day card:

I hope you all have a Happy Mother's Day; we are all mothers of many, birthed children, adopted, won on our knees, and forever in our hearts.

God Bless You,

Ginny M

Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 645-646, Sponsored by Trinity Stamps- $50 prize!

  

 Hello Everyone,  It is  Word Art Wednesday! Please take the time to click the blog Word Art Wednesday and check out Karen Letchworth's beautiful devotion and Karen Murphy's Digital Caligraphy featuring this week's verse: Luke 18:1. For inspiration, we have the Design Teams' beautiful card Inspirations.  Why not make a card and enter the challenge.  You can win a lovely gift certificate to Trinity Stamps- A $50 prize! 

                                     For my cards this month  I decided to use black and white portraits.                                    I love the powerful impact they have paired with the bible verse.

This week's card image is by an Etsy seller: Love Junk Journals from the Joyful Portraits collection.

When I looked at this portrait, I really felt Joy in this picture, and I thought this could be me in twenty years!  I hope and pray that the joy of the Lord is seen in my life, don't you? The verse speaks loud and clear for itself. 

The card is printed on 110# white smooth cardstock, and the base is 130# watercolor paper.

When I read this verse it makes me think of this verse: 

       

Psalm 139:23,24

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

If there is any wicked way in me, I would like to know now so that I can repent and be ready when the Lord looks at the fruit of my doings!

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you join in the new challenge at Word Art Wednesday!

Ginny M

Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 643-644 Sponsored by Lawn Fawn- $25 prize!

  Hello Everyone,  It is  Word Art Wednesday! Please take the time to click the blog Word Art Wednesday and check out Karen Letchworth's beautiful devotion and Karen Murphy's Digital Caligraphy featuring this week's verse: Luke 18:1. For inspiration, we have the Design Teams' beautiful card Inspirations.  Why not make a card and enter the challenge.  You may win a lovely gift certificate to Lawn Fawn - A $25 prize! 

                                     For my cards this month  I decided to use black and white portraits.                                    I love the powerful impact they have paired with the bible verse.

The first one uses this wonderful masculine portrait:

The public domain image of the man praying was printed on 110# smooth white cardstock and the base card was 130# watercolor paper.  The card is 4.5x6.5

I changed the text color to white.

The verse for you to right-click and save:

Thank you for stopping by and sharing a few minutes of your busy day.  I hope you will join the Word Art Wednesday challenge. We would love to see your beautiful creation!

Ginny M

\

Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 641-642 Sponsored by Trinity Stamps with a $50.00 Prize!

 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 639-640 Sponsored by Pretty Pink Posh- $30 prize!

   Good Morning! It is Word Art Wednesday's Anything Goes Challenge # 635-66.  As always,  anything family-friendly goes a card, an ornament, a journal, or framed art; we love you sharing your talents and creations!   We have our beautiful devotion by Karen Letchworth, a digital scripture gift from Karen Murray, design team inspiration, and a sweet $30.00 prize from  Pretty Pink Posh! Check the website out; there is something for every type of crafting. My card for this week's verse.  

Today's card used a lovely vintage American urban watercolor image.  I did write the artist's name down along with a little info about him, but, surprise, I can find that note!

I embossed my pumpkin-colored stucco wall  background and printed it on 130# cold-pressed watercolor paper

 

                                             So many high places to walk in the modern world,                                             I thank God he is with us every step of the way

The verse I printed on 120# textured natural white paper

I think this might make a nice graduation card.

This week's verse gift you your crafty makes:





Right-click and save.

Thank you for stopping by and sharing a few minutes of your busy day.  I hope you join in the challenge. We would love to see your beautiful creation!

Ginny M