Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Word Art Wednesday/Stampin' Sisters in Christ Valentine's Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Word Art Wednesday/Stampin' Sisters in Christ Valentine's Blog Hop. 

If you arrived here from Tabitha’s blog, you're in the right place, but if you found me by chance, please go back and start at  Word Art Wednesday.  We are celebrating LOVE......God's love.  All you need to do is visit each stop on the Blog Hop and leave a comment on each blog to be eligible for the Grand Prize from Stampin' Up. 

 

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I truly enjoy the “fluffy” worldly Valentines day we celebrate - heavens, any date that celebrates LOVE is so welcome, but there is a LOVE, a love that is deeper, more profound than anything we ever experience and that is a love that was borne out of the the sacrifice upon the cross which was made for us. 

This is the love that steps in when the world crushes us and puts us out in the cold, leaves us alone, takes from us - this love is waiting right there to put His arms of love around you. 

I constantly hear the question “Why does He allow bad things to happen to us?”  It’s because we live in a fallen world.  He never promised things won’t happen, that’s life in our broken world.  No, He never promised us we will not suffer at times, but He did promise He will be here to comfort and guide us when we allow Him in. 

I don’t know what you might be struggling with today but I’m praying as I post that you allow yourself to accept the greatest gift in life - the gift of God’s pure love.

I hope you enjoy the Vintage Image or Fun Froggy Cut I've made for you as prizes for stopping by but don’t forget to visit all the blogs to be eligible to win the big Stampin’ Up prize. 

My Vintage Image is in PNG format so will work for all your projects as it has a transparent background. 

 

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click on the flower graphic to be taken to Ge.tt

where you can download the FULL sized image!

You may use the Vintage image as you wish!

 

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click on card picture above to be taken to Ge.tt to download zipped folder

My Frog file is for PERSONAL Non-Commercial use only.

Designer Paper - Junkitz Essentials Paper Z

 

My Froggy is my very own design, made specially for use with the Silhouette SD or Cameo.  I was coveting this little feller but ah when love pierces one’s heart it does funny things so I’ve decided to allow him to hop into YOUR life too!   He’s a sweet addition to a greeting card but can also perch on his own to cheer you up at work atop your computer monitor or even a “hoppy” addition to a child’s lunch bag.  I’d be delighted to see how you use him. 

Both of these files will be archived in the TABS sections up top of my blog so you are able to come and visit any time should you misplace these. 

When you've left your comment here, Miesje is next on the Hop, and I know she has something lovely for you to see.  We hope you enjoy the Blog Hop, and we'd love to have you visit  Word Art Wednesday regularly.  Thanks for stopping by, and have a blessed day!

We will announce the Grand Prize winner on our Word Art Wednesday  blog the afternoon of Tuesday, February 14.

Make sure your last stop should be at Stampin’ Sisters in Christ where you will tell us you finished the entire blog hop. 

Word Art Wednesday

Wendy

Karen L

Marilynn

Karen C

Gemiel

Linda

Tabitha

Barbara (Me - you are HERE in the list, continue on until you’ve coverd each place!)

Miesje

Paula

PeggySue

Rebekka

Kristine

Last Stop - Stampin' Sisters in Christ

54 comments:

  1. Jaw dropping gorgeous...love that flower!

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  2. Are there 2 of you, lol? I think there must be....I do love your card...that flower is gorgeous!

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  3. Hi, stunning card - so elegant! I am so enjoying visiting of the lovely blogs. Thanks for the opportunity to take part. Luv & God bless, Trish x

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  4. beautiful cards. love that rose!

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  5. Barbara, your first card is so elegant. I love that gorgeous flower with the embossing and such a great layout to showcase the verse. I love how you decorated the toes of your little froggy! I hope you have a blessed day!

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  6. This is stunning! I just love all white cards with splashes of color and this combo is perfect. Love that flower you created.

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  7. Beautiful work and wonderful sharing! I really like the falling hearts too! I saw the watermark on your photo and wondered where you lived. Wasn't surprised it was BC. I live in SK and thought it might be here since it's a very common name around here! lol Nice to meet you!...Nancy :o)

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  8. Awesome card! Love the embossing background and the flower is stunning!

    Love the falling hearts!!

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  9. Good afternoon Barb:)
    What a GORGEOUS card!! I LOVE the embossing and your flower is SOOO PRETTY! I also LOVE that the scripture verse is prominent on your card.I'd say ..your card is PERFECT!!:)
    I also LOVE your frog card!! HOW FUN! Thank you so much for sharing him with me.I agree..he can be used in so many ways!:)

    Huge hugs,
    Valinda

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  10. A truly beautiful card! I like the white on white, and LOVE the flower. (Did you make it?) The verse certainly stands out on the black oval. VERY nice!

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  11. Beatiful card. It is so elegant

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  12. This is so elegant! I love the tag that you've created for the verse! The embossing is fabulous!

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  13. Fabulous card. I love the embossed background. Thanks for sharing. Your falling hearts are so cool!

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  14. Beautiful card, love the rose. Thanks for sharing.

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  15. This is such a gorgeous card!! It is beautiful in itself but it keeps the verse as the focal point! Love it!!

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  16. I also love the flower, but it is the embossing that really makes the card for me, lovely!

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  17. Love the simplicity and elegance of your card! That flower is gorgeous and that froggie must be the cutest ever! Thank you! Hugs, Sarah

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  18. All of the white space is so pretty with the lovely pop of the pink rose and the black highlighting that wonderful verse. Thanks for your thoughts as well, a great midpoint in my day to visit your blog.

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  19. I love the beautiful simplicity of this. Stunning!

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  20. I love the simplicity and beauty of your card! So very, very pretty!

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  21. That flower is amazing! and the embossing is a perfect touch. TFS

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  22. Barbara -- your art is beautiful! (I love the textured paper and shape of the word art.) But your heart is even more lovely -- kind (the sweet comment you left on my blog -- and yes, I am Canadian :) -- in Whitby, ON -- where are you?, generous (the adorable froggy you're sharing with everyone) and thoughtful (I noticed somewhere along the hop that you are praying for all the bloggers and their visitors. I, for one, so apreciate that!)Thank you for sharing your art AND your heart!

    Paula (from the WAW DT)

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  23. So simple and very elegant. Sometimes less and more, right!!! God's love is incredible! Have a blessed day. Hugs, Dawn

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  24. WOW!! this has definitely got the wow factor. It's absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for the images too. I'm frog mad so your little chap will be very welcome with me here in the UK
    Margaret xx

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  25. What a beautiful card. I really like the embossed background and the soft pink flower and accents.

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  26. I really love this card and the little frog card is adorable too. But the WAW card really blows me out of the water! I am so happy to have been a part of this.

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  27. Hi Barbara,

    I have tried 7 times to leave a comment for the Word Art Wednesday blog hop but keep getting an error message. I will continue to try but if you can post for me that would really be great.

    "Your card is just glorious!! Love all the texture, gorgeous color and that flower is fabulous!!"

    Thanks so much. Every time I post with my Google name, it gives me the same word verification (smenita), and then says I didn't type the correct word. Over and over again! I even rebooted my computer and deleted all history and cookies...no luck.

    Karen Ladd (Karen L)

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  28. FROG= Forever Rely On God!
    I cannot imagine living a life and not knowing that I can rely on God for EVERYTHING!!
    Your card is beautiful...I especially love that pretty pink rose.

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  29. Very pretty card. I am having such a fun time on the hop w yall. pennyc

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  30. I love this flower, and the embossing you have done...

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  31. Barb your card is absolutely stunning! So beautiful and elegant. Thank you also for the download - I took the hydrangea :-).
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  32. Hi Barbara, beautiful card. I am in love with the textured background and the glitter on the rose.

    Thank you for being a part of WAW this month and joining us in the hop. :o)

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  33. love the embossing and the card is awesome thanks for sharing...

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  34. That glittery rose is the most beautiful flower I've seen in a while! Did you make it?! LOVE your pink black and white CAS style card for the hop--stunning! Thank you for the reminder of God's love--it's what we all need in our world today! Thanks, also, for the freebies! God blessed!

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  35. Wow love your card! I like the flower you used and the colors.

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  36. I love the flower. it is a great addition to the beautiful card! Thanks for sharing your talent.

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  37. Oh this is sooo pretty! LOVE the pretty glittered pink rose on the white embossed bg! It's so pretty! Thanks for the images too! Love the vintage one!!!

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  38. This is gorgeous! Love the flower!

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  39. Beautiful card!! Love the embossing.

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  40. it's a lovely card....love the rose

    Hugs,
    Jill

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  41. Love the simplicity of your card

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  42. Beautiful, the embossing looks fantastic and the flower is so pretty.

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  43. Hi There!

    I do especially love your floral card very much! However, I love what you wrote about His love and letting it in even more! Thank you for your wise words of wisdom!

    The froggy card is adorable!

    He IS Able!
    Traci Starkweather

    You May Win 1-5 Cards Weekly!
    http://He-IS-Able.blogspot.com

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  44. Barbara that flower is stunning!!!!

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  45. Barbara!

    I love the card that you made so simple but yet so elegant!

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  46. Stunningly gorgeous card! Love the CAS look and the colors! Great post, as well!

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  47. What a stunning card! I love everything about it. haha Blessings!

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  48. This is beautiful! I have that embossing folder, it's so elegant. And that sparkly flower is gorgeous!!

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  49. Great card-love the rose. Thanks for being our guest this month!

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  50. Love the clean and simple look on your card. And the flower is just so sweet!

    Thanks for sharing,

    Wendy

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  51. CAS beauty! I love the stunning rose on top of the embossing. And my, isn't that frog a cutey! Thanks for sharing

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  52. Simply stunning card.. love the pink rose and just a little bit of twine with the sentiment against the embossed white background.. beautiful.. thanks for sharing..

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  53. Beautiful Card. I love it. May God Bless You, joann Sassy Raggedy

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