Thursday, October 29, 2015

His Kingdom Come Birthday Blog Hop

Welcome to a very exciting blog hop. This week His Kingdom Come is celebrating its first birthday. Can you believe that we only launched our community on November 1st 2014 and we have grown to over 2000 members. This week we have a special blog hop and event to celebrate. Keep reading!

Thank you, everyone of you, for making this journey with us. We had no idea what we were taking on when God called us to build a new Christian creative online community. And it is totally thanks to Him that we are where we are today.

 If you have been with us the whole time then thank you for your support. It has been most appreciated by the Foundation Team. If you have joined us during the last few months then you are very welcome. To find out about our history visit the His Kingdom Come website where you can read our story.

The Foundation Team are already planning new classes and new products for 2016 and we hope you will continue to belong to the His Kingdom Come community.

To celebrate our first birthday each day this week the Foundation Team is blogging about their experience of HKC and showing some of their faithart.

Each blog has the complete list of participants so if you miss a day you can go back and read our blogs.
Monday 26th   Diane Marra
Tuesday 27th   Shonna Bucaroff
Wednesday 28th   Merri Dennis
Thursday 29th   Mary Brack
Friday 30th   Bernice Hopper
Saturday 31st   His Kingdom Come

As you visit each blog please leave a comment. Each of us will choose one person at random to win a prize. Please leave your comments by noon PST (8pm GMT) on Tuesday 3rd November.

 This past year has been a lot of fun as we have built up the HKC community. I have enjoyed the new friendships I have made with the foundation team members and the members in our community. HKC is so blessed to have so many wonderful artists and creatives! I'm continually blown away by the art and the expressions of faith made by the members of our community. In the past year I have grown as an artist, gone deeper in my walk with the Lord, and have discovered a knack for writing devotions that I didn't know I had.It's been a good year! It has been such an honor and a blessing for me that this community has become a place of encouragement, support and friendship for so many people. Thank you all for being a part of this!

 A few of my art projects for HKC
And there’s more! 
To celebrate our birthday on Sunday November 1st we are offering you a discount of 25% off these classes: Faithart 101 5 class bundle, Faithart 102 God’s Aviary class, The Zigzag Postcard Book and the Altered Books: The Promised Land 3 class bundle. These will be discounted on the shop site so you do not need a code at the checkout.
You will be given a full refund if you buy one of these classes on Sunday 1st November and then win the class from your comment on a blog.  

You can also receive 10% off any faithart products you buy from the HKC shop by using this code: bday2015.
You will be given a full refund if you buy one of the products on Sunday 1st November which you then win from your comment on a blog.

These discounts apply between 12.01am PST and midnight PST on Sunday 1st November. (Sunday 8.01am GMT to 8am Monday)

Prize winners will be announced on the His Kingdom Come Blog on Wednesday 4th November.

Prizes to be won by leaving comments on the Foundation Team members’ blogs:
Diane Marra A God’s Aviary Dove stencil & a set of Doves stamps
Shonna Bucaroff Faithart 102 God’s Aviary class
Merri Dennis Faithart 101 5 class bundle
Mary Brack A God’s Aviary Eagle stencil & a set of Wings stamps
Bernice Hopper Altered Books: The Promised Land 3 class bundle
His Kingdom Come A set of Promised Land stamps & a set of Sparrows stamps

Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a prize!

30 comments:

  1. Thank you, Mary, for all you do to make HKC a community that celebrates God in fresh, engaging ways.
    Blessing Hugs,
    Teresa

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  2. Thank you so much, Mary, for sharing your talents and wisdom with us. You are a blessing! I appreciate all you do and thank our Father for you.
    Many blessings to you,
    Zuda Gay Pease

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  3. Thank you Mary for all that you do on HKC. I have learned so much from you!
    I have been truly blessed by this community. I SO appreciate all of you.

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  4. Big congratulations, Mary! Such an amazing accomplishment! You are a great encouragement to the craft world! Hugs, Autumn

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  5. Hi, Mary, Happy Birthday to HKC. And thank you all for starting this great site. I have really enjoyed being here since last Spring. I love being able to share my art and being inspired by all the other artists at HKC. I am looking forward to seeing what will happen in the next year. Blessings to all of you. Cynaemon.

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  6. Hard to believe that it has already been ONE YEAR since we have all been enjoying the blessings of His Kingdom Come. Thank you for all you do for all of us. I can spot your pieces a mile away - just love your style!

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    1. LOL! Thanks Monique! It is hard to believe it has been a year. :)

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  7. Congratulations on your first birthday!Thankyou for showing me that I can express my faith through art.

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  8. So grateful for His Kingdom Come and your faithfulness to share! I have learned so much from your helps on how to study the Bible, and learn something new every time I go through them. Enjoy your creativity!

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    1. Thank you Margie, Your digging deeper into God's Word is the best compliment I can receive. :)

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  9. Thank you for showing your great Christian art.
    This blog is what I need!

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  10. Mary, I loved hearing how HKC has impacted your life also this year. What an amazing time it has been and I'm so thankful for each one of you! Thank you for saying, "Yes" to the Lord along with the other foundation members and blessing so many. I have learned so much and drawn into an even more intimate relationship with the Lord through HKC. I appreciate all you do!

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    1. Thanks Shawna! It's been great getting to know so many people this past year! I'm so glad you are one of them. :)

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  11. Wow. Is it already a year? I can't believe I've been following you guys and God for a whole year. Congratz. I have loved seeing your art all year.

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  12. I have been a "hard-core" Bible Study student for many years and love getting into God's Word. I had absolutely NO IDEA how much more deeply I would go into His Word .... and the depths of my heart that He would plumb when I began my journey with HKC in January 2015. I am so very thankful for all that you and the team have done to make this site available. Happy Birthday HKC and as the little song goes ..... "and many more."

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    1. What a great testimony for our community, Deb. Thanks!

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  13. Thank you for sharing your love of art and Scripture. I'm still finding my way around this community.
    Julie sweeps@hotmail.com
    https://www.pinterest.com/halfajulie/

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    1. So glad you have joined us Julie! Thanks for your comment. :)

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  14. Thank you for showing me another way to express my love of Christ, through art.

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    1. That's awesome Ruth! Thanks for sharing that with me. :)

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  15. I hank you so much for all your hard work. I look forward to the next year and all the new classes. I hope to join in on the devotionals as well. I have been trying not to take to much on all at once, but it has been so exciting finding this group! Thank you for all your hard work.

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