Insignificant Gifts

Hi Faithers,   Reading this book, Twelve Ordinary Men" by John MacArthur and really enjoying getting to know the 12 apostles better. He has good insight into the kind of personality each had from reading the scriptures. Like Andrew never preached to the crowds but that he brought people to Christ personally one by one. And he saw the insignificant meal that the boy had to offer, but he brought him to Jesus anyway, believing Jesus would use it somehow.  I was inspired by someones post of this verse, but can't seem to find it now....but thanks for the inspiration of the 5 loaves and 2 fish!

 

It doesn't matter what we have....it matters if we have it in the right hands.....the hands of Jesus.  He can make everything matter and count not matter the size!

 

Let's give it all to God! 
Blessings,
Jill

Hope Unshakeable

 Hi Faithers!
Today I wanted to share how to add another entry if the page you want is already done.  Above is the page I had done and I wanted to add the song Anchor from Hillsong to it.  So I picked colors that coordinated with the anchor and used the margin of the page.  I love this song and it just goes so well with the rest of this page.

 I used the Faith Art stamps and Sunset Adirondack paint dauber.  Then I colored with Prismacolor pencils.

Enjoy and be blessed!
Jill

Give Until You Laugh

Hi Faithers,
We had such a great time this morning at our Bible Journaling small group, that I lead from my church!! We take the Sunday sermon and illustrate it.  The scripture was 2 Corinthians 10:13 and 9:10.  We will shine our light bright for all our sphere of influence...and give until we laugh!... Because we cannot out give God and when we freely give of ourselves and resources he will always amaze us at his abundant blessing he will rain down on us!!! To God be the Glory!!!

I prepped my page with clear gesso, then I started with the Faith Art stamp of the candle in the middle,  using a template for the circle and drew stick people standing "in my sphere of influence" and wrote my notes in the circle.  I used Micron Pens for the drawing and lettering and my Prismacolor Watercolor pencils for the color.

Happy Day!
Jill

Love Came Down

 

Hi Faithers,

Love came down from heaven and showers us!  What a gift of grace and mercy!  I used the Faith Art stamps to illustrate the words.  I prepped the page with pink acrylic paint, then stamped with acrylic paint and colored in with colored pencils.  The small hearts are from Unity.  The washi tape on the sides really finishes it off and frames the page.

I am using the Journal Bible from Local Bibles for this one.  It has larger margins and makes it easier to do art on the pages.  

What is your favorite products to use on a page??

Blessings to you all,

Jill

Faith Art Stamps

 My friend Lori has been busy in her bible with her new Faith Art stamps!!  I love the way she has combined the images.   She did prep her pages with gesso, then stamped and colored with watercolor pencils and colored pencils.

Check out all the stamps on the tool bar at the top of the blog or on the side in my Etsy store.
Happy Sunday,
Jill

Prepping Your Bible Page With Acrylic Paint

 Hi Faithers!
I love color!  Lots of color!  Bright colors!  So I like to put color all over my pages when I journal....it just makes me happy!  Yesterday I shared that gesso is an acrylic base product, so I discovered that if you put acrylic paint down on your page there is no bleed through with stamps and pens...just like gesso.  So I did another verse for my page. I did another quick video you can watch below.   As I was studying Colossians, this first really hit me.....Christ is my hope of Glory!  I used my Faith Art stamps for the dragonfly, a Fude Ball pen for the lettering this time (it works great on acrylics).  I used the back of the paint brush dipped in purple paint for the dots.

 

Here is a look at the back of the page....a little shadow, but no bleed through.

 I used my Prismacolor pencils to color the dragonflies and the flourish.

 

 

Enjoy the video.

I have made a list of the products that I frequently use in my journaling.  It is an affiliate link, so if you make a purchase I will get a very small kickback.

If  you have any questions feel free to ask:)

Have a blessed weekend!
Jill

Faith Art Rubber Stamps

 Hi Faithers!  Today I want to share a quick page I did with my Faith Art stamps.  Stamps make it so easy to decorate a page and if you feel you are not an artist rubber stamps are a wonderful way to add to your pages.  I have been studying the book of Colossians and on the first page there were several different things that jumped out to me.  Using the stamps I was able to illustrate each one with the stamps and bring a lot of color to the page without a lot of work.  The stamps are available in my Etsy store and you can get to it by clicking on the picture below.

And I also had an ah ha moment yesterday when I was doing this page.  Gesso is an acrylic base and coats the page so you don't get any bleed through.  Well, paint daubers are acrylic paint....sooooo......I used the paint daubers on the stamps and stamped with the acrylic paint and then colored with colored pencils!!  There was no prepping the page and no bleed through!  

 

I put the hearts around the word love in the first section.  In the second section it was talking about the light of the kingdom so I used the sun above that and the dove represents the hope.

I pray that you will find time to feel the peace God shares when you are in his word.  If there is a technique or product you would like to see me use please leave me a message and I will do my best to do it.

Blessings & Prayers to you!
Jill

Oceans by Hillsong

Hi Faithers!  I love this song and have been wanting to journal it in my bible.  I did this page in Matthew, but think that I will have to do add to it to do more words....because there is so much more to the song than that one line.  Imagine a trust without borders!  That's deep......Spirit lead me! 
I was inspired by this print on Pinterest here.

I did the background with acrylic paint and a makeup sponge.  I put some paint on the sponge and worked it into the sponge on my craft mat til it was well worked in and not wet, then almost burnished into the page.  I was surprised at how transparent it was this way.  And it preps the page then since it is acrylic and the pen work did not bleed through.  I used my Pitt pen for the lettering.

Happy Day!
Jill

Prepping Your Page With Gesso

Hi Faithers!!  Here is a quick 3 minute video on how I prep my pages with clear gesso.  You can purchase the Tri Art Gesso from Amazon here.

Enjoy and get in your Bibles!  See what great things God has in store for you.  Just start!

Blessings,
Jill

Alive in Christ

This was a late entry into my bible last night.  I have been reading Colossians and copying the book in my journal.  I have seen this image as a tattoo before and was reminded of it last night and it fit perfect on the page.  I did prep the page with gesso first and used a Pitt pen.  Red acrylic paint was splattered to finish it off.

Have a blessed week!
Jill

Bible Flip Through

I just thought I would share my entire bible with you today....Hope you enjoy:)



Jill

Bible Journaling Bleed Through

Hello Faithers, I have been asked to show some of the backs of pages that I've done to show what the other side looks like....so I have taken a few of my pages to share with you.  The page that I posted yesterday was prepped with gesso...here is the front

Here is the back of the girl page.  When you prep a page, you can stamp with any ink and write with any pen and get no bleed through....you are able to completely read the page and can even do some art journaling on the back page.  As you see the gesso does crinkle the page a bit, but its not bad and will lay flatter as it sits in a closed book. 

 

 This next page was done on an untreated page....I stamped and colored with colored pencils and used Pitt Pens for the writing.  The page is flat and smooth, but.....

 You flip over to the back of the page and it doesn't really have bleed through, but ghosting.  The ink doesn't soak through, but you can see the image quite well.

 Another way to prep your page with out gesso is to use acrylic paints.  Here I used Dina Wakely paints and a credit card to scrape some paint on the page.  You can still read the scripture because the paint is put on so thin.  I stamped on the painted sections and did color a bit with colored pencils.

 

On the back side you see a very small amount of ghosting, but not much, you could still do some art on the back side easily.

 

 Here is a picture of the tag that I added as a tip in.....it is just taped on the left side with washi tape and can be lifted up to read the page.

I hope this has been helpful to those starting out.  If you have any question please feel free to contact me.

Blessings,
Jill

Every Breath

Happy Weekend Faithers!  Today's page is in Job...every breath is a gift from God.  He gives us life through breath.  These are stamps from Unity Stamp Co, Phyllis Harris is the artist.  I did prep the page with clear gesso, I take an old credit card and dip it in the gesso about a 1/4" and then scrape or spread it across the page, putting a thin coat down.  Then dry it with the heat gun or let it air dry, then repeat, so you have 2 thin coats.  This prevents the ink from the stamps bleeding through. I used my Inktense Blocks to watercolor the image.  I like the Inktense because they go on like watercolors, but after they dry they are permanent and do not reactive with water like regular watercolors.  The pages doesn't need to be sealed to be protected against moisture.

Make the most of this day that has been given to you....share your smile with those around you and don't be stingy....give freely!
Hugs,
Jill

Jesus is Light of the World

 Hi Faithers!  Today's entry is in Matthew 5:16....be a light and shine for Jesus!  I designed the candle stamp, from my Light of the World stamp set, to fit nicely into the cross stamp, from Grace and Mercy stamp set.  The word stamps are from those sets as well and the parentheses.  I just got these neon Stabilo pens and wanted to use those, so my page is rather bright!  I'm letting my light shine:)  The rays are from a Tim Holtz stencil with Distress ink.  I did prep the page first with the Tri Art Gesso....it is a very smooth gesso, just like the Art Basics, and I had no bleed through.

 

Below are the stamp sets that I used on the page....there are countless ways to use the images!

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Remember to sign up to the left with your email to get inspiration every morning in your inbox!

Let you light shine today for all to see!

Hugs,

Jill

Faith Art Rubber Stamps are HERE!!!!

Hi Biblers!!
I am so excited to share my new line of rubber stamps with you!!!  They are so versatile and can be used of course with Faith Art (that's why I made them! lol), but they will also work well if you do the Project Life, Documented Faith or Documented Life.  They are made in the good ole USA and come in a CD case for storage, they are mounted on cling cushion, so you just stick them to an acrylic block and stamp.  As you have seen examples the last couple of days, there are countless verses and places in your bibles that you can use them.  With every purchase 10% goes to "His Girls" a program to help girls get on the right path.  I have also included 3 tabs to be used to make the beautiful pages you will be making in your bibles.

They can all be purchased in my Etsy Store here.

 

Click here to purchase all 4 sets at a discount in my Etsy store
Bundle Set    $58.00

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God is Love $15.95

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Grace & Truth $15.95

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Light of the World $15.95

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Sing Praise $15.95














I have made decorative elements that can help decorate your page in each stamp set, like the parentheses and the vine in the first set....use them to decorate the names of each book on top and bottom

Let me know what you think of the stamp sets!!

Hugs & Blessings,
Jill