Faith Art Journaling class

We had such a fantastic time today at Trinity Baptist Church in Sun City Center today! They were all brave in trusting God to lead them in their art worship adventure.  

We plan on meeting again March 26th right before Easter and doing a page on the empty tomb.

Look at all those beautiful pages so full of color!

Sweet Name of Jesus

I've been thinking about this page for a while, but wasn't sure of where I wanted to put it.  I was originally thinking of the New Testament, maybe one of the Gospels.  But then it hit me that it needs to be in Isaiah 9:6...and He shall be called...... I prepped or painted my page with gold acrylic paint and a makeup sponge.  Then I used my Pazzles machine and cut out the letters and traced them on the page and colored with colored pencils.  The swirls were added to write all the different names on.  I now I don't have them all, but a lot of them! 
Now I want to start working on the names of Jehovah!

Happy Faithing!
Jill

Be Bold as a Lion

 Hi Faithers,
This is one of the pages I did at my scrapbook weekend.   I want to speak boldly for Christ in all I do.

I digitized a photo and made a colorbook page, then printed it on tracing paper, colored with pencils and used matte gel medium to put it down.  The lettering was done with a stencil.

Be bold in your faith today!
Hugs,
Jill

Water to Wine

Hi Faithers......I am studying through the book of John and Jesus first miracle really stood out.  It has so much spiritual meaning. The fact that it happened at a wedding symbolized that Jesus is the bridegroom and we the church are his bride.  Also, the fact of the ritual washing of water that will change to a spiritual washing of his blood.  If you are looking for a deep way of studying check out the Journibles at Christian Book.  I'm not using their journals, but my own and copying scripture.  I pray before I study for an open heart and insight into what God wants to reveal to me through the words I'm writing.  By taking the time and writing every word of scripture down really gives you time to let it sink and and time to meditate on the words.  The Spirit has really lead me deep in this kind of study and then it takes me deeper into illustrating it in my bible.
    I found the image on Google and drew it staight in my Bible with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol.  A little washi tape to jazz it up some. 
Blessing to you today!
Jill

Catch God's Vision

Hi Faithers....this weeks sermon was a summary of all the great volunteers that helped out at VBS this year.  He started with the lady in charge and her vision and how everyone jumped on board and made the vision come to life.  I like the way he referenced it to the story of David and the armies coming to share in God's vision of making David king.  Then they had 3 days of celebration.

The other part that stood out to me was the list of all the armies that came from all around.....very large groups of hundreds of thousands....and then in the middle you see a group of 200....but God still used them even if they were small in number.  Never thing you are to insignificant for God to use.  He can use anything we have to offer, big or small.

The stamp of the girl is from Unity and is a Phyllis Harris image.  I stamped on deli paper and colored with colored pencils then glued her on the page.  The words where done with Distress Ink and a stencil.  I did prime the page because of the inked letters.

Thanks for looking!
Jill

Apostle of Love

 Hi Faithers!  Sorry I've been MIA....I've been busy with classes.  I've been reading the book 12 Ordinary Men and I am also writing the book of John.  So when I started writing John, I was reading about the apostle John and thought I would combine both efforts on this page.  So the top notes are from the book reading.  Then I was using my Faith Art stamps just in what was speaking to me.  I used the Mermaid Lagoon Paint dauber, and didn't have to prep my page.  The heart background is a Tim Holtz stencil with Pan Pastels.

I met with our small group today and we did a cute page with a Phyllis Harris Unity stamp....I'll share that tomorrow.

Thanks for looking.  What are you working on or reading lately??

Jill

Trust the Lord

Hi Faithers,  This is my favorite verse...Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.  In all you ways acknowledge him and He will make your path straight.

I did an acrylic paint background and used the Faith Art stamps for the flowers and Pitt pens for the lettering.
Here is a quick video I did on this technique....and absolutely no bleed through.

Have a great Lord's day!
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

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

A Study in Hosea

 I recently did a study in the book of Hosea and wow, what and eye opener to the depth of God's love, mercy and grace!  It is a book of God's redeeming love.  The first time I read the book of Hosea was after I had read the book Redeeming Love from Francine Rivers.  What a great book to read, if you haven't yet I highly recommend it! Then about a month ago our Preacher preached out of the first chapter and so I decided to read it again.  I also looked up a bible study from "She Read Truth".  It can be an challenging book to read because it is 13 chapters of Israel sinning against God and His righteous anger towards them.  After I had read half of it I came across Journibles.  The idea of literally writing your own bible....I thought that was a wonderful idea and decided to start mine out with Hosea.  So I started writing and the scripture came to life even more and it really slows you down and lets you think about each word in every verse.  I was amazed at the depth of God's anger toward Israel.  But I was more amazed at the little single verses sprinkled in a couple of places of God's love for his people.  So after 13 chapters I was really having a hard time reading about all the bad stuff Israel was doing, then the rainbow came!  Chapter 14, the final chapter is about God's mercy and grace towards His people and how much he loves them and wants to be with them.  Even though they deserve destruction, He will not do it.  I saw God on a new dimension after all that and saw how much he truly does love me/us and that he longs to supply us with everything we need and want....all we need to do is trust and turn to Him!

 

 If you are doubting if God loves you or wants you, Hosea will encourage you that he loves you with everything he has and deeply wants a relationship with you.  Reach out to Him and he will be there for you and supply all your needs and more!

I did multiple pages in the book of Hosea with mostly watercolors, but the last page was done with acrylic paints scrapped on the page.

Blessings & Hugs,
Jill

A Blessed Nation

Happy Independence Day a day late:)  We spent the day with family, so this is a day late and was done in the car on the way home.  So it is a little bit scribbly, but that's okay for me...it's about the time in the word.  I pray that our nation will always seek His guidance and that we as Christians will not be fearful in proclaiming his good word.  We need to be bold and stand firm in his promises and not be weak.  Trust that he will guide us and lead us through his rigtheousness.

I did this page with just Prismacolor "Watercolor" pencils this time.  You just add water and they turn to paint after you have drawn your image.  The lettering was done with a metallic gel pen, then the watercolor pencils.

I added a few word stickers from Tim Holtz at the top for another.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you enjoyed family and fireworks and our free country we live in.

Blessings,
Jill