SNSS – Under His Wings…

For my Bible journal page today, I am still in the book of Psalms –

Psalm 91:4

“He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge…”

I love the image this brings to my mind. I think about a movie or a book when danger occurs and the protector throws themselves over the innocent to keep them safe. While life doesn’t often bring explosions and such, we do have upsets and disappointments and knowing that when we are in need of protection, God will tuck us under His wings and keep us safe, is so comforting to me. It is such a blessing going into each day with this picture in my mind.

For this page, I used Sweet N Sassy Stamp Set – Creative Worship: His Wings. I also used a few Alphabet Sets Chunky Alpha, Skinny Caps Alpha, and Skinny Lowercase Sets.

I stamped the feathers onto the page with Versamark ink and heat embossed with clear powder. I then used distress inks (Rusty Hinge, Antique Linen, and Vintage Photo) for a water color wash. I Inked up the words with Archival Jet Black Ink.

I hope you are inspired and that your day is a blessed one! Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

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SNSS Peace on Earth!

Today I have a Bible Journal page using the new “Peace on Earth” set from Sweet N Sassy Stamps. I hope to do a matching page on the other side with some of the other images in the set.

It is hard to believe it is time to do a Christmas page but it is just around the corner and what better way to prepare for it than to remember the reason we celebrate. And in the craziness that is the world today, what better reminder that Peace on Earth will be granted to those with whom God is pleased. What a gift of Hope to those who believe in and strive to please God.My page uses Distress Oxides for the background and the earth and adds some touches of Distress inks. I splashed on a little pearlized water color to create a look of stars. Note: I didn’t prep my page and found out the hard way that while distress oxides don’t really bleed through…distress inks do. That’s OK – I love this page and the backside is a challenge for another day… right?

I hope you were inspired. Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

SNSS The King of Glory!

My page today is In Psalms – the 24th. It talks about the awesomeness of God – He is the King of Glory! – The statement itself is powerful – right?

For today’s Bible Journaling, I revisited Sweet N Sassy Stamp Set – Creative Worship: Child of the King. This set is so wonderful. It is simple yet powerful.

I stamped the image directly onto the page and used color pencils it color it. To keep it simple, I didn’t use any background inks… The “King” stamp actually says “Child of the King” so I masked off all but “King” for my page.

I hope your day is a blessed one! Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

 

SNSS – Gracious Words are SWEET!

Today I have a Bible journal page to share using one of this month’s new stamp sets – Sweet as Honey. This set is a lot of fun and perfect for cards and journaling both. I used the Proverbs 16:24 Sentiment

“Gracious words are like a honeycomb. Sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”

When I read this, it makes me think about how someone reacts when I smile and/or give them an encouraging or kind word. They visibly brighten and stand taller. It really takes so little to offer this kindness and the outcome is so much more.

As I go through the day to day motions, I often look down at my computer, or a report, or any number of things, and while I trudge on without looking up and smiling or speaking to those around me, I realize that it is just as much a loss for me as it is for them because, while they may smile and stand taller from my kind words, I believe I have the same reaction simply by knowing I caused it in another.

This was such a fun page to do and I definitely felt God’s reminder in the message…

Supplies:

• Image: Sweet as Honey

• Ink: I brushed Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade and Vintage Photo Distress ink onto the page then added the same colors to my craft mat where I spritzed them with water so I could pick up with my brush and flick some droplets onto the page. I inked the honeycomb and verse in Versafine toffee ink and the bee in Versafine Onyx black (on watercolor paper then I embossed with clear). I used metallic white watercolor on the wings and fossilized amber on the body. After it dried, I fussy cut the bee out and glued it in place with Yes! glue – this really works well without pucker the page to much on the back side…

Thanks for stopping by – Remember to offer a kind word to someone today!

Lyn

SNSS – Lord Fill Me Up!

Today I have been playing with a new stamp set  – this month’s release at Sweet N Sassy Stamps. Creative Worship: Exclamations Clear Stamp Set.

It is perfect for Bible Journaling but I was in the mood to make a card. I am actually thinking I want to make a CAS set, but I started with the coffee cup and went not so CAS with it 🙂

I love this designer paper. It is in my stash and I don’t use it often but every time I do, I love the results. For today’s card I used Strathmore Bristol Paper and Polychromos colored pencils. For my set, I am thinking Copics as they are so much quicker for me 🙂

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you are inspired!

Have a great day!

Lyn

SNSS – Go and Share Your Testimony!

I have really been so blessed and quite often take it for granted that I have so much…

I recently had a glorious vacation on an Island Paradise and while I was there, I was blessed to see a baptism in the ocean, in a cove, did I mention it was paradise? The islander who was getting baptized was so happy and standing there in the ocean, she gave her testimony just before she was baptized. It was so awe inspiring and it was just as it should be.

While I was thinking about it, I found Luke 8:39. This man had been saved by Jesus and just wanted to be with Him. But Jesus said:

³⁹ “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.

I have been wanting to use Your Story Digital Stamp to create a bookmark and it just seemed so perfect for my page today. I combined it with Creative Worship: Skinny Lowercase Clear Stamp Set and Skinny Caps Alpha Clear Stamp Set to create my page. I wanted to create a page that was a little different, but this is how it turned out and I am ok with that.

I colored my bookmark with Copics and used Acrylic paint on my page. I used Archival ink with White Gel Pen for the letters.

I hope you are having a blessed week! Thanks from stopping by!

lyn

I Will Sing

Ever have one of those days (weeks) where you just want to cry and then a wonderful friend does something that reminds you that you don’t have to do everything alone? You just know that God has placed them in your life for a reason (even if it is just to listen or to insist you go see a movie you didn’t think you were emotionally ready to see – The Shack)

After the week we’d had, my dear friend said “I really want to see this and I think we should see it together. It will be good for us.” While it may not be “completely accurate”, it certainly spoke to me and reminded me that God is “particularly fond of me” and He is with me during all of my times of stress (and sadness, and anger, and frustration, and happiness, and…) so how can I not see his presence in it somehow?

As I was preparing my Bible journal for today, I was feeling a little lighter than yesterday and found Psalm 59:16-17. I think it is perfect for how I am feeling!

16 But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.17 O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.

I used color pencils and the Sing Loud and Chunky Alpha sets from Sweet N Sassy Stamps

I hope you are having a blessed week and if you are not know that God’s steadfast love is yours too! And know that someone from Georgia has you in their prayers today! Thanks from stopping by!

lyn

There is a Season

I have really been loving my creative time in my Bible lately. While I love inking up a stamp, it is always scary to apply ink to my Bible page so I am doing something different for today’s page. I have been wanting to put the From the Heart Digi Time to Bloom image into my Bible from the moment I saw it and today, here it is…

I printed the image on Strathmore inkjet translucent Vellum – it dries fast and doesn’t smear. I colored it up with my Polychromos pencils. I took my time and had fun with shading and just used it as a coloring project thinking about the verse from Ecclesiastes – 3:1. It reminds us that while there are sad times there are also good times – There is a beginning with every ending.

“For everything there is a season,
    a time for every activity under heaven.”

After I colored my image, I cut it to the size of my Bible pages and rounded the corner with a 1/4″ rounder (this matches my Bible pages) I put a strip of 1/8″ inch Score tape on the straight (not rounded) edge and stuck it into my Bible.

I hope today’s page inspired you to try journaling without worry.

Thanks for stopping by!

lyn

I Am Forgiven!

As Easter approaches, I can’t help but think of how blessed and how loved I truly am. It is hard to believe that He loves me so much but there is no greater proof of His love than His sacrifice for me. That I am forgiven is definitely a sign of His love and His grace (meaning that I don’t get what I deserve!).

Today’s journal page is on Ephesians 1:7 “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,”

I used a few Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamp sets to create my page today. I created the background with distress inks and filled in some of the images with Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pens.

• Creative Worship: Sing Loud Clear Stamp Set
• Creative Worship: The Good News Clear Set
• Creative Worship: My Friend Clear Stamp Set

I hope you are feeling loved today. Thanks for stopping by.

Lyn

SNSS Lord Help Me Grow!

I have had today’s main image colored up for a while. I have actually colored it twice because I fell in love with the first one and just couldn’t cut it as was the original plan.

When I colored it the second time, I felt it was no longer meant for the verse I had been praying over. The more I looked at it, the more I felt that the image and the sentiment was too big for one verse – it was meant for all my verses. The prayer to help me grow according to God’s Word really spoke to me, I mean this is one of the main reasons I Bible journal. I want to spend time in the Word and I want to grow in It.

Soooo I decided to put it in the front of my Bible to remind me EVERY time I open my Bible that this is no simple book, but the Word of God, and that the time I spend in it, is my time to grow closer to Him and to praise Him in doing so.

My final page ended up using one main stamp and pieces from a couple of others:

 

• Creative Worship: Living Word
• Creative Worship: The Good News Clear Set
• Stand Tall Clear Set

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you were inspired.

Lyn