Distress Oxide Bible Journaling

Hello friends! OK...I'm trying to use another medium besides Distress Oxide Inks, but it's tough...I LOVE them! Today's project features more Distress Oxide techniques along with the brand new Printables from Sweet 'n Sassy. I am giddy over the printables...they are amazing! Pre-colored images that you download and print. Add a little adhesive and they're ready to use in art or Bible journals. There's even a short study included with your purchase! And it's only $7.99! Fun stuff!

I have a short video for you today that showcases the new products as well as a quick and easy way to add color to your Bible pages. Hint - Distress Oxide Inks! They work great on the thin paper, no bleed through and amazingly soft coverage. Give it a try! You can click on the image below to check out the product in the SNSS store. Happy crafting!

Supplies: -Creative Worship Bible - http://amzn.to/2smMjCy -Distress Oxide Inks - http://bit.ly/2AdbqdE -Tall Grass Stamp Set - http://bit.ly/2B8SCd3 -What a Savior Stamp Set - http://bit.ly/2GJ2ZaO -Blending Tool - http://bit.ly/2pmq8KG -Love One Another Printables - http://bit.ly/2EvpJfS

As the Deer Bible Journaling Layout

Don't anyone panic, but this is my second post this week...second post...it's a miracle and it isn't even Christmas! LOL! Truth be told I have been crafting quite a bit, but then I never seem to find the time to post on ye 'ole blog. I'm trying to be better about regular posting so keep your fingers crossed!

This week I'm going to be all about Sweet 'n Sassy since they are releasing their new January stamp sets. The sets I used on this layout is from the new As the Deer stamp set, which is part of their Creative Worship designs. (You can see the full set below) Not only does this set include a hedgehog...hello...what else do you need in a set (LOVE!), but it also includes other sweet woodland creatues along with a stream, clouds, trees, and lots of other scene building goodies. Seriously, so many options with this set! I can't wait to create a few cards too!

Since I have been having so much fun Bible journaling, I had to use this set to create a new layout. This also gave me a great excuse to experiment with using Gelatos to add color to the background. I've also been trying out some different inks and gesso on the Bible pages, to see what works well with the thin paper. 

I created a video of my project and share some of the tricks that I have found that work well on these pages. A few photos follow, along with a link to the video and a supply list.

Happy Crafting!

Supplies:

-Gelatos 

-Sweet 'n Sassy - As the Deer 

-Prisma Water Color Pencils 

-Water Brush 

-Black Ink Pad

Bible Journaling - Don't Give Up

Bible journaling has been on my creative radar for months now and when Christmas rolled around Santa (aka my hubby) delivered in a big way. I was thrilled when I opened the box and saw that My Creative Bible was enclosed. This particular journaling Bible includes a lot of pre-made artwork, mostly in the way of Scripture passages, noted on the sides of the pages (I love the use of the different fonts), as well as a few drawn images on some of the pages. I really like that some artwork was included as it took some of the "pressure" off of knowing how or where to start.

My first layout includes very simple coloring, of a passage included in the Bible, along with a tiny bit of stamping, die cutting, and a water color technique that quickly and easily adds sheer color to the pages. While I adore most of the Bible journaling that I see online, it is important for me to make sure that the words can still be easily read. It could be far too easy to treat this like any other art journal vs. remembering that it's a Bible.

I'm sharing a few other photos below and included a video of how this layout developed. As always, if you're not interested in Bible journaling you can apply the same techniques that I'm sharing to any art journal, card, or scrapbook layout.

One of my goals for this year is to post more frequently to my blog and I'm hoping to share a greater range of projects, from cards to art journal pages, scrapbook pages, and Bible journaling. Fingers crossed! :-)

Click the video link below to watch or visit my You Tube channel or this video and more! Happy Crafting!

Supplies:

My Creative Bible 

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamp Set (Inspirational Word Art) 

Sweet 'n Sassy Star Die Set

Concord & 9th Alphabet (Sophisticated Script) 

Distress Markers

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