Scripture Art Journaling 2018

I'm still following Stephanie Ackerman's Documented Faith 

and receiving her scriptures by a weekly email. 

But this year, instead of using a 3-ring binder notebook,

I'll be art journaling the scriptures in a spiral, 5.5" x 8.5" (14 x 21.6 cm) 

Strathmore Sketch book 

and hanging it in my kitchen this way so I can read 

and meditate on the scriptures while I do my daily kitchen chores. 

If you want to see details, click on the photo to enlarge.

I'll be sharing what I consider my best pages. 

I've doodled this introduction page. 

Ain't it cute? 

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Cover on front and back. The flower is a Stephanie Ackerman Sizzix die 

that I cut out on my Cuddlebug using white cardstock,

 then water-colored, Sharpie stitched, and glued the parts together. 

I may add more to the front later -- haven't decided.
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Here I repurposed some used note-pad tea-cups and water-colored a lattice pattern in blue

around the stenciled dots. 

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Can you tell I have a theme going here? smile!

I had been tracing a line for the scripture box with a pencil and ruler, but decided that making a window mask with a bit of clear packaging would make it easier to trace around 

and I could use it for eyeballing placement. I've been experimenting with spritz paint and used 

Tim Holtz's cross-stitch stencil. 

By the way, that "Salted Caramel" tea flavor is yummy! 

And low-cal, when I use stevia to sweeten it!
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Inspiration: May-May's Scripture Art Journaling Page 

May-May not only inspired me to design my page similar to her's but she also inspired me to use a separate sheet of cardstock and glue it to the page which prevents two foreseeable problems with using the sketch-book. The Sketch-book's pages are perforated near the spirals and I had been using masking tape on the backside of the pages to prevent the pages from tearing and also, since I'm a magnet for oopsies messes, I can turn the cardstock over if I make a mistake. I cut a 8.5" x 11" piece of cardstock in half and then cut off a quarter of an inch from one side to make it the perfect size for the page. I don't have a cri-cut, only my Cuddlebug, so used what I had - a tea-cup stamp that I stamped twice (once on the cherry paper and again on colored cardstock), fussy -cut and assembled. 

Then I traced around a tea-pot favor that I've had for years. 

And while I can doodle scallops, I decided to trace around a new stencil that I die-cut from clear packaging using a Christmas gift -- a Tim Holtz On the Edge Sizzix scallop die.

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Inspiration: Monica of "Because Jesus Bible Journaling"

I doodled and stamped this scripture art journal page!
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Inspiration: a Tea-riffic  Card!
I decided to create ahead when I get inspired, so here's the next one! The sentiment is doodled and the cups are stamped, just like the above one!

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I didn't know if I liked my version or not of this one, 
but after I got it up in my kitchen, it began to grow on me. 

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My friend, Karen, gave me flyers from a Christian company called Prince of Peace, 

a tea that she regularly consumes. I fussy cut the tea cups, brand name, & a heart from the flyers and attached them to the inked masking tape background, then gave it a clear coat of mod-podge. The ink lifted a little and made the scripture strips look a little grungy. 

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I should finish this notebook. . .