Words to Live By

I've joined an online class (kind of late, but better than never, right?) and the theme is "Words to Live By".  A new word is given to me each day by a different scrapbook artist.  Tomorrow is the official last day and I still have 9 words to finish!  I plan to put these into a 6x6 album, so I've planned for opposing pages to be similar to one another.  I decided to use scripture verses as my "journaling". Here are the first two.

FREE

Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free." John 8:31-32

WONDER

Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds they would be too many to declare. Psalm 40:5

I used alcohol inks on acetate, then layered on Polar Ice Bazzill cardstock as well as lily bee design "This & That" paper and stickers. I also used stamps and inked the edges of the cardstock.

As I complete the other pages, I'll post them as well.

Mary

All Things Are Possible

All things are possible, including being made into a new creation day after day. That's what this page is all about.  I love everything about this page, particularly the colors.  I tried a new thing on this page....I used a glue pad to stamp the flowers and the title, and then used Flocking.  Flocking is fuzzy when dry and I love it!

I made the butterfly by making a collage of various papers (all from the same collection), and added orange gemstones for more definition.

It's fun to reflect on being made a new creation by creating something new!

Mary

Ephesians 3:17-19

I found an old calendar from 1994, the year Jody and I started dating.  It was interesting to see some notes I had written in the calendar.  But, I was really drawing to the colors and the verse of this page, so I trimmed it down and decided to scrap it. The verse talks about how great God's love is for us and how we can never fully understand the depth of it.

I really like the journaling "folder" I made.

The black flower is made of a bunch of petals I picked up at an art swap (take stuff you don't use any more and pick up anything you might use...awesome!).

Hope you enjoy this page as much as I do!
Mary

Punch Organization

A couple of weeks ago, I bought this over the door shoe holder and turned it into a place to store my growing collection of punches.  This makes it so much easier to see what punches and I have and gets rid of a couple of very full, unorganized boxes on my shelf!

I punched out the shapes and made "labels" for the individual pouches so I can easily find the punch I am looking for.

I love organization!

Mary

'Tis So Sweet - Art Journaling Attempt

Here is my first attempt at art journaling. I tried several new things on this page. The "underneath" background is a collage of security envelopes (you know, the kind you get with your junk mail that have different designs on the insides), and the cross is from a newspaper ad that I found few Easter ago when visiting friends in SC.  I used ModPodge to adhere and seal them to the page.  Then, I used acrylic paints to add some additional color. 

In the photo below you can see about 4 different envelope designs (all are black or blue).

I added some stamps and wrote the words for two of the verses to the old hymn 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus around the cross, and the chorus on the lines in the corner.

The butterfly, with the words Faith, Trust, Hope and Believe, is also stamp that I embossed in white.

I think for my first try, it turned out pretty good!  I'm going to try an actual art journal.  I'll let you know how it goes in a week or so.

Mary

Okoboji

Last month, we went to visit Jody's brother Eric and his wife Jamie in Iowa.  We spent a couple of days with them at Lake Okoboji.  We had a great time just hanging out, playing games, and going out on the boat.  Jody took these photos of me one of the times we were on the boat.  I really don't like having my picture taken and didn't care much for the photos.  But, when I saw patterned paper in my stash, it immediately made me think of the color in my shirt in these photos.  So, of course, I had to make a scrapbook page.  Here is the finished product.

I have to say that I think this is one my favorite pages!

Mary

Transformation

This page was inspired by a sermon and my ribbon organizer.  I wanted to visually capture the change that takes place in us after we accept Christ into our lives; as we move from the darkness of our sinful lives to the light that shines through us.  The black ribbon represents our sin and as the ribbon lightens, we are transformed more and more to the image of Christ because of what He did for us on the cross.

First, here are a couple of photos of my ribbon organizer!  Notice the gradation of colors, much like a rainbow?

And, now, the Transformation page!  I made lots of sketches of the hills before deciding on a design.  Each hill is a separate piece and are layered one on top of the other.  The cross is two layers of yellow mulberry paper; the bottom was inked on the edges with gold ink.

Similar to my last post, I submitted this for a challenge but didn't win.  I'm still very proud of it, though!

Til next time....
Mary