tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-215046362024-03-06T23:46:38.370-06:00Stacked Stones Studio!Exploring The Joy of Being A Creative Image BearerJann Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316876465014984028noreply@blogger.comBlogger384125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21504636.post-62403191539065187522023-03-30T17:45:00.000-05:002023-03-30T17:45:03.030-05:00Free YouTube Easter Junk Journal Series<p> Hey friends...</p><p>Well the time has come to do more than just dip my toes in the water...I'm gonna actually start filming YouTube tutorials again...and I decided to go for a big project rather than something that wouldn't challenge me to go the distance. I am going to show you how to put together an Easter Junk Journal from start to finish!</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh yeah...I didn't decide to just show you how to make a tag...we are bringing out the big guns! ššš Since it has been a while -- I will give you the link to my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChq9YNGfGnOda5T5FKPJSfw">YouTube Channel</a>. You will find the series in a playlist called Easter 2023...and it will be the newest video uploaded....on Saturday!</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cYMrAMUkK2b4sVXDQSEkSO1DCT-pVdKomQdTftdPnfGC4KFpGf8ZOlsGBAE8TO20PaekllH9Hqi5yGIUa8sGGq00i8q4Z7mDRb7FxQfYvrv6DbtqlP1rXFc2STGqqp66ZZk4WmgU3VpnJ6BQOylrI0TUIibBvX-YfPkLtLyY8_xPPUOI4g/s3300/Easter%202023%20Intro%20Page.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cYMrAMUkK2b4sVXDQSEkSO1DCT-pVdKomQdTftdPnfGC4KFpGf8ZOlsGBAE8TO20PaekllH9Hqi5yGIUa8sGGq00i8q4Z7mDRb7FxQfYvrv6DbtqlP1rXFc2STGqqp66ZZk4WmgU3VpnJ6BQOylrI0TUIibBvX-YfPkLtLyY8_xPPUOI4g/s320/Easter%202023%20Intro%20Page.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>I've created an Easter Printable collection -- with five journaling pages, three background pages and two ephemera sheets.....and when you go to <a href="https://ko-fi.com/janngray/shop" target="_blank">Kofi Shop</a> -- you will find some other freebies there for you to download as well....2 more Easter pages that coordinate with the collection.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWgaD9Ds-Eq0JWhJaArmLiXAoldG2Y4ypyfI2WxCKJUFwTi_EaT-dO30le1JNCeWMkOI0OwKYKWbv90vq9qCBSM6Um6fy-PCawl79zWI30bDBTkb0XODaxwB3yhWiquLkaXic7XS7AyCNi2xQs2scq4jt-M_27dwi1G8Ys0-eIwZXvcxqpw/s792/Easter%20Freebies%20Cover.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="792" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWgaD9Ds-Eq0JWhJaArmLiXAoldG2Y4ypyfI2WxCKJUFwTi_EaT-dO30le1JNCeWMkOI0OwKYKWbv90vq9qCBSM6Um6fy-PCawl79zWI30bDBTkb0XODaxwB3yhWiquLkaXic7XS7AyCNi2xQs2scq4jt-M_27dwi1G8Ys0-eIwZXvcxqpw/s320/Easter%20Freebies%20Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I am telling you about it now -- so that if you want to begin gathering your supplies you can. The video series will start on Saturday April 1st....no -- it's not an April Fool's Joke....we gonna do this.<div><br /></div><div>I am planning on using some Amazon (brown envelope) packaging for the cover...and you are free to use whatever products you like. You make already have some scrapbooking paper that you want to use...that's fine...I'm just going to be demonstrating with my printable collection -- but no pressure from me to use it. We will be adding in some music sheets, book pages and other odds and ends that I can find in my studio....so part of your assignment to be ready for Saturday is to shop your stash for anything you think you may want to use. As you have heard me say -- everything is a craft supply until proven otherwise!</div><div><br /></div><div>Can you tell I am excited? I am....and a bit nervous. It has been a couple of years and I am hoping it is like riding a bicycle...and it will all just come back to me. The most important thing is that I am really looking forward to being with you guys again. I've missed you...a lot. I miss teaching.... a lot. But the timing just hasn't been right until now. But here we go....please say a prayer for me...and I will look forward to seeing you on Saturday!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a list of other products that I will probably be using...but again -- use what you have...I just know several of you will want to know the names of the products I am using -- so I am trying to beat you to the punch by sharing ahead of time.</div><div><br /></div><div>This product list includes some affiliate links -- which means that while it will not change the price you pay, I may make a small commission if you use these links. That will help me keep creating content so I appreciate you using them when you can.</div><div><br /></div><div>Love you guys...</div><div><br /></div><div>Jann</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>
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I am thrilled that the Lord continues to let me be creative and is showing me ways to do so in spite of being diagnosed with Parkinson's. I am not alone in facing challenges -- and I want to be a source of encouragement for those of you that find yourself in a different season of life -- maybe with some physical challenges -- or just the process of not being as young as we once were....that is the natural progression of things...and I am convinced that God intends for us to continue to be His image bearers via our creativity -- regardless of our season of life.<p></p><p>So many of you have encouraged me with your support...and I am loving creating printable digitals that you can use in your crafting -- whether that is card making, Bible Journaling, Junk Journaling or scrapbooking. I will have some new collections coming out soon...but I couldn't resist giving you a sneak peek...and a freebie.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can find this full sized Vintage Spring Collage page over on my Ko-fi account. You can get there by clicking <a href="https://ko-fi.com/janngray" target="_blank">here</a>. I would love to hear about the kinds of papers and ephemera you would like to see me create. I will tell you that several of my collections will be based on my Bible Journaling artwork...but not all will be -- so I want to know what you are interested in as well.</p><p>Thank you again for your prayers, love and support. This has been a crazy season -- but God always provides a way through...and I believe this is part of His provision. </p><p>I also want you to know that you have been on my mind so much as I have been doing all the behind the scenes work to get this new endeavor <b>Stacked Stones Studios </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">designs by Jann Gray</i> up and running. I can't wait to begin filming YouTube videos again...and reigniting and reconnecting with all of you my crafty friends.</p><p>Creating is for every season...it just may look different than it did in the past -- and that is okay.</p><p>Enjoy...and I will see you soon!</p><p>With Love,</p><p>Jann</p>Jann Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14887655535005127700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21504636.post-6329444305888908292022-11-05T08:07:00.005-05:002022-11-05T08:07:55.803-05:00Lumberjack Plaid...Oh My<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmq-pLKWqHM17-ZCfgEaTi-62E2NCIBd1OdxJ4Z-1XJ_C7XcJDyZZ2yPKWYK1gJXmzk4CKauw_Glq2qzoF9tyG_HuDqAQv137nLob6dAWXrGf2JlsYRS_MbrdBvQr7AJDpc6kBN-zaPRojswnmAHwWprlLMq_5UbdQ9a1rTbOEQs3nv4Mcw/s1800/Lumberjack%20Plaid%20Card%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmq-pLKWqHM17-ZCfgEaTi-62E2NCIBd1OdxJ4Z-1XJ_C7XcJDyZZ2yPKWYK1gJXmzk4CKauw_Glq2qzoF9tyG_HuDqAQv137nLob6dAWXrGf2JlsYRS_MbrdBvQr7AJDpc6kBN-zaPRojswnmAHwWprlLMq_5UbdQ9a1rTbOEQs3nv4Mcw/s320/Lumberjack%20Plaid%20Card%201.jpg" width="256" /></a>I recently was in Illinois with a couple of my besties for a week of fellowship, going deeper into God's Word and a lot of creative play. We had the best-est time. All of us are early risers -- and that first cup of coffee in a quiet house with women who love the Lord is just about as good as it gets. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We would eventually transition from coffee to crafts...and took turns sharing a technique or products that we have discovered since our last time together. One of those products was the new Tim Holtz Distress Color -- Lumberjack Plaid. Oh -- this is such a pretty red and perfect for all your Christmas makes. I will have several things to show you from my create extravaganza week in the coming days. But wanted to introduce you to this wonderful new color that is now available in Distress Ink, Distress Oxide Ink, Spray Ink, Oxide Spray Ink, paint and embossing glaze. Here is a card that I made using a few Tim Holtz products in addition to the new Lumberjack plaid color. You are gonna love it. I've listed all the products I used below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mkUvhFm2XEArOQzdUN3zAJsuxW7JX8lQw5UrBb2ChtNdkai7ix2xm0JdHe17LGzp1Fpjg98wk4Az-SjU-jXW3iVzY1vg3KQDlzXrmYOpHtt0WNAE6cPnVR580p2mnDckhuVh3IUrxO3AEvk4mnf3D7qV4Re4QQBLNTelZCF9JSYDnwMeGA/s1800/Lumberjack%20Plaid%20Card%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mkUvhFm2XEArOQzdUN3zAJsuxW7JX8lQw5UrBb2ChtNdkai7ix2xm0JdHe17LGzp1Fpjg98wk4Az-SjU-jXW3iVzY1vg3KQDlzXrmYOpHtt0WNAE6cPnVR580p2mnDckhuVh3IUrxO3AEvk4mnf3D7qV4Re4QQBLNTelZCF9JSYDnwMeGA/s320/Lumberjack%20Plaid%20Card%202.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
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Growing up in Texas, we learned at a young age that when the tornado siren went off, you stopped and headed to the inner most room of the house with no windows. If you were quick about it, you could also bring a pillow and a stuffed animal for comfort. The whole family would huddle until the storm had passed.<p></p><br />That's not bad advice...for earthly storms...but hiding in a closet when you're facing life's trials doesn't real help much!<br /><br />I love the picture of God's covering and protection that we find in Psalm 91. It says He will cover us with His wings (or feathers) like a Mama chicken takes care of her chicks!<br /><br />When danger comes...all her brood hustle to get under her wings because she will protect them with her life. There is no safer place...in life, than under the protection of our Mighty God!<br /><br />I created this card and Bible page with the @sweetnsassystamps set called "Under His Wings." It is such a versatile set...works great in my Bible and in today's card <br /><br />I thought it would be fun to create the visual of actually being under His feathers, so I stamped the feather image in three colors of Oxide ink and heat embossed them onto vellum. (The trick to embossing on vellum is to have your heat tool hot before you bring it to the paper...then keep it moving. Thicker vellum helps, too!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgwQXwhTLjNfRWjqhUwY9j_P7Am2Th_HKCARLMhlnvIVpdxSQzw2XV4mTc7NqR7dQFdbYivrBHBf1GV7N_u_Zqnozgz6yABwZsjeFL6_gWywb8tBN1M65ugzs05ON36iahFL4LFwBEQ2JAkl4LV3c2Qmo135jtAA9Vvo5pzTzLEFxNNpoMA/s1440/Under%20His%20Wings%20Page%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgwQXwhTLjNfRWjqhUwY9j_P7Am2Th_HKCARLMhlnvIVpdxSQzw2XV4mTc7NqR7dQFdbYivrBHBf1GV7N_u_Zqnozgz6yABwZsjeFL6_gWywb8tBN1M65ugzs05ON36iahFL4LFwBEQ2JAkl4LV3c2Qmo135jtAA9Vvo5pzTzLEFxNNpoMA/s320/Under%20His%20Wings%20Page%201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7atGjo3FkM6JtYZAYZp2cKZBGEbVtCJdwApG0Do1F3-sYNol0jKeV36K09st7L1oN64DZR7yt1wNAWC6dVQU6dUCWl68OM6x0xnMMMZgNSlqqP69etlqCuHcT1x_5_Px_pYS24_vNRjoMUyLFDXm-knZygqEKV9O7s-TqcQzSUW47URwWsA/s1440/Under%20His%20Wings%20Page%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7atGjo3FkM6JtYZAYZp2cKZBGEbVtCJdwApG0Do1F3-sYNol0jKeV36K09st7L1oN64DZR7yt1wNAWC6dVQU6dUCWl68OM6x0xnMMMZgNSlqqP69etlqCuHcT1x_5_Px_pYS24_vNRjoMUyLFDXm-knZygqEKV9O7s-TqcQzSUW47URwWsA/s320/Under%20His%20Wings%20Page%202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I've listed all the products I used below if you are interested in creating your own reminder of God's loving protection.<br /><br />Hope you are having a great week!<div><br /></div>
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<script async="true" class="linkdeli-widget" data-campaign="29e805e5-128b-4631-a14e-be5da315561e" src="https://linkdeli.com/widget.js?id=f5e8378456858c916708"></script><!--LinkDeli Code End--><br /><br /></div>Jann Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14887655535005127700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21504636.post-13005127460945660552022-07-24T08:02:00.003-05:002022-07-24T08:02:37.485-05:00God Is Faithful<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-Bhj4GHTOVh00yxeF37--WptIHgVepT1mv-EMAJ-_7IfxaelI67AyhASoO_a7fSWqdAMiaOn4w-huESkBpouPd9ZEg5HqAFzMp7A12q2j2ShUCkfYhh7XA-QFy4x2GFWrcVL4CmOiQSPhxEkfCsXraicgteWqDsI15euM0knT9I5mPzbXA/s1440/God%20Is%20Faithful%20Psalm%2057v10.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-Bhj4GHTOVh00yxeF37--WptIHgVepT1mv-EMAJ-_7IfxaelI67AyhASoO_a7fSWqdAMiaOn4w-huESkBpouPd9ZEg5HqAFzMp7A12q2j2ShUCkfYhh7XA-QFy4x2GFWrcVL4CmOiQSPhxEkfCsXraicgteWqDsI15euM0knT9I5mPzbXA/s320/God%20Is%20Faithful%20Psalm%2057v10.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I've been studying the attributes and character of God lately...and I loved what Psalm 57:10 says about it.</span><p></p><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">" Your steadfast love reaches to the heavens and your faithfulness to the clouds!"</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Higher than I can reach...but He doesn't stay that distance from me... he's right next to me and you...every minute of every day. This verse isn't about distance...it is about SCOPE!</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">That is so reassuring. Sometimes I need to know he is bigger, more faithful and has all that I need to face the day. Do you have days where you need that too?</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">He's there...right beside you, with more love and faithfulness than any situation you are facing needs. Lean into him. Trust him...He is faithfulĀ”</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9McAyteE3HP6PIkaAxkTwwrQG4-6ar-JHt_69HHbT2N4J5V2diqi8u-ARE1QSW_I8aNMvzEycWzjitOaTKWeLpCzyFbefk1UefsCs-oX_SMNpLEV5-9wDIMTrbhJwkbKGH1_NGC6hN3Zfpgxl8pkcEV1hkRxJnDpqXoe_QYjsYzpZPrvoQ/s1440/God%20Is%20Faithful%20Card.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9McAyteE3HP6PIkaAxkTwwrQG4-6ar-JHt_69HHbT2N4J5V2diqi8u-ARE1QSW_I8aNMvzEycWzjitOaTKWeLpCzyFbefk1UefsCs-oX_SMNpLEV5-9wDIMTrbhJwkbKGH1_NGC6hN3Zfpgxl8pkcEV1hkRxJnDpqXoe_QYjsYzpZPrvoQ/s320/God%20Is%20Faithful%20Card.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>I had so much fun creating this card and journaling page based on these thoughts.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">I used the @Sweetnsassy stamp set, God is faithful for both. I did a little partial die cutting on the edge of the card to really make the vine pop. I also embossed it and colored it in with cool grays, blues and white Prismacolor pencils.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoTqARmkrPlNWZL3ERCfaMWbKdYf2CMBjA_76xTSrWZ93Kuc3tnHNpShiCSOBd5pUbIu0O53YGSemSkVUK7q4pQWc71qDBWtz4a5PTeP_tSbt95knHkt6VxktUg8bQk3Y-RqwvuoYrohH9CwU9r_MMqBp6Tl6XabaJQmRDEZ_aXNZd9vqQA/s1440/God%20is%20Faithful%20Card%20Open.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoTqARmkrPlNWZL3ERCfaMWbKdYf2CMBjA_76xTSrWZ93Kuc3tnHNpShiCSOBd5pUbIu0O53YGSemSkVUK7q4pQWc71qDBWtz4a5PTeP_tSbt95knHkt6VxktUg8bQk3Y-RqwvuoYrohH9CwU9r_MMqBp6Tl6XabaJQmRDEZ_aXNZd9vqQA/s320/God%20is%20Faithful%20Card%20Open.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>I stamped the vine up the edge of the page...and added some watercolor to highlight the verse. I've taken to adding a bright gold line around the scripture box to give it the honor it deserves!</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">If you are curious about any products I used, they are all listed just below this post<br /><br /><br />. Remember...if you have your products out, you might as well make a card to encourage someone you knows heart, too!</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">#sweetnsassystamps #biblejournaling #cardmaking #cardmaker #psalm57v10</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div>
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Yes, we know there is the possibility -- but we get caught up in living life and we just aren't looking for hardship to come our way -- we live each day and face what comes.</p><p>But then there are seasons.</p><p>That sentence contains a whole lot in the five words that comprise it.</p><p><b>But then there are seasons</b>.</p><p>The past few years have felt at times like I was in the boxing ring...getting knocked down -- struggling to stand back up only to feel the next punch coming. Let's just say my brain has been a bit foggy, my heart has been battered and my eyes have needed to stay laser focused on the only One who could get me through the season I found myself in. Everything else had to fade into the background....and it did.</p><p>Four years ago, my precious son, Weston, went through a dark period in his life that resulted in him making a permanent decision for a temporary problem. He took his own life. To say that Royce and our whole family grieved the loss of Weston is an understatement. It was a time that we had to cling to what we knew was true about our blessed Heavenly Father. He loves us and weeps with us when we are grieving. My world became smaller as I would strive to get up and face each day the best I could -- and help Royce who had lost not only his son, but his best buddy. Those were dark, dark days. But I can tell you that even in the midst of the deepest of grief -- we felt the presence of God and His Grace helping us to continue to breath and find a way to keep on living.</p><p>I found Elizabeth Elliot's book, <i style="font-weight: bold;">Suffering Is Never for Nothing</i>, to have soul soothing words that helped my keep my focus on Jesus and the gift of life He gives each of us. Some days, it was enough to make sure that everyone was fed, took their medicine and remembered to pray before closing our eyes for the day. My most profound sense was that God's mercies were new every morning. He gave me exactly what I needed to get through a very painful loss that no parent is ever prepared to face.</p><p>Royce was already in poor health -- having had a kidney transplant five years prior to Weston's death...and it is well documented that grief will ravage your body in ways you can't even imagine. Royce got up each day and did everything He could to support me and live a life pleasing to God. I am blessed to have walked as much of that path with Royce holding on to me as I had. It is never easy -- but it is easier when you are with someone who has loved the person you miss so very much. Grief took it's toll on both of us -- but we were more aware of it with Royce. His health declined...rapidly...and even though he fought to live -- his heart was already home with his Lord and his son.</p><p>At the same time, we became aware that I was just not doing very well either. I assumed it was just grief and did what I have done most of my life -- just powered through...knowing God was carrying me as only He can. But the truth was -- powering through was not going to get me where we needed to go. I needed some folks with medical knowledge to look at me, test me and tell me what was going on with my body. I thought that my loss of desire and/or ability to be creative, teach and write were just a part of my grieving process -- and no doubt they were...but there were other elements at work in my body to make those things even more difficult.</p><p>I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease and Myasthenia Gravis. While I was mildly aware of Parkinsons' because of Michael J Fox, I had never heard of MG in my life. Both are auto-immune diseases that impact the way that your brain creates the various agents that help your muscles, body and brain to function even when you aren't thinking about it. Mine was not functioning very well. I had a hard time breathing, I was tired, I was foggy and my hands and limbs didn't seem to want to do what I told them to do. That wasn't fun...but it wasn't life ending either. Royce and I knew that God would help us find the way -- and He did lead me to an amazing medical team in Nashville that got me started on a path of healthy living that allows me to maximize each day depending on how my body is able to participate in all the fun things I want to do!</p><p>Five days after receiving my diagnosis -- Royce woke up not feeling well at all and decided he needed to stay in bed and rest a bit extra. When I went back to check on him, he did not look well...but wanted to get up and start his day -- so I was in the midst of helping him when he went into cardiac arrest. I vaguely remember calling 911, pulling him onto the floor and beginning CPR and praying in between breaths that I was doing it right. The EMT's came quickly and took over -- but my heart knew -- he was at home with Jesus and reuniting with Weston. There was pain and joy all at once -- and I can't explain it any other way. I was devastated to have the love of my life -- gone on ahead of me...but I couldn't for the life of me call him back to the life he was living here on earth. He was instantly healed and reunited with Weston. While my heart was broken -- I rejoiced to think of them being together again.</p><p>So, to put the final touch on this season of grief -- it became obvious that I needed to be with family that could help me maneuver life without Royce and Weston and life with Parkinson's and MG. That necessitated a move from Nashville to Dallas. Lots and lots of work, changes and transitions. My only survival tool was knowing that I stood on solid ground with my Lord and Savior. I wasn't strong enough to get through it -- but He is always more than enough for whatever we need.</p><p>So here I am. New season. New perspectives. New challenges. Same God that has always been there to meet my every need.</p><p>I have been in a creative fog -- and that wasn't helped by the fact that my body didn't seem capable of creating what I asked it to create...so I just didn't do much of it.</p><p>But then God...</p><p>He reminded me of my calling. He reminded me that I am His Image Bearer and as such created to create. And with the help of my medical team, by ability to create is beginning to return as well. It's a process. It's not like it once was....but there is joy in relearning and rediscovering what it means to express my heart with art.</p><p>I am sure there will be many more chapters to this story...this season. And I want to share them with you...because one of the biggest things I've realized over these past months is that I am not alone in walking the path of grief and loss. I am not alone in feeling like my world turned upside down and my head is spinning as it rights itself. Many of you face far greater challenges than I do. The degree is not the point -- it is the commonality of our experience that binds us together. We both need to realize that this world is not our home. What we are currently walking through is temporary. God is always calling us to prepare for His Kingdom here on earth...and is willing to do whatever it takes to help us get there.</p><p>We will talk more about that in the coming weeks and months...but know I do want to talk with you about it. I know from experience...of my least favorite kind...that we need a community to help keep our hearts beating strong for the Giver of Life. God is good -- even in the midst of the darkest of nights. The enemy would make life harder than we think we can bear...but then God....He brings the light to the darkness! That is very good news!</p><p>I am looking forward to sharing creative things with you again. Please be patient with me -- I am having to relearn many of the things that came easily before -- and technology didn't wait for me...so I am playing catch up.</p><p>I will be back soon...but for now -- look at this fun project I am working on...I think it is going to be a journal cover...stick around and we will see how it develops!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrofksSVsfOyUWgx4iPwAhGpwtvPsdzIR86jkimRfsZQQUcMFMWjzSQpQr2BOjg6-6rzb21_eUabI70Gobj8Cm7A6FYsOR8ondWbcTU3_zCwMjlaJ17LZod3CTW_KY-myIAyjmdCEexmQ_z0Gj0auXw2aB4J3-1oiYJrx-itxawDMggbEBA/s4000/Magnolia%20Cover.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrofksSVsfOyUWgx4iPwAhGpwtvPsdzIR86jkimRfsZQQUcMFMWjzSQpQr2BOjg6-6rzb21_eUabI70Gobj8Cm7A6FYsOR8ondWbcTU3_zCwMjlaJ17LZod3CTW_KY-myIAyjmdCEexmQ_z0Gj0auXw2aB4J3-1oiYJrx-itxawDMggbEBA/s320/Magnolia%20Cover.jpeg" width="239" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Know I have missed our regular conversations on all the various "social" sites -- and am looking forward to experiencing that again with you.<p></p><p>Until next time...know you are loved and prayed for -- by me!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
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<script class="linkdeli-widget" data-campaign="cfda47c6-2d63-4a5b-b240-73db5299d1ce" src="https://linkdeli.com/widget.js?id=f5e8378456858c916708" async="true"></script><!-- LinkDeli Code End -->Jann Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14887655535005127700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21504636.post-43370340291858881522022-07-20T09:30:00.000-05:002022-07-20T09:30:34.287-05:00Proverbs 3:5-8<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5i3Oqjx_seWdhmKQF1kTUnt2SDxrEDyjhoq6wgso6RUQ838_WelNBF4M71YgilOnDZ3Hz91m0AzvfcoMF7spKhoCvYKLClKkrRIbIa6T3iAfXrHOxEjYM5OPIcU0S7wXyHXL79pIE-bIjrr-ABLYMrCfyHZuC3JEOeE2-9YRLzv3VqjpCvA/s1440/Proverbs%203%20-%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5i3Oqjx_seWdhmKQF1kTUnt2SDxrEDyjhoq6wgso6RUQ838_WelNBF4M71YgilOnDZ3Hz91m0AzvfcoMF7spKhoCvYKLClKkrRIbIa6T3iAfXrHOxEjYM5OPIcU0S7wXyHXL79pIE-bIjrr-ABLYMrCfyHZuC3JEOeE2-9YRLzv3VqjpCvA/s320/Proverbs%203%20-%201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />It is such a blessing to wake up and know there are people you love all over the world. It made me stop and thank God for you! He sees you and all that today holds for you. Trust Him in the good, the bad and the ugly. He has the very best-est plan for you...better than anything we could come up with on our own!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6Ytqbm-6UkyAuWOBvHCWrFHpgdgMPbD5ZkkHLcpkztSIQQV1yMOWXtQLHXEAakqUfsPDsjpwudfBBAAsJdV6rQVZ15gG6fdpYKRi97U6a13IKOX3OPfvuhV20YRgMXEmQYc0K0V9op750_QD_PWinxPrlOanASJWhVnrSetIAn2SSVBdpg/s1440/Proverbs%20-2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6Ytqbm-6UkyAuWOBvHCWrFHpgdgMPbD5ZkkHLcpkztSIQQV1yMOWXtQLHXEAakqUfsPDsjpwudfBBAAsJdV6rQVZ15gG6fdpYKRi97U6a13IKOX3OPfvuhV20YRgMXEmQYc0K0V9op750_QD_PWinxPrlOanASJWhVnrSetIAn2SSVBdpg/w320-h320/Proverbs%20-2.jpeg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8Z9c4ZjFNZvKdONeUTZH8LrpF8pc4Cuo20YLRn9j2bjNmhd1UzLStbe4iQE_tGy1ugdZpucR4LSj_Fo9V1xhg90rVfIjSGXSWl9MaBGBUn5_alBChQaI27Wc1fElR8QGio6GQIjWZc_pwTB9UoxdXRI0287Uyq2gsAqK4ljoSYk22GCahg/s1440/Proverbs%203%20-%203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8Z9c4ZjFNZvKdONeUTZH8LrpF8pc4Cuo20YLRn9j2bjNmhd1UzLStbe4iQE_tGy1ugdZpucR4LSj_Fo9V1xhg90rVfIjSGXSWl9MaBGBUn5_alBChQaI27Wc1fElR8QGio6GQIjWZc_pwTB9UoxdXRI0287Uyq2gsAqK4ljoSYk22GCahg/s320/Proverbs%203%20-%203.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p><br />Now for some fun news. I am guest designing for Sweet n' Sassy Stamps for the month of July. I have been a huge fan of @korinsnss and @sweetnsassystamps forever. They have great illustrations, high quality stamps, Dies and stencils...and so many of their products are perfect for Bible Journaling and faith-filled card making. I'll be sharing six projects over the next few days....so you'll want to stay tuned.<br /><br />You know me, I love to stretch my supplies, so while I had the products out working on the Bible Journaling page... I went ahead and made a card too! I highly recommend it...it's super efficient because you've already basically figured the design out in your head!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTe0W_J6rZAFRBTGBzFBY85m9MFSzux12U3jZq-7H4xD-tNXnHF4LKCpUbBtCVmxoiA5-hV6zlVq9Df2gnO4Iia7B7QYH9N4QZjDFq0lvmIwGakj1FP7RJpd3Jrm-e8wf30OrGdGu3IfpxFORrxzduaqAsI7cParthXl7FU6YzK0s5rOUbw/s1440/SnSS%20Card%20Proverbs.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTe0W_J6rZAFRBTGBzFBY85m9MFSzux12U3jZq-7H4xD-tNXnHF4LKCpUbBtCVmxoiA5-hV6zlVq9Df2gnO4Iia7B7QYH9N4QZjDFq0lvmIwGakj1FP7RJpd3Jrm-e8wf30OrGdGu3IfpxFORrxzduaqAsI7cParthXl7FU6YzK0s5rOUbw/s320/SnSS%20Card%20Proverbs.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Today's page was based on Proverbs 3 : 5-8..."trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your I wn understanding " Man, I need to keep that in front of my eyes for sure...I gave a tendency to think..."oh, I know what He would want me to do...I won't b I there Him!" Besides the fact that it never turns out well...it is a form of pride that I need to root out. Hey...i'm talking to myself here...probably none of you have ever done that!š¤£š¤¦š¼āāļø<br /><br />I used Distress Oxide Inks with blender brushes and the Vintage Doily Stencil. Pro Tip: did you know that if you use a light hand with the brush and OXIDE Inks, they don't bleed through your Bible page? It's true....and opens up so many new possibilities. Let me know if you try it.<br /><br />I used the Vintage Stencil and the Special Blooms stamp and die bundle to create both my page and my card. I love the added detail of stenciling on the envelope...it just ties everything together.<br /><br />When a stamp set also has dies...that gives me the freedom to do some simple Copic coloring and pop the images onto my page (I've not found Copics to be very friendly to Bible pages! Ask me how I know! š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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Finally....a new tutorial! I got a little focused on the book and had to take a little break on creating new content...but now that it is done...I'm BACK! Woo Hoo!<br />
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This is a fun technique...you will see three different pages that I have used this crosshatch background on. It is a great way to get the words to pop from the page.<br />
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I've used it on a couple of cards too...but I sent them before I remembered to take a picture. For the cards, I used watercolor paper for the card front and then just popped them on a card blank. Easy peasy! *smile*<br />
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My. O. My! I am so excited that I FINALLY get to share what I have been working on for the past few months! I have been busy writing a book. Illuminated Journaling is written to challenge Christ Followers to stretch the boundaries of how they have typically studied God's Word so they might experience a deeper, richer and more personal relationship with God by lending authentic and creative expression to their faith.<br />
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If the Bible is God's introduction of Himself to His children, a love letter to His followers and an instruction book for living a life pleasing to Him, Illuminated Journaling provides a tangible way for us to communicate back to Him that we have heard His voice, that we are in love with Him too and perhaps, most importantly, that we want to give a gift back to Him that is filled with genuine praise and appreciation for Who He is and what He has done for us.<br />
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My Dad served in Korea and rarely talked about his time there. I made him a mini-album that focused on all the things that were a part of his life before he was my Dad. I found three pictures of him while he was in the Army...and I was able to tell the story of how he got a try-out for a professional baseball team because he met some pro players in Korea. When he was discharged, he made the baseball team and went on to play several seasons. Who knew the road to the ball field went through Korea! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When he saw the mini-album, he opened up and shared some stories about his time in Korea. I learned more in that afternoon than I had up until that point...it was a treasured afternoon for sure.</div>
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I thought you might enjoy seeing an "in process" picture. I began by sketching the boots from a photo I found with a google search. Because I am so new to drawing, I work on an image in a sketch book until I like it. I then trace it as line art and add it into my Bible.</div>
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This pair of boots was done totally with Prismacolor pencils. I added a soft watercolor wash to the background - and added a few "wear spots" onto the boots to scuff them up a bit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I like how they ended up, but I also like how the boots looked on the page with no other color too. I'm going to try another monochromatic image sometime - I think the starkness of just the art and the paper will work well.<br />
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<br /><br />"Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty; it is a blessing that must be earned before it can be enjoyed."<br />Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832) British clergyman, sportsman and author.<br /><br />Thank you to all the men and women who have served our country...it is their service and sacrifice that have raised us to liberty! May we always remember the cost of the blessing of freedom!Jann Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14887655535005127700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21504636.post-57419099611108929042015-04-03T18:04:00.001-05:002015-04-03T18:04:55.426-05:00Illuminated Journaling: It's Friday...But Sunday's Coming<br />
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When I think what happened to my sweet Savior on that first Good Friday, I almost stop breathing.<br />
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It was beyond horrific!<br />
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As excruciating as the physical pain was that came as a result of His scourging, dragging His cross through the streets of Jerusalem lined with jeering crowds, being nailed to the cross and raised up so that his weight pulled at the spikes that held His body on the cross -- all of that paled in comparison to the pain He felt when He chose to take on the sins of the world...MY SIN - and in doing so caused Himself to be separated from God!<br />
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Our perfect Messiah took our sin. He took our separation. He took our inevitable and deserved death. He took on Satan...and on Friday there was nothing that could be called "good."<br />
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But our Salvation story doesn't end on Friday. That dark day eventually came to the end. That night found His disciples huddled together in fear. His followers were beyond grieved...and probably couldn't even bring themselves to continue through Passover. I'm sure they felt that they couldn't celebrate the night that death "passed the Hebrew people over" in Egypt because they were so stricken by seeing death come to their friend, brother, son....Messiah. Friday was a dark day. As was Saturday too.<br />
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As Sunday dawned...they began to stir. Their brains and hearts that had been paralyzed with grief began to think of what they needed to do...to ponder how they were going to go on without Him. Mary Magdalene went to the tomb to take care of Jesus' body. He had died just as the Sabbath was beginning, so all they had time to do was place him in a tomb.<br />
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As Sunday dawned...our eternal fate changed from darkness to light!<br />
Mary found the tomb empty. He had risen! He faced Satan and sealed our Salvation! Friday was a dark, dark day...but Sunday brought glorious light!<br />
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On hard days...nowhere near as dark and hopeless as the Friday of Jesus' crucifixion, I cling to the fact that it may seem like Friday...but Sunday is coming! Glorious, Splendid and Miraculous Sunday! Hallelujah Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed!<br />
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I also have a blog post on <a href="http://www.illustratedfaith.com/" target="_blank">Illustrated Faith</a> today! Go check it out...Shanna Noel asked me to share how journaling in my Bible has impacted my walk with the Lord. I loved writing this blog post - it shares just how personal our faith journey is...how God uses our life experiences to draw us closer to Him and how through His death, burial and resurrection He made each of of His Heirs. I love talking about my Heavenly Father -- and I love sharing with my fellow heirs! Please jump over there for a short visit if you have time!</div>
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I have been working hard on finalizing the Workbook for all of the<b> Illuminated Journaling Live Workshops</b> that I will be teaching beginning this month. I will share a picture of it when I get it back from the printer! I just can't believe how quickly all of this has begun to come together. If you would be interested in having me come lead an Illuminated Journaling Workshop in your church or area, please contact me, I would love to get to be with you!</div>
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Every Spring I hit the road for some SERIOUS business travel! I am blessed to love traveling and am definitely going to be taking advantage of the peace and quiet of the hotel rooms to get some in depth study time in my Bible. But - I got to thinking...I ought to check and see if any of you guys live near the places I am working and maybe we could do a meet up or a mini-workshop or at least a cup of coffee! I'm still working on a few dates, but here are the cities that I know of for sure!<br />
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Knoxville, TN - April 13-16<br />
New Orleans, LA - April 20-22<br />
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Beaumont/Lumberton, Tx April 23-24<br />
Anaheim, CA - May 3-8<br />
Roanoke, VA - May 11-14<br />
Indianapolis, IN - May 16-18<br />
Orlando, FL - May 19 - 22</div>
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My latest <b>Illuminated Journaling Workshop: Words In The Word</b> will cover lots of tips and techniques for adding a variety of lettering styles to your Bible Journal entries. We'll cover basic hand lettering, spicing up your handwriting, using stamps and stickers as well as imitating your favorite fonts. Learn how to make your Words pop and add impact to your entire page.<br />
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"Who can add a single hour to his life by being anxious?" Matt 6:27<br />
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Well it's not for a lack of trying on my part! For the past few years, it feels like I haven't had a single day where my "to do" list needs fewer than 25 hours to be accomplished. I bet you have days like that too...there is just too much "do" and not enough day!<br />
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And on top of that - I start worrying about HOW I'm going to get it done and WHAT the consequences are going to be when I don't. After all, that's what RESPONSIBLE people do right? We focus on getting the "tasks" done.<br />
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Ahh - but God says His wisdom confounds the wise.<br />
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When you don't have time to get everything done, God says "stop and come tarry with me for an hour."<br />
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When everyone is looking to you to solve their problem, God says, "Let me show you what to do."<br />
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When you look at your list and say "there's no way!" God says, "I am within her, she will not fail."<br />
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When you would say, "I can't go to bed, I have too much to do." God says, "Come unto me all who are weary and I will give you rest."<br />
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When you look down the path that you must walk and are afraid of what is around the next curve, God says "Let not your heart be troubled - neither let it be afraid for I am with you!"<br />
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I want God's kind of wisdom...His way works....my way is just a lot of WORK and WORRY...and that doesn't add even one hour to my day!<br />
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I am having the best time working on the lessons for my newest Illuminated Journaling Workshop: Words in the Word. This self-paced workshop will cover lots of tips and techniques for adding a variety of lettering styles to your Bible Journal entries. We'll cover basic hand lettering, spicing up your handwriting, using stamps and stickers as well as imitating your favorite fonts. Learn how to make your Words pop and add impact to your entire page. The Workshop will start April 12th, but if you Pre-Register you can save a little bit. I have also added some <a href="http://www.janngray.com/illuminated-journaling/ij-tutorials-and-workshops.html" target="_blank">Workshop Bundles</a> so you can catch up on any classes you have missed.</div>
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See and Remember: Imagery is a powerful memory and study tool. Even before we master reading and writing, we draw. Images have the ability to transport us back to a moment in time and remind us of the details of that moment like it happened yesterday. It brings the past into the present. It brings a spiritual lesson to the forefront of our memory and refreshes our mind and our heart.<br />
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In the scriptures, God often used things we would SEE as a sign to REMEMBER the things that He has done. In Genesis, He used the rainbow to remind us that He had made a covenant that ānever again would all flesh be wiped off the face of the earth by flood.ā In Joshua, He had the Israelites take 12 stones from the dry riverbed of the Jordan and stack them up so that āWhen your children ask, āWhat do these stones mean to You?ā Tell them, āThey are a memorial to what the Lord has done.āā<br />
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Something really remarkable happens when we engage imagery with our time in the Word. When we take the time to express what we have learned in a tangible way, with words and images, it is like the flash of the camera casting illumination on the subject and recording that moment in time in a way that insures our ability to return to that truth time and again.<br />
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See and Remember...this idea occurs over and over again in scripture...God providing a tangible reminder of a spiritual truth.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">This page blends all of these thoughts together...I loved the vintage "flash" camera (I'm a bit "vintage" myself) and I loved that everything was monochromatic except for the one photo of the rainbow. This one has been running around in my head for a few weeks now - and I have to say that as I saw it coming together - it moved me more than what I had imagined. God is so good to me like that!</span><br />
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I hope you will try to "keep going" on something this week that you find yourself wanting to give up on...and I pray that you are delightfully surprised with the results! Blessings!<br />
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You haven't lived until you attend a dance where the music is too loud even for your teenage ears...but everyone can dance because they can feel the rumble of the bass! One of my favorite memories from high school.<br />
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It has been a long time since I have needed to sign...but there are certain words/signs that are still present in my memory. "I Love You" is one of those! I almost can't hear the words without seeing the sign.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8kvveDPXqxk-WIjNC7TDhH1WlNo36eQrQY9JawmnFPiT3YzHN-80W541Hw-dv2nHSnGlHmMSj8yGE5ftxJ1ATrSIcKizYTTcQ8nKdq210QHXZiRHT47PTgTjeRKlxLUOxLjv/s1600/tWwVRm3zzobehmE9Nabbyaz0BLoysdN6n8OyqO58zlE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8kvveDPXqxk-WIjNC7TDhH1WlNo36eQrQY9JawmnFPiT3YzHN-80W541Hw-dv2nHSnGlHmMSj8yGE5ftxJ1ATrSIcKizYTTcQ8nKdq210QHXZiRHT47PTgTjeRKlxLUOxLjv/s1600/tWwVRm3zzobehmE9Nabbyaz0BLoysdN6n8OyqO58zlE.jpeg" height="320" width="259" /></a>When I first visualized this page, I was just going to do a finger with a string on it...but when I sat down to draw - I kept seeing the sign for I love you! I ended up thinking it was more appropriate than just the finger with the string...1 Corinthians 13 is about remembering what love is...patient, kind, does not envy or boast, is not arrogant or rude, does not insist on it's own way. With Valentines Day just around the corner...it is good to remember what God says love is really all about!<br />
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I've joked in the past, that every hand that I draw has a strangely masculine form to them! I've been practicing - and I feel like this hand doesn't look totally manly...see practice does help! I am glad it doesn't look too "guy-ish" - but know that I can see the resemblance to ET's long bulbous finger! LOL Ok...a bit more practice is in order.<br />
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I colored the hand with just colored pencils...and have included it in the sessions in my Illuminated Journaling Workshop: 101 Techniques. It is all about layering...and I would love to share with you what I learned in the process. There is still time to pre-register for either or both of my Workshops...it saves you a little money - and you will be ready to go on the 15th! Here is a link:<br />
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Supplies: Prismacolored Pencils/Gamsol, Distress Ink, Micron and Pitt Pens, Signo White Gel Pen<br />
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Hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!<br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">When I began thinking about how I
wanted to document Isaiah 66:1 where God declares, "Heaven is my throne
and the earth is my footstool" I totally saw this pair of chucks in my
mind...and even though I kept trying to find another option...there just was none...so
I thought I would take that image and the inspiration from the style of another
Bible Journaler, Lisa Rutherford-Montgomery and go with it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I was teaching at a worship
conference several years ago and one of the other teachers was talking about worshiping
in the midst of our difficult times. He said, "Praise in the hard times is
one of the purest ways we can tell God we trust Him." "Praise in the
hard times reminds our hearts that our future is in God's hands, not
ours." and "Praise in the hard times, makes God's heart glad!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Great teaching, right!?!?! And
then he told a story...and I have remembered the image that he created with
that story ever since. He said, "God told us in Isaiah 66, that heaven is
His throne and earth is His footstool...and I recently made a connection
between that and another scripture found in Acts 16. This is the story of Paul
and Silas singing hymns of praise at midnight after they had been thrown into
prison. As they were singing and praising God, there was an earthquake...!!!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">And then the teacher said,
"Now I don't know if this is true or not - because the Bible doesn't tell
us...but I couldn't help but think that when God heard the praises of Paul and
Silas - His toe began to tap...and the more they sang in joyful abandon - the
gladder His heart got and the faster His toe tapped...to the point that the
earth began to shake beneath His feet resting on it as His footstool!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Now don't get me wrong...I'm not
sharing this story because I think it is where the earthquake came from...I'm
sharing it because it has become a visual memory that reminds me when I find
myself in a difficult place that the very best thing I can do is PRAISE GOD.
Circumstances should not dictate my praise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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imagine another illustration for this verse other than the "chucks" -
they just seemed like the kind of shoes that would be "tapping" along
with a song of praise. One of the things that I love the most about journaling
in my Bible is that the visuals are tied to my study of His Word, and when I
see the picture - I remember the TRUTH that He taught me when we met on the
pages of His Word. Our minds think in pictures...and the pictures and words and
images we add to the pages of our Bibles reinforce our memories...and I bet
THAT makes God's toe tap a bit too!</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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I have been working on the content for a College and Career Women's Retreat that I will be teaching in a few weeks. I am excited that we will be doing an interesting combination of in-depth Bible study times and then Illuminated Journaling times inter-mixed. My own journaling comes out of my study times - so will LOVE seeing how God meets with these precious ladies on the pages of their Bibles.<br />
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But I digress...As I was saying, I have been working on the messages I will be sharing during the study time - and found myself focusing on what it means to have Biblical humility. As a younger woman - I think this is one area of my Christian walk that I struggled with the most...and not for the reasons you might think! LOL<br />
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I no longer define biblical humility this way.<br />
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Don't get me wrong! I KNOW I am a sinner. I KNOW I received a gift of unmerited Grace when Jesus died for my sins...in that sense I am NOT WORTHY. But by His death for ME...for YOU - Jesus said "I love you so much that I was willing to take your place!" Wow...tears on my face.<br />
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But as I came to terms with the fact that Jesus said, "I've made you worthy," I knew I needed to dig into the Word and find out what GOD says about humility...what He desires from us...how HE says we should view ourselves. I found perhaps my FAVORITE verse on humility in Romans 12:3.<br />
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<i>"For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgement, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned."</i></div>
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Ahh....there is the key...we shouldn't think more highly of ourselves "than we OUGHT to think." When we see ourselves as GOD sees us - we know that our gifts are from Him...our ability to do right, comes from Him; our strength, wisdom and compassion, come from Him. But that doesn't make me no better than a worm...it makes me BLESSED!<br />
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I began to use this phrase: "Do not think less of yourself, rather - think of yourself less!" I believe that true Biblical humility challenges me to use the good gifts God has given me for HIS glory - not mine. To help others - not just myself. To make a difference in this - not just a splash.<br />
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As I was working in Isaiah 66, I read:<br />
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<i>"Thus says the Lord:</i></div>
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<i>Heaven is my throne and earth is my footstool; </i></div>
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<i>what is the house that you would build for me, </i></div>
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<i>But this is the one to whom I will look:</i></div>
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<i>he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word."</i></div>
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While these verses in Isaiah do address humility to some extent, I intended to use my quote on a journal entry on Romans 12...but just as I was FINISHING this page, I realized I had done the whole thing on the page in Isaiah! Hmmmm! Not off by a page...a chapter....or book...oh no, I'm not even in the NEW TESTAMENT!<br />
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Not gonna sweat it! Will just move my footstool image over to the other side of the page...and move on! I got the benefit of my studying time...and I like the whole page...so I'm happy it is done and I refuse to give it a second thought - but thought you might want to know things don't always go as planned.<br />
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Here is the tutorial/process video I did to share how I used these cute Julie Nutting stamps and dies to paper piece this cute Zoe girl.<br />
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I am super excited that I have an extra set to share with one lucky winner! To enter - head over to my website on the<a href="http://www.janngray.com/illuminated-journaling/giveaways.html" target="_blank"> Giveaways page for Illuminated Journaling</a>....and enter! I'm using Rafflecopter to manage all the entries so that's why I need you to hop over there....thanks for helping me out with this little experiment. I will draw a winner on February 15th. Good luck!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWktJYd2mQKSURL3NRAc6hOua4O8EjALEbHfDrietrJ9XNXXEw2vaY4GG66aES3N1ygRs9Mf-j-qPlX6mD-irZTLORvnKAXT_ZaY_itXE7jeHWJxhYFK3LZdvcVNEpLr3GXRyX/s1600/Ffl5xfHZQ0J7n7Hwzuy2pFvBM6jmbrJJVQARfylQ00I.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWktJYd2mQKSURL3NRAc6hOua4O8EjALEbHfDrietrJ9XNXXEw2vaY4GG66aES3N1ygRs9Mf-j-qPlX6mD-irZTLORvnKAXT_ZaY_itXE7jeHWJxhYFK3LZdvcVNEpLr3GXRyX/s400/Ffl5xfHZQ0J7n7Hwzuy2pFvBM6jmbrJJVQARfylQ00I.jpeg" /></a>Don't you love it when the pastor says something almost "in passing" that hits you
like a TON of bricks! It wasn't even his main point! But it was definitely the
point the God intended me to hear...and just maybe...He might like for it to
cross your ears too!</div>
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It referenced Philippians 3:13-18, you know where Paul is
talking and says, "Forgetting what lies behind, I press on to the race set
before me!" And then he said it..."Yesterday ended last night!" </div>
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Ummmm yeah! I waste so much energy and time thinking and
rethinking things that happened "yesterday!" And isn't it just like
God to reinforce His message within the first 24 hours. I was talking this
evening to a young mom - a single mother of three while we both waited for our
take out dinners to be packed up - and we were watching a large group of people
who came in after us....and they just COULD NOT make up their minds what to
order...and my new friend and I were laughing just a little bit, because we
both walked in telling them what we wanted! No muss...no fuss!</div>
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And this sweet little Mama says..."oh yeah...during the
day, I am a drill sergeant...do this; I want that; No, the BLUE one; Yes I'll
be happy to help with that! But when I get in bed and am still for a minute my
brain explodes! I replay conversations and analyze what I wish I had said. Or I
ponder choices I need to make for my kiddos and am SOOO wishy washy! Before I
know it, its morning and I feel like I haven't figured anything out!" Her
words could have been mine!</div>
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Boy oh boy! I am a "processor." And I haven't
really thought about the fact that all of that "processing" is
keeping part of my mind and heart rooted and grounded in the past!</div>
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I'm sure the rest of the sermon was good...but God had my
attention and I didn't want to miss a thing that He had to say to me....so I
pulled a pad of paper out and just listened to Him speak to my heart...and
quickly jotted notes so I could remember.</div>
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Here are three of the things that spoke to me about this
simple phrase" "Yesterday ended last night!</div>
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1. This isn't a "free pass" on unconfessed sin. If
there is something that has happened and I haven't made it right - first with
confession and repentance and then by doing whatever is appropriate to the
situation - then what is going on in my head is CONVICTION and doesn't end with
the setting of the sun...it is the Holy Spirit lovingly calling me to
repentance...and the quicker I step into obedience, the quicker the sun can go
down on my sins of yesterday.</div>
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2. All the energy I put into thinking and rethinking ROBS me
of energy that I should be expending on the "road before me." I know
you've heard this - "Delayed obedience is DISOBEDIENCE." Perhaps for
the first time, I realized that focusing on the path BEHIND me instead of the
one BEFORE me is just flat out disobedience. And that is just unacceptable!!!!!</div>
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3. And the one that caught me off guard is this: When I
insist on analyzing things that have happened in the past in order to determine
a solution, I am displacing God's role in our relationship. I'm, in effect,
saying to Him..."I don't need your help....I've got this!" Wow...that
is arrogance and pride all rolled up in the blanket of idiocy! Do I REALLY
think that I can come up with a better solution than God?!?!?! Of course, when
asked in that straight forward manner I would fall all over myself denying that
I would EVER think that...much less give it voice! But my actions speak louder
than words...in fact they just SCREAM that I think that God needs my help.
Yeah...that is the EXACT moment when that ton of bricks fell on my THICK HEAD!</div>
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Ouch! Enough to give a girl a headache!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxU7Ki9cfz_W_mdPQm-10JlIxBIsQTR_pZmOAypxKUE3yCijL7RTKm663XwmdFip4Pnc3Jw-7mbmYq8vWzakM6IYOF8ObVmr9KQW3zwT8wbheb_B5h1sL0g2-IBhskfQKvkUsH/s1600/aeN1wUMCThF_taScTYB2-_wRLDN0lEuGaKZTGHN-GqU.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxU7Ki9cfz_W_mdPQm-10JlIxBIsQTR_pZmOAypxKUE3yCijL7RTKm663XwmdFip4Pnc3Jw-7mbmYq8vWzakM6IYOF8ObVmr9KQW3zwT8wbheb_B5h1sL0g2-IBhskfQKvkUsH/s400/aeN1wUMCThF_taScTYB2-_wRLDN0lEuGaKZTGHN-GqU.jpeg" /></a>Here is my
illustration that I will use to remind myself of just how futile and silly it
is for me to live in "Yesterday rather than TODAY!"<o:p></o:p></div>
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I chose the sunrise over the mountains because of a couple
of scriptures:<o:p></o:p></div>
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"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his
mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your
faithfulness." Lamentations 3:23-24<o:p></o:p></div>
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When I let "Yesterday End Last Night," I gain His
fresh and new mercies<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in full measure in
the morning which is EXACTLY what I need. And,<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"I lift up my
eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?" Psalm 121:1<o:p></o:p></div>
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How about you?<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We had a quiet New Year's
Eve...actually - those have become my favorite kinds. Family, a Netflix binge
watch together, Rotel Cheese and sausage dip and of course...a little Bible
Journaling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I had several things that I was
looking forward to working on in my Journaling Bible...an illustration in Ephesians and a couple of prayers sparked from some of my devotional
time over the Christmas break...so I did something I don't usually do, I got my
lapboard and brought my Bible, watercolors and colored pencils into the room
where my guys were watching a football game...I just wanted to be in the same
room with them AND I wanted to be in my Bible...so I decided to do both.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I was reviewing my notes and slowly
turning through a couple of verses that I had thought would be the right
location for illustrating my prayer...and something apparently happened on the
football field because the guys went wild - and I HAD to look and see what
brilliant thing had happened! I honestly don't recall what happened...but when
I got back to my Bible I had left off turning pages on the last page of the Old
Testament...Malachi...and I read the final words of the Old Testament.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><i>"He will turn the hearts of
Fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers".
Malachi 4:6</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I couldn't help glancing across
the room at my guys...there is something incredibly wonderful about seeing a
Dad who loves being with his son...and a son who is equally glad to hang out
with his Dad. I love watching the relationship that they share...sometimes I
don't exactly "get it" - but that's because I'm a girl...but this
Mom's heart just gets all "swoll up" watching them laughing together
- or headed out the door on some "Man Errand!"<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">But I have several friends who
are working through the pain of estrangement from one of their kiddos -or
equally painful - seeing their child not walking in right relationship God. My
heart hurts for them, with them...and I join them in praying for restoration of
relationship.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">As I have prayed with them - it
has turned a light on how God must feel when we intentionally choose to go
against His commandments. When sin separates us - we are not the only one who
hurts...our Father in Heaven is heartbroken too! He gave His only Son so that
we/I could always be in right relationship - so when I feel the sting of separation...the responsibility for it rests fully on
my shoulders. Fortunately, He eagerly awaits for my heart to be turned back to Him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">So if you are still with me after
the rabbit trail I took us both down...I had to change my plans for journaling
that day. I needed to capture all of these thoughts and put them into a visual
to remind me of the insights that sprang to mind in those few short moments</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIauBcxfjsM-SYFKFeQEOn0y3vsXQoZ-FuvrQ1T1ebr-mlzHODOiSW4PoKPhTyqIozrvKCRgSMrotlJNMDUWNiqCz2mUjW_cZh3Xs1BjylkF949Ag4Y-FxfGFbr_BxSriQY3oM/s1600/4DI3zsJYLCY9tKM1mZuaW96Pa-7CPIuZrUE5vYs1Dyo.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: white;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIauBcxfjsM-SYFKFeQEOn0y3vsXQoZ-FuvrQ1T1ebr-mlzHODOiSW4PoKPhTyqIozrvKCRgSMrotlJNMDUWNiqCz2mUjW_cZh3Xs1BjylkF949Ag4Y-FxfGFbr_BxSriQY3oM/s1600/4DI3zsJYLCY9tKM1mZuaW96Pa-7CPIuZrUE5vYs1Dyo.jpeg" height="308" width="320" /></span></a><span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">1. To rejoice that God's Word has
promises like this one for me to cling to when I am discouraged.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">2. How thankful I am that I see
my son and his father enjoying a relationship that is reflective of their
hearts being turned towards each other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">3. How much I want to do
everything I can to be in right relationship with my Heavenly Father. I don't
want to hurt his heart...I want to give up my own stubborn will and to submit
to His best for me!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">All of these things seem to be
summed up in this illustration of a dad and his son walking on the beach at
sunset...a child that reaches his hand up to take his Daddy's hand in trust and
love...gains the strength of his Dad and the safe assurance that his Dad is by
his side.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="color: white;">Sorry for the winding path...but
I appreciate you all letting me share the "behind the art" story. I
don't just want to add "pretty pictures" to my Bible...I want them to
Illuminate what I have learned from my time in the Word and with my Heavenly
Father. I am going to begin tagging them (here and on Instagram and Twitter)
with the hashtag: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/illuminatedjournaling?source=feed_text"><span style="color: #5a6fa5; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">āŖ#ā</span><span style="color: #2d4486; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">IlluminatedJournaling</span></a>
in addition to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/illustratedfaith?source=feed_text"><span style="color: #5a6fa5; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">āŖ#ā</span><span style="color: #2d4486; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">IllustratedFaith</span></a>
tag. If you share your story behind your Journal Entry - I would love to be
able to search and find you through these two tags...I grow in my Faith by
being inspired by yours!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Several of you have asked what the back of one of my illustrations looks like...and I remembered to take a picture this time....I thought it would give you a better indication of what goes through on this page that was blank. Bible pages tend to be thin...and I have developed a technique to use watercolors and colored pencils in layers to keep the bleeding to a minimum. The pages do definitely get a bit wrinkly when I use watercolor on them...but they smooth out pretty well after a few days with the weight of a couple of books stacked on top. I actually kind of like the bit of wrinkling that is left, because as I turn the pages and feel a "wrinkly" page coming up I know I am about to revisit a passage that captured my time with the Lord.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://www.jannstory.blogspot.com/2014/11/what-you-are-drawing-and-painting-in.html" target="_blank">Here is an introduction to Illuminated Journaling</a> that I wrote on a blog post last year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 15px;">I am working on some resources for you in the <a href="http://www.janngray.com/classroom/you-can-classes-info.html" target="_blank">YouCan! Classroom</a> and my website. I will be back to share those soon. </span></span><br />
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Prismacolor Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Micron and Pitt pens</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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You know me....she didn't have to ask twice, did she?!?! LOL<br />
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If you have not met Shanna yet - you will LOVE her for sure...so be sure and scroll down past my post and meet her and some of her previous guests!<br />
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Hope you are enjoying the Advent and Christmas Season!<br />
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JannJann Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14887655535005127700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21504636.post-82154456718757137692014-11-24T21:12:00.000-06:002014-12-15T20:24:38.450-06:00On Being, "The New Girl In The Harem"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I would like to share a page from my Journaling Bible and I want <span style="background-color: transparent;">to tell you a little bit of the "backstory" to this journaling page - based on Esther 2:17.</span></div>
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I was a missionary for almost 27 years. I have been blessed beyond anything I could have ever imagined - because I have seen God use me in ways beyond my abilities. So you would probably think that I walk into any situation feeling absolutely confident - but reality is, I sometimes find myself in a place where I feel like a duck out of water. And even at my age, I have to fight the urge to "duck and run!" (who knew I could use the word duck as both a NOUN and a VERB in a story about Queen Esther!?!?!)</div>
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Esther felt like a "duck out of water too!" She was hanging out with a lot of girls that probably felt much better about their chances with the King than Esther did. She didn't even want to be there. She would have been content to remain in the Jewish Community, marry a nice Jewish boy and never step into the Throne Room, much less the King's Harem. I imagine her heart beating faster when she turned to get her last glimpse of her Uncle Mordecai as the door closed - and that sound probably made it hard for her to breath. I also imagine her saying "Jehovah - what possible good can I do here? In all likelihood I will embarrass both myself and YOU by trying to pretend that I am something that I am not!" I think she said those words because I have whispered them to my Heavenly Father so many times - hoping He will say "Yeah...I was just kidding, you don't have to do this!" Ummmm...He hasn't EVER said that! LOL</div>
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So - when I find myself in what I like to call a "New Girl in the Harem" situation, I go back to the first two chapters of Esther - and try and model my behavior accordingly. Esther knew she wasn't like the other girls...and she didn't try to be...and she sought wisdom from people who knew more than she did...and then she was faithful to act upon what she KNEW was right in that situation. I don't think that she lost that "duck out of water" feeling - but I see the results of her choice to be true to who God had created her to be, open to being available to what He had called her to do and to be COMMITTED to trusting that those whom He calls, He equips.</div>
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Verse 17 says that the King loved her best of all the virgins and that she won grace and favor in his eyes. I may feel inadequate to walk into the presence of a King...but if I am obedient to God, He will bring me into favor - not based on MY abilities but because "the heart of the king are like channels of water in the hands of God."</div>
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<!-- inlinkz code end -->Jann Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14887655535005127700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21504636.post-89267380197728743362014-11-07T22:45:00.000-06:002014-11-07T22:49:16.584-06:00"What? You Are Drawing and Painting In Your Bible?!?!?!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNP_VJQ6OfBcLEI8VF6v10dPvteEMhOzlQhcoAN_MbDCxuAE-jcRwAR6uB7rhh_eBK8Y_kwpg4yxgZesbyNosuRt4SDXca452GUI90i6JpmRsfHoZQbIpPkfA9YpOhGyhlfQs/s1600/LntwxpI3GV9LTWu1jW0AY2fSniNKGMBn9dNTz1BIKOk.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNP_VJQ6OfBcLEI8VF6v10dPvteEMhOzlQhcoAN_MbDCxuAE-jcRwAR6uB7rhh_eBK8Y_kwpg4yxgZesbyNosuRt4SDXca452GUI90i6JpmRsfHoZQbIpPkfA9YpOhGyhlfQs/s1600/LntwxpI3GV9LTWu1jW0AY2fSniNKGMBn9dNTz1BIKOk.jpeg" height="320" width="180" /></a>This question was followed by the whispered question, "Don't you think that makes God mad? It's HIS WORD!"<br />
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Yes...let me introduce myself. Hi, I'm Jann and I am a Bible Journal-er!<br />
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Since you have seen me draw on just about anything...you are probably not as surprised as my friend with whom I had this conversation. And just to be clear, I'm not poking fun at her - I think that I have had that exact same conversation with myself over the years of my personal study...because even though I have recently started painting in my Bible - I have written my heart out in the margins of many Bibles as I have dug into God's Word to learn everything that He has wanted to teach me. And I have often drawn small images to remind myself of a principle -- like the one I drew here at the end of the book of Genesis!<br />
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<b>Rabbit Trail</b>: I felt that it ends rather abruptly - after we have studied all the things that happened to Joseph over the course of his life the final sentence of Genesis is - "<i>So Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. After they embalmed him, he was placed in a coffin in Egypt."</i> That's it!?!?!?! No - and now, here's the rest of the story?!?!? Seriously - when Joseph died he had been in a place of honor, helping Pharaoh rule Egypt...and when we next see the Israelites they are slaves! How did that happen?!?!? I don't like unfinished stories! I always am asking..."and then what happened?" *sigh* And here is what happened to me as I pondered and talked to the Lord about the fact that it was particularly unsatisfying to not know what happened with Joseph's family after his death....it stopped being about the years between Joseph's death and the huge changes that took place - and the conversation turned to my "need to know" stuff - my desire for God to tie everything up in a bow for me...not just the story of Joseph but most things in my life. And over the course of several days of meditating on this thought - I began to see that God is much more likely to not tie things UP in a BOW - but to continue to tie things INTO the on-going story....more like a braid. That imagery was key to my new understanding - so I drew those two images side by side.<br />
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So back to our regular path...<b>me painting in my Bible</b>. I think it has a little bit to do with the difference between a braid and a bow...and the new insights I gain when I apply all aspects of my heart, mind and soul to my relationship with God. If I just approach my study to the things that are easily "tied up with a bow," I may miss some really big things...and I don't want to miss anything...not one little thing. And that is how I got from a couple of little drawings at the end of a chapter to painting, drawing and writing in the margins and sometimes all over a page in my Bible.<br />
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I have kept several art journals going all the time...some are just about recording thoughts, ideas and dreams. Some are about working through life's difficulties...and many of them have been journals that were created as visual expressions of my prayers, songs of praise and worship of God during my Bible study and personal devotions.<br />
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I honestly don't know why I didn't make the leap to journaling IN my Bible before now...it seems like a natural progression....just makes sense. But it may have had something to do with the question that my friend asked me, <i>"Don't you think that makes God mad? It's HIS WORD!" </i>Because, as I said - I think I have had that same conversation with myself several times - and, in the past, I have answered that question without asking God what He thought...and perhaps the answer would have been different if I had.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FbDS8ARMt9ft4pHKbQ0RRj5brfkD14zKUXvMCr_Gqs9RnrC8wcR3NkpnLUtxyt6A3KBchjCthtP4d8YM32mc8HDwskuwU5i3duSTO5oAut1WHMV_hRAVMWCmOUh4WgsCzSlK/s1600/6065502_300x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FbDS8ARMt9ft4pHKbQ0RRj5brfkD14zKUXvMCr_Gqs9RnrC8wcR3NkpnLUtxyt6A3KBchjCthtP4d8YM32mc8HDwskuwU5i3duSTO5oAut1WHMV_hRAVMWCmOUh4WgsCzSlK/s1600/6065502_300x300.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a>A few weeks ago, I met Shanna Noel - a talented artist, scrapbooker and Bible Journaler (and just a beautiful person all around!). After reading through her <a href="http://shannanoel.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>, watching a few of her <a href="http://vimeo.com/user19630618" target="_blank">videos</a>, and participating in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/675075232583189/" target="_blank">Journaling Bible Facebook Group</a> (this is a closed group, but just ask and I will get you an invitation to become a member), I was ready to step into Bible Journaling for myself.<br />
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Let me be clear. <i style="font-weight: bold;">I LOVE the Word of God!</i> I approach it with reverence and awe! I do not want to treat it lightly nor with ANY disrespect. What I feel is ok for me, may not be right for you and I do not think that I am holding the "enlightened" position here. I have come to a few basic "rules" for my Bible Journaling...and again - these are just what I feel are good for me to follow as I begin adding art into my Bible - but I have had several of you ask if I have any guiding principles that I would be willing to share. So here they are:<br />
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1.<b> I have chosen a specific Bible</b> to do all of my art journaling in - in fact, it is called a Journaling Bible. I am pretty sure that when Crossway published it, they were thinking more about giving people a larger margin to write in...but I say, I'll take all the space they will give me!<br />
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I use this Bible as part of my daily quiet time and devotions...but it is IN ADDITION to my main study Bible. This helps me keep things a little clearer. Just like I have Bibles and study aids that I use to help me gain understanding to scripture - this Bible is a designated aid in my devotional process.<br />
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2. <b>I don't draw/paint in it every day - but if I did, that would be ok too! </b>I have found that I rarely have two days that are the same when it comes to my quiet time and personal Bible study. Some days, I am so overcome with the need to listen, that I don't do much talking, drawing or writing at all. Other days, I am on a deep word study - with three Bibles, a concordance, a dictionary and a commentary or two laid out over my desk and I am scribbling notes as fast as I can write. But there are definitely days where I gain a bit of insight - or my feelings are stronger than my words can express - and it just feels right to use art to try and capture what I have learned - or want to remember - or want to make as a visual offering back to God...it is on those days that my Journaling Bible comes out and I begin to work in it.<br />
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3. <b>I've adjusted a few of my techniques to minimize the "destruction" of the words on the page. </b>One of my "boundaries" when choosing color mediums is that they allow me to still read through the color to the words...at least for the most part...some opacity is just going to happen and I'm ok with that. I think everyone will have to determine what they are comfortable with. For me, I'm coming down on the side that says, "I'm not trying to keep this Bible pristine." My primary focus is what I have learned about Him and His love, plans, desires, commands and promises for me and for His church. Those things are never neat, tidy or pristine when I am working them out when no art is involved...so I'm expecting there to be a bit of a mess when I add ink, paint, chalk and pencil into the mix.<br />
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4. <b>I do not add art into my Journaling Bible just for the sake of "art." </b>I have other journals for that. If I add it to my Bible it has had to pass the "is this where it belongs" test for me. I'm not saying that every thing I add has to be earth shattering or eternally profound...but I only want to put things in there that further my understanding and relationship with God. Simple question to ask - and so far, the choices have been pretty clear. I am glad that I have other journals where I can put things that are not right for my Journaling Bible. The fact that it doesn't need to live on the pages of my Bible doesn't mean that it doesn't have value...and I am just trying to find my way along the path.<br />
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So - that is the short list of "boundaries/rules/principles" that I am working with right now. Hope they make sense to you - but if they don't...please send me an email or leave me a comment - I would love to continuing talking with you about it!<br />
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I have to say that it has added a new richness to my personal walk with the Lord. I'm sure I will have more to share...but that is for another day. Here are a few of my recent entries. I will repost them with a bit more explanation as to the techniques I used - or what my inspiration was, in another post.<br />
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If you are interested in trying this for yourself, here is the Bible I am using. I have to say that it has added a new richness to my personal walk with the Lord. I'm sure I will have more to share...but that is for another day. Here are a few of my recent entries. I will repost them with a bit more explanation as to the techniques I used - or what my inspiration was, in another post.<br />
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Hope you have a great week! And be sure and take some time for "creative play!"<br />
<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdraft.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D21504636%23editor&media=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com%2Fgadgets%2Fproxy%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252F2.bp.blogspot.com%252F-NGes0qJxrCM%252FVF1iYQO13HI%252FAAAAAAAAAWY%252FjtN8uDq3zbM%252Fs1600%252FX1n9U2YHRyuJ2maW_ZoAGhGNMhin5YM9_ter8RD0BQs.jpeg%26container%3Dblogger%26gadget%3Da%26rewriteMime%3Dimage%252F*&xm=h&xv=sa1.35&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 449px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 1840px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a>Jann Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14887655535005127700noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21504636.post-36559672612278124852014-08-06T23:06:00.000-05:002014-08-07T20:43:21.413-05:00Faux Birch Bark...And I can FINALLY reveal...<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I brought this birch bark box back (say that three times fast!) with me from Russia several years ago. I loved it's embossed top and the lashing that holds it all together. I have loved birch trees since I was a young girl. Our family would spend time up in the Boundary Water area in Northern Minnesota...and the white papery bark of the Birch trees always caught my attention. </div>
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My sister and I would find pieces that had "flaked off" and use them for all sorts of creative projects. While we were in Minnesota, she and I would use the papery bark as roofs for the little stone houses we built from stones we gathered from the edge of the lake. Sometimes our Barbies got to live in them...and sometimes we dreamed that little elves and fairies would find the homes we had built for them and would think we were the "best-est" home builders ever. *smile*<br />
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We also would use pieces of it to write postcards to our grandparents...I still have a couple of those that my Jammy Jane saved for me...real treasures, they are. We always brought a few pieces home with us so we could use it on some arts and crafts project we thought up to pass the time on a rainy day! I wish I had access to some NOW - as I can think of a dozen things I want to use it on...a birch bark Christmas Village, a love note to my honey, as the spine on a vacation mini album...and I could go on! *smile*</div>
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So when I saw this birch box, I knew I had to have it..no matter what I used it for - it already held some great childhood memories and that was enough.</div>
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And now....I am super excited to let you know that I have been working on redesigning my website - and for a very special reason... <a href="http://www.janngray.com/">www.janngray.com</a>! I will be doing another post to tell you more about it...but - if you watch this tutorial, you will get a little "advance information!" *smile*<br />
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Isn't this the cutest coffee themed set of stamps? You know me and my love of coffee...getting to work with these was just a melding of two of my favorite things...stamping and sipping coffee!<br />
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The set is called Coffee Love...and in addition to the cute and sassy girl holding a hot cup of coffee, we get coffee and tea elements that work well together to create all kinds of cards and tags.<br />
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Two of my favorite sentiments, "Life Begins with Coffee" and "My Blood Type is Coffee" - and truer words were never spoken...I am such a nicer person in the morning....AFTER I've had my first cup of coffee...ahem...ok .... second!<br />
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I know you will love Olga's designs too! If you are interested in her rubber stamps you can find them here: <a href="http://www.ccdesignsrubberstamps.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=361_1608_1760&products_id=21951" target="_blank">on CC Designs website</a>. Her digi stamps are available for download here: <a href="http://www.lbbstamps.com/" target="_blank">on the Little Blue Button Stamps website</a>.<br />
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I ended up creating three different projects (actually more because I duplicated a couple of these designs...they were so fun and easy to put together)....the first was a bottle hang tag to go on a little giftie for a coffee loving friend. It made "wrapping" a cinch...and probably a lot cuter than the crumpled mess I usually make when I try to "wrap" odd shaped gifts!</div>
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I colored her up with Copic markers...I loved the green in her skirt so much - I just had to make her have green eyes that matched! Actually - I must have subconsciously determined that green was her favorite color - because in each outfit, I have her wearing a bit of lime green!</div>
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To spruce up the tag, I added a doily die cut behind the tag - so that the "to/from" disc would have a substantial place to rest even though it was taking up more than half of the hang tag. I think it also reinforced my "green" streak that I seem to be on!</div>
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On this second project, in addition to coloring Miss Sassy in Teal and Lime Green (her eyes match her jacket) - I also used the coffee cup to create a little tone on tone background for the right hand side of the card. I stamped the repeated pattern with white pigment ink (it shows up the best on dark card stock) and then heat set it. I wanted to add a little punch to this background because I had made her jacket glitzy with my Wink of Stella clear glitter pen - and had the row of blue rhinestones on top of the blue shimmer card stock. I couldn't find my clear gel pen - so I just reached for my two way glue pen...and colored in the "cup cozie" part of the image. I let it dry and then went back and colored over it again. The gel pen would probably have accomplished it more quickly - but in a pinch you have to use what you can put your hands on, right?!?!?</div>
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My final project is the one I had the MOST fun with...why you ask? Because I made it SMELL like coffee! I say the more senses you can involve on a card - the better it will be! Seriously - making your own scratch and sniff embossing powder is super easy. I've created a YouTube video for you to see how I did it...and how you can make almost any scent you want. I've seen some of the scratch and sniff embossing powders in stores - and they are SUPER expensive...and really how much "cherry scented embossing powder" do you really need? With my little method, you can make up just what you need...and you get the same intense scent - without the intense price tag!<br />
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I also enjoyed coloring Miss Coffee Mate with my Prisma Colored Pencils - on kraft card stock. This was the first time I had colored a whole image with my Prismas (I usually just use them to add depth to my Copic colored images) - and I learned a LOT in the process. I will practice a bit more - and then will come back and share some tips and tricks in case you want to try it as well. It really was pretty easy - I just think the challenge for me was learning how to blend layers of colored pencil...over card stock that was not crisp and white. I love the look of kraft card stock-but it does dramatically change the way your colors blend together...so I will work on it a bit more then share.<br />
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I hope you will check out Olga's other designs...they are just as fresh and fun as this set...and her digi stamps are available IMMEDIATELY in case you just need something new to color...TONIGHT!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by...I hope you have fun with the scented embossing powder - and that you are taking time for some Creative PLAY! See you soon!<br />
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Does that ever happen to you? You run out of hours in the day before you run out of things to do?!?!<br />
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Seriously! LOL I feel like I have been sprinting since July!<br />
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I have lots of things to catch up on with you - my dear friends! But I will try and do it a little at the time!<br />
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First of allā¦HAPPY THANKSGIVING!<br />
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I am working on creating a classroom here on the blog - and sharing my first on-line class called <b>All That Glitters</b>! It is going to be funā¦and pretty economicalā¦like $15!<br />
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I've also started a new series over on YouTubeā¦<b>Trending Techniques</b>. The first one focuses on the Inlaid Die Cutsā¦.such a hot trendā¦and super easy to accomplishā¦.check out this video to learn how. This will be kind of a RANDOM seriesā¦as I find trends that I think you will enjoy. Let me know if you spot a trend you would like me to "deconstruct!"<br />
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Things to be watching for:<br />
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Journal Your Christmas/December Daily Inspiration and some Technique Videos breaking down the process.</h4>
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Christmas Projects/Cards Inspiration</h4>
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Trending Techniques: Go for the Gold!</h4>
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Okā¦back soon with more detailsā¦</div>
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You Can! Create! Fearlessly!</div>
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