Take Me Deeper DNA 2016

I would love to invite any of my friends and family to come and join us at His Kingdom Come for our 2016 Year long project -- Take Me Deeper DNA.... a look at "Who I am in Christ." Does the enemy ever lie to you? Of course he does, he always does! Does he try to convince you that you don't count? That Jesus can't possibl...y love you, that He forgives everyone else, but just forget about THAT sin .... and on and on and on? You've heard that tape play in your head, right? Okay, so it's time to learn the truth....learn who you REALLY are in Christ according to what the Truth of God's Word says!
There will be devotional studies provided bi-weekly and then on the "off week" you'll receive information for a creative prompt to remind you and really bring to heart what you studied.
The cost for all this? FREE! The results? You will go deeper in your walk with the Lord! Visit http://www.his-kingdom-come.com/gro…/take-me-deeper-dna-2016 to join (must become a member to join; it is quick and free).

Here are my front and back covers for my journal...I am using the large size Dylusions Journal.

Front:

Back:

December Challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles

It's time for our December challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles!

 Scripture Focus for this month - My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Luke 1:46-47

This month I made a card using this months card sketch

Here is our card sketch

Hope you will come and join us at Scrapping Everyday Miracles
We always have a card sketch, a layout sketch & our Scripture Focus.

Plus a prize!

Eucharisteo - Gratitude Journal

I am taking a class offered at His Kingdom Come that is taught by Shonna Bucaroff called Eucharisteo - Gratitude Journal

It is making a journal book of pages to record our gratitude in.  Really enjoying making this!

Here is my Journal cover and 15 pages I've made:

My plan is to try to have all my pages completed by the end of the year to have this ready to write in beginning in January 2016

November Challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles

It's time for our November challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles!

This months Scripture Focus - Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.  Psalm 107:1

This month I made a bookmark using this months Scripture Focus

The background is made using Color Bursts in a few different colors.

The girl praising is a stencil that I used.  The birds are stickers.  The words were made using letter stencils.  I then distressed all the edges.

Hope you will come and join us at Scrapping Everyday Miracles
We always have a card sketch, a layout sketch & our Scripture Focus.

Plus a prize!

God's Aviary Class at HKC

I just finished up a five part class at His Kingdom Come called God's Aviary

God’s Aviary is a combination of a bible study or research paper and a technique based project. The 5 classes each start from the theme of birds in the Bible and the symbolism and meaning we can discover.

The five classes were put on by the five Foundation Team Members

Mary Brack - Birds

Merri Dennis - Nests

Shonna Bucaroff - Sparrows

Diane Marra - Doves

Bernice Hopper - Eagles

Here is the Birds Class

Here is the Nests Class

Here is the Sparrows Class

Here is the Doves Class

Here is the Eagles Class

I really enjoyed this five part class a lot!  I learned so much about these birds, but more importantly their symbolism in the Bible representing God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.    So much to learn!   Each foundation team member put so much hard work into creating these classes for us!

Scrapping Everyday Miracles October Challenge

It's time for our October challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles!

This months Scripture Focus - Have faith in God. Mark 11:22

This month I did the card sketch

 I started out with a white card for my base, then added an embossed layer on top of that.  I then added a lace trim on top of that.  I added a couple of flowers to the lower left hand side, and the Thanks are sticker letters.

Here is the card sketch to follow

Hope you will come and join us at Scrapping Everyday Miracles
We always have a card sketch, a layout sketch & our Scripture Focus.

Plus a prize!

Scrapping Everyday Miracles "Birthday Bash" Mini Crop Challenge

At Scrapping Everyday Miracles we are having a Birthday Bash Mini Crop.

There are six different challenges to play along with.

You don't want to miss it!

My challenge is the #5 one...hope you will join me in this - along with all of the other challenges.

My challenge is a Color Inspiration challenge.  The colors are: black, white, blue, green & brown.

Here is the color chart:

Here is the project I made:

This is done on a 11x14 block of wood. I started out by painting the wood black, then built upon that.  The bird, flowers, and the nest are pictures that I printed out on paper and glued on.  Then I used stencils,  paints and word stickers
Products used on this project are: matted medium, gesso, joint compound, stencils, paints, color pencils, and word stickers.    I really had fun with this!


So come on over to Scrapping Everyday Miracles Challenge Blog to play along with us and have a chance to win!    You will have the rest of the month of September to play along with all six challenges.

Birthday Bash coming to Scrapping Everyday Miracles!

September Challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles

It's time for our September challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles!

This months Scripture Focus - Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
Deuteronomy 6:5

This month I did the card sketch

I used patterned paper on the background, and a solid color over it.  I added the banner and the flowers, along with a couple of pearl beads.

Here is the card sketch

Hope you will come and join us at Scrapping Everyday Miracles
We always have a card sketch, a layout sketch & our Scripture Focus.

Scrapping Everday Miracles August Challenge

It's time for our August challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles!

Our Scripture Focus - Genesis 50:20
As Far As I Am Concerned, God Turned Into Good What You Meant For Evil.

This month I did a Journal page using our Scripture Focus

 I made the background by applying gesso on the page, and then I used bubble wrap and some stencils pressed into the gesso.  I lightly sprayed it with a couple of light colors of spray ink.  I had made some painted circles on an old book page and cut them out.  I used two of them on this, gluing them down on my page.   The text was added using my Paint Shop Pro program.

Hope you will come and join us at Scrapping Everyday Miracles
We always have a card sketch, a layout sketch & our Scripture Focus.

Scrapping Everyday Miracles July's Challenge

It's time for our July challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles!

Our Scripture Focus - Psalm 34:18
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues those who are crushed in spirit.

This month I did a mixed media project on canvas using our Scripture Focus

 I started out the background of my canvas piece using a purple paint.  I then used some molding paste and a stencil.  I then painted a pink & purple mixture over that.  The flower on the background was also done using a stencil and red paint.  Then I painted the heart on.  I printed out the Psalm and cut the sentences up and then distressed the edges with black ink.  The butterflies and the flowers are stamped on.  I finished the edges of the canvas with black ink, then used a white pastel stick on top of that.

Hope you will come and join us at Scrapping Everyday Miracles
We always have a card sketch, a layout sketch & our Scripture Focus.

Scrapping Everyday Miracles June Challenge

It's time for our June challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles!

Our Scripture Focus - Song of Songs 2:12
Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. 

This month I did a card

I used  a white paint marker to draw on the stitching and the circle designs on the background.  I added a birds nest and tree branch, along with some flowers.  I wrote on the Praying for you.

Here is the card sketch

Hope you will come and join us at Scrapping Everyday Miracles
We always have a card sketch, a layout sketch & our Scripture Focus.

 

Zigzag Postcard Book

I took one of the online classes offered at His Kingdom Come called Zigzag Postcard Book.

It was a total of five different techniques on 6x4 Watercolor paper (or you could also use Mixed Media paper.)   You attach all your finished pieces to make the book with a piece of cloth.   You also have the backs of the book to decorate.    I really enjoyed doing this class.

Here is my finished book - the front cover, the backs of my pages, & the front technique pages.

The 5 techniques used are:

Wet Watercolor and Cling Wrap

Stenciling

Paper Piecing
(which I really messed up on...so I ended up painting mine)

Mini File Folder

Watercolor wet on wet

Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling - Back Cover & Last 2 Pages

I am taking an online Christian art class by Mindy Lacefield called Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling

I finished up the last couple of pages...and the back cover of my journal for this class.

Here is the back cover

 Here are the last two pages of it

I really enjoyed this class a lot.

Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling - with Guest Artist Jeanette Montero

I am taking an online Christian art class by Mindy Lacefield called Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling

Today's lesson featured guest artist Jeanette Montero

Here is the lesson

This lesson was a joy to do.  Jeanette provided the template for the butterfly and the leaves.

It is all hand painted on.  I hand wrote in all the words.

This doesn't really look like Jeanette's lesson did, but I am very happy with it.

I am really enjoying these lessons a lot.

Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling -with Guest Artist Martice Smith II

I am taking an online Christian art class by Mindy Lacefield called Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling

Today's lesson featured guest artist Martice Smith II

Here is the lesson

  This lesson was making a Mantra & Spirit Animal project.
I really enjoyed working on this lesson....and she also had a study with 5 Scriptures.  Very enjoyable.
The background was collaged, then I drew on the deers.  Then used stamps and stencils all around it, then painted the background in.  Then added my Scripture to it.

I am really enjoying these lessons a lot.

Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling - with Guest Artist Kimberley Hope Smith

I am taking an online Christian art class by Mindy Lacefield called Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling

Today's lesson featured guest artist Kimberley Hope Smith 

Here is the lesson

I really enjoyed today's lesson with Kim.  This lesson was such a good reminder to me that God sees the whole picture in my life, not just fractions of it like I do.

We started out by putting gesso all over the page.  Then drew a rectangle in and then used a few different colors of gelatos on the background and blended them in.  Then we used acrylic paint over that...blue and black mixed together to create a night time scene.  Then green paint on the bottom for the grass.  Not painting in the rectangle - and added glitter to it.  Then used a white marker to make the moon & stars and dots all around the sky.  Also used the white marker to write in the God Sees The Whole Picture! In my life.

I am really enjoying these lessons a lot.

Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling - with Guest Artist Shonna Bucaroff

I am taking an online Christian art class by Mindy Lacefield called Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling

Today's lesson featured guest artist Shonna Bucaroff

  Her lesson included doing a Bible Study and then making an art page from that.

My study and art project is based on Psalms 62:5 & 6
5 For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. 
6 He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

 The background was prepped already...and for this lesson we added layers of papers in various places with matted medium.  Then added gesso on top of that.  This was all done with watercolor paints - except for a few added on designs at the end (the heart, flowers & star.)   The girl was traced on from one of Shonna's coloring book pages that can be purchased through His Kingdom Come.  Then painted in.  I added little word stickers on it beside the girl (which says "it is well with my soul".)

I am really enjoying these lessons a lot.

Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling - The Crucifixion & Resurrection

I am taking an online Christian art class by Mindy Lacefield called Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling

(My cover and first lessons are posted down below this post)

We just got done doing lessons on the Crucifixion and the Resurrection.

The page on the Crucifixion was hard for me to do.  It was very powerful and emotional.

The page on the Resurrection was much easier to do.

I am really enjoying these lessons a lot.

Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling - Front Cover

Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling

I am taking an online Christian art class by Mindy Lacefield called Sunday Mornings 2 Journaling

This type of artwork is totally a new way of doing things for me.  I tend to be the type to make things as perfectly as possible.   This class is just the opposite.  It was hard for me to begin, but after I got going I really liked it!  It is very freeing...

This is my first page

Here is a close up of the one side with the words

We started out by making our own stencils

Then we started prepping our pages.  Here are two that I have done

I am having a lot of fun :-)

Looking forward to the next lessons.