I share and explore spiritual experiences, travel to places of newfound peace, comfort, and joy through faithbased mixed media art, art journaling and scrapbooking.
a faithart journal, as I grow and learn about Jesus the One and Only from Beth Moore. Supplies: blank art journal, gesso, texture items, stamps. collage from magazines, glue, stickers, Stazon ink.
Very busy this week. I had the opportunity to hire a helper to remove the wall separating my studio from the guest bedroom, so I took it.
When I moved in almost 3 years ago I was really happy that the basement was finished, it had a great open area and a large bedroom, for when my boys came home. Well, now that 2 are married, they aren't coming home as much and we are bursting at the seams in the studio, so I removed the wall/door and opened up the entire studio! Yea, it is going to be great. Can have about 5-6 more students now for classes.
Here are some pictures of the before, during and stay tuned for the entire project reveal when I am done rearranging!
Here is a picture of the area with the wall/door.
Here is is with the wall/door down. A big mess, but it will be wonderful and spacious soon.
Just saw this fantastic video from the Worship Studio. Take a few minutes and watch and you will be able to experience a glimpse of my experience at the Gathering in Sept in NC.
This was a life changing experience for me and opened my eyes and heart to new ways to worship God.
Here are some pictures of the work produced at our studio on Friday last week. Another opportunity to enable others to express their God given creativity!
May God bless this day with family and friends as we all remember and give thanks for all God has done for us in our lives.
"I will praise the name of the Lord in song
and I will glorify Him with thanksgiving."
Psalm69:30
Enjoy your day!
Thanks to my friend Connie for the antique Thanksgiving cards and for the idea for a thanksgiving banner. See it hung up on my mantle and then see below for each individual one. The other tags are gifts for my hostess and her family today!
I can't believe that I missed posting this great class!
The class was called Inspiration Showcase with Jennifer McGuire. Even though the class is over, you can still take the class at your own pace. I highly recomend it! It is a great technique class. Here is the link. She also has a new Christmas Card class starting soon.
Here is the canvas I made. I loved doing each heart technique.
I have been blessed by the Father with His gift of creativity. My prayers have been answered - prayers for finding my style, and what God wanted me to create to bring him glory and honor and turn the hearts of others to Him. Here are some of the canvases that I have created that will be for sale at the Craft show this weekend.
I pray over each one and ask God to bring the person who he wants to hear the message in each one. Thanks for your encouragment and support!
The most popular Art and Craft show in the Greater Metro Washington DC area is this weekend! Adore HIM Creations will be displaying our faith art this weekend. This will be you last chance to purchase those special handmaid Christmas gifts. And what a great opportunity for you to share your faith or to inspire someones faith with Adore HIM Creations mini marvels, prayer planks or special canvas work.
Saturday 11/19 10-5
Sunday 11/20 10-3
Fairfax HS
3501 Rebel Run
Fairfax, VA 22030
Mini Marvels
Beautiful and unique playing card sized gift scrapbooks are the perfect way to share your heart for a birthday, wedding, Valentine’s day or just because. Each one is unique and has 8 pockets inside to add notes, bible verses, greetings, words of encouragement and photos. Other themed inserts are available for purchase. to truly create a one of a kind gift.
$4 per book
$1 per insert pack
Prayer Planks
Throughout eternity, people have been praying to God, and some of those prayers are well known by all. Why not have the famous prayers in front of you during your prayer time? Prayer planks are each adorned with unique treasures and rustic features to complement the beauty and simplicity of the famous prayer. Prayer planks beautifully capture the prayers of St. Francis, Mother Theresa, Pope Clement XI, St. Patrick of Ireland and of course the Lord's Prayer. Each plank is a one of a kind tribute, finished with a beeswax coating to preserve and protect the papers from dust, moisture, and the elements and embellished with a key and beads.
Thanks to my children, I was able to make a video from start to finish of my faithart canveses! I think you will really like this one. Step by step from conception to finish!
Here is a photo of the completed piece. It doesn't have the seal coat on it yet, due to the rainy day today. Hope you are inspired to create your own faith art canvas with your special bible verse!
Supply List:
12 x 12 canvas
Gesso
stencil
Matte Medium
Spray Inks- SEI Tumble dye, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Adirondack Color Wash ( your choice of colors)
Printed Bible verse
Seal Coat- Krylon Triple-Thick Crystal Clear Glaze
We had our first local meeting on Sunday and it was wonderful to get to share our personal experiences with Chapter 1 as well as to make art together!
The heart of a Woman (page 7) I wanted to show that in my heart I have planted Proverbs 4:23 "Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.". "The heart is the source of all our creativity, our courage and our convictions. It is the fountainhead of or faith, our hope and of course, our love."
So I cut out a heart, wrote the bible verse on it and then added stickles glitter around the edge. I used a stencil for all the swirlies and wrote creativity, courage, convictions, faith, hope and love. I added the definitions from the dictionary of courage, conviction and creativity. I love the softness of the colors and the feel.
This next page is actually 3 pages in one. I wanted a way to journal the 3 desires of a woman, "to be romanced, to have an irreplaceable role in a great adventure and beauty to be unveiled.".
So, I cut 2 pages and then laid them all together. I used this stencill and sprayed with adirondak color wash sprays and added some glimmer mist on top. When that dried, I stamped on top of the stencil so that the stamp only showed up in the cut out spaces. See my video below on how to do this.
Then on the back of each one, I added some representational stamps and journaled.
I am loving this book and the companionship of my online book study as well as my local group!
We began our "Captivating" book study yesterday. I had read the first chapter last week in preparation. I am enjoying learning more about my heart and what God placed in it and how He wants me to live. So far the book is very interesting, and I am spending time with God reading and creating!
I am creating single pages, and will bind them all when I am done witt the study. I like to make the cover at the end, so that it summarizes all the insides.
This page is about the split sides of me. The first is the side that says "I am not enough" and the other is the side that says " I am too much". Wow I so identify with these 2 statements. I vacillate between the two.
Techniques: I uses Adirondak sprays with the number stencil on the paper. I created the 2 inserts on my computer with a picture of me that I ran through the digitizing program. On the tag, I embossed it, painted it with inks and glimmer mists. I sewed the tulle on, made the flower out of paper ( see my video on how to make these flowers ) and then added the paper tag and circle tag. I stapled the embossed tag onto the page.
the corresponding page is about how women feel unseen, unsought and uncertain. I used the small insert and journal-ed on the back.
Technique: stencils and Adirondak sprays for background. Chipboard letters painted and then added Ranger crackle and stamped the words. The butterfly is made from a diecut, inked and glitter glued.
I am hoping for new insights and Good revealing Himself to me.
Wanted to share the beautiful work that God is doing at the studio!
Saturday we had 5 women here creating faith art.
Cuky created a canvas with Psalm 3:5-8. She envisioned the words on the shield of faith. We made a flower from a soda can. She was very scared to come and create, but she overcame that fear and look at the beautiful art God created through her hands!
Jennie is one of the regulars who is really growing in her creativity! She made these 4 6x6 canvases. Here is the story behind the art in her own words:
"The Story" I used copies of hymns on each canvas 1. Just as I am- God takes you as you are a mess 2. Take my life and let it be- He rearranges our focus pulling us together. He uses us to make a picture. 3. Be Thou my vision- He pulls me together and 4. Come thou Font of every blessing- we become completely focused on God and He is working through us.
Here are the finished canvases.
Penny is another regular and worked on her own 6x6 projects. Love the time theme, she cut out the clock with the Big Shot and then inked it to look like metal. The red piece is about the music. Love her creativity and color choices.
Denise stenciled and painted this beauty (12x12). She has such a great eye for composition and color. It is Phil 4:13 " I can do anything through Christ who strengthens me."
Rusty made a 12x12 canvas also. She used the same bible verse as Denise, and stencils with gesso. Love how she put her words going up- she said it reminds her - her strength comes from Him!
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