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Stones of Remembrance

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Great is God’s Faithfulness! In Joshua’s 4:6, he commands, as YHWH has directed him, that stones of remembrance be placed. Today’s Mixed Media Meditation is a short one, with a much quicker creative make. My stacked stones represent things in my life that either I’ve lost and God has gotten me through, or other things He’s provided that give me His Abundant Life in the midst of chaos and loss. All of them are things that I look back on and remember His faithfulness. 💖 I encourage you to seek your heart for “stones of remembrance” in your life, when… Continue reading →

Shalom Shalom

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Does your mind always stay in perfect peace? Mine neither. How’s that peace even possible? Isaiah 26:3 tells us it is. By keeping our mind focused on God and trusting Him—in every circumstance. Having peace in our souls as the storms of life rage around us. This isn’t something we can do in our flesh. It only happens by God’s Spirit at work in our spirits. I’ve been mediating on Psalm 23 recently, for a new creative course I’ll be releasing later this summer. So that influenced my thoughts on this passage also. We’ll dig deep into those Psalms 23… Continue reading →

Shine Bright

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Hide it under a basket? No! I’m gonna let it shine! I’m still meditating on Matthew 5:14-16, (see April 26th and May 4th posts) and coming up with new ways to Bible Journal it through mixed media Faith art. Thank you to Kim Pepper’s FaithFest 2025 for inspiration. As soon as I started meditating on verse 15 in a visual way, I knew I wanted to incorporate a woven “basket” into the design of a layout. I also knew I wanted a lamp stand of some sort. And to incorporate my beloved multi-mediums background. The background for this page started… Continue reading →

Retro Birthday Card

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Do you like a retro look in your creations? I love this Tim Holtz retro television die, and have been waiting so long for it to be available as a thin die. I’m so happy it came out as a Vault release, with the Atomic retro dies. So many fun cards to make—with so much variety possible. And good thing, because I have 7 more male birthday cards, plus a baby boy card, to make in the next month. This die set will probably make another appearance or two, or…. There’s not a lot of process or technique to describe… Continue reading →

Keeping Creative on the Fly

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I feel like I’m coming back to civilization. 😄 Back to my creative supplies. I love flying, but hate that without paying for checked bags (and lugging them around,) I don’t have room to bring my usual tools of creative transformation. My most happy place for soul care. My phone’s camera lens was my main creative outlet on this trip. The Blue Ridge Mountains and Lake Junaluska were beautiful, and I saved those gorgeous images digitally, as well as in my mind. I moseyed though the retreat’s craft station, where they provided a variety of supplies and instructions for several… Continue reading →

A City on a Hill

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How is your light shining? I’m continuing to meditate on Matthew 5:14-16. As we discussed in the last post, Jesus is the Light of the World, but in this passage we are told that we are the light of the world too. His Light is to shine through us and not be hidden. This Faith Art page illustrates verse 14. “A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” Let’s take a look at the steps in this more whimsical make. Follow along with whatever coloring supplies you have. If you have stencils and stamps, use them. If not, draw… Continue reading →

Shine Your Light

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Jesus is THE Light of the World! In Him there is no darkness. He is and was the source of “Let there be Light”, in the beginning. How blessed are those of us, who have been born again through Him and carry His Spirit within us, to shine His Light into this world around us. We are carriers of His Light. The passage I’m meditating on in this creative faith art make is Matthew 5:14-16. You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and puts it under… Continue reading →

The Power of Creativity

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People tend to think of Creativity as a hobby—or a job, if you’re super skilled and have great marketing. Something you are skilled at so you do it—or not. Something you love doing and do well—or not. They are thinking in terms of Fine Art. A painter who brings color to life in beautiful landscapes. A sketch artist who draws lifelike portraits. Or a sculptor who mimics Michelangelo. Creativity can lead to that—for a relatively small number of people. But creativity (and art) are so much more. They are for everyone! Creativity is an innate part of everyone of us…. Continue reading →

Love Letter 2.0

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Sometimes in life, you just need a do-over. Through no fault of your own, things just didn’t turn out “right”. Sometimes we just have to move on from there. Other times we can take a second chance, and when we know better we do better. Sometimes those things have no or low importance in the grand scheme of things. Other times they are of great importance. And that second chance, to make things better, can make a big difference in our lives and the lives of others. This do-over is very low in significance. But it still was a learning… Continue reading →

Love Letters

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Up today is another page in my Greatest of These is Love journal. This one was inspired from a cardmaking session. I used the same techniques. Same basic theme. Similar colors. But ended up with a totally different look. ‼️😊 The instructor’s card was softer and floral. And my make—😮 I started with blues, instead of her blue-greens, since I already have more than one blue-green page in this journal. So that changed my tone-on-tone stenciling from her leaves to my stars. Of course, I had to adjust her portrait card layout for my long and narrow journal page—and I… Continue reading →