Author Archives: Liberty

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Creating beauty from ashes! Life Restoration Coach & Creativity “therapy”. Soul care for Christian women post-marital abuse and divorce. Life! Liberty! Pursuit of Happiness!

Grow in Love

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Growing in love is one of our greatest aspirations, as we seek to become more and more like Jesus, and is evidence of His Spirit’s fruit growing in our lives. We are to “in love, grow in every way into him who is the head — Christ.” And, “I pray this: that your love will keep on growing…” Since daisies are one of my two favorite flowers, it seemed fitting to add one to this mixed media spread in my Greatest of These is Love journal. I love everything about this page—from the colors to the techniques to the elements I used…. Continue reading →

Love with All Your Heart

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I am LOVING working in this Greatest of These is Love Journal! God not only says, but commands us to “Love with all your heart.” And He tells us exactly what/Who we are to love—Him. Our highest calling in our lives is to love Him because He first loved us. And to love others as we love ourselves. A simple command, but not always easy to do. A simple command worthy to be put simply on this spread. This spread has a simple focal point and simple message, on a multi-layered, colorful background with rich depth. The layers began with… Continue reading →

Faith Mixed Media Journal

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I’ve had a great week creating Faith Mixed Media, after I attended an Online Retreat last weekend. The teachers at The Greatest of These, put on by Creative Worship Stamps, all had great inspiration—from faith mixed media to Bible art journaling to Bible study to greeting cards to faith planning. I decided to do my makes, based on their classes, in one of the new journals I made last month. This 4×4” flex spine, fabric covered journal—that I made for nothing-in-particular—is working out great for this. Once I knew its purpose, I decorated the cover with the Retreat themed printable…. Continue reading →

Rise Up O Army

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💯 If this isn’t a perfect verse/description of Christian marital abuse survivors! March on, sisters! Jesus has given us life again and raised us up! I am so happy to see the rising up of the advocacy against abuse (psychological, not just “physical”) in the last decade. In reading this verse today, God gave me a picture of how He has breathed life into post-abuse survivors, many of them who have all but given up on life, and raised them up as an army of advocates against abuse—whatever form it takes, (in my view, especially in the Christian marital setting,… Continue reading →

Stash Card Making

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Last week I attended a Craft Your Stash Card Making Summit, hosted by Justine Hovey. It was perfect timing, as I needed several more birthday cards soon. This gave me a chance to utilize different techniques than my usuals, and pull out some “forgotten friends”, supplies I’d been neglecting. I shared one of those cards last week. Today I have a few more for you. The technique highlighted on this masculine card is embossing with a stencil, to bring added texture and depth to the background, without using pastes or other messy procedures. The supplies used for this card are… Continue reading →

Layer a Day — Dream

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Up today, Layer a Day Dex Card #4. I have really enjoyed taking extra time to create this past month. Even though it’s meant I’m having to play catch up with posts. These Layer a Day Faith Dex Cards have been nice quick fill-ins, to balance having to make more than half-a-dozen, time consuming birthday cards. I shared one of the latest yesterday, and will share a few more soon. I attended an online Craft Your Stash Card Making Summit this past week. That came in perfect timing for utilizing some different techniques than my usuals, to get those cards… Continue reading →

Layer a Day — Heart & Soul

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I’m continuing to work on Faith Dex Cards, for my Layer A Day, when I don’t have time to work on a larger project. Just 1-5 minutes a day. Just one layer. No concern as to whether there is a direction it’s heading or not. Up today is my third Faith Dex card for this year. I love the depth and texture on this card! And just enough of a rustic, primitive feel to satisfy my soul. Layer 1: This creation started with collaging pieces of a hymn, that had been edged with Ground Espresso Distress Watercolor Pencil, onto the… Continue reading →