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Boxed In? No Way!

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Although I may be struggling a fair bit with cancer and related side effects, my heart is so happy that I’ve still felt the urge to create and share FaithArt…. simple acts of obedience that I’m thankful and grateful to meet…. even if it’s an unestablished goal…. yeah, I pretty much go with the mindset of “just create with an open heart, Celeta. God will take it from there.”

And He does! Whether it’s sharing 100 bookmarks for a local nursing home, or making greeting cards with a personal note (and actually MAILING them!), or creating fun art freebies for you 💖

I hardly see shapes to box in anything….I made these frames to share with the idea of highlighting your FaithArt, Scriptures, thoughts, etc. and I can’t wait to see them pop up here and there! Click below to download 2PDF files and 1zip file of the individual elements ⬇️

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Wise Words

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Corrie ten Boom…. such an extraordinary woman that I know far too little about! Her words of wisdom are powerful and have the ability to shift perspectives….especially when we might find ourselves heading towards a funk❣️

I’m so grateful to be feeling better, which almost always opens the creativity gates… in turn, that gives me the opportunity to bless others with printable freebies that they (in turn) can then share with others 🥰

It should be no surprise that today’s freebie is a set of “Corrie Quotes” I made this morning! Print. Share. Enjoy! To get your freebie, just click ➡️ Corrie Tags

Share the Good Word!

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Encouragement “squares” and “tags” are probably on of the first things I started creating digitally – a small white square space seemed far less intimidating than a huge piece of letter-sized paper!

Unfortunately, other than creating sets, it seemed those little squares weren’t as easy to physically share with others….what to do???

Make them a tad bit bigger and voila! you have the perfect greeting card canvas – just print & apply to a pre-made blank greeting card…. the result? Custom cards to share….PLUS the recipient has the choice to frame!

Here’s an example of reducing the print ratio to fit smaller blank cards – I just added a bit of text under the image to fill the extra space😄

My goal this weekend is to share a few of these cards with the residents of my 55+ community since many are still social distancing.

What’s your goal for sharing this weekend? Being intentionally prepared to share your faith has many different looks – to get you started, I’m sharing an Encouragement freebie just for you😄 Click ➡️ hereJoy & Peace Card Kit

Peace

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PEACE. What does that look like for you? On this 4th of July our thoughts go to all those before us who fought for the freedoms we enjoy today – freedoms that are so easy to take for granted… but peace…. my REAL peace, begins with the willingness and active decision to trust God, and giving thanks to those willing to lay down their lives (John 15:13) for others. “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:7 #faithart #creativeheartspaperstudio #Phil4:7

Happy Saturday!

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Each Saturday afternoon, a group of Bible Journaling gals get together via zoom for fellowship and journaling…. more often than not, I forget or not feeling quite up to snuff…. the thing is though, joining in provides such nourishment for this at times weary soul, regardless if I’m actively creating or just enjoying the virtual company🥰

As you all may know by now, one of my greatest joys is sharing FaithArt with others – and today is no exception. As I was scrolling thru the multitudes of FB posts, I saw an advertisement (one of many!) for a daily scripture prompt and prayer – nothing revolutionary, simply a reminder of the power writing the Word and giving it time to percolate through my mind and spirit.

So for today, I created a one-page sheet to share! click here ➡️ to download a free PDF as well as a zip file of the individual images.

Please feel free to share with others!

Pray Anyway

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How many times have you found yourself in a situation and at a total loss for words? Prayer can be the same way! The great thing is that God doesn’t need an eloquent prayer to meet our needs… He knows our heart and only wants us to trust Him enough to turn to Him with our hopes, our dreams, our cares, and our scares.

A couple years ago my daughter and I began talks of opening an Etsy shop – she had dreams of custom paper designs – invitations, party designs and such. I had thoughts of sharing Faith art… like many plans, life pushed those ideas to the back burner….

I still had a desire to share Faith art and chose to create projects with one of our church outreach ministries, art for the children’s program, and a few other projects here and there. But I was never brave enough to pursue the Etsy shop on my own… truth be told, I was afraid…. afraid of rejection – now isn’t that silly?

I so easily bypassed all the truths I knew and jumped straight to failure. Once again, I stuffed God on the shelf and decided, albeit unconsciously, to sit out on a dream instead of trusting God to do what was best for me.

Thankfully, God is ever patient! He coaxes me closer and closer showing me time and again that He is trustworthy. He is faithful. The success of the Etsy shop has nothing to do with acceptance, rejection, or sales. The success is about sharing God’s Word – His Truths – His Love. My job? It’s simple: obedience.

And so I’ve taken the first step! I opened the Etsy store yesterday and shared a few pieces of art…stay tuned to see what God does with a little obedience.

What’s on your heart? What have you put off praying about and trusting God for? You don’t need the perfect words or plan. All you need to start is an open heart willing to share and trust in Him.

10 Ways to Love

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A couple years ago, Stephanie Ackerman of Documented Faith shared a post about Love…. not really anything new, right? But there was something new about it – at least to me! She took ten verses about Love and condensed each into 3 words and they remain on my fridge as a daily reminder about what Love is and isn’t. Click on the image to the right —->
to go to Stephanie’s original post and words of inspiration.

I last wrote about finding my rhythm Journaling in my daughter’s Bible and as I began creating art for this week’s entries, Stephanie’s 10 Ways to Love came to mind. Sure, it would’ve been easier to simply resize & print the art I created back then, but for me, that sort of negates the purpose of the art. For me, writing (or drawing!) helps connect my head and heart…a way of anchoring God’s Word in my soul.

So that’s how I’ve spent my Monday morning… using Stephanie’s 10 Ways to Love as a launchpad for the week ahead!

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How do these verses speak to you? As I was printing these to paste into my Bible, something struck me… and it may be obvious, but I realized I can’t really love this way without one common thread…. surrender.  Hmmmmm…sounds like another blog post to me!

Of course, I can’t talk about new art without sharing! Enjoy my take on 10 Ways to Love

 

 

Finding Your Rhythm

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Last year when the new Illustrating Bible became available, I promised myself that I wouldn’t spend the money on something I didn’t need…. then a fellow journaler shared a special purchase price… I still didn’t need a new Bible, but boy oh boy did I want it!

For the past year I have been diligent in prayers for my daughter and her family. As newlyweds they face the typical struggles, and layered onto that, they now live 6hrs from our hometown…away from mama, family, and lifelong friends. And yes, mama still struggles missing her girl!

So….I justified the purchase to purposely journal thoughts and prayers in the new Bible specifically for my daughter and family… a living legacy Bible of sorts….

And then I began to suffer from ‘new Journaling Bible’ syndrome….. the purpose was overwhelmingly shadowed by thoughts of exactly what tone the art would take…. yes, TOTALLY missing the original purpose! What to do?

Pray. Wait. Trust.

Finally, this past weekend God showed me that it didn’t need to be one or the other…. simply keep my focus on Him! okay……but what does that picture look like? For me, it is now two God experiences…. art time and then Scripture/Prayer time.

For now, I plan to create digital artwork beforehand that I can print and then it will be ready for my prayer time over family…. it’s only been a few days, but thankfully it finally feels right! And even better, by creating the art digitally, I can easily share with others! Click on the link here —> Freebiesvalentine freebie
How we find our rhythm with God is just as unique each journey. What’s your rhythm? I’d love to hear from you!

Easy DIY Prayer Journal

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In late 2018, I started participating in a local Bible Journaling group.  One of the things we do each month is share prayer requests.  I received a request for a young mom recently diagnosed with advanced breast cancer…. well, of course that struck a chord with my heart!  I decided to create a simple prayer journal to document my prayers and thoughts for her to have and fall back on during her cancer journey.img_8633I started  by combining pages I created for another journal  into a PDF file (click here —> prayer journal pages for your free pdf of journal pages!)

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I trimmed the printed pages (double-sided prints) as shown in the photo to the right –>

If you like, you can only trim the outer edges (equal to top margins)…. that’s probably what I’ll do going forward – since these pages are perfectly aligned, it eliminates frustrations 🙂

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I used scrapbook paper to create the cover, but you can use anything – whatever appeals to you!

For a quick and easy way to  get the right cover size, I simply placed one of the trimmed pages on top of the scrapbook paper and scootched it over about 1/4″-1/2″,  marked the corners and trimmed with my paper cutter

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I folded the trimmed pages in half, added the cover, and stapled in the middle.  If you don’t have a long reach stapler, you can also punch a hole at each end and bind with thread, ribbon, or elastic.

The rest is about documenting your thoughts and prayers!  In the first journal, I added artwork & embellishments  here and there…

It can be as simple or elaborate as you like…

Check out some freebies I’ve shared previously —> FREEBIES

Also, a good FB friend has a FABULOUS Etsy shop with loads of faith printables – the link to her shop is right here —> Praise and Pray

Do what feels right to you – good luck!

 

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Pure Joy

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It’s difficult to describe just how good it feels to celebrate God’s faithfulness every.single.day. so I thought I’d just show it instead! God is really moving! Over the past two weeks, I’ve shared a devotional & words of encouragement faith art (below) at a local pregnancy center, I’ve been asked to lead a faith art session at an upcoming women’s retreat, AND I’ve been asked to create faith art coloring pages for a children’s ministry!

Isn’t God grand? Gosh….even the word grand doesn’t begin to describe God! The latter part of 2017 and early part of 2018 were more challenging as the trickle-down effects of cancer and its treatments wreaked havoc on my lungs, but God still has work for me to do! Thankfully, I’m feeling much, much better these days and pleased to report current scans & markers show the cancer remains stable! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

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The thing is, God has a plan that far exceeds anything I could dream up for myself…. the desire to create faith are came as a byproduct of cancer, and the  opportunities to share God’s love through art came before I received results of my latest scans… I didn’t hesitate to accept because…

I know God’s got this!

This past year, I’ve learned to live like I am always HIS and not just after He proves I’m His in a particular situation…. does that make any sense? In other words, I don’t wait until I see proof of His faithfulness to step forward….

Today I attended a Bible Journaling Group: H.I.S. (Houston’s Illustrating Sisterhood) and we discussed the perils of spiritual amnesia – God is ALWAYS at work and ALWAYS working for the best in our lives…especially when it may not “feel” that way!

Living in gratitude is a choice and testifying to the daily miracles of faithfulness He is working in our lives is a must!