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Big Titles Pack a Punch in Your Bible

I'm sure you guys have been around long enough to realize that big titles are my thing, and I jumped at joy that they were this week's theme at the Bella headquarters!

My Bible is absolutely filled with big titles, and I let them do most of the talking for me. I love being able to flip through my Bible and see the synopsis of the scriptures already written out for me.  This page was no exception!

I love nestling in my big titles with fun pieces of ephemera or dimensional pieces, so the title gets an even bigger punch on the page! The paper pieces from the Splash Zone collection were the perfect thing to fill that space!

Thanks so much for stopping by to check out another page in my Bible; I hope you have been inspired by all the big titles happening around here this week!

Splash Zone Collection: Ephemera, Puffy Wonky Alphas, Florence Alphas

Bible Journaling with Home Sweet Home

I am so blessed to be able to call myself a mother, and there is no love quite like it! I knew I wanted to do a tribute to that in my Bible with the gorgeous new Home Sweet Home collection. Those beautiful floral illustrations and happy colors were the perfect addition!

For this page in my Bible, I really wanted to do something with triangle shapes. I decided on doing parallel triangle strips, that I could stitch on for lots of dimension.

I began nestling in those beautiful florals, both fussy-cut and paper pieces. I love the way the triangle strips gave those florals life, by popping them off the page in such a pretty way.

This was such a simple but impactful page for me, but I knew I wanted my title to do the talking as well. I layered on a piece of the Home Sweet Home ephemera that read "Love," and I filled in the rest with the brand new Florence Alphas. They are my favorite new alpha; I can't get enough!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and I can't wait to see how everyone is using the amazing new Home Sweet Home collection!

Home Sweet Home Collection, Florence Alphas, Word Salad Booklet, Illustrating Bible

 

Everlasting Love - A Mixed Media Bible Journaling Page

 

Hello there, friends! If you haven't noticed yet, it's all about love at Bella this week! It seems like so long since I've created anything in my Bible, and I knew I needed to get a little messy with this one.

I began my page with a messy foundation of IF Acrylic Paint, splatters, and modeling paste. It feels so good to go crazy with some mixed media mediums in your favorite colors! If you haven't pulled out your favorite paints in a while, do yourself a favor, and brush off the dust; it will be so worth it!

After I had my background down, I began positioning some scraps and bits around on my page. I knew I wanted to use a Ciao Chip for my title, including some of the IF Tiny Alphas. I also pulled some paper scraps from my Bella stash and layered away.

I then stitched on my journaling, which I typed on a piece of wax paper; it's so imperfect and lovely, which is the way the Lord must look at me.  Especially in that I accidentally added a "d" to my "an," and I had to laugh that it was a perfect reflection of this page! I'm reminded how amazing it feels to know my Father will never relinquish His love for me, despite my imperfections.

Lastly I stitched on a ribbon on the top right with another paper scrap and added a little puffy bird. This little section serves as a cute little tab. I even tucked in a few buttons on my large cluster to give my mess even more dimension.

Thanks so much for joining me today, and I hope you find some time to dust off your mixed media mediums and have a little fun this week!

Make Your Mark "Real Deal" 12x12 Paper, Pop Quiz "Goofing Off" 12x12 Paper, IF Acrylic Paint, Ciao Chips, IF Tiny Alpha Booklet, Cute Clips, Wordfetti Booklet, Seeds of Faith Puffy Stickers

CHRISTmas Exclusives at Joann

 

 

This month I had the pleasure of working with some of the exclusive products coming to the Joann shelves!  Have you guys spotted the latest Illustrated Faith products at your local JoAnn store? JoAnn has worked to create some new and exclusive items from the Advent and CHRISTmas collections.  They aren't in every location, but I'd love to know if you have spied some at your local store!

 

I'm excited to share some of the exclusive stamp sets in this collection next, so stay tuned the next couple weeks!  These stamp sets are huge and have a ton of stamps on them; some of them even have coordinating dies!

I loved working with the exclusive items in my Illustrating Bible!  It's been a blast getting acquainted with the new size, and these products were the perfect addition!

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today to check out my Bible journaling page! I'm so excited to see what guys are finding at your local Joann store! xo Lydia

 

Joann Exclusive CHRISTmas Collection, IF Watercolors, IF Pen, IF Black Ink & Acrylic Block

Mixed Media in Your Bible

 

 

 I love that the new Halloween collection, Sweet & Spooky, can be used for more than just a Halloween page!  This collection has the best leaves, and they are perfect for all your fall pages!

For this page I started with some acrylic paint.  I really wanted to do some black stripes, because I was craving some boldness on this page.  I created these black stripes with a little watered down IF acrylic paint and a 3/4" brush.

 

I added a little more fall texture with the Gratitude Stamp set; I love this little wood slice stamp, and I've used it a million times!

 

I added in a little leaf and acorn cluster at the top to serve as my tab.  It looks great nestled near that black and gold stripe!

 

 

I left my background pretty simple because I wanted my mixed media stripes to do all the talking.  I finished off my page by added a large title to the bottom corner.  I used the "sweet" ephemera piece and some green Wonky Alphas.  Stick on a few enamel dots, fill in your journaling, and date-it, and you have an impactful mixed media Bible page that pops!

 

 

I'm so glad you stopped by today! It's always fun sharing a little creativity with you! How are you guys infusing mixed media in your creations? xo Lydia

 

Sweet & Spooky Collection (Ephemera), Pickle Juice Wonky Alphas, IF Pen, IF Gratitude Stamp Set, IF Roller Dater, IF Black Stamp Pad, IF Acrylic Block, Shanna's Favorite Paint Set, Tape Runner, Be Bold Bible Mat

Fussy Cut Paper Garland

 

This week on the Bella team, it's all about fussy-cutting, and I couldn't be more happy about that!  Fussy-cutting is one of my absolute favorite things to do!  I did something a little different this time for my fussy-cutting.  Normally I would gravitate towards cutting illustrations to use as ephemera, but today I chose to fussy cut a geometric pattern from the IF All People All Nations collection!

 

I cut out these amazing little rectangle shapes from the "My Foundation" patterned paper.  I then ran them through my sewing machine to create some garland.  I wanted to string them along my Bible page, and I'm pretty smitten with the explosion of color it created!

 

I used my double-adhesive roller to adhere each piece down where I liked it.  I then tucked in a few abstract floral pieces from the All People All Nations Ephemera pack.  All that was left was to add my title and a tab!  I also chose to wrap the ends of the garland thread around 2 buttons from my stash.

 

 

 

Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope you get your hands on some Heart Hugs for all your card-making endeavors, because they are just the cutest! xo Lydia

 

IF All People All Nations ("My Foundation" 12x12 Paper, Ephemera. Clear Brush Script Stickers) IF Wordfetti Booklet, IF Watercolor Set, Puffy Hearts

 

These Colored Pens Belong on Every Project

Welcome to a new week, friends!  This week at Bella Blvd it's all about the amazing journal pens!  As a Bible journaler, they have a special place on my desk, because I can't live without them.  I thought I'd share a couple ways that I use them with you today!

 

I've been having a lot of fun using my colored Illustrated Faith pens throughout the Created to Create Kit; I've been using them not only for actual journaling, but I love to use them to create mixed media backgrounds too!  That's what I have chosen to do on this entry!

 

I went a little crazy with color for both my Bible page and my TN devotional page, so the assorted colors of journal pens were the perfect addition!  After creating my mixed media background with the IF acrylic paints and the journal pens, I used a few paper pieces and added some stitching!  It's amazing how a few basics like these amazing pens can be used to create in so many different ways!

 

 

 

I'm so happy you stopped by to visit today, and I hope you have a beautiful week of creativity and smiles! xo Lydia

 
Created to Create Kit, IF Acrylic Paints, IF Journal Pens, IF Homespun Number Stamps, IF Black Ink Pad

 

National Day of Relaxation

Hello there, lovely friends!  I'm so glad you've stopped to visit today!  Did you know that today is National Relaxation Day?!  As it's hump day I could certainly use a little reminder of what it truly means to rest.  I couldn't think of a more appropriate project than to do a study on rest in my Bible.

When the new releases arrived at my house, I was completely smitten with this bonus lilac plaid paper from the Plaids and Dotty collection.  We rarely see purples in the scrapbooking community, but I was absolutely certain that paper was going on a page for me!

I created these little strips to align near the edge of my Bible page with all the new collections; I then stitched each one on, so I could ruffle up the edges for a dimensional look.

 

A few Wonky Alphas, a tab, a cute clip, and Word Salad stickers later --there you have it!

I topped off my page with a couple of the new Heart Hugs!

For this particular page, the sentiments didn't suit my needs, so I simply peeled them off and saved them for another project.  Now I had some blank Heart Hugs in my color palette; I tucked them right in!

 

 

Thanks so much for joining me today! I'm in love with the new releases, and I'm always so giddy to get them in my Bible! Only a few more weeks till they are available for all of you! xo Lydia

 

Plaids & Dotty Collection, Sweet & Spooky (Night Garden), Wish Big Girl (Borders, Cake & Crowns), Heart Hugs, Wonky Alphas, Cute Clips. Tabbies, Word Salad Booklet

Be Kind, Always

 

Did you guys know that today is National Watermelon Day?!  I just knew I was going to have to do a watermelon themed page in my Bible to honor my favorite summer treat!  I normally have such structured & thought-out pages in my Bible, but I really just wanted to be carefree in worship for this one!

 

Proverbs 16:24(NIV)

²⁴ Gracious words are a honeycomb,
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

 

I began my page by pulling out my Illustrated Faith Watercolors; I then painted my watermelon background - easy peasy!  I had originally thought I wanted to embroider on my seeds, but my Bible pages were a little too delicate for detailing that small; So I thought I would cut the enamel hearts in half for a whimsical look.

I then arranged those cute-as-ever ants from the Bug Explorer collection along the bottom of my page with the chipboard watermelon from the Island Escape collection!  To top of the page, I couldn't forget the tab!  I was most excited to crack into the new Word Salad Booklet!  This was one of my most anticipated items from the new collections!  It really is just a simple page, and you really need one of those from time to time!

 

 

I hope you all have had an amazing summer thus far, and I certainly hope you've been lucky to slice into some sweet watermelon too! Remember be kind, always, especially with your words! xo Lydia

 

IF Watercolors, Enamel Hearts (Black Eyed Pea & Bless Her Heart), Island Escape Chipboard Icons, Bug Explorer Ephemera, IF Homespun Alphas (One in a Melon & Olive You), IF Tiny Alpha Booklet, Tabbies, Word Salad Booklet

Creating Big Titles in Your Bible Journaling

Hello there, friends!  I hope you had an amazing Independence Day!  This week at Bella Blvd it's all about Big Titles, and my Bible is filled with them!  For me personally, I love to highlight the verses I have read with a big bold summary!  The Wonky Alphas are my absolute favorite way to do that!

My absolute favorite thing when I received the new collections several months ago was the "Houseplants" 12x12 sheet!  I have fussy cut just about every sheet I have, and I couldn't resist on this page either!  I thought I would get a little creative and make some faux macramé hangers with embroidery floss; I'm pretty smitten with how they turned out!  What do you guys think?!

I like to layer on at least one background color first, and in this case I chose watercolor in yellow.  I then layered my little planters around the page and strung them up via the top of the page.  I simply secured the ends of the floss on the back with washi tape.

 

 

Last, but certainly not least, I start by adding my big title!  I really like to mix and match alphas from Bella Blvd and Illustrated Faith to create unique and bold text!  Elaine Davis at Illustrated Faith is amazing at this! 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today to see the Bible journaling page I created using those amazing houseplants in the Mom Life collection! I can't wait to see you guys string those little guys up in your Bibles with big titles! xo Lydia

Bella Blvd Mom Life 12x12 Houseplants Paper, Bella Blvd Wonky Alphas (Pickle Juice), IF Homespun Alpha Stickers (Bananas for You), IF Watercolors, IF Enamel Hearts (Bless Her Heart Mix), & Embroidery Floss