Good morning everyone! I am mind blowingly busy from Jan 1 to April 15, because of tax season and other large projects, and my creativity takes a hit.
I was feeling like a slug with too much left brained activity so I took a well needed break and art journaled most of the day. Yey!
I picked some Bible verses that spoke to me and were very visual. Psalm 148:7-12. These particular verses show everyone and everything praising God. It’s a great way to memorize scripture also. See below for the rest of images.
If you’re not familiar with art journaling, it can involve a range of every art supply at Michael’s, to a few simple tools…a journal, scissors, magazines, colored markers, glue. And what inspires you!
P.S. I put a funny picture in one of my pages. Can you find it? 😀🤔😀
Curious…what are your favorite activities when you need a break?
Thanks for visiting and may God bless you!
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Art journaling sounds interesting, I may have to try that! Thank you for sharing.
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Hi Dawn, it’s wonderful! I love this woman’s work if you want to see a sample! https://youtu.be/ff7w7eVfcas Thanks for stopping.
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Thank you for the link! I will watch this 🤗
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Never tried this. Looks and sounds interesting.
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Do you do creative stuff? Cooking?
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Yes, I do enjoy cooking or baking.
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Brad Pitt ?
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You win! 😀
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And he is under the wild animal category! Yummy!
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That looks so fun! I usually go out for a walk when I need a break. Fresh air and nature whisk me away from my desk and reset my mind. Lately, I haven’t been able walk far, but shoveling the snow seems to get the ants out of my pants too. 😂
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Agreed! Because of limited time, I do 10 minute mini walks. It does help to reset the mind like you say and 10 minutes, a couple times a day, adds up. Have a great Sonday!
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🤗 You too!
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With all the snow I’ve been shoveling, all the ants are dead!
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Thank you Tonya!
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Love this!
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Thank you!
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Creativity such as art, music etc is not my natural bent…so usually it’s cooking something or rearranging the furniture or gardening!
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Rearranging the furniture? You just brought back wonderful memories bc my mom loved doing that! God bless you. ❤
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I’ve dabbled in Bible art journaling–you’ve inspired me to give it another go, Marla. Some pages I tackled took more time than I anticipated. I like your simpler approach–making montages from magazine pics, for example. Now I’m going to head over to that link you shared above with another commenter. Thank you, Marla!
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Oh good! I’m glad. It’s a great way of worship! ❤🥰❤
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Art journalling with Bible time sounds fun. 🙂 I, too, will have to try that some day. God bless!
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God bless you too Lily!
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I agree that taking time to be creative is important, especially for people like me who tend to be very serious most of the time. I once took time out to draw and or watercolor. I need to get back to that! Thanks for the inspiration. Blessings, Marla!
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If you’re having trouble getting started, put a tablet and pencil in your purse, drive to your local park, sit under a tree and draw whatever you see! ❤🙂❤
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That’s a great idea! Thanks!
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We choose to make time to be creative. Art journaling can really take time but it feels like a therapy, right? You feel good doing it. Haha I enjoy looking at your journal. 🙂 I’m trying to improve my journaling as well. Let’s connect! 🤗
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Hi Gilian, nice to meet you! I stumbled upon art journaling as I explored different facets of art like painting, drawing, etc. Art journaling fits my personality. How did you find art journaling?
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I’m not very good at it, but I like using it it from time to time. Then I thought of combining it to something I love doing which was reading the Bible and writing. 🙂 it worked for me.
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