Illustrated faith and bible art journaling as a form of worship

Most recently I've started bible art journaling which is different than just bible journaling. I have always had a passion for keeping a journal with my bible study. I've also always had a passion for art and most recently I've combined the two. I'm sure you've seen the #bibleillustrations all over the web. Bible journaling is a form of worship using art to worship God and meditate on His written word. 

I'm going to share with you a very simple way to begin. I wasn't sure I wanted to mark on the bible pages and had a hard time writing over Gods word when I first started. It became easier after I started seeing art as a form of worship. I enjoy using my study bible aloneside my journaling bible. I only use my study bible to read and underline key notes. This makes it easier to use my journaling bible for bible illustrations. If you have a hard time coming up with the art work simply do your bible study and as something from His word begins to stand out for you highlight and color around the words or write the notes to the side and color the page. Use pencil, pen and ink, water color, and regular colored pencils. You may choose to use anything you would use to scrapbook or make a mixed media page. Regular old crayons work well too. I will include a few of my simplest pages overdone and include one of my more complex pages as well. Keep in mind, everyone's art is different and be kind to other journalers.  Some people like simple pages and others enjoy complex drawings and art. 

In this particular bible entry I used some scrap book papers for drawing ideas and flower prints. First I used my pencil to draw the flowers and write the scriptures that stood out to me from my bible study. Then I traced it with ink and colored he pictures with twistable colored pencils. My art inspiration here was my scrapbook papers. I love all the colorful pages and this is a great way to find inspiration for your own pages. Each page will be unique as you freehand your pictures become your very own images. 

My inspiration for this was the vision I saw as I read Matthew in this particular study. I envisioned an old fishing boat that may have been abandoned basin in and Andrew. After drawing a simple boat I then used watercolor and paint pens for the final details. I wrote the words with a fine tip sharpie pen. 

Who doesn't love washi tape?! There are so many washi tapes to choose from and they are sold online or in your local hobby stores. This page is a mixed media page with washi tape, colored pencil, sharpie ink, and I also cut and pasted a small piece of scrapbook paper which I wrote in green and pink ink. Notice the tabs I've used on the sides of the pages. Most bibles use these tabs to mark the books of the bible. I've used mine to mark what I feel God spoke to my heart in each entry. 

The most important part of bible journaling is to keep your focus on God and meditate on His written word. As you create your journal entries meditate on the word that God has given you and enjoy your time with Him. 

What is your favorite #artjournaling #bibleillustration you've done so far? If your a beginner what is your biggest fear? If your advanced in your #biblejournaling how did you get over your fear of marking in your #journalingbible and what was your first journaling page?