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Documented Faith Week Five in 2017

If you are following along with Documented Faith then you know that there is one focus word per month along with verses for each week that coordinate with the verse.  You can get the weekly verses right here  and they are posted once a week, usually late Friday or Saturday morning.  

Each month of the year we also focus on a specific word.  The first word for 2017 is MOVE.

Along with the Facebook group postings, emails, and Documented Faith page posts, I am also going to post right here where you are reading, about how I document and/or illustrated the weeks verse as inspiration and encouragement for you.  How YOU documented your faith is totally up to you and is PERSONAL so please do not ever feel that you have to do it and then post it to Facebook, put a hashtag on it on Instagram or anything else for that matter.  However you want to do it is your decision...which goes for me as well.  

This gives us freedom to sometimes be in the margin of a Journaling Bible, on a sheet of paper that I may add into my existing planner system, a little something jotted on a PostIt ( I LOVE post-it notes) and/or some weeks on 3 x 5 cards. There is no wrong or right way to document or illustrate your faith. The important thing is that you do it and that you work on creating a habit of doing it. 

Here is the verse for week five of 2017: 

"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye on you" Ps. 32:8

Note to Self: Before we can move forward, we may have to let go of something we've been doing awhile. God nudges us outside of our comfort zone to encourage and remind us to rely on Him.  When we are feeling stretched and uncomfortable and possibly even experiencing a sense of anxiety, we must trust that He is leading us along the best path for our lives.

This week I wrote/doodled/lettered the reminder on a separate sheet of paper and used washi tape to add it into my Journaling Bible. If you would like to download the art to add some details, doodles and shadows, click here:  Download Weekfiveprintable

 

If you are not already getting my weekly Documented Faith email, please consider registering so that I can share all of the things that are going on in the Documented Faith community as well as share with you the release of the brand new 2017 DF Binder (due to start shipping very soon!)

 

Documented Faith Week Four

If you are following along with Documented Faith then you know that there is one focus word per month along with verses for each week that coordinate with the verse.  You can get the weekly verses right here  and they are posted once a week, usually late Friday or Saturday morning.  

Each month of the year we also focus on a specific word.  The first word for 2017 is MOVE.

Along with the Facebook group postings, emails, and Documented Faith page posts, I am also going to post right here where you are reading, about how I document and/or illustrated the weeks verse as inspiration and encouragement for you.  How YOU documented your faith is totally up to you and is PERSONAL so please do not ever feel that you have to do it and then post it to Facebook, put a hashtag on it on Instagram or anything else for that matter.  However you want to do it is your decision...which goes for me as well.  

This gives us freedom to sometimes be in the margin of a Journaling Bible, on a sheet of paper that I may add into my existing planner system, a little something jotted on a PostIt ( I LOVE post-it notes) and/or some weeks on 3 x 5 cards. There is no wrong or right way to document or illustrate your faith. The important thing is that you do it and that you work on creating a habit of doing it. 

Here is the verse for week four of 2017: 

 

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.  Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 1 Peter 5:7-9 NIV

 

Note To Self: Carrying all of your worries, stress and daily struggles by yourself shows that you have not trusted God fully with your life. Letting God have your anxieties calls for action.  Do not submit to circumstances but to the Lord who controls them.

 

To print out the black and white doodle of this weeks verse, click here:  Download Weekfour1peter57 

Good News Of Great Joy

This past week, Pastor Tom gave a great message about the REAL news about Christmas.  I have not been watching much TV and was unaware of the whole "fake news" thing going on in out society (seriously?!?) so as I sat and listened to the sermon I was reminded of the real good news vs. the fake news and it bears repeating.  To watch the sermon, you can go here, click on watch and print out the message notes. 

Whenever I hear the phrase " Good News of Great Joy" I ALWAYS think of sweet Linus and his Christmas speech.  

As I was digging through a huge pile of papers yesterday, looking for one thing, I found another and do not think that I shared it with you last year.  

whoops. Here is a doodle for you to print out and color in honor of the Good News Download Fearnotprintable

Periscope TONIGHT

I wanted to let you know that I am Periscoping tonight at 6:00 pm Pacific Standard Time. You can find me on Periscope by using my name, Stephanie Ackerman. I am going to simply paint the May divider (which is also referred to as a dashboard) that comes in my Documented Faith Binder and tell you all about how I am embracing the rainbow these days.

If you don't have the binder then you can do one of three things:

1. Buy one, duh.
2. Download the printable and color it as you wish
3. Just watch the Periscope and then be on your creative merry way

I am going to give you a heads up on what I am going to use BUT remember, I always suggest using what you have.  NEVER feel like you have to go out and buy a bunch of new things, unless it is the binder (see #1 above)

Supplies:

• Ranger Waterbrush
• Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Crayons
• Illustrated Faith .35 Pen
• Uniball Signo Broad Tip White Pigment Pen  
• Faber-Castell B Black Marker
• Kuretake Watercolors 

Printable:  Download Mayprintable

See you on Periscope. Well, I won't see you but you know what I mean!

Tuesday Tutorials - Basket of Happy

I "used" to have a basket that held a bunch of little pillows that I stitched. I say "used to" because over time, I have given them all away for one reason or another.  I called it my "Basket of Happy"

Now I have a whole bunch of Fall colored hearts in my basket. I betcha you are wondering what the heck a Basket of Happy is and what its for?  Just to look at I suppose, but really, the cute little pillows just, well... make you happy and 9 times out of 10 produce a smile.

I have taken my basket of happy with me to different events and have shared my thoughts on having a basket of happy.  I have even been known to throw the little stuffed lovelies at people that seemed to need a little happy.

They smiled when I did...some even laughed.

Insta happy.

Last year I had made a "Casserole of Love"  which held a bunch of  hand stitched hearts that I gave out to the ladies in my bible study group.  They smiled too.

so, with the RIDICULOUS amount of fabric, felt, floss, buttons, beads, etc. I decided that these would made the perfect Tuesday Tutorial.

First, I created a pattern Download Happybasketheartpattern and cut out several hearts from an old pair of jeans that I had in the stack with my other fabrics.

Then I grabbed my stash of Tim Holtz trim, pinned the pieces in place threaded my needle and started stitching. It seemed to need a little more of something so I picked out red seed beads from a baggie of 10,000 beads I have and added those added a few french knots trimmed off the edges stitched it up with a blanket stitch leaving a spot to stuff it and stitched it closed. then...

I could not stop.

I cut up a cotton tea towel and grabbed my jar of buttons and picked out the clear seed beads from my baggie of beads and the random gems and jewels I had in the baggie too, and stiched those on stuffed it and stitched it and now I find myself looking at it and smiling. This is where the Tuesday Tutorial should conclude, but I couldn't stop cutting and stitching and now have a pile of happy hearts that need to be stuffed and shared.  Please feel free to Download Happybasketheartpattern, create a happy basket of your very own and share a little happy with those around you.  If you are inspired to create based on this or any of the Tuesday Tutorials, I would sure love to see and hear your story.  Please email me your photos to homegrown1(at)att(dot)net and I will share them with upcoming Tuesday Tutorials!

 

Note To Self

Another week, another list. 

Instead of doing something about color on Monday's, I am going to start out the week with a list or something similar to a list, not just for you, but for me, too.

Now that summer is coming to an end, the hustle bustle of back to school, fall sports and everyday life is going to speed up again, so a list is needed.

Today is "Note to Self." 

Sometimes a "things to do" list make us feel rushed, stressed, like we have 10,000 things to do (which is maybe the case) but changing the words to read "Note To Self" sounds a little more calming.
Here is your download, now print it out, write it down and get it done! Download Notetoself

Happy Valentine's Day

Just in time for Valentine's Day, I am excited to share with you my first doodle that will be available for you purchase and then download and print on photo paper or cardstock.  No shipping, no waiting just instant happiness.

 
I played around with the print a little, printing on glossy photo paper, printing on regular ol' printer paper and on cardstock.  Here I printed on a 4x6 glossy photo paper and framed it
The smaller one down on the right is a wallet size print on regular ol' printer paper framed:

As you can see from both photos above, depending on what type of paper you print on will make a difference with the red color.  On the glossy photo paper, it is much more vibrant, and well, glossy.  On the paper, it is a flat,darker red (which I like, in case you were wondering)  Either way, it comes out great!

If  you print it out on cardstock, the fun thing about this print is that there are lots of little nooks and crannies where you can use your markers, paint, chalk, etc. to add additional color!

*Note - Watermark will not appear on your download

The price?

$9.00 ...just click the button below

A portion of each sale will go towards an account that will be dedicated to a "future endeavor" benefiting "Beauty For Ashes" in Uganda. (more on that soon!)

Happy Valentine's Day!