Inspiration

I often use images I find on Google search or "how to draw" pages I find. Here are a couple of examples.

Proverbs 11-15

Proverbs 11. Like a gold ring in a pig snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
I tried to draw cleavage on my "discetionless" woman.

Proverbs 11

Chapter 12: I want to a crown to my husband, not be like decay in his bones!

Proverbs 12

Proverbs 13. I'm pretty happy with this light house! Inspiration from here.

Proverbs 13

Chapter 14. I found some houses on Google (images, line drawings). I like the way it turned out.

Proverbs 14

Chapter 15. Again, not happy with my people drawing skills, but I think the point is made.

Proverbs 15

Proverbs 5-10

Proverbs 5: May your fountain be bless and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
I am not happy with my people drawing skills, but I'll get better as I practice.

Proverbs 5

Proverbs 6: Go to the ant you sluggard. (Okay, so my slug doesn't look much like a slug!)

Proverbs 6

I seem to be missing the picture from Proverbs 7. I'll add it later.

Chapter 8: By God, kings and rulers make laws.

Proverbs 8

Here is where I found my old scrapbook markers!

Chapter 9, Wisdom is prepared!

Proverbs 9

Proverbs 10. I was working on this verse the day of the Supreme Court ruling on marriage. Hatred (on either side of the issue) does nobody any good.  I made the sin rainbow colored, not to represent the "Pride" flag, but to remind me that sin comes in all colors.  The sin I struggle with may not be the sin you struggle with.  And sin is sin in God's eyes. We are called to love.

Proverbs 10

Proverbs 1-4

I started with a cover page that highlights some important parts of Proverbs: wisdom, learning, and listening.

The inside cover of my Proverbs journal

For chapter 1, I focused on the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. To show the beginning, I made a starting line.

Proverbs 1

Chapter 2 focused on the benefits of wisdom (which are many!) I decided to do a play on words with "happy feet" to represent "pleasant to your soul".

Proverbs 2

Chapter 3 is how to find favor with God and man.

Proverbs 3

Proverbs 4: Guard your heart--it is the wellspring of life!

Proverbs 4

Getting started

Recently, I came across the idea of Bible Journaling.  Bible Journaling is kind of a mix of coloring books, scrapbooking, and studying God's word. Some people completely cover the text (like an "altered book"), some use a journaling Bible, and others use a separate notebook.  I started with a separate notebook--actually a spiral bound sketch book I found at Wal-Mart for $5. I am working my way through Proverbs.

My current supplies include:

• Colored pencils (and sharpener)
• Gel Pens (I got a 24 "Ultra Glide Ink" ball point pens from "Write Dudes" at Sam's club for about $8.)
• Crayons
• A thin line Sharpie (I don't use much because it bleeds through)
• An assortment of pens and markers left over from my scrapbooking days.

I have a set of watercolor pencils that I haven't mastered yet, and I want to experiment with watercolor/acrylic paints. I also have a new KJV Journaling Bible that I won! I have not started working in it yet.

Some great websites I've found to help me get started:

Darlene at Time Warp Wife and her Facebook Group: Bible Journaling has given me much inspiration. Amber at Doodle My Faith <--- I won my journaling Bible from a giveaway on her site!

And of course, I have found lots of help from Pinterest!  My boards related to Bible Journaling are:

Bible Journaling
Fonts and Printables
Hand Lettering
Doodle
Grown Up Coloring Pages
Draw a....

I also use Google--a lot!--for ideas on how to draw something!