Bible Marginalia- Crate and Barrel Helps

                                                                                                     1 Peter 2:9              Jessica Meier

Bible Marginalia-#66

As I spend more time looking 

for ways to make Bible Journaling "doable",

and cost effective for people,

 I am always on the lookout 

for regular old household items

 to include as supplies.

From years as a scrapbooker-

 one of the jargon words

 has always been "archival".

This is concern over the acid level,

 and lasting qualities of ink, supplies, and paper.

I have not seen much chatter about this 

in the Bible journaling community.

 But, I think there is the thought

 of faith art and heart

 to be handed to the next generation.

 That said- magazines are not archival.

Magazine cut outs are one of the easily found

 items that I have been using for  

tangle prayer cards and my journaling stash.

Art journalers have used this for years.

In this post daughter, Jessica, shares her experiments
 with magazines as a Bible journaling supply.

                                                                                                                     Jessica Meier

I keep cut out shapes in a ziplock

 Baggie ready to go for journaling.

Magazines are a great resource.

They are often in our home- FREE.

Thin paper does not add a lot of bulk to pages.

 The bright, vivid colors are hard

 to duplicate with other media.

Works well to integrate with other media.

 Adds a modern look to pages.

ADDS TEXTURE.

You simple look for color combos

 and TEXTURES that are pleasing

and cut out.

When taken out of context,

they are no longer- rugs, pillows, 

placemats, duvets and chairs.

 And isn't that a bit of what

 Bible Journaling is?

Reading the whole part of Scripture

 and focusing on a few words- 

giving them new dimensions-

 so that we see something-
 we did not see before.

Supplies:

Crate and Barrel, Restoration Hardware,

Pottery Barn, IKEA magazines

Tabs and Labels- Staples.

Cardstock circle cut outs 

 Black Sharpie NON-bleeding

Prismacolor pencils

Sizzex cut out- 

Tim Holtz Alterations- Tattered Florals