Category Archives: Bible Journaling

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Bible Journaling | The Light Overcomes The Dark

God’s presence is a primary source of comfort, assuring us, His people, that we are not alone. God promises to give strength to those who are weak and facing difficulties.

When we inviting Jesus to come aboard on our boat of life, He will surely calm the storm in the dark night (John 6:16-21) for He is the Promised One, The light that shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it (John‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬).

I journal God’s promised in John 1:5 on my ESV Interleaved Journaling Bible using stamp set and stencils from Creative Worship Stamps :

  • Lantern Light Stamp Set
  • Star Pattern Stencil
  • Lots of Dots Mini Stencil
  • Lines and Crosses Mini Stencil
  • Grunge Textures Mini Stencil

First, I applied some of the Daniel Smith Transparent Watercolor Ground on the pages, let it dried overnight. It is a new product I wanted to try for Bible journaling projects. I only applied it one layer this time and it was good enough to prevent inks to bleed through the page. I am so glad now I can use any dye-inks and pigment inks on journaling Bible pages.

I stamped the sentiment Bible verse and lantern image on the page with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink, and dried the ink well with a craft heater.

To create the distressed look background, I used ink-blending technique with Distress Oxides inks. And then I used a baby wipe to remove some of the ink through the stencil. I added some water splatters on the page and dabbed it off with paper towel. I dried the whole page with a craft heater.

I added some textures on the background with the stencils, VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink and sponge dauber.

I used small blending brush color the inside of the lantern by blending 2 colors of the Distress Oxide inks. Then I colored the lantern with Faber-Castell PITT Brush Pens.

I stamped the bow on a white cardstock with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink and added the patterns with the Lots of Dots stencil. I dried the ink with a craft heater and fussy cut it with scissors and added it to the lantern with Dries-Clear adhesive glue.

Today, I also participate at the “Friends in Faith Hop” on Instagram. We are sharing projects featuring God’s promise to protect us, His people!

Head over to my Instagram Post @helengdesigns for more info about this hop and you can join our “Friends in Faith Hop”. We don’t just create cards and crafts, we share a bond, and we support each other. We hop every Friday at 5pm EST. Together, let’s spread the Good News of Faith in Christ through beautiful works of art and friendship.

Thanks so much for hopping by my IG today 🥰 More inspirarion, check out the projects from hop participants. Full list is on my Instagram Post.

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Bible Journaling | What A New Life In Jesus

We are rejoicing and giving praise to God for our youngest daughter to be baptized on Wednesday, July 30th, 2025!

As we were preparing her for the baptism, I was reminded of these verses:

to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

(Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭22‬-‭24‬ ‭ESV‬)‬

Through Christ Jesus, we are given new life, renewed in spirit, mind and created in likeness of God. Our righteousness is in Christ alone. Our new life is controlled by the Holy Spirit. Our mind renewed by the His truth. And our identity is now the children of God.

What a new life we have in Jesus!!!

This month we are showcasing “Through the Seasons” with all our favorite products from Creative Worship Stamps. This week we are featuring the Spring season.

Here’s my Spring theme journaling Bible page, I used some of my favorite stamp sets, die set, and stencil:

  • He Proved His Love Stamp Set
  • Vintage Butterflies & Blooms Stamp Set
  • Texture Tiles 1 Stamp Set
  • Books of the Bible Stamp Set
  • Bold Bloom Stencil
  • Tabs, Tickets & More Die Set

Other supplies:

  • Versa Magic Dew Drop set of 12
  • StazOn Jet Black ink lad
  • Altenew Artist Markers

I taped the stencil directly to the ESV Interleaved Bible journaling page using some of Washi tapes. Then I added some of the inks of Versa Magic Dew Drops using blending brushes.

I stamped the sentiment and more texture images on the page with Vera Magic Dew Drops.

For the butterflies, I stamped them on a piece of vellum paper with StazOn ink pad and then colored the back of the image. After that, I fussy cut it with scissors. I added them to the page using Tombow Vellum tape runner.

I cut out a piece of purple cardstock with one of the tab dies and stamped the date on it. I added to the page with double-sided tape.

My Bible journaling page is done. May the word of God encourage you today.

Thank you for stopping by my blog. Have a wonderful day!

I link up this project at:

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Bible Journaling | Faith Will Guide You

Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see (Hebrew 11:1, NLT). And only when we trust in the LORD completely is when we will let faith guide us.

Abraham, without any questions, answered to God’s call and obeyed and follow His direction. Abraham could trust in the LORD fully because he knew who the LORD was for him. Abraham had the faith that guided him step by step in obedience and submission to the LORD and that took him to the promise land.

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord. And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb.
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬-‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Just like Abraham, I pray to have the faith that will guide me step by step and to trust in the LORD fully. Submitting my life, family, plans, ministry, work and future in His hand. Seeking His guidance to do what needs to be done.

It is not easy to walk faithfully on the path that we cannot see clearly. This is when we need the faith that can guide us. The faith that only have our eyes set on Jesus. The faith that will help us to take one step at a time confidently because of knowing God is trustworthy and He will fulfill his promises.

I journaled this passage of the Bible using these stamps and stencils from Creative Worship Stamps:

  • Take Flight stamp set
  • Typewriter Alpha stamp set
  • Take Flight stencil
  • Cloudy Edge stencil

Thanks for stopping by today. Blessings!

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Bible Journaling | Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

Take up your cross, and follow Jesus. It is still relevant to these days. What is our cross?

Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭8‬:‭34‬-‭38‬ ‭NLT‬‬

In this passage, Jesus clearly explained what it meant to be his true followers to those people who were following him around.

And this is also for us.

Taking up our cross and following Him will lead us to the victorious new life He has provided for all of us. Our cross is for us to carry but He never leave us alone on the journey.

Then He said about clinging on our life will cause us to lose it. God has provided a new life in exchange of our old life. The new life in Christ Jesus is to live in the God’s word and to live out the Gospel so the world can see we all are His followers so they may also come to follow Him.

Though the world will see that we are not part of this world system and rules, we are different. But nothing to be ashamed of to live in the truth of God’s word.

It is not easy. But possible because our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, has overcome the world and He gives us the Holy Spirit to help and empower us to live in obedience when we come to believe in Him and to receive the new life in Him.

How about you today?

As I was meditating on this passage and to remember Jesus’ command for me, I made this mixed media index card as a reminder of this truth.

On my mixed media index card, I used:

  • He Proved His Love Stamp Set
  • Blooming Tulips Stamp Set
  • Vintage Sheet Music Tile Stamp
  • Books of The Bible Stamp Set
  • Typewriter Alpha Stamp Set
  • Messy Block Stencil
  • Oval Mesh Stencil

Mediums I used were:

  • Distress Watercolour Pencils
  • Distress Inks
  • Distress Oxide Inks
  • VersaFine Clair Inks
  • Gold paint
  • White paint

I also joined the Creative Worship Stamps April Release Instagram Hop. We’re showcasing products from our April release that includes flowers, sentiments, music, and more.

Start to hop along here and comment for your chance to win a $25 gift code to Creative Worship Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by today! Blessings.

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Psalm 148:13 | Praise The Lord

“Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.” (Psalm‬ ‭148‬:‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

“Praise The Lord” is the theme of Psalm 148.
We can read clearly, every single creation listed in this Psalm 148 is made to praise the LORD.

We are called to praise Him, to declare who He is so that He is known on earth and in heaven! Every creation will know how majesty and powerful He is.

When we are in situation when it is hard for us to praise Him, we do not need fancy words or long sentences to praise Him. We can simply praise Him by saying, “God you are holy and majestic. I praise you for who you are, the Lord of lords.”

I journaled this verse today on my ESV Journaling Psalter Bible using these supplies Creative Worship Stamps

  • None Other Name Clear Stamp Set
  • Vintage Butterflies & Blooms Clear Stamp Set
  • Stencil Alpha Clear Stamp Set
  • Oval Mesh Stencil

I stamped all the images using Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pen Big Brush Black. I also use PITT Artist Pen S Black (0.3) to touch up the part that not stamped well. I used Gelatos with the stencil to add some border around the page.

My daughters voted to leave it be, no coloring. I agreed with them… So, what do you think?