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in Bible Journaling· Color Inspiration· Discover Hope in the Psalms

Ch. 4 – Psalm 23 – Simple Steps to Choosing a Color Palette

Discovering the Hope of the Lord’s Good Care… Chapter 4 of Discovering Hope in the Psalms “A Creative Bible Experience” is all about Psalm 23 and the hope we have from knowing the Lord as our Shepherd. This Psalm is considered a song of confidence because it clearly declares confidence in the Lord’s care for us as His beloved sheep. Even though…
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in Coloring Pages· Freebies· Illustrated Devotions

Growing in Grace

Grace. God’s unmerited favor. His gift of unconditional love, forgiveness, and acceptance. Even when we don’t deserve it. Even we mess up. Even when we fail. God’s grace is enough. And just like every other gift God gives us… it’s not for us to hold onto but it’s also for us to give away. Have you ever failed to keep…
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in Bible Journaling· Color Inspiration· Discover Hope in the Psalms· Tracing Tips· Videos

Psalm 51 – Create in Me a Clean Heart

Discovering the Hope of Mercy… I honestly love drawing and tracing the scripture bookmark designs from the Discovering Hope in the Psalms Bible study into my journaling Bible. It gives me time to really think about the verse and what God is speaking to me through the study and He definitely spoke to me this week! And I especially love adding…
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in Bible Journaling· Color Inspiration· Discover Hope in the Psalms· Tracing Tips· Videos

Psalm 2 – A Royal Color Palette for the King of Kings…

God spoke to the ungodly… to the rebellious… to the ones who plotted against Him and said… “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.” Discovering Hope in the Psalms… Studying this chapter of Discovering Hope in the Psalms has been so encouraging. It has helped me to refocus on the bigger picture… on God’s sovereignty…
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in Bible Journaling· Bookmarks· Coloring Pages· Discover Hope in the Psalms· Tracing Tips

Psalm 1 – Creating Outside the Lines – Step by Step

A New Psalm 1 Collection… This week’s new release is a full Psalm 1 Coloring Collection which includes two framed pages… as well as a bookmark design that can also be used to trace in the margin of your journaling Bible. The framed pages… one with lines and one without… are fabulous for taking notes, writing out prayers, or keeping a gratitude journal….
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in Bible Journaling· Freebies· Videos

Bible Journaling Video… How to Draw Simple Banners

Hello everyone… and welcome! This week I created a video tutorial for you on how to draw simple ribbon banners that you can add to your Bible Journaling experience. Banners are a great design element to highlight or emphasize words or phrases that jump out at you or really speak to your heart as you’re reading and meditating on a particular…
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in Bible Journaling· Color Inspiration· Color Pencil Tutorials

Color Palette Inspiration

Whether you’re Bible journaling or starting a new coloring page, choosing a color palette can be fun… or it can seem daunting. Do you ever find yourself wondering… where do I begin? What colors should I choose? How will they look together when I’m finished? Where do I look for color inspiration? If these questions sound familiar… this blog post is for you!…
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in Bible Journaling· Bookmarks· Illustrated Devotions· Tracing Tips

New Year New Mercies – bible journaling tips & techniques

Greetings 2017! We’re excited to see what you have in store! One of the things I like most about stepping into a new year is the opportunity it gives us to dream… to look forward with hope and confidence in God’s plan and purposes for our lives. It’s like the calendar gives us permission to push the reset button on our dailly living…
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in Color Pencil Tutorials· Coloring Pages· Freebies· Videos

Give Thanks – Variegated Leaf Colored Pencil Video

Variegated fall leaves are not as easy to color as I thought they would be… I had to do a little practicing to get the effect I wanted so I thought I would share what I learned with you. They’re sweet and simple but still have a nice autumn look and feel, don’t you think? If you haven’t already… you can get…
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in Coloring Pages· Illustrated Devotions

Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart…

I love the simplicity of this design and, because Thanksgiving is right around the corner, I decided to color it with warm rich autumn colors… and I’m glad I did! I love how it turned out. I’ll list the colors I used at the bottom of this post just in case you want to play with this or a similar color palette…
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in Bible Journaling· Color Pencil Tutorials· Digital Downloads· Illustrated Devotions· Videos

Be Filled With the Spirit – Colored Pencil Lettering Video

I was finally able to finish up the rest of the Bible Journaling bookmarks for chapters 5 and 6 of Ephesians! Yay!! (You can find them in my shop here.) Honestly, Ephesians is one of my favorite books of the Bible… maybe because of the strong visual imagery, but also because of the powerful word pictures that speak so deeply to the heart…
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in Color Pencil Tutorials· Freebies

Autumn Faith Cross Colored Pencil Tips…

I really wanted to video this process but I’m still a video newbie and everything kept going wrong until I decided, to save my sanity, I would just take photos as I went along and share with you in writing… I hope you can glean something helpful. If you haven’t already… you can get your free Faith Cross in the…
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I’m here to play and experiment. This is my atte I’m here to play and experiment. This is my attempt at loosening up. No sketch. No plan. At first I didn’t like it but now I think I do. What do you think?

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Inspired by Luke 9 and the feeding of the five tho Inspired by Luke 9 and the feeding of the five thousand with two fish and five loaves. 

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Inspired by Isaiah 23:6. Behold! I am doing a new Inspired by Isaiah 23:6.
Behold! I am doing a new thing. 
Can you not see it?

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Acrylic on a 5x7 Canvas Board

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I’m not committing to paint 100 angels or 100 ab I’m not committing to paint 100 angels or 100 abstracts or birds. I am simply committing to picking up a brush and painting something. One day at a time. 

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Thank you to all of you who are cheering me on! ❤️

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My daughter says this challenge will be good for m My daughter says this challenge will be good for me. Love that girl. 

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So far… so good! Haha!
Thanks for the inspiration and encouragement @michelleallenart 

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Trying something new… again! A painting a day fo Trying something new… again! A painting a day for 100 days. At least I’m gonna try! This was yesterday’s… 

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My 2026 Calendar is finally finished and ready to My 2026 Calendar is finally finished and ready to PRE-ORDER! Woohoo!! I think this one is my favorite!! I think you’ll love it too! Link to my shop is in my bio.

Also… if you missed my newsletter this week… I shared a story about learning to scrimshaw in Alaska and the lessons God taught me in the process. Never a dull moment with the Lord, right?

And… I’m gonna be hosting a Zoom Meet-up next Monday! The Zoom link will be in next Mondays newsletter so if you need to subscribe to get it in your inbox you still have time. Would love to see you there!
In this morning’s newsletter… I shared about l In this morning’s newsletter… I shared about living in Alaska for three years without running water! It’s a fun story of God’s provision and an encouraging word on trusting God in the midst of living with less. 

Also… I shared about a potential zoom meet up and would love your feedback. 

Plus an update on my 2026 calendar! Woohoo!!

You can check it out here… at www.karladornacher.substack.com

xoxo…
Good morning my friends! Today… in my newsletter Good morning my friends! Today… in my newsletter, I shared how God has led me to surrender to Him… some big things and some small things… and the blessings that I’ve already seen as a result. Mostly peace but so much more. There’s also a new free coloring page waiting for you if you’re interested. You can find the link in my bio. I’d love for you to come visit… Be encouraged… And say hello!  XOXO Karla.
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