TMD-DNA Week 5 (Rewind)

This month has gone by so fast and I am loving that we at His Kingdom Come are exploring our DNA in Christ this year. The first month's theme has been "Come as You Are" and we have had some wonderful devotions and creative prompts about being forgiven and chosen by God. I have heard people say they want to get their lives together first before they go to church or start following God, but the fact of the matter is, God loves us just the way we are: "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."-Romans 5:8.  Have you heard the saying "Church isn't a museum for saints, but a hospital for the sick?" That is so true, I don't follow Jesus, go to church and read my bible because I think I am better than anyone else, I do those things because I need Him. Period.


The first week was about how we are Forgiven and the focus verse is Isaiah 1:18. Here is the front and back of my piece.

Week 2 was a Creative Prompt week. Creative Prompt weeks will feature a guest artist who will share a photo or video technique based around an "I am" statement (of who we are in Christ). Week 2 featured Diane Marra and I and the "I am" statement was "I am Forgiven." You can view our videos here and here.


Here is my finished "Creative Prompt" piece (I am making a tag book for all of my "I am" statements).

Week 3 was a devotion week that explored the fact that we are chosen by God. Actually everyone is chosen, this isn't an exclusive club. 2 Peter 3:9 says: "The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent." (NLT)

Think about that for a second. He is patient for our sake. I often wonder why God just doesn't destroy the earth and everyone who mocks and has turned their back on him. He surly has the power (and right) to do so, but he is "patient for our sake" and the famous John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only son that none should perish, but have everlasting life." He is patient because he wants as many people as possible to come to him so He can give them life. That my friend is love. 

Here is my devotion piece for week 3:

Week 4 was another Creative Prompt week and our Featured artist was the very sweet and talented Susan Hiles. Her video was done in her Bible Journal (I am still working on her technique in my Bible). You can watch her video here.

Here is my "I am Chosen" tag for week 4.

      

And here we are Week 5...This week is a "Rewind" week. If there are 5 weeks in a month, the last week will be a week called "Rewind" where we will summarize the month and take the time to go deeper (by exploring a few questions of reflection) that month. It can also be a time to get caught up if we need to. For this week, I did a creative study and really reflected on what I learned this month. I love just sitting down with the Lord and listening to what he really has to say to me. And this month was rich with His word. 

It isn't too late to join us, in fact, this "Rewind" week would be the perfect time to get caught up. You can join us here and I hope you do. 

 

His Kingdom Come Creative Prompt Week 2 "I Am Forgiven"

This year the His Kingdom Come community is exploring our identity in Christ. We are creating bi-weekly devotions and then creating art based on those devotions. On the "off" week, we are further exploring our identity in Christ through art by featuring guest artists who are covering the topic: who are we in Christ? or "I am" statements. The "featured" artist will share an art technique based on one of these "I am" statements.

This is the first Creative Prompt week of TMD-DNA and I am one of the Featured Artists (Diane Marra is the other Featured Artist)! Our theme this month is "Come as you are" and the statement for this week is I am forgiven.

There are so many bible verses that talk about forgiveness, but the one that stands out to me is Ephesians 1:7 which says: "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace."

As a Christian, I am forgiven by the Grace of God and not by anything that I have done. Forgiveness of sin is given by the shedding of blood by the one who had no sin (Jesus). The original sin that I was born into was forgiven the day I accepted Christ as my savior and my daily sin is forgiven and forgotten as I repent. Verse 8 of Ephesians chapter 1 further states "that He lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding." When you put the two verses all together, the impact is moving.

"In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace. That he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding."-Ephesians 1:7-8

While researching this verse I found an amazing sermon online that I would like to share with you by a Pastor by the name of Steven J. Cole. He goes into great detail about this verse and I found it very intriguing. If you would like to listen to the sermon click here for the link.

Here is my Creative Prompt video. I hope you enjoy it and learn something new.

Come and join the faithart journey at His Kingdom Come! FREE weekly devotions, faithart inspirations, technique videos, faithart classes- combining techniques and bible study! Lots of faithart products– stencils, stamps, thermofax screens, canvas, and coloring books!  If you were part of Take me deeper in 2015, please sign up for the 2016 Take me Deeper, so that you have access to the devotions, techniques and discussions! Free planner/journal pages are found here. Take Me Deeper will be continuing in 2016 with the “I am statements” of Jesus and our Spiritual DNA. Looking for your “word” for 2016?  His Kingdom Come has prepared an EBook for free containing the idea of living one word, worksheets and all the prompts for 2016! Get it for free here Logos365  www.his-kingdom-come.com

His Kingdom Come Stencil Blog Hop!! With Video!

Welcome to a very exciting blog hop.  Today His Kingdom Come is celebrating the launch of a brand new Faithart stencil & mask line “Praise Him” designed by Diane Marra.

His Kingdom Come has created tools to draw you into God’s presence and lead you deeper into creative living. Faithart tools help us create art with the intention of connecting with God.

His Kingdom Come faithart tools help you exercise the artistic gifts God has bestowed upon each of us. These faithart tools allow you to work together with God to discover the creative, holy and abundant faithart He has placed upon your heart!  Join His Kingdom Come in creative expressions of faith!

His Kingdom Come showcases faithart products designed by Christian artists who know and love God and are passionate about sharing their faithart!  Our faithart product includes canvas ephemera, stamps, stencils/masks and Thermofax screens.

A team of talented HKC artists have come together to launch these exciting new stencils & masks.  This blog hop is your chance to get to see how these artists have used them in their faithart.

It doesn’t matter where you start within the blog hop.   Or you can start at the beginning at His Kingdom Come.  Each blog has the complete list of participants.

His Kingdom Come

Diane Marra

Penny Bragg

Pearl Brown

Bernice Hopper

Mary Brack

Kathy Shaull

Tricia Berg

Paula Parkison

Shonna Bucaroff

As you visit each blog you will be given a letter eg. D.   When you have collected all the letters they will make a word.  When you have worked out the word email Bernice with the word.  We will randomly choose 4 people who have the correct answer to win a free stencil of their choice.   All entries must arrive by Noon (Pacific time) on Tuesday 23rd June.

The letter to collect from my blog is: R

How I used the “Glory Be To God” stencil/mask

I used the Stencil's "negative" image in my Bible Journal.

I used the Stencil's "Mask" in my art journal.

Click here to view these products in the His Kingdom Come Store.

Kingdom Come "Free" Online Class!!!

I am super excited to announce a free online class that I am getting ready to launch in September!! It is called Kingdom Come. You may or may not know that I am a Christian. I have recently started really getting back into God's word and finally feel like I am learning what it means to have a "personal relationship" with Jesus.

I have been praying that God will show me how to serve others with my art and this is what I (with His help) have come up with.

This course is going to start Sunday, September 14 and consist of 5 weeks in an art journal (which I will show you how to make).

Week 1: "Jesus Saves"-Art journal page based on Jesus and who he is.
Week 2: "Step out of the Boat"-An art journal page on trusting God and his plan for you.
Week 3: "Anchor For My Soul"- Art based on assurance of our Faith.
Week 4: "I exalt Thee"- Art journal page on praise and worship.
Week 5: "Love God, Love People"- Art journal page on loving God and being a light in the world.

The course will be on my Ning site twistedfigures . So head on over to become a member. You will also have your own page on the site where you can upload a profile picture, photos etc. I would love for you to join the site; I just got it up and running, and it could use some love!!

I also have a Facebook Group for the course, that I would love for you to be part of.

I want to also say that this course and group is for anyone!! If you are a believer...Amen!!! If you aren't sure, but are searching for something...awesome!!! If you just want somewhere to go that is a loving, caring and supportive art environment....come and join us!! The motto for this class is simple... "Love God, Love People."

I hope to meet you and get to know you wherever you are on your spiritual journey.

Sincerely,
Shonna

Online Kids Class Sale!!

Since it is close summer time and the kids are desperate for some fun!! I am offering my two kids classes for 50% off!! For only $6 and a few supplies, your kids can learn to draw and paint in the privacy of their own home!! All of my videos are prerecorded and ready to watch instantly! Just set your kids up in front of the computer with their supplies and they are ready to have some fun!! They can pause the video, rewind if they missed something or stop and continue later on. It's like having your own private Art lesson that you can view over and over!! 

Visit my NING site for more information


Also, here is my latest video: Magical Little Soul

XOXOX-Shonna

Stuck

Here is my latest video "Stuck."

I ended up tweaking her a little bit after I filmed the video. I gave her a necklace, shaded her hair a little more and added some shading around the word "Stuck." 

Sunday Mornings With Mindy Lacefield

Mindy Lacefield of Tim's Sally is hosting a free workshop for the next 5 weeks. It is a christian based class called Sunday Mornings. I was so excited to hear that she was offering this class. It is something I have been wanting to either start or be a part of for awhile now. I want to get more in touch with my spirituality and connect more with God. Here is the link if you would like to join in on the fun.

I decided to make a journal so I can continue on with my journey after the five weeks with Mindy has ended. Our first lesson was to paint a praying girlie with a writing prompt "Lord, lead me to your light."

Front Cover

 Back Cover

Week One Lesson

What are the Benefits of Online Art Classes?

I have been teaching live art classes to children as well as adults for awhile now and I have had some questions regarding online classes. I love teaching in person in my local area, but I know that some people do not LIVE in my area and are not able to come to my classes. To solve this problem, I am going to be offering online classes. Well, I actually already have two kids lessons up right now on my NING network www.twistedfigures.net and will be releasing adult classes very soon.

Online classes are WONDERFUL!! Here are the benefits:

• My lessons are video based (usually 3 or more videos at approximately 20 minutes or longer).
• These videos are of me demonstrating step by step how to create the art project for that lesson (It is like having a personal one on one lesson).
• You will be able to download the lessons to your own computer so you can keep them for as long as you like (or you can just watch them on my site).
• You can take the lesson in the privacy of your own home and at any time that is convenient for you.
• During the lesson, you can pause, start over, rewind or stop the lesson and come back later.
• If you have more than one child, you pay only ONE time.
• Online video lessons are great for homeschoolers! Or for kids that have schools that have eliminated or cut back their art program.

I'm very excited about this new endeavor and I can't wait to get to my art room and create more online lessons for adults as well as kids.

More Documented Life Pages.

I have been playing catch up in my planner, but I just love working in it. If you are interested in playing along, check out the Facebook group The Documented Life Project and join (it is fun and free).

 Prompt 3: Add an envelope to your page.

Prompt 4: Write on your page and then cover up the page leaving only one word.

Prompt 5: Add a doodle border.

Prompt 6: Get inspired by Pinterest. (I did mine based on artist Cori Dantini).

                       Prompt 7: Repeat a Shape.

Prompt 8: Add a flap to a flap.

Flap closed

Flap open

Prompt 9: Recycle

What I've Been Up To

Teaching up a storm!! I've been teaching 1-2 art classes a week to all different age groups and I am having a blast!! I feel so lucky to be able to do what I love on a daily basis. This past weekend I had the pleasure of teaching at my very first retreat! Have you heard of Scrap Diva Retreats? It is in Murrieta, Ca. and up on an amazing hill. I felt like I was far away in the country. The drive up to the house was absolutely beautiful. Not to mention the retreat home itself was gorgeous!! 5,000 square fee (single story). 4 bedrooms all with full bathrooms. Plenty of space to make art and tons of supplies at our disposal. What fun it was to be able to spend two days making and teaching art in this beautiful place. I met some great women too. If you are ever in the area, I would absolutely recommend spending some time at Scrap Diva Retreats.

Pictures from Scrap Diva Retreats!

I also teach kids and adults in my town of Escondido.

Pictures of my Mixed Media Class at The Making Place, in Escondido.

Art Journal Gypsies class at my church. 

A canvas class I taught at The Making Place.

Young Artists Club at The Making Place.

Escondido Kids Club at my church.

New Video!

I am working on making things for an upcoming Arts and Craft show in November. I decided to record some of the items I am creating. This one is a cute little notebook with a blank cover. I bought about 15 of them, so I better get off this computer and get busy....

Shonna

My Soul Food Interview is here and Giveaway!!

My interview for the online class Soul Food coming in December is now available to view!

I hope you like the video, I am having some editing issues with Movie Maker, so I apologize if it was jumpy at times. 

I am so excited for Soul Food to start! We are going to have so much fun and I am in awe of all of the talented teachers that are going to be teaching. I am such a fan of all of them and can't wait to learn from them myself. Also, we have just announced that there will be a payment plan if you cannot pay the fee all at once. This makes me so happy because I think this will help more people join!!  

Giveaway time!!!

Ok, now what I have been waiting for!! I get to give away a free spot in the class!!!! YAY!!! (Insert happy dance). So, I'm going to make it real easy; just leave a comment here and on Friday I will randomly pick a winner!! 

Good Luck!!

Shonna

Next Soul Food Interview!!

Here is another great interview with one of the teachers (and Head Chef) of the year long class Soul Food!

I can't express how amazing this course is going to be! Plus we have added more Artists to the lineup. Stephanie Ackerman, Nolwenn Petitbois and Mary Beth Shaw!!

In other news, I myself have recently taken a wonderful online course with Kate Thompson on the Ning site The Trodden Path. Kate is amazing and uses fabric, joint compound and watercolors to achieve wonderful paintings.

Here is what I painted using the techniques from her class.

I am donating this piece to help raise money for Cancer research. I named it "Brave."

Have a wonderful week!!

Craft Fair Season is Coming!!!!!!

Just a little post. I bought these cute 3x4 paper mache lined notebooks and thought they would be perfect to sell during the upcoming craft fair season. I got them at JoAnn's and took all they had. I am really happy with the way they came out and I had an absolute blast making them.