Isabelle's Keeper: January 2016

Some people never get over their need to color. I'm one of them. Believe it or not, I really enjoy coloring with Sharpies markers. They are inexpensive and most colors are easy to find. I use Copic Ciao markers exclusively for for skin tones. Copics are neither easy to find in-stock, nor are they reasonably priced.

If I had children, my six Copics would be under lock and key. When I was in elementary school, my mom 'hid' the good construction paper on a the top shelf of my closet. I not only found it, but I also retrieved it. How? Let's just say that I'm not afraid of heights and I've always had really long arms for someone my stature (or lack thereof).

Occasionally, I color with Prismacolor colored pencils. For the most part, colored pencils are reserved for use with Precepts Bible Studies.

Have you noticed that coloring books designed for for adults are popular once again? My local King Soopers has coloring books that contain not only butterflies and birds, but also biblical themes. I prefer to de-stress by coloring images that I stamp onto cardstock and transform into cards that I share with others.

Another trend, popular amongst some Christians, is Bible Journaling. Bible Journaling aficionados use some of the same supplies that stampers and scrapbookers use to fill the margins of their Scriptures with colorful notes and doodles.
I love the Bible and I love to color, but I don't know if I'm ready to doodle through Genesis. In college, I was one of those people who bought new textbooks and never highlighted them. I have a separate Bible that I use for Precepts studies. What do you think about Bible Journaling? I'd really like to know.