Hi everyone! Just a quick note to let you know I am now blogging over on my website... and have added some fun tutorials and videos there so please... pop on over and take a look!!! xoxo http://www.karladornacher.com/blog/ Continue reading

Have I ever told you how I grew up being afraid of just about everything? Seriously. I know first hand... in so many ways... how fear can rob of us of the joy of living the life God created us to live! Fear of people. Fear of being hurt... physically and emotionally. Fear of heights. Fear of drowning. Fear of the unknown. And the list goes on. And then I met the Lord Jesus and He wouldn't let me stay hidden and defeated in my fear... and He still doesn't. Being brave... and overcoming our fears isn't a one time deal... but it is a one size fits all because it's all about trusting and believing that the One True God... in all His glory... is truly with us wherever we go... and big enough to handle whatever comes our way! Not saying it's easy... but with God's Promises and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit... oh so doable! And that's why I loved Bible journaling Joshua 1:9... it's one of my favorite go-to verses... and want to share my process of it with you! I gotta say... I love the versatility of the new Word Art and Washi Digital... Continue reading

Thank you all for your wonderful and encouraging comments on the tutorial about how to make these little cuties... and as promised... these three are going to a new home! So drumroll please... and the winner is... Cathy Nason! Yay Cathy... and congratulations! I know you're going to love tucking these adorable little Word Art Paperclips in your own Bible or journal! So... please email me with your mailing address... to [email protected] and I'll get them off to you right away! Continue reading

I first saw a tutorial on how to make these adorable little paper clips... perfect for Bible Journaling or Planners... over on Illustrated Faith. It was love at first sight... and I knew that one day I would have to make my own! Well... that day came right after I designed this sweet Word Art and Washi Collection and realized... the small 1" squares are the PERFECT size for these little sweeties! I not only LOVE how they look sticking out of the top of my Bible... but more importantly I love how you can clip them to particular pages with related verses! Makes it quick and easy to turn to the perfect verses when you need an encouraging word! I had so much fun making mine... I wanted to share with you how you can make them for yourself... or make them to give as gifts... they're really quite easy! The supplies you'll need: The smallest squares cut from my new Word Art Collection here. A 1" circle punch... you can find one here if you don't have one. 1" Epoxy adhesive backed dots... if you can't find them local try here. Paperclips... I already owned mine...from Office Max... Continue reading

Having company over for your Fourth of July celebration? Needing a little hands-on project for the kiddos... or maybe even for the grown-up girls? Here's a little Stars and Stripes Coloring Page that will hopefully be a added blessing to your family and friends get together! Download your FREE Coloring Page here. This was a fun design to color but I must admit... I had to think it through because of using such a limited color selection. The colors I chose were both Prismacolor Premiers and a few Faber-Castel Polychromos ... I love the quality and richness of their colors! Red... PC923 Scarlet Lake Browns... PC944 Terra Cotta (for shading the red and in her hair) and PC945 Sienna Brown Yellows... FC9201-108 Dark Cadmium and PC1034 Goldenrod Flesh... PC997 Beige Blues... FC9201-149 Bluish Turquoise and FC9201-246 Prussian Blue But seriously... the color palette is simple so play with whatever you have handy... including crayons... or print it on watercolor paper and play with paints! Just have fun!! I would love to see photos of your Stars and Stripes coloring... either your finished piece or a photo of the kids or girls around the table coloring... so please take a pic... Continue reading

I have always loved how God’s Word is so visual and leads the reader to not only hear it... but to see it as well. Some verses, of course, are more visual than others and Psalm 1 is a perfect example. We can all visualize a tree and we all know what leaves and fruit look like so we have a good place to start… but sometimes, as we take the time to meditate on a verse, God coaxes us to think outside the box… to “see" a little more than we did at first. I believe God often wants us to show us more than we're seeing and tell us more than we're hearing... if we will only take the time to hear His voice and see what He wants show us. I love every time I have the opportunity to share with others about why my Psalm 1 illustration has been dubbed the “fruit cocktail” tree. In this Psalm God says we will bear fruit… and what came to mind as I pondered verse 3 was that we, as believers in Christ, bear the fruit of Spirit which we know is multi-faceted… love, peace, joy, and so much... Continue reading

This was a fun Garden Blessings Coloring Book page to color. It made me think of spring, cheerful colors, chirping birds, and my favorite early blooming flowers... especially those that tickle my nose with their fragrant delight... lilacs being my favorite! We are all attracted to things that smell good, aren't we? But I have discovered that certain things that smell really sweet to me can be almost repulsive to others... such as my favorite Stargazer Lilies! In fact, some of my friends, not only don't like the smell, but even the fragrance of their potent blooms as it fills the air can make them physically sick. So sad. But the same is true with the sweet fragrance of Christ. When we give our lives to Christ and allow Him to live in us and through us... we will... or at least should... smell like Jesus in the world. The more sold-out we are... the sweeter the smell. First to God. Then to those around us. Wherever we live... wherever we go... the fragrance of Christ fills the atmosphere. Sweet like lilacs to those who are being saved and... maybe more like Stargazer Lilies among those who are perishing... especially... Continue reading