Supplies for Bible Journaling

Getting supplies as a bible journaling can be overwhelming and exciting – so many options. The following links will be Amazon Affliate, LLC links. The affiliate programs allows me to make a small commission at no additional costs to you. As you can see, I use these products (and love them or I’ll tell you)!

Adding Color

First, water color pencils. I love these pencils because you can use them just like regular colored pencils. BUT, you can also take a slightly damp paint brush and smooth over your drawings to create a water color vibe with very little bleed through!

Wait, I guess first you need a bible – OOPS! Here is the link to mine. I like the margins along the side because this bible also goes with me to church on Sunday and I can take sermon notes. I also teach from this bible so it is multi-purpose. This particular bible I have packed around for just over 5 years and it still looks great! For more general bible study resources, check out the resource page.

Okay, back at it — the first thing I would buy, other than a bible, are for sure the water color pencils. Easy to use and can create a lot of designs with relative low-risk. You can see I also have regular water colors (I couldn’t find a single pack to link). I don’t use these often because…water color pencils.

Calligraphy and Writing

I took a calligraphy class and the instructor gifted us these. If you can find a calligraphy class in your community, take it! Considering this is bible journaling for beginners, the class absolutely transformed my confidence in my “doodles” and I feel at least intermediate after the class 🙂

Calligraphy, even with the correct pens, requires a different writing technique than your daily handwriting. Once you understand the basic principles of calligraphy, you will love meditating on verses as you add flourishes (to your letters, not the scripture).

Did you see the Sharpie in the supply picture? I don’t recommend those for your bible pages. Some experts in the game of journaling can use those markers, I am not one of those people. However, they do work well for practicing calligraphy in a notebook or on tracing paper!

Stamping

One of my favorite ideas for bible journaling doesn’t have a thing to do with the actual doodles. I love to date stamp when I journaled. This is the date stamp I use (you can get fancier, but I went with old school). I started to purchase stamps and ink pads, but it doesn’t fit my creative style. It might work better for you! I would make a visit to Hobby Lobby for stamps as there is a full aisle of stamps to browse!

Sermon Notes

As I mentioned earlier, I use my journaling bible for everything. When I listen to a sermon, I use Paper Mate profile ballpoint pens – these don’t bleed, I like how they move across the page, and there are so many colors to pick from! Here’s a starter set!

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