Stephanie Ackerman has become a quick friend of mine! She is someone I look up to and rely on to ask questions and guidance of! She is somehow both AMAZINGLY EXCITED AND MOTIVATED with with God is doing in our community while still being very tender with it! Please join me in welcoming Stephanie!!

Join Stephanie Ackerman as she flips through her bible and gives you some insight on how she goes about handlettering in her bible.

 

Thank you so much Stephanie! I love hearing how you decide what to put in your margins and seeing how God is so clearly working through you!

xo Shanna

36 Comments
  1. Sheryl 9 years ago

    Thank you so much, Stephanie! This was very helpful and gave me so much more confidence to try it myself!

  2. Aggy 9 years ago

    Thanks so much for sharing this! It’s given me a lot of confidence to dive into my journaling Bible. It should be arriving soon and I’m very excited to begin my journey into God’s Word with the gifts he’s given me. It’s so funny that she’s got tabs. I make tabs like this for my planners and I have so much paper scraps to make tons! This whole video was a great inspiration! God bless and thanks again! ^_^

  3. anita 9 years ago

    how do you attach your paper scrap tabs? thanx

    • Sallie alston 9 years ago

      Wonderful video. Thank you. What sign pen are u using.

  4. Christine J 9 years ago

    Thank you so much for sharing!!!! It was so helpful to hear you say it doesn’t have to be perfect it’s my work and personal. Thank you for giving the tips! God Bless xoxo

  5. Tracy 9 years ago

    LOVED it! Thanks!

  6. Lucy Howell 9 years ago

    This was great! Sometimes I try to be too perfect! Thanks for the advice!

  7. Lucy Howell 9 years ago

    This was great! Sometimes I try to be too perfect! Thanks for the advice!

  8. Amy E 9 years ago

    Thank you so much! This is awesome! Can you share where you got your watercolor pens?

  9. Judy 9 years ago

    As always, Stephanie, your calm and encouraging words are such a gift. Thank you for sharing so generously your time and talent. ❤️

  10. katie 9 years ago

    does Stephanie have her own blog? would love to follow :]]

    • Author
      illustratedadmin 9 years ago

      She sure does!!! You can find more from Stephanie here ;)

  11. Laurie M. 9 years ago

    Thank you so much for taking time to demonstrate your lettering! This was extremely helpful and has given me the confidence to give it a try!

  12. debi 9 years ago

    Great video…I always love hearing from Stephanie. She is such an inspiration!

  13. Sharon Caillier 9 years ago

    Thank you for the video. I would love to know the kind of Bible you are using and where did you purchase it.

    • Author
      illustratedadmin 9 years ago

      Hi there Sharon I linked the bible Stephanie is using in the post :) Thank you !!

      • Stacey Rogers 9 years ago

        Hi! Thanks for providing the link in the post…I was wondering though, the ESV bible in the link has lines in the margins and it didn’t look as though Stephanie’s did. Is there a version that doesn’t have the pre-printed lines?

      • Stacey Rogers 9 years ago

        Hi! Thanks for providing the link in the post…I was wondering though, the ESV bible in the link has lines in the margins and it didn’t look as though Stephanie’s did. Is there a version that doesn’t have the pre-printed lines?

        • Author
          illustratedadmin 9 years ago

          HI there, there are lines in all the ones we have seen but they are SUPER faint in person :)

  14. Martice Smith II 9 years ago

    Awesome video, Stephanie! Thanks for the inspiration and wonderful tips on hand lettering. Hand lettering is one of my favorite and natural elements that I use most often. So happy to see other people incorporate their own writing into their journaling, too!

  15. Shereen 9 years ago

    Beautiful Stephanie! Thank you so much for sharing your pages, I really enjoyed the tips you shared.

  16. Kellie 9 years ago

    Thank you. I have been very reluctant to start in my bible. The suggestion about using a moleskine is great. Thanks for demystifying it!

  17. Patty Page 9 years ago

    Wonderful help! Thank you!

  18. Kellie 9 years ago

    Thank you. I have been trying to work up the courage to begin iny bible. Thanks for demystifying it!

  19. Danielle 9 years ago

    Thanks so much for this!! Where did you get this set of watercolors?? Can I find it on amazon!

  20. Katie 9 years ago

    Stephanie – THANK YOU so very much for showing me how you hand letter. I am so inspired by your pages. Hand lettering is my preferred style of art journaling and I have been struggling with how to do it in my bible. You have given me the confidence to try and after watching your video I went on and did a doodle on a title page for practice and then jumped in and did two pages in the actual books and I really like how they turned out. This has restored my confidence in my journaling as I seemed to have been lost previously because I was trying to copy other people’s styles – when I had my own style all of the time through my hand writing. Thanks again! I am hooked!

  21. Bianca 9 years ago

    Great video! One question…what type of watercolor marker is that you are using? Thanks so much!!!

  22. Becky 9 years ago

    Thank you for sharing this! I have fallen in love with all that I have seen through the IG community! I am so very intimidated in starting, and get a bit more courage each time I see such beautiful posts. Today I got up the nerve to crack it open because I saw all the extras that were in it and now I’m disappointed. I just realized the Journaling Bible I purchased (same publisher), that looks just like this one, is missing all those amazing extras like “What the Bible says about…”, “What the Bible is About”, “God’s Plan to Save”, and so on. I wonder why they decided to take that out with the version I have. If you are looking at getting a Journal Bible, use the link she offers above.

  23. Joy Haustead 9 years ago

    Wow, thank you Stephanie, you are helping me and others to find confidence to experiment with lettering and colour in our bible. Blessings, Joy

  24. Ashley 9 years ago

    Thanks so much for this! I ran out last night and got the 207 pens. They’re on sale at Office Depot. Score! :]

  25. Janet K 9 years ago

    This was Fantastic!! Thank you for sharing. It has inspired me to just get started!!

  26. Barb 9 years ago

    Great video with so many good tips and techniques

  27. Kim 9 years ago

    Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. This was more than empowering. As someone that is not naturally artistic or creative this was freeing to watch and learn.

  28. carrie 9 years ago

    thank you so much for sharing your process. I have been so inspired by you and shanna. also, a helpful tip for erasing is using a plastic eraser. It erases easier. I believe stadler has one and sometimes, you can find cheap plastic erasers at target and staples. God bless you for sharing your gift of art.

  29. Laci 8 years ago

    After you draw the lines to add more depth do you color those sections in with your pen?

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