Mixed Media Bible Journaling Tutorial by April Crosier | Bubble Wrapping the Rainbow | Genesis 9

Happy spring/almost summer/maybe still sorta winter depending on where you live, friends! The weather across the nations lately has been so incredibly bizarre & completely unpredictable lately…. Here in the deep south of Georgia, we’ve had non-stop rain & I never know if I’ll need a sweater or flip flops from day to day hah!

All of this crazy, erratic weather has me hankering for some sunny rainbow-filled days, how about you?  While I can’t control the outside weather, I can totally dig in deep to God’s faithful promises of rainbows in the Word!

Mixed Media Bible Journaling Tutorial by April Crosier | Bubble Wrapping the Rainbow | Genesis 9

Genesis 9:17 spells out God’s promise to Noah [and ultimately us] saying that the rainbow He placed in the sky after the great flood “…. is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”  I love that something so beautiful & so vibrantly colorful is what God chose to symbolize His faithfulness, His healing & His promise to us! #rainbowtizeallthethings #itstartedwithGod

I pulled out a handful of my favorite paint pots from Target & grabbed a roll of bubble wrap that I keep stashed away for creative purposes…. because I mean, what else is bubble wrap for, right?! ;)

Mixed Media Bible Journaling Tutorial by April Crosier | Bubble Wrapping the Rainbow | Genesis 9

After trimming a sliver of bubble wrap down to margin size, I was ready to get messy! Except…. not really.  Because this is a fairly clean project & you can thank me for it later ;)

Mixed Media Bible Journaling Tutorial by April Crosier | Bubble Wrapping the Rainbow | Genesis 9 Mixed Media Bible Journaling Tutorial by April Crosier | Bubble Wrapping the Rainbow | Genesis 9

Without much rhyme or reason to how many bubble “lines” I painted with each color, I got busy.  With just a small dip of the paintbrush in each pot [going in rainbow order helps…. even if you get the red + pink mixed up…. oops!], I gently brushed colors down on top of the raised side of the bubble wrap.  A little overlapping is totally fine as it will all blend into one fab rainbow in the end!

Mixed Media Bible Journaling Tutorial by April Crosier | Bubble Wrapping the Rainbow | Genesis 9

My one main tip for this technique is to GENTLY brush the color on to the bubble wrap.  You’ll have a much cleaner outcome in your margin if you only put paint on the raised portions of the bubbles…. You’ll see a more smeared effect by pressing down harder & getting color globbed in between the bubbles.

Mixed Media Bible Journaling Tutorial by April Crosier | Bubble Wrapping the Rainbow | Genesis 9

Gently flip your bubble wrap over so the painted side of the bubbles are laying on your margin — press, peel & admire!!! YEOWZA! Hello rainbow goodness!

Mixed Media Bible Journaling Tutorial by April Crosier | Bubble Wrapping the Rainbow | Genesis 9 Mixed Media Bible Journaling Tutorial by April Crosier | Bubble Wrapping the Rainbow | Genesis 9 Mixed Media Bible Journaling Tutorial by April Crosier | Bubble Wrapping the Rainbow | Genesis 9

Now fancy up that margin, friends!! I pulled out some of my Illustrated Faith Basics goodies for a page title & a little rainbowtized alpha sentiment, then added a layered tab section at the top [because #necessary] and then added in some good ol’ fashioned prayer journaling to my page.

Mixed Media Bible Journaling Tutorial by April Crosier | Bubble Wrapping the Rainbow | Genesis 9

No matter what the weather may look like outside your own window today, friends — whether you’re hunkered down battling out the storms or your lounging outside soaking up the sun — God’s color-filled promise is applicable & available to each of us.  Lift up your eyes, because He is so incredibly faithful through it all!

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additional supplies: bubble wrap, acrylic paint (HandMade Modern, exclusive to Target), paint brush

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