Doodle Challenge for March 2020 – March!

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Helen

The March 2020 Doodle Challenge is now here 🙂 Better late than never, right?

Life has really been hectic of late as I adjust to being a single mom. But more on that in another post 🙂

Some of the items in this month’s doodle challenge may seem odd, but I really want to save the “Spring” things for next month 🙂 I had to really think to get enough for March, but I wound up taking some of the “National Day of…”, “World Day of”, etc. images. I hope you still like it!

Why do we doodle? Doodling simple things helps you to develop your drawing skills, which helps you increase your Bible art journaling skills. It also increases your hand/eye coordination which helps in many areas of life!

This challenge is participated in by the members of my Facebook group, Christian Planner, Journal, and Craft Fellowship and any of you who would like to join us! You can join us in the group or join along on Instagram.

Click the thumbnail image below to pull up the full-sized PDF file for printing! –>

If you choose to print these out on full-size (letter) sticker paper. I use these here. They’re priced great and you can write on them easily. They are good enough quality for my needs. If you want a top-quality sticker paper look for these or clear ones here. (Though not all pens or markers will write well on the clear ones). If you don’t want to use sticker paper, you can print them on card stock or regular printer paper and glue them down. Honestly, the sticker paper is the best way, however. Regardless of the type.

Going through a lot of ink printing out planner stickers? Do like I did and enlist in the HP Instant Ink program! I’ve saved so much money on ink since I did a year and a half ago. They have different plans, but the one I’m in (the most pages) is that I can print up to 300 pages worth of ink for just over $9.99 per month. You can choose lesser pages for a lower rate, but I do a lot of printing between coupons, planner stickers and other things. Click on the image here to check it out! –>

Blog Appearance Issues

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Helen

I’m sure you’ve noticed a difference in the appearance of my blog. I let the most recent update with WordPress be installed a while back and it left it looking like this (even using a child theme, for those who know that term). I tried to install a previous version of WordPress and it caused my whole blog to crash which left it down for a few days.

I had to pay my web hosting company to fix it for me and they were supposed to take it back to the version of WordPress before it messed up but they wound up taking it back to this again. I haven’t had time to devote to working on the back end of the blog, but hope to soon.

Mainly it has my header too small and the sidebar backgrounds are white instead of transparent. Also my header images are showing up twice.

But it’s readable now, so just bare with me till I can get it fixed 🙂 Thanks!

March 2020 Scripture Writing Plan -Perseverence

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Helen

This month’s scripture writing plan is about perseverance. I asked my Facebook group what plan topics they would like and perseverence was one of the most suggested. I think it’s timely, too as so many are struggling to stay with their New Year Resolutions and Lent just began today. In my case I’m working on trying to stay with my efforts to lose weight. I swam a mile at the Y day before yesterday and a little more than half a mile yesterday because my back and shoulder were bothering me from the day before, so I’m trying to be mindful of trying to persevere with it (especially when the scale doesn’t show what I think I deserve).

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I’m so thankful that so many of you are enjoying and spiritually benefiting from these monthly scripture writing plans! I love putting them together for you knowing that you find them useful and uplifting! Use these passages to write out the scriptures and grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Click on the image below to pull up the full-sized PDF file for printing –>

I usually print these out on 28 pound white paper (or 32 pound paper is even better) and just stick them right into my planner or journal. The heavier the paper, the less chance it will tear out of your binder or planner by accident and helps resist bleeding or ghosting from your pens or markers. It helps the page turn easier too. If you choose to print these out on full-size (letter) sticker paper. I use these here. They’re priced great and you can write on them easily. They are good enough quality for my needs. If you want a top-quality sticker paper look for these or clear ones here. (Though not all pens or markers will write well on the clear ones). If you don’t want to use sticker paper, you can print them on card stock or regular printer paper and glue them down. Honestly, the sticker paper is the best way, however. Regardless of the type. Going through a lot of ink printing out planner stickers? Do like I did and enlist in the HP Instant Ink program! I’ve saved so much money on ink since I did a year and a half ago. They have different plans, but the one I’m in (the most pages) is that I can print up to 300 pages worth of ink for just over $9.99 per month. You can choose lesser pages for a lower rate, but I do a lot of printing between coupons, planner stickers and other things. Click on the image here to check it out! –>