I cannot wait for all of you to get your hands on the Fruit of the Spirit collection! It is so gorgeous! Within a couple days of having it, I'd already created 3 projects because I just couldn't help myself!
I had this sweet photo of my son from a trip to a California farmer's market, and I just knew that I had to scrap it, with the amazing illustrated fruit in this collection! Every time I see that photo of his absolute strawberry massacre and his sweet smile, I just light up! Isn't that what scrapbooking is all about friends!?
I wanted to use that perfect stamp set in the collection to create some stitched strawberries! This is how I start just about every crafty project I have. I start with one small detail and build from there; I never know where it will lead!
I began by stamping out the strawberry illustration onto some white cardstock, pulled out my IF watercolors, and painted away!
Next I cut out my little strawberries and ran them through my sewing machine. It has become my signature to stitch the edges of all the little paper pieces, and I love that! Aren't they just the cutest?! I couldn't wait to get them on a layout!
I've been sticking to the 8 1/2 x 11 format recently because it's a great size for me to document small photos of my little one! I decided I was going to flip through my own albums to get some inspiration for this layout! I definitely scraplifted myself, and I think I'm going to do it more often because it made the process a breeze and so enjoyable!
While working on this layout, I peered down at that cute smile and realized how precious it must be to the Lord that he can find such joy in the small things! Wouldn't it be amazing if we could get back some of that childlike joy and be joyous with even the mundane?! I want to be like my son and that strawberry! I want to be filled with joy in all circumstances, and you know what, God commands us to do just that!
Philippians 4:4 (ESV)
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
Yet again I was inspired by my own work, and I had to put the remainder of my stitched strawberries in my Bible! I wanted to remind myself that the Lord asks me to be filled with joy!
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Don't be afraid to inspire yourselves! It's one of my beloved past-times to check out the latest inspiration via Pinterest or Instagram, but sometimes it's just as inspiring to look back on your past work! And just as it did with this project, maybe even that project will spark an idea! Have a blessed weekend, sweet friends! XO Lydia |
Supplies: IF Fruit of the Spirit collection, IF Enamel Hearts; Olive You, IF Alpha Sticker Book, IF Wordfetti Sticker Book, IF Mini Hexies; Apple of My Eye, Bella Blvd Ciao Chips; Today, IF Watercolors, IF Acrylic Paint, IF Cute Clips; Eve's Mix
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