We are the Clay

Howdy Friends! I am sharing a new background technique I tried using plastic wrap today, but before I get into all the nitty gritty I have a fun sale to share with you... Sweet N Sassy stamps is having an amazing sale on all their alphabet stamp sets ...buy 2 get 1 free (no code necessary). This is a great time to pick up your favorite sets to use in your Bible journaling, card making, scrapbooking, etc. Okay now on to the fun....

To begin I got my page super wet then plopped (my beautiful technical word) color all over the page. Next I pulled out some plastic wrap and scrunched (yet another technical word) it around to create an interesting texture. Now comes the super boring part....I walked away, grabbed a cup of coffee and let it dry.

When I came back it was almost dry, I pulled off the wrap, but I really wish I had waited it would have created a more vibrant and interesting texture....but I patience and me are not always friends. After the page was completely dry I used StazOn black ink to stamp my title out and used a few tabs, washi tapes, and stickers in matching colors.

Isaiah 64:8 "But now, O Lord, you are our Father, we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand."

You and I were created for a beautiful unique purpose. We are continuously being shaped and molded by the master artist. It's ok if we don't look like our friends and neighbors, we all are called to fufill a different purpose. It can be so easy to see the beauty in others and often overlook our own. I can't tell you how often I look down at my wrinkled, stained leggings and baggy tee shirt and wish my life was a little less messy, but those stains and wrinkles mean I have littles whom I cherish and depend on me. I encourage you today to see the beauty in yourself. You were created for a purpose!

Thanks for dropping by I hope you are leaving encouraged and refreshed.
Don't forget about the alpha sale going on now through the 18th.

Love and prayers,

Jenn @creativegurl85

Supplies Used:

Stamps- (In His Image, Typewriter block alpha, Sunshine girl alpha

Watercolors- Illustrated Faith, Black Ink- StazOn, Washi tape- cross, and arrows (Illustrated Faith), Black and White Stripes (Hobby Lobby), Tabs- Illustrated Faith, Ephemera- Illustrated Faith, Heart Stickers- Illustrated Faith

Uniquely Designed

"But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand." Isaiah 64:8

Hello lovlies! I am sure by now you are all aware of the latest stamp set Girl Power. I can't tell you how excited I was to see this set when it released. This set gives me the creativity to play dress up and make beautiful girls that represent myself and my friends.

I pulled out all my alpha stickers to create a fun funky jumbled alpha for the word 'uniquely' and for the word 'designed' I used the Teeny Alpha stamp set that released last month. Next I stamped my three girls. I played with the different necklines and even added a floral accent to the top knot girl. I used my watercolors to create beautifully unique girls. I added a short prayer, some washi, enamel hearts, wordfetti and tab to finish off the page.

I have always loved the imagery of this verse! In my simplistic mind I see my creator God throwing a blob of clay on a messy pottery wheel. Gently He places his hands and begins to mold and form. I was designed, created and formed to be unique piece of God's creation. Why do I gaze in the mirror wishing my uniqueness away? We are created with unique talents, forms, dreams, and desires, which come together to build a beautiful body of Christ.

Father, Thank you for molding me into the woman you need me to be. Help me to see my differences as tiny fingerprints of you! Remind me to embrace the differences in those around me. We are all the work of your hands! Amen!!

Hugs and Prayers,

Jenn @creativegurl85