Steve Gilbertson // Inspirational wall decor

Inspirational wall decor // for Jaimie's birthday

I designed an encouraging piece of framed art for my girlfriend's birthday using a few of her favorite things: green, butterflies, some flowers from a photo of mine, and a passage from the Bible that is special to us - Psalm 103.

Praise the LORD, O my soul;

  all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

Praise the LORD, O my soul,

  and forget not all his benefits-

who forgives all your sins

  and heals all your diseases,

who redeems your life from the pit

  and crowns you with love and compassion,

who satisfies your desires with good things

  so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

--Psalm 103:1-5

I drew it all up in Photoshop, including the 3D elements that I was going to add to give it some depth. I found a frame with double matting that I thought would work well and designed around that.

Here is what I was going for, in Photoshop:
The design