Joy

Here's another page from Marit's Let It Loose workshop. I had been holding on to the lady and the flower and cookie (smiley face) for quite some time. I knew I would use them, but never planned to put them together.

After I combined the three elements, it made me think of JOY which was another word I had been saving from my magazines.

It's all just justification for my collecting habit. Don't worry, you won't see me on an episode of "Hoarders."

Comments

Roban said…
Oh, this is a nice one, too. You've reaffirmed my thoughts completely. You never know when you'll need something, so why not keep it all (or at least a lot of it!).
March 7, 2010 at 7:22 PM
VKT said…
I am thrilled to stumble upon the blog of another teacher! This song certainly put me in a joyful mood! Have a great day tomorrow!
March 7, 2010 at 7:38 PM
MJ said…
That is one swell happy face! I love the colour combos!
March 7, 2010 at 9:24 PM
Jacquerose said…
I sure do know about saving magazines! I can't seem to get rid of my art, craft, gardening, etc. magazines and every time we have moved, I am sure that my husband is going to have an attack when he sees all of those boxes!
I like your sunny smiling face on this page. It looks like you had a great time in that workshop!
March 8, 2010 at 5:18 PM
miruspeg said…
I hope you continue to make these again from time to time. They are wonderful keepsakes.
Loved reading about all the things that bring you Joy.
Hugs
Peggy xxx
March 9, 2010 at 7:26 AM
C. Beth said…
That's beautiful! I love it!

I wanted to stop by to give you a quick congrats--I just gave you a One-Minute Writing of the Day award for your response on 3/1. Thank you so much for participating in The One-Minute Writer!

-C. Beth
The One-Minute Writer
March 9, 2010 at 2:20 PM
Anonymous said…
OH MY... I just see I haven't left you a comment on this page here... well, you know how I feel about this already but I'll tell you again: I LOVE THIS JOYFUL PAGE!!! And yes, saving images can be so rewarding when the day comes that you want to use exactly that particular image... and you have it! I'm a bit (a BIT) of a hoarder too...
March 11, 2010 at 4:12 AM
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