Childhood happiness

Today on Three Muses we are asked to create a journal page to illustrate a favourite phrase or song.   I have created a page in my large journal based on a favourite quote - Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it!

Raw Journal Page

The background has more layers than an onion and began life with a gesso base, then spray inks, then several layers of paint, then several layers of stamping, then some stencil work.

When I thought of what makes me happy, I decided that today it's flowers and happy faces.  I stamped the flowers on white card stock and coloured them in with  markers, before giving each one a smiley face using Posca paints.

I painted the flower stems in green metallic paint (I don't know why) and did a white translucent halo for each flower.  The writing is very childlike completing the image.

I have to smile every time I look at this page.