Hazy Shade of Winter. Journal Pages.

Collage in my Smash Book:

my drawing of a leafless tree,

stamps, fabric, paper,

lining from an envelope,

scrapbook quote "delight in the day."

I really liked the quote from the book I

just finished reading~ Mary Queen of Scotland

and the Isles, by Margaret George:

"Hope is a straw hat hanging beside

a window covered in frost."

Queen Mary spent a lot of her life being

manipulated or imprisoned. A sad story,

but a pretty good read.

Collage in fabrics, assorted papers,

stitching, and a bit of wallpaper scrap.

The black spirals were stamped on waxed paper

left from protecting my work surface.

I originally was looking for waxed paper to

put between the pages to dry, but thought 

this was a good addition to the piece.

There is also gold spray on the wax paper

as well, which you probably can't see

in this scan...

Collage with painted and stamped background.

Hand-carved stamps, hand-drawn labels and

flowers in pen & watercolor.

The safety pin image came from 

Christine Clemmensen.

"Never be afraid to grow."

and

"You can't reap what you don't sow."

quotes from the movie, "The Lorax."

Good things for 'grown-ups' to remember too...