My Happy Place

Where is your happy place? You know, the "place" you can go to that 

always leaves you tired but happy. Lately, mine is cutting paper!

I've been trying to improve my paper cutting and collage skills. 

A few weeks ago I decided to use some doodling designs 

I came up with years ago for patterns. 

First I draw the design on the back of some painted paper. 

Then I cut it out with an Exacto knife.

I cheated on the  little circles. I used a hole punch and then stacked a

 few together an cut them to oval shapes. 

 These shapes are not collaged to anything yet. I'm still pondering 

on a layout and background colors, etc...

Yes, "making" is my happy place. 

Of course the only true happiness is in the Lord. 

But I feel He gives us beautiful things in this world to encourage us 

and to remind us to see His beauty as the ultimate creator. 

 I love to bring it full circle and offer it back to Him in thankfulness.

Thank you Lord for making me creative and giving me the supplies and 

imagination and time to make small objects of beauty.