For project #11, the theme was "Things That Make Me Smile". 

 The criteria included:

 Create a page that shows us things that make you smile.

  Use Mosaic Moments Raspberry Grid paper and Page Pattern # 64

 http://blog.tamipotter.com/page_patterns/2012/10/mosaic-moments-page-pattern-64-.html

Element options - please choose one or more of the following:

• Clay
• Ink
• Origami

There are a lot of things that make me smile, so I made a "collage" of things!  Page two is the actual page pattern 54, with page one being the mirror image. 

One of the biggest things that makes me smile right now is that Spring FINALLY arrived here in Minnesota!  I love the flowers and the critters that Spring brings.  The focal point of both my pages are flowers...the daffodils outside and the orchids inside.  The Title strip is from the "Today" Journaling Blocks FREE download, available on

http://www.snapncrop.com/, with my own added first line!

The rest of the first page includes my kitties (of course!), wine, travel, music, a good cup of hot tea, books, my whirlpool tub and bathroom, and my scrapbooking room (Yes, it's a mess right now!). 

The second page is more on the nature side.  I love the critters that come into my yard!  We had three baby fox with their mom this spring...adorable!  We also have mallards, and the top photo is the female.  I love critters found in unexpected places, too!  When Joe and I went to the cemetery (for one of my previous photo shoots!), this turkey was out there!  I love this photo of him strutting with his tail feathers all spread out...yes, the female was just off to the side!  And of course my hubby (this photo is from our get-away weekend for his birthday in May...which also makes me smile!).

Now a bit regarding the element I chose:  ink.

I inked the background for the daffodil photo using a daffodil stamp from stamping up.  I used the same stamp in the one-inch squares to the left.  When doing the squares, I cut my paper into the one inch squares first,

then stamp the squares before putting them on my page.  I always cut a few extra in case of an "oops"! 

I used the same technique for the travel stamps on the 1st page, only this time I stamped right onto the photo!  I had taken the photo of the airplane coming in (I live close to the MPLS/St Paul Airport!) and there was  a lot of sky with this tiny plane, so when I decided to use that to represent travel, I stamped some travel stamps right onto the photo.  I used the Craft Ink from Stampin' Up!, and it dried almost immediately.  I will try this again!  (The stamps are also from Stampin' Up!)

Here is the complete two-page layout.

Hope you enjoy and find many things to smile about in YOUR life!  :)