.  An old cigar box lid I had was perfect for my newest mixed media piece.

I love repurposing and creating altered art.  I used scrapbook paper, gesso,gel medium

inks and paints to create  my Happy Joyous Free wall decor.  I created

the flowers using the cricut Flower Shoppe cartridge.  Small gold

micro beads were added to the center.

I love dimension on my mixed media work, so I used

modelling paste for texture with a stencil.  The bird was painted with distress inks and 

distress paint.  I then used some background stamps for interest.