Today's card uses the Papertrey set called Way to Go, Kiddo. I used the Martha Stewart grass border punch to create, well, the grass. I know you don't need to be told that. Sorry. Just call me MOTO: Master Of The Obvious.
I like Lady Blingsalot better, though.
Also, I'm too chicken to put eyes on the snail, but that hardly matters since a snail's eyes in the real world are on the ends of its tentacles. Which means I'm spared the necessity of adding dots for eyes and having them look dreadful, which they would because before I learned snails' eyes are on their tentacles, I practiced. The results were not pretty.
Sometimes, Mother Nature really helps us stampers out. Thanks, Mother Nature. But we have to talk about this whole perimenopause thing, because I'm soooo not enjoying it.
Supplies
stamps: Papertrey Way to Go, Kiddo
ink: memento canteloup, SU close to cocoa
paper: PTI white, spring moss
accessories: Martha Stewart grass border punch, dimensionals, rhinestones
I think your snail is really cute! I have the same problem with eyes. You could always say it's a back view, no eyes needed! Just keep in mind, that after all that menopause stuff, there's no hormonal fluctuations. Believe me, it's a big improvement! I found that soy supplements helped. Maybe it was all in my head, but I thought it worked! Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteLove that snail! I keep googly eyes of all sizes just for things like this. In fact I just posted a fish card and used the googly eyes. With luck, you'll get through the menopausal years quickly. I'm real glad all that's behind me! LOL!
ReplyDeleteThis is darling. Even when you aren't feeling great, you have 'MO' Mojo than anyone I know. And that even rhymes (albeit in an awful way!) I rely on your blogs - your honesty, humor and creativity inspire and/or uplift me every day.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I'm in a 'blog relationship'!!lol
I'm giggling over your MOTO and the whole eyes thing. tee hee
ReplyDeleteYou know what is special about you and me? We will get to experience teenagers and menopause simultaneously!! WHOO HOO - ain't life grand?!
ReplyDeleteThis card is so cute!
ReplyDeleteSorry you've been struggling with your mojo lately, thank goodness you have your sense of humor:)
Petra
Oh yeah! Mojo is back. Love the sentiment. Wish I had it for card for my Grandson.
ReplyDeleteA fun and fab card from you Susan - mojo definitely on a homeward journey for you.
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I believe you once said that kids cards weren’t your thing, well this is great; any kid would love to get it, or postmenopausal kid for that matter. The whole menopausal process is different for everyone, some of my friends decided to go the medication route and claim to have sailed through it, I went cold turkey, it was a long drawn out affair, I felt that my mind and body had been taken over by an alien. I eventually got through it and stupidly felt I’d achieved something my friends hadn’t, I’m odd that way, I’m a different person now, not the old worn down with responsibility me, a younger, lighter, dippier me. There’s a sense of being set free once it’s passed, but getting through it can be difficult and it helps to talk about it, if it’s only so you know you aren’t going crazy. I hope your experience is better than mine and much quicker too, there are people who sail through of course. My aunt told me not to be so stupid, that if I ignored it and got on with my life I wouldn’t even notice. That might have been how it was for her, or it might just have been how she chose to remember it, but as advice it sucked big time. If you feel the need to talk or sound off, there are plenty of people who read your blogs that will gladly listen and/or advise, we’re an understanding and sympathetic bunch. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteLove the card and your post made me smile.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Bonnie said. Just say it's the back view of the snail as it's creeping away from us. (That's what I had thought when I first saw it, anyways.)
lol .. adorable ..
ReplyDeleteVery cute card, Susan. It'll bring a big smile to some kid's face. Good luck with the menopause thing. There are so many symptoms I can't believe anybody can get through it w/o medication, but I know some do (not me). That menopause exists is how I know God is not a woman.
ReplyDeleteI just love that cheerful color combination. Your mojo came back with a bang.
ReplyDeleteAdorable card!! I really like the bling and grass:) tfs
ReplyDeleteI love Lady Blingsalot! As for the perimenopause - just hang in there. I say avoid the medication route as I know people who did that and then when they stopped taking it (which you have to at some point), they went through all the symptoms anyway. I found it really helped to drink lots of water and stay well-hydrated. And focus on how great it will be when it's over - I'm 60 now and have been done with "peri" and menopause for a few years and have experienced a greater sense of calm and peacefulness and inner happiness in these last few years than ever before. (Although I do know a couple of women who say they miss their periods and feel far less "womanly" now - I think they're nuts!)
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun card even with "the"symptoms.
ReplyDeleteI'm a medical route person, I'd not be here now if I hadn't, my mother said she didn't have time for symptoms, but I remember differently :)
Thanks for the laugh today! I think your snail is adorable!! :)
ReplyDeleteSusan, you're smarter, stronger and braver than you think. To quote your quote back to you!
ReplyDeleteI didn't take the meds when my doctor offered them to me... for some reason. I discovered that reason later when I found out I had breast cancer. If I had taken the meds, the cancer would have been more invasive because my tumor was estrogen induced. My doctor, sitting by my bedside the morning after the surgery, offered the following: "Somebody up there was looking out for you." That was 10 years ago...
Lady Moto Bingsalot has a nice ring to it, don't you think? :P This snail card is totally cute.
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