Relax, Girlfriend - CAE Friendship Card

We all know her--the lady who has a million things on her plate to do
and still stresses over the smallest details.
The gal who tries to do it all, and sometimes seems to succeed,
but then reaches a burnout phase.
She may or may not admit it.
She may or may not want to slow down, to take time for herself.
But she needs to.

At one time or another, that gal is all of us.
Superwoman strength comes and goes,
and while the overachiever part of us thinks it would be so nice
to be able to go without stopping indefinitely,
sometimes I think it's a boon to realize we really are
only human.

How tiring to do it all, all the time.
Sometimes, we need to remind ourselves and our girlfriends
of our own limits.
Make ourselves slow down, take time, relax.

So really, this card is for all of us.

My primary inspiration came from one of my all-time favorite challenges:

ColourQ #340:

  

At first I was not sure how to bring such a vibrant palette together, but when

I remembered this retro lady stamp, I thought about my Gran's red bandana,

those olive-green vacuums, and it just clicked.

Here are a couple more challenges as well:

Cards in Envy: Just Us Girls

(must fit easily within an envelope)

Tuesday Throwdown #292: Welcome Spring
Although it's not probably the typical "Welcome Spring", I do enjoy having
a fresh, clean home and throwing open the windows.
So, without overdoing it, spring cleaning does have a nice feel to me.

Creative Card Crew #112: ATG

DLDC May: Women at Work

Materials Used on this Card:
 

Cardstock {Rustic white - Papertrey Ink}
Patterned papers {White bricks - Recollections; Banners - Project Life (scraps)}
Stamps {"Superwoman" - 100 Proof Press; Sentiment - TPC?}
Ink {Autumn Rose - Papertrey Ink; Archival Black - Ranger}
Copic markers, #2 pencil
Brads, aqua gems {The Paper Studio}
Clear Superfine Embossing Powder {Ranger}

 

 

As ever, thank you so much for stopping by!
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Be well and enjoy the sunshine,
--Kathryn