I bought the Hope Happens stamp set because I liked this sentiment so much:

• Hope Happens and Vintage Vogue stamp sets
• Whisper White, So Saffron, Certainly Celery and Tempting Turquoise card stock
• Certainly Celery and Tempting Turquoise Classic ink pads
• Ribbon Originals Elementary, Piercing tool and mat, and scoring blade
• Big Shot and Beautiful Wings Embosslit

It’s hard to see, but the white card base is scored  at right angles to create a texture.  I fiddled around for so long with other stuff that I ran out of steam when it came to doing what I’d planned with this scored grid, so I just used it as is.

I don’t consider myself especially courageous, and for that matter, I don’t consider myself especially grown up.  I’ve learned to ACT like a grown up at least some of the time, but being one is something altogether different.  I can dress the part, and I can certainly talk it too, but I find it hard to believe I’m really a grown up.  I suppose that to my kids and their peers I seem like a grown up, always reminding them to do responsible things like pick up after themselves and develop a budget they can stick to and tackle big problems one step at a time (hey, kids, look how I managed to nag each of you!!)  But the truth is, I have trouble with all of those things myself – that’s why I can see them so clearly in others (my kids, for example).    Real courage lies in looking honestly at ourselves, accepting what we find and stretching to become just a little bit better.  And if that’s being a grown up, well maybe I’m in the club after all.