One of the lovely things about being retired is going to bed when you want and getting up when you want, the clock no longer runs your life. There was a time when the clock very much ran my life and when work would crowd my thoughts. We live in a world where performance pressure is our greatest stress, we live in a money driven world, where a job well done is rewarded by the expectation of greater improvement.
The pressures of modern life, a way of life un-natural to our evolution, mean we suffer more and more internal and mental problems. One of these is sleep and getting to sleep a busy mind can actually impede our ability to drift off. As a child I was told to count sheep! as far as I can recall this technique only worked once.
The stamp is from a company called Inca Stamp "Leaping Sheep Border." The numbers are are from Creative Cafe and the packaging is dated 2007. I cannot tell you how old the sheep stamp is but I do remember using it in one of the early Less is More Challenges so more than a year old!
Stamps inked and placed the sheep, flowers and inside the numbers are coloured with the 3 Primary Colours and the 3 Secondary ones. Red, Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow and Orange. The Zs were hand written Z being a letter I am very familiar with.
The Challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges - #554 Slimline cards
CAS on Friday - #189 Numbers
Retro Rubber - #144 Anything goes with a stamp more than one year old. A lovely person commented on my earlier entry to this challenge telling me how she liked my shabby chic wall hanging but it is not in a style she works, I thought she might enjoy something in a very different style.
Paper Minutes - #660 Colours of the rainbow
Ah whata great card, Love those wee rainbow sheep!! They are so cute, Im sure they would help me sleep and chase the scary dreams away too, Hazelx
ReplyDeleteOMG hahahahaha, love it. Love that you coloured them in non-trad colours for Sheep. Thanks for joining us at Retro Rubber this time. Claire DT
ReplyDeleteYes, I am enjoying seeing such a different style of item, Zoe! Love these bright sheep too. You're spot on about the difficulty in getting to sleep - counting sheep hasn't worked much for me either! Thanks for joining us again and for sharing such diverse offerings - both fabulous.
ReplyDeleteYes, in today's world sleep may be hard to come by. This fun colorful sheep will help brighten someones' day! Thanks so much for playing along with Retro Rubber for our Anything Goes challenge.
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