It’s Never Too Late ……

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Ha! Did that catch your attention? I hope so, as I’m stuck and I thought, I wondered, I hoped, just maybe you might have a bright idea – or two!

I’ve been making some cards. I found some stamps and thought I could have some fun with them. They feature, ahem, well endowed ladies and will follow a certain theme …………

Here is the first completed one – done in water colours

  • It’s never too late

Isn’t she gorgeous?

Here are the others, all made with inks of various types

Or, maybe this way up?

The last three/four don’t yet have WHAT it is not too late to be.

I have thoughts, but I think they might be a bit, you know – blah! And I don’t want to put you off your creativity by blurting them out here……

So, if you can come up with a tagline that fits any of them and I use it, you’ll receive a set of all four of the printed cards.

Over to you my creative friends. I’ll close this off in just four days ………… and thanks so much for coming by today, I love that you did!

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          1. I missed this altogether! I get lost reading the comments and by the time I get to the bottom, I’ve forgotten what I want to say. I love that so many people have found their way here. All the cards are wonderful and perfect for so many of us! 😉 I don’t care for the mermaid upside down. Not sure why it’s unsettling for me. I’ve been going back through your last posts for a clue. I can’t even find the comment that I left about the email. Scary. You always inspire me with all your creations. Hugs and love.

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            • I found it – it was in the original post on Norah’s blog about education – not on mine, so my mistake and I’m sorry to have sent you on a wild goose chase. This is your final comment in that conversation: “I have always had deep admiration for those women that rose above what they were dealt. I’ll send you a note about that soon. I’ll start it now so I won’t forget. 😉” It doesn’t matter if the moment has passed and the topic is forgotten – we all do that! Take care Marlene xoxo

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            • Oh, dear Shubha, I’ve just seen your comments here and I obviously missed them, I’m so sorry. I like your idea and you never know when things pop up in m mind again when I am creating, so thank you for joining in, even if you were too late to play 🙂

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          5. Fabulous photos and inspiration Pauline. – It’s never too late to follow your dreams, It’s never too late to learn something new. It’s never too late to be your fabulous self. ❤

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          6. Love them Pauline – they are joyous and made me smile. ‘It’s never too late to explore who you are’ is my meagre offering, as I’m not great at this kind of thing!

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          8. So this is where the party is! What fun. I love your cards, Pauline. They’re rich in color and intent. Mostly they make me smile. You have an impressive following , Pauline.

            It’s never too late, to fill your plate, with birthday cake and ice cream.

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          9. All are wonderful and fun. I like the first one as is.
            How about:
            It’s never too late to believe in magic.
            It’s never too late to refuse to grow up.
            It’s never too late to free your inner mermaid.
            That was fun! 🧜🏼‍♀️ 💚

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          10. These beauties are a wonderful idea, Pauline. I love them. I am not good at coming up with phrases like that, but I think the learning to fly one is unique and perfect for the project.
            Now I see you have gotten some great suggestions!

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          11. Hello. what lovely ladies.
            For me the first lady should just be ‘It’s never too late’
            Not sure of the lady on the bike, I can’t quite get hold of her.
            The mermaid – ‘It’s never to late to turn your life around.’
            Look forward to seeing what you settle on xxx

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            • Very perceptive about the bike rider – I put her among the stars, but now I’ve been given the idea to put her on a high mountain top and I might rough her up a bit…… We’ll see…… I have no clue what I’ll settle on still – so many good ideas!

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            • Not to worry Robin, that’s the exact reason why this post has been made 🙂 Luckily for me there are loads of quick and clever and witty people hanging around this blog. They have come up with some really good thoughts – too many for me to use really – but so inspiring and so much fun!

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          16. These are so cool 😊here are some ideas… I’ve not read the other posts, so apologies if I’ve repeated any suggestions
            The mermaid one… It’s never too late to be the real you/let the real you out
            Bike one… To learn something new/to travel /to move forward in life /reach for the stars
            Meditating one… To relax

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            • Hello, hello 🙂 Thank you for coming by and joining in with your wonderful suggestions. Luckily I’m keeping a list in the order they come in so it doesn’t matter if there are repeats, I can easily see who said it first 🙂 And there are so many fabulous ideas I have no clue which to choose…..

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          17. Oooh. I love those cards, Pauline. They’re so positive and healthy and affirming!!!! Yippee. I didn’t read the comments, so I wouldn’t be influenced. Here are some ideas (I love these challenges):

            The meditating card: … to shine, (or) … to embrace peace, (or) …to breathe in love
            The bicycle card: … to stretch your boundaries, (or) … to take an adventure, (or) … to let go of the handlebars
            The mermaid card:… to dream, (or) … to imagine, (or) … to celebrate the unique you

            Thanks! That was so fun!

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          18. oops–the bike rider could be “It’s never too late to rock . . . and roll.” I do love the idea of beautiful women with real bodies and such looks of contentment on their faces. Great creations, Pauline!

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            • Thanks Kerry – you had me a bit worried with the unfinished first part of your comment 🙂 Now if I put that bike on top of a high mountain that would be the perfect sentiment – stand by!!

              I love their extra curves too – I think it’s time to start celebrating women of a certain age and shape and make it fun at the same time!

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          20. 1. …..to levitate; 2. …….to reach for the skies; 3a …….for a new hair style; 3b ……..to turn cartwheels. I won’t be offended if you choose someone else’s – although you may use different ones for each picture on different cards. lovely illustrations – Beryl Cook would have loved them

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            • Thanks Derrick for your fine offerings – I’ve now got so many to choose from! You are right – I could indeed use them all as appropriate – who knows what will happen now, plus of course there are more illustrations in the pipeline…………

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          21. These are gorgeous, Pauline and so inspirational. I love the first with its completed tagline. She’s gorgeous, and the colour is my favourite. A couple of meagre suggestions that are probably no more than blah:
            meditation: It’s never too late to realise your dream.
            bicycle: It’s never too late to reach for the stars.
            mermaid: It’s never too late to let your true self show. (I like her the right way up, by the way.)

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            • Oh dear Norah, your first two suggestions are exactly what I had thought of – so we clearly think a great deal alike!! 😀 And good to know which way up you like the mermaid – I think I can do a better drawing for a diving down mermaid though if a tagline catches my attention…….

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          22. For the meditation lady “to find your bliss” is what occurred to me, and I see others have thought the same. For the mermaid, I like her upside down, “to dive in deep,” or “to explore the depths.”
            I couldn’t think of one for the bicycle lady myself but I love all the other suggestions for her! You will have to do multiples and use all those great lines! 🙂

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          25. These lovely ladies are inspiring just as they are Pauline. For the upside-down mermaid, how about “to dive in” and for the cyclist “to shine your light” because her bicycle light is glowing and leading the way. For the yoga lady, all I can come up with is “to rise up”.

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          26. Gorgeous ladies.
            A suggestion for each card just before I go to sleep –

            1. It’s never too late to take a magic carpet ride
            2. It’s never too late to get starry eyed.
            3. It’s never to late to take the plunge

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          29. Wooohooo. Just what I needed this afternoon! It’s never too late …to find balance; to take a spin with the stars; to get in the swim OR to take in the show. Just off the top of my head. I like the mermaid upright as she seems to be beckoning me lo look at what’s coming. What fun these are, Pauline. I was about to tell you I needed more of the universe cards? Are they still on your shop? I mete them out only to very special people…

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            • Woo-hoo indeed!! You set the ball rolling with these great suggestions Lisa. I’m clearly going to be spoilt for choice! I’m glad you mentioned which way up you like the mermaid as I flipped her on a whim and seeing her on the computer like that I don’t think she looks right…..

              I’m going to do a hunt and see if I have the universe scan on a usb stick somewhere. I lost all my photos, scans, records etc when my laptop suddenly and definitively ceased to work last year. And I hadn’t backed anything up! (Deep sigh and head shake!!) (And I still haven’t backed anything up – Dear heaven, there’s no hope for some of us!) I’ll flip you an email and let you know the outcome of my search.

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              • Oh, I went back and saw how many good comments you got! People were rolling! I remember when your computer crashed. Ugh, I can’t believe you lost so much stuff. I don’t back up either and the cloud is so easy to use today, but still, like you, I’m using thumb drives.

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