{MoJo Monday #94} Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries!

What do you think the idiom "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries" means?

I've always thought it meant we have to take the bad with the good (or good with the bad :) Some say it means life is simple, pleasant and carefree, but I've often heard this phrase used ironically too. :) Anyway, it's a cute saying and you can take it however you want! ; )

Today has been a BUSY day...in a GOOD way! Have a mentioned that I'm on VACATION this week? Well, sort of. I got up early and went into work for about an hour to run the production reports for last week and then I drove down to Omaha to do some shopping. Really, my "excuse" for going was to take my VW Beetle into the dealership for a recalled brake light switch. How convenient that they are located right across the street from the Westroads Mall! :) And, no trip to Omaha is complete without stopping at Michaels and Archivers too! Which leads me right into this new stamp set...

It is a small little clear set by Basic Grey that I found in the $1.99 Spot at Archivers. First, I tried coloring direct to the stamp with my Stampin Up watercolor markers, but it stamped funky. Is there a secret to doing this with acrylic stamps? It works well with rubber stamps. So anyway, I just stamped the image in brown and colored the leaves and cherries with markers. I've also used a drop of red Stickles on the cherries to give them some sparkle and dimension.

The designer papers are all from a K & Company 4x6 Mat Pad ~ Citronella. It's full of bright, fun prints. {This is the same paper pad I used for Charmaine's card yesterday.}

My layout inspiration came from MoJo Monday Sketch #94. The first sketch of the month is MoJo Madness with a contest and PRIZES! :) There are some fabulous cards posted by the MoJo Makers you won't want to miss...so check it out and join in the FUN!

Happy Stamping & Smiles 2 U!

Did U Know?

"Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva and Lew Brown, published in 1931. The song was revived in 1953 by Jaye P. Morgan.

Life is just a bowl of cherries

Don't take it serious,

Life's too mysterious

You work, You save, You worry so

But you can't take your dough

When you go, go, go

So keep repeating "It's the berries."

The strongest oak must fall

The sweet things in life

To you were just loaned

So how can you lose

What you've never owned

Life is just a bowl of cherries

So live and laugh, aha!

Laugh and love

Live and laugh,

Laugh and love,

Live and laugh at it all!