Happy Anniversary, Susie!

Susie's Anniversary as a breast cancer survivor date was September 17th. I ended up not making a fabric tag. I had a few ideas and played around with some layouts, but nothing struck me.

As I was digging through my stamps for inspiration, I ran across this very severe woman... She is a fun joke between Susie and I. Over the course of a year or so, whenever we were shopping at our favorite art store together, Red Lead, one of us would invariably pick her up and slip it into the other's basket. Upon discovery of the "scary lady stamp" in our basket, we would scold the sister who did it this time, and put the stamp back on the shelf. Well, one day, she never made it back to the shelf. She stayed in Susie's basket and was my birthday gift that year! I save her for special occasions...just for Susie.

So when I saw her, the phrase "Six is a serious number" came to my head. It is the campaign slogan for "Mobil On The Run" during baseball season. If the Cardinals score 6 runs, all drinks are 50 cents the next day. It's been going on for several years, so the slogan is a bit of St Louis culture. And amazingly enough, the crown stamp that I used has a tiny number 6 on it which gives it a "random artsy" touch. (I realized this to my delight after I had already stamped it and was cutting it out! Serendipity! Or so I thought...

I felt that I should share the back story of this tag, because the average normal person might look at it and think, "Oh my, what a odd way to congratulate someone! That tag is downright strange!" So even though I had really intended to make a lovely and sweet fabric tag, I felt that this tag is more reflective of our unique relationship! Little did I know...

When I gave Susie the tag, she looked at it, smiled at the sight of our favorite scary face, and then said, "Linda, I think it's been seven years." Oh hell. I did it again. The story of my life! So, the tag really was a unique reflection of our relationship! I am the family "ditz", and I stuck again! She loved the tag, and didn't mind the number error ~ sisters are like that. It was a "Linda" gift, that's for sure.

So there you have it.

I also gave her this "tickled pink" mason jar filled with (much less serious) pink goodies. The pig on the tag? Well that's another story...