Happy birthday Joe

Morning all.  Can you believe it's the end of March already?  I can't believe that today my baby boy is 20!!

 If I'd known then what I know now, life may have been very different.

Joe contracted meningococcal septicaemia aged 13 months, and for a while we believed we may lose him.  Fortunately he pulled through but the resulting brain damage left him with profound and multiple learning difficulties, epilepsy and cerebral palsy.  It has been a hard road for us all but now he is an independent young man, with lots of devoted carers, an active social life and is surrounded by people who adore him.  What more could I ask?

I wanted a special card for him and whilst browsing Pinterest (as usual) I found just the perfect verse (bar a few words I altered, lol), so I made this the focal point of my card.

I used some ready made tagged letters to spell out his name, then added 3 layered red hearts for some colour and dimension.

The verse was typed up and printed using my computer, then I layered it very simply on black and white card.

I love it and hope you do too.  TTFN Jude xx

Coloured card

Good morning all, hope you are having a good week. 

Today's card came from an idea on an American blog that I follow called The Daily Marker. The lady who runs it, Kathy, is super talented and comes up with some great ideas. 

Seen as how I need some cards for a very special young mans birthday next week. I thought I would give this idea a go. 

I used lots of strips of Coredinations card in different colours, and laid them on to another piece at an angle. Then I used the guillotine to crop the edges. 

I stuck this piece to a 6x6 kraft card blank and then used a number die to add the age. 

I wasn't sure where to go next with it as I wanted to add a sentiment but wasn't sure which one or whether to stamp one or die cut it. In the end I used one of my favourite stamps to stamp the sentiment at the bottom.

I finished it off with a couple of wooden embellishments and a Studio Calico wooden sentiment. 

Very simple but quite effective. Hope you agree. 

Thanks for calling by again. See you soon, take care. 

xxx