Actually that is Chas's Aunty Kay who will be 90 on Monday. As she lives in Ireland we won't be helping her celebrate her birthday but plans are in place, so I believe, for her to have a 'bit of a knees up' with the family who live over there.
This is the card I made for her:
I decided I wanted it pink and brown and wanted to put things in its makeup which meant something to her. The background is a map showing Castlerea, in the county of Rhoscommon, where she was born and brought up as a child, edged in gold mirror card to match the number ninety. The three playing cards are to represent the game of Bridge which she used to play, along with her husband Joe, and later with her daughter Catherine, to a very high level.
At the bottom the dictionary shows the word "Bridge" and there are two other dictionary pieces one to show "Shamrock" to wish her well and one to show "Nurse" because that was what she did before retiring. In fact she did some of her nursing in the town where we live - at the hospital where I was admitted to in April. I think she might find it has changed somewhat if she could see it now.
The flowers have tiny gold leaves attached to them and the wires that I cut off the leaves have been formed into loops and placed underneath the flowers. It is a bit difficult to see them in the scan but there are three sets of them in total. I thought this was a good way to recycle and one which I will use again as it does look quite nice.
Hopefully now, this card, in its hand-made box, is winging its way across the sea to Ireland (guess who is singing that song now) and will be with Aunty Kay on Monday in time for her birthday.
Happy Birthday!
And before I forget - thank you for following me to my new followers - and to my old ones for remaining with me. It means a lot.
And before I forget - thank you for following me to my new followers - and to my old ones for remaining with me. It means a lot.
