Friday, January 13, 2012

Joint birthdays

On 30th December evening we were invited to a joint birthday party - father and son had big milestones to celebrate. While the father turned 80, the son turned 40. They are a special family to me so I wanted to make special cards.
Here's what I came up with.
The first card is for the son; a joke seemed appropriate since we are great friends and have known each other for 15 years! I absolutely adore Gus, from Bugaboo stamps. He is simply funny and delivers the message so well :-) The sentiment is from TLC Creations; the poem I found it on the net.
The second card is for the father, a very sweet man. He was a pioneer in scuba diving in Ireland, and although he cannot dive anymore due to health issues, scuba diving is still his main passion in life now that he is retired. The images are from the net, coloured with Letraset Promarkers and raised with 3D pads.
Challenges:
Cute card Thursday - You are having a laugh
CRAFT - Celebrations
Simon Says - Spots and/or stripes

6 comments:

Unknown said...

Both cards are super cute.Loved them

Deb said...

Wow, they are both fabulous, I especially love the son's card, that image is so fun!
Many thanks for joining in the Cute Card Thursday Challenge this week!
Have a great weekend, Debxx

Sylvia x said...

Thank you for joining us at C.R.A.F.T.Challenges this week with your super projects. I love the images you have used.

Sylvia x

Sheryl said...

I am sure that they will both be delighted with these lovely cards that you have clearly put so much thought and care into. Thanks for joining us at CRAFT challenge this week. Good luck Sheryl xx
PS Have a great time at the party!

Joy said...

Ah! how fun are these cards, makes me giggle... thanks for joining us at Simon Says Challenge blog

Anonymous said...

The cards are cute and stunning.
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