Making Cards - Ideas for a card craft beginner (Part 3)

mary-op

Hello all :j

flourgirl - hope hospital visit goes ok.........horrendous charge for car parking..........we have to pay when OH sees consultant but luckily he's not there more than an hour................long enough though.

Super cards all of you :T

Heard this morning that my Mums closest friend died yesterday -she'd been ill so it was expected really and at 93 she'd had a good life. So, I've been attempting a 'sympathy' card...........not good at those sort so in the end I just did something floral. Seemed to take me an age to do it - did intend to get it done this morning then start covering shoe boxes...........plan went up the spout :mad: typical.....oh well, there's always the weekend;)

melissa75_2

Well Elliot was quite for a while - he's now pulling all my hair out trying to remove the clip from my head - it really hurts.

Lyndach - what's a bumbo???????

Mary - sorry to hear about your Mum's friend, I've never made a sympathy card myself - I've always struggled trying to decide what to put on it.

craftygranny

melissa this is a bumbo they are considered to be very good

chocolate.orange_2

I had to make a couple of Sympathy cards a few weeks ago.. I made a floral one and a plain male style /colours card . Both with 'Thinking of you' stamped onto them. It was the first time i had ever attempted a sympathy card too. So i tried to keep it fairly plain and to the point.

Ive not heard of a bumpo either, is it one of the foam chair type things ( abit like you could sit baby in to sit them in the bath ?

chocolate.orange_2

craftygranny wrote: »

melissa this is a bumbo they are considered to be very good

Oh wow !!! I was right

melissa75_2

Craftgranny - thanks for the link it looks cool, it is difficult to know what to do with Elliot at this stage as he can't sit up by himself yet, he's got a walker but he gets bored in that because his legs aren't long enough yet for him to whizz about properly.

PepPop

OAP1945 I have just become a follower on your blog. Love your cards and your first comments. They sounded very much like mine this morning trying to add pictures too.

mary-op sorry to hear about your mum's friend - Hugs to you all

Lyndach

melissa75 wrote: »

Craftgranny - thanks for the link it looks cool, it is difficult to know what to do with Elliot at this stage as he can't sit up by himself yet, he's got a walker but he gets bored in that because his legs aren't long enough yet for him to whizz about properly.

Little miss can't sit up by herself either but we got this bumbo for her when she was 3 months old and loves it! (she's almost 5months now) she forvever wants to sit up on our laps and it hurts your arms after awhile so we got one and she's happy as larry. Plus sometimes it makes her poop :rotfl:
If Elliot's a good kicker maybe look at the Fisher Price jumperoo, Sophia can;t reach the floor but can kick hard enough to bounce and it'll last ages as you can adjust the height when she gets taller!

Jumperoo link http://www.mothercare.com/Fisher-Price-Rainforest-Jumperoo/dp/B000M4XMKY/sr=1-1/qid=1264697850/ref=sr_1_1/277-1365348-6181840?_encoding=UTF8&m=A2LBKNDJ2KZUGQ&n=42764041&mcb=core

melissa75_2

Lyndach - I was looking at the jumperoos months ago and I wanted one so much but we're really limited for space here so I didn't get one. I am really tempted by the bumpo though - they've got them on amazon for £20 - I'm not sure how much use I'd get out of it though - Elliot is nearly 6 months.

SallyUK

Hi Mary-Op

So sorry to hear about your Mum's friend. I'm not good at sympathy cards either, but had to make one a few months ago, which is here:

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/Sally45/Cards/?action=view&current=P1020397.jpg

Hope your OH is feeling ok?

Sal
x

mary-op wrote: »

Hello all :j

flourgirl - hope hospital visit goes ok.........horrendous charge for car parking..........we have to pay when OH sees consultant but luckily he's not there more than an hour................long enough though.

Super cards all of you :T

Heard this morning that my Mums closest friend died yesterday -she'd been ill so it was expected really and at 93 she'd had a good life. So, I've been attempting a 'sympathy' card...........not good at those sort so in the end I just did something floral. Seemed to take me an age to do it - did intend to get it done this morning then start covering shoe boxes...........plan went up the spout :mad: typical.....oh well, there's always the weekend;)