Sunday, November 18, 2012

A Birthday Card for Sherry!

Yesterday was my friend, Sherry's, birthday -- and I had a GRAND time making her card! (Cleaning the horrific mess I made -- not so much.)

Not long ago, I was at Sherry's home and she was showing me the special massage setup that she created in two rooms of her home for "Raindrop" treatments that she gives as a ministry/business. She uses essential oils produced by a company known as "Young Living" which owns its own herb and plant farms and distills its own oils. (I have become a distributor -- and USER -- of the oils and they are AMAZING!!)

She has a professional massage table and the most SOOTHING & RELAXING environment imaginable -- and the WONDERFUL oils scents!! Aaaaah!!!

When showing me how she had organized her client records, she pulled out a large BLACK plastic file box! DEJA VOUS!! (Remember the black file box that I scavenged at work and for which I crafted a decorative front panel??) I knew IMMEDIATELY that I would create a pretty panel for HER file box -- and I made one as an "extra" birthday gift for her.

                                                              Sherry's birthday card

                                                                   inside Sherry's card

                                                 decorative panel for Sherry's black file box

Last year, I crafted Sherry a mini-legal pad "holder" and since she is using it in her "massage haven," I chose materials for her file box panel that would coordinate with it. (Maybe now, she'll not hide the file box in a cabinet! grin)


5 comments:

  1. Love, love, love your birthday card, Deb! Think this is my all-time fave cards of yours! I bet Sherry really loved it, too. And what a fabulous "extra" gift idea you had for creating a pretty front for her ugly file box. Love the flower and embossed paper and love the old postcard. The cardboard base is really awesome, too!

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  2. Hello Deb! I recently found your blog and wanted to stop by and say hello. Your birthday card for Sherry is wonderful. Love the old fashioned style...I love working with doilies!

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  3. Hello Deb! how did I miss seeing this post?! I must have been one busy gal!

    What a lovely birthday card for your long time friend! I love polka dots and doilies :)

    Such a great idea to make her a front panel for her file box. I am sure she loved it cause it turned out fabulous!

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  4. Just wanted to pop by and wish you a very happy New Year, Deb! May 2013 be your best year ever!

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