Claret and Sky Blue

Martin recently turned 50. His wife asked me to make him two special cards to mark the day. Her first request was for a large card covering the themes of West Ham United F.C., running, tennis and music. I made a card for Martin with a West Ham theme back in 2014. This time I showed him in their 2020/21 kit.

I showed Martin running on his card. He is showing support for his favourite football team by wearing their shirt. Behind him is his yellow and black tennis racket (I copied the colours from a photo his wife sent me!). Some notes represent Martin's love of music.
In front of him is the West Ham United crest showing a pair of crossed hammers. West Ham were formed as the Thames Ironworks Football Club in 1895. The club later became West Ham United. The hammers emblem was inspired by the team's nickname, the Hammers, which was derived from the hammers used by the Thames Ironworks shipbuilders.

Martin's wife loved the card and shared it on Facebook, saying "Thank you to the amazing Lisa Isaacs for once again creating a fantastic birthday card."

I also made a second card for Martin, this time from his kids. I wanted to create something totally different to his other card, so decided to make him a papercut one. I carefully cut out a big 50 to mark his age and added the name "Abba" (Abba means father in Hebrew) and some bunting. Those of you in the know will see that I still couldn't resist returning to the West Ham theme. The paper inlay is claret and the envelope was sky blue, to match the house colours of Thames Ironworks, adopted by the team in the early 1900s and now the official colours of the West Ham United F.C. team.

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