Lilach

Lilach celebrated her birthday in early January. Her husband sent me this lovely photo of her and asked if I could create one of my "amazing cards" (his words!) to mark her special day.

I carefully recreated Lilach's dark green dress, including the tiny gold buttons on the cold-shoulder sleeves. I also captured her blonde hair and blue eyes, and added little stars cut out to surround the sparkler placed on the table in front of her.

Lilach's daughter also asked me to create a birthday card for her mum! She told me her mum enjoys going to the gym and visiting spas. At the gym, she works out with dumbbells and loves running. At the spa, she enjoys relaxing and getting massages. She's also really into mindfulness and likes reading books on the subject. And, as a fun little detail, her daughter mentioned that her mum loves smoked salmon - so she thought it would be funny to include that on the card. 

I decided to show Lilach working out with dumbbells while dreaming of a relaxing massage. Next to her, I included The Mindfulness Book and a plate of smoked salmon. Her daughter also mentioned that Lilach loves wearing jeans paired with a T-shirt or jumper, and that her favorite colours right now are blue and pink. With all these details, Lilach's outfit was complete!

Lilach was really happy to receive both cards and told me that she was excited to have her own "Lisa cards". She shared the photo I have added to this post on Facebook, writing "In the photo are my birthday cards made by the very talented Lisa Isaacs."

I cannot finish this post without acknowledging the Hamas war on Israel.

On Monday 26th January, the body of Ran Gvili was recovered and identified. Ran, an Israeli police sergeant, was the last hostage held in Gaza. After 843 days, his body was finally brought home.
All hostages taken into Gaza have now been brought back to Israel.
The clock in Hostage Square, which marked every minute and second since 7th October 2023, has finally stopped. We can breathe again, but relief and grief sit side by side.
For 87 families of fallen hostages, 7th October will never truly end. The same is true for the families of hundreds of civilians who were murdered in their homes, towns and communities during Hamas's brutal attack, along with the many fallen soldiers, heroes who gave their lives to protect us and to bring them home.
The road ahead will be long.
But at least they are now home.

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