17 and 18

The new customer who saw and loved the birthday cards that I made for Ilana came back to me once again, this time for a card for a daughter whose birthday was in January. I previously made a birthday card for another daughter back in December. Like her younger sister, this young lady also plays netball. She does gel nails as a hobby for clients, and mum told me that she loves to sleep!

I showed the birthday girl wearing the khaki green shirt that her netball team plays in. I showed her younger sister wearing the same shirt. She has a netball in her hands. Behind her is a dream bubble showing her fast asleep in bed! I added some little bottles of nail varnish and a nail file, to represent her work as a nail technician. If you look carefully, you will see that she also has beautiful pink gel nails! Finally, I added a number 17 to mark her age.

I had another request, this time for an 18th birthday card. This young lady belongs to Shevet Modi'in, a Jerusalem based Scout troop. Mum sent me a photo of her daughter's khaki Scout shirt, which is absolutely covered in badges! The khaki shirt is the same across the world for the Scouts' movement. Shevet Modi'in wear a blue aniva, or neckerchief. Much like the khaki shirt, the use of the anivot is the same throughout the movement. It connects each troop to the entire Scout movement.

Mum told me that her daughter always carries a particular water bottle. Along with the badge emblazoned shirt, I also carefully copied the green water bottle. Finally, this young lady drives her dad's green Mazda 2, which the family call 'Froggie' 🐸. I added the car to her card, along with a big pink number 18.

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Shira and Nina

Shira's incredible 92 year-old grandma asked me to make a card to mark her granddaughter's Bat Mitzvah. Shira likes dogs and music, grandma told me, and is very interested in science. I questioned whether she preferred biology, physics or chemistry, but grandma wasn't sure, so I simply added some general science-ey items to the card!

I showed bespectacled Shira hugging a cute dog. Some music notes represent her love of music. I added a glass jar with some green liquid bubbling in it, a dropper and a magnet. I hope they cover some of the science fields. A big yellow number 12 marks her age, the age a Jewish girl becomes a Bat Mitzvah. 

The Hebrew greeting on the card says "To dear Shira, congratulations on the occasion of your Bat Mitzvah."

Grandma wrote me the sweetest note:
"Hello Lisa,
The card came out very nicely. You understood who Shira is.
Both mother and daughter are happy.
Thank you again."

A new customer saw the cards I made for Ilana and contacted me to see if I was able to make a card for her daughter's birthday, which was back in December. Her daughter was turning 15. She plays netball, is very involved in the religious youth movement Ezra, and she loves baking, mum told me.

I showed her daughter wearing the khaki green netball shirt that her team plays in. She has a netball under her arm and a plate of cupcakes in her other hand. The Ezra logo is behind her, along with a mixing bowl and wooden spoon, and some chocolate chip cookies. Finally, a pink number 15 marks her age.

"Card is amazing. Thank you so much." mum messaged me.

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