It was Granny’s 60th Birthday on Saturday! I had been hunting for a lovely card but honestly really struggled to like one that was special enough. A lot of the ones I saw in the shops were a bit naff really. I saw a couple of lovely handmade ones online but honestly they were so expensive and actually inspired me to make my own!
I do enjoy being a bit creative, I made all of our wedding invites and thank you cards etc. so it’s not the first time I have made a card, BUT I thought I would get Monkey’s help. After the disaster that was the Valentine’s cards we tried to make, I thought I would keep his role a little simpler and in the realms of something I know he loves to do… paint! 🙂
It’s also worth mentioning at this point that my decision to create this card comes in no small part from being so inspired by so many of my fellow creative challengers! In particular Lorna from A little bit of our life and all of her various crafty offerings, and Michelle at Twice a Mummy Double the Fun with her finger painted easter activities!
S0 we started off with some finger painting! Ages ago I’d bought some paint pots that were in some nice pinky colours (Granny loves her pretty girly colours) so we used those. They are such a mash of colours now as monkey likes dipping from one to another! Squeezy bottles of paint squirted onto paper plates is definitely a better method of toddler painting!!
It went well though and he had a lot of fun.
Then I cut a 6 and 0 from his artwork to pop onto the card.
I’d also bought some lovely sparkly stickers to make it a bit more special!
An with a bit of fancy ish writing (I know I am no calligrapher!) it was finished!
I’d also bought some lovely special birthday teddy stickers and Monkey made a lovely picture for Granny with those too 🙂
Which he was dead proud of! He showed Daddy and I many times hehe
Granny was very pleased with her card and special picture, and she was very spoilt – as you should be on your birthday – especially a big one like your 60th!
How creative have you and/or your little ones been this week?
fantastic card – so much better than anything you can buy x
Aww thank you xx
Great idea and lovely card. 🙂
thank you! xx
That’s an excellent way to make use of one of your child’s ‘colourful paintings’ and a lovely card. I hope she was pleased with them 🙂
Thank you! It is nice to have a good use for them isn’t it, we have piles of ‘artwork’ hehe and Granny did love it which is the main thing! xx
Great card and very clever the way your son got to be very creative but the finished design was so neat! ingenious!
Thank you, it did allow him free reign while i still got to be a control freak on the design later! Xx
Lovely card, so much nicer to get something personal, and Monkey did a great job; as did you 🙂
Thanks lovely 🙂 xx
That really is a great idea – it kind of works by both allowing your child to have fun making some (creative) mess and still letting all us control freak parents have our own creative input too for a final product that everyone can be proud of! By the way I’m loving your Monkey more and more every time I see him – especially since the Wind the Bobbin Up video! Sooo cute!!! X
Lol exactly Sam!! Best of both worlds! Ha ha aww thanks, he is at such a cute age right now!! Xx
My mother’s bday was last week and my son made a lot of doodles on it and i think it made the card more special. Like yours! Special and unique! #minicreations
Its definitely nice for them to have some creative input isn’t it? And granny’s love it!! Xx
I love all these clever ways of using toddlers art work. It makes a really pretty card!
Thank you, it is nice to turn some of their art into a nice finished product! Xx
Aside from the fact that it’s just lovely to have something homemade have you noticed how hard it is to find “Granny” cards?! Surely it’s not an usual name for a grandparent?!
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Oh you’re right it is, I have no idea why, there are Nanny, Nan, Grandma, why not Granny? It is very bizarre!! xx
Lucas says – AWESOME!!! I bet your Nanny loved this card. I think I’m gonna use this for my Nanny’s next birthday – get a few more Brownie point….. and maybe some more haribo???
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haha thanks lucas, you should do it, definitely a way of getting haribo 😉 xx
A really sweet idea and you know the card will be treasured by Granny for sure 🙂
Thank you, she did love it 🙂 xx
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Aww what a great idea, I can imagin how much granny love this too 🙂
Thanks for sharing #CreativeMondays
thanks CLaire she was really pleased 🙂 xx