Two Adoption Cards For Two Very Special People

Towards the end of December my friend Sarah was able to call her little boy Jacob her own ….. it gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. They both had to go to court, Jacob in his smart new suit, for the judge (???)  to sign all the forms and make it official …… woooo hooooo hooooo

I wanted to make a card for each of them,  I also wanted to keep it very simple, but that said it all.  I think I must have got it right, because as soon as Jacob opened his, he said to his mum “I know who this is, it’s me and you!”  I nearly cried!!

The puffy foam bear stickers came from Paperchase a couple of years back meant for Valentines Day ….. I have hung on to them since then ….. and for this occasion they were just perfect.

Adoption Card

This card is made using an A5 blank in white linen effect card.

There is nothing complicated or fancy about this card, it’s really very basic, using an appropriate backing paper where I have coloured the odd heart red with a fine liner pen to go with the sentiment …..

…. and a pack of Poundland 3D stickers that I have had for years, but which are just perfect as the little boy being adopted is almost four and the theme needed to be a bit more grown up.

Adoption Card With A Pirate Theme

This card is made using a white linen effect A5 blank.

I made this card for my best friend Sarah, who has recently completed a very long and rigorous process to enable her to adopt the most adorable little boy Jacob. I cannot tell you how much I admire her and her determination and strength to achieve her dream …. she will be the most wonderful mother and Jacob is such a lucky boy to have her for his mum.

I chose the pirate theme because Jacob adores dressing up and one of the gifts Sarah had asked for from work to help him settle  was a pirate outfit.I didn’t have to think too hard about how to put the card together as the packaging of the crystal effect stickers (63p in a sale) really did it for me …. all I had to do was trim a bit off the backing sheet and then work out how best to position the words, for which I used The Duke’s very old and very grubby but faithful Dymo label maker.  Simples!!!!