Enduring love

This card is for valentines day, but is quite personal to me too. As a social worker for older people, I have seen how much people will sacrifice without asking anything in return, because of love. One example out of many is a man who supports his wife with dementia – he is awake night and day, has to constantly be aware to check that she is safe and well, and has his own health issues too. But he never complains – he says that for as long as he can he will look after his wife and make sure that she can stay in her home with him. It’s difficult for him at times, but he does it all because of love.

This is what I thought of when I saw the quote on the card ‘the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.’ I wanted my card to centre on that quote, as for me it sums up that some people give without asking for anything in return because of love and because of their relationship with that person. The people I work with will never know how much they inspire and humble me, but for me they demonstrate the truth of love, and this is what I waned my card to show.

So that’s what this card is about; sorry for the long post but I thought the background was important! I made this card quite simple, focusing on the man quote, and I framed this using punched card (weathered tin) and my Martha Stewart love heart punch. I also added some gems for extra bling 🙂

Close up of the quote below:

Card attempt two…

Card attempt two…

This is my second card attempt. I wanted to try a valentines day card, but wanted to keep it quite simple. I used some of the same card from my last card to try not to waste too much paper, but i do think that the colours match up too.

I’m not quite as happy with this card as i was with my first one. I cut the middle of the lace doily out, but it was really difficult to cut neatly, aand also really hard to glue into place…i don’t think glue was the right thing to use, although i’m still not sure what i could have used! But – i really enjoyed making this card, and i enjoyed trying a few new things and seeing how they worked – i’ve learnt a lot that will come in useful on another card i think 🙂

Out of interest, what glue do people recommend for card making? Something multi purpose as i have a limited budget and space for storage! I’ve just been using a Pritt stick as it was in my local craft shop,and a glue pen for gluing ribbon and lace, but i feel like there might be a better option.

Close up’s of the centre circle, and punched border:

Circle close up..

Border punch close up.

 

My next card attempt will be to use a ‘four square’ template that i saw on Pinterest and liked – will post when it’s done 🙂 xxx