The Sympathy card, I made for my Aunt. I recently lost my Uncle Bob, My favorite Uncle. He was one of those people that everyone liked. Always had a sense of humor, and could make you smile.
My parents divorced when I was a young teenager, and my Uncle Bob was there for me through the difficult times. Always supportive always trying to lift my spirits.
As I was going through my family albums and scrapbooks, looking for pictures of my Uncle...
I found copies that I had made of a Birthday Present I did for him. He had moved out of state, and I was trying to figure out how I could have a birthday party for him. I came up with the idea of a Birthday Party in a box. I think I have seen since that idea on party sites on the web, that you could buy gifts that would be a birthday party in a box. But when I came up with my Birthday party in a box, I didn't know that you could buy something like that...or maybe in wasn't available in 1999, when I sent him his box.
Some of the photos I took and scanned of his scrapbook (I made a copy for me too, so I could remember all that I sent him) Didn't post for me...so I only ended up with a few...
The first page that didn't post was a page that said Surprise, and showed a group of people yelling surprise, I then showed on the next page, pictures of his family, and some wrote on an autograph page for me. I went to different family members and asked them to write some birthday messages on a page for me.
I then had this cover page that you see below
I then had a color page of a birthday cake with the candles lit...told him to blow out the candles
and make a wish.
I told him "good Job" and I hoped that he got his wish.
The next page in the scrapbook was titled " your gifts", and I had made a flat box and put a gift certificate in it, and some other small mailable gifts that other family members had given me to enclose in his box.
I also had a picture of a memory jar, and told him some things I remember from growing up, and enclosed some more pics.
It was Happy to have this as a memory, of something I gave to him. He enjoyed it so much...
God Bless you, Uncle Bob! You will be greatly missed.
What a great idea. I know it made him feel very special. I may try to find a way to do something like that. Super card too!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry Jill to learn of your Uncle Bob passing. May the Lord lift up.
ReplyDeleteHugs...Leanne
This is a beautiful card Jill, and I love the idea of a birthday in a box.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for your loss. It sounds like your uncle Bob was like another father to you. You were so lucky to have had him in your life when you needed him the most.
Your sympathy card is just lovely, and I'm so sorry for the loss of your Uncle Bob :(
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous idea,the birthday box, and beautifully made. The sympathy card is quietly elegant.
ReplyDeleteYou will be feeling the loss of your Uncle greatly, and I am glad you could share about him.
Blessings
Maxine
Dear Jill, I am so sorry to hear the loss of your Uncle. What precious memories you have and I love the birthday in a box idea!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure this is a hard loss for you to bear. How wonderful that your uncle was in your life. I'm sure he loved this project made with a loving heart.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for your loss.