Wednesday 29 June 2011

Happy Birthday

Today is my birthday......it's also my brother's birthday......not twins......born 3 years apart.....which when I was a child did not seem very good timing by my mother......I mean......who wants to share their birthday [and parties] with their younger brother.....but now I love it.....because it really is impossible to forget!!
My lovely and slightly eccentric brother doesn't do 'cute' at all [you can read a bit about him here if you're so inclined].......but he does do films......usually of the slightly more unusual variety.....and never on DVD.......he probably holds the world record for the size of his video collection. So a card using Graphic 45 seemed quite apt........and fits in with the 'red' challenge on Craft your Passion.
So.......another year older........I used to hate that.........but after our very sad event earlier this year.....I've decided to celebrate the fact that..........you can never have too many birthdays........the more you have......the longer you live.
And having been at work all morning........I'm now off to meet a friend.......we're going out for lunch....and then a wander round the quirky little shops in the Old Town......before our scrapbook get together this evening.
And many thanks to Pinky and KathyK for their beautiful cards.

20 comments:

Amy said...

Happy Birthday dear Jacky! I hope you have a fantastic afternoon out with your friend. All the very best to both you and your brother ... best wishes from Australia!

Sian said...

Happy Happy Birthday to the pair of you!

Kathyk said...

You're welcome - glad the card arrived and even more pleased that you liked it - thanks for the link on your blog too.

Have a lovely lovely day

Kathyk

Sandra said...

Happy birthday, hope you have a super time.

JO SOWERBY said...

happy birthday to you, happy bday to you, happy birthday dear jacky, happy birthday to you xxxxx

Deb @ PaperTurtle said...

Well, a very happy birthday to you today, my friend! Interesting little tidbit about you and your brother sharing a birthday. I'll bet you did hate that growing up! LOL

Enjoy your day, Jacky! Glad to hear you'll be getting together with scrapbook friends on your special day! xo

Jane said...

Happy Birthday Jacky

Cheri said...

Happy Birthday Jacky! Sounds like you have a wonderful day planned... lunch out, scrapping later... hope your birthday is everything wonderful & more!

Maria Ontiveros said...

Happy Birthday Dear Friend! I hope you have a terrific day and many, many, many more birthdays to come.
My son and my niece are both born on the same day in May (not the same year), and it's the day after my dad's birthday!
In March, my two sisters, one of my brothers and I all have birthdays within three weeks of each other.
Rinda

Alison said...

Happy Birthday Jacky...hope you had a lovely lunch and you enjoy your scrapping tonight!
Alison xx

pinky said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKY, sorry I am only getting over here now, had one of those days!! So glad you got my card, and hope the rest of your day is a good one. Loving the card for the brother, its just brilliant, what great images and love the little tickets rounds the edge. Brilliant.

Stephanie said...

Happy Birthday Jacky! (& to your brother - now that's not very common is it?!!) Hope you've had a good day - enjoy your scrapbook evening :) xxx p.s. visually stunning card!

Cherry said...

Happy Birthday to you and your brother Jacky. Hope lunch was yummy and scrap booking lots of giggly fun. Have a totally lovely and scrappy day. Hugs Cherry XxX

Beverly said...

I love the card, sounds perfect for your brother! I hope you have had a glorious birthday :)

Ginger said...

Happy Birthday Jacky and I hope your day was wonderful!!

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Jackie and I hope you had a lovely day yesterday.

Elizabeth said...

Jackie, Happy Birthday--just a tad late! Love your brother's card.

Anonymous said...

A very happy birthday, Jacky! I hope you have a lovely day. I can imagine as a child sharing a birthday with your brother wouldn't have been much fun, but I'd sure like to share one with mine now--I can think of lots of ways to celebrate together. I'll be seeing mine for the first time in a year this weekend, and I'm really looking forward to it! Have a great day!

furrypig said...

belated happy birthday Jacky, I am only just catching up with my blog following. Your black and red cards are so striking and different from your other cards I love seeing them

Unknown said...

Happy Birthday - hope you had a great day!