My Gift to You

Two cards written and illustrated by myself in the 80's
You can download the .doc files and print them out on card paper.

bride mother

The pic's don't give them justice. Honestly they look much better in real life. I printed these out on a marbled blue and pink card stock.

The new mother is just one sheet, printed on both sides.
The new bride is 3 sheets. 2 are printed on both sides plus the cover sheet. When you see the file, you will see 5 pages. Print out the first 2 then put the pages back into the printer in the same stack they came out and run them through again, printing out the 3rd and 4th page. This will line them up so that when you fold the pages in half, they come out in the right order. Then print the cover page and fold in half.
If you don't have a stapler that will reach the center, there's another way to bind them. Punch a hole near each edge of the paper, right on the fold then string and tie with ribbon or yarn.

Right click the file you want and then 'save target as'

The new mother is pretty quick but the new bride is a hefty 12 Mb and will take a few minutes but I think it's worth it.
The new bride is filled with tips and hints for the new bride along with well wishes.

New Bride .doc file
New Mother .doc file

If you're waiting for the New Bride to download, you might be interested in other parts of our website. Check out the index at

Judy's Index Page

or read about the instruction booklets I've written and illustrated for ceramics and mold making

Starting with Pouring for Ceramics