Rest in the cool shady shadow of Big Ben in London as you take a break from the Olympics festivities.
I bought a calendar awhile back because the large images like this one were so beautiful--they looked like the artist had used the kissing technique on top of the image. I no longer have the rest of the calendar and cannot give credit to the most deserving artist of these images. Most of the images turned out to be too big to use in my classroom as I had originally intended, but I saved these three images because I loved them so much. When I saw a certain challenge in the Dare to Get Dirty challenges, I remembered these images and had a blast creating these oversized shaped cards from specific geographic locations. The card stands as you see it standing.
I had fun adding some details to this XL cut-out image. I used a versamarker on the clock face and clear embossed. Then I put a bronze brad in the center of the clockface. I touched the tip of the tower with gold embossing powder and there are also some touches of silver. I would love to say that I deserve a gold medal for such a fabulous card, but others might think I only hit the mark for silver. What do you think?
My adult son is named Ben, so he will get this one for his birthday later on this month. I've thought of several punny things to write inside. The birthday sentiment I chose to put on the front of this card is also a pun. It says, "Happy Birthday. (call me when it's time for cake.) Get it??? :oD
Date: Saturday, August 4, 2012 GMT Views: 671
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Sat, Aug 04, 2012 @ 11:16 PM
Oh my goodness! I betcha Ben will love Big Ben! What fun this is! You have been very busy making awesome cards.....something tells me you are getting Gold for the Silver challenge! Ha! Love this...and I know Ben will too!
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Mon, Aug 06, 2012 @ 6:01 AM
How clever! Bet it's terrific IRL.
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