Not long ago, on one of the Facebook cardmaking sites, there wa a request for cards for someone soon to turn 99. They were hoping to get 99 cardmakers to each send a handmade card, and I was more than happy to help out. It is now in the mail, and here is what I made:
I thought someone turning 99 might enjoy looking at some old-fashioned clocks. I think they all look like Cuckoo clocks.
I actually bought a couple of Cuckoo clocks in Bavaria when I went to school in Germany many decades ago. I believe I paid the equivalent of $20 for both of them! Times--and prices--sure have changed. I asked Google's AI program what the average cost of a Cuckoo clock is in Bavaria right now, and it said you should expect to pay $300 - $1,000.
The sentiment was stamped, backed with a dark brown shadow piece and popped up with foam tape.
One of the clocks on the front of the card has been fussy-cut and popped up. Can you tell which one it is?
The popped up clock is the one with the gold pearls as weights at the end of the chains.
I stamped a sentiment on the inside and added some lines around the 99 with a gold glitter pen.
I also made a tiny smudge on the paper, so I added a narrow strip of gold metallic paper to cover it up.
Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl
1 comment:
This is a clever card for a 99 year old. I'm sure he will relate to the time passes theme. Great idea accenting the clock chain with gold gems. I like the fussy cut clock on the envelope too.I'm going to note that sentiment for my "aging" friends.
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