The world has been my dad's oyster for sure! He has been blessed to be able to travel all over the world as part of his work. He is a top-notch Dr. and has done research on Diabetes, especially Gestational Diabetes, his entire career. He actually continues to do research and travel to this day!
Anyway, this is my collage/shadow box to honor him on his 80th birthday which we'll celebrate this weekend. I used a fabric base over the shadow box back. A really cool find was the Around The World in 80 Days album that I used as the main image. I diecut "years" to lay over the "days" to make it fit the theme better. I used a sharpie to doodle around these and also to trace both the album letters and mine to make them stand out better. Mom sent me travel photos to use. I also had foreign coins, money, postcards and souvenirs from over the years that I was able to add. I punched a few things-doodling on those as well, and added 3D travel stickers. The photo is taken with the collage laying on the back of the box instead of in the glass in order to try to avoid glare from the flash.
Closeups on my blog post.
Date: Thursday, August 14, 2014 GMT Views: 1782
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Registered: October 19, 2007 Location: Packer Country, WI Posts: 77684
Thu, Aug 14, 2014 @ 8:22 PM
Oh yes, this is wonderful! What a beautiful tribute to your Dad. Warms my heart to see someone use their God given talent to make a gift from the heart to a very special person in their life. Fav'd . tfs
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22599
Thu, Aug 14, 2014 @ 8:44 PM
Oh my gosh, my jaw is still hanging on the floor! This is incredible! You shared your awesome talent with someone who gave his whole life to help others! The heart in this is amazing. This is one of the most outstanding gifts one can give! Right into favorites!
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 51215
Fri, Aug 15, 2014 @ 5:09 AM
Gail this is AMAZING!!! Your mom and dad will be thrilled to recieve this wonderful remembrance of all the fabulous trips they;ve been on. I had to check out your blog to see the close ups...I love that pic of your dad on the elephant..so cool! What a treasure!
Registered: November 5, 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON, Canada Posts: 13627
Fri, Aug 15, 2014 @ 6:47 AM
What a fabulous gift this is! So many things to look at, your dad will surely be looking at it for hours to get it all in. I love all of the extras you've included, coins maps etc. wonderful!!!!
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