Valley of The Kings

Fascinating, isn't it, The Valley of The Kings, where for over 500 years tombs were being constructed as monuments to Kings, who thought they were immortal. It was believed the Pyramids were designed as a type of "Resurrection Machine" that could magically launch the deceased Pharaoh's soul directly to the gods. The making of one pyramid took years and years but these little ATC's took a few hours over a couple of days.
It's a stamped image~ah! You thought it was a picture didn't you! (C'mon humour me) and guess what I coloured them with? (wet cellery?) No...wrong... gel pens ...yes ...And not your expensive ones either. One was metallic, another had glitter and smelt of raspberries..(Why? I don't know!)
I made one for a forum swap (over on CardmakingPapercraft) and it'll be flying all the way to Pakistan tomorrow. I was only going to do the one but found the colouring in so therapeutic, I just kept going!
I guess he's supposed to be Tutankhamum (Or Tutankhamen as blogger wants to spell it) came in a set of three, The Pharaoh, The Eye and some script writing, bought from my local (not really a craft) shop, for around £7, which I didn't think was too bad, and the paper was a pressie from Tom (son-in-law) and came in a book of papers, so everything came together just right.
The first Pharaoh is the only one covered with Glossy Accents and keeps trying to lift up from the 3D foam squares that I've used to fix it to the card, so I left the others, with the exception of the one that's cut in half to make two ATC's and that's covered with 'gold shimmer' by Crown paint. (Not sure if it still made) I have a small matchpot and thought, I wonder what it would look like if I covered it in...this....well, you have to try these things, don't you.
Somewhere at the back of my mind (it's very dark in there) I can remember there's a challenge out there somewhere, involving script...now I wonder if any one would count hieroglyphics as script?? Hmm? Well, it was to the Pharaoh's and who am I to argue with them?
I've found the challenge over on Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog
Go on, pop over and have a go!
Now, in my search of blogland and the Internet for write ups on all things Tutanhamun and Egyptian, I came across something that might please (I know it did me) someone I chat to over on TrimCraft and here too...
Pharaohs, Moderns and Dylexics... It's nice to know that I'm 'highly intuitive and insightful' ...I think... I'll just go and look it up!
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