"THE" LIBERTY BELL

Another day, another bell, another Liberty Bell - this time THE Liberty Bell.  


First I did a page of many wonderful quotes about the Liberty Bell using this sketch from Paper Secrets which I rotated 1/4 turn clockwise.

Next I did a page with photos of my children with the real cracked Liberty Bell using sketch #215 from Creative Scrappers.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope that you have enjoyed a little taste of my family celebrating our Liberty.

RINGING THE LIBERTY BELL

Yes, these photos are of my children and they were taken in Philadelphia and they are ringing the Liberty Bell - but it is not the original one but the Normandy Liberty Bell at the National Constitution Center.  This is an exact replica of the Liberty Bell tuned to the same E-flat note that the original one made before it cracked.

This Liberty Bell was created to coincide with the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions.  This bell was first rung on June 6, 2004 on the shores of Normandy.   If was first rung in the United States on July 4, 2005.  It was rung by my children also in July 2005.

To create this layout I used a sketch from StuckonUsketches as my inspiration.  This was the sketch: