Golden medal for a half marathon runner

My friend's daughter, Emma, ran her first half marathon. My friend was naturally very proud of her, and so was I. As a former half marathon runner, I know how much work and preparation goes into a half marathon. 

However, when she registered for the marathon, there were only places left that didn't come with a medal. This is why, my friend asked me to make a medal for Emma. I was happy to do so.

The marathon took place in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.

I cut out a circle from thick paper four times. For this I used the biggest circle die from the Sizzix Framelits die, Circle (657551). For the bow/suspension ring I used Tim Holtz Pocket Watch Bigz die (658571). I cut the bow twice.

For the letters I used a My Favorite Things die, Captions Alphabet and Numbers. I cut the letters and numbers twice to give a dimension for the text.

Since there was a big empty space at the top and bottom, I placed leaves there to make it look like an Olympic medal. For this I used again a My Favorite Things die, Grand Greenery. 

I also made a tiny cup for her. And for this, I used the Mini Trophy Movers and Shapers Sizzix die by Tim Holtz (659444). To this cup I put a number 1 and a star. The number is part of the Sizzix Alphanumeric 3/4" (660056) Thinlits die set and the star was part of the Crescent Moon&Stars Bigz die set (658716). 

Then I painted them gold and put a blue satin ribbon through the suspension ring.

Luckily, Emma really liked it.