Yep, I'm pretty old school in a number of ways :-). I still remember ribbon typewriters and what a pain they were to use when (not if) you made a mistake. This cute image and sentiment are part of a set from Hero Arts.
In order to create the background, I used Tim Holtz's Marbled Stain technique using Distress Stains (picket fence, barn door, rusty hinge, mustard seed) and then spritzed it with Perfect Pearl Mist (perfect pearl). In addition to stamping the image onto my background, I also stamped it onto a very old and fragile book page so I could fussy cut out the "typewriter paper". Then I stamped my image onto the book page. I also cut a small slit so that the paper feeds up from the typewriter (just like it would on a real typewriter). I added a couple of buttons for the typewriter ribbon spools and some twine for the typewriter ribbon. The "hi" buttons are Echo Park (For the Record) alpha stickers and are embellished with Epiphany Crafts bubble domes to make them look more like typewriter keys. A bit more twine and the front is complete. I also embellished the inside with a bit of twine and another piece of an old book page. I created an area for a written message and decorated the edges with a Martha Stewart punch (Cherish).
11 comments:
fab card Anne - looks like you had fun making this - fab xx
This is great Anne, I like the typewriter and the buttons.
Kevin xx
Fun card Anne, very clever to use buttons for the ribbon spools!
Great card, and wonderful background, Anne. Yes, I remember the days of clanking keys and ribbon which we eeked out to the very end. My first typewriter was an old black remington. It was used when my parents gave it to me at age 10. Remember when the electric typewriters came out and the ribbon changed to "film" cartridges? Gosh! Was that the 70s or 80s? How old AM I, anyway? LOL Thanks for sharing the great card, and wonderful memories.
"Fond" memories, not so sure! I remember I was there when they became electric and the letters were on a ball? Totally fun card Anne!
Young people today just can't imagine what it was like to type on them. If you were not a good typist (I wasn't), the correction process was horrible - eraser pens and white out (later) - I ended up retyping so many pages because of holes in my paper from that eraser. I can remember people use to pay others to type their pages and it was some good money!
Anyway, about your card - love the colors and the design. You did good with that technique. The image and paper is wonderful and fun (especially for someone in our generation or older) and that twine with the typewriter keys is wonderful.
Great card! Hugz!
The background is awesome and I love your typewriter and it's paper. Looks so fantastic. Very creative card, Annie. Love it!
Hugs. Eret
WOw Anne that typewriter brought back memories of when I learnt to tape all those years ago. I love the way you have wound twine around the buttons as ribbon reals, gosh how I hated those things. So yes I am of the old school.
Hugs
Linda xxx
Well, since I'm old, I'm probably old school too!!! LOL!
Anne, this is so pretty! Love the different background and the bows for the ribbon spools is so creative and cute!
Lynn
You got me! Learned to type on one of those back when electric was just a new thing...
LOL....I learned to type on an old black typewriter that had messed up keys...what a pain!!! Your card is sooo fun and I love how you added the typewriter key sentiment!!!!!
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