Embellish Magazine Text Challenge

 

There have been a few times in my life when I've had to use a typewriter. At those times, I realize how dependent I am on the backspace key! When I type, I go through a million versions of the same sentence before settling on something I like.

The result is one good sentence and a pile of crumpled up rejects on the floor!

Thank God for computers, Microsoft Word and my beloved backspace key.

There is a point to all this talk of typewriters...I promise!

It's been a while since I played along with the Embellish Magazine Color Challenge, so I thought I'd have some fun with it this week.

The colors are fab and the theme gave me the perfect reason to create a card that gives a little nod to those frustration-filled typewriting sessions...when you just can't get it right on the first try!

I found this sweet typewriter image while browsing through Google images, so I did some fiddling with it in Illustrator and used it as a "digital stamp" of sorts.

 

 

 and on the inside, a customized sentiment that says it all! I toyed with a few sentiment options, but settled on this one, because no matter how many ways you type it, there's only one way to say " I Love You!"

 

So there it is! My typewriter card, much of which, was created using a computer...how's that for a little crafty irony!

Thanks for stopping by for some Damask Love!

Supplies:

Stamps: PTI (Background Basics: Text Style; Little Bitty Bird [love you sentiment])

Ink: Versamark Watermark Ink, Ranger Archival Jet Black

Paper: PTI (Ocean Tides, Soft Stone, Smokey Shadow, Stamper's Select)

Other: Tombow Watercolor Markers, typewriter digital image, dafont.com (American Typewriter)