Tuesday 15 April 2014

Typewriter


This is a birthday card for  my nephew, who is in his twenties and is a computer 'whizz' - I hope he will know what the typewriter is!

I used a sketch and colour scheme from a new challenge blog , Poppy Sketches .

The typewriter is from a Serif Craft Artist CD ( not sure name of CD as contained several digi-kits - this one was Vintage Typewriter.) I added the ink splodge and recoloured them both to match the colour scheme. Then I brought it into the Silhouette Cameo for cutting. I downloaded a typewriter style font for the sentiment and stamped a Paper Artsy grunge stamp over it, adding an enamel dot.

P.s - Looking at the colours on my computer screen, they do not look the exact red, teal and grey of the real card!

As well as Poppy Sketches, I'd like to enter:

CD Sunday  Something Old, Something new  ( old typewriter, new technology used to make the card)
Time Out Masculine Birthday


18 comments:

Beryl said...

Great 'man' card Marina. Love it that you took the image into Cameo and cut it out. I've only just got a Portrait and see I've got a lot to learn.
Thank you for joining in.
Beryl xx
CD Sunday DT

Wynn said...

What a great idea for a young man. You've done lots of creative stuff to get your finished result. Worth it tho as it's great. Thanks for sharing it with us Marina. Hugs Wynn DT CD Sunday xx

Laura Davis said...

Marina this card is adorable and the colors are perfect! Happy Birthday to your nephew! Thanks for playing with us at Poppy Sketches!
Laura

sandie said...

Fab card Marina and perfect for a techy guy! Love the ink smudge, thanks for joining us at TIME OUT x

1CardCreator said...

Sweet card, I'm sure he has at least heard of one, lol! ~Diane

Michelle J M said...

Fabulous card Marina. I wouldn't be surprised if your nephew had never seen one of these! Love the splodge on the page. Michelle x

Christine said...

This is a super card for a young man and your 'typewriter' idea is great. A lot of work has gone into creating your design. Thanks for joining us at CD Sunday.
Christine xx
CD Sunday DT

chrissie said...

A lovely bright and crisp card with a wonderful type writer image

Chrissiex

Nonni said...

Perfect card for a guy, Marina! I really like the layout you've created and the colors look great to me. Thanks for taking the TIME OUT and joining our challenge!

starcyl said...

This is super Marina and I love to create things like this in CAP, you have taken it a stage further and used your Cameo so well done it does make for a neat image.
Thanks for joining us at CD Sunday this week.

Jenny x
CD Sunday DT

Gerrina said...

What a great layout! Thank you for taking the Time Out and join us, Gerrina

Carol said...

A great unusual card. thank you for joining in with us at CD Sunday.
Carol xx
CD Sunday DT team B

sue-b said...

Love it, perfect for a guy and makes me relies i dont use my cameo enough.
Thanks for joining us at CD Sunday this week.
sue-b DT

Lisa Petrella said...

Fantastic take on Poppy Sketch #2, Marina! Love the vintage typewriter, the ink splatter and grunge circles, and the typewriter font! Great design! Thanks for playing along with us at Poppy Sketches!

~amy~ said...

Super fun card! Love how you did the spatter!
Thanks for joining us at Poppy Sketches!

Lori said...

What a great masculine birthday card! Love the ink splatter on the paper in the typewriter and the grungy circle accents on the card base. Thanks for joining us at Poppy Sketches!

Pia S said...

Tihi, hopefully he'll know! When I started working we used computers and faxes, but my older colleagues often talked about the days they used a thing called a telex, it was only a few years ago I actually saw this well talked about thingy. I think we've come a long way in technical stuff... Luckily...

Renee' Morris-Dezember said...

Love the typewriter! Thanks for playing along this week :)