Helllooooooo! Happy Monday and happy February! January seemed like it took forever! Geez. But here we are in the month of love! It's been really warm here and on Saturday we picked daffodils in our front yard already. Things are blooming for sure. Feels like the beginning of Spring. Hope you had a great weekend! I have a really fun project I'm excited to share with you. The idea for this card has been in my head for a while. I am really into old vintage typewriters with flowers. I love everything about that look and image. When Tim Holtz came out with his new Retro Type Die I knew I wanted to somehow create a typewriter card with pretty florals….
My finished card is a 5.5 x 5.5 inch square card with a kraft card base. I layered pretty patterned papers and mixed and matched flowers and type – another of my favorite looks….
This card has lots of layers and elements. It was an 'all day' card! I love those. When I take my time and create, and layer and all that good stuff. At first I made a pink typewriter, but then I changed it up and made an aqua typewriter so I could use pink flowers. All the dies are from Tim Holtz – and are outlined in the supply list at the bottom of my post. Those tiny type dies are awesome!!!! The sentiment is spelled out on a piece of vellum – that I distressed with ink and paint.
I die cut the typewriter pieces and the heart and a ton of flowers our of kraft core cardstock. I then sanded the edges and inked everything with Distress inks. I crumpled the vellum with my fingers…love how that came out. A pretty metal accent tied with twine. I enjoy mixing hard and soft surfaces in this way.
Here are some process photos of my die cuts…
OH that pretty type!!!
Here's the Typewriter and letter dies for reference.
I attached the typewriter to the card using foam tape. Then I used liquid glue to affix the flowers to the typewriter and to attach the letters to the vellum. Tip – use tweezers!! I added enamel dots to the centers of the flowers for a bit of shine.
For the flowers, I die cut them from kraft core cardstock. Then I layered them and inked them… Then splattered them with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and then Copic Opaque White paint. (yes, this took a while!)… I let each layer of ink/paint dry before doing the next step.
I love how this card came out and I'm so happy to share it with you!! It's spring and valentines all rolled into one vintagey fun card. Hope you find it inspiring! This typewriter die is going to get used a lot. So many looks, and ideas. Yeah. Love it. Have a wonderful week – see you soon! XOXO
CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies used for today's project. (Affiliate Links Used)
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8 responses to “All My Love Vintage Typewriter Card!”
Your card is lovely, & yes, the details add so much. Thx for sharing!!!
I love everything about your card. It was certainly worth the time you took to create such a perfect vignette. It belongs in a frame it’s so lovely. Thanks for sharing and being so honest about how long it takes to create such a detailed card.
Very charming card. Thanks for sharing it!
Oh my goodness, you put a lot of love and time into your vintage beauty! Thank you for sharing your creative imagination! 😊❤️
Ooh!! I love your color palette for this card. Your mix of textures creates so much interest. Thank you for the inspiration ❤️
Wanda this is so awesome… love that typewriter so much! Those sweet flowers too. Today I am starting a project to make a bunch of cheerful cards. Lots of color and cute sentiments. My sister-in-law was just diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and will be starting chemo next week. She is in Texas so we wanted to send encouragement & hugs her way. It is really hard when she is so far away…hope all goes well. They usually come home to Michigan for a couple of weeks in the summer. Keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks for inspiring my mind to create!
wow..amazing design, very cool.
Amazing card, so many elements involved, great color. You are a genius at vintage cards.