Type Me a Letter

In keeping with the Work theme this month at Gingersnap Creations, this week's Random Redhead Challenge is typewriters.

I remember when my Mom made me take a typing class my sophomore year of high school.  I told her I had no intention of having a job where I typed all day, so I didn't see the point.  She reminded me that I would have lots of term papers to type once I got to college, so I better master the skill.  I remember I was one of the fastest in the class at 64 words a minute … later during one job interview I tested at over 100 wpm.   Turns out Mom did know best … with the computer age, almost every job I've ever had has required lots of typing all day long, and having speedy fingers gets the work done quickly.  

For my typewriter card design, I started with this week's Get Sketchy layout.

The background is from Pink Paislee's 365 Degrees Collection stamped with Hero Arts Envelope Pattern. The blue polka dot paper is from Jenni Bowlin's Trendy Mini Papers.  I finished with some Jenni Bowlin embossed Core'dinations cardstock that reminded me of typed text after I sanded it.

The typewriter is Hero Arts Vintage Typewriter.  I stamped the paper using Hero Arts Typewriter Letters & added a tiny punched heart (from the Stampin' Up Owl Punch).

I finished with some Tim Holtz Tissue tape, and three Brenda Walton metal art elements attached with 3-D glue dots (they were originally attached to paper clips, but I snipped the clips off, so they'd look more like typewriter keys).