Blogger Challenge: Week 239

This week’s blogger challenge theme is “elements of time.” My interpretation of the theme’s a pretty loose one as you’ll see in the apology card I created. I used the vintage typewriter image from the Just My Type set from My Favorite Things as my focal image. I thought the vintage style of the image, combined with a sentiment referencing the past, would be a fun way to take on the challenge.

The typewriter shape was die cut from cream cardstock, then stamped with the matching image in black ink. I rubbed a little distress ink over it for a more aged look and did the same with the matching “paper” die cut, also cut from cream cardstock and stamped with the sentiment in black ink.

Since the image is pretty large and takes up a lot of space, I kept the card’s layout pretty simple. To go with the typewriter image, I knew I wanted to use a text patterned paper somewhere on my card. I found one with a great mix of type styles in a Cosmo Cricket paper pack and used that one for the panel directly underneath the typewriter. A piece of red faux suede ribbon tied at the bottom of the card adds a nice pop of color and some texture to the cardfront.

For more ideas using the elements of time theme, check out the link list below. And, if you’d like to join the challenge, add a direct link to your new project below.



Materials Used:
Just My Type stamp and die set (My Favorite Things); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko); Tea Dye distress ink (Ranger); Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake, and Very Vanilla cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Sweet Corn cardstock (Gina K Designs); Circa 1934 6x6 paper pad (Cosmo Cricket); red faux suede ribbon; foam tape