Typewriter Retirement Card

I wanted to get my Foodie Friends stamp set inked and I thought it would pair well with the Lovestruck papers from Authentique. I decided to draw inspiration from the Clean&Simple sketch #67 and the tic-tac-toe grid from The Paper Players #391. The top part of the card came together quickly, but I was hesitant on what to use for the sentiment. I have the We R Memory Makers typewriter and thought I could type my own sentiment, but I also had a couple of fun dies that could work as well. The Happy Birthday one had more of a typewriter font to it, but I liked the "Happy Retirement" one, since the typewriter reminds me of work and an office. In the end, the retirement die-cut won, even though it's written in a fancy, flourish font. (As a side note, I was SO happy to find those French sentiment dies from Simple à souhait. There are a ton of gorgeous sentiment dies in English in various beautiful fonts, but French options are few and far between, and not always the most exciting. The new offering from Simple à souhait is definitely fun and on point.)

I die-cut the words out of black cardstock and used a clear gel pen to add shine to it. For a fun touch, I used a pink Copic marker to highlight some of the dictionary definitions underneath my sentiment, and I glued a few sequins around. The eyes of the paper sheet were dabbed with Black Enamel Accents for shine and dimension.

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Foodie Friends (Simon Says Stamp)
Cardstock: Thick Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Pink Pirouette (inside)
Patterned Papers: Lovestruck (Authentique)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Accessories: Real Red Satin Ribbon, Pretty in Pink Organza Ribbon, It's My Birthday Enamel Dots,
Medium Vanilla Envelope, Washi Tape, Stitched Shapes Framelits (Stampin' Up!);
Bonne Retraite Chance Journée Dies (Simple à souhait); Markers (Copic); Black Enamel Accents (Ranger);
Sequins (Little Things by Lucy's Cards); Clear Gel Pen; Stitched Rectangle Stackables Dies (Lawn Fawn)

 

Comments

[ElizStewart]

Fabulous retirement card! So much fun... the patterned paper is perfect! Thanks so much for joining us at the Paper Players this week!

[Jan Clothier]

This is so great! The whole office/typewriter theme you have going works so well for a retirement card. The writing in the background while there's a smiley face in the typewriter made me smile. I'd never thought about how most stamping supplies - like dies - are in English. I suppose I naively thought that in other countries, they were in other languages. So I can see how delighted you'd be to discover some good ones in French. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Players, Cindy.

[sandym]

Cindy I love this! That typewriter is the cutest, and I love the mix of patterns. So glad you shared with us at The Paper Players!

[Natasha]

What a cute card! Great take on the sketch!