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Saturday 19 March 2011

Vintage typewriter

Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day ........

Good morning bloggers, it's a fabulous bright sunny day with clear blue skies and the cherry tree in the back garden is blossoming - what more could I ask for on my birthday?????

Firstly a huge thankyou to my teamies at MAWTT for their fabulous birthday cards and they can never tell me again they can't do vintage - they have all made me a card in my style and they really are the best. THANKS GIRLS.

Secondly is anyone going to Birmingham NEC next weekend? I will be there on Sunday the 27th, so let me know if you are around and we can say hello. I am already going to seek out Sarah - you must let me know where you will be Sarah!!
So onto my card for today. My inspiration came from the Gingersnap challenge - typewriters, with a monthly theme of the working world and Simon Says Stamp - which is Birthday.


The typwriter image is a download from the Graphic Fairy and I overlaid it onto some vintage text paper that I lightened and blurred in Photoshop Elements, cut with and mounted on spellbinders mats with some ribbon and a Graphic 45 background paper. For the sentiment I found a typewriter key font and downloaded, printed it out, edged with DI and stickles. Most of it has been stapled together and I added a small metal clip and a red paperclip to give more of the office feel to it.


Challenges to have fun with
Gingersnap Creations - Typewriters
Simon Says Stamp - Birthday
Crafty Cardmakers - Fabric
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Retro Cool
Ooh La La - It's a man thing
Little Red Wagon - Office Supplies
Really Reasonable Ribbon - One for the boys
A huge thank you to the girls at Play Date Cafe - I was chosen as one of the Fab 4 last week. Woo hoo.

Have a great weekend everyone.

luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox




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34 comments:

  1. Liz19 March 2011 at 12:02

    Wonderful work as usual Brenda There is an award on my blog for you only if you want it as they can be a pain lol :)

    Liz xx

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  2. Kathyk19 March 2011 at 12:08

    Super duper card and so VERY on trend too Brenda. Hope you are having a WONDERFUL birthday - enjoy your day

    Happy Saturday

    Kathyk

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  3. Sharon19 March 2011 at 14:01

    Brenda: Sending Birthday wishes and congrats on Play Date Cafe- Fab 4
    This is a great card and I like your typewriter font sentiment!
    Sharon G.

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  4. DesignerDiva19 March 2011 at 17:16

    Hope you have a lovely birthday Brenda you muswt have ordered this weather it's glorious!
    Another beautiful card from you too
    Hugs Laurie x

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  5. Gram's Treasures19 March 2011 at 17:46

    Happy Birthday Brenda! Hope you have a wonderful day! Lovely card, and thankfully that typewriter looks older than the ones I learned on...otherwise I would be vintage too! lol
    Joyce xx

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  6. Jean Franks Beck19 March 2011 at 18:00

    Happy Birthday, Brenda! I love your typewriter creation - that background with the faded text is fabulous, and the typewriter-key font is just perfect. Thanks so much for playing along at Gingersnap Creations!

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  7. Lisa Jane19 March 2011 at 18:15

    A very Happy Birthday to you.. i have been thinking about you . Love the typewriter image .. its so on trend .
    Had a fab day at Harrogate and got you some goodies lol to add to your prize .
    Lisa xx

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  8. Gem19 March 2011 at 19:12

    Happy Birthday to you Brenda! hope you're having a great day :) This is another beautiful card from you, I love the little touches like the paperclips and staples! I will be at the NEC all week working on the Samuel Taylors stall so do stop by and say Hello :) Gemma x

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  9. Pami19 March 2011 at 19:18

    Happy Birthday Brenda! I hope you have had a fabulous day and that you have been spoilt rotten! Fabby card. Pami x

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  10. The Dolphin Inn19 March 2011 at 21:04

    Fantastic idea for a masculine card ( I always struggle so much with those ) love that vintage typewriter. Hope you have a fab time in Birmingham - happy weekend hon xxx

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  11. DesigNeAl19 March 2011 at 21:46

    Great card! I love the typewriter and the vintage look.
    Thanks for joining us at Ooh La la this week with your beautiful creation and... a Happy Birthday to you! We hope to see you again soon. x

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  12. Anonymous20 March 2011 at 09:13

    Fabulous card Brenda, love the vintage look. A belated Happy Birthday for yesterday, hope you had a lovely day ! Sue C x

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  13. cheryl20 March 2011 at 09:20

    happy belated birthday hunny,this card is just brilliant love the image,great vintage,look to this,hugs cheryl xxxx

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  14. Shirl20 March 2011 at 09:57

    Happy belated birthday sweets if I had known I would have baked a cake ha ha. Haven't been around for a while but you have been busy, everything looks beautiful (as usual). Off to check out the typewriter it is stunning.
    Hugs Shirley x x

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  15. Joanne20 March 2011 at 12:22

    Your card is stunning! Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon:)
    Joanne xo

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  16. Cindy Adkins20 March 2011 at 14:51

    This is fantastic, Brenda!!! Wow, I love it!!
    XO

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  17. chris20 March 2011 at 17:15

    wo Brenda love this it has a perfect vintage look in every way. hugs chris x x

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  18. Robin20 March 2011 at 17:33

    super image and love the fabric detail! Gotta love the 'Graphics Fairy'!! Thanks so much for joining us at My Partner in Crafting Crime, Robin

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  19. Netty20 March 2011 at 18:12

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY Brenda........
    Loving your take on the GS challenge, great card. Annette x

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  20. Unknown20 March 2011 at 20:44

    Hi Brenda, hope you are having a lovely birthday, looks like such a nice day over there :) and this beautiful, love the vintage look xx

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  21. Zue20 March 2011 at 21:21

    Wishing you a very happy birthday, Brenda and lots more of them.
    Have fun!!!!!!!!
    Sue xx

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  22. Unknown21 March 2011 at 20:58

    This is a fantastic card Brenda and Happy Birthday!! So glad you had a lovely day.
    Alicia xx

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  23. Suzanne B aka brookfies22 March 2011 at 07:36

    Brenda...this is gorgeous. I love the vintage feel to it. thanks you playing along with us at Ginersnaps. Suzanne B

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  24. Juls22 March 2011 at 15:00

    Hi Brenda,

    I have been having a good nosey round your blog to catch up on everything I missed while I was away...as always such a stunning collection with a wide and varied style!!!

    Loving the gorgeous vintage sepia look of this creation!

    Hugs Juls

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  25. Jan Hennings22 March 2011 at 22:16

    Hope you had a happy birthday :) Love your Gingersnap challenge piece! Thanks for the kind comment you left on the Scroll's Work blog about my vintage art :)

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  26. Lin23 March 2011 at 07:20

    Thanks for joining in with our fabric challenge at Crafty Cardmakers with this lush vintage design.

    Lin xx

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  27. The Crafty Goat Girl23 March 2011 at 08:25

    Fabulous card Brenda, especially love this card as I used to be a secretary and I have one of these old typewriters.

    Please forgive me, I forgot your birthday last week, am a very bad blogging friend. No excuses, I will get a belated card out to you, biggest hugs Heidi x

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  28. Sue West23 March 2011 at 16:54

    Hi Brenda, sorry I haven't visited for a while. Love your card, really nice design elements and the colours are perfect.
    Sue xx

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  29. Highland Monkey's23 March 2011 at 17:05

    That's funky my kind of card!

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  30. Cindy Adkins23 March 2011 at 17:08

    Oh my gosh, I hope you had a really Happy Birthday!!!
    XO

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  31. Betty Wright23 March 2011 at 17:56

    Brenda, this is fantastic and so fabulously vintage! Love all the elements. The typed circle sentiment and the staples are amazing details! Great card! Hope you are doing great!

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  32. Terry23 March 2011 at 20:13

    Well a big Happy Birthday to you! Sounds like your day is going just lovely, as is your GC creation! Love this!

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  33. Bonnie Garby24 March 2011 at 23:29

    Great card! Thanks so much for participating in our Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge.

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  34. Connie M.28 March 2011 at 22:11

    Oh what a fab masculine card! I so love vintage, and this is just perfect! Thanks to much for playing this week in the RRR challenge!

    Hugs!
    Connie M.
    RRRDT

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