Hi Everyone. Happy Monday
This is going to be a very quick post tonight. It's 9.30 and I haven't gotten everything done that I needed to do. Ever have one of those days? I know you have!!!
I saw a great challenge across at CAS-ualfridays this week. Pairing black with pastels….. well…. I love Pool Party and think that it is a very subdued and muted shade of turquoise… a very pastel color. I also think it works fabulously with black.
I needed a sketch to go with the great color scheme – and looked no further than cleanandsimplestamping.
It also gave me the opportunity to work with another new set that I have recently acquired.
Here's my take on the challenges
I know you can't see it in the photograph, but the sentiment is actually raised from the platen of the typewriter. I scored the bottom of the sentiment and then adhered it with Stampin' Dimensionals to raise it. (Question… how many of you can actually remember a manual typewriter and actually know what a platen is without googling it… go on….. seriously… how many of you? Well… me…. I actually did type on an old Remington… long before the days of electrical typewriters and the IBM Selectric or Golfball typewriter! Oh boy…. I remember doing a typing test on that old Remington and the old carriage return lever! Now that we have gone back that far in history.. time to bring it back to the present!
Why don't you pop along to the cas-ualfridays challenge blog and check out the fabulous design team and submission cards…. better yet… play along!
On a personal note
My regular readers will know that I love supporting the youth of today with musical talent. If you haven't seen Jonathan Antoine's performance on Britain's Got Talent – you have to check out this youtube video (flash video for those of you on Apple mobile devices.. so you know it won't play). Here's a link for the rest of you Jonathan Antoine. Check it out.. I promise you will be pleased that you did.
I was goosebumps from the third note…. This song has incredible meaning for Lou and I as it was the recessional song that we choose at our wedding. We married in a small chapel in Verona, Italy and the words from this particular song had a very strong connection with us. Andrea Boccelli is one of my favorite singers of all time and hearing his voice as we descended down the aisle was very poignant for us…. but this young man… brings goosebumps to my arms, and tears to my eyes. I hope you enjoy.
Ann…. my thoughts and prayers are with you for tomorrow.
Warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.
Hugs
Jaydee
Card recipe – ingredients Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:
- Card stock: Basic Black, Whisper White. Stamps: Just my Type (Amuse Studio). DSP: Patterns Pack – Subtles and Neutrals. Inks: Black Versafine with clear embossing powder. Tools: Big Shot. Nestabilities circle and scallop dies.
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Love your monochromatic theme! Very sophisticated and refreshing! So glad that you join the fun with us at CAS-ual Fridays! Hope to see your beautiful work again! PS: thanks for sharing that music link! I heard about the singing from TV! Amazing!
Very nice card … I have the Lawn Fawn set that is called “My Type” and *My Type Two* … love them both. Yes, I can remember typing on an old manual typewriter. IBM black and you had to make the return by hand. I knew the whole key board when I was 8 yrs old. My Aunt Cathy taught me to type when I stayed with her for two weeks during summer break. When I went home I told mom that I wanted a typewriter for Christmas and that is all I wanted. What did Santa bring me …. you got it. When I grad from high school I was typing well over 100wpm without mistakes. I still to this day love typing on a typewriter (yes I still have one) : )
Thanks for sharing with us.
lol …. I was going to say too, that now I am really showing my age! ooops!!!
I love Pool Party paired with black! It’s such a striking combination. This card is fantastic! I don’t necessarily remember manual typewriters (okay, I remember them, but never used one), but sure as shootin’ remember electric typewriters and taking typing in school with one. There’s nothing quite like the clickety clickety of the letters striking the paper. :o)
Lissie sent me the Britain’s Got Talent clip of Johnathan and Charlotte (I think…?) singing and my entire body broke out in goosebumps the moment he started singing. Unbelievable. What a voice…oh what a voice.
Hugs!
P.S. Hi Lou! I was re-listening to Bill Bryson reading “The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid”. I ADORE Bill Bryson and just LOVE listening to him read his own works–he knows exactly what he intended when he wrote passages and you can hear him get tickled with himself once in a while as he gets a note of laughter in his voice. If he has recorded it on audiobook, I’ve got it in my library to pull out for road trips. :o) Thanks for asking. :o)
You bet I remember those old typewriters. In high school I couldn’t take phys ed. because of a cast on my leg, so I took typing instead. I still can hear the ‘dings’ and ‘whacks’ as we hit the carriage returns. I think it was the most useful class I took in all my school years! (Have to confess that I remember the word ‘platen’, but not what it means, though.)
Thanks for pointing us to Jonathan. What an amazing voice for 17. And what a lovely choice for your wedding recessional.
How clever are you lifting the sentiment out of the typewriter like it’s for real! Love it! And, yes, I remember those and platens and carriage returns. To this day, if I’m telling a story about “I shot off an email to so-and-so,” I will mimic fast typing with my fingers and then slam my right hand to the left, for emphasis, like I’m returning the carriage! Those carriage returns were GREAT for letting off steam, ha, but you had to be careful not to hurt yourself or send the whole thing flying off the desk!
I loved that boys voice. Thanks for sharing this video with us. I hope he goes far in the competition. And yes, I certainly do remember those manual typewriters. I used them at my job until we got the electric one. And then on to the computer and keyboard. But those old manuals were a trip!
This is adorable! I love that little typewriter! Thanks for joining us at CAS-ual Fridays!
Jaydee, this is delightful! Wonderful use of color and a great design 🙂 Thanks for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!
I watched that video earlier today and loved it, but hated that poor Charlotte was tossed aside. She has a beautiful voice on her own but seemed to be overshadowed. I LOVE what Jonathan said at the end about sticking together.
Your card is so cute and perfect for the challenge this week at CAS-ual Fridays! Thanks so much for joining us:)
Love the image and your card! It looks great against that perfect blue too! So pretty.
Oh, yes, I remember the manual typewriters – and not fondly either! That’s what I learned on and when they came out with the electric ones I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread!!! LOL! Now we have computers and who knows what else…..we’ve come a long way!
Lynn