Inspired By #57 {Just my Type}

Hello, friends! It's Thursday and that means that there is another awesome Inspired By Challenge for you to play along with! If you haven't started your Valentine's Day cards yet, or if you're just finishing up, this is the challenge for you! It is chock full of Valentine-y goodness that is sure to spark your creativity!

I just love all of these different home decor signs that really get the creative juices flowing! For my design, I chose to use the framed piece with all of the red hearts. I also used the vintage-y inspiration from the bike piece and added in the typewriter. I almost just made a bike card, but that felt just a hair too literal! ha ha!

 To begin, I grabbed a 6 by 6 paper pad of vintage inspired papers and got to work punching out an assortment of hearts. I punched enough to make three rows of 4 hearts double thick. Once I had them arranged how I wanted, I used a ruler to make pencil lines on a piece of scripted paper from the same pad so that I could arrange them in a straight line as well as sew them that way! LOL! I used a 2 way glue pen for the bottom heart, making sure I didn't put any glue near the center; I didn't want to gum up my needle. I began sewing in the "needle down" position so that I could arrange the heart perfectly on top. The presser foot moved the top heart out of place since it wasn't glued down, but I simply lifted the presser foot with the needle down and then arranged the heart. I did this row by row until I was finished. I really like how it turned out.

Once they were all stitched, I "fluffed" the top heart up so that it gives the card the dimension I was hoping for. I trimmed the long threads, but kept the tails for some added detail. I'm kind of obsessed with these cute little vintage hearts, so don't be surprised if they make their encore performance before the 14th rolls around! LOL!

 I stamped the "Happy Valentine's Day" sentiment along the edge using black ink. I just love the vintage font! It pairs so well with the papers that I chose for today's design! The typed piece that is coming from the typewriter is from the newly released Vintage Type stamp set. There are a lot of words embedded in the text, so I chose to use a piece that had "love" on it. I used my color spritzing tool to add some black splatters across the top for some added interest.

 I adhered the typewriter using a double thickness of foam squares so that the hearts wouldn't lose too much dimension. I also added a few sparkling rhinestones here and there for some added shine. I also added a few squirts of shimmer spray over the top for a hint of sparkle. I plan on giving this card, along with some goodies, to my sons' computer teacher. She always seems so pleasantly surprised when I bring seasonal treats and gifts to her. I think the "specialist" teachers have a tendency to get forgotten. 

This card was such a joy to create; I had so much fun with the papers, the sewing and overall vintage feel. I used to make vintage cards ALL the time, so it is nice to revisit that style every once in a while.  I hope you get a chance to join us this week over at Inspired By! Thanks for fluttering by!