Saturday, 8 October 2011

A.S.D.F.G....

....do you remember your touch typing exercises? Remember when you needed fingers like a shot putter to press the keys? When there were no photocopiers and you used carbon paper or if you had a big run to do you typed on waxy film then rolled it through an inked mangle called a Gestetner? Ah those were the days - NOT!

For my entry to the Less Is More challenge this week I've used the Quirky Qwerty image from Pink Petticoat which I've enlarged and cut around to form a shaped card. I've coloured it with Whispers pens and added some glossy accents to the challenge required element of heart(s). The sentiment is just a couple of word boxes.


The card is for my ex-boss who has bagged herself a fabulous new job so I think the image is rather fitting.

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend.

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23 comments:

  1. Loli 8 October 2011 at 12:54

    Hola Kimberley...yeeeeeessss i remember :D :D, remember my days of student and my dear Olivetti...
    Fantastic card Kimberley!!!!, great and clever idea, i love it!!!
    A hug from Palma

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  2. Suzilou8 October 2011 at 12:59

    Love this, what a great idea for a card :)

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  3. Jan 8 October 2011 at 13:22

    Great card Kimberley. xx Jan

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  4. Pauline8 October 2011 at 13:32

    I love this! Such a fab shaped card.

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  5. Chrissie8 October 2011 at 13:37

    Great card Kimberley, I love the pop of red!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  6. Jane8 October 2011 at 13:42

    What a fun card, I'm sure your ex boss will love it.

    You can view my card here

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  7. sparklygirl-Tina8 October 2011 at 14:09

    Hi Kimberley

    What a fabby card - I so love Liz's images - but haven't got this one yet..... but love how you've enlarged it into a card blank!

    ASDF ;LKJ ..... what a mantra!! I do remember the days you were talking about with manual typewriters when I was in school learning to touch type they had little plastic caps that went over the keys so that you couldn't cheat and look!! Then in my first office job I had a manual typewriter and in my second job we had "golf ball" typewriters - do you remember those! I also had the delight of using carbon papers - but the one thing I don't remember is the Gestetner copier machine (although my dad at the time was working for Gestetner!!!!) So happy memories!!!

    Take care

    Tina
    XX

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  8. Unknown8 October 2011 at 15:24

    This is brilliant Kimberly! Really love it! :)
    Lizy x

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  9. Diane8 October 2011 at 16:11

    I soooo remember the battles with the Gestetner machine!!!! Brilliant card and just perfect for your friend xx

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  10. Lynne8 October 2011 at 17:21

    Brilliant!
    Lynne xxx

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  11. Linby8 October 2011 at 17:30

    oh I remember it all! However, what a great skill we know have in this keyboard age - I am envied at work. Someone said to me the other day, you aren't even looking at the keys!!!! You don say!
    FAB card and a great idea to enlarge the image.
    Linbyx

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  12. Mandi8 October 2011 at 18:25

    Super card Kimberley
    I never did learn to type [no surprise!!]
    We had to stay on 6th form to do that and I hot footed it as soon as I could lol
    Thank you
    Mandi LIM

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  13. Vicky Hayes8 October 2011 at 19:19

    What a clever, fun card Kimberley! Vx

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  14. Jenni's Jems8 October 2011 at 20:20

    |Yes it does bring back memories ... being told that my typing skills were non existing and please leave her class lol ...good job i went on to be a nursery nurse except still struggle with the old keyboard only now it's on the computer,but back to your card fabulous idea love it! x

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  15. Jenni's Jems8 October 2011 at 20:39

    Ah you brought back memories of being really rubbish in the typing class .. good job I went on to be a nursery nurse lol and fab card by the way x

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  16. Sandy9 October 2011 at 08:16

    I learnt on one of these sort of typewriters too and the golf ball ones came in a few years after I got married. A fun shaped card and love the heart "keys"
    Your boss is sure to appreciate it
    Sandy

    You can view my card here

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  17. Andrea9 October 2011 at 12:16

    f"u"ntastic

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  18. Andrea9 October 2011 at 12:17

    this is so much fun!

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  19. Mim9 October 2011 at 13:14

    great idea to use the image for the card shape. Love the red keys as well!

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  20. Marrigje11 October 2011 at 09:42

    Great idea for a card. Love it!

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  21. Anne11 October 2011 at 14:17

    What a great card, love the shape
    Anne
    x

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  22. Toulouse12 October 2011 at 08:53

    What a teriffic use of this image, I have it and never thought of making it a card shape!...
    Gosh I do remember touch typing classes, carbon paper, duplicator machines, in an early job i used a telex machine with ticker tape. My ability to use a keyboard at twice the speed of light for data entry has helped in many a job! The down side is I find ipads, iphones, sat navs, anything 'modern;i.e. designed for peeps who can't type where you need to touch the screen with fingers very, very slow and frustrating LOL my husband bought me an ipod which I don't use for this reason.:-(
    Have a great day :-)

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  23. Jenny13 October 2011 at 23:36

    What a fun card, love the message on the type paper :)
    Jenny x

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