Now when you look at this page you probably wonder where the word "Type" fits in. Well I have used the page to portray a love letter from a man to a lady he has taken quite a fancy to.
As we all know a letter is a way of communicating between one person and another or a group of people, and there are various forms of letter; formal, semi-formal or informal. A letter can be hand-written or printed but the gentleman in my journal has put pen to paper for his letter. I wonder if he scented the paper before he put it inside the letter, maybe he put some rose petals inside before he sent it, or a piece of lavender.
Either way he is communicating, rather boldly, with the lady in the photograph, declaring his feelings for her. I well imagine her uttering to herself "be still my beating heart" as in the romantic novels of old. The letter reads:
"Dear Miss Jones
I hope you will forgive me for presuming to write to you without permission for I assure you it is with reluctance I take up my pen. But I feel that I must reveal to you my feelings and my hopes. Trusting that my intentions have, in a measure, prepared you for a demonstration of some kind as regards the future. I now throw myself at your feet and ask your love! If I know my own heart it has an unalterable affection ...."
Oh dear, I wonder what followed? Perhaps you can write the ending yourself.
I began by colouring the page in my large Dylusion Journal with two shades of Brown Distress Ink, stamped some leaf and berry images on the page along with some script. Then I tore a page from an old book, but I haven't a clue what it says, I do hope it is nothing rude, but doubt it as it has those pretty flowers and a book at the top. I found an old postcard in my stash advertising something, perhaps a portrait painter?
I then typed out the letter and made an envelope for it, aged both with Distress Ink Old Paper and added two photographs, probably Tim Holtz ones. A pocket watch filled with Glossy Accents and a tiny sprig of flowers completed the look.
So there you have it 'a type of letter' for my theme at Art Journal Journey. I must admit this idea was taken from a layout that my bff once did, she is a treasure. I hope this has given you an idea on how you can have 'type' without a 'typewriter'. Hope to see you there with your entry.
BTW: I hope I did not mislead you on Sunday when I said I had typed at 90 wpm - that was a while ago and I am afraid my typos rather cancel out a lot of wpm these days. I'm probably about half of that, if I am lucky. It's not the same on a flat keyboard - I want a typewriter! (smile)
