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I love books and I love to read. I think my earliest memory about books is my grandma reading me The Poky Little Puppy, over and over again. I remember my first visit to the 'big-kids' section of the elementary school library and the teacher who introduced me to Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. And I'll always remember the year my Easter basket included the Little House box set.

Growing up, I kept a flashlight in my room and could often be found under the covers, reading long past bedtime. Far too often I still stay up late into the night with a book, but fortunately, I don't have to be sneaky about it anymore. And like many readers (and those who try to promote reading) I've been in a number of different book clubs over the years. This summer my current group has had a rough time getting together but with the vacations, job changes, military service and weddings behind us (for now anyway) we have been finalizing our schedule and reading selections for the rest of the year.

Michelle Howe

And why does this matter to you? Because it's my love for reading and all the time I've been spending looking at books recently that inspired this month's Creative Corner project….. Bookmarks!

The Lettering Delights image browser makes it simple to use Journaling Delights and Lettering Delights fonts to create quick and easy bookmarks.

Michelle Howe
Michelle@LetteringDelights.com

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Here's how you get started:

  1. Open your Lettering Delights browser and select Journaling Delights. Find a design you like and select the journaling tag.
  2. Click the 'Add Text' button
  3. Use the Drawing Tools to appropriately size the text box and place it on the tag.
  4. Select a font and type the quote (or personal note, etc.) in the text box. Click OK.
  5. Click on the Layout button and then click on the Images Clipboard to add your tag image to the layout page.
  6. Select the tag image and click 'Size Image'. In order to get a traditional bookmark size (approx 1½ -2" x 6½ -7", but it really is up to you), be sure that the 'constrained' box is unchecked. This will allow you size the image to be longer than it is wide and may cause some distortion of the image.
  7. To minimize image distortion, first, size the image, leaving the constrained box checked until either the desired height or width is achieved. Then, uncheck the constrained box and select the final image dimensions. Tags with simple embellishments and fonts without too much detail (see samples) will provide the best results.
  8. Print the page on cardstock and trim to size. Remember, that under the print command, you have the option to change the orientation of your layout page (portrait or landscape) which may allow you more room to trim or the ability to place more images on a page for printing.
  9. That's it! Punch the hole and tie on a ribbon. For extra durability, the bookmarks can also be laminated

These are a fun, quick project and can be completely personalized. Make inspiring and creative bookmarks for students starting the new school year. Giving a book as a gift? Select a favorite quote (from the book or elsewhere) and make a personalized bookmark to tuck inside. Make a personal bookmark to send along with a book you are loaning to a friend. There are lots of great possibilities!

Remember to send us samples of all the creative ways you are using Lettering Delights products for the monthly Inspirations contest. Click here for all of the contest details and information on submitting your work.

Here are some samples. All items used were from the Lettering Delights Supreme 3 CD:

Items used:
Journaling Delight set - Dragonflies
Font - LD Delightful (free with subscription to the newsletter)

Items used:
Journaling Delight Set - Cheer
Font - LD Double Dash

Items used:
Journaling Delight Set - Pink Buds
Font - LD Journaling

 

The Essential Jillustration  Collection Vol 1

The pre-order period for the The Essential Jillustration Collection Vol 1 end August 22. The pre-order bonus for the fun ScrapWorks AlphaDotz stickers will expire at that time. Don't delay ... get your order in today!

Click here to preview the alphabets and images this CD.

New Alphabets and Fonts

The following alphabets and fonts are now available for individual purchase on LetteringDelights.com:

Fillable Alphabets

We have recently added several new fillable alphabets to our database. These alphabets only work inside the CK image browser (not the LD Supreme image browser). Please send an email to support if you need help with the CK browser.

Click here to see the available fillable alphabets.

So come on over to Http://www.LetteringDelights.com and be sure to bring along a friend!

 
 

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