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At the beginning of the month I told you about the Christmas Cinnamon Roll tradition that I grew up with. What I didn’t mention was that over time, the delivery list posed some geographical challenges. To solve this problem, my mom came up with the plan to deliver ‘ready to bake’ rolls on Christmas Eve to those on the list who lived too far away for a Christmas morning delivery to be practical.

This week, when I deliver my ‘ready to bake’ rolls to friends and family on Christmas Eve, they will also come with a great little gift/instruction tag that was a snap to make with Journaling Delights. And while I was at it, I made some more traditional gift tags as well.


Michelle@LetteringDelights.com

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1. Open your Lettering Delights browser and select Journaling Delights.
2. Selecting the tag(s) you want to use will be the biggest challenge. There are lots of great Christmas theme sets, including Chistmas, Happy Holidays, Holly Berry, Plaid Ribbon, Star Trees, and Tannenbaum. However, don’t overlook other sets that might fit your theme. For example, all of the gifts under my tree are silver and white, so I found that the tags on the sets, Silver & Black and Wedding, would work perfectly. If blue is a major color in your holiday decorating, consider using the tag in Blue Beads.
3. Click on the tag you want to use and it will appear in the large white box to the right of the ‘Add’ button at the bottom of your browser.
4. Click the ‘Add Text’ button, at the bottom of your browser. Select a font and type the appropriate To and From information and/or a brief holiday greeting. In my case, I typed in the instructions for baking the cinnamon rolls.
5. When you click the ‘OK’ button, the tag, with the text, will automatically appear in the ‘Image’ box in the lower left corner of your browser.
6. Mover to the Layout page and click on your tag that is showing in the ‘Images’ box.
7. Select the tag on the layout page and then click ‘Size Image’ and set the dimensions for your tag. Remember that it is best to make sure the ‘Constrained’ box next to Image Height or Image Width is checked, to prevent proportional distortion of the tag.
8. Once the image is sized to your liking, you can move it around on the page to allow room for more tags to be placed on the same page. If you are making several of the same tag, you can copy and paste duplicate tags on the page. Or to change recipient names on a gift tag, simply click back over to Journaling Delights and return to step 3. You will notice that when you select ‘Add Text’, the Lettering Delights browser remembers the last thing that was typed, so changing the name is a snap.
9. When your layout page is full, print it out and then keep making more if necessary
10. Finally, trim your tags, add a colorful ribbon, tie them to your gifts and have a very Merry Christmas!
    
    

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

Impressions	Slate
LD Antique Elegance	LD Letter Sweater
LD Ferns	LD Ziggy