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The autumn months are by far, my favorite time of year. The warm color palette
of the changing leaves perfectly compliments the cool, crisp air and the clear,
blue, autumn skies. I get to pull the sweaters and sweatshirts down from the top
closet shelf. Kids are playing soccer and football on neighborhood and community
fields. The cheerleaders and marching bands are keeping us all in the game. It’s
time for tailgate parties and the World Series. The fruits of the field are in
great supply at local markets. It’s time to ensure that the great tastes
of summer stay with us through the winter by canning, bottling, and pickling your
family favorites. We’ve been working and playing hard all summer, and fall
is a time to wind down. Even Mother Nature seems to relax a bit. And for me, the
holiday season really starts with Halloween.
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Whatever you choose to do with the
season, be sure to keep your camera close at hand. The moments will not be forgotten.
Just a few weeks ago, I was going through some old pictures and came across photos
from what had been a fall tradition during college. On the first Saturday of every
October, my friends and I would go to one particular spot in the mountains and
spend the day. We’d hike around, have a picnic lunch and just enjoy each
other’s company. There was an old abandoned cabin and wagon which made great
props for photos! It has been many years, but looking at the pictures brought
back all of the memories of that particular activity and the value of those friendships.
I’m still in touch with most of those friends and even called one, right
then, to reminisce.
Before you know it, we will be caught up in the hustle
and bustle of the holidays. During these coming weeks, take some time to look
back at the memories you have created. All the time spent cropping and matting,
and trimming and cutting, finding that perfect alphabet for the title and just
the right accent seemed to take longer than it should have. But years down the
road, when you are looking back at your pictures, you will remember how much all
the time and effort was worth. 
Michelle@LetteringDelights.com
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Little
Lettering Delights Kids, is now shipping! This new set of Little
Lettering Delights features 40 great new alphabets, all with themes related
to kids. Many of these alphabets will mix and match well, with similar color schemes
for the ultimate in fun and versatility.
Here is a sample of a couple of alphabets
from the LLD Kids CD: | | Click
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Congratulations
to Kayla Kerr for creating this month’s winning alphabet, Hot
Doggity. Additional winners this month include Gift
Bags by Jennifer Rising; Corky
by Martha Long; Ante
Up by Selina Lopez; Homework
by Martine Arnould and Touchdown
by Susan Burger.
All of this month’s winning alphabets are shown below
and can be purchased together in the September
2004 bundle - - a great purchase at only $10 for all 6 alphabets! | | 
Those
of you who voted last month, know what great entries we received. I'm sure it
was a difficult voting decision. Thank you to everyone for your entries. Be sure
to keep them coming; every month is a chance to win great prizes from our sponsor. This
month's winner, Kyle,
was sent to us by Susan Wood. Lake
Powell, by Christine Gunderson, is the second place winner.
Finalists
include Savor
the Moments by Jennifer Rising; Tiger
by Dawn Barker; Denis
by Stephanie Joulain and Jack
Be Nimble by Tania Ruiz. | | 
 | Candy
corn has been around for more than 100 years. George Renninger invented the popular
confection in the 1880s. Years ago, candy corn was only made seasonally, from
March to November. Technological advancement in the candy corn making process
has provided a way for variations of candy corn to be made for many other holidays,
but it is still a Halloween favorite. According to the National Confectioners
Association, how many pounds of candy corn will be produced this year?"In
what year did the United States Congress pass legislation proclaiming the first
Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day?" Send your
answer to fontrivia@LetteringDelights.com
with ‘grin & win’ on the subject line. Please include your mailing
address and your choice from the following products: Scrapbook Snips, Borders
& Backgrounds or Typing Delights CDs. All correct answers will be entered
into a random drawing. | Congratulations
to Tina Timiney (Peoria, AZ), Jennifer Lemen (Riverside, CA) and Suzan Kiesewetter
(Norman, IL) who all answered last month’s trivia question correctly. They
found out that the US Congress officially designated the first Sunday after Labor
Day as National Grandparents Day in 1978. | | 
Have you ever tried to create a layout and in to get it to
look right you needed it to be landscape instead of the default portrait? Fret
no more! The October Personal Trainer shows you how to do this in the LD Supreme
image browser.
Click
here for simple step by step instructions | 
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come on over to LetteringDelights.com
and see the new look, our continuing specials and the new contest entries on the
10th. Be sure to bring along a friend. |
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