LetteringDelights.com February '05 News & Notes

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When it comes to my scrapbooking, I often find myself ridiculed (all in good fun, of course) for my organizational habits. As soon as I get a batch of photos printed, they are sorted into envelopes based on the subject, event or occasion. Later on, I go through each envelope and determine the layouts (i.e. how many pages it will be, which pictures on which pages, etc.) and draw little thumbnail sketches of my layouts. Sometimes the ideas will come right away and sometimes the pictures will stay in the envelope for a while. Whenever the idea and thumbnails come together for me, the photos get placed in a file, along with the papers or embellishments that I know I’ll use with them (and sometimes a list of items or colors to pick up the next time I’m shopping). I also include in the file any memorabilia (i.e. ticket stubs, cards, programs, etc.) and type out the alphabets that I know I’ll be using in letter boxes or titles. Everything I need is all in one place, ready and waiting for the layout to be completed.

This process works great for me, especially since I most often scrap with friends at local shops where I’m away from home and away from the computer. I can take my supply box and files and have plenty of pages to work on at any given time. But where this system falls short for me is in journaling. I like to wait and do my journaling after the layout is done so I can have flexibility in size and placement of my journaling boxes. And a big challenge with journaling is determining which fonts I want to use, because there are so many great ones to choose from.

Did you know that it is quick and easy to print samples of all Lettering Delights fonts and alphabets? For example, to print samples of all journaling fonts simply select the journaling category on the product page, Select Show Only ‘TrueType Fonts’ and then click green ‘Printable Version’ button. What you get is a great resource, that I keep with my page layout files (and another by my computer for easy reference). While I’m working on a page, I know exactly the look and feel I want it to have, and that’s the best time to pick a font. With the sample printout close at hand, I can make that decision and jot it down on my ‘finished except for the journaling’ pages. So far, it’s working great and the task of sitting down to do my journaling is less daunting because I know exactly what I’m going to do when I get to the computer. New fonts are always being added, so I’d suggest printing a new reference sheet every once in a while. (Hint: Sort by ‘Date Added’ to see how many new fonts have been added since your reference sheet was printed) This reference sheet is also a great resource for each time you order new fonts; you can quickly see which ones you want to have added to your own collection.

I hope all of you are enjoying the new products we’re bringing you this year. Keep reading and you’ll find out about more exciting things to come.....

Michelle@LetteringDelights.com

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The newest package of Little Lettering Delights "Occasions", is nearing completion and will be available for pre-orders later this month. The completed package will ship in March. Little Lettering Delights Occasions will include 40 more mix and match alphabets for every occasion. Here's a glimpse of a few of the new designs:

And for those of you who like to have something great to look forward to.... Lettering Delights Supreme 4 will make it’s debut later this year. In the coming months, we’ll give you more details and maybe even some sneak peeks at the great new designs.

Valentines Day is rapidly approaching! We've create five new fun and romantic Valentine themed alphabets together in a new LD Valentines Bundle. At only $10 this bundle is perfect to highlight your romantic memories!

Congratulations to Jacqueline Carney for creating this month’s winning alphabet, Snow Crystals. Additional winners this month include Wake Up! by Sara Simmons; Nat'l Park Sign by Shani Feuer; Masonry by Kristina Roberts; Luminaries by Natalie Banker and Bedeviled by Kayla Kerr.

All of this month’s winning alphabets are shown below and can be purchased together in the February 2005 bundle - - a great purchase at only $10 for all 6 alphabets!

Bedeviled	Luminaries
Masonry	Nat'l Park Sign
Snow Crystals	Wake Up!

Congratulations to our first place winner, Dawn Barker, and her Learning to Skate layout. Jan Hosford also sent a 'learning' layout - Learning to Lasso - and placed second in our contest.

Finalists include Family Love by Gina Moceri, Luau Party by Candace Cruz, Chocolate Birth Announcement by Renata Mangnum and Elliot Family Reunion by Susan Elliot. Be sure to check out the descriptions of these layouts; Renata included instructions to create your own Chocolate Birth Announcement.

Learning to Skate
Dawn B .

Learning to Lasso
Jan H.

Luau Party
Candice C.

Elliot Family Reunion
Susan E.

Family Love
Gina M.

Chocolate Birth Announcement
Renata M.

You always have a chance to be a winner when you submit your Inspiration Station ideas and layouts. Click here for the details about sending us your Inspiration Station entries.

The Chinese Calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, which means that the beginning of the year can fall anywhere between late January and mid-February. Twelve years, each named for an animal, make up one cycle of the calendar. Legend says that the Lord Buddha summoned all animals to come to him before he departed earth. Only twelve came to bid him farewell and as a reward, he named a year after each one in the order they arrived.

In celebration of the coming Chinese New Year, Lettering Delights has a Chinese

Calendar Bundle that includes 12 brand new alphabets - one for each animal for whom a year is named.

Chinese New Year will be celebrated on February 9, 2005 and will be the year of which animal?

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: Borders & Backgrounds CD or a Typing Delights CD. All correct answers will be entered into a random drawing.

Congratulations to Melissa LeSueur (Provo, UT), Marci Early (Springfield, MO) and Tiana Walter, (Beaver Springs, PA) the winners of the January trivia contest. They did some successful research to find that January comes from Janus, the Roman god of gates and doors, beginnings and endings.

This month's Personal Trainer is how to add color to fonts. We have shown this before as a Personal Trainer highlight, but we still get enough support questions regarding this topic, we felt it would be good to present it here again.
Click here for information on how to add color to a TrueType font

So 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.