LetteringDelights.com November '05 Creative Corner

Creative Corner: Try this simple, flexible holiday card design

The cards below are all based on the same simple design, yet by using different papers and colors, they each have a unique look. Each card uses a simple typed greeting, a Journaling Delight embellishment and a few pieces of paper. Use this design and add your creativity to make a card that is your own.

I used 8 ½ x 11 paper to make two 4 ¼ x 5 ½ cards because it’s the simplest format to print and get the most from your paper. To print the greeting on the bottom edge of the card front, use your favorite word processing program and set up for paper with 2 equally spaced columns. Select your font and type the greeting, aligning it with the bottom margin. Print on 8½ x 11 cardstock, cut paper in half and fold with the greeting on the outside. That’s it! Now you are ready to embellish. Open your LD image browser and go to Journaling Delights. From the Category drop-down box in the upper right corner, select either Journaling Delights or Jillustration. Browse the subcategories to find a JD Image Set that best fits the theme you are looking for. Select an image and click “Add” to place the image on the clipboard. Move to the layout page and click the image in the “Image” box to place it on the page. Select the image and then “Size Image.” Enter the dimensions you want for your image, remembering to check the “Constrained” box for the width or height to be sure that the image sizes proportionally. To make multiple cards that are the same, select the image and copy and paste until you fill the sheet. (Remember to leave enough space between images for trimming.) Print the images onto cardstock, and trim to the appropriate size. The rest is up to you: choosing complimentary papers, mounting the images on another color if you want, and securing everything with adhesive. This final step is the most important—show us how you made this card your own by submitting it to the Inspiration Station contest!	Item used: TrueType Font - LDJ Kris Kringle Christmas Fun Journaling Delight from "The Essential Jillustration Collection CD"
	Item used: TrueType Font - LDJ Ho Ho Snow Snow Men Journaling Delight from "The Essential Jillustration Collection CD"
	Item used: TrueType Font - LD Presents Present Time Journaling Delight from "The Essential Jillustration Collection CD"