1. Greetings from Michelle
2. Creative Corner: A Simple Idea for a Valentine Treat
3. New Jillustration Bundle: Baby Crazy
4. Rani’s New Fairy Tale Time Bundle
5. Get Ready for the Big Game with the Game Day Scrap Pack
6. Drawings by Dre New Year’s Bundle
7. Psst! Stay Tuned . . .

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1. Greetings from Michelle

How are those resolutions going? I’m getting caught up on journaling my scrapbook pages and will start sharing some of my layouts with you next month. Remember to send us your layouts for the Inspiration Station contest. Submitting your work is easy, and we all love to see what everyone else is up to.

This month’s creative corner is a simple idea for a Valentine treat, but there are many other applications. Use the same ideas to create favors for a birthday, shower or any special party. With so many Lettering Delights designs to choose from, the possibilities are endless.

If you’ve been thinking about getting a free Creating Keepsakes “Creative Clips & Fonts for Home, Family & Pets” CD, shop now. We’ll send it to you free with your $25 purchase, but this offer ends January 31, 2006. (See web site for full offer details.)

We have a bunch of fun, new products and bundles. See below! There is always something fun to create with at LetteringDelights.com.

Michelle@LetteringDelights.com

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2. Creative Corner: A Simple Idea for a Valentine Treat

These simple lollipop holders are easy to make using alphabets or Journaling Delights.

Perfect for the holiday, these samples feature the alphabet and matching Journaling Delights set in the following designs (from left to right): JJD True Love (with LD Heart Throb), JD Love Blocks* (with LD Hearts) and JJD Cupids (with LD Peek A Boo).

* The Love Blocks Journaling Delights design is available only on the Essential Jillustration Collection Volume 1 software package.

Creating these Valentines is simple.

Using Journaling Delights:

1. Open the Lettering Delights browser and select Journaling Delights. From the Categories drop-down box in the upper right corner, select either Journaling Delights or Jillustration. Browse the Sub Categories to find a JD Image Set that you like best.

2. Click the image you want to use. If you do not want to add text, simply click “Add” to place the image on the clipboard. If you want to add text, select Add Text and type in the text box, changing the font design and size to best fit the image. Click OK, then click “Add” to place the image on the clipboard.

Skip to step 3.

Using an Alphabet:

1. Open the Lettering Delights browser and select Alphabets. Select an alphabet style.

2. Type your greeting on the text line, and click “Add” to place the image on the clipboard.

3. Move to the layout page by clicking Layout on the left, and click the image in the “Image” box to place it on the layout page. Select the image and click “Size Image.” Enter the dimensions in the appropriate boxes, and click OK. Drag the image to where you want it to print on the page. (Remember to check the “Constrained” box for the width or height to be sure that the image resizes proportionally.)

4. Repeat steps 1-3 until you have all of the Valentines you want. Be sure to leave enough room between your images to allow for cropping.

5. Print the layout page on cardstock, and trim the images. Note: In the samples above, some were trimmed and mounted on cardstock, and some were just cut out to size.

6. Cut two slits with an X-Acto knife or other straight blade. To allow the most room and prevent tearing, cut the slits about ¾” long. Slip the lollipop stick through the slits, and you’re done!

6. Drawings by Dre New Year’s Bundle

JDA Fancy New Year	JD Fancy New Year	Drawings by Dre New Year’s Bundle. New Year’s Baby, Fancy New Year, and New Year’s Poppers each come in an alphabet and matching Journaling Delights set. The Drawings by Dre New Year’s Bundle is available for just $10.
JDA New Year's Baby	JD New Year's Baby
JDA New Year's Poppers	JD New Year's Poppers

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