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| Questions from a Newbie:
Does anyone ever print out alphabet fonts and cut them out? Or do you all use the stick-ons or rub-ons? Do you use scissors or a craft knife? I have heard of the sticker paper you can print on which sounds like a great idea, but I am confused as to which is the better method of cutting. If not using the sticker paper, how do you glue them down? Appreciate any thoughts! |
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- Posted by sewhappy_2007 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 2, 07 at 11:52
| I have used a lot of the wonderful fonts and alphabets from a Software program called "Lettering Delights". The fonts and alphabets are VERY graphic and can be individually downloaded. Normal price is about $3.99 but often they have sales for $1 each. They supply the software that you use to create your titles, journaling boxes, etc. I usually print them out on photo paper or colored paper stock and don't have to cut each individual letter out separately. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Lettering Delights Website
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- Posted by pinkcarnation (My Page) on Mon, Jul 2, 07 at 22:27
| sewhappy, Thanks for the response! You wrote: "I usually print them out on photo paper or colored paper stock and don't have to cut each individual letter out separately". I guess I am confused about the "not having to cut them out" part! I have already printed them out on photo paper (wasn't sure if that was the correct thing to do at the time) and they look great, but I DID have to cut them out separately! Sorry to be so dense....am I not understanding it correctly?? Thanks for the link also!! ~Jackie |
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- Posted by craftfetish (My Page) on Mon, Jul 9, 07 at 14:49
| I think what sewhappy means is that she scraps her titles the way they come out of the printer - black letters on a fancy paper, for example. So she'll have letters of some kind on a background and only needs to cut out a rectangle rather than individual letters. I hope that makes sense. So you print the title you plan to use rather than the entire font? When I want to cut out individual letters, I've always done it on cardstock or paper-type paper rather than sticker paper. I do most of my cutting with scissors and pull out the exacto blade for particularly intricate stuff. Then I affix them with a glue stick/tape runner/dots or whatever adhesive is handy. |
Here is a link that might be useful: craftfetish blog
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- Posted by pinkcarnation (My Page) on Sat, Jul 14, 07 at 13:18
| craftfetish, Thanks! You answered all my questions!! I think I understand better what sewhappy was saying. I understand her to say she prints out the entire title, thus not having to cut out the individual letters. I was wondering about the alphabets because I have found a lot of neat alphabet fonts I like on different sites, on which the entire alphabet has to be downloaded. I like to sometimes mix them up, so was wondering what types of glue you use. I have been using a glue stick with pretty good success. I wasn't sure if I could use the tape runner/dots, but will try them as well. Thanks again!! ~Jackie |
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