Art of Creative Lettering : 50 Amazing New Alphabets You Can Make for Scrapbooks, Cards, Invitations, and Signs

by Higgins, Becky; McGowan, Siobhan

• ISBN13: 9781929180110
• ISBN10: 192918011X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Dedicated scrapbookers and baby-book dabblers alike yearn to preserve memories of their most photographed subject: a new baby. Now, with The Art of Creative Lettering: Baby Alphabets CD, the lettering in every child's baby album, birth announcement, and party invitations can be as unique and beautiful as the child! This brand-new CD from Creating Keepsakes Books lets busy new parents use a home computer to duplicate the lettering techniques demonstrated by scrapbook artist Becky Higgins in her book, The Art of Creative Lettering, in no time at all!

Table of Contents

Introduction	4	(5)
Lisa Bearnson
Great Lettering Made Easy
In Praise of the Pencil	5	(1)
Think Ink	5	(1)
Making it Easy: The 6 Basic Structures	6	(2)
Design Ideas for Scrapbook Pages	8	(2)
Ideas for Headlines: Short and Sweet	10	(1)
Design Ideas for Cards and Invitations	10	(1)
Design Ideas for Signs and Posters	10	(3)
Basic Alphabets
Basic Lettering	13	(1)
Classic	14	(2)
Crooked Classic	16	(2)
Chunky Block	18	(2)
Skinny Serif	20	(2)
Circle Serif	22	(2)
Stacks	24	(3)
Fancy Alphabets
Roses	27	(3)
Concave	30	(2)
Flair	32	(2)
Bouquet	34	(2)
Swirls	36	(2)
Leafy Capitals	38	(2)
Hearts	40	(3)
Festive Alphabets
Checks	43	(2)
Contemporary Capitals	45	(1)
Voluptuous	46	(2)
Slice	48	(2)
Gala	50	(2)
Southwest	52	(2)
Choppy Block	54	(2)
Stitches	56	(2)
Delight	58	(2)
Fiesta	60	(3)
Funky Alphabets
Arrows	63	(3)
Funky Wave	66	(2)
Split Box	68	(2)
Geometric	70	(2)
Zigzag	72	(2)
Spiky Classic	74	(2)
Spiky Block	76	(2)
Strips	78	(3)
Seasons Alphabets
Flower Garden	81	(3)
Pumpkin Patch	84	(2)
Winter	86	(2)
Tulips	88	(2)
Sunshine	90	(2)
Stars & Stripes	92	(2)
Holly & Berries	94	(2)
Flower Power	96	(3)
Themes Alphabets
Pencils	99	(3)
Cracked	102	(2)
Crayons	104	(2)
Balloons	106	(2)
Happy Kids	108	(2)
Logs	110	(2)
Quilt Squares	112	(2)
Rocket Ships	114	(2)
Tall Trees	116	(2)
Sports Balls	118	(2)
Twigs	120	(2)
Pick-a-Pattern Guide	122	(4)
Lettering Toolbox	126	(2)
Index	128