{"id":560,"date":"2008-08-06T08:24:04","date_gmt":"2008-08-06T15:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=560"},"modified":"2011-12-13T19:33:56","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T00:33:56","slug":"workin-it-with-a-personalized-font-by-darcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2008\/08\/workin-it-with-a-personalized-font-by-darcy\/","title":{"rendered":"Workin’ it with a Personalized Font by Darcy!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey gals! It’s my first blog post…and it’s so exciting! I’m so happy to be here at SSD with such a great group of girls..especially YOU!<\/p>\n

Sooooo…let’s talk fonts!!<\/p>\n

For my wedding shower, all the guests included recipe cards of one of their favorite dishes to start our family’s recipe book. One of my most treasured items in the world is the recipe card my mom did of two of my favorite meals she created, written by her. I lost her about three years ago, and don’t have too many samples of her writing, and I treasure this card because it’s a bit of HER. Not something she gave me..but something of her. I hope, someday, when I’m gone, the stories I’ve left behind for the boys will mean a little more becuase they were written in my handwriting.<\/p>\n

I journal a lot, and missed the ability to do it in my own writing when I switched from paper to digi a couple of years ago. And one of the first things I invested in was my own handwriting fonts. I was SO glad I did it. And now that I create them, our scrapbooks are full of the handwriting of my husband and my oldest son as well. And you bet, when the little one finally creates recognizable letters, I’ll make his handwriting into a font, too! LOL<\/p>\n

All this is to encourage you, if you haven’t done it yet, consider having your own writing made into a font that can be used to capture your thoughts and feelings for generations…a little more of you on each page.
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A few quick Questions I’ve been asked a lot that I can answer here.<\/p>\n

** Yes, I make your handwriting look as close to your sample as I possibly can. I work with you to get it that way in spacing, sizing, etc. And if we need to redo a few letters, we can!<\/p>\n

** It just takes a few tools – a good pen, a scanner that can scan at 300dpi, and some paper. No forms (which I feel box you into something that isn’t truly your writing), no weird equipment, just a few simple things and we’re good to go. If you don’t have a scanner, we can use a few alternatives such as scanning at a local copy shop, etc.<\/p>\n

** Yes, I can do children’s handwriting, or other family members, as long as we have a good sample.<\/p>\n

** Oft times, when people think they have a mixture of cursive and print, they really have a print handwriting with a few connectors. If you have a question about your font before you want to order, we can certainly look at a quick sample to make sure, but 95% of the time, they’re really a print.<\/p>\n

If you have any other questions, let me know by asking here or PM’ng me in the store!<\/p>\n

For those of you looking at ‘how’ to do it. You basically visit the shop (link above) and choose which handwriting font you wish to purchase. Do you want just a print or a cursive…make it custom (which I can then resell) or go premiere…which is all yours alone.<\/p>\n

Then you’ll receive a download that gives you instructions on how to create your sample (type of pen…paper, some hints). Then you scan it at 300dpi and email it to me. Less than 2 days later, you’ll have your very own font!<\/p>\n

Here are a few samples of fonts in the shop done by other scrappers just like you!<\/p>\n

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Hope you all have a great week!!!!
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