How do I make Titles
I would like to add different type of lettering titles to my layouts. I have used all the ones in the shops!! I do not have a computer and I'm on a limited budget! Please advise. Also, I am unable to find any Acid Free journalling paper in the shops apart from the new Papermania range which I have used, but now want to try different designs. Thank you for your help.
Well without a computer you will need to look for lettering in other places.
I have found cheap die cut letters in places like the craft section of the Early Learning Centre, and in the "pound shops", keep your eyes skinned for bargains in the way of stickers and chipboard letters there.
You can also buy a pack or two of chipboard letters in various sizes and fonts and use them as templates again and again.
If you go to a club or a crop, you can quite often find machines like the Big Shot with alphabet dies and Cricut there for you to use - sometimes with a small fee to allow for replacing consumables - so think ahead and cut titles for your past and future projects while you are there. If you don't have that, sometimes a fellow scrapper will cut you some letters in return for a small thank you.
However, Some of the titles you see on layouts in the gallery are hand cut. To do this, you need a friend with a computer to print you out your title on ordinary paper using a programme like WordArt (and you can get loads of titles on a sheet of A4). Roughly cut out the printed title and stick it to the card or paper you are using with a repostionable adhesive. and trim the card down to size. Get a piece of glass (a glass chopping board, table mat or a simple piece of glass from an old picture frame - it doesn't have to be big) Use a sharp craft knife - the cheapie snap off ones from the likes of B&Q are great for this - and cut out the centres of the letters first and then around the outlines. Cut using pulling strokes and moving the card around to get into small areas. Remove the letters as you cut them and try and cut neatly as the backing card will give you a great template for placing and spacing your title.
For journalling, there are several options available to you and you don't need to buy special paper to journal on - use the scraps of leftover card and the reverse of scraps of patterned paper. Cut narrow strips from leftover cardstock, write your journalling on them trim them down, ink the edges and attach to the page. You can just cut a block of card, round corners and ink edges and write journalling onto that, or there a lots of journalling stamps available to suit all pockets - Prima ones start at £1.99 each. There are also ready printed journalling spots like those produced by Heidi Swapp (buy a pack and share them with a friend) and Making Memories do a book of various shaped journallling cards as well (buy them and use them as templates.
