Hi! I'm Suzanne McNeill, founder of Design Originals How-To Publishing Company. Please visit me here at scrapbooking.com. I'll share a wealth of creative ideas with you. How to add spice and color to scrapbook pages with creative lettering, punch art ideas, how to bring whimsical doll characters to life, fantastic border ideas and much more. I'll show you how to make the most of the scrapbook tools you already own ... decorative edge scissors, punches, wavy rulers, circle cutters, markers.

Add interest with colorful and creative lettering! Design Originals new Lettering 101 for Scrapbooks and Cards Book #5132 features dozens of different lettering ideas! Use colorful markers, paint, chalk or pencils for lettering FUN! For a copy, check your local scrapbook or craft store, visit www.d-originals.com or send $12.99 plus $4.00 postage and handling to Design Originals, SBC-12425 Cullen Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107.

Recording memories of a new baby is the house calls for special creativity. Try your hand at hand drawn lettering that not only reflects your sense of style, but your love. The softness of this page topper was created with a light wash of watercolors. If you like, change the colors to soft pinks, yellows or greens.

To place this title right where you want it, determine the center of the area by measuring. Mark with a small pencil dot. Then measure to determine the center of the word or phrase. Match the centers of the lettering area and the phrase or word. Draw the center letter first, then work out from the middle ... drawing the letters from the left side out and the right side the normal way.

Your own hand drawn lettering will make this page:

From Page 20 of Lettering 101

Design Originals "How-To" Craft and Scrapbook Publishing Company was founded in 1984 by Suzanne McNeill. From a mere 4 books that first year to over 300 books published. Today, Suzanne oversees the production of Design Originals Books in over 20 different categories, from crafts and needlework to scrapbooking and paper crafts.