The Art of Creative Lettering

by Becky Higgins

Book Overview

Creating Keepsakes magazine's lettering expert Becky Higgins gives easy five-step instructions for making 50 alphabets and hundreds of variations that will add a personal touch to scrapbooks—and to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 192918011X
• ISBN13: 9781929180110
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Porch Swing Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

No more excuses for poorly lettered titles!

Beautifully lettered titles can make the difference in the appearance of our scrapbook pages. As a busy person who still wants classy-looking pages, cutting out those letters from templates is too time-consuming to do for every layout. This is where Becky's book is such an inspiration. With clear directions and numerous visual examples, she show even those of us with terrible penmanship how to letter wonderful and creative titles. Beyond showing how to do the lettering, she gives inspiration for clean, classic layouts in all her examples. She provides many ideas for how to place the letters, so that these 50 fonts can provide a multitude of looks. There are a lot of books on the market to help us improve our lettering, but if you are looking for only one, this is the one I'd suggest.

You can create beautiful scrapbook pages, artist or not!

I could do OK lettering, but after reading and implementing this book, I can do spectacular lettering! In addition to 50 great alphabets that can be used in every variety of scrapbooking pages, this book also gives detailed instructions on how to flawlessly create them yourself. It goes on to give suggestions on how to place your titles on the page for maximum impact and includes dozens of new scrapbook page ideas. If you prefer heading your pages yourself instead of using a computer, then this is the only book you need! It's so easy to adapt any of the alphabets to your personal needs and tastes.

Incredible Book!

If ever there was a book to help you imrpove your scrapbooking skills, this is it! Becky Higgins has one of the most widely liked and admired scrapbooking styles, and in this book, you will find endless possibilities for your own scrapbook pages. Not only are her lettering ideas fun and innovative, the layouts included in the book are sure to jump-start your creative juices into producing fantastic, creatively lettered pages! A must for any serious scrapbooker.

Great Ideas

This book really does help your scrapbook pages come alive. I have found it to really help layout my pages. It offers so many different styles and fonts that you never run out of ideas. It may be intimidating to you at first, but with practice you too can create beautiful lettering and it's fun too!

Best ever!

What a great guide -- this book makes lettering easy for even the beginner. Full color illustrations and clearly written instructions, combine with fabulous scrapbook layouts and invitations to make this book a "must have" . It will jump-start your creativity.