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Post by crazy4pink on Sept 6, 2010 0:23:02 GMT -5
Hi there, I would like to show you my QK font book.  Hope you like it. Cindy |
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Post by northerncrafter9 on Sept 6, 2010 1:26:37 GMT -5
Very nice Cindy! I need to make one of those...
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Post by Basketlady on Sept 6, 2010 9:05:30 GMT -5
Cindy, I saw this again at the QK website again yesterday. I love this idea!  Michelle |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2010 9:15:02 GMT -5
Cindy, that's a great idea! I've just saved the alpha cards (or the illustration on the back of the package), and kept them together with large notebook rings. I like your idea much better!  |
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Post by Karen W on Sept 6, 2010 10:50:33 GMT -5
Cindy, great job on the font book. Sure lets you decide at a glance what font you want to use on your pages/cards.
Karen
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Post by joselle on Sept 6, 2010 13:20:15 GMT -5
Cindy, I love your idea!!!  |
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Post by AnnaMatrix on Sept 6, 2010 17:23:05 GMT -5
Great idea, Cindy. I saved the package insert on my fonts, but this is much better and lets you see the actual size. As soon as I get my act together (I'm not holding my breath on that!  ) I'm gonna make one! Thanks for sharing.  Gail |
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Post by scrapkatze on Sept 6, 2010 19:15:26 GMT -5
I've been using a similar book for years and it's something I couldn't scrap without. I created separate sheets for each size - skini mini, mini, classic and grand and I color coded my alphas: pink=QK, green=Sizzix, red=Bosskuts. It helps my scrapbuddies to find the alphas on their own.
When I'm working on a project, I know about how tall my letters should be, but often the width is a problem, as German words tend to be 2-3 letters longer than English. So I pull out my alpha binder and can roughly estimate if the letters would fit ;D
I'll take a picture of it for you tomorrow.
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Post by househund on Sept 7, 2010 13:47:04 GMT -5
Fantastic book.. so much easier to decide which alphabet to use when you can see it punched out. I have a small one.. with the first 4 letter of  each alpha and the name written next to it... I was to lazy to write out the full name |
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Post by northerncrafter9 on Sept 7, 2010 19:18:14 GMT -5
I have been working on my font book and in doing so I found a alpha die that does not cut well. I contacted Qk and I am going to exchange it for another die.
Glad I am doing the book.
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Post by Basketlady on Sept 7, 2010 19:50:45 GMT -5
It's good to know that the new company is still standing by the product!
Michelle
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Post by northerncrafter9 on Sept 7, 2010 20:05:35 GMT -5
So am I Michelle! I was a little worried that they would not do the exchange for me.
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Post by scrapkatze on Sept 8, 2010 5:55:24 GMT -5
As promised, here are pictures of my font book - usually the pages are tied together with ribbon, just took it apart to get better photos.   |
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Post by meg on Sept 8, 2010 10:27:34 GMT -5
Wow!
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Post by Basketlady on Sept 8, 2010 11:37:08 GMT -5
Barbara, I am in awe! What a great way to see a the sizes and such. I have a new project!
Michelle
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Post by Karen W on Sept 8, 2010 11:46:02 GMT -5
Great display of fonts ladies
Karen
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Post by crazy4pink on Sept 8, 2010 18:06:43 GMT -5
I love it!! What brand are the green fonts? I recognize the pink ones as Quickutz. and what brand it Apricot- that is a cute one.
Thanks
Cindy
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Post by scrapkatze on Sept 8, 2010 18:52:52 GMT -5
Thanks  Cindy, green are Sizzlits, blue Sizzix steel rule dies (=> can get chipboard titles from them), red Bosskuts and yellow Zip'eMate. Apricot is a great font, cute for cards and subtitles. It's by Bosskuts, but I think they've retired all their fonts, and I haven't seen it in stock anywhere recently, not even on the big E. Most of the non QK alphas I got on clearance when they retired or when Sizzix changed their packaging ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Puppy Love on Sept 9, 2010 1:47:54 GMT -5
great book! and I thought i was a font freak! maybe when i retire in 30 years that'll get done. okay - maybe when the kids are out to of the house is 20 years |
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Post by MBstang on Sept 9, 2010 12:10:02 GMT -5
Wow, Barbara! I thought I had a lot of fonts! I wish that I had started that way! I did mine on index cards and put them in one of those plastic $1 photo albums. I like it, but I only see one or two fonts at a time. I like seeing a comparison of sizes like you have shown. And I love the fact that you color coded them to know which ones you can use with chipboard or where to start looking for them! Great job! TFS---MB |
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Post by AnnaMatrix on Sept 9, 2010 13:42:46 GMT -5
Barbara, you are so organized, I'm in awe! I never thought about color coding by manufacturer, but its a terrific idea. I thought I was a fontaholic, but you put me to shame!! ;D I'm hoping to find enough time this weekend to make my own font book. Thanks to all of you Divas for the good ideas. Gail
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Post by Basketlady on Sept 9, 2010 16:57:19 GMT -5
Cindy and Barbara, I just LOVE this idea. I can really see the value of having the fonts together so you can see the size of the words. I think I'm going to do this. I don't want to take the time to put it together, but I think I can con DD into helping out one day this weekend. I'll sell it as "Girl Time!" Michelle |
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Post by Veronica on Sept 10, 2010 12:47:47 GMT -5
And I thought I was a font-aholic  Love your font books. I'm way too lazy to create such a huge thins so I keep track of my fonts this way: ![]() <a href="http://s487.photobucket.com/albums/rr232/leiabilly/?action=view¤t=P91004112.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr232/leiabilly/P91004112.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>[/img] I just copied the whole alphabet from QK´s website and pasted it into a word document. Then i printed it and die cut the A and a to see the real size. This makes it possible to see all the letters. Finally I laminated it. |
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Post by Veronica on Sept 10, 2010 12:52:22 GMT -5
Can you see the picture??? I've tried every way I know but I can't make it right. I know I haven't been able to post pics the last months even if I've done exactly as I've done before...  |
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Post by Basketlady on Sept 10, 2010 15:13:25 GMT -5
Veronica, no picture in your post. I wonder if the MB is picking it up as spam since it's from another country? Computers confuse me sometimes. Michelle |
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Post by qkaddict on Sept 11, 2010 22:54:58 GMT -5
Anyone want to make me one???  I'd love to have one like this, but I have so many alphabets it would take me forever to do this. I have done this with the shapes though and started way back when so it's doable, but the fonts I never did. |
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Post by crazy4pink on Sept 12, 2010 0:17:21 GMT -5
It was fun to make- just find a rainy day and a favorite movie series (it will take a few hours) and a pile of paper!!!  Then adding the new ones is a breeze- just fit them in when you get them! It really is fun to look through. Cindy |
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Post by Basketlady on Sept 12, 2010 11:44:31 GMT -5
I tried to con DD (11 years) into starting this yesterday. I was working on the Starting Blox and she was bored. "Hey Skippy, remember that font book? Wouldn't it be great to have one of those? Nope, she chose to make a house for her pet rock. Darn! Michelle |
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Post by Veronica on Sept 13, 2010 9:51:33 GMT -5
Veronica, no picture in your post. I wonder if the MB is picking it up as spam since it's from another country? Computers confuse me sometimes. Michelle Do you think??? I have no idea, I've tried both Karen's, Susan's and my own way but I can't get it right? And I've done it before ;-) |
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Post by Susan on Sept 13, 2010 11:54:39 GMT -5
Veronica, no picture in your post. I wonder if the MB is picking it up as spam since it's from another country? Computers confuse me sometimes. Michelle Do you think??? I have no idea, I've tried both Karen's, Susan's and my own way but I can't get it right? And I've done it before ;-) Veronica send me the picture you're trying to post and I'll post it for you...curious that it isn't letting your post. Are you using Photobucket? I can't get Flickr images to post anymore, but Photobucket seems to be the same as always for me. Send away and I'll share for you! |
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) I'm gonna make one! Thanks for sharing. 
Gail 
each alpha and the name written next to it... I was to lazy to write out the full name
I'd love to have one like this, but I have so many alphabets it would take me forever to do this. I have done this with the shapes though and started way back when so it's doable, but the fonts I never did.
