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Peacock Inspired Wedding Invitation Addressing

Loved doing the lettering for this Peacock inspired wedding invitation.

The invite and accompanying cards were enfolded in this midnight blue shimmer pouch.

I didn’t get a chance to take a pic of the whole suite before sending them back to the client, but the colors were gorgeous!

This picture doesn’t do it justice as it’s so hard to photograph anything on shimmer paper.

One day I’ll find a tutorial for that:)

The Mother-of-the-Bride, who designed the set, used my Belluccia calligraphy font

so I matched the lettering in the same style.

The main color ( that looks yellow in the pic) was actually a bright peacock green.

The accent color, peacock blue, was used for the ampersand, zip code and return address.

Today, a new client just dropped off some of the most darling place cards that I will be lettering on.

They have a black mustache and a pair of red lips:) I’ll be sure to post them before they go out the door!

As always, my calligraphy fonts, Dom Loves Mary and Belluccia are available.

You can purchase them here.

Have a Wishful Wednesday 🙂

Debi

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April 10, 2013belluccia calligraphy font, Calligraphy, calligraphy fonts, calligraphy on envelopes, Hand lettering, wedding invitationsLeave a comment

How to Tutorial: Bringing glyphs into Photoshop

Hey friends. It’s time for another How to tutorial : Bringing glyphs into Photoshop.

Have you ever wondered where you can find all the extra letters and flourishes that font designers create that can’t be accessed by the keyboard?

Well, they are stored in something called a “glyph panel”. This panel contains the total of all of the letters, flourishes and ornaments that are included in your font.

Since there are only so many keys you can type to create words and access everything contained within a font, the rest of the characters have to be stored in the glyph panel.

In Adobe Illustrator and InDesign you can access this panel by creating a text box then clicking on “Type” then “Glyphs “.

But Photoshop doesn’t have a glyph panel. ( Microsoft Word doesn’t have one either.)

So you have two options.

The first one is to purchase a software app called “PopChar“. I have it and love it.

But in order for it to work with a font, the font has to have been uni-coded by the designer.

( You can bet my calligraphy fonts, “Belluccia” and “Dom Loves Mary” are!)

The second option involves accessing the glyph panel in Illustrator or In Design then placing the file in Photoshop.

That’s the process I describe, step by step, in my video.

So if you’re one of those people who’ve been wondering about this topic, take a peek and let me know if it helps!

If you have other questions about working with fonts, let me know. It may be the topic of my next video!

As always, my calligraphy fonts, Dom Loves Mary and Belluccia are available.

You can purchase them here.

Have a Technical Tuesday 🙂

Debi

April 9, 2013calligraphy fonts, cursive fonts, How to Tutorial: Bringing glyphs into Photoshop, How to tutorial: font glyph panel, How to tutorial: working with fonts, Photoshop Tutorial, script fontsLeave a comment

Personalized Tea Cup Favors

I was thrilled to be invited to meet some darling invitation designers last night.

The attendees included : (starting at left and going clockwise) Lesa Abney of Paper Nest, Malena of Little Bird Paperie, Caroline Hull of Caroline Creates, Rebecca Bowen on minted.com, Jill Efrussy of Stamped Paper Co., and Lauren Chism of Palm Papers

Of course I wanted to come bearing gifts.

So I packed up these personalized tea cups ( the lettering is done in my soon to be released font!)

driving through pouring rain across the city to grab some dinner with them at Times Ten wine cellar.

That’s how excited I was to meet them!

Most of them design for the popular online invitation site minted.com as well have their own Etsy shop.

For those of you who don’t know…minted.com has contests with different themes.

Invitation designers submit their creations for people to vote on.

The final winners have their entries made available for sale on the site.

Pretty cool!

Some of the gals do custom invitation design and have their own websites.

All are very talented!

Minted.com designers are cleverly nicknamed “Minties.”

So each cup was filled with mint tea, peppermint patties and Dove chocolate mint candies.

The tag featured a pink teapot with a pink rhinestone and white lettering in my Dom Loves Mary Font that said “Enjoy some “mint-tea” time!”.

The saucer was painted with the words “freshly minted” along with a tea leaf also found on the back side of the cup.

I included a pack of letter pressed note cards featuring my Dom Loves Mary font underneath the saucer.

The pink, green and yellow ribbon cheerfully tied it all together!

I was really honored to hear that some of them use my Belluccia and Dom Loves Mary fonts in their designs !

In future posts, I’ll feature some of their work so you can get to see their talent in action.

Don’t forget to take advantage of the great price on Borges Lettering fonts before the offer ends.

As always, my calligraphy fonts, Dom Loves Mary and Belluccia are available.

You can purchase them here.

Have a Thistledown Thursday 🙂

Debi

April 4, 2013Calligraphy, calligraphy fonts, calligraphy on cups, Party favors, personalized calligraphy, Tea cup favors6 Comments

Hand Lettered Fonts by Charles Borges de Oliveira on sale!

Great news from my friend, talented lettering artist and font designer Charles Borges de Oliveira!

(He’s as cool as his name sounds:)

He’s created a package of six of his fantastic fonts for an incredible price.

$100. for all or $20. each. I’m so thrilled, I bought the whole package!

He’s been kind enough to allow me to extend this offer to you.

It’s only for the month of April. So don’t miss out.

The only way to get this deal is to contact him through his website.

Tell him what you are interested in purchasing and that you saw the special on my blog.

If you watch TV you’ve most likely seen his work.

Charles lettered the word “Sports” for the NBC Sports logo.

He is big time in the lettering world!

He’s done work for numerous national companies.

Check out just a few samples of his work.

But let’s get back to showing you some samples of some of the great fonts he’s offering at this special price:

The use of ” Sadey Ann” is perfect for this Baby Boutique concept. It’s named for his sweet daughter Sadey.

“Alpine Script” captures the beauty of his hand lettering.

“Gloria” has a modern retro feel.

His “Sarah Script”, named after his lovely wife, is perfect for packaging.

“Enchanted” is a light script with a lot of zip.

“Bounce Script” does exactly what it says:) Fun with a vintage feel.

He has more styles you can check out on his site.

Not included in the package, but two of my personal favorites are “Sho Card Rodeo” and “Chicago Script.”

Sho Card Rodeo was used for the words “State Fair Welcomes You”, Chicago Script for the word “Alabama” and Gloria was used for “The” and “2012.”

Thanks for letting me share this great deal Charles!

I was finally able to figure out how to add the widget that will allow readers to subscribe to and receive my posts via e-mail.

Just go to the side bar on the right and type in your e-mail address and hit subscribe!

Thanks for your patience while I figured this out!

As always, my calligraphy fonts, Dom Loves Mary and Belluccia are available.

You can purchase them here.

Have a Mega Monday 🙂

Debi

April 1, 2013calligraphy fonts, Charles Borges de Oliveira fonts, cursive fotns, script fonts, wedding fonts2 Comments

DIY Tutorial: How to address envelopes with a Calligraphy font in Word

If you have ever wondered how to address envelopes with a calligraphy font in Word,

you’re in luck!

I have a tutorial for you!

Using my Dom Loves Mary Calligraphy Script and Text fonts,

I show you my own way of tackling this project.

Here’s the direct link to my Lettering Art Studio YouTube channel

if you want to check out my other tutorials.

Here’s the template that you can download

if you want to try my way of addressing envelopes in Word.

Just right click and “Save image as”.

Hope this is helpful!

“Dom Loves Mary ” is the calligraphy font featured in the video.

She and her sister, Belluccia, share the distinction of being a “Rising Star” as well as a “Best Selling Font”.

You can purchase them here.

Have a Monastic Monday 🙂

Debi

March 25, 2013Addressing Envelopes in Word, Addressing Envelopes with Calligraphy font, calligraphy fonts, DIY Tutorial, How to Address Envelopes in Word, script fontsLeave a comment

Wedding Invitation Winner on Minted

Congrats to Ann Gardner for her submitted wedding invitation that was a winner on Minted!

Her “Awash Watercolor” design is modern and clean with my Belluccia calligraphy font highlighted by a beautiful wash of color.

I “LOVE” the placement of this word on the back of the wrap around address label!

The RSVP and Directions cards reflect the main design.

Matching “Thank You” cards are also a part of the ensemble.

The design is also available in these delicious sherbet colors as well as custom colors!

Lovely job Ann!

Thanks for making my Belluccia part of your design on these beautiful wedding invitations!

Read more about the designer Ann Gardner and see all of her Minted designs.

Both my Belluccia Calligraphy font and Dom Loves Mary Calligraphy font can be purchased on Myfonts.com.

Have a Wallabuster Wednesday:)

Debi

Both of my calligraphy fonts share the distinction of being a “Rising Star” as well as a “Best Selling Font”.

March 6, 2013calligraphy fonts, cursive fonts, DIY Wedding, script fonts, wedding fonts, Wedding Invitation by Ann GardnerLeave a comment

Free Calligraphy Floral Printables

Hello Lovies!

Spring is already in the air in Texas.

So I thought I would make some calligraphy floral printables to share with you.

Just click on the pics below and “Save as” on your computer.

I started with an original quote and hand lettered it in the shape of a tall vase.

I fashioned the words into vases because it’s my belief that we all decide what we want to fill our lives with.

I like to put happy things in mine!

I hand painted parts of the flowers and leaves and added one of my Belluccia font borders to frame it.

The question ” What do you want your day to look like?” was asked of me a long time ago

when I was deciding whether to expand my small part time business or keep it limited

so I could have more time with my kids and husband.

My sons were still only 5 and 8 at the time.

As soon as I answered it, I knew exactly what I needed to do.

Both of these questions are still something I ask myself when I’m contemplating a new venture.

There are only so many hours in a day.

I want to spend them doing the things I love as much as possible.

And being with the people who make me smile.

I hope these simple prints remind you to fill your life with good things every day.

Oh and by the way, the decision I eventually made oh so long ago was NOT to expand my business.

And I don’t regret one delicious moment.

But since my sons have both grown and are out of the house, I’ve been moving ahead at full speed!

While I’m busy working on my next font design, you can click here to check out

and purchase my Dom Loves Mary font as well as my Belluccia calligraphy font.

Have a Metamorphic Monday!

Debi

Both of my calligraphy fonts share the distinction of being a “Rising Star” as well as a “Best Selling Font”.

March 4, 2013Calligraphy, calligraphy fonts, cursive fonts, Free Calligraphy Floral Printables, FREE Printables, script fonts2 Comments

Dom Loves Mary Calligraphy Font on Elizabeth Anne Designs Blog

Loved seeing how my calligraphy font Dom Loves Mary was used on these Americana paper products by Julie Goette of Ten Four Paper on Elizabeth Anne Designs blog.

The beautiful pics were by Heather Roth Fine Art photography.

How cute is the “Sweet Taste of Liberty” sign for the dessert table!

Love the “sparkler” graphics Julie used in this sign. They work so well with my Dom Loves Mary calligraphy font and flourishes.

You can’t get more Americana than Abe for this presidential Table Number.

I designed the Dom Loves Mary font flourishes to be added at the designers discretion. Here, Julie used them to add some pizzazz!

The menu is a simple design with some great touches like the blue edges, red accents and “v” cut at the bottom.

Even the desserts got their own name cards.

Nicely done Heather and Julie!

You can check out Julie’s invitation designs on her Ten four Paper Etsy shop.

and see more of Heather’s fab photography here.

You can purchase my cursive fonts Dom Loves Mary and Belluccia, my other calligraphy font, here.

Belluccia remained on the “Best Sellers” list for 20 months and was also named one of Myfonts Most Popular Fonts for 2011.

Dom Loves Mary was a “December Rising Star” and 2012 Best Seller.

Have a Winsome Wednesday!

Debi

February 27, 2013Americana wedding, calligraphy fonts, cursive fonts, Dom Loves Mary font, Red, script fonts, Wedding Invitaions, white and Blue weddingLeave a comment

Debi Sementelli interviewed on CTDesigns blog

Big thanks to Christy Toney of CTDesigns, Inc. for featuring me on her blog last Wednesday!

The main topic of the interview was the inspiration and design of my two calligraphy fonts, Belluccia and Dom Loves Mary.

Check it out here. The interview was even chosen as an “Editor’s pick” on Paperblog based in the UK!

Christy is a very talented calligrapher and graphic designer based in Chicago. I’ll be sharing more about her and her lovely work for a future post!

Thanks again Christy!

Creating a font is very labor intensive like giving birth in real life:)

The one I’m working on is a departure from the look of my other two. More modern and whimsical.

I can’t wait to share some pics!

In the meantime,you can still purchase my other cursive fonts Belluccia and Dom Loves Mary here.

Belluccia has been on the “Best Sellers” list for 20 months and was also named one of Myfonts Most Popular Fonts for 2011. It’s available at myfonts.com.

My second calligraphy font, Dom Loves Mary (a “December Rising Star” and 2012 Best Seller) is also available on myfonts.com.

Have a whacked out Wednesday!

You need one of those every once in while:)

Debi

February 20, 2013Calligrapher, calligraphy fonts, cursive fonts, Debi Sementelli, Lettering Art studio, script fonts, wedding fontsLeave a comment

Free Calligraphy Valentines!

So it’s valentines day and I thought I’d make some free valentines for you!

Just right click on any of the images below and click “Save image as”.

Save to your Desktop so you don’t forget where you put it!

They are made to fit a 5″x7″ card. So you will need to insert them into your publishing document

( Word, Photoshop, Illustrator..etc) and size down to fit onto half of an 8.5″ x 11″.

Then cut out and place on a colored piece of card stock folded in half. Red would be a good choice.

You may want to trim them up smaller so there’s enough of the paper color underneath showing to make a border.

Insert your own personal message inside:)

This one is for you font lovers out there:)

This one is simple and sweet.

And this one is for those girls who like to spice it up on Valentines Day. You know who you are:)

Again…add your own special words inside.

Show yourself some love today!

Best,

Debi

As always my two calligraphy fonts Belluccia and Dom Loves Mary are available for purchase here.

Belluccia has remained on the Best Sellers list for 19 months was named one of Myfonts Most Popular Fonts for 2011 and is available at myfonts.com.

My second calligraphy font, Dom Loves Mary (a “December Rising Star” and 2012 Best Seller) is also available on myfonts.com.

February 14, 2013Calligrapher, Calligraphy, calligraphy fonts, cursive fonts, Free Calligraphy Valentines, Free valentines, wedding fonts2 Comments