DFW Events Refresh and Renew Day

I am honored to have the privilege of working on a regular basis

with the very talented event planners at DFW Events.

So I was thrilled to be invited to one of their internal “Renew and Refresh” staff events.

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The Staff spends the day with all of their regular vendors,

catching up on the latest trends and freshest ideas.

This is just one of the things they do that allows them to offer each client a unique and creative approach.

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Each gal had themed goodies waiting for her along with a delicious selection of yummy breakfast items.

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I was the lucky vendor who got to help them start their day off with a calligraphy demonstration.

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The girls all received a canvas tote, each with one of 5 versions of  DFW EVENTS

hand lettered, by me, in a unique way.

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All of the above pics are by international photographer Sarah Kate Barger.

Check out her site and blog to see more of her incredible work.

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Another lettering option.

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Can you tell how much fun I had coming up with these lettering styles:)

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After I took this pic, I ended up adding lines to the letters so it looked like they were made out of wood.

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Thanks for including me in your fab day girls!

If you are looking for a planner for your wedding or event, Mary France Hurt and her crew of lovely ladies are ready to work with you.

Have a We are the World Wednesday:)

Debi

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Remember you can still get 40% off Stephen Rapp’s new script font Baghadeer  (until Nov.29) which is on the Hot New Fonts list.

( That’s an additional 10% off for my readers.)

Check out any of my three hand lettered fonts by clicking on their graphics below.

Cantoni made it to #1 on Hot New Fonts, was a Rising Stars list winner for September 2013 and is #9 on the Best Sellers list.

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Dom Loves Mary made it to #4 on Hot New Fonts, was on the Best Sellers list and a Rising Stars winner  in November 2012

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Belluccia made it to#1on Hot New Fonts, was on the Hot New fonts list, spent 26 months on the Best Sellers list and was a Rising Stars winner in July 2011.

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Baby announcement with Cantoni Font

I was thrilled when my client Allison asked me to use my hand lettering

in the baby announcement for her beautiful baby boy Teagen Daniel.

A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!

I immediately contracted the services of  the talented Beverly Verbeke to create the design

while I focused on the hand lettering.

The navy ( darker in the pics than in real life 🙁 ) and orange colors were a fun combination to work with.

The beautiful photographs  of baby Teagen were by Christy Persichini.

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I loved hand lettering the saying she picked from Winne the Pooh.  So sweet! And so true:)

Rising Stars September 2013, Cantoni font, Calligraphy fonts, Cursive fonts, script fonts, hand lettered fonts, fun fonts, fonts for invitations, fonts for weddings, fancy letters, hand lettered baby announcement, hand lettering, calligraphyI chose a fancy block lettering for the quote.

And used my Cantoni font lettering style for his name and the word “love”.

Bev did her magic with the layout and in choosing the perfect complimentary text font.

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A simple heart adds a sweet touch to the back of the announcement.

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Thanks to Allison and Eric for including me in this wonderful moment in time.

It goes by fast… So enjoy your beautiful bouncing boy!

Have a Love me Tender Tuesday 🙂  Debi

I seem to be in an Elvis mood:)

 

Check out any of my three hand lettered fonts by clicking on their graphics below.

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Personalized Ornaments by Lettering Art Studio

The holidays will soon be upon us!

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Here’s a great gift giving idea that you can make yourself!

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This Saturday, November 9, I’ll be giving a presentation

at the local Dallas Calligraphy Guild ( Kaligrafos) meeting.

The topic is “Lettering on Ornaments”.

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 I’ll be demonstrating the how to’s of making a completely personalized decorated ornament.

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From lettering on a rounded surface to adding ribbons, trims, fancy hooks, laminated photos

and other decorations to enhance the look.

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Personalized ornaments make a great gift and can be made to commemorate any occasion:

Holiday, New Baby, New Home,Wedding, Engagement, Graduation, Birthday,

Retirement, Sports Team Win, Teacher Gift, Anniversary, the list goes on!

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Who would you create one for?

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The meeting starts at 9:30 am  at First United Methodist Church in Richardson, Texas – 503 North Central Expressway, Room 217 A.

Park on the north side of the building towards the west.

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The presentation will begin after the business meeting.

There will be 24 “supply packets” available for $5.00.

Those will go fast.  So best to bring your own white ornaments.

You’ll also need a brush.
I suggest an inexpensive type that works well such as Loew-Cornell Soft Comfort  liner, size 10/0.
Or Loew-Cornell Soft Comfort in Round, size 0.
You can find them at Joann Fabrics for around $3.00.

Red and Green paint will be provided.

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Afterwards, there will be a holiday bazaar with hand made items for sale made by Kaligrafos members.

I’ll have some holiday ornaments available for purchase.

I am no longer taking custom orders for this Christmas.

So if you’d like one and don’t want to make it yourself, you can purchase one of these.

I hope you can join me!

Have a Whipper Snapper Wednesday:)

Debi

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Remember you can still get 40% off Stephen Rapp’s new script font Baghadeer which is now on the Hot New Fonts list.

( That’s an additional 10% off for my readers.)

Check out any of my three hand lettered fonts by clicking on their graphics below.

Cantoni made it to #1 on Hot New Fonts, was a Rising Stars list winner for September 2013 and is #12 on the Best Sellers list.

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Halloween Invitation

Last week I posted a tutorial on how I created the address label above for a Halloween party invitation.

Today I would like to show you some of the other pieces that were created for this party.

This client goes all out every year to ensure their Halloween party is memorable.

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with some conceptual input from me.

All of the other pieces that I created were designed to complement this creative design.

 nd lettering, brush lettering, Halloween envelope, creative Halloween envelope, Halloween envelope tutorial, Halloween party invitation, Halloween party signs,Debi Sementelli, Lettering Art StudioThe bags in the upper right will be filled with candy and offered to the guests as party favors.

The sign in the top left, with a little play on words, invites guests to take a party favor home with them.

It was a blast to work on this project!

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Remember you can still get 40% off Stephen Rapp’s new script font Baghadeer which is now on the Best Sellers list.

( That’s an additional 10% off for my readers.)

Have a Monstrous Monday  🙂  Debi

Check out any of my three hand lettered fonts by clicking on their graphics below.

Cantoni made it to #1 on Hot New Fonts, was a Rising Stars list winner for September 2013 and is #8 on the Best Sellers list.

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Halloween Envelope Label Tutorial

I had a fun project recently to create and address the envelopes for this Halloween

party invitation for a dear client. I thought I would share how it was done in case anyone wants to use

it to send a Halloween card.   There’s still time!

hand lettering, brush lettering, Halloween envelope, creative Halloween envelope, Halloween envelope tutorial, Debi Sementelli, Lettering Art StudioThe basic tools include: adhesive labels, scissors, a corner-rounding cutter, red acrylic paint, a black brush marker and a small paint brush

hand lettering, brush lettering, Halloween envelope, creative Halloween envelope, Halloween envelope tutorial, Debi Sementelli, Lettering Art StudioI addressed the labels in a ‘spooky’ lettering style with the brush marker and cut the

corners with the rounding tool.

Then I used the scissors to ‘bite’ off the upper right corner and prominently show the teeth marks.

hand lettering, brush lettering, Halloween envelope, creative Halloween envelope, Halloween envelope tutorial, Debi Sementelli, Lettering Art StudioUse the paint brush and the acrylic paint to create the blood dripping from the bite marks. Ouch!

hand lettering, brush lettering, Halloween envelope, creative Halloween envelope, Halloween envelope tutorial, Debi Sementelli, Lettering Art StudioNow it’s like finger painting in kindergarten all over again.

hand lettering, brush lettering, Halloween envelope, creative Halloween envelope, Halloween envelope tutorial, Debi Sementelli, Lettering Art StudioUse your fingers to create the bloody prints on the label and envelope.

Be sure to also use the brush to create more bloody runs to really make it scary.

hand lettering, brush lettering, Halloween envelope, creative Halloween envelope, Halloween envelope tutorial, Debi Sementelli, Lettering Art StudioThe top photo shows the label affixed to a bubble envelope that we used to mail the invitations.

But as shown in the bottom photo,you can use a regular envelope with or without the label.

This would also look cool on a white envelope or label.

Add some twists to make it your own and impress your friends.

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Remember you can still get 40% off Stephen Rapp’s new script font Baghadeer which is now on the Best Sellers list.

( That’s an additional 10% off for my readers.)

Have a Spectacular Saturday  🙂  Debi

Check out any of my three hand lettered fonts by clicking on their graphics below.

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Pink and White One Year Birthday Party

 My friend Kim, party thrower extraordinaire, recently hosted a first birthday party for her

granddaughter Sophie.

I loved the concept she came up with for the dessert bar and was happy to contribute my brush lettering skills for the sign.

How cute is that pink canopy made by Sophie’s dad!

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I used acrylic paint and a large roll of white paper.

Round and flat brushes were used to create the different lettering styles.

The script lettering is in the style of my new Cantoni font.

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1002947_10103273917924110_1988764017_nThere were lovely personal touches like this sign and flower arrangement throughout the house.

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943215_10103273919336280_1427005057_nProud Mom and Dad, Meredith and Josh.

Happy Birthday Sophie!

Glad I could help you celebrate in style:)

Have a Mix-it-up Monday 🙂

Debi

Thrilled to share that my Cantoni  Font is # 3 in Hot New Fonts and #16 on Best Sellers!

Click on the graphics below to check out all three of my girls 🙂

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Golden Anniversary Guest Book

Some wonderfully sweet neighbors were about to celebrate their golden anniversary and asked me to hand-letter their guest book.

It was such a pleasure to play a small part in this very special event.

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Creating a lettering look that went with the style of the pre-printed type was my goal.

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Here’s an inside look at how I completed the task.

I first created several drafts to get the feel for the stye and size.

I custom mixed gouache paint until I got the perfect color.

Once I was comfortable with the color and the look, I positioned my final draft on my light table with the book page on top.

 I lettered the words using my final draft as a guide to ensure I got the exact placement and size I wanted.

They were thrilled with the final result.

It was nice to do something like this for such a sweet couple.

Happy Golden Anniversary Sandra and Frank!

My new Cantoni font is ready for submission to Myfonts.com.

I’ll be sure to let you know when it is up on the site and ready for purchase.

And I’ll be posting images soon to show you the final results!

In the meantime, my calligraphy fonts, Dom Loves Mary and Belluccia are available for purchase here.

Have a Masterful Monday 🙂

Debi

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Custom Hand Lettering for a Wine Themed Couples Shower Invitation

The lovely book author Suzanne Crowley brought me this darling invitation, from plushpaper on Etsy, for a couples wedding shower and asked me to hand-letter the envelopes.

I matched the script font and the colors to create a coordinated look.

I just love the clean, modern feel of the invitation.

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Here’s another pic of the invitation with the coordinated envelopes.

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Suzanne did a fabulous job with the themed shower decorations.

It started with personalized name tags on each guest’s wine glass. Functional and decorative!

Suzanne’s father, Acree Carlisle, a wildlife artist , did all the lettering on the wine tags and signs.

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Just love the couple’s initials made out of wine corks! She purchased these here on Etsy.

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The chalkboard table runner is clever and allows you to share information about the wines with your guests.

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It’s the Reds versus the Whites.

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Looks delicious!

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The grape cake balls were made by the mother of the groom.  Yummy!

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What a creative use of corks!

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Guests took home a cookie in the shape of a wine bottle or a bunch of grapes.  They were ordered online from Aunt Bea’s Bakery.

A tasty reminder of a memorable evening.

Beautifully done Suzanne!

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

Have a Tasteful Tuesday 🙂

Debi

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Wedding Invitation Suite with Belluccia by Bev Verbeke

Check out this beautiful invitation suite using my Belluccia font by the fabulous designer Beverly Verbeke.

I love how she used the large script initials on all of the pieces of the suite to give them a distinctive look..

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Always love seeing a good design in duplicate!!

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DIY brides, you don’t need to be a calligrapher to create pretty hand-lettering.

Notice the Sheaffer cartridge pen Bev used to address these envelopes.  Just beautiful!

If you’d like to have Bev design your custom invitation you can contact her here at bkv@neo.rr.com.

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

Have a Mammoth Monday 🙂

Debi

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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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