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Flush Besides being the hottest game these days, poker is a great theme for a party because there are so many ways to carry it out. Our first move was to make the invitations look like actual playing cards. In addition to the striking ace of hearts designs, we added little details like a pattern to the back of the cards and used a corner punch to round the corners. Next, we made a menu of sandwiches – you’ll want to serve something easy to eat with one hand! – with poker lingo names. Platinum users can add the ace of hearts design to place cards. This way you can arrange all your players the way you’d like them. The Platinum project uses a white 5x7 card paired with a deep red A7 envelope, white menu cards and place cards. For the design on the back, we used a blue and green harlequin pattern from the Fonts and Graphics 2 collection. The standard PrintingPress designs prove poker is not just for boys. We used a pink and brown palette on a white 4.5 x 6.25 card and paired it with a rich brown A6 envelope. We used the pink and brown argyle pattern from the Fonts and Graphics 2 collection. The menu card was created on a white 4.25 x 5.5 card.
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Living Color The project uses a white 4.5 x 6.25 card and a purple A6 envelope. The blocks of color were imported from the Fonts and Graphics 2 collection. To recolor the photos, select each photo, and select Image, Recolor Image in the Design menu. Do this for each photo and adjust the hue and brightness so the photos coordinate with the color blocks. To add text
to each color block, create a text box for each one and set the color
to off white. For more information on white text, see the April
2004 issue.
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wishes The PrintingPress project features a delicious Valentine bonbon on the top of a 3.5 x 5 card paired with a red 4 Bar envelope designed as an inner envelope. To print the “to” and “from” on the front, write it out in the inner envelope label field in your address book. The Platinum project shows a sweetheart cookie on a folded white 5.5 x 8.5 card and a pink A2 envelope. For the “to” and “from” to appear on the envelope, create an inner envelope and add a text box in the same text style to read “To” and leave space for the names from your mailing list, and then add “From” with your name.
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Fest For the invitations, set the mood by starting with the luscious Cranberry stationery from Mountaincow’s Modern line. Its two-tone red paper and envelope are the perfect rich tones for a Valentine party. The bold burgundy lips and modern Beckles font promise a fun and decadent evening. Platinum users can use a sweet bow border for a romantic style invitation. We used a white 4.5 x 6.25 card and a red A6 envelope. The red text uses the Isabelle font from the Fonts and Graphics 2 collection.
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How
do I use the downloadable projects from the newsletter? First, click on the appropriate link for your version of PrintingPress. Platinum users can easily import both projects, but standard PrintingPress users won’t get the full project if they import a Platinum project. A window will appear offering to open or save the file for you. Choose “Save” and save it to your My Documents folder. Open PrintingPress and choose Import Project from the File menu. In the Open window, select the project from where you saved it in your My Documents folder. Once the project has been imported, you can use it as a template and make the appropriate changes to the text and images to make it your own. Please keep in mind, if the project uses a font from Fonts and Graphics 2 and you do not have Fonts and Graphics 2 installed on your computer, the text will use a default font such as Arial. You will probably have to choose another font to achieve the desired design. The
new graphics you see in the newsletter projects are teasers of what
will be included in our upcoming collections of Fonts & Graphics.
You can use these graphics in other projects by downloading the project,
selecting the graphic and choosing Copy in the Edit
menu. Then open a new project and choose Paste to insert the
graphic into a new project. Stay tuned to Mountaincow Monthly to find
out when new Fonts & Graphics collections become available.
The
What, Where and How of doing your own Wedding Invitations Wednesday,
January 26
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