Kate sent animal print Neuland lettering with the with the tiger stamp. I like her variation on the J. Traditional Neuland is all-thick/no-thin - but busting out of tradition is part of the fun of lettering. You get to decide how many alternatives you want to insert. Sometimes one is the right amount. It all depends on the letters.
Was this an impulse - or did she do a few practice Js? Maybe she will tell us. I know when it comes to my practice names - I often start with Kate's name because it does not have any problem letters. It's also a nice number of letters for warm up. A while back, I remember listing the exchange names according to the number of letters in the name and it seems like it contributed to me liking the outcome. Maybe I'll do that on my August envelopes.....another cliffhanger. No - not a cliffhanger - just something that might come up again. I do have a *come up again topic for tomorrow.*
Here is a quick add-on. The video is almost 12 minutes and is a very precise and useful tutorial if you want very precise envelopes. There was nothing new to me - except the very quick and easy tip he has for making the flap meet the lower section with very satisfying precision. I'm a convert.
The trick (tip) starts at 1 min and 50 seconds into the video. He finishes up the envelope and then goes back to show a deluxe version. I'm OK with how he lines the envelope - but I do not like the odd scraps that he adds to the small vertical flaps. I do appreciate that he has that *thing* for saving scraps of paper and using them up - but, for me, it is way overboard - and does not add to the overall design.
I'll probably look at a few more of his videos - and report back if I find more good stuff.
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