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Post by cannmom on Aug 10, 2014 2:38:02 GMT
I have some letter sticker sheets that I just keep using; it's like I'm never going to run out of letters. Then there are some that you make one title and never seem to have the right combination of letters left to make anything else. Anyone else notice this phenomenem with your alphabets?
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Post by mama2three on Aug 10, 2014 2:45:06 GMT
All the time. For me, it's usually the E and A I run out of. (E being the most commonly used letter in the English language). I've learned to creatively turn seldom used letters into the ones I need (C becomes a G or vice versa, c becomes e, L turns into E) - thank goodness for the super sharp detail scissors, tweezers, and a good black pen! But, I love letter stickers. They're so quick and easy to use.
Unfortunately, the ones I love most I can no longer find. I wish I had snatched up more when they were everywhere. Has anyone seen the Sonnets Flea Market alphas anywhere? Or, do you know of a stamp set of this alphabet?
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Post by rumplesnat on Aug 10, 2014 2:52:18 GMT
If you Google Scrabble Word Cheats, there are several sites that come up where you can input whatever combination of letters you have and it will generate words that you can make with those letters. I find this to be a really fun challenge to make a layout/title using those words...and some are just crazy funny!
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Post by anniefb on Aug 10, 2014 3:55:11 GMT
Yep, I have this problem too. I often end up cutting titles with my cricut for that reason.
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Post by sunshinestate on Aug 10, 2014 4:06:58 GMT
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 10, 2014 4:47:38 GMT
If you have the Prima ink, you can change all of your letters to the same color. Just spell out your word on a slick piece of plastic and ink away. When it fired, they are all different fonts but the same color.
I do this with the Thicker letters all of the time.
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Post by eisforennui on Aug 10, 2014 11:25:45 GMT
i think it's a tactic to get us to buy more sets of letters, running out of Es so quickly!
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Post by Florida Cindy on Aug 10, 2014 12:53:10 GMT
Yes! It happens quite often. Luckily, I like a little bit of funky. I don't have problems using letters from other sticker sheets.
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Aug 10, 2014 13:33:56 GMT
The thing I like most about letter stickers is making layouts with mismatched letters.
have a great day,
dori
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 10, 2014 14:09:50 GMT
I have a love/hate relationship with letter stickers. I ALWAYS run out of the letters I need. I often find myself one letter short of what I wanted.
That's why I use alphabet stamps so often. An endless supply of all the J's, E's, & Z's that I need.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 10, 2014 14:16:24 GMT
i think it's a tactic to get us to buy more sets of letters, running out of Es so quickly! I wish companies would come out with entire packs of all one letter to supplement with. A pack of E's. A pack of A's. Do any companies do this? |
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Post by rlg510 on Aug 10, 2014 14:50:15 GMT
I love the dies of fonts. I started out with Quickutz and sank a ton of $$ into them. Then, I got the Cricut and loved it because I could make any size I want. Now, I'm back to the Quickutz because the really do go well with Project Life, which I find myself doing more than anything else. There are lots more brands out there now, and I think an investment in them is worth it over the long term.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Aug 10, 2014 15:22:31 GMT
If you have the Prima ink, you can change all of your letters to the same color. Just spell out your word on a slick piece of plastic and ink away. When it fired, they are all different fonts but the same color. I do this with the Thicker letters all of the time. Do you think this would work w/Staz On? I never thought of doing that! I don't have any Prima ink, but if it doesn't work w/Staz On, I will buy Prima in black just for this purposed. Thanx for the tip! |
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 10, 2014 16:26:57 GMT
If you have the Prima ink, you can change all of your letters to the same color. Just spell out your word on a slick piece of plastic and ink away. When it fired, they are all different fonts but the same color. I do this with the Thicker letters all of the time. Do you think this would work w/Staz On? I never thought of doing that! I don't have any Prima ink, but if it doesn't work w/Staz On, I will buy Prima in black just for this purposed. Thanx for the tip! I would think any "juicy" ink would work. The Prima inks are the only brand I have tried. They are kind of like paint. I guess scrapbooking paint would work too. It is a great way to use up tons of unused letters. |
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Post by mama2three on Aug 10, 2014 18:26:57 GMT
i think it's a tactic to get us to buy more sets of letters, running out of Es so quickly! I wish companies would come out with entire packs of all one letter to supplement with. A pack of E's. A pack of A's. Do any companies do this? There used to be a company that did this - 2 or 3 sheets per letter in each alpha set, but I can't remember which company it was. (Probably means they are no longer available!) |
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Post by anniefb on Aug 10, 2014 20:14:47 GMT
If you have the Prima ink, you can change all of your letters to the same color. Just spell out your word on a slick piece of plastic and ink away. When it fired, they are all different fonts but the same color. I do this with the Thicker letters all of the time. What a great tip thanks 950nancy. Will give it a try! |
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Aug 11, 2014 0:51:58 GMT
I wish companies would come out with entire packs of all one letter to supplement with. A pack of E's. A pack of A's. Do any companies do this? There used to be a company that did this - 2 or 3 sheets per letter in each alpha set, but I can't remember which company it was. (Probably means they are no longer available!) Yes, I still have some of them. They were so handy. I haven't seen them in years. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 11, 2014 2:58:18 GMT
You know you've been scrapbooking too long when you intentionally choose your child's name because it has NO duplicate letters, LOL! DH's full name is relatively short, and even so would burn through most if not all of the E's and R's on a sticker sheet all by himself. One of my nieces had a kid and it's a good thing she doesn't scrapbook because her DD's full name has FIVE L's. FIVE! Seriously though, that's why I use my cutter for virtually all of my page titles and larger lettering. I never run out of letters that way.  ETA: I think SRM used to have rolls of alphabet stickers sheets with four copies of one letter per sticker sheet or so. But nobody sells stickers on a roll anymore. |
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