Today I had a chance to play with another cool CHA prototype toy--meet Brayton, the font that I begged for! As much as I've enjoyed the Just Rite Stampers Small Letters with the round blocks, I was really excited about their new larger font offerings that would enable me to easily set up any sentiment I wanted.
As you can see from the picture below, Just Rite is going to be offering long wooden blocks on which you can build horizontal sentiments. I've shown only the larger block and one font set, Brayton, but the Harmony Rectangular Set includes both large and medium-sized blocks, compatible with any of their fonts. The fonts come complete with 25pt., 50 pt., and 95pt. sized characters in each set--296 pieces per set, stacked in an area about 6-1/2" x 2-1/4" x 1-1/2" tall! I really like using the wooden blocks because it's the simplest way to use my own ink pads. I read on the JSR website that these will be shipping in mid-September, but they are available now for pre-order if you "need" them as much as I did!
Now for the details: I used Cosmo Cricket Fleuriste paper in the 8" x 8" pad, along with Antique Linen Distress ink and Versamagic Perfect Plumeria ink. I did a little edge-distressing with the side of my scissors, along with a bit of sewing and sanding. Buttons are Autumn Leaves Foof-a-La. I used buttons instead of ribbon on this card, because I wanted to make it gender-neutral and appropriate for a serious situation.
You might notice that two letters on my block are missing; I used enough repeating letters that I was two letters short. I simply left a space for those two letters, then peeled then off and stamped them separately after I stamped the whole image. I've heard the "Courage is fear that has said its prayers" quotation enough for it to stick in my head, but I had to look up the author: it seems to be originally attributed to Dorothy Bernard, though others have used it since then. I think I might need to start a list of encouraging quotations now that I can easily align and stamp my own sentiments!
