Simple Modification of Word Arts

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  1. Feb 19, 2014 #1
    Dalis

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    Hi everyone, Dalis here with a pretty simple but powerful trick. Start loving (even more) your word arts! Have you ever bought a kit or an element pack and you wish you could modify slightly a Word Art (WA)? Or buy a date pack thinking it was a number pack? (Like I DID!) I am here to tell you we can modify those WA in no time (at least most of them).

    I got this super cute date set thinking for a moment that it was a number pack. I was ready to add my age (38) to the page when I realized my problem. Yep, no #38 because there are no month that has 38 days. I immediately started doing my super simple modify trick and then I realize, wait this is a great TRICK… so here it is! Ready?

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  2. Feb 20, 2014 #2
    buzinettescrap

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    Simple!!! but I'm not sure I would have immediately thought ... Thanks for this share
     
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  3. Feb 20, 2014 #3
    Dalis

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    Your welcome, I do this all the time, changing words in word arts. My usual is to change "boy" to "girl", since my girl is a tomboy and I use a lot of boy kits for her.
     
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    michelepixels

    michelepixels A pun is not fully matured until it is full groan.

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    I'm looking for new digiscrapping inspiration in the TLP Learning forum. I'm going through these 237 Learning forum posts, learning and practicing and scrapping more!

    This technique isn't actually new to me, but I like starting things easily. :D I modify Lynne Grieveson's Stitched Down Dates all the time because I scrap a lot of things that happened long ago. Another thing I do is flip the duplicated number and rotate it so it looks a bit different than the original.

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    Ferdy

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    Oh, I've done this before, it's really a great trick, @Dalis !! thanks for the post!!
     
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    AJK

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    Yup. I alter typography often!
     
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  7. Sep 6, 2020 #7
    keepscrappin

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    I do this all the time too! In fact, I did it on the layout I just posted a minute ago. :agree
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    I cut off summer on goodbye summer and I took off the beginning of the quote to leave i'm finding myself.
     
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    HeatherB

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    Great tutorial! I've done this myself, especially with date elements that didn't have the right year that I needed.n Great way to extend the use of our supplies!
     
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  9. Sep 6, 2020 #9
    Dalis

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    What a blast from the past!!!! I still do this so often. I sometimes feel a bit guilty doing this if I am using something to promote a specific kit because I don't want to "trick" anyone, but this shows the flexibility of the kits. LOL!!!

     
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  10. Sep 6, 2020 #10
    littlekiwi

    littlekiwi I charge by the hour for anything before noon

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    Wow, never would have thought to modify word arts in that way. Thanks for sharing @Dalis
     
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    Dalis

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    Jennifer, wait until you get used to doing it, then that will be the way to go.
     
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    bellbird

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    I love seeing this post resurrected! It's a trick that stands the test of time no matter the program!
    I've grabbed Document Your December number packs before and had the 'why do they stop at 31?' thought after unzipping & then that 'well d'uh' realisation moment.
    It took me a while to get the brainwave that said just stick the '20' & the 'whatever teen' number next to each other to make the relevant year for the date of the photo. (my brain can't fathom thinking forward past 2031!)
     
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    cfile

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    I do that too.. great tutorial @Dalis to show the "How To's" :)
     
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    Dalis

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    Yes, it's specially good for those sets with year that you love the font but are "too" old. LOL!!!
     
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    Dalis

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    Thanks Christa, I may still do this a lot!
     
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    Angela Toucan

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    I copied and then cropped he r from adventure, then added it at the end for my title - adventurer.
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    Dalis

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    Yes, this is the beauty of modifying those WAs.
     
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    keepscrappin

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    dotcomkari

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    littlekiwi

    littlekiwi I charge by the hour for anything before noon

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    You were so right @Dalis.....once you start, theres no stopping, its so much fun. I think I've done some sort of modification on most of my more recent layouts

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