December Journaling Challenge

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  1. ashleywb

    ashleywb Sand in my toes

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    Well, after a couple months of struggling to update photoshop and an eventual hard drive crash, I am so happy to be back and hosting the Journaling Challenge for this final month of the year! December...can you believe it?

    Your challenge this month is to use a drop cap in your journaling. A drop cap is simply a larger letter used to mark the beginning of a text. The practice of using drop caps has been around for centuries and has been used to add emphasis and aesthetic beauty to the written word.

    Here are some examples. From the simple use of a similar font:

    drop cap 1.jpg

    To more elaborate and artistic versions:

    drop cap 2.jpg drop cap 3.jpg

    Your drop cap can be as simple or elaborate as you like. Feel free to use a font, an alpha, or something of your own design. I won't be requiring a certain number of words in your journaling, but you will probably need several lines in order to make the drop cap effective.

    Here is my layout using one of Heather Joyce's hand drawn alphas as my drop cap.

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    So, off you go. Can't wait to see your pages using a drop cap.

    Gentle Reminder: Your page must contain at least 75% Lilypad product. Your page should be posted to the Lilypad Gallery and then linked to the December Challenge Layouts thread so it can be tracked, and to this thread.

    The Lilypad uses a percent system for our challenges; the number of challenges you participate in determines the store discount you will receive at the end of the month:

    2 challenges = 10% off
    4 challenges = 20% off
    6 challenges = 30% off

    If you complete 7 challenges, you will receive a coupon for 30% off, plus you will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate from the Lilypad! The first seven challenges will be posted on the first of the month; the eighth challenge is the BYOC challenge, which is posted on BYOC release day. Each page counts for one challenge (you cannot use one layout for multiple challenges).
     
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  2. AJK

    AJK I plead the 5th ...

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    COOL!
     
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  3. StefanieS

    StefanieS Think it over, think it under

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    Janisn Well-Known Member

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    I'm fascinated by Santas from other countries, so this is my research on Sinterklaas from the Netherlands
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    MariSt Well-Known Member

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    zinzilah One step at a time

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    Roxana Bananas for radishes

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    mary kate Well-Known Member

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    Song by the Barra MacNeils, from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, from their first Christmas album.

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  9. garrynkim

    garrynkim I'm not messy, I'm just really creative!

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    Fun challenge, thank you!
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    Erin Taylor Well-Known Member

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    michele hillam Loading up the bookmobile

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  12. mywisecrafts

    mywisecrafts Pollywog

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    Thank you so much for this challenge!
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  13. katell

    katell CT - Sara Gleason

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    thanks for this challenge!

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  14. quietgirl

    quietgirl Active Member

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    Loved this! I forget to do this and it is such a neat treatment. thank you!
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    Scrap by Irre Well-Known Member

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  16. Electra

    Electra Shutterbug

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    I loved this challenge, thank you!
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  17. Pachimac

    Pachimac Give me all the cliché Christmas movies

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  18. mcurtt

    mcurtt give me all the paleo brownies

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    I don't use drop caps often enough...

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    flowersgal I have big ears and wide arms

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