Font Mania - August 2010

[Marcie]

Well I'm running a bit behind today and I'm sorry for the delay, but without any further complications here is your challenge.

I saw this font on Dafonts and thought it would make a great stamped looking font. For this challenge you must use this the font Dirtybag (http://www.dafont.com/dirtybag.font) in your layout in someway.

You can go here (http://www.dafont.com/dirtybag.font) to download it. The font is free for personal use only and everyone must download it themselves.

Here is a layou (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=549&title=cape-may-page-1&cat=506)t I did using Dirtybag in my title. (The kit will be coming to a store near you soon.)

http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/data/506/060509-Cape-May-1v2.jpg

Attached is the preview for your prize which is an addon to my newest kit Garden Delights (http://digitaldesignden.com/xcart/product.php?productid=1865&cat=0&page=1). It is also on sale for the next week.

I can't wait to see what you all come up with.

[sandy]

Great choice of a font Marcie! Got it downloaded!

[Marcie]

THanks. :) Now to wait to see what you come up with. :p

[Karen]

I've downloaded it too Marcie but I've misplaced my thinking cap - again!

Karen

[Marcie]

Oh Karen did I forget to tell you? :eek: I've borrowed it.:D I shall send it back as soon as I'm done with my new kit. :rofl2::rofl2:

[GreenEyedLadyDesigns]

LOVE me some grungy fonts!!!!

[Karen]

Oh Karen did I forget to tell you? I've borrowed it.:D I shall send it back as soon as I'm done with my new kit. :rofl2:

So that's where it is! Just make sure you get Scottie to beam it back as soon as you have finished with it :rofl2::rofl2:

Karen

[msbrad]

Wonderful font choice for titlework, Marcie.
I am thinking. I have photos in mind, as soon as they are located.(from the beach last week).

[NancyP]

What a wonderful font for little boys---and I have LOTS of photos of them!!!!

[Diane]

Great font choice, Marcie, and love your layout, too!

(Before you give Karen her thinking cap back, could you pass it by me first?:rofl2:)

[Miss Pepper]

Love the font! Marcie. I'm thinking I need a thinking cap also :) :) . Must be the summer heat... no thoughts...

[Andrea]

Great choice of fonts... You either love these types of challenges or hate them... Think I am gonna love this one!

[Marcie]

Great font choice, Marcie, and love your layout, too!

(Before you give Karen her thinking cap back, could you pass it by me first?

So that's where it is! Just make sure you get Scottie to beam it back as soon as you have finished with it

Karen

Love the font! Marcie. I'm thinking I need a thinking cap also :) :) . Must be the summer heat... no thoughts...

Karen I will certainly have scottie beam it back, but I think it needs to make a few stops on the way. So I'll send it off to Diane now and if she could forward it to Lella. Then Lella can send it back to you. Now don'lt take too long with it girls as Karen needs it back to finish my challenge. :D

I'm happy to see that everyone likes the font I chosed.

[Muriel]

Great front...Have it downloaded...now to grab that cap as it goes by.

[coppercurls]

No. I need that thinking cap! Cool font.

[Karen]

At this rate, I'm never going to get my thinking cap back - next time you borrow my thinking cap, don't tell anyone else Marcie.

Karen

[KimR.]

I have an idea for this one!

[landorasue]

When I downloaded this font, the filename is DIRTYBAG__.otf. What type of font is this. Most of my fonts are .ttf. I'm unable to view a preview of the .otf font.

[landorasue]

When I downloaded this font, the filename is DIRTYBAG__.otf. What type of font is this. Most of my fonts are .ttf. I'm unable to view a preview of the .otf font.

For the life of me, I cannot get this font to work. Is there something about the .otf that's keeping it from working in PSE8-Win7? Never have problems with fonts, otherwise.

[Marcie]

Sorry Karen I did'nt realize your cap would be so popular. Guess we are all in a bit of a pickle. LOL.

Lana I'm not sure why you can not see O type fonts. Are you loading it where all of your other fonts go? OR do you keep them in a separate folder? I have windows and can see O type fonts without an issue.

[landorasue]

Lana I'm not sure why you can not see O type fonts. Are you loading it where all of your other fonts go? OR do you keep them in a separate folder? I have windows and can see O type fonts without an issue.

Marcie, I keep all my downloaded fonts in a separate folder. Whenever I want to use one of these fonts, I open ACDSee before opening PSE. This allows me to use any of my downloaded fonts.

[Marcie]

Marcie, I keep all my downloaded fonts in a separate folder. Whenever I want to use one of these fonts, I open ACDSee before opening PSE. This allows me to use any of my downloaded fonts.

Okay I wonder if Acdsee is having a problem with it? I too keep my fonts in a separate folder. What if you made a copy and put it in the windows font folder? See if it will work in pse 8.

[landorasue]

Okay I wonder if Acdsee is having a problem with it? I too keep my fonts in a separate folder. What if you made a copy and put it in the windows font folder? See if it will work in pse 8.

How do you work with fonts kept in a separate folder? I would prefer leaving them there, rather than placing them in the Windows Fonts folder. I'll have to check into whether or not ACDSee recognizes Open fonts.

[Marcie]

How do you work with fonts kept in a separate folder? I would prefer leaving them there, rather than placing them in the Windows Fonts folder. I'll have to check into whether or not ACDSee recognizes Open fonts.

Normally when my program called the font thing is working, I open that and it will temporarily load them in the windows font folder. Then when I'm finished with that font, I uncheck it and it removes it. It is alwasy in my separate folder though.

I was thinking for this challenge you could personally load it, and then go in and remove it since you know what it is called. Let me know then if acdsee does not reconized o type fonts. I've just gotten that program and did not realize it did that. Still learning.

[Marcie]

Hey Lana, I just checked with Michi as she has pse 8 and windows. She also has pse 6. She too uses acdsee the same way you do. She has no problems in seeing the font at all. I wonder if your download was not correctly done. Have you tried redolwnloading?

[Reene]

Hey, I want a shot at Karen's Think'n Cap too. I'll bet it's got lots and lots of ideas it wouldn't miss at all! Oh well, I'll just see what I can do with my own Think'n Cap. Love the font.

[landorasue]

Hey Lana, I just checked with Michi as she has pse 8 and windows. She also has pse 6. She too uses acdsee the same way you do. She has no problems in seeing the font at all. I wonder if your download was not correctly done. Have you tried redolwnloading?

I have downloaded Dirtybag several times, always with the same results in ACDsee. I have contacted ACDsee tech support via email. Should hear from them soon.

I don't have any problems with .ttf fonts, just this .otf font. The 3rd one is the .otf font. Michi, if you have any suggestions, too, let me know.

http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/data/500/thumbs/ACDSee_12-Fonts_Preview.JPG (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=605&title=acdsee-fonts-preview&cat=500)
ACDSee Fonts Preview (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=605&title=acdsee-fonts-preview&cat=500)

[Marcie]

I have downloaded Dirtybag several times, always with the same results in ACDsee. I have contacted ACDsee tech support via email. Should hear from them soon.

I don't have any problems with .ttf fonts, just this .otf font. The 3rd one is the .otf font. Michi, if you have any suggestions, too, let me know.

http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/data/500/thumbs/ACDSee_12-Fonts_Preview.JPG (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=605&title=acdsee-fonts-preview&cat=500)
ACDSee Fonts Preview (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=605&title=acdsee-fonts-preview&cat=500)

Yes it does look to me like Acdsee is not reading the font correctly. I wonder why? Let me know how it turns out then.

[msbrad]

Hi there, As I was not paying good attention to Marcie last night on the blackberry and watching baseball...[sorry about that]:o

I believe ACDSee is for ttf fonts.

To use this one:
Open the folder where you have the font stored.
Double click it so you see: The quick brown fox...over and over..
Then minimize that screen.
Open pse
Open your document
Click -Type tool, and it will be in there in the drop down list.

Just checked with pse: 6, 8 and Cs5 (all worked).

When you close out your min. font window, it goes away.

I am not quite done with my LO, but my text is in place. So when I open it back up, I get a message box stating font is not there, which ok, as I do not plan to edit it.

HTH

[landorasue]

Hi there, As I was not paying good attention to Marcie last night on the blackberry and watching baseball...[sorry about that]:o

I believe ACDSee is for ttf fonts.

To use this one:
Open the folder where you have the font stored.
Double click it so you see: The quick brown fox...over and over..
Then minimize that screen.
Open pse
Open your document
Click -Type tool, and it will be in there in the drop down list.

Just checked with pse: 6, 8 and Cs5 (all worked).

When you close out your min. font window, it goes away.

I am not quite done with my LO, but my text is in place. So when I open it back up, I get a message box stating font is not there, which ok, as I do not plan to edit it.

HTH

Thanks, Michi. I'll try this method with the .otf file.

[landorasue]

Hi there, As I was not paying good attention to Marcie last night on the blackberry and watching baseball...[sorry about that]:o

I believe ACDSee is for ttf fonts.

To use this one:
Open the folder where you have the font stored.
Double click it so you see: The quick brown fox...over and over..
Then minimize that screen.
Open pse
Open your document
Click -Type tool, and it will be in there in the drop down list.

Just checked with pse: 6, 8 and Cs5 (all worked).

When you close out your min. font window, it goes away.

I am not quite done with my LO, but my text is in place. So when I open it back up, I get a message box stating font is not there, which ok, as I do not plan to edit it.

HTH

Michi, I tried the above (minimizing the font) three times, and it does not work for me. I made sure PSE was closed before following the directions. Then opened PSE. It never appeared in the font list. I wonder if there is some setting in PSE that I need to click. Are you using Win7?

I installed the font, and it works fine. But I would rather not install downloaded fonts. Not sure what the problem is with this particular font.

[msbrad]

Michi, I tried the above (minimizing the font) three times, and it does not work for me. I made sure PSE was closed before following the directions. Then opened PSE. It never appeared in the font list. I wonder if there is some setting in PSE that I need to click. Are you using Win7?

I installed the font, and it works fine. But I would rather not install downloaded fonts. Not sure what the problem is with this particular font.
I have XP, and hubby has Vista. Neither of us had any problem.

[landorasue]

This is so saddening for me. I simply do not know what the issue is. I'll wait and see what I hear from ACDSee.

[landorasue]

Finally, here is my font LO! I also used Sketch 0730. Is that okay to complete two challenges in one LO?

http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/data/540/thumbs/Dakota-Hair-Cut-01-4WEB.jpg (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=612&title=font-dirtybag-3a-true-love&cat=540)
Font-Dirtybag: True Lo... (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=612&title=font-dirtybag-3a-true-love&cat=540)

[msbrad]

Here's mine, after I finally located the rest of the photos.
Super title font Marcie, Thank you.
Gone Fishin'
http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/data/540/Longboat_Ben-Fishing_3.jpg (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=615&title=gone-fishin-27&cat=540)

[Marcie]

Great layouts ladies. Lana I see you finally got the font to work. How did you do it? Did Michi's method work? (Who of course was not paying attention to me! I see where I rate :D)

I'm currently trying to find out the answer for your second question Lana. I'll let you know soon.

[landorasue]

Marcie, I finally had to install the font. Nothing else worked.

[robyn]

I don't see a problem in doing two challenges in one.

Killing two birds with one stone, so to speak!

[MsKaty]

Here is my LO for this challenge. This is Lucy, a granddog, and her friend Tigger. She is really a darling dog.
http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/data/540/Lucy-copy.jpg (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/data/540/Lucy-copy.jpg)

[Marcie]

Marcie, I finally had to install the font. Nothing else worked.

I know you were trying not to do that and I'm sorry you had to do that. I guess support had no answers either for you. It is a good font and a shame you have to install it to use it, and then remove it when you are done. Maybe you could make an alpha sheet with it and save that with the actual font. They you could just copy and past the letters on.

[Marcie]

Katy that is an adorable layout. He is so cute with that tigger too.

[Reene]

file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Clareene/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-12.pnghttp://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/data/540/thumbs/Car-Show_4e.gif (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=669&title=love-those-old-cars&cat=540)
Love Those Old Cars
Reene (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/member.php?uid=79&username=reene)

[Karen]

The Yarloop Workshop is a huge complex which catered for the local mill and all its ancillary activities. Most of the complex is rusty and dusty but very interesting despite this. Once the original machinery came to Yarloop, all repairs and maintenance was carried out at the workshop. This included making replacement parts for any of the machinery that was used at the mill and at the workshop.

http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/data/540/thumbs/FontChallenge.jpg

Karen

[Marcie]

Wonderful layouts ladies. I left you some love in the gallery.

Karen I see you got your thinking cap back. Hope it is still fitting you right and it has not "wondered off" again. :D

[Karen]

Yes thanks Marcie and what's more, I've got it under lock and key [giggling]

Karen

[Marcie]

OH man I won't be able to sneak out from under the rug anymore. :( :rofl2:

[Karen]

No definitely not! But if you ask nicely and promise to send it straight back, I will lend it to you [giggling]

Karen

[Marcie]

No definitely not! But if you ask nicely and promise to send it straight back, I will lend it to you [giggling]

Karen

Oh, oh pretty please. It helped so much with my last kit and I'm working on another. :p It will come straight home with no wanderings this time.

[Marcie]

Just to let everyone know I have posted the prize for this challenge in the first thread.

[Diane]

Here's my entry for this challenge!

http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=879&title=dirty-laundry&cat=540

http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/data/540/FontMania-challenge--Aug201.jpg

[Marcie]

LOl Diane. I think that happens in my house too.

[Karen]

Oh, oh pretty please. It helped so much with my last kit and I'm working on another. :p It will come straight home with no wanderings this time.

Here you are Marcie, I've finished with it for a while. Take good care of it and send it back when you've finished [giggling]

Karen

PS Don't know how I missed your post

[Marcie]

Here you are Marcie, I've finished with it for a while. Take good care of it and send it back when you've finished [giggling]

Karen

PS Don't know how I missed your post

Oh thank you. I will be using for a couple of days okay? FInished working and now I can create! :)

Happens to me all the time. Thought I saw it and didn't. No worries.

[Andrea]

I finally got around to do this 2 pager and only to find out I duped the 2 bottom photos for both pages... Need to go back and redo the right side of the page......

Left Side (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=938&title=mom-2c-dad-and-babyleft-side&cat=540)

[Andrea]

Redid and posted the Right Side (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=948&title=mom-2c-dad-and-babyright-side&cat=540)...

Thanxs Marcie!

[Digidonna]

Andrea, Love your layouts and the photos of the eagles. When my son was in high school, he brought us an eagle print back with him from a band trip. Since then our collection has grown with a lot of eagle paintings and figurines.

[Sassy]

ooops forgot to link back here...I recently got out of hospital from spinal surgery and these orchids were a gift from my work colleagues, there's nothing better than nurturing a plant to aid in your own healing :)

Orchids (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=920&title=orchid&cat=all)

[Marcie]

Andrea I love seeing those eagles. They are beautiful animals and your shots were wonderful.

[Marcie]

Sassy oh I love orchids and those are beautiful. Love how you made them pop on that page too.

[Andrea]

Thanxs Donna and Marcie... They are beautiful birds.. Can't wait till the late fall when they come back to rebuild their nest and start the life cycle again...

[Magnolia57]

Finally got mine done. I'll be gone for several days - back on Sunday evening.

San Xavier del Bac (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1013&nocache=1)
http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/data/540/medium/DDD-August-2010-font-challe.jpg?3990

[Marcie]

That place looks gorgeous!

[Karen]

Phyllis that is beautiful, I've left some love in the gallery.

Karen

[KimR.]

I knew which photos I'd use for this challenge as soon as I saw the font!

Traffic Jam!

http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/data/540/Traffic-Jam--Sketch-by-sand.jpg (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1041&title=traffic-jam&cat=540)

[Maree]

Here is mine.. Thanks for the challenge and another addition to my fonts :)
http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/data/540/mozz_RDD_Fresh_QC_230810.jpg (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1147&title=we-are-family&cat=540)

[Miss Pepper]

Wild is dirtbag font with painted wood style #7 from Snickerdoodle Designs by Karen on it.

http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/data/520/Wild-Thing.jpg (http://www.digitaldesignden.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1205&title=wild-thing&cat=520)

[Marcie]

Sorry everyone I'm having internet problems and sometimes I can get on and other times I can't. I'm on now for a bit of time so I'm off to look at what you all have posted.

Lella I love that panther!

[Marcie]

Well Kim I don't think I've ever been in that kind of traffic jam! Very cool pictures and I'm glad you had your camera with you. :)

Moll Love that page. Now I'm off to the gallery to leave some more love.

[Marcie]

THank you for participating in my challenge. I have sent out the prizes so if you did not recieve it, let me know.