SBC 4.0 offers a couple fun ways to use fonts. Inside the program, you can use any font and fill it with paper by going to the Insert ribbon and then in the text category selecting shape. I love doing this to add some papers and outlines to my fonts. But did you know that you can also make shapes from fonts? Making a font into shapes will allow you to fill your font with photos AND be able to adjust them just the way you want them. You probably already have some dingbat fonts installed on your computer and... Continue reading

Last year, I sent in a Valentine’s card with my then 8-year-old that was a hit with his classmates—a Cootie Catcher! It was so nicely done that some mothers assumed I’d bought it until they noticed the picture of my son inside the catcher and then they were really impressed. It doesn’t take a lot of time to set up, but it’s got a lot of Wow Factor. Let me walk you through it... 1) Set up an 8”x8” custom project in SBC+. Insert an Empty Frame [Mac: Insert a rectangle]. Right click on it and go to Properties and... Continue reading