Christmas FONTography
Wow… less than a week until Christmas and Kwanzaa! And only 1 more day of Chanukah. I know there are lots of you who find yourselves right where I am… too much to do and not enough time to do it. So I know you’ll forgive me for scrimping a bit on this week’s tutorial, and I know you’ll understand when I tell you that I’m taking next Tuesday off. Sort of. It’s my turn to work Christmas in the pediatric ICU and on the 25th and 26th, that’s where I’ll be.
Okay, now that’s out of the way, let’s talk about those holiday layouts we’re all going to be creating over the next couple of weeks. I’d like to share some amazing Christmas/winter/elegant fonts that would be fabulous for titles or journaling. I checked out a few online earlier today and found some real gems!
The next few images are all from 1001fonts.com. There are some dingbats in there too – that could come in handy someday… you never know! They are all free, but please consider making a donation to the fontographer if you like their work.
As you can see, there are a variety of styles and moods here.
I just love the titles some of them have, don’t you? Very descriptive.
I don’t know about you but I may never have enough fonts.
Some of these are already in my collection but I need more!!
The images and fonts below are from another of my favourite font sources, dafont.com. You might notice there are some duplicates, but each site has a nice selection of unique fonts.
Santa’s Sleigh has been one of my collected fonts for years. Do you have a favourite?
Some of these make me think of Christmases when I was a kid.
And of course, there’s gotta be some snow in there. And tinsel! City of Light would be awesome for Chanukah layouts, wouldn’t it?
There are some here I’d be hard pressed to find a use for, but there are so many more that I could definitely make work for me.
I’ve barely scratched the surface here. There are hundreds of free and low-cost festive fonts out there if you have a minute to look for them. I’m going back right now to download some more… instead of wrapping gifts or cleaning my house.
Below are some of the fonts I’ve hoarded over the years, both free and paid-for. They’re not all typical Christmas-y fonts, but would absolutely work. I think Peanut Butter Smoothies would be terrific for story-telling.
If you need a refresher on combining fonts, you can find that tutorial here.
I can’t wait to see all the special layouts you’re going to create with your family photos. You can be sure I’m going to be looking for some of these fonts. Guaranteed! Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanzaa… Festivus, Alban Arthan, whatever winter festival you’re celebrating… and a Happy New Year!
Great Christmas Font Freebies right now too at https://thehungryjpeg.com/christmas-freebies/
oh YES! i have a separate font folder for Christmas fonts and while i have quite a few of these, i’m seeing a few more that are of a dire NECESSITY!!! thank you!
Thanks for sharing these lovely Christmas/holiday fonts — I have a few, but always love to add some to my stash. & many thanks, Jan, for putting all these tutorials together for us … I have so many bookmarked! (I did skim over last weeks & hope to have time to really go over it after the holidays. I’ve made a few adjustments to photos, but my eyes aren’t that great so I don’t think I do a very good job at it … I appreciate all the tips you’ve given us on that & so many other tools of PSE!
Sad that you have to work the holiday … but then I’m sure you’ll bring cheer to all those kids that have to be there; not fun for them at all! Have a beautiful Christmas & a blessed and wonderful New Year!! Thanks, Jan!
Merry Christmas ObiWan, and thanks for a year of dedicated tutorials. I’m glad you’re giving yourself a break for next week, and mahalo also for all the loving care i know you’ll be giving to patients and families at work on those post Christmas days. You are so appreciated, Jan!!
aloha, glee
Thank you Glee for your loving comments. I do enjoy writing these tutorials and want to do them justice, so a mini-break will only help with that.
You’re very welcome, Pam. If you’re worried about overdoing it with edits (Heaven knows I’ve blown a few quite badly!) don’t forget to zoom back out after you make a change so you can gauge the overall effect. And if my experience is worth anything, I recommend going less, rather than more.
Christmas in the PICU is a very special day and I never complain about having to work. After all, my patients don’t want to be there at all. And their families deserve a little TLC too.
Yeah… I downloaded a dozen new ones after I posted.
There are some really lovely freebies at The Hungry JPEG; thank you for the reminder. I do try not to steer people to sites that require registration though.