A while ago I started talking about fonts. While back then we covered a little about typewriter fonts, today I’d like to share some insight into handwriting fonts. After all, we create scrapbook pages in order to keep our memories, which means journaling is part of the process. Also, we like for our layouts to look as close to the real deal as possible, and what better way to achieve that look than by adding some handwritten sentiments to the page? Let me take it even a little further – what better way to journal our memories and thoughts than to use our very own handwriting?

Now, there are lots of handwriting fonts out. Some for free, others need to be purchased. Again, a great source for some fun and interesting handwriting fonts is dafont. But I’ve also found other handwriting fonts at other websites by simply googling the search term “download free handwriting fonts.”

Some of my favorite handwriting fonts are:

But of course, there are many more fonts that would look great on any layout.

When we talk about handwriting fonts, however, we need to differentiate between print and script. Today, I focus on the print style fonts.

Handwriting fonts can give your scrap-page a very personal feel. They are fun to use for journaling, for date elements, but I have used them many times for titles as well by simply adding a journal strip behind or creating a sticker with them for better visibility.

Here are a few examples of some pages I created, featuring some handwriting fonts:

Font Designers

As most of you surely know, there are also some designers who create handwriting fonts specifically for scrapbooking purposes. Simply check out your favorite digi-scrap store and see whether they have a font service available.

Darcy Baldwin (SSD) for one, is such a designer. Not only does she have tons of awesome handwriting fonts for a really low price in her store, she also offers font services to anyone who would like to have their own handwriting turned into a True Type Font (TTF) for use on their computer. As I said earlier: having your own handwriting to journal your memories and thoughts will make your digital scrapbook pages even more personal.

I got my own handwriting done by Darcy almost a year ago, and I can’t tell how excited I was to see how close to the original this font looked, and to “write” my sentiments with my own “hand” onto my layout! If you haven’t gotten your handwriting done yet, you should try it. It makes a huge difference to use your own handwriting on your pages, instead of someone else’s.

Here is my handwriting font, which by the way you can purchase at Darcy’s store, as well:

Featuring: DJB Squirrels In My Pants

Fonts for Peas

Lastly, I’d like to share with you another website where you also can download a ton of awesome handwriting fonts for free. It’s Kevin and Amanda’s blog. They even turn your handwriting into a font (provided you submit your sample), and they do it for free! Of course, then your handwriting will also be distributed on their website for free, and becomes shareware. If that’s not what you desire, you can still find a treasury of various handwriting fonts for free download, as well as some fonts that work great for scrapbooking. Don’t miss out on what they have to offer, if you haven’t heard of the “Fonts for Peas,” yet!