The Reflections Lettering and Tracing Instrument is a step in the right direction for those of us who can't journal worth a darn.  What it allows you to do is take a predefined set of lines and transpose them onto your layouts.  

There is nothing worse than finishing a page that took forever to create and realizing that the journaling is crooked.  It is also frustrating to find out that your great idea of writing in a circle looks bad because the circle is lopsided.

The majority of the people that I know keep the stencil people in business because we just can't journal.  I understand that there are some people out there who can do anything that they want to do.  (Helen, not to mention any names.  Click here to see some of Helen's journaling.)

 
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A note of caution....You should use the tracer in a well lit area.
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But back to the Lettering and tracing instrument...How it works is that you have the clear side in front of you and you look over the clear side through the black, or tinted side.  That is where the image or lines will be displayed.  By placing your layout underneath the tinted glass side you can see your layout with the guide lines.

The tinted side of the tracer can be moved to allow you to see your entire page.  Once you have finished transposing your lines, or pattern for that matter, you can then journal your heart away knowing that you have created something that will be straight, and perfect.  

To view the complete set of instructions for this product click on the picture to the right, and please be patient because the page may take a little while to appear. These are large (high quality) files and will take longer than normal to view.

For more information you can visit NuCentury's website at http://www.nucentury.net/   They have lots of stuff that you can print out to use with your tracer.  (Style sheets, etc.)