This is a basic card I did, to practice I keep writing cards and sending them to people.  As seen I used old english for the capitals above with a silver metalic pen.  I used a black sheffer foutian pen for the bottom letters. The main lettering font is a combination of Unical / Half Unical. 
I'm thinking going forward I will use the same font style all the way through and just enlarge the emphasized letters that I want, thoughts?

This is a multi step process, which I'll be posting for another piece coming up.

the art of hand lettering

After taking a few books out of the library, I have become hooked on the challenge of fine hand lettering.  I have chosen to focus solely on Uncial and Half Uncial alphabets.  I took the letters from both and use a mix of the two that appeal to me most.  If I use the letter A from the Uncial Alphabet, I will consistently apply it through the piece.  I do mix letters styles from both alphabets though.  The most useful book I have bought so far has been Calligrahpy, A course in Hand Lettering by Maryanne Grebenstein.

As I work on future pieces I will attempt to remember to photograph them and post them as I move through the stages to completion.