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Offline Erica McPhee

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Re: How to Design Calligraphy Monograms
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2014, 01:05:50 PM »
Great suggestion Stefanie! I often forget about tracing paper! I like how it takes the ink, too.  :D
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Re: How to Design Calligraphy Monograms
« Reply #16 on: July 06, 2014, 02:35:57 PM »
There is (or used to be) a book of nothing but monograms by Dover Books. If it is not in print perhaps you can find one in "Half Price Books". It had most any kind of monograms - alphabetized.
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Re: How to Design Calligraphy Monograms
« Reply #17 on: July 06, 2014, 06:07:40 PM »
I just ordered the Dover book at Amazon!  I have a Kindle (an older version).  It does not display most illustrations from books.  However, I found that by downloading the Kindle app on my iPad, I get all of the illustrations in full color. The Dover monogram book is available at a good price on the Kindle!  It won't be of much use, I think, unless you have the Kindle Fire or the app on a tablet device!

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Re: How to Design Calligraphy Monograms
« Reply #18 on: July 06, 2014, 06:09:57 PM »
P.s., Erica:  your tutorial on this is brilliant!!  I'm working on envelopes for a bride & may try to make her a new monogram as a lagniappe!  You always inspire me!!

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Re: How to Design Calligraphy Monograms
« Reply #19 on: July 24, 2015, 09:03:39 PM »
Hooray! I'm being commissioned to make a monogram for a friend's debut, and this will be super useful! I pan on uploading the finished work when it's done :)

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Re: How to Design Calligraphy Monograms
« Reply #20 on: April 23, 2018, 10:26:19 AM »
Erica,
Your tutorial is so helpful and exactly what I need to create a monogram for a wedding invitation.
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Re: How to Design Calligraphy Monograms
« Reply #21 on: April 25, 2018, 09:50:40 AM »
Thank you Erica! I want to add monogramming to my shop and this is a great tool to help those creative juices flow! :)

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Re: How to Design Calligraphy Monograms
« Reply #22 on: April 28, 2018, 11:08:18 PM »
So if I develop a monogram for a soon to be a married couple and wanted to give some thank you cards for a shower gift, what process and material should I use to get them printed?

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Re: How to Design Calligraphy Monograms
« Reply #23 on: April 29, 2018, 07:46:12 AM »
So if I develop a monogram for a soon to be a married couple and wanted to give some thank you cards for a shower gift, what process and material should I use to get them printed?

@marilyns – there are many threads already relating to your question (and I am sorry to say so, there is no simple answer to your question, as it's a bit vague :) – and there are just tons of different ways to design and print the items you asked for …). What about checking these threads out?

http://theflourishforum.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0
http://theflourishforum.com/forum/index.php?board=33.0

If you don't find an answer there, I'd open a new thread with your question in one of the above sections of the forum – this way people might see it better ;).
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Re: How to Design Calligraphy Monograms
« Reply #24 on: September 01, 2023, 05:11:59 PM »
This is my own personal monogram
« Last Edit: September 01, 2023, 05:13:37 PM by Ken Fraser »

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Re: How to Design Calligraphy Monograms
« Reply #25 on: September 01, 2023, 05:53:19 PM »
This was a monogram for a local financial company.
« Last Edit: September 02, 2023, 03:54:50 AM by Ken Fraser »

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Re: How to Design Calligraphy Monograms
« Reply #26 on: September 01, 2023, 07:44:24 PM »
LOVE your monogram @Ken Fraser !
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