I actually made a card using one of the computer-generated monograms last night. I used a different font (I think it was Curlz MT) and set my format to outline. I used a light pink color ink and printed a large A on Pretty in Pink card stock for my great niece's birthday card. I cut out the A and put it on some pink & white gingham background paper mounted on a 5x7 card. Then on 3 pieces of pink twill tape using the Karen Foster snap stamps (another great find) I stamped ngelic, dorable, ndrea. When put alongside my large A, I had Angelic, Adorable, Andrea. I then punched out small flowers in pink and yellow and centers for the flowers in mint green. These were scattered around the card. At the bottom of the card on 3 of the flowers, I stamped i s 2. Also I did faux stitching in white around the large A and put some of yellow and mint circles from the flower centers along the A. My husband said it was too much pink so that helped tone it down a bit. I am somewhat technically challenged and don't own a scanner or a digital camera (there are actually some of us still out here!), so I can't upload anything but I think you can probably visualize that it is perfect for a 2-yr. old girl's birthday. Since I used a different font, I used 300 instead of 400 size and it was perfect. All of this I learned reading all the helpful hints on SCS and it's a lot less expensive than buying all those monogram stamps which might be used once or twice if that. Besides you can make what you need whenever the idea comes into your head, like last night for example. I was a happy stamper!
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