I have this cool tutorial from Jen.

Making Your Own Monograms

Have you ever tried looking for a monogram to match a layout you are doing and end up changing the entire layout to match the monograms you have?
Monograms are actually very easy to make. You can make them in various sizes and print them on whichever patterned paper you are working with.
To get started, you need a software program similar to Photoshop Elements.
Start a new document, 8″ x 10″ and 300 dpi with a white background.
In the Tool Palette, choose the text tool (a capital T).
In text properties box, choose your font and set the size you would like to use. I typically choose a very large font size, such as 400 or 500 points.
Type in the letter for your monogram.
Now, you need to change the color of the letter to a very pale color before you print it. Click on the color option, choose more colours (color picker). I tend to use f2f2f2 to get a very light gray. You want the colour to be light enough to not be seen through your patterned paper, but dark enough that you will be able to see it to cut it out.
Before you print the monogram, you need to create a mirror of the letter. Choose image, rotate and flip on the horizontal.
You now have the mirror image and are ready to print the monogram onto the reverse side of your patterned paper.
Once printed, cut out the monogram and adhere it to your layout.

This entry was posted on Friday, September 5th, 2008 at 9:56 pm and is filed under Previous Posts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.