Monogram Etiquette Part 3

Welcome back for part 3 of Monogram Etiquette. Today we are going to talk about wedding monograms. It is not proper etiquette to use your married monogram before you are actually married. Save the date cards, shower invitations, thank you notes, etc should only contain your first initials in the monogram. The items posted here are representing the bride and groom after they were married.

After the ceremony, use your married monogram on anything you wish. The reception is a great place to proudly begin displaying your new monogram on napkins, programs, table runners, menus and favors.
In this example, I have created a favor with Susan and Micheal Connor's married monogram. As I explained yesterday, ladies first when it comes to a married couple's monogram. Susan on the left, Michael on the right and Connor in the middle. This box was embossed and filled with bird seed to toss as the bride and groom exit the church. This monogram was created using the Large Round Monogram Stamper and the Curlz Kit font.
This is a mini album that was created as a wedding favor. It is filled with pictures of the couple. This time the favor was monogrammed with a single large letter "C" from the Curlz Kit and the border is from the Damask 1 Letter Border Set.
Finally, the thank you notes are made to proudly display the single monogrammed letter "C" representing the couples last name. In this example, the monogram was created using the Small Monogram Stamper Kit with Damask Borders.

I think I have covered all the questions except the most popular question. "What do you use to punch out the circles?" Tomorrow I will give you a complete run down of how I punch my circles with Nestabilities dies, SU punches, Marvy punches and The Paper Studio punches. I am on the look out for the McGill punch but can't seem to find it.

If I haven't answered your burning questions please leave a comment and I'll add it to the Q and A session tomorrow.

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Monogram Etiquette Part 2

Welcome back for part 2 of Monogram Etiquette. Thanks for all the comments and questions. Again, if your questions aren't answered over the course of this week there will be a full Q and A on Friday to address anything that wasn't directly covered each day. So keep the questions and comments coming. When monogramming for a couple it is customary to place the first letter of the couple's last name in the middle. This should be done with the largest size font and the woman's first initial should be in a smaller font to the left and the man's first initial should in a smaller font to the right.

Just remember when it comes to monogramming....ladies first! I know this is confusing because when the letter is addressed it is Mr. and Mrs. but when it comes to monogramming.... again....ladies first.
In this example, the monogram is for Diane and William Bradley is DBW. Diane is first on the left, William is on the right and the large B for Bradley is in the middle.

This monogram was made using the Special Occasions Font Kit which comes with a wooden block for manual stamping.
If the woman keeps her maiden name and takes the man's name after marriage you would place the first letter of the man's last name in the middle and with a larger font. The letter of the woman's first name to the left and the letter of her maiden name to the right.

In this example, the monogram for Diane Smith Bradley is DBS. Diane on the left, Smith on the right and Bradley in the middle.

This monogram was made using the Special Occasions Font and the self inking Large Round Monogram Stamper. Also, I opted for no border and just letters with this monogram.

**Note** Another option is to use the single initial monogram to represent the last name of the married couple. In this case the letter B would be used to monogram the last name of the Bradley's.

All of the products used in this post can be found on the Best Seller's page of our web site http://www.justritestampers.com/

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Monogram Etiquette Part 1

Today we are going to start a series on Monogram Etiquette. We get this questions a lot and thought that the blog would be a great place to let everyone know the basics of Monogram Etiquette. For future reference, all new products will come with an instruction booklet with this information included in the booklet.

Here is a grouping of cards that were all monogrammed for the same person. In this example, Beth made a set of personalized cards to send as thank you notes.
The first card is a single monogram using Beth's first initial. This monogram was made using the Small Monogram Stamper (also formerly known as the C-30) that comes with the one letter Damask Borders, Times New Roman font in one size, the self inking stamper and double sided ink pad with black ink on one side.
In the next example, Beth used the Curlz Font Kit which comes with the Curlz font in two sizes, four borders and a wooden block. Everything in the Curlz Kit is compatible with the self inking Large Monogram Stamper (also formerly known as the C-45).
The last example is a traditional three letter monogram made using the self inking Large Monogram Stamper Kit. This kit comes with the Times New Roman font in two sizes, four borders, double sided ink pad with black ink on one side, the self inking stamper and a golden storage box with magnetic closure.

When creating a three letter monogram the order of the letters is small first name letter on the left, large last name letter in the middle and small middle name letter on the right. In this example, the monogram for Beth Therese Rodwell is BRT.

*Note* The only time the three letter monogram is in left to right order is if all the letters are the same size.

Hope this helps answer some of your questions on Monogram Etiquette. If you think of any questions leave them in the comments and they will be addressed at the end of the week.

Please note that the items used in these projects can be found on the JustRite Stampers web site under Best Sellers. And don't forget that September 1st there will be a slight price increase on these items so take advantage of the savings now.

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Getting To Know Your Stamper

After a little break it's time to get back to business....stamping business that is. The number one question that needs to address first is "When will the new stamps be available?" You can now go to our web site www.justritestampers.com and pre-order any of the new products that we have shown you during the CHA Sneak Peeks. These products are due to ship mid-September.

Our "Best Sellers" ship within 24 hours and if you order before September 1st you will miss the price increase. Yes, I am alerting you to an upcoming price increase that will take effect September 1st on almost all JustRite products. This price increase has been brought on to us from the manufacturing end and it is necessary for us to adjust accordingly. So if you have been on the fence and waiting for the new products you might want to order the basics now and save 14-25% before September 1st.

Ok, now that the "business" part is done let's move onto the "stamping" part. This week we are going to focus on getting to know your JustRite Stamper. Occassionally we get questions on the different parts of the stamper, how to load the ink pad, how to load the grid with borders and letters and how to get a crisp image. It is probably best to address all the questions at once.

I was in the process of putting together a video to address these questions but our very talented stamping friend, Taylor VanBruggen, has put together a great demo for you and she has given us permission to share it here. {Thanks Taylor} Watch the video and please post your questions in the comment section and they will be addressed in a group Q and A post at the end of the week.



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More CHA Fun

Here are more pictures from our CHA booth.

Here is a great and yummy set that Kellie made using our Baking Ensemble stamp set. She made cocoa packets, treat bags filled with chocolate and decorated a fudge box.
Angela and Jen were our Make and Take girls that worked long and hard at the booth. They both did an awesome job and we are so grateful for their hard work. We couldn't have done it without these two girls. Angela was also responsible for creating, cutting and preparing all the Make and Takes. Thanks Angela!
These are wedding favors made with a Sizzix pillow box die, some were run through the Big Shot with a Cuttlebug die and then filled with mints. The tags were made using the new Wedding Ensemble stamp set and tied on with satin ribbon.
FINALLY! Someone that is taller than 6 Ft tall Taylor! LOL...just kidding. Tonya is standing on a chair because she said that she wanted Taylor to look up at her. I know Taylor is sick of hearing this but she is really tall...and cute ...and sweet...and a pleasure to work with.
This was a very cool diaper cake made by our Make and Take helper Angela. She used the new Baby Ensemble stamp set and two packs of diapers for this cake. Very cute and caught the eye of many that walked past our booth.
More cake at our booth! This time a wedding cake that Kellie and Angela designed. It had a wedding cake topper and all. The cake slices were made using an Accucuts die. By the way, Accucuts graciously provided all the Make and Take dies for the Wedding Dress, Tuxedo, Cupcake Box. We are so very grateful for the generosity of the people at Accuts.
Here is a pic of our new packaging in a mock up display of how it could look in your store! Can't you see it now...a whole wall of JustRite.
Taylor got a visit from her friends Joy and Daisy from Eclectic Paperie.
And here is Taylor doing a Make and Take with our junior stamper Katie. Isn't she soooo cute just sitting there watching as Taylor tells her mom all about making the cupcake invitation. She was so intrigued and attentive. I see lots of stamping in her future.

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JustRite and CPS

Just wanted to share with you that we have teamed up with the wonderful and inspiring blog CPS {Card Positioning Systems}. This week JustRite Stampers is the featured sponsor and they are giving away an awesome JustRite prize package. All you have to do is make a card and post a link. Hop on over to CPS and join the fun!

Also, for those curious minds that want to know....we gave away 100 cupcakes during Taylor's Make and Take day. Good and yummmmmy fun! Thanks to all of our guest designers...you all did a wonderful job and brought so much fun, laughter and friendship to the booth. Keep your eyes open for more pics of the fun we had at the JustRite booth.

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A Quick Hello from CHA

Just wanted to share some pictures from Friday and Saturday. There are many more that will be posted as soon as I have time to edit them. I apologize ahead of time for a couple of the blurry pics but I still wanted to share them with you.

Michelle Wooderson and Denise Bryant before the Make and Takes started.

Birthday party section of the booth.

More birthday party and some yummmmy monogrammed cupcakes.

Fun at the make and take table. See the cupcake box in the middle of the table?

Cupcakes for Denise and Taylor. Can you guess how many cupcakes we gave away at the booth on Saturday...not including the ones we all ate. LOL

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Christmas Ensemble Sneak Peek

Here is our new Christmas Ensemble and it's just in time for Christmas! (I know...it's July and who is thinking of Christmas? We are of course!) This extra large set comes with 6 borders and 6 centers and works with our Harmony Stamper round wood block.

Yes, now you know that we have added three set of wooden blocks to our collection. Rectangle, Oval and Round wood blocks in small and large sizes and they can be purchased individually or with the borders and centers. These blocks will allow you to use your fonts to create an unlimited amount of personalized gifts in all shapes and sizes! Very exciting to have such creative freedom with all your paper crafting projects. Won't these blocks be great for scrapbooking with our new font sets?

Here are some great Christams projects created by Kellie Fortin to get your creative juices flowing! It's time to start planning for your holiday gift giving and these stamps will help add that personal and creative touch.

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Baby Ensemble Sneak Peek

We're tickeld pink about our new Baby Stamp Ensemble and you will be too. We have made it possible for you to create adorable shower invitations, birth announements, gifts and scrapbook pages with this versatile stamp set. This set comes with six interchangeable borders and centers and it will work with our Harmony Oval Stamper wooden blocks. Yes, we will also have an oval block set just like our Harmony Rectangle Wooden Stampers.



Here are some great project ideas created by Kellie Fortin to get your creative juices flowing.

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JustRite Wedding Ensemble Sneak Peek

Ahhhh...love is in the air and next on the list of sneak peeks is our Wedding Ensemble set. We think you are going to fall in love with this set because it comes with six borders and six centers allowing you to personalize every detail of the special day. This set fits in both the Monogram Stamper and Sonnet Stamper.

In all our sneak peeks over the last week, we have been showing you the adorable Bride and Groom favors that the Flourish's girls will be demonstrating at our CHA booth. The Wedding Ensemble set will be used to accent these adorable and elegant favors.

Here are some adorable bridesmaid dress samples by Susan Roberts to get your creative juices flowing.


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More CHA Make and Take Schedule

For those of you unfamiliar with CHA it stands for Craft and Hobby Association. CHA happens twice a year and it is a wholesale market that is not open to the public. What makes it so desirable for store owners to attend (and desireable to every papercrafter) is they get the opportunity to have an advanced peek at what products are being released within the next six months and they get to pre-order while at the show.

JustRite Stampers will be located at booth # 3309 at CHA and we will be teaching 9 great Make and Take projects during the 3 day event. As we explained in yesterday's post, five top designers will be making guest appearances at the JustRite booth during the show. The JustRite Team will also be doing make and take projects during the three day event. We hope you will stop in to say "hello" and see the 32 new products that JustRite will be introducing at the show. We will even let you play with some of our new toys.



Cupcake Box-Join us as we create this great Birthday Cupcake Box which happens to coordinate with the birhtday card that Taylor will be making on Saturday and it will even hold a real cupcake. This cute cupcake box is perfect for your next birthday party. Choose from our new oval and circle birthday stamps to create your own unique cupcake box.


Bride and Groom Favors-Nothing is more memorable to a wedding guest than a table set with these stunning Bride and Groom Wedding Favors using JustRite Stampers new interchangeable Wedding Stamp Ensemble. Combine these with JustRite’s existing 1 5/8” Designer Borders for dozens of design options sure to make each Bride’s wedding unique.



Baby Boy and Girl Onesie Cards-What’s more precious than a new born? How about a cute onesie card designed using JustRite Stampers new interchangeable Baby Stamp Ensemble. We hope that you will join the JustRite Team as they introduce you to the newest addition to the JustRite family – The Harmony Classic Oval Stamper II which is designed to perfectly fit with Spellbinder’s Oval Nestabilities. We've made it possible to design an entire Baby Shower using these new stamps. From Party Favors to Diaper Cakes these stamps are a must have. And yes, this card was definately inspired by the very talented Lauren Meader.



Monogrammed Paperweight-Are you searching for the perfect hand made gift for the man in your life? This classic monogrammed paperweight would make a great personalized gift for your husband, father or boss and look great on any desk from the corporate world to the home office. Choose from anyone of JustRite’s five expanded fonts to create this one of a kind paperweight.

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