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Influential Women of Calligraphy: A Mini-Interview Collection (Part II)

March 11, 2021 by Lindsey Bugbee 6 Comments
Interview

Amanda Reid Writing — Photo courtesy of Amanda Reid

Tuesday’s blog post featured mini-interviews with six influential female calligraphers in Part I of this series. Today, we’re looking at six additional inspirational women to conclude the “Influential Women of Calligraphy” series. As a reminder, the interview question that these women are answering is: “What’s your proudest accomplishment, and what did it take for you to get there?” The interviews below appear in alphabetical order as a continuation from Part I.

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💘 Super Simple Calligraphy Valentine by Phyllis Macaluso

February 9, 2021 by Lindsey Bugbee 10 Comments
Greeting Card Tutorials· Guest Post· Valentine's Day

Last year, Phyllis Macaluso gave us a beautiful Matchbook Valentine’s Day card concept. This year, she’s keeping things simple with an elegant four-step calligraphy Valentine tutorial. For this card, you’ll simply fold, cut, and embellish to make a Valentine that’s classy but quick!

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Triangle Fold Holiday Card Tutorial by Phyllis Macaluso

November 12, 2020 by Lindsey Bugbee 54 Comments
Christmas· Greeting Card Tutorials· Guest Post· Holiday

Today’s tutorial combines calligraphy, folds, and ribbon to make an interactive and festive holiday card. Its creator, Phyllis Macaluso, explains: “I got lost in the creative process with this project because it is one of my favorite ones to do. The possibilities are endless! This concept comes from my love of Japanese chiyo papers and the many different folds I learned in that chapter of my life.” Today, Phyllis will show us how to make this perfect folded triangle that opens up to reveal a beautiful burst of festive calligraphy!

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On the Cover of Calligraphy Crush Magazine!

November 3, 2020 by Lindsey Bugbee 132 Comments
Calligraphy· Interviews· Time-Sensitive

You might remember a certain coffee calligraphy tutorial from a couple of months ago. The envelope I made in that tutorial had a specific purpose: to grace the cover of Calligraphy Crush Magazine. Today, I’m pleased to announce that Issue 8 of Calligraphy Crush is available, and it’s chock-full of inspiration from so many creatives whom I admire and look up to! TPK subscribers will enjoy a 15% discount on Issue 8 through November 10th. You can click here to take advantage of the discount, or keep reading to learn more about the magazine and this issue in particular!
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Phyllis Macaluso’s “Spooktacular” Halloween Card Tutorials

September 24, 2020 by Lindsey Bugbee 66 Comments
Free Printables· Greeting Card Tutorials· Guest Post· Holiday· Tutorials

Phyllis Macaluso is the reigning queen of creative cards and fabulous calligraphy. She combines the two to add festivity to every season! This autumn, she’s done it again with spooktacular card and envelope design concepts. In this tutorial, she’ll show us how to create a card and envelope that’s been taken over by (illustrated) spiders. She also has a playful mummy card and envelope motif to share!
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