Showing posts with label Cricut Design Studio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cricut Design Studio. Show all posts

New Cricut Spring Collection

Posted by Roxinda-head

I caved and bought two of the new Spring collection carts (shown above) currently available as a bundled deal from OhMyCrafts.com (you get to pick 2 from a selection of 3 for $37.00), because I just couldn't wait to get them in my crafty little hands. Although they are being offered on one of my other craft shopping site now for slightly less, I'm still happy with the deal of $18.50 each.
Hallmark Scrapbook.com has them for $17.99 each, which is the cheapest I've seen so far.



This is the Spring Holiday Card cartridge front panel.



This is the Spring Holiday Card cartridge back panel.



Here is a view of the keypad.



This is a screen capture of the Design Studio mat with some of the cuts from the Spring cartridge. Create cards, envelopes, and boxes with the Spring Holiday Cards cartridge! This festive cartridge contains images for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and Easter. Mix and match card fronts with backgrounds to create fun variations on your projects.




This is the Mother's Day Bouquet cartridge front panel.



This is the Mother's Day Bouquet cartridge back panel.



Here is a view of the keypad.



This is a screen capture of the Design Studio mat with some of the cuts from the Mother's Bouquet cartridge. Layer your favorite shapes together to create hundreds of unique flower designs with the Mother’s Day Bouquet cartridge! You can use a pencil to curl the flower petals and leaves to get a 3D effect. Don’t forget to add buttons, glitter, gems, and other accessories to give your flowers a personal touch!



My next post will be some cards made with these two wonderful carts!
Check back for a look at what these carts can create. ♥

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Cricut Design Studio Shortcuts

Posted by Roxinda-head

For those of you who use CDS, I'm sure you've been frustrated with the load time of your application each and every time you want to use it.

Well, ladies, here's a handy tip/trick that you can do to cut down your wait time to seconds...That's right, you read that correctly, SECONDS!

First, let me mention, in case you don't already know, that each time you update your version of CDS, it loads more cartridges to your Cricut Fonts Folders. Most are already familiar with the technique of making a copy of the Font Folder and renamed as "Backup Fonts" Folder and only keeping the cartridges that you actually own in the original Fonts Folder. However, if you own lots of carts, it can still delay your load time for the application.

So, here is my variation to that tip/trick with step by step on how to achieve it.
I only load into the Font Folder the carts I'm going to use that day. If I'm making birthday cards, I will only copy the carts I have with a birthday theme. If I'm making Christmas cards, I will only copy my Christmas-themed carts into the appropriate folders. Then, when I done making my creations, I can delete the carts if I wish, because I have the original files in my "Back up Fonts" Folder.
Here's how to get started.

You most likely have a shortcut to your CDS on your desktop. Right click on the icon and select properties as seen above.

After selecting Properties, a info menu will pop-up. Next, select "Find Target" which will open up the location of your CDS files.

Your folder is now open, showing all the CDS files (the application will automatically be highlighted).

This is the folder you will make a backup copy of and all its contents.

Next step is to create a new Folder, selecting "File" from the menu, then New, then Folder.

Your new folder is created and automatically highlighted for you to rename it.

While the folder is still highlighted, rename it "'Cricut Backup Fonts"

Now, go back to the original Cricut Fonts Folder, open it, and select all folders right click and copy. Now, close this folder.

Go back to your "Cricut Backup Fonts" folder, open it, and paste your files into it.

The last step is to go back to the Original Cricut Fonts Folder and delete the carts from each folder that you don't need, starting with Font folder "FontsA-C" then "FontsD-L" and so on. And, don't worry, you have all these files in your "Backup" folder!

I went one step further and created another folder named "My Cartridges" which I can use to transfer my own carts back and forth without having to go through the original folders which contains a total of 202 files!

And, don't worry about messing it up, because if you do, you can always uninstall and reinstall your CDS if necessary. Here is an updated Design Studio version

Once you've taken the time to do all this, and I know it may take a while at first, you will be rewarded with a quicker load time for your Design Studio.

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Lacy Labels "Tag" card

Posted by Roxinda-head
I started with a 12x12 peice of beige *cardstock.

This is the screen view of the cut properties showing how I got the desired size of 4" wide by 5½" tall.

Next, I cut a black piece to be layered at a measurement of 3" wide x 5" tall.
I then cut two magenta pieces measuring 2½" wide x 4¼" tall and staggered them.
Last layer is the intricate filigree swirl cut from a key-patterned paper using the "layer" button which measures 2 1/8" wide x 4" tall. The last piece was the heart and the shadow heart at 1.84" x 1.418"


Here is a screen shot of the CDS mat with all cuts laid out:


DCWV matstack paper/cardstock used for this project:

Burgundy Layer


Key-patterned paper


Red glitter paper for heart


I used my Cricut Design Studio (CDS) to make a card welding the "tag" shape.


Here is another card I made using CDS and the Lacy Labels cartridge:



*(note: all paper from DCWV purchased at JoAnn's craft stores)
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