Did you know you can draw AND write with all Cricut cutting machines and coordinating pens? There are a ton of different pen colors to choose from and now, there is a brand new set
Let's talk about drawing and writing with Cricut. If you know me, you know I love to create drawing designs with my Cricut. You can create hand drawn accents on all of your Cricut projects including
Let's talk about drawing and writing with Cricut. If you know me, you know I love to create drawing designs with my Cricut. You can create hand drawn accents on all of your Cricut projects including
Let's talk about how to draw multiple line art designs with your Cricut. Creating fun art with your Cricut isn't limited to the designs as is. Today we'll talk about using art you find in
Grab your Cricut machine and some black cardstock and get ready to make this super cool (and easy) spiderweb garland for Halloween. I'd designs a cut file for Cricut that will help you easily cut
Book lovers, get creative using reading and bookmark SVG files to create various Cricut projects. With these files, you can mix and match designs to make a wide variety of unique and personalized crafts. These
Let's talk about coloring pages you can make with your Cricut. You can use the pen and your favorite cut designs to draw with your Cricut to create an image that you can color. Then,
If you love to create your own iron-on vinyl projects or designs, the Cricut Easy Press is handy tool your craft room would appreciate. Typically you might use a standard iron or a t-shirt press
It's finally here! I have a brand new art collection available through Cricut Design Space. This new set, JGoode Designs Sampler, is part of the first Digital Mystery Box, available now for a limited time.
Some of you might be familiar with crafting, some of you might even consider yourselves crafty. Some of you, my dear friends, believe you aren't crafty at all... but I've seen you make things. I've
Here's a fun project you can make any time of year. Watch while your Cricut machine draws this detailed Rainbow Dream Coloring Page that I designed for Cricut Design Space. The finished page will look like
Today I'll show you how to draw layered designed with your Cricut. Sometimes it's nice to add drawing or writing accents to a project you're creating, but you might not want the drawing directly on
Make your own scratch art designs with your Cricut and have fun with the whole family. Scratch art is a fun way to create a coloring page that all ages can enjoy. How to Make
Do you ever use the basic shapes in Cricut Design Space? Today I'm going to show you how to Draw Designs with Cricut and Basic Shapes. There are a ton of great designs to choose
Not sure what vinyl to use for craft projects? Make sure you read this post to help you out!
This ultimate Cricut pen adapter is perfect for your next crafting project. These DIY instructions will show you how you can use any standard-sized pen.
Top US Craft blog, Sweet Red Poppy, shares their Top 10 Cricut Hacks Every Crafter Needs To Know to Organize Tools. Click here now for more!!
Learn the tips and tricks for using the Cricut Pens and the writing feature on the Cricut cutting machines to make amazing cards and more!
Do more than write fonts with your Cricut. Today we're going to talk about making advanced font designs with your Cricut. This is lesson 4 in my drawing with your Cricut series. You aren't stuck just
Good morning crafty friends, Welcome to the cookingwithcricut.com and the papercraftingworld.com Designers June Blog Hop. Get ready for two days of great projects with each day showcasing different designers and projects. This month our hop theme is all about Birthdays and one special one in mind. Our wonderful DT Coordinator Jen Hudson’s birthday just happened to fall on Saturday so we decided to make birthday inspired projects with a “Jen” theme in mind. Our go to gal is a die-hard Florida Gator Fan. So we decided to use elements on our projects that reflected Our GATOR FOR LIFE Gal’s FANCY; Florida, The Florida Gators and anything that would make you think of the Sunshine State. Jen is the last on our blog line up so be sure to hop through and leave her some extra special love at the end! Here is today’s Hop Line Up. Be sure to come back here if you get lost along the way :) Melin-You’re Here Madison-Next Michelle Jill Larelyn Suzanne Jennie Natt Jessica Candice Marji Mindy Jen So here is the project I came up with based on our theme. I used SVG’s from the Flamingo Celebrates set from PCW. What would a blog hop be without some blog candy. So here is what we have. Every crafter can use these. Some great Prima flowers, some Doodlebug Gems, Some Eyelets, Stickles and some Twine from the Twinery. This set also has some wonderful Primas, more Gems, Eyelets, Stickles and Twine. If that isn’t enough, we also have a gift certificate from PCW for 20 dollars worth of downloads. In order to qualify for the blog candy that needs to be shipped, you need to live within the United States. For the downloads, anyone can enter. You MUST be a follower of our blog and leave a comment on this day and or Sunday. Finally, Here are a couple of freebies in honor of our special girls birthday hop. This is a little digi I created especially for this weekend. It is free this weekend only! Yes, I realize Toucans are NOT indigenous to Florida, but you know, sometimes you just gotta go with it...lol Toucan Happy Bird Day To You DIGI Click the Add To Cart Button and check out. It will not cost anything to check out during this free period. Birthday Fun Title Cutting File Available Formats: AI, DXF, EPS, GSD, KNK, MTC, SVG, SCAL2, STUDIO and WPC. Click the Add To Cart Button and check out. It will not cost anything to check out during this free period. Now on to the see what our wonderful Madison of Funky Cards has in store for you. Don't Forget to leave a comment and be a follower for a chance to win our blog candy! Thank you so much for stopping by and making us a part of your crafty time!
Create Custom Designs for your crafts in just minutes! If you would like to know how to create your OWN designs to use with a Cricut machine, this book will […]
After reading this list of Cricut hacks, you'll be exclaiming "Why Didn't Think of That?!" Even if you have a Silhouette, you'll love this list of great tips and tricks you'll find super helpful when working with your cutting machine!
Add a pretty little handmade accent to any room with this easy wall art you can make in minute. I've design a new cut for you to to create with. This pretty Dream Big hand
Hello Daydreamers! If you're reading this article, congratulations! You are entering what I call the Cricut Rabbit Hole. I got my first machine back in 2018, and it's been a ...
Hello Hello! As promised I have finally gotten around to writing up a post on how I take my project photos and edit them. My style has evolved over the years. Usually when I change to a new room in the house how I photograph my projects changes with it. I am lazy, I don't want to take my projects out of my room. I used to shoot in the dinning room which has great light. However my setup down there has changed and my scraproom isn't in close proximity so there you go. So currently I am in a tiny little room in the house with mostly afternoon/evening light. Which is GREAT however I only have one window and it casts a lot of shadow if the light isn't just right. So I purchased a lighting setup from Amazon (this one) I didn't purchase with the intent to use it for my projects mind you. I wanted for photography purposes mainly in the winter when light isn't that great. So here I have a white board that you can pick up at your local craft store. The science fair kind (tri-fold) I purchased a backdrop on Etsy made by Swanky Prints. Also if you are a new customer they have a coupon code on their main page. I used to shoot them just on the white backdrop but I really like seeing an edge around my projects. Plus a lot of my layouts have items that hang off the edge and they tend to get trimmed off when you crop them down. When we get to the editing part you can adapt it to a close crop too. I have one light setup on the right side of my project. You can see in the two photos below with and without the light. with the light without the light. See the difference on the right? So anyway you set things up be mindful of where the light is and how it looks. You can only photoshop so much before your project is just over worked. Now onto editing. Click on the photos to enlarge. To start I used the photo posted above (with the light) I took a straight on shot. Try to get eye level with your project. I edit in PSE it's simple and I don't need any actions or anything that I would use in photoshop. I first run the PSE Auto-Smart fix. If you have your settings pretty accurate on your camera this is usually a nice boost and doesn't over do anything. You can also adjust the smart fix if you like. step 2 - I crop down leaving a bit of space around for editing and a gap at the bottom for my label strip. step 3 - this is where a good bit of editing comes into play. Go to the transform section of PSE. There are 4 options, Free transform, Skew, Distort and Perspective. The only one I don't use is distort. The other 3 all the time! Free Transform is what I use to straighten my projects. So if you are a little out of line. Boom. Perspective is just that. If your layout has a lean to it or seems to bow you can fix that! It takes some practice. Lastly is Skew. It is hard to screenshot because you can't really tell what it is doing unless you are doing it. I use this one a lot. Basically you can pull corners and straighten things up a little bit here and there. It's great! Again just practice, practice! So I used skew and perspective on my photo above. My next step is Levels. I love levels. You can really brighten up your project and midtones and such with levels. Use the slider to adjust your levels. I use the slider on the right to adjust highlights and the middle to adjust mid-tones (I think) See the difference? Once I am done editing I do a quick crop if needed then I add my label strip. I finish up by flattening my image and saving as a JPG. and there you have it. So let's take a look at what we started with. Before After. I am no professional, but I hope this gives you some ideas on how you take your own project photos. Thanks for stopping by!
