Lovely Lyrical Letters....

WARNING - This is definitely an "enabling" post! If you don't want to be tempted to buy a new cartridge, skip today's entry!

I was lucky enough to get the new "Lyrical Letters" cartridge yesterday. I was excited to get it, but started wondering what I would do since the Design Studio software has not yet been updated to include this cartridge and I nearly always do my cuts from the computer. Even if I am using the image exactly as it appears on the cartridge, I like to check the sizing and maximize the use of my paper by setting the cuts up on the screen.

I went through the handbook and found so many unexpected and exciting images. Not only are there seven fonts on the cartridge, there are also lots and lots of welded phrases and greetings as well as some fantastic "extras." So I went ahead and tried some cuts the "old fashioned" way!



Here are two cards I made very quickly using the framed images cut at five inches. They end up perfectly proportioned for an A2 card front.



For this card I added Stickles glitter glue in turquoise and a gem to make the cut sparkle.



On this card I just added a few "skittles" (these are small acrylic flat sided beads that are usually sold as floral supplies for filling vases but have been adopted by paper crafters for accents on cards and scrapbook pages).



Here is a photo of the page from the cartridge handbook showing all of these lovely framed images. (You can click on the photo to make it larger).



Here are a few more images from the frame set.



The cuts can be turned in various directions for a different look.



Above you can see some of the offcuts on the mat - I am just crazy enough to try to save some of these and create negative images on a second set of cards.



This is a prewelded image in the "connected" font - I can hardly wait to weld my own words in this font!



This Christmas tree is beautiful! It has a "Celtic knot" look. I just tried the cut and placed it on an A2 card but you can imagine how a bit of bling will really make it spectacular.



One more cut - aren't the heart shaped leaves and cutouts in the flowers pretty?

I think this cartridge is a "must have" and I can think of all sorts of things to do with these fonts and images once the cartridge is added to Design Studio by an update- I hope that happens soon!


(Our younger son is home from college for a quick Easter visit and I have had a lot going on the past few days - if you have sent me an email or comment and I haven't responded yet, please be patient - I will catch up as soon as I can...)