One of my all time favorite Cricut cartridges is the A Child's Year cartridge. It is one of the truly "full" cartridges with an image on every keypad position. There is a nice font, a wide assortment of cards and toppers, monogram letters in scalloped ovals and balloons, icon images for every season and, of course, all of the charming silhouettes.
All of the items in this photo were made from images on a single key (with the addition of the welded phrase).
I was asked to preview this cartridge when it first came out and you can find my original review HERE and some of the first sample cuts I made HERE, HERE and HERE.
I also used the cartridge for this lampshade project - the full post is HERE.
At the time I was previewing the cartridge, the updates to Design Studio were not usually made in time to coordinate with cartridges being released so I did lots of trial cuts in various sizes. They were not all made into projects and ... guess what! ... I found some of them while continuing the excavation of the horizontal surfaces in my craftroom.
The images were cut in some atypical colors - the conventional choice for the silhouettes would be dark colors. I decided to make a few quick cards that would use these extra cuts. A sentiment could be stamped on the card if you wanted to add one but, as they are, they are nice for a quick note. A set of these would be fast to put together and make a sweet gift.
I used darker cardstock with a very small pattern as the layer for the A2 card. I cut them a bit larger than my usual A2 card layer at 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches so there is just a thin white border around the card. The backgrounds are both from the DCWV Garden Party stack.
Do you have an all time favorite cartridge?
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Darling designs - I am loving your lampshade!
ReplyDeleteOf the ones I own, for font, my favorite cartridge is Storybook, and for images, I would have to say Create a Critter.
You picked my favorite cartridge. I love what you did with these cards. The colors are great.
ReplyDeleteDiane - I love this cartridge!! It is such a versatile cart!!!! Love your projects that you have created!! Thanks for sharing your time and your talents.
ReplyDeleteI'm leaving on Wed. for a scrapbook retreat in the Ga. mountains and I'm taking my laptop so I can show everyone your blog! My two most favorite cartridges are Storybook and A Child's Year. I so appreciate your generousity in sharing your tallent and time with us.
ReplyDeleteMCF's Mimi
So cute, I love ACY also, but I must say my favorite is George. And that's because I use it with every card I make. I have DS and the shapes on George are my starting blocks for every card I make. Wasted alot of paper before I did it this way!
ReplyDeleteACY has been my favorite since it was first released (and remains so). So many possibilities. Love your projects here.
ReplyDeleteThey look great. It looks like I would love that cartridge!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this cartridge,also.
ReplyDeleteLee Ellen
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Great projects. I love the lampshade you did. TFS
ReplyDeleteLoved your card. It is hard to pick my favorite cartridge. I love so many of them. If I have to choose I'd say my favorite is Life Is a Beach. It has alph and pictures. Judy Ellen
ReplyDeleteMy favorite go to cartridge is A Childs Life, I love it. A close second is Stretch your imagination.
ReplyDeleteMy new favorite font is on Nursery Rhymes
I'm like you...I love a full cartridge with no missing cuts. So, Storybook is another one of my favs. I remember that lamp project and I think that when I saw it that's when I started following your blog. I just love it and all of your helpful hints. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteVery cute card. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteCute cards. Again, I love how you go back and use things up. That lampshade is adorable!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! That lampshade is just gorgeous!! I remember reading that review before. I don't have A Child's Year and haven't even considered putting it on my wish list. Perhaps I should give it a second glance based on your comments and those of other followers.
ReplyDeleteAs for my favourite - I change with the times, but currently it is Ashlyn's Alphabet. There are lots of little hidden treasures on there.
I have been wanting to get ACY but just haven't yet. You make me want it more. I also like that you showede that there are no wrong cuts. If something you cut doen't work for the project you are working on now just file it and sooner or later it will wpork for something else. It is kinda like when I took cake decorating classes. We would make a bunch of flowers. When you would do a cake use your best 3 flowers, next cake use your next 3 best flowers. You always had the best flowers that way and used them all up.
ReplyDeleteDiane, I have this cart, but I just keep thinking black and white! After seeing these cards, ideas are going crazy in my head! I'm so happy!
ReplyDeleteI love the lamp shade too. Something like that would look so sweet in my DD's room!
I love all these ideas! The lamp shade is gorgeous. I am so glad that I already have ACY because I would have to have it now! My favorite cartridge is Storybook! Love it! Thanks for all your great info! kathie
ReplyDeleteSome lovely cards here today and the lamp is just fantstic, I would love to make one of these I will be going back to your original post to see what you used. As for a favourite cart I don't really have one but I guess I use storybook alot so that has to be my favourite font.
ReplyDeleteKim xXx