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If you are a Cricut Gypsy owner,you may not have read all the way through my post yesterday describing how to use the Silhouette Studio software for the butterfly birthday card I made. I want to make sure that you know that you should have a $20 credit in your account at Cricut.com. The credit is supposed to be for digital images and cartridges only but I have read a few reports of people using it for physical products like mats. You need to use the credit quickly - it expires on May 17, 2013.
So...you may be wondering how to spend your credit - I have a suggestion for you.
The First Few Years is a new cartridge that is a bit different from the usual cartridges. This cartridge takes all of the work out of using a sketch by cutting all of the pieces for 50 different page layouts.
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The layouts are appropriate for an album for the early childhood years but you could change out some of the images and titles and use the basic layout for other topics as well.
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As you can see from these two screen shots, there are images that are definitely child related as well as a second group of more generic images.
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There are also some great photo mats, frames and borders.
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The phrases are in various fonts and have a shadow layer. They are definitely aimed at early years topics.
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Here is a look at the layouts you can make. If you have a pile of early childhood photos and want to spend a weekend getting "caught up" (do we ever really get caught up?!) I think it would be very relaxing to sit and make these pages.
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The handbook gives the size you need for each element to make the layout as shown - of course you can change things around if you would like to. There is also a nice curvy font with welded and shadowed titles of the months of the year and more.
You can get a closer look at the cartridge by clicking HERE to go to the information page for the cartridge on Circut.com. The digital cartridge is on sale for 20% off ($39.99) so, if you use your $20 credit you can get it for less than half of the regular price - not bad for a brand new cartridge. You can find the link to the full handbook on that page.
I already spent my $20 credit but I am thinking of getting this cartridge as well with some additional credit I still have sitting in my account...
Do you like the idea of working with a cartridge that has outlined all of the choices you need to make for your page? Do you like working with sketches?
I hope you have some great plans for the weekend!
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Thanks for the info! I tried to use my promo code, but it says that it is invalid... It's always something when dealing with PC it seems! Now to find out what to do about it...
ReplyDeleteWere you trying to use it for a physical cartridge? It says that it is for digital content in the email. I did see that some people managed to use the code for mats but that may have been a fluke.
ReplyDeleteIf you were trying to use it for some digital cartridges and it didn't work you should contact Customer Service on Monday.
I used mine on digital carts today, it is not a promo code, it is a gift certificate. You select it from the bottom of the page.
ReplyDeleteI used mine and it was so easy. I think I need both of these new cartridges. I love working with sketches. Even if you don't follow the sketch exactly, it is a great starting point!
ReplyDeleteI am hoping to try these out this weekend - I finally got Craft Room to open with my new laptop after a lengthy customer service session changing things with my Norton settings and reinstalling the program.
DeleteI think it always helps to have a place to start from - even when you end up changing nearly everything!