This is part 2 of my Calendar project. If you missed the first post, I suggest going back. It discusses all of the great features of Designer's Calendar. You can find the post
here.
Now, my regular readers know how much I love my carts. I have lots of them and find them to make things easier for me. However, I also love my SCAL. It gives me additional options. Today I'm going to show a couple of pages I made using SCAL. I bought some items from
SVGCuts and Lettering Delights. For those people that missed it,
Lettering Delights is now selling SVG files ready to cut. I've been using their clip art and doodlebats and preparing them for cutting myself.
This page was made from a set called
Lights, Camera, Action. I bought the set over the summer but haven't had a chance to cut it until this week. I did very little to change it in order to cut. I took out about half of the lines on the stage and I moved the parts of the mask (already divided) so that I could cut them in different colors.
Here is a better picture of the stage. I also cut the lights separately in silver to give it a little bit of texture. It is very delicate but I thought it made a great frame (even if I had more pictures than it would hold).
Don't you love the masks? I think they came out fantastic. This is an example of why I love having SCAL. It allows me to cut things that Provo Craft isn't likely to ever create. They have some fantastic things but I love the flexibility of creating things in my imagination.
I made this page using SVGCuts'
Serene Leaves and
3D Fall Cards. My picture doesn't properly show the the frame on the bottom card. It has oak leaves going up the side of the card. The ribbon comes from
Ribbon and Bows Oh My. I purchased one of their
Convenience Packs after
Okie Ladybug was raving about how great they are. I must admit, I think she is correct.
This picture didn't come out very good. It looks like it has the measels but those are actually little leaves. I love this paper (DCWV Amber Autumn Stack) but it is almost impossible to cut it using my Cricut. Some of the leaves are glittered, some are embossed and some are a flat imprint. It makes it gorgeous but it causes so much grief for the cutter. I ended up cutting this 4 times (twice with a brand new blade) and it still wouldn't cut cleanly. However, I LOVED all of the matching cardstock. I think all four or five colors were in the pack. And even with all of those options I ended up using some of the patterned papers that coordinated for the orange leaves.
Both of these frames came from SVGCuts. I believe at least one was free (maybe both). If you are on their email list they email you a link for a free cut file at least once a week and maybe twice. Many of them are one cut from some of the files they sell.
The frame on this one is from SVGCuts also. The paper is from Paper Studio's A Country Christmas. It has the cardstock and pattern paper in the same stack. I decided to use some different techniques on this page. I used Rock Candy Crackle Paint on the snowmen and Glossy Accents on some of the snow flakes to give them a bit of shimmer. The snowflake brads are also from Paper Studio.
I used some snowflake stamps to give the white paper a little more interest. I initially cut the calendar as a test cut but then I decided to use it since it worked.
I hope you have enjoyed this project. I was able to finish it in less than a week (I didn't have much of a choice, we were exchanging gifts a couple of days ago) but a few of the pages are lacking because of the speed. If anyone can help me with a way to share the cut files, I would be happy to load them up and offer them to anyone wanting to make a 2011 calendar.
Enjoy, I'm hoping to be able to post a couple of additional projects before Christmas.
