Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Beyond Birthdays" - A Cricut Cartridge That Can Be Used All Year

By Mark Cartis

When using the Cricut machines it is important to have a cartridge. There are several types, font, shapes, licensed, solutions, classmate and the Beyond birthdays cartridge is a great example of a shape cartridge. Cartridges have a tendency to be themed orientated linked to a particular event but as this cartridge's title indicates this is not just one thing but has a little of many ideas.

The cartridge was made by designer Cecelia Harris for all occasions. There is a collection of symbols, greetings, icons and inspirational phrases making it suitable to use for a variety of projects like gift wrapping, greeting cards, invitations and scrapbooks. This makes the Beyond Birthdays cartridge one that can be used all year as also included by the manufacturers are features such as framed in oval, framed in square, card in square, card in rectangle, shadow blackout and shadow. These all give the crafter using it more scope for creativity.

There are still specific times of the year that are referred to in the phrases, symbols and shapes such as birthdays, holidays, baby showers, mother's day, father's day, graduation, weddings and congratulations. It pretty much has something that can be used for most special occasions a person can think of, even valentine's day, 4th July and parties. So whatever you might want to say in a greeting card, you are sorry or thanks or just to say hi, this is the cartridge for you.

There are so many different projects you can take on using the Beyond Birthdays cartridge. For example how about getting a simple and plain calender and using the cartridge to personalise it into a great desktop calender? Each month can have different signs and inspiring words on it and the main picture can relate to a person's birthday that month. Don't have any birthdays that month? How about a family picture or using the theme of your children. The possibility in designs is endless and it would also make a great Christmas gift.

For those pictures that you love after its use as a calendar is over you can use the pictures for display on walls, or if you do not need a desktop calender pin it to a cork board and you have a lovely homemade reminder board. - 22787

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