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Post by waffles on Nov 17, 2024 2:27:42 GMT
I’m wanting to do a sports album using the same font for each week’s game by season.
Stickers would be too expensive.
i have the original Cricut with a couple of books. I haven’t used it years, mainly because it was under crap in my spare bedroom. So I could try that.
Then I was thinking an embossing machine might work.
however, I’ve had rheumatoid arthritis for 40 years so I need something with the least amount of work! 😜
Any suggestions?
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Post by lanena on Nov 17, 2024 3:31:35 GMT
I’m wanting to do a sports album using the same font for each week’s game by season. Stickers would be too expensive. i have the original Cricut with a couple of books. I haven’t used it years, mainly because it was under crap in my spare bedroom. So I could try that. Then I was thinking an embossing machine might work. however, I’ve had rheumatoid arthritis for 40 years so I need something with the least amount of work! 😜 Any suggestions? It may be easiest to just type out the text rather than running it through a machine. When I used my old Cricut, it was very time-consuming to arrange the letters and glue each one individually. |
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Post by mikklynn on Nov 17, 2024 13:36:21 GMT
You could create a title in Word and print it on acid free cardstock. It would be easy to create an entire season in one sitting, then apply them at the top of the sheet like a newspaper header.
I also use the SnipIt tool to copy the team logo and print those out on cardstock. I often use a circle punch or fussy cut the logo, depending on the shape.
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Post by caangel on Nov 17, 2024 14:49:34 GMT
Definitely print. I used my cricut to cut out the different swim strokes for a swim season for 1 kid and it was so time consuming. Both my kids swim and I figured out a different system for moving forward.
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Post by grammadee on Nov 17, 2024 15:27:28 GMT
ITA about printing your titles, waffles. Not sure what type of printer you have. I have an ink jet printer, and have had good results printing in colour on vellum, then using clear detail embossing powder to heat emboss. The ink does not dry as quickly on vellum, so catches the powder well, so the embossed titles have a great punch of colour. Laser printed titles can be foiled in a Minc or similar machine.
And for other printable effects, gramma put me onto some cool digital sports backgrounds and if your kids' teams have colour combos or logos similar to pro teams, I think this can lead to finding some of those, as well. |
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Post by waffles on Nov 17, 2024 23:46:34 GMT
Thanks guys!
Printing is definitely the way to go!
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Post by lisacharlotte on Nov 20, 2024 17:23:17 GMT
I’m wanting to do a sports album using the same font for each week’s game by season. Stickers would be too expensive. i have the original Cricut with a couple of books. I haven’t used it years, mainly because it was under crap in my spare bedroom. So I could try that. Then I was thinking an embossing machine might work. however, I’ve had rheumatoid arthritis for 40 years so I need something with the least amount of work! 😜 Any suggestions? It may be easiest to just type out the text rather than running it through a machine. When I used my old Cricut, it was very time-consuming to arrange the letters and glue each one individually. I arrange the letters in design space exactly as I want them to be glued down, then cut, then use the negative of the cut to place the letters. |
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Post by lanena on Nov 20, 2024 22:11:15 GMT
It may be easiest to just type out the text rather than running it through a machine. When I used my old Cricut, it was very time-consuming to arrange the letters and glue each one individually. I arrange the letters in design space exactly as I want them to be glued down, then cut, then use the negative of the cut to place the letters. Can you use design space with the original Cricut machines? I have the machine that just uses cartridges, like the OP. |
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Post by judyc on Nov 21, 2024 5:54:00 GMT
I'm sorry I don't have a creative solution for you. 90% of the time, I cut my page titles using my Silhouette (Cameo 4), as I can use the exact font, size, and color cardstock I want on the page. I have a Cricut and a couple of great alphabet cartridges, but the setup time is a little longer than with the Silhouette/Cameo, but I still consider it a good tool for creating titles. It doesn't take a lot of time to arrange the letters because you can use the paper you cut the letters from as a template (others mentioned this as well) and Xyron and liquid glue like Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue are both good adhesive options.
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Post by Shakti on Nov 21, 2024 10:44:07 GMT
I just have to say that every single time I read this thread title scrolling by I think, "You're ugly and your mother dresses you funny."
Apologies. Continue to talk amongst yourselves....
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