Calligraphy Collection Cricut Cartridge Review
The Calligraphy Collection Cricut cartridge was created by Provo Craft. This cartridge is, as the name states, is chock-full of different lettering styles which are categorized into various themes. The cartridge is perfect for making scrapbooks to preserve momentous events, such as weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, and graduations. In relation to these events, the Calligraphy Collection is ideal for creating banners or announcements. The fonts included in this cartridge are also wonderful for adding a touch of elegance or zest to handmade invitations, thank you notes, greeting cards, place cards, journals, letters, calendars, and posters, just to name a few potential projects for which the cartridge would come in handy. While the name of the cartridge may lead customers to think that the fonts available are only for formal styles or layouts, many of the fonts are actually versatile because they are also great for non-formal designs or occasions.
The Calligraphy Collection cartridge features letters of the alphabet in uppercase and lowercase, numbers, and common symbols such as parentheses, exclamation point, and ampersand. Apart from these characters, this cartridge also has common words (like “and” and “the”) as well as several phrases, such as “Thinking of You,” “Thank You,” “Because of You,” “Enjoy today,” “One of a Kind,” and “You’re the Best.” Additionally, the Calligraphy Collection includes greetings for all seasons and occasions, like “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Birthday.” Note that the words, phrases, and greetings discussed here are only just a few of the many choices you have in this cartridge, which ensures that you will find exactly what it is you need for your projects. Besides lettering, the collection includes several decorative shapes to help enhance your handmade projects. Some examples of these embellishments are swirls, leaf patterns, and basic shapes (such as square and oval).
The Calligraphy Collection cartridge is also quite packed with many creative features, namely Gratitude, Celebrate, Matrimony, Inspiration, Shadow, and Inspiration/Blackout. Both the Matrimony and Gratitude creative features are flowing, elegant scripts that are perfect for formal layouts and occasions. The Inspiration and Celebrate features give you more whimsical and fun lettering styles that are ideal for casual events and designs. Note that the Inspiration feature also has a blackout feature (Inspiration/Blackout) for adding more dimension and depth to die cuts. The Shadow feature is best used for making base fonts really pop out. The cartridge also has a bonus feature in the form of card and envelope patterns which you can use as templates for your projects.
Filed Under Buyers Guide, Cartridge Reviews | Leave a Comment
Tagged With calligraphy collection, celebrate, Cricut Cartridges, gratitude, greeting cards, handmade invitations, inspiration, matrimony, review, Reviews, Shadow, Special Features, thank you notes
Comments
Leave a Reply