Word Builders: A Garden of Words Cricut Cartridge Review
The Word Builders: A Garden of Words cartridge was created by Heather Lancaster of Calgary, Alberta, Canada whose passion for anything involving glueing, cutting, drawing as well as collecting all sorts of paper. The artwork she manages to create has since made its way off the family fridge and into scrapbooks and other decorative sticker and paper products manufactured by Provo Craft. If you are wondering what features come with the Word Builders: a Garden of Words cartridge, then here’s a quick list; Flower, Puzzle, Flowerpot, Caterpillar Blackout, Birdhouse, and Flowerpot Blackout.
Because of its garden-based theme, this cartridge is perfect for use on outdoor related projects such as creating labels for a mini-garden or perhaps creating your own personal plant book where you and your kids can write down all the new kinds of plant life you discover in your garden. It would make for an incredibly fun way of documenting your discoveries. Of course, its uses aren’t limited to that alone. With the eye-catching colors and shapes, you can use it in a wide variety of ways such as teaching children garden related words and helping them formulate sentences through using the different shapes available.
Some of the whimsical shapes you’ll find in this cartridge include a jolly little snail, a potted flower plant, picket fences, a brown bird, a red flower, a blue butterfly, leaves, an assortment of flowers and even some green grass. It really makes it easier for you to construct your own mini garden through this cartridge. So if you like to add pretty cut outs and designs to your scrapbook or simply beautify family albums and add flair to the cards you send out every year, this would surely come in handy.
The letters are cleverly hidden in parts of a caterpillar’s body so every time you put a set together in order to create a word, you would be able to form a very lengthy caterpillar as well! The caterpillar is made up of various words and colors that any kid would surely enjoy reading and seeing. The cartridge also provides you with great phrases along with the various letters it already has. Among these phrases are: “growing minds”, “the early bird catches the word”, “reading inch by inch” and “word power”. These would make for simple but really cute tag lines or headers to the various artworks that you’d be able to create with the Garden Of Words Cricut cartridge. It also helps that the phrases themselves use very kid friendly fonts and are just as whimsical as the characters themselves. Your children would surely adore them.
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Speaking of School Cricut Cartridge Review
Another Marie Cole design is the Speaking of School Cricut cartridge which, very much like another creation of hers the Speaking of Winter cartridge, features a very jolly and whimsical set of alphabets and characters that’s sure to catch any child’s fancy. The theme this time around centers on things that can be found inside a classroom and things that children are very familiar with. But don’t think that just because its school themed that you are only going to be able to use it for school related purposes. That is most certainly not the case here. There are various things for which you’d be able to put this cartridge to use. Here are some suggestions:
1. You can create a scrapbook for your kids which document all the things that they like. It could be their artworks, their poetry and even their little notes to you. The charming fact about the characters the Speaking of School cartridge is that they can be used in more ways than one.
2. You can also use it to decorate special review sheets for your kids during examinations and such. The cute illustrations would keep them from getting bored and even motivate them to do their best when it comes to answering the questions in the review sheet. Sometimes, you have to come up with clever ways to get their attention.
3. Of course, one cannot overlook the fact that you can also use them to decorate various greeting cards that your kids can give their best friends in school or in the neighborhood. Since the illustrations are made of items that kids are familiar with, I’m sure that they would enjoy it. There is no end to the number of Speaking School projects availible, just use your creativity!
4. You can also use the letters to put name tags on your children’s school books, supplies and other things that might need labeling their name on.
The special creative features that come with the Speaking of School cartridge are Layers, Pencil Tag, Card, Tri-fold Card, Shadow and Layers Shadow. The alphabet comes in 2 sets of varying styles. The first one is a simple blue design which mimics the shape of its more colorful counterpart. The second style is a lot more colorful and resembles school supplies and other objects found in school. For example, a scissor is used in lieu of the letter X, an opened book makes up for the letter V, a set of ruler make up the letter N, a couple of crayons form the letter L and so on.
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Word Builder: A Word Party Cricut Cartridge Review
As educators and parents, it is our duty to teach our children to read. However, in our world today – with television, computer games, cellphones, iPods and the internet competing for their attention – it gets increasingly difficult to get a kid to focus on a book. One of my friends with a four-year old son complained to me recently that their toddler could operate their Playstation all by himself, but had a very hard time going through Dr. Seuss books at night. Much worse, her son told her outright that reading was boring and would much rather watch a movie before bedtime! As responsible parents and teachers, it seems we need all the help we can get.
The Word Builder: A Word Party Cartridge aims to do just that. Created by the talented Heather Lancaster, its goal is to help both children and parents (through the Cricut machine and its innovations) to find learning fun and easy again. Unlike the other cartridges, the Word Builder: A Word Party Cartridge does not have full fonts, but rather roots and foundations. With these, it will be easier for your child to string words together and thus learn how to read and spell at the same time. The cartridge also includes creative designs such as puzzles, flowers, ice cream, RR cars and other features that will surely keep your little one’s attention.
You can even play fun games! As we know visualization is important. It is easier especially for children to associate words with an image to keep it in memory. You can ask your tyke to match the correct word to a particular shape, such as the ice cream design, for example. If he/she gets it right, you can reward him/her by allowing him/her to color and decorate the shape and get a real ice cream for dessert! You can even ask some friends with children over for a literal “word party!”
For only $89.99, you’ll be able to teach your child something he/she will use for life! The valuable gift of reading and spelling. And both of you will have fun too! So order now while supply lasts! $89.99 is a small price to pay compared to the education your child will be receiving. And when your child has fully learned his “Readin’ and Writin’” you can even pass the cartridge on to another parent who needs it.
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Plantin’ Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge Review
The holiday break has been long gone and school is here to stay. Once again, we help our children dust their schoolbooks, bring out their uniforms and school clothes and shop for their school supplies. Once again, we painstakingly label each and every one of their notebooks, pencil cases, and text books. And once again, we hear them tell us to “make it cooler”, to add heart shapes and flowers to boring, square name tags. They ask us to write their names on their notebooks in different fonts that express their personality. We’re in for the long, hard haul of pushing our children to find joy in studying again. Is there no easy way to make learning fun and easy for both children and their educators (be it parents or teachers) as well?
Fret no more; the Plantin’ Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge created by brilliant Cecelia Harris will do the trick for you! With a font that you can modify six ways, it also includes different kinds of designs that include Tall Ball, Italic, Rolypoly, End Caps, Shadow and End Caps Shadow, you’ll be able to make those designs that’ll make your child forget his/her school blues and jump with glee. It also includes special creative features like tags, envelopes, cards, bags, basic shapes and a how-to manual written by Cecelia herself. It’s the perfect tool for teachers and parents alike! With the Plantin’ Schoolbook Cartridge, learning (and teaching!) will never be dull again!
The Plantin’ Schoolbook Cartridge is also great for teachers raring to make another year of education enjoyable and interesting. The features of this cartridge will aid educators in making their lesson plans, readings and other school materials look appealing to students. Also, you’ll be able to make your own envelopes for school reports and letters to parents. You can even use the medal shape, a special feature available in the cartridge, to make certificates and awards for your students! Hobbyists and artsy people will also enjoy making their own paper bags with this new cartridge. The examples mentioned are only a few of what you can do!
So, add this cartridge to your shopping cart now so you can take part in great Plantin’ Schoolbook projects. It is available to you for the reasonable price. With the school season in full swing, you certainly won’t regret it. In fact, you and your children will find yourselves using it even way into the summer and holidays!
Note: This product is not sold separately and comes with Cricut Expression machine.
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Celebrations Cricut Cartridge Review
Paper crafting is a wonderful way to put into good use all the creative juices in one’s body. It is also a good medium to express something. Paper crafting, though may be viewed as a craft that will require patience, it seen as a more personal approach in doing things.
Since technology has evolved, the art of paper crafting evolved as well. This time, instead of taking the excruciating scissor and cutter process, you can easily do your paper crafts with cartridges compatible with Cricut machines. Make your paper crafting tasks easier without ever losing that personal touch in your creations.
Make your celebrations extra special with the Celebrations cartridge. This cartridge enables you to create your paper crafts and party essentials with that personal touch without worrying about the hassles.
The magic of the Celebrations cartridge was created by two brilliant minds in paper craft and design, Bob and Rob. Bob and Rob own a studio where they craft their wonderful creations which are ideal from scrapbooking and paper crafting. Inspired by their endless interest for color, design and pattern, the duo came up with the Celebrations cartridge.
This cartridge initially includes the Shadow and Blackout features. Shadows create the bold figure without the interior cuts while the blackout does the opposite. The other creative features of this cartridge can be explored in many ways.
Celebrate an important occasion with your special touch by making everything handmade. Invite everyone by making the invitations yourself. Add your magic to the invites by adding the designs available in the Celebrate cartridge. You can also do the same with other party essentials such as the banners, cards and place cards. All of these are possible with just a single cartridge.
Aside from making party essentials, Celebrations Cricut cartridge can be used in many ways. The selections are limitless. All you have to do is use Celebrations cartridge with your creativity and see what your imagination will bring you. Its versatility will allow you to create as many paper crafts as you want.
Celebrations cartridge will certainly put a huge change in the way you celebrate your occasions. You’ll never throw a party the same way twice with this cartridge. Create your banners, invites and cards conveniently. With an easy to understand user’s manual, you can easily maximize the usage of this cartridge. Express yourself in any occasion without enslaving yourself over your paper crafts.
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