And now, Provo Craft has come up with Cricut cartridges which include the Sans Serif Solutions Cartridge. Provo Craft manufactures products especially made for crafts, education, and hobbies. They started with only one retail store forty years ago but now have 10 stores. They have invented the Cricut machine which cuts shapes and characters without the use of a computer. Different cartridges for the machine give you all types of shapes in all different sizes. The Sans Serif Solutions Cartridge is one of these cartridges made for the Cricut machine. It can cut letters, numbers and other commonly-used symbols, such as punctuation marks and mathematical symbols, in the Sans Serif typeface. Having the Cricut machine and the Sans Serif cartridge gives you typescripts with clean cuts. Because the cutouts are in the Sans Serif font, they are easy for people, particularly youngsters and senior citizens, to read. The typescripts are perfect for posters, signs, greeting cards, photo albums and scrapbooks, arts and crafts hobbies, and art projects for school or for the office.

The Sans Serif Solutions Cartridge is a great innovative tool in making projects that you and your loved ones will love to use. It is definitely enjoyable to make projects with this instrument when you are alone and relaxing and even when you want some bonding time with your family. Imagine all the great artwork that you and your family can do together. You can make greeting cards using the Sans Serif lettering and send them out to close friends and relatives. Grandparents just love everything their grandchildren make. A Christmas card sent to them will be the perfect Christmas present from the young ones. This cartridge and other cartridges as well will also be great when your kids work on their art projects. Watch their creative and imaginative minds go to work. The Sans Serif lettering is just perfect for posters and banners for an upcoming birthday party!

Having the Sans Serif cartridge around the house is definitely worth it.

The nice thing about this Old English-themed cartridge is that the font is already complete. It is already complete in a sense that there are already letters, numbers, symbols, and some words are already included in when one buys this cartridge. The letters can either be in upper or lower case, and of course the different characters can be printed and used in different sizes and colors just like the other font styles available. The additional features are those characters that fall under the classification of shapes which represent important trademarks and symbols from way back then. These symbols truly add to the Old English feel of the cartridge that is why people who decides to but this cartridge are truly satisfied with the results of their projects and/or activities.

Speaking of projects, this Old English-themed font is best for projects that may be required in school that involves history and the past. The declaration of the past may become boring but when a student uses this font, he/she will not only enjoy himself/herself in creating the project but he/she will also be able to entertain the person reading his/her project because of the appropriateness of the font that is used in creating it. Even if the project does not include academics or school, this font will also be suitable for other personal projects which involve the past. This type of project often includes family histories that cover and tackle the difficulties that one has encountered over the years. If not a family history, a project can involve the history of a specific clan that talks about the family tree that traces the history back up to the main root or ancestor.

This is truly an indication that this cartridge is serving a very special and specific purpose for people who are using it. It is not like any other fonts because it is only appropriate for some projects; and obviously, this font is only applicable for those involving the past.

Possibly the most popular on Sesame Street, Elmo has five different sets of shapes in the cartridge: Elmo in a joyful pose with his arms and legs flung out to express his happiness, Elmo reading a book, Elmo running, Elmo either dancing or jumping, and Elmo standing with a big grin. Sesame Street’s resident blue cookie connoisseur, Cookie Monster, is also included in the cartridge in four different sets: the character running and waving, standing and waving with a big smile, standing and eating a gigantic cookie, and eating cookies from a cookie jar. The most celebrated bird of all time, Big Bird, is part of the Sesame Street Friends cartridge. Big Bird is depicted as standing and flinging his wings out in a welcoming gesture, sitting down, and standing with one hand raised in a wave. Big Bird’s perpetually pessimistic yet still lovable sidekick and best friend, Snuffleupagus, is also included in this fun cartridge. The Snuffleupagus shapes include Snuffy sitting down with one trunk raised in greeting and Snuffy walking. Ernie and Bert also make an appearance. Bert is shown standing with arms akimbo, sitting with his legs stretched out in front of him, and standing with his legs apart and a thumbs-up gesture. Ernie, the more optimistic half of the duo, is featured standing and waving with his trademark beam, sitting down while holding his beloved Rubber Ducky, and running. Of course, this cartridge would never be complete without the neighborhood grumpy character, Oscar. In the cartridge, Oscar the Grouch is seen grinning from his trash can, waving, and smirking with his head perched on his palm and a sign saying, “I love trash!” affixed to the front of his home.

Note that the character shapes listed above are just a sampler of the many goodies in the cartridge, which includes other less popular but just as endearing characters. Apart from the many characters that this cartridge offers, there are also creative feature keys. These creative features include layering, icon, shadow, and blackout, to give you endless artistic possibilities.

It also provided some punctuation marks that are usually used for greetings and invitations such as exclamation point, semicolon and question mark. Additional cutouts from the cartridge include simple doodle type illustrations that would provide an apt accent to the quirky feel of the font. The simple yet effective illustrations are as follows; flowers, sun, snowflake, heart, star and boxes. There are also layouts complete with holes that are perfect for attaching them into whichever project that is fitting.

It is up to the person’s creativity where to use these quirky fonts. For instance, printed on a card with a ready hole, it can be tied with a piece of string. Yarns and ribbons can also be used and the important thing is having a color theme perfect for the occasion. For example, if it is to be used for the Christmas season, the color of paper and string can play around red and green or gold and orange. This can be attached on gifts such as a bottle of wine, some cookies or pastries or the boxes containing the presents themselves.

Another possible project in using this font cutout is making labels for a quirky spice rack. If a person already bottles with different spices, a label with these doodle fonts can be cut out and either pasted or tied into the bottle. The paper to be used is dependent on what kind of theme the kitchen a person has.

This cartridge can be used for numerous projects that would require fun fonts to work. With the combination of upper case and lower case letters and changing the positioning of the cutouts, there can be many different outcomes from the same set of font. This font would also make fitting labels for young children’s books, notebooks and other school supplies. It can also be used for the headlines of scrapbook and album pages with the likes of baby shower compilations and other events.

This cutout cartridge also contains accessories that perfectly match the clothes. There are angel or faerie wings. There are elaborate hairstyles for the dressier ones and even dainty little scarves to go with the winter clothes. For instance, the Dracula type of gown matches the Victorianesque hairstyle. The lion costume, on the other hand, comes with a mane-head accessory. The creative features for the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge consist of headwear, accessories 1, 2 and 3, shadow, blackout and adding tabs to make the clothes look like they are meant for real paper dolls.

For this specific cartridge, the projects are numerous. The combinations of clothes and accessories as well as the creative features are practically unlimited. A scrapbook can be accentuated with dressed-up dolls that would definitely make it more vibrant. Undoubtedly, the different Halloween costumes a person can come up with would be perfect for scrapbooks and albums of Trick-or-Treat excursions. Keep in mind that these cutouts are not restricted to being used for the aforementioned alone. They can be used for greeting cards and invitations. They can accentuate labels of children’s supplies. Another inventive idea is adding tabs to the clothes and lining them up with a piece of string or glittery yarn. Whether they are shadowed blackout dresses or contemporary pastel pieces, it would look like a stylized clothesline. These would make a fun border for any project. Pasted on a cardboard and accompanied with either cutout letters or handwritten greetings, these can also be laminated and be used as a bookmark that can be greatly appreciated by book-loving friends. Choosing a specific set of clothes can be turned into a trademark in each of the finished products along with a childlike signature.

There are also texts to go with these symbols. Both the text and the illustrations of the twelve days of Christmas are also a part of this cartridge. Other symbols that can be used for many different projects include candles, socks, fireplace, snowflakes and fitting borders for this theme. These are specifically made for Christmas albums and scrapbooks but projects that they can be used for are not only limited to that. They can also be used for name plates if a person is planning to hold a Christmas dinner for friends and family. They can also be used for more personalization in wrapping gifts. Christmas mobiles would make a good substitute for the traditional wreaths.

This cartridge also lets people have fun with doing their own greeting cards. It sounds more thoughtful to make loved ones greeting cards instead of buying one. They could also be a part of the home décor. For example, a desktop Christmas tree will not be able to hold ordinary Christmas balls and trimmings. These cutouts are perfect trimmings for such. Even the tree itself can be made of paper which has a stand. They would do well as they are but for those who want to indulge, they can be further embellished with glitter glue and fancy jewels.

For gifts such as cookies or wine, it would no longer need to be wrapped, just attach a designed tag from any of the selected cutouts and attach them on a piece of yarn. These cutouts can also be made into bookmarks. Aside from the usual trimmings of the Christmas tree, laminated cutouts with a greeting can be added. It would make a wonderful conversation piece and people who visit can help themselves to the bookmark they like before they leave. It would make a wonderful token for people who took their time visiting the household in that wonderful season of giving.

Two keys on the upper left portion of the keypad overlay indicate the Shadow and Blackout special features of the Wedding Solutions Cartridge. The Shadow feature will cut out a larger shadow image in proportion to the selected character. The Blackout feature will cut out a solid version of the character’s shape. One can use different combination of the base, shadow and blackout rendering of a character to make a unique design. The user will also notice that for each character key, there are versions of each character in black and gray. Selecting the Real Dial size key will result in both black and gray characters cut in the same size. Cutting at a larger size will bring out more of a character’s details.

The Wedding Solutions cartridge is a very helpful and versatile tool one can rely on to make wedding paraphernalia like invitations, gift tags, place cards, wedding decor, wedding songbook, small tokens for wedding giveaways, and thank you notes from the couple. Even invitations to pre-wedding events like the engagement dinner, rehearsal dinner, and bachelorette party can be produced using this cartridge. Many years after the wedding, a wedding anniversary card or invitation can even be made from this. The Wedding Solutions cartridge is so versatile that some icons may be used even for non-wedding products. The flowers, umbrella, swan, shoe, basket and candle look generic enough to be used for invitations to other events like birthdays, sleepovers and anniversaries, a get well soon card, a birthday card, or a scrapbook.

The shapes on Graphically Speaking are grouped by certain themes. Some of the graphics pay homage to the great outdoors with shapes like the sun and trees, and words and phrases like “nature,” “outside,” and “the great outdoors.” The love-inspired theme includes images of hearts and ampersands as well as words like “me you,” “together,” and “best of friends.” There are also shapes that are based on the ocean and water. These images and words include waves, surfboards, bubbles, a drop of water coming from a faucet, “water,” “H2O,” “water works,” and “Catch a wave.” For trips down memory lane, Graphically Speaking features shapes and text like lampposts, a street sign with “Memory Ln” written on it, “past,” and “memories.” Dreaming big is also a theme in this cartridge as it contains phrases and images, such as “think big,” “dream big,” “imagine,” “dream,” “state of mind,” and speech and thought bubbles. To show time-related ideas, the shapes on Graphically Speaking include “24/7,” “time,” “remember,” and clock outlines. Apart from these themes, this cartridge also helps keep you grounded with phrases and graphics like “Reality is good,” “This is life,” “experience,” and globes. Another abstract idea in the cartridge is gentleness or relaxation, which is represented by the words “soft,” “comfy,” and “gentle,” and by images of clouds. Graphically Speaking brings users back to school with the following text: “school zone,” “learn,” “teach me,” and “old school.” Also making an appearance in the cartridge are angelic words and phrases, like “100% pure,” “innocent,” “sweet,” and “my angel.” For those who believe in destiny, the cartridge offers text like “discover,” “serendipity,” and “a fortunate accident.”

There are still a lot more themes and their corresponding shapes in this cartridge. Besides these shapes, Graphically Speaking has fun creative features, such as Phrase, Word, Jumbled, Type, Icon, and Icon Blackout. The Phrase feature enables users to work with only phrases, while the Word feature allows users to use only single-word text. The Jumbled feature refers to text that is not written as one line but in fragments. Type, on the other hand, refers to words or phrases that are written in the normal way. The Icon feature is for users to utilize drawings instead of just words and phrases. Icon Blackout is for shading in empty spaces in icons.

The Disney Tinker Bell & Friends Cartridge contains the wonderful images of Tinker Bell, Fawn, Iridessa, Rosetta, and Silvermist, along with the names of these pixie friends, famous phrases, figures of trees, all types of flowers, mushrooms, butterflies, and snowflakes. This cartridge also comes with six Creative Feature keys which add to the artistic appeal of the characters. A Creative Feature key and a character key are selected and cut to produce outstanding details that make a character more attractive to one’s eye. These six Creative Feature keys are Layers: Flesh/Hair, Layers: Outfit/Outfit, Layers: Wings/White, Layers: Eyes/Lips/Extra, Filigree and finally Layers: Shadow/Blackout. Some of these layers might be very much in depth that they would be cut best using the Cricut Expression machine as opposed to the Cricut Personal Electronic Cutter machine and the Cricut Create machine.

The pretty and adorable images that can be made with this cartridge are just excellent for decorating cards, picture frames, scrapbook pages, posters, and even a young girl’s bedroom. The characters with the Layer features will give depth and detail when making a greeting card. Fairy, butterfly and flower images will give your scrapbook a touch of femininity and youth. Entering you child’s bedroom can feel like entering the fairy world with fairies flying all around. Having the Disney Tinker Bell & Friends Cartridge for your Cricut machine will truly make your creations and your daughter’s as colorful, lively, and magical as the world of fairies.

The special features include the customization of the appearance of Hello Kitty because a user can choose to select from Kitty’s fur, the color of the bow, and even the nose. In designing Hello Kitty, a user can also decide what clothes are suitable for the situation. The clothes vary depending on styles and colors. On the other hand, the shapes can amazingly be printed and used differently because of its different forms. The available forms for the different shapes included are silhouette, card, shadow, and blackout. The silhouette is usually used for simple figures and depiction of Hello Kitty. On the other hand, the card, shadow, and blackout are used to further style the appearance of Hello Kitty since these are layers which can be added to the original shapes, icons, and the different variations of Hello Kitty.

This cartridge is usually used by parents to satisfy the need and passion of their children to Hello Kitty. And because of the fact that it only focuses on shapes and other icons, this is a cartridge that will be greatly maximized when used for designing different things. Usually, mothers use this cartridge to design the name plates and name tags of their kids who are really into this cartoon character. As a matter of fact, parents even use this to design some of the school supplies of their children to even encourage them in their studying. Although these are also common uses of this cartridge, the most common use is usually for the birthday cards and invitations that their children will be using. This use of this particular cartridge is definitely not a surprise to find out since the designs are truly enjoyable and attracting enough to hook each and every kid in this planet.