The maker of the cartridge, David Walker, has been dealing with dogs and drawings all his life. It’s only natural for the two vastly different hobbies to meet, and Paper Pups is the product of all his effort and dedication. He has worked on children’s books, greeting cards, scrapbook papers and gift wrap, spending much of his time with children and pets. His simplistic, doodle-styled artwork is reflective of the zaniness he experiences (but utterly loves) almost every single day.

Paper Pups Cricut cartridge can be applied to almost any art project. It is not strictly a font with specific letters, but it makes up for that by making all sorts of variations available. Rest assured, one will not get bored trying out a different effect or shape every time, making sure that no one puppy is ever truly the same. One can use the cartridge for any dog-lover or child when it comes to scrapbook pages, greeting cards and invitations. Or use it for scrapbooking a page dedicated to the family dog! The cuteness of it all will truly inflect on all the familiar times and moments anyone has shared with their favorite canine, whether just walking them or playing crazy games together. By decorating the page with all of those sweet little puppies, anyone who sees them won’t be able to help but see their own dogs in those puppies’ little dot eyes.

Paper crafting is not only popular with kids. It is also used by adults. This craft is usually done in creating greeting cards, invites and scrapbooks. The result is a more personalized and a more memorable output.

An innovation in paper crafting was introduced through a Cricut Machine. Like a printer, a Cricut Machine uses cartridges to specify particular paper designs. One cartridge that can be used in the machine is the Animal Kingdom cartridge.

The Animal Kingdom cartridge is another Cricut innovation especially designed by Marie Cole. Marie Cole has an endless passion for drawing and creating different designs of alphabets. The result of her hobby is a one of a kind cartridge to fit your paper crafting needs.

Animal Kingdom cartridges will answer to all your project needs. Use it as decorations for your greeting cards or for your scrapbooking project. You may also include it to make your school reports interesting. Adding a nicely made animal picture as a regular image or as a border will certainly make a huge difference in the presentation.

Aside from including the basic creative features of a cartridge (Head, Sound, Bookmark, Book, Shadow, and Blackout creative features), Animal Kingdom cartridge features a great number of animal selections. With forty-eight mammals, reptiles and birds, you will never run out of ideas on what to include in your greeting card, scrapbook or project. The options are endless.

Want to make your animal kingdom projects a little smarter? Why not include some animal sayings in the project? Brighten up one’s day by greeting her good “moo”rning. Welcome a new member in the community by sending an invite saying “welcome ‘neigh’bor or appreciate their presence by saying “thanks for being such a good ‘Neigh’bor.”

Use the Animal Kingdom cartridge with convenience mixed with your creativity. With this cartridge, you are always assured that your projects will come out interesting and presentable. The next time you create another project which will need a little extra kick to make it a lot interesting, do not forget to use the Animal Kingdom cartridge.

The cartridge includes all the letters of the alphabet, numbers 0 to 9, and the ampersand. Each character comes in different fonts based on lettering styles commonly used in children’s books. Apart from appearing in various fonts, each letter and number also comes with assorted accents, such as icons or graphics, borders, frames, corners, and shadows. These icons include flowers, leaves, butterflies, birds, plants or trees, vines, swirls and curlicues, basic shapes like hearts, and basic symbols such as exclamation points, question marks, and parentheses. Of course, no storybook is ever complete without the requisite images in fairytales, so the cartridge includes illustrations of crowns and mirrors as well as the phrases “Once upon a time,” “Happily ever after,” and “A wish came true.” Other words included are “the,” “and,” “To,” and “From” as well as common phrases, such as “Thank you,” “Birthday Girl, and “Birthday Boy.”

The Storybook cartridge offers the following six features: Tall/Border, Shorty/Holes, Fancy/Corner, Accent/Frame, Shadow, and Accent Blackout. The Tall/Border feature refers to shapes that are drawn to look thin and tall and to accents that may be used as borders. Shorty/Holes enables users to work with shapes that look squat and with the shapes’ corresponding icons that are drawn with holes. The Fancy/Corner feature is for users to work with letters and numbers that are written in a calligraphic style and with shapes that are used as corner accents. For more elaborate fonts, the Accent/Frame is the best feature to use. This feature also gives users the ability to use shapes that are drawn to look like frames. Shadow refers to the boldfaced versions of the Tall/Border lettering style, and if this feature is used with the corresponding icon of a letter or number, the icon’s empty spaces are filled in. Just like Shadow, the Accent/Blackout feature is the boldfaced versions of the Accent/Frame lettering style and frame. Using this feature causes the empty spaces of the frame shapes to be filled in completely.

Even though it is not like the other fonts that actually offer different styles of letters to its users, this cartridge truly catches the attention of many people because of the intricate details in the carious designs that they are offering. Of course, it is already a given that if a cartridge does not offer its users different font styles, it is offering people various graphics use this and lovely images that are related to the above mentioned season. And because Christmas is the season which is considered by many as their favorite, the symbols that are representing this season is actually becoming generic already. Included in the list of symbols are: Christmas tress, candles, Christmas wreaths, reindeers, sleighs, Santa Claus, snow, mistletoes, presents, and even different Christmas ornaments. These features offer the users different colors and different variations that will suite their personal preferences. What’s good about the designs that this cartridge is offering its users is that it does not stick with the conventional way of depicting the different symbols mentioned. This cartridge is offering new and exciting interpretations of their symbols to various users. In turn, those who are patronizing this cartridge will truly be satisfied with the how they are being treated to a new twist to the season of Christmas.

This cartridge is very much appropriate for projects that involve spreading the spirit of Christmas with other people. Of course since this solution is very specific in its function, it is definitely up to the person how he/she will explore the flexibility of this cartridge. A person could actually use the featured symbols to print Christmas cards and greetings. As a matter of fact, this is not only good for greeting purposes, this can even be the sole ingredient in making the perfect Christmas present for someone special, it is just a matter of using the symbols wisely. The truth is, one can also be more creative by going out of the box and actually using the featured symbols for occasions that do not involve the season of Christmas. It is really just a matter of making the best out of the available designs provided by the cartridge.

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 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 images available on the Disney Pooh and Friends cartridge include well-loved characters, such as Winnie the Pooh himself, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl, and Kanga and Roo. Other shapes are images of the different characters’ names; beehives; bees and various other insects; honey pots; books; the moon and stars; the sun; butterfly nets; fences; flowers, trees, plants, and leaves; fruits and vegetables; watering cans; wheelbarrows; clouds; raindrops; lightning; umbrellas; kites; sailboats; signposts; snowflakes; snowman Pooh; balloons; presents; a cake with a candle; basic shapes like squares and circles; pirate caps, witch’s hats, Santa hats, party hats, and top hats; logs; bonnets; and bridges. Minor characters from Winnie the Pooh also make an appearance, such as Lumpy the Elephant and Gopher. Apart from these fun graphics, the Disney Pooh and Friends cartridge offers a bonus of various frame and border shapes.

There are six creative features available on this cartridge, namely Layers: 1 and 2, Layers: 3 and 4, Icon, Icon: Square/Circle, Shadow: Base/Icon, and Blackout. Note that the images included in Disney Pooh and Friends are a bit more complex to work with, which is why there are layering features. To come up with a complete image, users must first click on a base shape then click on the Layers: 1 and 2 feature to fill in the base with the first and second layers. Next, users should enable the Layers: 3 and 4 feature to lay in the third and fourth layers on the base. The Icon feature is for users to work with icons, which are extra accent images that come with each shape. Icon: Square/Circle refers to icon images that are drawn on either a square or circular background. The Shadow: Base/Icon feature refers to the silhouettes of the shapes and icons, while enabling Blackout will cause the empty white spaces in base shapes to be completely filled in.

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.