I have seen so many questions and there is so much information to slog through, that I put together a chart with as many relevant parameters as I could think of.
Make-the-Cut makes unexpected debut
I was going to be excited to report that SCAL2 for Mac was out in a form I would now call stable.
Hinge technique for cutting printouts
Shown here with the Cricut machine by itself, here’s a technique that is also helpful with Cricut Design Studio, the Gypsy or with Sure Cuts A Lot. Use this when you need to see in advance exactly where the Cricut is going to cut in relation to the mat.
New free dingbat font for die cutters
I am proud to introduce 09 KutUps, a shapes font made especially for SCAL, MTC, Silhouette Studio and other cutting software that can cut truetype fonts. From the ground up this font was designed with diecutting in mind.
Non-cutting annotation in Inkscape
One of the advantages of using .svg files, as opposed to .scut files, is that you don’t need the font loaded for the file to cut.
A Free SVG Every Day
Eleanor at the SVGShop (formerly Vendibles) Blog has a very ambitious goal to create a free SVG for every day for a year.
A giant source of public domain SVG files
Finding art that is legal to use can be frustrating, but here’s a tool for images you can know are OK for just about any purpose. The Open Clipart Library is a repository of SVG files started by the folks that develop Inkscape.
Free Valentine .scut files at ScrappingTable.com
Update: These files are no longer free. I found a great source for free .scut files and information about Sure-Cuts-A-Lot software. Check out ScrappingTable.com for many great Valentine cuttables like the basket shown below.
The Craft of Extraction: Just like beer brewing, control is key
Any one of the more than 7,000 craft breweries in the United States will tell you one of two things: their art is a science, or their science is an art. The answer may depend on the brewer’s personal approach, but the combination of experience, process, precise measurements and intuition is exactly what is needed to create a great beer. Likewise, the cannabis industry has its own master brewer: the
60 Free Vector Packs and how to use them
From Smashing Magazine comes this awesome listing of some of the best free vector packs available.