Yesterday I shared with you a new site, Royal Inspirations SVG started by my friend Retta. On her site she has lots of wonderful files that you can obtain in 3 formats so she should have almost all of you covered. Not only does she provide the files in SVG format, but she also provides them in Make the Cut (MTC) and SCAL formats as well so that should mean that she probably has a format that works easily for you! She has files in a variety of categories and price ranges and even has free files for you to download and try so be sure to stop by and find some that will inspire you!
When I saw this Birthday "Book or Card" that Retta designed I just knew that I had to have it! I wasn't sure when I was going to actually use it, or who the lucky recipient was going to be but I knew I had to get it and create it! It's wonderful! The one thing I learned however is that with something like this, you want to make sure that you have a really good sticky mat to ensure those beautiful letters stay put on the mat while you are cutting them! I have a bad habit of trying to reuse mats over and over and over again even when I should stop and fix them! I thought I could squeeze a few more cuts out on this one with a little help from my painter's tape but no go. However, once I broke out a new mat, it was easy breazy and I was wondering why I had wasted my time and paper to start with!
Instead of using chipboard for my "book" backing, I choose to use some neon green styrene that KarenP had first shared about finding on the MTC forum. It matched great with my green letters and added just enough backing to my pages. It gives the book that little extra "pop"! Best of all, it and Retta's files cut great on my Black Cat Cougar that I have been neglecting!
Speaking of my Cougar, I Love my Cougar, but that doesn't mean that I'm not green with envy about those who are getting the newest cutter, The Silver Bullet, from Sherri at That's Scrap, Inc. in the USA, Dawn at Thyme Graphics in the UK and Jo at Cutting Edge Craft in Austrailia too! They look wonderful and I am hearing great things about how well they are cutting too! Wish I could justify getting one too (I do love new gadgets and toys) but I will stick with my Cougar for now as it does everything I need and more. I just need to use it more (then maybe I can justify a Silver Bullet too! : ) ) However, if YOU are in the market for a new cutter that will work with MTC and SCAL be sure to swing by and check out the Silver Bullet! They may just have one with your name on it! But even better than the cutters themselves, is the customer service and support that each of these 3 ladies give, before, during and after the sale! To help justify that new purchase, be sure to check out all of Retta's designs at Royal Inspirations SVG and see what she has waiting for you to create.
As always, thanks for stopping by! I will be sharing more creations made from some of Retta's files with you as I have other things from her shop that I thought were just too cute! Plus, I have some of my own files to share with you soon too as soon as I can find more time! That's the great thing about working with someone else's files, it takes a whole lot less time to actually "create" the end project! See you soon (I hope!!)
