An Exercise in Design

Another challenge in the SCAL forum proved to offer many diversified designs...the rules allowed you to use however many of the elements given you chose though I did use them all in each of the designs presented and in some I did multiples of the elements in Inkscape.

Here's what I started with...from SCAL forum member, Todd.



Several members saw faces and animals and I saw one, too...



















I enjoy the brain stimulation these design challenges present and learning opportunities to see things in fresh and fun ways. Here's to building brain power!

Coffee and friends...the perfect blend!

I saw that saying on a stamp and loved it so it inspired me to create a scal file to go with the saying...here's to all our Coffee Friends!





Check my Coffee Cups & Sayings link in sidebar for files!

If the shoe fits...

Someone looking at my purse and shoe collection suggested they would be great for giving lipstick and nail polish. What a great idea! (Thanks, Kelly!) So, I had to try out some of the different sizes I had already made. In the largest shoe is a slender lip gloss stick, a good fit for the large shoe. For a standard lipstick it seems a slightly smaller shoe is better.



I can't seem to break away from my purse and shoe themes just yet, however we've been making some beautiful roses on the Sure Cuts a Lot forum so I included one I made from the file provided there. Check it out for some great inspiration! I included in my purse a little candy with a complementary nail polish to go with the lip gloss.


These sets are fun in any size and it's one case where a 2-sided paper can be used to good advantage...I think it would be great to use as a unique gift set or party favors and a fun way to use some old jewelry or attach some pretty silk or paper flowers instead. What fun for a little girl's party!


Here's a link to some other purse and shoe sets on the Cricut messageboard in response to an earlier design I shared.