I was just looking at the new cards coming out from Cricut and Surprise (insert sarcasm) many are the same as fonts from Lettering Delights. And I already have them, Yay me! Now I will warn you that many times after a font is made into a cart it disappears from the website so if you want them get them now! Here are 2 cards I made with the doodlebat font Good Company:
Have you heard about the new Cricut Circle club where you pay $275 a year to get 4 sight unseen carts only available to members? Pa-leeze, the first cartridge is called french mannor and it is so similar to DB Good Company from Lettering delights. (I have not played with the cart, the info comes from Linda at JustaScrappin) $3 vs $80 you be the judge.
To use this font with your cricut is simple. First you need software to cut the fonts. I use Sure Cuts a Lot (SCAL) and I click on the font I want and all of the images show up on the screen, I pick the one I want and it shows up on the mat then I re-size it and cut, easy peasy! Think of all the cool fonts you already have you can cut with your cricut!
I love the sentiment on that card, and it is so true!
The new Pumpkin Carving seasonal cartridges is like DB Jack-o-Patterns and Jack-o-Patterns 2 also from Lettering delights.
There is 3 fonts that look like Cricut carts, To see my previous list of matching fonts check out this post.
These cards qualify for the following challenges: Crazy 4 Challenges (red, black, white), Creative Card Crew (use a die cut) and Daring Card Makers (use a silhouette.)
Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!
Just love this. I added you to my blog addresses.
with love,
Ineke
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I have DB Good Company but had tome to cut anything with it. But I do love your project!! I will to buy the Halloween doodle bat soon!
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Both cards are beautiful! You just make me crave the SCAL even more!
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Thank you for these comparisons. I really like Lettering Delights, and appreciate your head’s up. Lovely cards.
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Fantastic cards and I love the sentiments you added to each of them – just perfect! Thanks for joining in with Daring Cardmakers.
Lynda xxx
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These are great Lindsay! Love it! I have been wanting to find some images similar to the girl silhouettes in Forever Young, but I can’t find anything similar. I know you said that some of the stuff from there comes from Formal affair and DB Garden Showers, but not the silhouettes (unless I’m missing something). bummer.
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I think one of the clip art graphic sets is close and has at least one silhoutte, let me look and get back to you Tamara:) you would need to convert it tho but that is no biggie as we both know!
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I have no clue about cartridges or SCAL or cutting fonts, but I sure do love that card with the retro telephone! The die cut work you did there is fabulous – the dictionary paper is wonderful! So happy you could have some fun with us this week at the Creative Card Crew!
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OMG Lindsay, I absolutely love it. Both cards, but the one with the sofa and that sentiment….. absolutely gorgeous (and soooo true, lol).
hugs
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Hooray Lindsay! Thanks for sharing this info – my Mom and my PayPal account thank you!! 🙂 Do you know of a font similar to the new Wildlife Cricut Lite?
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Hi Shannon, it does not look familar, it looks like photographs where the contrast was increased then converted. That would be my bet.
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Thanks for sharing these fab silhouettes with the Daring Cardmakers
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Thanks for the article, and I’m happy that someone else sees how limited one can be just using cartridges, not to mention broke. If only Cricut would stop acting so greedy and realize most people can’t afford $80.00 cartridges!
Thanks for sharing the SCAL love!
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Can you use Lettering Delights graphic sets? What do you need to do/or have to convert them?
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Hi Laurie! you can convert the graphic and clip art set, I have a step by step tutorial with photos here: https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/how-to-convert-clip-art-to-a-cutting-file-for-cricut/
Give it a try!
Lindsay
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