Mary Beth van der Horst
MGF, Master Grumble Framer
Hey guys, business has been going great since opening this April, and I've been having so much fun on my own! I recently had the chance to bust out my Cricut machine and get fancy on a couple of wedding related projects. I'm still cutting all my mats on an old C&H Advantage, and saving up for a CMC in a couple years, but it got me wondering... do any of you guys have a CMC that can cut vinyl? Sub question: if you do, how often do you use it? Third question: if you do, would you share something you had fun on? I'd love to open my mind to what can be done beyond my little text captions.
Also I'm wondering if it is worth it to save up for a CMC that can "do it all" or if I really just want to be able to cut fancy shapes again on my own and keep using the Cricut for those odd few projects? Opinions welcome!
For context: the first pic of the tabletop frame was an invitation we obscured the text block on--all the details changed because of Covid and we didn't want an unpleasant reminder. Thus the really strange shaped opening and the need to uh... "balance" it. It's not a real mat per say, since it had to be thin enough to cut and detail on the cricut. It's just cardstock accented with the black pen tool.
The second project is a 1st anniversary present (this husband is winning at romantic ideas!). They went with the Irish tradition of literally tying the knot with these cords. We included little snippets of their vows and the date in vinyl adhered to the top mat.
Also I'm wondering if it is worth it to save up for a CMC that can "do it all" or if I really just want to be able to cut fancy shapes again on my own and keep using the Cricut for those odd few projects? Opinions welcome!
For context: the first pic of the tabletop frame was an invitation we obscured the text block on--all the details changed because of Covid and we didn't want an unpleasant reminder. Thus the really strange shaped opening and the need to uh... "balance" it. It's not a real mat per say, since it had to be thin enough to cut and detail on the cricut. It's just cardstock accented with the black pen tool.
The second project is a 1st anniversary present (this husband is winning at romantic ideas!). They went with the Irish tradition of literally tying the knot with these cords. We included little snippets of their vows and the date in vinyl adhered to the top mat.