I’ve prepared a nice round up for you today, on what seems to be a very popular topic. Today’s post is all about design using Accent Essentials Cricut cartridge.
This cartridge is very useful because it does not pertain to a specific theme or occasion, meaning the shapes are neutral and can be used all year round. It is is all about symbols and it includes the shadow and shadow blackout creative feature that might be useful for layering cutouts. Most are basic shapes detailed with different patterns.
There are a lot of variations of snowflake-like stars and a number of swirling shapes that can be used for the final touches of a project the paper craft artist is working on. Most of the swirls from the Accent Essentials cartridge have paisley designs that are reminiscent of art nouveau and rococo school of design.
A Few Accent Essentials Tips
- If the user already has a font cartridge, these swirls can be layered on top of the first letter on a page for a faerie tale effect.
- Because of the elegance of these embellishments, they would be perfect for adding a touch of femininity.
- Color themes that would likely work would be golds, silvers and pinks. However, there are some neutral colors that can be pulled off depending on the background paper selected for a specific scrapbook.
- It would be especially ideal for accenting photographs that needs to be highlighted. Using loud designs can be overpowering and can take the emphasis away from the desired photo.
- This has also been proven to be applicable to wedding scrapbooks and debutante’s scrapbook as seen from what other users did.
Scalloped-topped Purse Demonstration using Accent Essentials Cartridge
In this video Mona, from cupcakecreations, shows how the use of the Cricut Expression to make a decorative paper purse for holding standard cards. A written version of this video can be found on her blog cupcakescreations.blogspot.com.
Drawer Knobs, Paper Flower Corsage and Hanging Pegboard Organizer
These videos from CustomCrops show how step-by-step instructions on how to make lots of creative stuff with your Cricut. She uses a couple of different cartridges, including Accent Essentials. Watch her videos below and make sure to check out the “related videos” section on her youtube page for parts 1 and 2 of each project.
