Craft with Bee: ABC Coloring Book

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

ABC Coloring Book

This was a pretty big project! It took a while to create, but it wasn't really all that hard. It was just time consuming. What is this project you ask? It is a coloring book of the alphabet!

I used my Cricut and a whole LOT of cartridges to create this book. I will take you through what I did and then let you know all the cartridges I used on this project.

I used Cricut Craft Room to create all of this. First I created a template of the page size so that I would be able to lay out my letters and images in a way that fit on the page. My book is 5 1/2"x8 1/2." I sized a rectangle in Cricut Craft Room and then made sure I never actually cut it out or drew it when creating the book. I simply used it to position all my elements.

I used the sneak peek of Extreme Fonts for my letters. They are all sized at 4 1/2." I used a variety of cartridges for my images. I selected an image that started with each letter of the alphabet and added any layers that were necessary. I then used the template I created to position the letters and the images on the page.

I placed my cardstock on the cutting mat, using the position of my template as my guide. I then replaced the cutting blade with a black Cricut marker. I then drew out all my letters and images.

I created a front and back cover using some cardstock from the Kidlet Stack by DCWV. I adhered two pieces together for both covers. I cut a title using my Cricut. I named my book "My ABC Coloring Book." Once all the pages and covers were done I used my Cinch to bind the book together. See, it really isn't all that hard. It just takes quite a bit of time to select, position, and draw your images.

Now, here are all the pages and the cartridges I used for the images. As a reminder, all the letters are from Extreme Fonts, these are the Big League feature.