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.
 Alligator - Animal Kingdom (head feature)

Balloons - Celebrations

Cupcake - Doodlecharms
 
Dog - Doodlecharms
 
Elephant - Animal Kingdom (head feature)

Fire - Create a Critter
 
Guitar - Indie Art
 
House - Handy Man
 
Ice Cream - Birthday Bash

Jacks - Sugar and Spice

Key - Going Places
 

Ladybug - Doodlecharms
 
Moose - Animal Kingdom
 
Necklace - Forever Young

Ostrich - Everyday Paper Dolls

Parrot - Ole
 
Quail - Noah's ABC Animals
 
Rainbow - Noah's ABC Animals

Snail - Live Simply

Television - Nifty Fifties

Umbrella - Everyday Pop-Up Cards
 
Vulture - ZooBalloo
 
Whale - B is for Boy
 
Xylophone - B is for Boy

Yo-Yo - B is for Boy

Zebra - Everyday Paper Dolls


11 comments:

  1. This is truly amazing! What a great way to show off the font! Thanks for the directions.

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  2. What a wonderful idea!

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  3. Exceptional!!!

    Love all of your image choices and the scale of each with the letter.

    Thank you for sharing the details and for sharing such great photos of your design.

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  4. Love it! You did a great job!!!

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  5. Oh my, oh my, oh my! I LOOOOVE it! You did such a great job! I've made these little books before and I love this version of one!

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  7. Fabulous -- and I can see why it was time consuming. You did an excellent job!!

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  8. Wow, this is such a cute idea! You did an amazing job.

    Linda

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