Things to Make Using My Cricut Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge

Bulletin Boards

• The Plantin Schoolbook cartridge can save you money purchasing bulletin supplies. Using this cartridge, cut uppercase and lowercase letters to use for the title or phrase of your bulletin board. Attach your letters to the bulletin board with staples or pins. If your bulletin board has a central theme, cut shapes or symbols that revolve around the same theme. This cartridge includes simple shapes like flowers, apples, stars, or leaves. Using a different color of paper than the background of your bulletin board you can even use this same cartridge to cut a bulletin board border. Simply enter the dimensions of the border yinto the machine. Then assemble the border on the edge of your bulletin board.
  
  

Party Themes

• Using the Plantin cartridge, you can create a central party theme to any party you host. Simply buy patterned paper that reflects your theme. Use this paper to create gift bags, cards, envelopes, signs, or place cards for your guests. To create a card and envelope for your party, load yourthemed paper into the Cricut and enter the height of your card and envelope in inches. Once these items are cut, fold the letter in half to create your card. Use rubber cement or craft glue to glue together your envelope. Decorate the cards by cutting shapes or letters for your card.
  
  

Tags

• Use your Plantin cartridge to create a gift card with a piece of decorative paper. Press the key you would like to use for your tag along with the dimension of how long the tag should be The Cricut will cut the tag to this exact dimension. Simply write your message on the tag and use ribbon or string to attach the tag to your gift.
  
  

Stencils

• If you want to decorate your walls using a stenciled design, consider using your Plantin cutting cartridge. By using the scalloped edge from the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge you can create your own border wall stencil. Simply load your stencil "paper" into the machine --use thin vinyl so you can use the stencil over and over again. Enter the number of inches for your border to create your stencil. Remove the scalloped border to create your stencil. The remaining sheet of your stencil paper will be used for wall transfer. Simply attach the stencil sheet to your wall using low-tack tape. Paint the surface of the wall that is visible through your stencil. Let the paint dry for 10 minutes. Remove the stencil to reveal your design.