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This is a larger version of the baby bug frame for those who have the Expression and can cut larger items. I used Plantin Schoolbook for the frame outlines since that is the cartridge that comes with the Expression and many people who did not start with a little bug can't find a George cartridge for a reasonable price!
Here is the frame it the "Plain Jane" version - straight off the mat!
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This frame could be for a special photo, a title page or multiple photos using the small circles. You can fill the "holes" with other colors to create an interesting effect - here is a close up showing how they fit in the frame.
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A one and 1/4 inch circle fits it the opening nicely - you can use a hole punch (remember those!) to get a detail or face from a photo to put in each spot - as many or few as you like in any sort of pattern you think of. Here is an example of a photo punched to fit.
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You can also try using markers on this frame - the circles are narrow so become nearly black with just a thin line of paper color showing - the places where they are welded are a bit thicker so you can see more color there.
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This frame was designed using the silhouette circle from Mini Monograms (a very useful cartridge to have). If you don't have it you could redo the file and use a circle from Plantin Schoolbook welded in the same pattern and then add slightly smaller circles that are not welded which will cut out the center of each welded circle - give it a try and contact me if you need help.
I also created a background filler on this file - similar to the one for the baby bug frames. Here are a few photos showing how this can change the look of your page.
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This background filler will also fit the "Friends" frame from my post on March 6th.
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Ten inch circle frame with background filler
Endless variations are possible here - see what you can come up with!
wow love these too love all your designs
ReplyDeleteThis is great! I can't wait to try it with some photos in the circles. THANK YOU!!!
ReplyDeleteI downloaded this and tried to use it but got this error message. I actually get this a lot and was wondering if anyone knew how to make it work, or what I am doing wrong.
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Thanks
Dany
Hi - are you in a country other than the US where you write the date as day-month-year instead of month- day-year? You need to go into the file to fix the date. There are excellent instructions on SusanBLUEROBOT's blog - linked in the side column here. Do what she says and it should solve your problem. I can't remember all the steps - I think I need to relearn how to do this so that I can post corrected files after the 12th of each month and solve this for visitors from other countries!
ReplyDeletewow- these are super cool!
ReplyDeleteThis frame is so simple yet has so many possibilities. Thank you for sharing and explaining everything so well.
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