Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Stampin UP Tag Starburst

Someone on the Cricut Messageboard pointed out a Starburst made with the Stampin Up Tag set. Since I had just made that file I thought I would be able to fix it to where you can make one. And ya know what.......I DID! LOL

The file is SU TAG STARBURST. The important thing to remember is that there are two mats that will be cut and the instructions below are very specific for this to work right.

Load your paper.
Click cut for the first mat.
Once it is cut then click LOAD PAPER (do not unload your paper or it will not work).
This will set it back to the starting point.
Click to your second mat and then click cut.

You will end up with this












Remove the pieces from the mat. I left the frames on there so you could see. Please ignore my dirty mat. I need to wipe it down but have been using it for cutting the last two days. That zig pen method really works good for resticking your mats!!








Next you will want to line up four of the frames. Okay so my file is a hair off. But you can overlap them to get the perfecdt if you want. I was in a hurry and wanted to get this on my blog so I didn't take time to overlap. I used a scrap of pearlescent vellum I had to glue the frames to.








Next lay your other four frames on top of the first set like in the picture here.












And lastly cut way the areas show in the this picture.













And this is what you will end up with. Like I said the file I made is a hair off but I think with some overlapping it will line up better and not have the gaps in the center.

29 comments:

  1. This is fantastic!!! Can't wait to try it!!

    What is the zig pen method you speak of?? You have my curiosity peaked???

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  2. The zig pen method -

    Get a WIDE tip zig glue pen. Make sure your mat is clean. Cover the mat with a thin layer of the glue with the pen. DO NOT cover, allow to dry over night!!

    It works fantastically!! Just make sure you don't use too much glue. I have done that before LOL

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  3. That star is absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for the tutorial and download! Can't wait to try it!

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  4. Wow! You are one amazingly talented and busy lady. Where do you come up with all the time? I'm a stay at home mom and can never seem to find it! You are so inspiring to me, Thank You for sharing all of your wonderful projects :) Check out my blog if you have the time.
    http://squirlygirlcreations.blogspot.com

    Keep the inspiration coming! Thanks.

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  5. Squirlygirl I have no husband and a teenage daughter that is never home! LOL

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  6. I just found your blog today and boy i am so greatful. I am a new owner of my cricut and you have a vast aray of info here. Thanks and please use George some more i just love that cart.

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  7. Oops! I left my comment in the wrong spot. I tried the star and it's really pretty! It was a little tricky to line up - mine didn't come out quite as good as yours - I just need a little more patience! Have any you could send me?

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  8. Oh Okie, when I saw that starburst card, I knew it was doable on the cricut. Thanks for all those neurons firing off!

    Just out of curiousity, Couldn't you just have a non-welded nesting tag on 1 mat and have the blade cut all at once? I'm a newbie designer so I ask all these dumb questions. Just ask JenC!
    ~craftykaren~

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  9. Kathy most of my .cut files are made with George. It gives me more options that most carts because of the basic shapes.

    Mutt - I think i could make the file more simple but for now it worked okay. I wanted to see if the tag replica set I made would work for it. If I did it on one mat then it would have to cut out the shapes individually for the small tag since the tags were made with several shapes.

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  10. Okie - This is fantastic! Thanks for sharing! Kimberly216

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  11. Okie, YOU ARE THE DS QUEEN!!!!!
    Wish I had a little bit of your talent. Thanks for sharing your cut files.
    Great blog.

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  12. WOO HOO, I tell ya girl you are just amazing! Thanks once again :) and thanks for the zig pen tip!

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  13. Okay, so how cute is that!? Just darling. Thank you!!!

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  14. Very cute.
    Thank you for sharing.
    Take care,
    marcia

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  15. I am so bummed!! You do beautiful work but I can't use your files because they don't open in SCAL. I guess I will just keep drooling.

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  16. Okie:

    You are amazing. Keep up the good work. I actually made the starburst last year with the punch and it was a ton of work. I only made them for the people that REALLY appreciate my cards.

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  17. Shirley you are the greatest. Just when I was thinking to myself, I wish someone would do a file for DS, you already had it done. Thanks so much.

    Oklois

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  18. I just have to say - this is soooooooooooooo cooooooooool!!

    I love the idea of creating another shape with the tags! Such a beautiful result! Thank you for the cut file!

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  19. You did it! I knew you could and I thank you so very much!

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  20. Beautiful! Thanks for the great tutorial!

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  21. Thank you so much for sharing your creations and talent! I am too cheap to buy Stampin' up punches, but I do love the look of them! Thanks again!

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  22. Thanks Okie for sharing your cut files. You are AWESOME!!!

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  23. workin on it now. - just had to stop to say i was excited about it. will let ya know how it turns out.
    tfs.

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  24. I DID IT !!!! I DID IT !!!!YEA !!! Now what do i do with it. :)
    Theresa

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  25. Okie, holy COW BATGIRL! You are on a roll here!!! YOU GO GIRL! This is SUPER cute. When I get my DS I'll have to try it out....still waiting on it to arrive...
    Pink

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  26. This is cool and beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us.

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  27. This is so great. And I'm glad it's george. ;-) I've learned so much about CDS from looking at your patterns that I'm starting to make my own. Someday I'll get my blog up. I registered it last night so that's a start!

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  28. Wow, this is another great idea from a creative gal! I'm also glad that you thought to make the replicas of the SU punches.

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