Glass mosaic memorial stone for Jasmine the cat

I finally finished it!  I’m not telling how many years ago I started this mosaic, but it is finally done.  This stone is to mark the place where Jasmine the cat is buried.  The black pieces were purchased.  I have a glass saw and could have cut them, but for the price of the finished pieces it wouldn’t have been worth the wear on the saw blade.  I cut all of the other pieces.  I bought a 10 lb box of brown concrete, and only after opening it to read the directions did I realize that I needed about 15 lbs.  Rather than drive back to Okemos or search around here for a colored mix, I went to the big box home improvement store and bought a color additive to add to regular cement.  It is a little more orange than I would like, but it’s done!

Flower flourish border svg

Here is a border with two versions.  The first is a single layer svg that can be cut with either version of SCAL.  The second is a layered svg for use with SCAL2.  The original artwork for this border was from clker.com.  I cleaned it up for cutting and made it into the borders.

The download is a zipped folder with a layered svg file for use with SCAL 2.0 and a single layer svg for use with either version of SCAL. These files are for personal use only. Feel free to link to this post, but the files are not to be shared or distributed in any way.

Download the files from here.

Celtic knot corner svg

One of the features of SCAL2 that I like the most is the ability to import layered svg files into SCAL and use the layers as a design element. I don’t remember what brought the idea to mind, but a few days ago I thought how well suited Celtic knots are for a layered svg to do a combination of markers and cutting. I started with a corner I found on clker.com.  I connected pieces and welded others to make a file ready for cutting.  I used that as the marker layer, then I created the mat behind it for cutting.  Cricut markers are 1.5 mm, which is a little large for most images.  I used a mini gel pen to draw the knot, then changed which layer was visible and exchanged the pen for the blade holder/blade to cut out the corner.  I cut it at 2.5 inches, which was still a little small for the leaf details.

This file is a layered svg file for use with SCAL 2.0. This file is for personal use only. Feel free to link to this post, but the file is not to be shared or distributed in any way.

Download the file from here.

Lattice front card svg

Here is a lattice front card by request.

This svg file can be used in either version of SCAL. This file is for personal use only. Feel free to link to this post, but the file is not to be shared or distributed in any way.

Download the file from here.