Easy Print & Cut with MTC and the Black Cat Cougar using the KNK Plugin!!!

Finally all of this Print & Cut stuff has finally done my head in...I bit the bullet this evening, and decided it was time to fight back and get this son of a gun to work to MY satisfaction....it has taken me quite a few hours to get all of the information from various sources...such as the Black Cat Forum and the MTC Forums, and trial and error and converting such overwhelming information into something that more resembles IDIOT Language...something I DO UNDERSTAND!!!! (sorry it's late here & brain is numb lol)

Okay I started out by getting into the Black Cat forum and working through the Manual Calibration of the Blackcat Laser using Signcut....(have I mentioned how terrified I am of Signcut!!!!) Okay so I've gotten that done, found my X and Y figures that work for MY MACHINE, yours may very well be quite different.

Anyhoo I got a perfect cut on the template for Signcut using these settings for MY machine...

X = (-18.5)
Y = (26)

Done & done! Next....

Into MTC (having already downloaded the KNK plugin with the 3pt registration) <---- Oh how I LOVE LOVE LOVE this.

Here is a screenshot of how I had my P&C set up on MTC (Ps...just click on the Photos to enlarge)

onto the setting for KNK....

I've told it to cut with KNK Maxx, this is when things got crazy for me for a bit, majority of folk have said you HAVE to reverse the negative & positive numbers....so based on that I should have had to set my settings as this in KNK

X = (18.5)   &   Y = (-26)

This is about when all hell broke loose in my craft room and one said Cougar and one said Laptop almost got hurled straight through my window...but alas...fortunately I remembered seeing one brave soul having said on the MTC forum that they found this to be untrue for THEIR particular setup, and actually were very brave and tried leaving their settings the same as their Signcut settings, so I thought, hey, why not? May as well give this a go before tossing the equipment out the window, so with that said I have changed my KNK plugin settings back to the same as I had originally used with Signcut

X = (-18.5)

Y = (26)

Well Hey Presto!!! (Okay time to insert a pic of my mat layout ...sorry for crappy pic but hey I'm not much of a drawer or artist lol...but here goes)

So basically

...picture my COUGAR sitting right --> HERE!!

Okay, so I have set up my mat (after many failed attempts earlier) like this  Turn the laser alignment ON (you should know how to do that) and set it in a spot like where I have in the above pic.  Bottom Right of the pic!

So the first Registration Mark that shows on my screen as being top left of MTC screen is now Top Right on my mat (see other big fat dot there)  I then simply followed the instructions on screen to set the 3 registration marks ...gotta say after setting the first one, the other 2 were pretty much in perfect alignment, at this stage and at this time of the night (almost midnight now) I no longer give a flying you know what, so I accepted it all and hit OK and bam it cut out the bestest (is that even a word?)  Print and Cut I've ever done, it was what I would say 99.9% perfect!  I seriously could not ask for anything more than this.

Okay, so here is my result :) yay

So anyhooo, I am sorry for my ramblings, but you can't expect much more from me when I'm exhausted hehehe but seriously, I hope this information and the pictures of how my MTC is set up versus how I've set up on my mat, and loaded to the machine can help someone else who is desperately trying to improve their Print and Cut and not making headway with the overwhelming information that seems to be out there, just not in the right context for some of us who need to see pictures!!!!

Cheers peeps, outta here for some serious zzzzzzzzz's Goodnite xo

Some cool SVG Borders for your scrapbooking/cardmaking

So I have been playing about with some basic shapes and tools for the last couple of days...boredom struck again lol, anyhooo managed to come up with some borders to share, hope someone can find something constructive to do with these.

Since I totally suck at Inkscape, I stuck to what I can actually fathom, Make The Cut, so basically as I'm a scrapbooker and I scrapbook on my base piece of card/paper measuring 30cm x 30cm (not 12 x 12) my borders if you import at actual size will be 30cm wide/long or whatever you want to call it, feel free to mess about, manipulate them as much as you need or want to do, sing out if you do something cool and creative with them, I would love to see.

Okay, here are the links for each one...

BRACKET Border SVG

CLOUDY Border SVG

LARGE SCALLOP Border SVG

SCALLOPED EDGE SCALLOP Border SVG

SMALL SCALLOP Border SVG

WAVY 1 SVG 

WAVY 2 SVG

WAVY 3 SVG

WAVY 4 SVG

WAVY BRACKET Border SVG

WAVY STRIP Border SVG


I am off to cook some dinner for the motley crew and perhaps attempt a layout using some of these borders tonight (crossing my fingers) lol.  Please let me know if there is anything that needs fixing (I'm only human)

Enjoy :)

Do you just love MYSCRAPCHICK?? Then you are gonna love this....

Kristi Dailey has now got her own website up and running with some of her awesome whimsical graphic illustrations listed as well as Digi Stamps....she is also running a great special right now 50% off every purchase of $10 or more....BARGAIN I say!!!!

These are so cute....I feel a whole lot of Print 'n Cutting coming on now lol lol

Go check them out here....

Print & Cut with MTC and Black Cat Cougar....

Wowzer...been a super dooper long day here today, trying to suss out the laser calibration to get my Print & Cut feature working with Make The Cut and Black Cat Cougar.

Finally tonight I have success!!  Wouldn't call it 100% perfect but it's mighty damn close.  After searching forums and blogs and youtube for hours today to find just the right bit of information to sort this mess...in pure defeat and with a can of rum in one hand...GOOGLE SEARCH TO THE RESCUE lol

With this totally awesome find.....
Sheri from My Card Spot had this fabulous TUTORIAL (with pics) thank goodness.... she is now my new Goddess...well for today anyhoo. Finally pictures showing me which way was X and which way was Y and a starting point to finding the right numbers for me...my numbers X -18.5 and Y 26  achieving almost perfect results...had just the tiniest bit of white showing around the bottom of my cut (will post a pic tomorrow when I have some daylight)  Graphic by Lettering Delights (Weather Kids)

So to Sheri....THANKYOU for sharing this awesome information, and I hope that many others who are having issues with this will also be lucky enough to find your post!  You have made my day and my purchase of the Cat just that little bit more exciting....now to find some chipboard that will cut with the machine in Australia!!!  Our chippie is like rock apparently lol lol

Some Gorgeous New Stock - Just Arrived....D'LISH SCRAPS

So D'Lish Scraps have just received a new shipment of some very sweet items, think it's time for me to go shopping again lol  here's some piccies of the goodies

Here's the link to this great online store D'LISH SCRAPS or why not follow them on FACEBOOK

Colour my world....

I really really wish my postie would HURRY UP!!!!! I am soooooo incredibly desperate now for my Printer Inks to arrive, been over 2 weeks now... I want to print some photos so I can scrap!!!!!

  I want my COLOURS!!!!!!!!

Sketch Challenge Entry for Little Scraps of Heaven Designs

So I finally got scrapping :) Yay!!!  I decided to have a go at the Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Sketch #3 on Facebook here's their LINK

Here's the Sketch....

I used the gorgeous Panda Pattern that was purchased from LSHD over at their Website and a photo of my lil ginger haired treasure Miss Amy :)

Title of this Page is .... 100 Hearts Would be too few, to carry all my LOVE for You!

Happy New Year .... Bring on 2011

Happy New Year to all my crafty friends :)

Time for this lil bunny to get her butt into gear and get the craft room cleaned up, I can't even see the desktop in there right now....must scrap this year!!!!

OH MY GOSH....It's almost Christmas again!!!!

My how time has flown this year, it's been the most craziest time of my life this year, so many things have been happening, a lot of ups and downs, ended up immersing myself into Facebook Games (lol) to calm the crazies outta me!!!


Scrapbooking has been just about totally missing in action for me for the last 8 months (sadly) but for all of the above reasons, I just haven't been able to get my head in the right place for it.  Time to change that. Still in for some incredibly busy months ahead as we prepare for the chaos we know as Christmas and then the mad crazy back to school organisation...Next January will be here before I know it, and I'm kind of in 2 places about that at the moment, my last bubby is off to Prep in January and I'm pretty darn excited about it...thinking of all those extra kid free scraphappy hours, but there is still that nagging lil sense of loss too,  you mums out there will get what I mean!!!!


Although I've produced not a bloody thing for months on end, I've still been faithfully watching the scrap scene via the web, I have switched from using SCAL Sure Cuts A Lot to MTC Make The Cut, I gotta say, it's an absolutely awesome program!!!  Still getting my braincells into gear and trying to work out different parts of that.  Have recently been to the local scrap store and drooled all over the Cricut Imagine...kinda pretty darn impressed with that lil beauty, but hey, that'll be for another day for me anyhooo.


Anyhooo, I've managed to remember how to update my blog, make a post lol lol time for me to get to work and I look forward to getting some projects up on my blog again soon .... til then, take care and have fun


xo Kris

Latest Layout in store now @ Arnolds Scrapbooking Warehouse

I haven't been around much....gonna blame Facebook games for that addiction...scrapping is still happening though.... just no where near as much... Have bought some absolutely gorgeous papers and products from Arnolds' lately...(Nicolette I got some pretties today for your pages girl)

Anyhooo here is the latest page I've completed for Karen @ Arnold's, using the absolutely gorgeous Glitz Designs...Distressed Couture by Traci Smith paper collection, these papers are just awesome to work with, they are so beautiful for distressing (nice 'n thick) The collection has a fabulous packet of Vintage Tag/Labels which I have used 2 of on this layout.

There are soooooo many new products in store at the moment, Karen has just received some absolutely stunning re-orders from Prima and more flowers OMG it is literally FLOWER HEAVEN in there at the moment ladies...bought some today (shhhh don't be telling the hubby), bought some more gorgeous Copic Sketch Markers in there also.

If you are into Copic Markers or have been thinking about whether to dive in or not....pop in store and have a chat with Karen, Tracy or Robyn they have some amazing products and information, also a beginners kit & class (just ask instore) Robyn has made some absolutely stunning Cards, all beautifully displayed with Robyn's usual attention to detail.

They are also stocking the entire Colour Range of refills for your markers(very economical way to refill)...pop instore to enquire or call them on Phone: 3293 4390. You really need to see the display to believe it....colour heaven I tell you :)

Well I'm off for a bit to work on some new projects for the store with these gorgeous new products received today....bright, colourful & funky...just love them all!!!