Give A Hoot

Wonderful woodland stories can be decorated with the Give A Hoot Cricut Cartridge. Cricut cartridges such as this one feature a variety of shapes, which the Cricut machine will turn into crisp and cute paper cut outs. This cartridge features all of the little animals that inhabit any woodland wonderland. Owls, deer, dancing bunnies, and sneaky foxes all share space with a variety of leaves, a snail, and even a pair of kissing squirrels. Singing songbirds, including one on her nest, buzzing bees, and a forest’s worth of different styles of trees are all part of this cartridge.

For additional fun with the Cricut machine, this cartridge also includes creative features such as:

• layer
• accent
• phrase
• border
• charm
• shadow

Phrase is great for adding cute nature related sayings to scrapbook pages or greeting cards, while border makes it easy to border pages or photos of loved ones.

For an unusual birthday card for children or animal lovers, try using the masked bandit raccoon for a special greeting. Using a variety of cardstock in dark colors such as blue, black, and brown, you can make a night scene for the raccoon to deliver his special presents. Make your base card from black or dark blue cardstock. Cut a moon and stars from yellow or white paper, or use sparkling gold foil paper for a special touch. Dark green will make the perfect ground for a nighttime scene, and use the cartridge to produce a tree or two as well. The raccoon can either be made from the usual colors of gray and black, or use your recipient’s favorite colors to show how much you care.

These woodland cut outs would also be perfect for decorating a scrapbook page detailing a favorite camping trip, hike, or other fun outing into the forest. Use the complementary borders to frame photos with edges that resemble mountains or tree lines. Dot the page with a variety of trees, including the pine trees and rounded oaks on the cartridge. Little birds and bird’s nests can be used to add a touch of whimsy. If there was a trip to a lake, cut a irregular oval from blue card stock. Decorate the lake with the lily pads and bull frogs from the cartridge.

If you’re having an Earth Day celebration or fundraiser for an environmental goal or group, the Save the Earth themed images in the Give a Hoot! set can be used to decorate flyers, cards, and decorations for the event. Many of the phrases, which include Clean & Green, Earth Friendly, and Recycle! are perfect for this purpose. Some of the images feature animals taking care of the earth, including a raccoon with a tin can balanced on his head, a hedgehog watering a flower pot, and a bear peeking out of a trash can. The flowers and leaves of the Accent feature on the Cricut Give a Hoot cartridge are great for decorating nature themed cards or items to be sold for a fundraiser.