[Oa] OA And Sliceform Works By Jennie Cornwall (JennieBeanCrafts)

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A few weeks ago I finally purchased a CraftRobo cutter.  I know, I can hear some of the boos out there from some of the paper cutting traditionalists, of which I have been one for over 25 years.  Don't worry, I hopefully won't be putting down my knife any time soon.  But considering that my wife's and my joints are not what they used to be, the CraftRobo cutter seemed like a good choice for getting our feet wet in this new electronic cutter world.  And since my wife is into memory albums this will hopefully be a good way for her to create new page parts.

So why am I mentioning this?  Because the CraftRobo, like any of the other numerous cutters currently on the market (such as KNK, Pazzle, Cricut, etc) require pattern files in a certain electronic file format.  In the case of CraftRobo it is the GSD format.  Needing files equals searching the internet for sites.  This has opened a whole new world of OA and Sliceform models that I had not come across before.  There are myriads of sites where crafty folks are selling these patterns, and some sites even provide some free patterns.  If you are like me, I like plain white models.  If you don't mind digging your way through a lot of frilly stuff, the search can be quite rewarding.  Ok, I admit it, I'm a guy.  I'm not into frills and fluff and glitter and stuff.  But if you are, then you will really enjoy the search ride.

A few weeks back I was introduced to one of these cutter site artists, Jennie Cornwall, through a paper automata forum that I belong to.  Below is a link to her site.  Check out the various models that she has on sale on her site.  It is well worth the vist.  She also has several CDs of these models that you can purchase.  I also encourage you to check out the links (friends) page.  This will start to open new doors to new sites.  Some of these sites sell their patterns in regular jpeg format so that you can print them off and cut them by hand.

Enjoy!

http://jenniebeancrafts.weebly.com/

PS:  You may be saying, that is all well and good, but what am I supposed to do with a GSD file if I do not own a CraftRobo cutter?  The link below is to the Crafty Club CraftRobo site.  This page offers free downloads of the current CraftRobo software.  Download and install the CraftRobo CC100-20 & CC200-20 software.  While you will not be able to cut a GSD file, this software does allow you to print the file so that you can then manually cut it.

http://www.crafty-club.co.uk/index.php?id=6
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