There are shape cartridges and font cartridges and All Mixed Up is a font cartridge. The characters are playful in style derived from doodlebugs meaning that users of the Cricut machines can have some fun with this font. It is almost childlike in nature but totally readable with lower and upper case letters, punctuations, some symbols and words. The words are ones that are often used in paper crafting.
This font is popular for events such as pajama parties, kids parties, baby showers and other ‘young’ themes but it is not limited to just those. With some imagination it can be used for other projects and adjusting the color theme to a more neutral feel is one way to tone down the kid like appearance.
However if you want to take advantage of the lighthearted nature of this font Cricut cartridge there are little things you can do such as rotating letters so that words have a certain letter reversed in them. This could become a signature of sorts that signals it is your work. Think about sizing and texture as well. Use of crayons for example would enhance the child theme. Make sure the font highlights aspects of your project or helps complement it rather than overpowers it. Think about what the font is there for; if it is a heading then you want it bolder and standing out but if it is a caption or description of a photograph then you want it to be less conspicuous.
The All Mixed Up cartridge offers versatility to paper crafters as it also has some creative features including shadow, shadow blackout, tag, circle, silhouette and square. This way you can vary what the characters look like each time you use them to suit the theme of your project. Play around with colors making the color bold if you want it to stand out or making it neutral or pastel if you want it to have a more subtle affect.
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