What's New at Cre8ive Cutz — Make the Cut Software

New Free MTC File Viewer

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For all my Make the Cut! readers, Andy (the amazing programmer behind Make the Cut!) just released a great new tool, a MTC file viewer for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Now instead of seeing the generic file icon when you're browsing your files, you can actually see what they contain! This is a fabulous new feature especially for crafters who have accumulated a lot of cutting files. What you see is basically a miniature version of the entire cutting mat, as you can see to the right. For more information on the free download, and instructions on...

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Make the Cut! Challenge - Want to Play Along?

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Have you seen the challenge on the Make the Cut! forum this time around? It's this cute catch-all basket, why not pop over to the forum, download the freebie and play along? Here's what I came up with:The patterned paper is from the Charlotte paper pad by K&Company. I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Frayed Burlap and Fired Brick to add a little extra grunge around the edges. The ribbon, roses, leaves and pearl strings are miscellaneous items from my stash.The bird is from my Home Tweet Home image set, available in the 99 Cent Store. The bird is...

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A couple more Christmas Cards using Make the Cut!

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These are a couple more cards I made last weekend. I thought it would be fun to make a Christmas present card, the printed paper is from K & Company. I used Make the Cut! to create the tag, grunged it up a bit with some Tim Holtz distress ink and embossed the sentiment and little holly. The ribbon is wired, which makes it nice and easy to give the bow its shape.For this card, I used printed paper by K & Company again (they came out with a couple mini paper pads for Christmas that are perfect for cardmaking)....

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Nutcrackers in November Challenge at Make the Cut!

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Have you been to the Make the Cut! forum lately? The Nutcrackers in November challenge is going on right now!  There's lots of great challenges to participate in, and prizes from great sponsors. (I should know, I'm one of them!! LOL) The challenge runs until the end of November, so there's still lots of time to check it out and create some projects. I don't think I'll be able to get to all the challenges, but I'm definitely going to try a few.For Challenge One, there are a couple of free digital holiday paper packs to download, and the challenge...

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Good News for Crafters this Weekend!

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I've got two pieces of great news for you.  First, Lettering Delights has a 25% off coupon that's good for 30 days, all you have to do is place an order or even download the freebie from yesterday's post and you'll get the coupon code in your email with the receipt for your order.Second, Andy at Make-the-Cut! sprung a huge surprise on us yesterday, the beta of Version 4.0 is out, and it includes node editing!  If you've been patiently waiting for this like I have, you can head over to the forum and grab the beta version. If you...

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