TheDecalGal
New Member
Hey ya'll ... I'm Jen. I am very new and found the forums the other night during a search and decided this is a great resource for a wealth of information that I will be needing. 
Now, don't laugh too hard at the following details, but they'll give you insight about me & my business:
A. I've owned a few successful businesses in the past, so when I received a Cricut Expression (yes, the craft cutter!) as a gift, I thought "Hey, I can make $$$ with this!" and started out using the Cricut & Sure Cuts Alot 2 to cut vinyl for decorating personalized gifts.
B. Customers started asking for decals (Stick Figures, In Loving Memory, etc) and I discovered my passion ... Vinyl Decals!
C. I am in the process of converting my business away from the vinylized gifts and towards vinyl decals.
D. I have never been in the "sign business" and don't ever plan on it. My focus is the decals. But I joined this site here because the sign business is the "Godfather" to decals, in my opinion at least.
E. I am aware that I will need to upgrade my equipment and software, and am working towards a 24" plotter. Suggestions as to which make and model, along with software, would be awesome!
F. I am desperately in need of Decal Clipart, preferrably in .EPS format! (Again, I am currently using a craft cutter & software along with Adobe Photoshop). I see some really awesome stuff on "competitors" websites and I have NO CLUE where to obtain it. Any suggestions for this would be awesome as well. (Yes, I discovered ExpressClipart.com but that's about it, honestly!)
And now for the not-so-laughable ... I have only been in business for 7 months, but I have grown it up enough to quit my full-time day job while still paying all my bills and extra for fun too. So, even though I'm a "newbie" with a craft cutter at this point in time, please don't ignore me or not take me seriously. I am very serious about my business and it's growth.
So, that's me (currently at least) in a nutshell. So when you're done laughing at my craft cutter ... please reply, say hello, and help a newbie out!
Jen
Now, don't laugh too hard at the following details, but they'll give you insight about me & my business:
A. I've owned a few successful businesses in the past, so when I received a Cricut Expression (yes, the craft cutter!) as a gift, I thought "Hey, I can make $$$ with this!" and started out using the Cricut & Sure Cuts Alot 2 to cut vinyl for decorating personalized gifts.
B. Customers started asking for decals (Stick Figures, In Loving Memory, etc) and I discovered my passion ... Vinyl Decals!
C. I am in the process of converting my business away from the vinylized gifts and towards vinyl decals.
D. I have never been in the "sign business" and don't ever plan on it. My focus is the decals. But I joined this site here because the sign business is the "Godfather" to decals, in my opinion at least.
E. I am aware that I will need to upgrade my equipment and software, and am working towards a 24" plotter. Suggestions as to which make and model, along with software, would be awesome!
F. I am desperately in need of Decal Clipart, preferrably in .EPS format! (Again, I am currently using a craft cutter & software along with Adobe Photoshop). I see some really awesome stuff on "competitors" websites and I have NO CLUE where to obtain it. Any suggestions for this would be awesome as well. (Yes, I discovered ExpressClipart.com but that's about it, honestly!)
And now for the not-so-laughable ... I have only been in business for 7 months, but I have grown it up enough to quit my full-time day job while still paying all my bills and extra for fun too. So, even though I'm a "newbie" with a craft cutter at this point in time, please don't ignore me or not take me seriously. I am very serious about my business and it's growth.
So, that's me (currently at least) in a nutshell. So when you're done laughing at my craft cutter ... please reply, say hello, and help a newbie out!
Jen
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