Myte
New Member
Hi there, fellow signmakers 
Yup, I'm a 29 year old female from Norway who've just started with this. It all started with me wanting to make a scrapbooked(?) photoalbum for my newborn, and asked my mom. She introduced me to the scrapbooking world. I got hooked, and ended up with exploring the oppertunities that were there.
But since I am a graphic designer, I wanted to make use of my skills and figured that I wanted to buy a cutter (CraftRobo, Graphtech) to save money. Saw no meaning in buying ex. alphabeths in dies,when I had x numers of fonts on my own computer.
After a year with the little cutter (which cuts 9" x --> Not even the same width as scrapbookingpaper, which is 12" - go figure.. ) I figured I had to try the vinyl, and started to make simple windowdecorations and also templates(?) for glas etching.
In the longer run, this wasn't really fun enough. It was a cutter based for hobbyuse - I had started to get bigger ambitions - I liked the work with vinyl, why not make a living?
With that choice made, I bought a used SummaCut D60 and 16 rolls of vinyl + all other equipment she had for $ 2,120. Dunno if that's expensive or cheap, but it's mine now - and I'm all happy happy joy joy.
Happy, but full of eager to learn - and this is how I bumped over you.
Hi folks!
Apart from that, my interests are various. Creating designs is egually hobby and work. I play the clarinet, I love scrapbooking. I do needlebinding, which is what ex. the vikings did before knitting came to Norway. I'm a geek and do love my Photshop and Illustrator. My wacom tablet is close to my heart and I embrace the oppertunity it gives my to do digital painting. In sum - I'm a creative soul
Yup, I'm a 29 year old female from Norway who've just started with this. It all started with me wanting to make a scrapbooked(?) photoalbum for my newborn, and asked my mom. She introduced me to the scrapbooking world. I got hooked, and ended up with exploring the oppertunities that were there.
But since I am a graphic designer, I wanted to make use of my skills and figured that I wanted to buy a cutter (CraftRobo, Graphtech) to save money. Saw no meaning in buying ex. alphabeths in dies,when I had x numers of fonts on my own computer.
After a year with the little cutter (which cuts 9" x --> Not even the same width as scrapbookingpaper, which is 12" - go figure..
) I figured I had to try the vinyl, and started to make simple windowdecorations and also templates(?) for glas etching. In the longer run, this wasn't really fun enough. It was a cutter based for hobbyuse - I had started to get bigger ambitions - I liked the work with vinyl, why not make a living?
With that choice made, I bought a used SummaCut D60 and 16 rolls of vinyl + all other equipment she had for $ 2,120. Dunno if that's expensive or cheap, but it's mine now - and I'm all happy happy joy joy.
Happy, but full of eager to learn - and this is how I bumped over you.
Hi folks!
Apart from that, my interests are various. Creating designs is egually hobby and work. I play the clarinet, I love scrapbooking. I do needlebinding, which is what ex. the vikings did before knitting came to Norway. I'm a geek and do love my Photshop and Illustrator. My wacom tablet is close to my heart and I embrace the oppertunity it gives my to do digital painting. In sum - I'm a creative soul
