It isn't easy being green...

It's a Kermit the Frog SVG how to post, YYYAAAAAAYYYY!!!!

So if you saw my last post, you know I recently did a Kermit/Muppet themed party for a friend. I tried my hardest to find an SVG for my Cricut to cut some Kermie heads.

Yeah, no, those didn't exist. UNTIL NOW!

So I'm extremely new to the world of paper cutting. My mother found an original Cricut at a tag sale for $10. I've coveted one of these for years. My crafting dreams hung on the fact I could make ANYTHING! Anything ever!

I obviously knew nothing about Cricuts or anyone who had one because I quickly learned that's a crock if I ever heard one.

The first thing I learned is that Cricut is a greedy corporate bunch of chumps. Those cartridges are outrageously priced and, while really awesome in their own way, very limiting. So I Googled like the 20-something with a smartphone I am and found out there's a program that will let you cut anything you want! Sure-Cuts-A-Lot is my absolute godsend. I heart it.

Now, for you goody-two-shoes, law-abiding, "WHY I NEVER!" types, this is where you should stop reading. Seriously. Skip past these next three paragraphs.

Are they gone? Good, let's talk about the fact they don't sell Sure-Cuts-A-Lot for the Cricut anymore. You cannot BUY this program for the original Cricut. Or any other Cricut, I'm pretty sure but I didn't delve too deep; I had a $10 bargain of the century in my hand and I wasn't upgrading any time soon. From what I read, the original version of this program was compatible with Critcuts but they had to update and not include them any longer. Probably more corporate greed and the like, yanno?

So I did what any other 20-something with a smartphone would do. I Googled to find some vendor selling the original version of the software so I could buy it. And when I didn't find that... I found a cracked version of the software.

NOW, LET ME BE CLEAR. I do not condone mass software piracy! If at all possible, I am ALL FOR giving credit where credit is due, giving people money for their hard work, blood, sweat, and tears. You would want to be treated the same as an artist.

(Everyone come back, I'm talking about good girl stuff again!)

But I reeeeeeally wanted to cut stuff. And it was software that was once offered for my machine. And when I buy a Silhouette next (BYE Felicia-Cricut), I will absolutely be buying the full version from CraftEdge. If you have any of the machines that match this program, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS! Also, download the freeware Inkscape; it's a vector editing software. I haven't quite gotten the hang of all of it but I did read a couple of tutorials and it's the bee's knees, apparently.

Also, if you're trying to convert a vector, png, or jpg image to a SVG, this site does it for free and with a little practice, is now my go-to. Again, I'm a bit green at this (it isn't easy being green...), this has been sufficient to convert my files.


ANYWAY. So you came here for some Kermit goodness, right? I'm going to link you to the files necessary to produce this in Sure-Cuts-A-Lot with some measurements and paper colors. If you want little Kermie's, big Kermie's, different colors and sizes, that's all on you. This is for a roughly 5inch Kermit head that is a nice size for decorations and what I used in this entire party. I have a 6 x 12 inch mat in my Cricut, so I tried to take advantage of as much paper as possible.

Head -- Green card stock (Only 2 per cut)
Eyes -- White card stock (roughly 5-6 per cut)
Smile and Pupils -- Black card stock (8-10 per cut)
Mouth -- Red card stock (about 5-6 per cut)
Tongue -- Pink card stock (15+ per cut)

So you're definitely going to need more green paper than anything else here. I kept all my spare parts in an envelope and just cut heads as I needed them.

Okay! So here's some dimensions in Sure-Cuts-A-Lot. You need to make sure it knows to keep the original proportions and fill in these values for the WIDTH. With this program, rotation doesn't affect which value it thinks is the width or the length so, remember, ALWAYS the width. You can rotate to squeeze more cut outs as needed.

Head -- Width of 5inches
Eyes -- Width of 5inches (does best with 90deg rotation)
Smile/Pupils -- Width of 4.5inches (Best with a 90deg rotation)
Mouth -- Width of 3.75inches
Tongue -- Width of 1.75inches

After you have all the pieces cut out, it's really just a matter of putting this puzzle together. I used rubber cement to adhere the elements. Kermie is then ready to be hot glued to sticks, hole-punched for stringing or any other use of him you can think of! :)

I really hope this is a great resource for someone. It's my first self-made SVG project and I'm really happy with it. I'm giving this free range, so get creative but I so want to see what you do with him!

Stay tuned for couple more post from this party as well as some other project I've been working on. I'm so excited, YYAAAAAAYYY!!!!