Hack of the Week No.121


"You Can't Stop The Waves But You Can Learn To Surf"

We all have one of "those" days every so often and it helps to have something around you to remind ourselves what to do. This motivational plaque reminds us that you can't always control what is coming your way but you can learn to work with it!

"You Can't Stop The Waves But You Can Learn To Surf"

This layout was created using models from these projects:

Fonts used are:

  • Lucida Handwriting, Georgia, Humnst777

Note - This hack was assembled in Aspire V8 for presentation purposes.  It could have been done in VCarve Pro V8 or VCarve Desktop.


Why not hack together your own layout mixing and matching models from other projects or from your own library!  For some great inspiration check out our  hacks page!

Hack of the Week No.111


Summer is here and for some it is just about time to go on that annual family vacation.  This year why not make it special with a custom plaque to remember the great times you had with your family and friends. 

"Summer Vacation 2016"

This beach inspired layout was created using models from these projects:

The font we used to simulate the v-carving on this layout is called:  Palatino Linotype, Swiss721 CnBT


Note - This hack was assembled in Aspire V8 for presentation purposes.  It could have been done in VCarve Pro V8 or VCarve Desktop.


Why not hack together your own layout mixing and matching models from other projects or from your own library!  For some great inspiration check out our  hacks page!


Hack of the Week No.91


Wallet sized picture frame layout.

This layout would be perfect for displaying a treasured vacation picture or a tropical holiday selfie. This layout was designed to hold a wallet sized photo but could be sized to hold a 4x6 or larger memory!

This "Tropical Holiday" picture frame was created using models from these projects:

We did not use any fonts on this layout but the detail line of the surfboard is a simulated v-carved line.


Note - This hack was assembled in Aspire V8 for presentation purposes.  It could have been done in VCarve Pro V8 or VCarve Desktop.


Why not hack together your own layout mixing and matching models from other projects or from your own library!  For some great inspiration check out our  hacks page!


Be safe and let the chips fly!

The Design and Make Team