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Carlton Cards Crafts 2
Personalise T-shirts, stationery, greetings cards and even mousemats with these fun packages.
The cheesy interface may seem annoying but it is easy to use and even includes a reminder function in the address book, where birthdays and other significant dates can be listed.
Crafts 2 has been rather crudely converted from American Greetings, the equivalent of Carlton Cards in the US. It has a 'toy-like' feel, which can be a good or bad thing depending on whether kids or adults are using the software. The simple interface does, however, disguise what is actually a very sophisticated package.
An annoying glitch in the software means that your Desktop's colours are altered, including the Taskbar, which changes to a nasty shade of turquoise - not elegant.
Crafts 2 leans towards the 3D side of craft and design, concentrating on creating clothing such as T-shirts and caps but also allowing you to design gift-wrapping, cards, posters and picture frames.
The layout is simple: choose a format and style and from there you are presented with a template that you can adapt to suit your needs. Sadly, it lacks the advanced picture-editing functions that many of its rivals have.