New Year, new craft

So...I've decided that etching with my Cricut is something I should try. So try I did. I decided to use contact paper (instead of vinyl, cause I'm cheap). My first attempt....I cussed, I cursed, I finally etched, but it was HORRIBLE!!! The etching itself was ok, but the image was very crooked, I had a very hard time getting the words I'd welded together in Design Studio straight. The second attempt was much better, a much simpler design, nothing welded, and my third attemp is when I decided I LOVE ETCHING!!!!!!