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Anyone have a Cricut??
I'm thinking about "wishing" for one for MH to get for me for Christmas, but I *really* don't want to spend all that money on cartridges. Was checking out SCAL (Sure Cuts a Lot) and contemplating getting that instead of the Cricut DesignStudio, but was wondering if anyone owns a Cricut and/or one of the software, and how much they like it/how often they get to use it/etc...
Sept 2008 Wedding | May 2010 & Mar 2012 Babies
Re: Anyone have a Cricut??
I have one! MH got it for me for Christmas a few years ago. We don't have a lot of space, so it has been sitting at my mom's house. I just brought it home a month or so ago and have been having fun with it. The cartridges, cutting pads, and blades can get expensive. I bought some cartridges on amazon and they were about half the normal price. I saw this awesome deal on HSN a few weeks ago. It was for the cricut expressions and the gypsy and a bunch of cartridges for $400. If I were to buy one now, I'd definitely go for the bigger expressions machine. I have been contemplating getting the software too, so I'd be interested to hear what others have to say...
http://crafts-sewing.hsn.com/cricut-expression-and-gypsy-with-destinations_p-6118639_xp.aspx?webm_id=0&web_id=6118639&sf=ct&attr=3360&ocm=ct|3360&prev=hp!3360&ccm=ct|3360
Yeah, there's actually a deal for $70 for the machine at Jo-Ann's this Saturday, so that's what's tempting me =P only because it's so cheap!
Glad to hear you like it and are enjoying it
i don't have a cricut, i don't scrapbook*, but i kinda want a silhouette cutter... not sure how it compares price-wise with the cricut re cartridges and stuff, but the machine itself is a lot more expensive, since the cricut seems to go on sale a lot. but it can do so much! on more than just paper!
* though i'd like to do digital scrapbooking some day, just don't think i ever will - it took me way too long to make just our wedding album, and that was just laying out photos! i think i need to just stick with simple photobooks...
I have one too (the expression). I didn't want to buy cartridges either and don't scrapbook, so I got the Make-The-Cut software. Not sure how it compares with the SCAL, but I know that users of SCAL really love it. The MTC software isn't availible for mac users.
I made fabric envelopes , here , and just made these wraps for votive holders here
*edit* The votive wrap that I cut from paper is the one on the right, the one one in back was a lace doily thing wrapped and sewn.
(I seem to have lost my ability to PIP, sorry).
It's one of those tools that takes a little time to figure out, but is pretty fun once you get the hang of it. I really like the MTC software, I wouldn't have purchased the machine if I couldn't modify it, the Cricut products were too limiting for what I wanted the machine to do.
* side tip - the machine comes with a sticky mat to position paper on, the mat will eventually lose it's stickiness, instead of buying a new mat, you can just spray it lightly w/ repositionable spray adhesive and it'll work like new
Hope that helps, good luck w/ it
Cerclage placed @ 21w6d due to CI (IC)
Wow, that looks great! I remember your fabric envelopes from your LO's 1st bday...but how did you manage to cut fabric with the machine?!? Did you stick to down to paper first?
I didn't end up snagging a cricut...MH and I caught a nasty cold on Thanksgiving and we've been at home the whole time since. But I think I have my eyes set on the silhouette now, thanks to you =P just because the more we thought about it, the more we don't really want to invest and support in a proprietary model like cricut (esp since MH is a linux junkie =P open-source all the way!). Thanks for introducing it!!
Thanks. I used interfacing to adhere the fabric to paper, then I stuck the whole thing through the Cricut
The SCAL or MTC help you get around the proprietary software issue
Cerclage placed @ 21w6d due to CI (IC)
they do have a cyber monday deal! from the blog i linked to earlier:
1 Roll of transfer paper ( $7.99)
1 Home decor CD (Value $55)
Total ($70.98)