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feeohnah
Style Maven (582)
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# Posted: 28 Apr 2008 09:22
hi girls, i'm currently thinking of investing in a die-cut machine. which one would u strongly recommend? sizzix? cricut? quick kutz?
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Greta Adams
Vogue SISter (3957)
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# Posted: 28 Apr 2008 10:34
i have the cricut...i never use it but now since they have this stuff that you can make your own stamps with it now i might use it more often...
i know that didn't help but..oh and i also have the quikkutz and never use it either ;)
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Krista
Haute SISter (870)
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# Posted: 28 Apr 2008 12:09
depends on what you want to do with it.
i don't have any of the electric machines, mostly because I haven't seen one yet that would do everything i'd want for the price i'd be willing to pay. but am interested in checking out the pazzels at CHAS
for the other kind - ya gotta go with the Big Kick/Shot
you can use anyone's dies in it
it'll cut nearly any material
no issues with hand strength
so for my money i'd rather have a tool that is versatile rather than one that only lets me use that companies dies
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hilly0013
Favorite SISter (5682)
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# Posted: 28 Apr 2008 12:13
I have a sizzix, the sizzlit and a cricut...I use them all a lot depending on what i'm doing. :)
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feeohnah
Style Maven (582)
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# Posted: 28 Apr 2008 12:56
i think krista has a good point. i definitely want something that's versatile! oya i heard the reviews on the pazzles isn't that great, apparently the sticky mat becomes non-stickyish after like just one go. but, if u have one let me know how that works :O)
i want an all-rounder, anyone heard of THE SLICER yet? MM is bringing out in june i think. that'll be quite cool too, huh? a mini digital cutter and portable and all. can't emboss though unline the other manual die-cut tools.
tsk tsk decisions decisions ~~
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metrochic
Favorite SISter (13163)
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# Posted: 28 Apr 2008 13:21
yeah, i'm waiting for MM's SLICE. ooh! fun!
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TracyTN
Favorite SISter (5416)
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# Posted: 28 Apr 2008 15:01
If I were shopping for an electronic machine, I'd seriously consider the MM slice. I know many scrappers love their Cricut though.
I have a Cuttlebug and I love it because it can be used with all dies, handles embossing, will cut multiple materials besides paper (chipboard, foam, felt, metal, plastic), and it's portable.
I've been using my Cuttlebug a little more lately and because it's a coupon-friendly tool, it can be economical and pay for itself.
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scrapati
Model SISter (2213)
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# Posted: 29 Apr 2008 14:55
Anyone heard of the revolution from quickutz ?, they have a plate for 6x12 papers, so you can cut larger dies than with bigshot, but haven't tested myself; am also looking for one of these, hard to choose, of course better if all dies go on it;
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Krista
Haute SISter (870)
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# Posted: 29 Apr 2008 15:02 - Edited by: Krista
was totally not impressed with the Slice
very limiting on size you can cut
don't think the revolution will do the sizzix dies so it isn't as versatile as the Big Shot/Kick
revolution is only about 1 inch wider than the other so not a lot of difference there as the Big s/k has the 12 inch platforms for the longer dies also
used to rep the Ellison stuff and it's really good
and I'm a tool hound
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Krista
Haute SISter (870)
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# Posted: 29 Apr 2008 15:03
matter of fact, just bought my mom a big kick and took it to her
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feeohnah
Style Maven (582)
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2008 02:11
hmmm not too sure if we can actually get the big kick over @ singapore. we've only got like 2 scrapbooking stores over here....sigh~~~
but! seems like the Big kick/shot is pretty popular :O) cricut too..
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scrapati
Model SISter (2213)
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2008 03:50
Thanks Krista, I was wondering, now there's this sale on big shot with a few dies near home , goin to look at this a bit closer !
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Krista
Haute SISter (870)
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2008 10:46
go to ellison.com
i know the sell from the site but not sure if they'll ship overseas or not
worth a try at least
or perhaps you have family that would use a J's or M's 40% coupon and ship to you??
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JenTexas
Fashion Plate (271)
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2008 11:11
I love the cuttlebug, it's inexpensive and the embossing is wonderful.
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scrapati
Model SISter (2213)
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2008 12:36
But does the cuttlebug work with other companies' dies ?
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TracyTN
Favorite SISter (5416)
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2008 12:38
But does the cuttlebug work with other companies' dies ?
Yep. See my post above about that :)
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aquaflamingo
Fashion Plate (386)
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2008 12:39
I have the cricut and LOVE it!!!
I had a wishblade, but all of the replacement things for it were just way too expensive.
If you want to be able to cut with your own fonts and such, I think the Quickutz one lets you do that. As for portability, I really want to see the MM Slice. It looks so tiny and easy to use.
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scrapati
Model SISter (2213)
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2008 12:55
In France the cuttlebug is less expensive than Big shot but dies much more, and I'm not interested in electric machines, you read a lot of girls don't use much these machines, so is it worth th money ?
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staramaze
Model SISter (2245)
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2008 13:19
for Electronic... I would totally go cricuit expressions.
For manual I would TOTALLY go Big Shot.
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staramaze
Model SISter (2245)
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2008 13:21
Check out www.craftcritique.com for more reviews... we've done some "shout outs" about both canigories and you can read user reviews. Just look at the side bar for those links.
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scrapati
Model SISter (2213)
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2008 13:38
Thanks goin there right now,
hey, Feeohnah, does all this help you ?
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willedit
Style Maven (581)
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2008 15:24
I love the Revolution that I recently "adopted" from elly. It is soooo slick. But I am a big lover of fonts, so I have to have good font choices.
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sarahb
Haute SISter (951)
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# Posted: 1 May 2008 15:19
This is such great info from all of you, I am really thinking about gettting a die-cut machine, thanks for all the info
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Becca
SISter Elle (1828)
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# Posted: 1 May 2008 15:48
I have the Revolution and LOVE it but my friend bought the Big Shot (I think that's what it's called) and she can use different brands with it--Cuttlebug, QK, etc. You should check into that--but if you are going to go with the Revolution, I saw it on sale at Archiver's yesterday for $119.
HTH!
xoxo.
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bitsnpieces
CosmoGirl SISter (99)
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# Posted: 1 May 2008 18:42
I have the Cricut and the cuttlebug and my cuttlebug gets much more use.
(SSH, don't tell DH) I like that it's poratble, affordable, easy to use and I can buy whatever die is on sale since it will use most of them.
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Lindalou
Stylin' SIS (205)
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# Posted: 1 May 2008 19:05
I have the cuttlebug,zyron,qk's and cricut.Oh also the big shot I can use all my dies with the big shot. Love them all for different reasons. Cuttlebug for scrappin on the go.don't use the squeeze but all qk fonts.i sue the cuttlebug for those. Not so big on the zyron selling that one but I love love love my cricut.we have a scrapbook shop here that has classes on the different cartridges. all the little thing you can do with each one.It is so cool. So to run up just wanted to put in my 2 cents worth.
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feeohnah
Style Maven (582)
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# Posted: 2 May 2008 01:25
Thanks so much for all ur replies, guys! it really helps put things into perspective as to what's cost-wise et al. i'm most prob going to give Big shot a try :O) now to just figure out where i can get it over at singapore hahahah
love ya guys, all of u are so sweet!
fiona
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ddonner
Stylin' SIS (103)
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# Posted: 15 May 2008 16:19
I was thinking about buying a cricut. I saw that it has a software that you can create and send it to the machine. Does anyone knows this software? Is it easy to use?
Thanks,
Dani
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JenTexas
Fashion Plate (271)
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# Posted: 15 May 2008 16:59
The cricut software is very easy to use but it is extremely basic. You can download the trial for free and you can even cut using George for the original cricut and Accent Essentials & Plantin Schoolbook for the Cricut Expression. I use it mostly to see what size things are going to cut out before I waste paper trying but you can do that without buying the program (even though I do have it)
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ddonner
Stylin' SIS (103)
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# Posted: 17 May 2008 15:16
So, the big question is: Cricut or Wishblade?
Has anyone seen both working? I just can't decide...
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