DH just bought me the Cricut for my bday.... ?s.....

[kldmom2000]

I'm a former CM consultant and never really got into the fancy gadgets :rotfl: so I'm going into this blind other than the infomercial I saw....

Unfortunately I already took it out of the box and tested it and then started seeing stuff about the Cricut Expressions:scared1: and thought perhaps that might be better... but it's too late :rotfl2: :rotfl:

So-talk to me.... tell me what I'll love about the Cricut.... where do you find the best deals on cartridges? (the Michaels near me only had 1 Disney one and one alphabet one and they were each $89.90.... Wal-Mart had 2 boring cartridges in stock for $64?) Are there any online stores that are worth buying from?

Any tips? Advice? I'm having a crop here next month with some friends from my scrapbook club and I'm the only one w/ the Cricut... they all want to test it and I need to know how to work it and make the most of it! :rotfl: :rotfl:

Thanks in advance!!!! :goodvibes

[BernardandMissBianca]

Ok we'll start from the beginning.

Since you are on Mass, you should have an ACMoore. They usually run sales regularly for 40 - 50 % off. There are also online stores with great deals, but I can't name those off the top of my head.

Why I love the Cricut. Alphabets. Plain and simple. All my boys names end in -an and my DD has 2 A's in her name as well. Now I don't have to buy 5000 sheets of stickers to get all the A's. And I can change to size of the letters. I loved the sizzix but I didn't like being stuck with the same sizes all the time.

Tips and advice:
Hmmm, if your friends want to borrow it make them bring their own mats! That is a given!
Practice, practice, practice. I use plain printer paper to try out a design first.

That's all I can think of for now. If you have any questions feel free to ask!

[clh2]

be sure to check out the cricut.com message board. There are many people who post their creations, and many that will offer great advice if you ask for it!

[Kim1964]

The Cricut message boards are also a great place to find out about cartridge sales. Enablers post deal alerts from sites all over the internet:). I love all the special features on the cartridges....even something as simple as using the shadow feature makes such a difference in how things look.

[kldmom2000]

Thanks for all the tips so far! I'm getting so excited to actually sit down and use it!!! I only have the 2 cartridges it came with so far and I will definitely get up to ACMoore this week to see what they have in stock and scope out the flyer to see if any are on sale.... I have 2 ACMoore's equally distant from me in 2 different directions-both about 25-30 min. away.

THANK YOU for your thoughts/suggestions!!!!!:thumbsup2 Now to find something to occupy my girls so I can play!!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: