Cricut at Walmart for $169 - I couldn't keep resisting it's call!

[bobcat]

I broke down and bought a cricut and I am so happy! I took DS to Wally world to get his hair cut and pick up a few items last night and had to take a walk through the scrapbook aisle. Two days ago when I looked at these they were $199 here and at JoAnne's and I passed them by but I couldn't walk by again. Not as good as the Michael's deal the other week (they're now selling ti for $299 - WTH?)

I've been playing with it all day and it is too cool!

 

[SusieStone]

congrats. Have fun with it.

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

Welcome to the bug addiction!! I love my Cricut! Have fun with yours!!

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Congrats! and Welcome!

 

[clh2]

Bobcat - I just bought one too! They are really cool.

The cricut.com website has some great message boards, if you want to see some fun ideas!

Have Fun!!!

 

[Faerie]

I LOVE mine. I did a bunch of swap stuff this weekend and it helped make it easy peasy!

 

[disneyfan2]

How easy is the Cricut to use? I have never seen it live, or used any die cut other then the Sizzlits mini machine. But i found it sooooo tedious to make the small alphas that i got frustrated with it. Will i be able to use the Cricut with ease. Do you use it like paper piecing, and cut out each paper color individually? I went to cricut site but not able to see a step by step

 

[bobcat]

disneyfan2 it is so easy to use. The hardest part for me was getting the blade in when I set it up for the first time, and that still only took a few minutes. The cart that comes with it doesn't have any paper piecing but you can do shadows so those would be in a different color.

 

[disneyfan2]

Thanks, i would like to invest and get the Disney set, but because i never seen it in action, wondered how you get the different colors..face, hands, cloths etc. I have never tried paper piecing YET but wondered if this would fall in the same lines, just having it cut with the machine

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

It's exactly like you described, disneyfan2! You just change out the paper colors and cut each part (they're different "functions" on the cartridge). The book also shows you a breakdown for each possibility to show you what cuts what part, if that makes sense. The first one I tried went a little hinky, but once I figured out that it helped to actually READ the instructions, it is pretty easy to do!

 

[TiggerFamily]

welcome to the Cricut world. I love my bug. I just got the Mickey and Friends it's great so many things you can do with it not just Disney. Check out the Cricut message board I'm on there all the time.

 

[disneyfan2]

My local stores are selling th Cricut at $279 +, , But that is Canada for you... LOL.... i guess i will need to hold off for awhile.