do you have a crop a dile and do you like it?

[Grumpy's Gal]

Ok - trying to decide how to spend my Michael's 50% coupon.....

do you have one and do you like it?

 

[PrincessNancy96]

Yep!
I like mine alot..
I use it just to punch through paper bags for the paper bag albums..and it works great punching through 4 paper bags folded in half.. right through with one punch!

I haven't tried the eyelet setter yet....I like doing it the old fashion hammer way...

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I got mine for paperbag swap specifically. I didn't think I would like it, but I use it more than the hammer set now. I only use the hammer set for those eyelets that are too far on the page to use the crop-a-dile.

 

[Faerie]

Love mine! It's the best thing EVER! I could never get the hammer to work for eyelets and now I use them all the time since my Crop-a-dile sets them like it's nothing

 

[rlovew]

I love it. It even punches through thick chipboard in albums and the clear acetate albums. I use it all the time unless I can't reach the spot I need it to go.

Rebecca

 

[New England Eeyore]

I love mine. I thought I'd use it more for eyelets, but it turns out I use the hole punch a lot more, especially since I hate my hand-held hole punches. Definitely a good investment.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

love it, love it, love it!!!!

 

[ddavis860]

Yup, love mine too

 

[fakereadhed]

I think everyone should have one just to have around the house. I used it today to punch an extra hole in a belt and to punch a hole in the side of a tin can for an art project. Great tool for scrapbooking, too.

 

[MazdaUK]

Love it for eyeles and hole punching - especialy bigger holes for ribbons

 

[Faerie]

It goes through CDs beautifully too! I made a CD album and it worked perfect!

 

[Honeybehr1]

It goes through CDs beautifully too! I made a CD album and it worked perfect!

That sounds interesting. Do you have any pictures?

 

[rgionet]

I have one and I love it! No better way to set an eyelet and it's great on hole punching!

 

[jmlaw]

I just got mine recently and wasn't sure how much I'd use it, but I absolutely adore it. I have used it a ton already!!!

 

[red1der1]

I love my CAD. I use it for many things, even some not scrap related. I think everyone should get one.

 

[moikturtle]

I'm in the minority here, because I'm really not all that fond of it. I'm just glad that I ended up buying it with a 50% off coupon instead of paying anymore than that for it because I've been very unhappy with it. The hole punches are useful, yes, but the eyelet portion is nothing but a headache for me. I wish there was something on it that would indicate what matches up with what, because I can never figure it out. I know that it said on the back of the packaging, but I've lost that little piece of cardboard in the years since I purchased it. And no, you cannot just match up A with 1, B with 2 and so forth. I tried that trick once and ended up getting the one I had it turned to destroyed. The little thing on C got jammed inside itself. Add to that the fact that I can never seem to get it all balanced together long enough to set the eyelet and I'd rather just use the old fashioned tool with the hammer. I've yet to have a problem with the old way.

Sorry, just my honest experiences with it.

 

[Faerie]

You can view/print the instructions here

 

[GBShorts]

Don't forget you can use it to make "dots" on a page-embossed bubbles.

I love "tool demonstration day" at my LSS. they explain all sorts of fun things I'd have never thought of

 

[aroyer]

Now that I figured out the best way to use the thing- I LOVE it!

 

[rlovew]

Don't forget you can use it to make "dots" on a page-embossed bubbles.

How do you do that?

Rebecca