To Cricut or NOT to Cricut????

[BoogasMom]

I am a traditional scrapbooker at heart. I have seen infomercials about the Cricut and wonder...what are the pros and the cons of it? What do you like best about it? Worst?

TIA!!!

 

[jpmom97]

The phrase 'not to Cricut' should never be muttered LOL. I LOVE my Cricut and I just got it last week. I have made birthday cards in a pinch (even though I am not a card maker but would like to be now) and have done about 20 pages all using my Cricut. I love it so much and it has come in handy for my kids as well. My son has a project due next week that we will use the machine for. A great buy all around.

 

[GrumpyMom25]

Oh you need a Cricut if you are a scrapbooker. You'll love it. I had the original Cricut for a little over 2 years and just got my Pink Expression in August. I would go straight for the E if I were you.

 

[logan&tylersmama]

one of the best reasons to get a cricut is that you will NEVER need to by letter stickers again, I hated running out of e's and having to buy a whole new sheet just for a few letters. I use mine almost everyday and not just for scrapbooking -- you will find a ton of reasons to use it -- letters for buildboards, holiday decorations, numbers on my mailbox, cute vinyal on my car, decorations for the kids rooms, gifts for teachers --- it is so much fun -- i have the expression and i take it with me to crops
i have a hard time scrapbooking without it
the only down side -- is that i dont have more time to spend with it.
jennifer

 

[LindaBabe]

The best thing about it is - it's easy to learn and easy to use. I used to hand cut my titles - this is MUCH faster, easier, tidier, and the end result looks better.

The worst thing about it is - they keep coming out with new carts that I just HAVE to have. I have a subset of 'go to' carts, but gotta have the others anyway.

 

[morgansmom2000]

Without a doubt, the *best* investment I've made.

 

[MarieFan]

I have to agree with all of the above. Once I got it and started using it, I can no longer imagine being without it. I also have the Expression and take it to every crop that I go to. It is indespensable to me! I never expected that!

 

[Dorisk3]

I just got my cricut last week and I love it already. Today I used it to cut all the letters for the start of my Disney album. I was always a stamper then a cutter, and this is so much easier and looks much better as well. It really is a fun toy.

On the recommendations of one of the messages here, I bought mine from Home Shopping Network. If you are a new customer you can get a 15 percent discount. They have great bundles. I get my cartridges from ebay and they are averaging from 22 to 28 dollars depending of what you buy.

 

[jrsmom]

I got mine for Christmas last year, I got the "E" , it took me a while to get it out of the box. Once I did, I fell in love. I have many stamp sets, that I still use and many paper piecieng patterns that I still use and cut by hand, but this is a fantastic tool.

Last Thanksgiving, I noticed that M's had the cartridges on sale for 29, I went and picked up a few knowing that I would eventually get one. They were open from 6-9 , I am hoping for the same last year!

 

[jacksmomma]

Ditto to everyone! I love my Cricut. I love never running out of supplies and being able to have more freedom...not being a slave to what is available. The only negative is that it does have a learning curve with it. You have to get used to all of the settings and things. Just play with it for a while after you get it and you will get the hang of it. Go for the Big E and have fun!

P.S. I am also hoping for the M's deal on Thanksgiving day. I got a couple carts last year and I would like to do the same this year. Merry Christmas to me!

 

[Teacher03]

Another vote for getting one! I started with the small and moved to the Expression, which I love! My best suggestion would be to find tutorials to help you understand everything it does. I am a visual person, and it helps me to see it in action. A blog I visit is www.mypinkerstamper.com. She has many videos demonstrating the cricut.

 

[BoogasMom]

Thanks everyone for all your input! So, it seems like I need to start saving up for a Cricut after all!!!

 

[LindaBabe]

Another vote for getting one! I started with the small and moved to the Expression, which I love! My best suggestion would be to find tutorials to help you understand everything it does. I am a visual person, and it helps me to see it in action. A blog I visit is www.thepinkerstamper.com. She has many videos demonstrating the cricut.

Is that link not quite right or is it operator error ? I got one of those error pages.

 

[Teacher03]

Is that link not quite right or is it operator error ? I got one of those error pages.

I'm sorry, it's wrong! It's actually www.mypinkstamper.com. Try it and see if it works.