My scrapbook friends! This is for you! I need some advice...
As Kurt was playing online last night making an expensive wishlist of things he'd like. I mentioned that I think I'd like a Cricut. If you walk into any scrapbook store advertisements for Cricut are plastered everywhere. So we decided to look into it. First of all, I didn't realize that they were a cartridge based system. Well, I could maybe get over that, if the cartidges weren't $80-$90 each.
After being crushed by the price, Kurt came across the Xyron Wishblade. Initially the purchase price is higher, but after purchasing 1-2 of the Cricut cartridges the price is the same. Kurt liked that the Wishblade was software based and that we can use the fonts we already have on our computer (which is quite a few after my wonderful husband downloaded a bunch for me last week...after I almost killed the computer trying to install them myself).
So, not sure if I'll ever get either...but just wondering if anyone out there had one of these products? If so, which one? and do you love it? Is it worth the few hundred dollars you spent on it?
P.S. My reasoning behind really wanting one is...I am tired of purchasing alphabet stickers, etc. and being left with random letters I can't use. And they aren't cheap either over time!
2 comments:
So I don't own either of these, but I have used a cricut. For me, I probably wouldn't invest in one. It's hard to explain, but after your design is cut, you have to peel it off the cutting pad. It always curled my paper and card stock doesn't really uncurl that well. I know they make special little tools to get the paper off, but I don't really see that helping much. I only have a little experience with it though, so maybe my perception is skewed a bit. Good luck!
I own the Cricut and love it! It's nice to have---I also use it to cut out vinyl for wood projects. It's a great little machine. It was a good option for me because I'm not a huge computer fan...the Wishblade would be the better option if you are computer savy...I hear it has a bit of a learning curve. Once you know what you're doing, you can cut ANY true type font--not cartridge fonts only. Good luck!
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