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Post by Emily on Mar 7, 2007 14:41:31 GMT -5
I say don't get the Cricut, but I'm keeping mine because there are some fonts exclusive only to cricut. Like the david walker sets, they are super cute (paper pups, zooballoo, etc). Since I already have the machine, I'll keep it. And like Sandi said, yes with the manual machines you CAN cut chipboard, you CAN cut plastic, heck, you can even cut metal pop cans!!! You run that through the wizard, ou will break it! I can't even cut chipboard with myyyyyyy (sorry, i got a piece of chicken nugget stuck under my Y key!!! lol) cricut which is upsetting.
If you purchase a wishblade, I would suggest springing for the new 2007 version and not the old one. It's very updated. it now is compatable with Mac OsX which most don't use, but for me, this is a biggie because I have a mac laptop and a pc desktop which i would liek to use it with the laptop if I travel with it. Also note that it is NOT compatable with Windows Vista. I did have Vista on my PC but took it off and went back to XP because, 1, Vista isn't perfected to be the best OS yet, and 2, it wouldn't work with the wishblade I plan on purchasing! lol
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Post by sassy on Mar 7, 2007 14:50:31 GMT -5
Xyron says they are working on the compatability with Windows Vista. I suspect they'll have a free download available for those who use Vista available soon so I wouldn't let that keep me from buying the Wishblade. You can always do what Emily did and use XP until they get the Vista issue resolved.
I have more die cutting systems, dies, cartridges, books, etc. than any one person should have but that doesn't mean I'm going to get rid of any of them. LOL! They all do something I love (except the Wizard) so I suspect they'll stay in my scraproom. LOL!
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Post by Emily on Mar 7, 2007 14:52:47 GMT -5
I agree with Sandi, for the most part, they are all good...... I think the wizard was a cult that we all got sucked into!!! lol
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Post by sassy on Mar 7, 2007 15:00:43 GMT -5
I agree with Sandi, for the most part, they are all good...... I think the wizard was a cult that we all got sucked into!!! lol ROFL!! I finally got the charm embossing kit for the Wizard about 3 months ago so I really need to try embossing some of my Fiskar texture plates. I might actually use it more often if I like what it does. LOL!
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Post by Emily on Mar 7, 2007 15:03:43 GMT -5
Yeah,...... still not worth it to me! i used the charm embossing kit ONCE!!!! i have the fiskars embossing plates too, never used them!!!
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Post by sassy on Mar 7, 2007 15:06:12 GMT -5
Yeah,...... still not worth it to me! i used the charm embossing kit ONCE!!!! i have the fiskars embossing plates too, never used them!!! That's what I'm afraid of. LOL!
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Post by Emily on Mar 7, 2007 15:08:27 GMT -5
Cult I'm telling ya!!! lol
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Post by connietoo on Mar 7, 2007 16:18:55 GMT -5
[quote author=sassy board=products thread=1173287641 post=1173293042
I gotta say, even the blades and the ability to add a pencil to draw are Wishblade items so it seems Quickutz is copying Wishblade and Pazzle. I just don't like the idea of having to pay to download. WIth the new Wishblade, you don't have to trace True type fonts. You just click on them and can cut them because it has an auto create and cut feature. Tracing was something you did with the older Wishblades. I admit I don't know a lot about the systems connected to the computer but I'll know more about the Wishblade on Friday when mine arrives. I'll post more about it then but I guess I'd prefer a system that's already been around rather than someone new to electronic die cutting. Just a thought! [/quote]
I have the Pazzles and LOVE it! You do not have to buy any downloads with the Pazzles or Wishblade. Any TT font will work. I know with the Pazzles you don't have to trace anything. Any TT font will work.
Last night, I wanted a bookplate. I traced one I had with a marker on white paper. I scanned it in and with one click I had it in the program and ready to cut. I cut it out on PP and it was so cute. I was also able to size it to exactly what I wanted.
I also love how easy it is to "weld" letters together. I type in what I want and again, with one click, it is ready to cut out and the letters are connected.
I would strongly suggest the Wishblade or the Pazzles. Both have been around for awhile and the customer service is great.
Good luck on whatever you decide.
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Post by aprilrhyno on Mar 7, 2007 17:25:26 GMT -5
WOW!! That was ALOT of reading!! You guys or shall I say Gals are great!! I'm stumped now more than ever tho. I have only heard of Pazzles and Wishblade through the message boards. Although I know that they sell Xyron products at Michaels, I thought they only made a sticker maker. I didn't realize til now that they made Wishblade. As for Pazzles--never seen it before. Quickutz is the thing up here. These products must be very popular in the USA. Remember--Im up here in Canada I am going to really have to compare the Wishblade to the Silhouette. I agree tho, I should probably get the one thats been around longer (the Wishblade), less bugs and you say the downloads are free?? wow As for a manual cutter, I never thought about owning 2 cutting systems but you all have a point-- what about chipboard? I will definately want to cut chipboard!!! So for that I have heard lots of great things about the cuddlebug!! Maybe I should invest in a cuddlebug too!! They are cheap enuf I think. They are what $100?? The Silhouette up here in Canada, is reg $419 and currently onsale for $369. Michaels has the cuddlebug so maybe I could check it out there and see if they will take a coupon towards it (they have rules regarding coupons, i know you cant use it on the cricut) Thanks for all your input, you have really helped!! I think I will stear more towards the Wishblade, even if I have to buy it online cause I'm not positive Michaels will have it. See thats the problem here... We only have the LSS here, the LSS in the next town and Michaels and Walmart. There aren't any of those other stores you all mention. Geez we don't even have Kmart anymore.
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Post by Ms. Shop-a-lot on Mar 8, 2007 9:28:07 GMT -5
Sandi, When using the Fuss & Cuss, aka Ephemera, AKA Wizard you can only emboss paper the size of the plates, and it does not always emboss evenly! I was able to use it in my wizard, again though, it's the big fuss & cuss. Shim this, rotate that, try this, try that. I'm a MacGuyver kinda girl and it just wasn't doing it for me. Heck, I think I even used a small plastic cutting board to experiement once upon a time! Bottom line, if you want to use the FEP's then just use the stylus and give'r a go at it. You can move the plate around and emboss an entire sheet of paper, no matter what the size is (if that tickles your toes that is)...and no sammiches to fuss over, no popping it out to realize that only a part of it embossed. I am keeping a rubber mat from my Wizard to use with my cuttlebug, but other than that I have no use for all my Wizard stuff. I love my pinneaple die but I want to get the most $ for this stuff and the only way to do that is to sell it all as a lot. You know, I was thinking about the Wizard this morning. I kinda felt bad for all the "crap" I have been giving it. The customer service for it is stellar.....the product was definitely ahead of it's time and there are some REALLY cute dies for it. The things that it is probalby capable seem counless. I just feel like this machine is no longer a front runner in the industry. I thought that if SB ever comes out with a new and improved Wizard (and new and improved price) that I'd be willing to give it a try. I'll try anything twice! Anyway, I just wanted to add that it's not a BAD machine...cause it will still DO a lot, it's just that there are improved products out there now. I'm the type of person who wants the process to be easy. Some people can play and manipulate for hours but I'm the type of scrapper that when I (FINALLY) decide what it is I want to do I just want to be able to do it easily. I don't WANT to have to fuss with it, apply pressure, make sure that the plates don't shoot out, or manhandle a machine. Those, to me, are really the downsides of the Wizard. Oh, and I think the dies are too expensive for what you get - when compared to other dies on the market. Cuttlebug and Sizzix for example both carry dies in the $15-$17 range but it seems like the same "size" dies at Spellbinders are $25. Why would I want to spend more if I'm not getting "more". I would only buy them if it's a die I REALLY wanted....and to me that's the ones that are more versatile! I'd pay $25 for a "shape" die before I would for an angel die...I mean, you can only use an angel die so many times before it's like...what did I spend all this $ for??? Sorry, I'm getting off on a tanget again! Bottom line is you have to compare cost to what you are looking to do. Emily likes her Wzard and hates her sizzix. I like the sizzix because for me it's easier than fussing with sammiches. Cuttlebug seems to convert all the dies much easier and also cuts Chipboard...and with a $50 price tag I couldn't go wrong. I will say though, there aren't too many "other" dies for cuttlebug out just yet, but because it cuts the others so well it's okay. Okay, okay, okay..... I need to get my Fuss & Cuss listed on ebay! But really what I need to do is get back to work! Hugs, I agree with Sandi, for the most part, they are all good...... I think the wizard was a cult that we all got sucked into!!! lol ROFL!! I finally got the charm embossing kit for the Wizard about 3 months ago so I really need to try embossing some of my Fiskar texture plates. I might actually use it more often if I like what it does. LOL!
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Post by Ms. Shop-a-lot on Mar 8, 2007 23:01:38 GMT -5
yeah yeah yeah! Amanda, if I have my new WB before your B-day then I'll have to share all about it. Then again, ya'll know me and I'll share anyway.
Off to bed, DH is needing some mantention! hehehe
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