For anyone who has even been to the scrapbooking section of Joann's you know how much STUFF is available. Literally you could spend weeks just figuring out what you need! Up until this point I've stuck with the basics; paper, scissors, stencils, stickers, markers, etc. Nothing fancy - but they can make a very nice scrapbook! I think if you had unlimited funds you could get out of control - but I try to make my books about the photos not the "stuff" I've used.
I have however been drooling over this for several months:
www.cricut.com
Basically it is a die-cut machine. It uses cartridges that are programmed with different shapes, fonts, etc. You type into the machine what word or shape you want cut out and voila it cuts. It is a pricey machine and the cartridges are - of course - also pricey. I just hadn't been able to break down and spend the $$$ - even though I REALLY REALLY wanted it.
A couple days ago I was on a message board and the discussion of said Cricuts came up. Someone posted a *really* good deal on a bundle from - of all places - the Home Shopping Network. My curiosity was peaked so I headed over to www.hsn.com ( because god knows I COULD NOT have handled watching that channel on TV). The bundle WAS a really good deal - and included several cartridges and accessories. So I bit the bullet and ordered. It wasn't an impulse buy - as I had been looking at them every time we hit Joann's. I think Keith was actually *happy* I finally bought one because he was sick of hearing about it!
We got home from running some errands tonight and a box was sitting on our front porch! I yelled because I was very excited - Keith got worried that something was wrong with the house - and I ran inside to open it up. After only playing with it for a little bit I am VERY impressed. It is going to be a really cool addition to my scrapbooks.
Now I need a new project to use it on.....
