Saturday, January 12, 2013

Product Review - Silhouette

Hey, it's Pam here. I must admit, we just moved to a new state a few months ago and I having the hardest time getting inspired to scrap. We went to a local scrapbook store recently and I picked up some pretty My Minds Eye Indie Chic paper. I still couldn't get inspired, not because if the paper, but because of being a new place, etc.  I have always wanted a large die cut machine. As you know.. I do 99% handcutting and I use my Making Memories Slice for letter and small things. I guess I am tired of doing so much handcutting (I will still probably do small amounts still in the future). My husband and I were talking about buying the Silhouette and I decided to buy it!! I still did handcutting (just because I envisioned the My Minds Eye paper being cut that way) on my page below but I used my new machine to cut on the circles, title, and the word, "life".  Here is my newest page and I feel inspired again!!!!


Here is my review of the Silhouette Cameo after one use
It is easy to set up, we had no problems with that.
It cuts like a dream and is so easy to peel off.
You can buy each "cut" for 99 cents which is a GREAT idea. Now more cartridges. I did buy a deal where I would pay a certain amount per month to get a a number of designs.
I love that it is 12 by 12. This is my first big cutter!!
It fits right in my scrap room!!
I can design my own designs and cut them on the software. It doesn't get much better than that for me!
The only drawbacks I can see are having to replace mat and blade, although not sure how long they will last.


Anways, I hope this helped you if you are on the fence about the Silhouette! Let me know your feedback on this product!

5 comments:

  1. I'm interested to hear how often you have to change blades or mats. I have a Wishblade and I never use it because the blades are incredibly expensive and dull so quickly.

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  2. I have a Silhouette. My church bought it for our Children's Ministries program and it currently resides at my home since I'm the one who uses it. :) I mostly love it. I have gone through several mats and one blade. Mainly because I was cutting out super thick glitter paper that just made a mess of the mat. And the glitter caused it to lose its stickiness.

    I also learned that setting the blade at whatever the software says is best. I thought that if it said 5, then 6 would be better, right? Wrong. A Silhouette Customer Service person explained that setting it at a deeper setting only rips the paper easier and ruins the mat faster.

    It has been a learning process for me, but I love what I've been able to do with it so far. Even if it really hasn't been for scrapbooking much. (My books anyway. We made a Creation scrapbook with our Wednesday night kids' club.)

    Sorry this is so long! :)

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  3. great layout, love the design

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  4. Super layout! So glad you've gotten your new toy (er, I mean tool!!) and are enjoying it! :-)

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