| For years, schools have been using expensive die | | | | shape that you have on your hard drive. With these |
| cutting equipment for bulletin boards and craft projects. | | | | solutions, there are literally millions of possibilities and |
| Then as scrapbooking became more popular | | | | you don't need to buy a single font set or cartridge. |
| scrapbook shops and craft stores started selling die | | | | You can use any of the fonts, clipart or shapes that |
| cuts and cutting equipment. Usually, the cutting | | | | you currently have on your computer or you can |
| equipment isn't that expensive. However, you can | | | | design your own shapes and cut them out. These |
| easily spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on die | | | | solutions even come with software that allows you to |
| sets. For most individuals who love to scrapbook, the | | | | "weld" words together to make a die cut of a |
| cost of owning a traditional die cutting machine along | | | | complete word. |
| with a large selection of dies is just not practical. | | | | The possibilities for this type of machine are endless. |
| With the cost of traditional cutting solutions, most | | | | You can use these machines to cut letters and words |
| serious scrapbookers were left to either buy cuts or | | | | from virtually any type of paper you can find. You can |
| use a cutting machine at local scrapbooking stores. | | | | cut nearly any shape that you can imagine, including |
| However, that has now all changed. With the advent | | | | complex shapes with small details such as a |
| of computerized cutting solutions, it is now possible for | | | | snowflake. You can even cut a logo or shape out of a |
| individuals to create their own die cuts in the comfort | | | | card or document allowing you to create unique layers. |
| of their own home without breaking the bank. | | | | Plus, if you run out of ideas of things to cut out you |
| There are a number of different computerized cutting | | | | can find endless ideas on the internet. In fact, there are |
| machines available on the market. However, most of | | | | even groups dedicated to sharing ideas and designs to |
| these machines require users to buy font sets and | | | | use with these type of die cutting machines. |
| shape sets to use with the machine. Usually the | | | | There are currently three different machines on the |
| machine itself is not very expensive. However, like | | | | market that offer the option of cutting shapes and true |
| traditional cutting solutions it is easy to spend two or | | | | type fonts from your computer. These options include |
| three times the value of the machine on the fonts and | | | | the Xyron Wishblade, The Craft Robo and the |
| shapes. Unfortunately, this isn't that much better than | | | | Pazzles Mini. All three of these machines offer similar |
| the old way of doing die cuts. | | | | features at similar prices. Check them out for yourself |
| A few computerized cutting solutions are different. | | | | and start cutting shapes and letters today. |
| They allow you use your computer to cut any font or | | | | |