Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

June 25, 2012

Not cheap ... but useful

A useful addition for any cardmaker and one that can save you lots of time and frustration if you hate to cut out shapes ..... like me!

I really can't be bothered with all that fiddly stuff and so  I bought myself  a  Die Cutter   a long time ago.

The first machine I ever bought  was the Big Shot from Sizzix, and it has been a little work horse for me from day one.

It can do everything that I need it to do from cutting out shapes to taking some of the embossing folders.
But as the years have gone on and I have started to use more and more Spellbinders  I decided to invest in the Grand Calibur.
Not because there was anything wrong with the Big Shot but purely because of the cutting area.

The Big Shot will only has an A5 area where as the Calibur has an A4 which means that I use the larger Grand dies and the Impressabilites all from Spellbinders.

But whichever one you decide to go for ... and there are lots on the market all with varying price tags ... just make sure that it will do what you want it to do because they are a considered purchase for you to add to your list.

Hugs xx

1 comment:

  1. I love my Big Shot too Christina! I have had so much use out of it! Like yourself though I have been think about getting a Grand Calibur because of the size of dies you can cut with and the fact that I use quite a lot of Spellbinders dies now!

    Sarah x

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