you knew it was coming...

oh my gosh. i'm not trying to be a hater to cricut.

but i love my silhouette cameo.

LOVE.

it really goes above and beyond what you would think a normal cutter could do.

so far the only thing it can't do is make homemade cookies for me.

(if it did i would leave my husband and marry it.)

i'm going to start with what EVERYONE is dying to know

CRICUT vs SILHOUETTE.

(let's start with some fighting music)

you know. this is a toughy.

they both are good.

and they both beat the crap out of cutting things out by hand!

but you know--it really just depends on what you are using it for!

If you....

are a big huge scrapbooker. 

makes cards like they are going out of style

not a huge computer fan

maybe not super creative and you love that it's all ready and cute for you

than the cricut is for you.

If you..

are using it more for home decor

words are the majority of what you print

and are on the computer lots....

love designing and making your own cute things....

the silhouette is the cutter you should buy!

I got my cricut..crap..um..4 or 5 years ago?

before i had a computer.

so it was perfect for me.

My husband also loved it cause he knew that every mother's day, birthday, and christmas he could get me a new cartridge. (cause he thinks i'm hard to shop for)

the downside:

the cartridges are expensive.

i mean the are pretty steadily on sale for $35.

and so many traitors  people are trading in their cricuts for silhouettes so you can get some for CHEAP!.

(you can actually buy the whole cricut for a good deal!)

now the silhouette.

it's awesome.

but i have to tell you..it's got a lot of hoopla to learn.

the cricut is load your mat, pick what you want cut, choose a size and cut...

the silhouette is a bit more complicated..

but..it links up to all your fonts on your computer so the possiblites are endless!

and they also have cute cute little images in their online store...

BUT they are a dollar a piece.

not too bad...

but with a cricut cartridge...you spend $35 and get

50 separate images....

like this one is the clothesline..but you also get a border, a saying,  a corner border, and two other things i have cut off...

the paper doll has hte dolls...outfits, outfits with tabs, wigs, necklaces, shoes, scenery, etc....

so in reality..you are getting over 200 images per cartridge...so it sures beats the crap out of a dollar a piece clipart!

i made these cute cards super duper fast using the outline and layers effect on the cricut! the cricut is a no brainer. i'm sure i might be able to figure it out on the silhouette..but i guarantee it would take me thrice as long...

so, in reality..both are great. but..i'm bias cause i have scal (which is not available to cricuts anymore) so it makes my cricut above and beyond.

If i had neither....and If I was going to buy one..

and knowing what i know now..

i would choose.....

drumroll....

 silhouette.

(cue winning music)

and guess what?

I have a little crash course in the basics of silhouette

it's HERE at the expressions blog...

i'm also showing my very first craft i made..

an open and closed sign for my sister in law's salon

it's just a 97 cent board from walmart that i painted, bribed the husband into drilling some holes. added some ribbon and vinyl!

and i had one font love left:

and if you are a cricut owner...did you catch all my cricut love post?

you can go here to get all the info