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Posted on December 8, 2008 - by GL
Locker Talk Sale
scrapbookfarm.com has the Locker Talk Cricut Cartridge for only $29.99. Their shipping is also only $5 for your entire order. 
Locker Talk has a ton of great images on it, obviously school related like: rulers, graduation caps, school buses, and a ton more.
They also have a bunch of other Cricut cartridges on sale also
Posted on November 30, 2008 - by GL
Sure Cuts a Lot by Craft Edge
[Note: This software is no longer available]
Powerful software that turbo charges your Cricut Machine, or rogue software that compromises your Cricut Machine?
This seems to be the debate that goes on over the 3rd party software for the Cricut. There is no question the “Sure Cuts a Lot” software by Craft Edge is very powerful. From researching the product, it appears that you can almost eliminate the need for cartridges as you can just about use any shape or font that you can bring into your PC. Sounds great right.
I think this software puts Provo Craft into a bind. The real income power for Provo Craft is not in the Cricut machines, it is in the cartridges. I would bet most Cricut users easily outspend the price of their machine in cartridges many times over. I believe that the price of the Cricut machines is probably lower because they expect to make up more money over time on the cartridge market.
So now along comes a software program that costs about as much as a cartridge or two, that may end the need for more cartridges. This could throw a big wrench into the entire product model for this flagship machine. At this point I doubt that “Sure Cuts a Lot” is making a big dent into the sales of cartridges, only because most Cricut users are not aware of the software, and many will be wary of using a 3rd party product with their machines.
So how do you use Sure Cuts a Lot? The first step, besides having a Cricut machine, is to update the firmware on your Cricut machine. The recommended way is to download the trial version of the Provo Craft Design Studio software, which will then update the firmware for you. Once this is complete, you no longer need the Design Studio software. Now you install the Sure Cuts a Lot software, and the optional free program call InkScape. With this in place, your options now are almost limitless as far as what you can do with your Cricut machine.
Posted on November 12, 2008 - by GL
$50 Rebate on Pazzles
Pazzles is offering a $50 mail-in rebate on the Pazzles Creative Cutter this Month (Nov 1 – Dec 1, 2008). This sounds like a great deal.
I have heard lots of great things about the Pazzle. Details from Pazzles here (PDF)
Posted on August 28, 2008 - by GL
Cricut Create
The Cricut create is a revamped version of the original cricut machine. It combines the portability of a Cricut machine with the functionality of the Cricut Expression machine. The machine will include the DonJuan font and shape cartridge. Currently the cricut create is only available from Michaels, but should be at other retailers by early next year. UPDATE: The Cricut Create is now available from many other retailers.
Posted on August 19, 2008 - by GL
Learning Curve Cartridge
The learning curve cricut cartridge is another ones of those great “school” cartridges. Learning curve has a great school-like font, which works perfect for those layouts for your child’s upcoming first day of a new grade in school. It also contains some graphics like “Well done”, and “Student”, as well as some ribbons, stars, and trophy’s.
Posted on August 13, 2008 - by GL
Locker Talk Cricut Cartridge
Locker Talk Cricut Cartridge by Provo Craft. Locker Talk is one of the cricut cartridges that is great if you have children in school. It comes with loads of school related items to cut out with your Cricut machine. School buses, school buildings, scissors, slides, computers, globes. It even has badges for each grade, (1st, 2nd, etc.). This is one of the cartridges you will find yourself always reaching for over and over, since it has so many great items.
Locker talk can also do shadow and blackout features.
Posted on July 17, 2008 - by GL
The Creative Cutter Inspiration
Creative Cutter Inspiration.
Wow, this looks like a fantastic product. A little bit more expensive than some of the other cutting machines, but this one looks like it will do much more. There are no need for cartridges with this machine, but you do buy image packs that are loaded onto your computer to use the Pazzle creative cutter. If anyone has one of these and would like to share their thoughts, please leave a comment.
