As a husband of a lady who is constantly doing craft things, I am fully aware of the cost of various craft and scrapbook supplies.
While the cricut machine is an extremely good and fun machine to use with some fantastic features, it does come with quite a hefty price.
Probably the most popular cricut machine that people who do crafts use would be the cuttlebug or the personal version.
There is a more expensive version of this machine called the expression which is capable of cutting sheets of card twelve by twenty four inches in size so is favored for creating scrapbook memories The one thing that these machines have in common is the cost of the cartridges that they use.
The average price for a cartridge is around the thirty pounds mark.
I think that most people who do crafts and scrap booking will be frugal and cost is a factor when considering making an expensive purchase for a piece of equipment for what is merely a hobby for most.
Not only do you have to consider how much a machine costs it is like purchasing a printer for a computer if you are sensible you would do a little research and find out how much it costs to run, for example the cost of the ink.
So if you have one of these machines are you happy with the expense involved or if you are considering buying one has this article put you off a little.
Well there is no need to be too concerned as there is an alternative.
You can download a program from a website that enables you to use your computer fonts files and images to cut things out on the cricut machine.
It will work on any of the variations of machine and costs $75 around £48.
This one off payment means you may never have to buy another cartridge so saving potentially a lot or money over time and increasing the usage that you will get from your cutting machine