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[darm]

oo am tempted!!! where can u get the templates from? my machine was formt he uk when they first came out so i have no warrenty anyway lol. but do i really need it........
have had terrible trouble with the DS and tried to ocntact provocraft a million times and am still waitting for them to get back to me!

[pollyscraps]

I have been thinking about a cricuit for so long now... and just heard about this software at crop last week.

I had been put off the cricuit because I would forever be wanting new carts. I guess with this software it isn't the case tho?

Seems like a winner to me and would cut down on the amount of alpha packs I get through each month!!

[BernieTuffs]

I'm very intrigued by this, does anyone have any pics of their creations, they'd like to share.

oooh yes, please do - I'd love to see, so i can get even MORE excited whilst I await delievery of my expression, LOL (If that's possible!!)

bernie X

[Jencrafts]

oooh yes, please do - I'd love to see, so i can get even MORE excited whilst I await delievery of my expression, LOL (If that's possible!!)

bernie X

Just be careful you don't pop with excitement! LOL

[Dan99]

Just bought SCAL, my experience is as follows, maybe useful to someone else thinking of getting it:

The software in my cricut said version 1.0 in the cricut display window when I turned it on, and I knew from reading threads on here that it needs to say V. 1.1 to be able to cut fonts and shapes from my PC.

I installed the demo version of Cricut Design Studio that I had downloaded a while back, and went to the Help menu and used the Update firmware option. After following a few simple instructions, 5 mins later my cricut had updated itself and was ready. Installed the SCAL software and it works a treat!! For £36 I have gone from owning 3 cartridges to having hundreds of fonts and shapes to use, I'm practically dancing around the room!!

[ScrappyDandyDoo]

OOO Dan you are tempting me now!!!!
The only thing is I'm worried about breaking Jimney when I have only had him two months I did get mine from US though so unlikely to have warranty issues - seeing as it's not covered!!
hmmmmmm - keep us updated with how you get on with it

[Dan99]

Have been cutting stuff all night, it's great!

[BernieTuffs]

is there a link on here for the scal...I thought it was c£70 if it's only £36 I'll get it now, ready for when my cricut arrives, LOL

Dan, you gonna post what you've cut?!!!!!!!!!
Anyone else?!!!

Bernie X

[BernieTuffs]

Jencrafts...had better not POP, LOL wanna liveto see my cricut!!!

so glad you got what i meant though as reading it back it sounded like I was being sarcy, but i wasn't...I AM actually THAT excited about getting my cricut, LOL

Bernie X

[Von]

Hi Bernie, you're gonna love the expression! I bought scal this afternoon, finally persuaded by Dan's enthusiastic review. I've cut a stencil using a downloaded font called Flores for the title of a lo using a photo from the pwl workshop. You might remember the 'daisies' conversation which went on for a while! I'll have a go at scanning the stencil and uploading it.

[BernieTuffs]

that'd be great - yep remember the daisies...or was it a marguerite, LOL
thanks...will be watching forit!!

bernie X

[Eileen C]

So folks, for someone like me who is hoping to get a Cricut later in the year (well DH has asked what I wanted for the Big Birthday, unfortunately I don't think he believed me, but that just means I have a bit of work to do LOL!) I was thinking of getting the Expression with the two cartridges, plus the Design Studio software.

Would I not need to get the DS software if I got this SCAL software? Dan said he needed to use the DS to update the machine to use the latest version of SCAL - would this still be the case with a 'new' machine?

I have a Robo, but frankly it scares me! I can never get the software to do what I want (simple things like cut a shape to the right measurement, or weld without sticky-outy bits) but I'm really convinced I would use the Cricut more.

So, what would you do if starting from scratch?

[Dan99]

Dan, you gonna post what you've cut?!!!!!!!!!

LOL... I've just been cutting out rubbish really, just to test it. I think I'm gonna use it to make a birthday card for a friend tomorrow, if I do, I'll post that on here

[Dan99]

Would I not need to get the DS software if I got this SCAL software? Dan said he needed to use the DS to update the machine to use the latest version of SCAL

I did say that Eileen, but you don't have to buy DS, I used the free demo version to to it!

[Von]

OK this might give you an idea - a bit basic, but it took much longer to scan than to cut