This machine is a must have for scrapbookers. It has definitely taken my SBing up a notch. I got it about a month ago (saved up my pennies!) and I haven't been able to stay away from it. The possibilities are endless with this machine. The 2 boxes you see there are cartridges. You put them in the Cricut and they tell it what shapes to cut. Full words, single letters, shapes, tags, swirlies...You can chose size (up to 2 feet tall!) position on the page (if you're using just small scraps of paper) depth, pressure and speed of blade, all kinds of things! You can cut vinyl for wall stickers, like this:
http://www.provocraft.com/products/catalog.php?page=4&cl=cricut&scl=Cartridge&cat=
There are some seriously gorgeous ones. The machine came with 2, and I have 1 coming in the mail. Got it off ebay for 25 incl shipping. Pretty good deal for Canada. These things retail at over 100 sometimes. I know where all my "allowance" is going for the next several months!!
Here's a sample of the layouts you can create. This my most recent. I'm really happy with how it turned out. I totally recommend this machine. I'm having way too much fun with it. :D
