Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Which Sizzix System to Buy?

Which Sizzix System To Buy?Before investing money in a diecutting system, it's important to think about what you are going to useyour die cuts for. If you want to cut your own alphabets, then theSizzlit system might be for you, since the Sizzlits range has thegreater number of alphabet designs available. If you want to cut out avariety of materials, such as cork, fabric, leather etc, then theSizzix Originals system might be more suitable.Sizzix Original SystemThe Sizzix Original system was the first truly affordable personal die cutting system. It consists of the:Sizzix Machine Originals Dies (Shapes and Alphabets) Storage SystemAdvantagesVariety of Materials - The Sizzix Originals dies have the advantage of being able to cut a wide variety of materials:Cardstock, Paper, VellumFabric, Felt, Foil, Funky FurMagnet, PaperWoodPoly Foam, Pop-Up Sponge RuffleBoardSelf-Adhesive RubberShrink Plastic, Static Cling VinylThin Cork, Thin Leather Thin MetalSizes of Die Cuts- Because there are three sizes of dies, you can create dies that rangefrom quite small (2 3/8" X 2 3/4"), to those that are very large (43/4" X 5 1/2"). So, for example, if you like tags, there is a largevariety of tag dies available, with the smallest at a die cut of 1/2" x1 1/4" or largest of 3 1/8" x 4 3/4"- large enough for a mini-album orjournalling block.

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