Should i buy cricut imagine

Preview images from all of the Imagine cartridges are here. The Imagine cartridges appears to have an SD card interface, as was easily predicted. Imagine carts will be linked through the Imagine machine like George is linked in the Expression. The machine weighs 28 lbs and measures You will also need clearance at the front and back for mat travel 12 inches each way and you will want a permanent location for it as inkjet printers do not take kindly to being moved.

A simple calibration procedure is available to ensure best print to cut alignment. Best alignment will be gained at the top of the page with decreasing accuracy the further down the page you go.

The Imagine starts at upper left uses a different coordinate system than either the Expression starts at upper right or the Gypsy starts at lower right. Load last seems especially helpful. It ships with a nice long USB cable. FAQs indicate an initial firmware update will be necessary and is accomplished via included Art cartridge. The blade housing is plastic, not metal. Confirmed here. When cutting from a Gypsy you can use patterns from any linked cartridge.

PC has stated that this will be available in the October Gypsy update? Tammy reports that this will be possible in the future but only with a Gypsy.

In my opinion, this is not a high enough standard for scrapbookers, but fine for cardmaking, party favors, etc. Under glass results like you would need for a shadow box or wall decor results are closer to just under a decade on plain paper. You do not have control over the location on the mat at all. Imagine places them for you. Bottom is covered except for outer edge yet whole shape is colored with ink. Printed images will have bleed as if cutting so it would be similar to printing a shadow version.

The controller allows borders to be set from 0 to. Dial goes down to. For instance, will the new Gypsy firmware give all the functions of the onboard controller.

How will welded images be colored, etc. For instance, can craft foam be cut. PC says only stiffness matters, but I would like to see this demonstrated. I picked one up from the HSN premiere. I might have waited. It does look like a lot of fun. I am getting tired of Cricut coming up with more expensive ways to get us to spend more money.

I have 4 machines already, including the cake machine and also have the gypsy. This is one cricuter who would like to at least see a trade in offer. Even though HSN will have payments, I barely paid off the cake machine and cannot afford to get this one.

I am new to the crafting world, I have been researching and thinking whether I should wait for the new Imagine or not. I have always owned HP printers and the ink never lasts as long as they claim. I am going to sit back and wait, with gadgets comes new issues.

Oh I would love to have this thing which has come to pass! This sounds like it will be awsome! When will it be available? Please People…have a little mercy! Do you realize how much money we have spent on all the cartridges, paper, machine, embosser, tools on and on it goes.

We all love your product but we are not millionaires! But we know you are!!! We are just Moms and people that want to be creative! I had the first cricut and went up to the Expression and would love to have this new one to do bulletin boards etc. Thanks for asking though! I have EVERY Cricut cartridge available except for Cake Basics as I was not interested and definitely not interested in purchasing another machine just for the cartridge.

I will just keep my Golden Cricut and my cartridges. Hopefully, with a whole new line, they will slow down on the cartridges. Aiming for in just one year is a little much. I feel the Imagine is too costly upfront, you have the upkeep of ink and additional mats, and who knows how many cartridges will come out for just the Imagine. I see it doing little more for me than perhaps adding a border to a page as I like the 3D effect of the layered embellishments.

If you are close to Phoenix come and play anytime! Now there are over for you to choose from. I am a huge fan of Cricut products and have been very satisfied with the quality, user friendly and versatile use of their products. I purchased my first Cricut the second day it was on the market, then the Cricut Expressions, Design Studio, 4 Jukeboxes I was able to connect 4 of them , and last but not least the Gypsy. HP Printers are very good quality printers but they are very costly for the ink cartridges.

Of course, it would depend on how much coloring you have on an image too. The average life span for a HP Printer is about 2 years with daily use. I have owned over 11 HP Printers, that;s my experience. I have heard that the Imagine will not work with the Design Studio but will with the Gypsy. What also is not clear is if I design a page on my Gypsy, which by the way, is my favorite toy, how do instruct the Imagine to color the image, the way you want?

Would the page design on your gypsy show up on the Imagine LCD screen, then would you be able to tell the Imagine, what color for each design? I can understand why you would have to use the Cricut cartridges, Provo Craft has to continue to make money. The real advantage I can see is that instead of using color cardstock, you only need white cardstock. You can make your own background paper but you would consume a lot more ink, too.

I currently use my Cricut Markers if I want to make a background paper. I am very happy with my Expressions and Gypsy, so unless I can see several more advantages of the Imagine, I think I will have to pass. If one part goes, you wind up with a very, very expensive Cricut. I too have several HP printers and I realize that their profit margin is no longer in the printer itself, but in the consumables that go with.

I purchased the expression, the Gypsy, and a lot of cartridges, only to see the prices fall shortly after my purchase. At least they were for purchases for which additional cash outlays were not mandatory. Here I am a year later using the very expensive Imagine to make calendar markers for my classroom. To my surprise the very first item I printed this morning was beautifully colored.

This is the original ink. The Imagine is just what I have been after — something that will print and cut! But…the pricetag is probably going to be more than I can handle as yet. I would have liked PC to combine a full format printer with their cutter. I have tried SCAL and MTC and each of these require investing a great deal of time learning the program and then designing the art work before you can cut anything.

I also looked at Pazzel and several other cutters before buying my original Cricut. I want to simply pick it out and put it on my cards, my scrapbook pages or my walls. Just a couple of questions. Does it print on Vinyl or the static cling?

It will also print on vinyl, thin wood board and transparency, which I am really excited about. I want it but the cost prohibits me from buying it. Sell it for less and get more buyers. I know I have encouraged a lot of my friends to buy the cricut and they have after I found them a great deal. This machine looks like something I would love to have. I make cards for my family and friends and I design centerpieces and party stuff from my cricut and printer.

I design centerpieces for our square dance club too. Maybe one day when the cost goes down I will be able to buy one. ExceLlent idea but price will be a problem — especially in the uk. Cheaper to have seperate printer and cricut. Looks good though. Kelley, yes expense seems to be a problem with a lot of people…however…I think the priced will actually be quite a bit lower once it is released. I have an HP printer that I quite despise.

I replaced it with a Canon. I think the concerns about lifespan and ink refills are legitimate concerns. I am loving it but being that im a computer tech and knowing technologoy i would wait for the one that prints up to 24in or longer. Sorry its just upsetting when these items go higher and higher and the tools just keep increasing also. And the same complaints come up on forum after forum. First, the cost of their consumables. After all, we can only re-surface them so many times before ultimately, they are heading to landfill.

Then, there are crafters who want the simplicity of using a cartridge and enjoy the challenge of making the cartridge designs their own. I would have purchased immediately. And having had several HP printers, along with their CRAP outsourced customer service, think it would happen sooner than later. Jennifer, thank you for the comments. I love your cutting mat recycle idea, it would certainly help things.

I agree that there are those who like the carts for the ease of use factor, and there are those who want to push it more. The key is to find the right product to do both. You are losing the market who want to use more advanced capability it is physically capable of, because they will not buy cartridges OR the machine.

A lose-lose with people who make that level of investment. You said it better than most posts I have read here! Even if they released it solely for the imagine, it would sell. Even for that price, it is junk to me. I will be reselling it! I think it is a bit expensive, I mean I dont usually hold anything back when it comes to buying my wife scrapbood supplies. I think this is a bit expensive for me for some time to come. She can easily cut it out and color it is she wants. I like the idea, but the cost of the purchase and the ink to keep it running I think add up to tooooooo much.

She already has about 10, I do feel the rich and famous will probably buy it though. Just seen the presentation on HSN. They said 86 sheets of paper were printed before the color started to run out.

Pros: 1. Someone commented that paper will cost about. I think it depends on the amount of color you are using and the depth of the colors. Either way, when I go to a scrap book store to buy paper it cost me over 50 cents a sheet for most papers! If you have purchased from Provo Craft in the past you know that they carry a wonderful product.

If this product has problems with the printer…I would contact the company. We are the people to keep this company in business and I think they want to keep us coming back so they should stand by their product. Yes, I ordered one but I have a very special reason that I did. I have a cousin that is very ill, she has cancer and it is spreading. We have been working a scrapbooks for her grandchildren, they are coming out beautiful and are going to be a special gift from her to them and I want to make sure we complete them and if this machine will help….

While the Cricut Imagine may not be for everyone. I do give credit to Provo Craft for innovating and giving people the option to use a very unique machine like the Imagine. Lets let them push the limits of creativity in their products. I am exciting to see what people are going to be doing with this new Imagine machine, I believe it is a great innovation. If you are happy with your Cricut original, or Expression, or any other machine, then you can continue to enjoy them as they are great tried and true products already.

I saw this last night on HSN and was blown away!!! The answer that was raised earlier has still not been answered. Is the new cartridges that are coming out for the Imagine compatible with the expression or the create??? I want to know this also. Does this mean that we will not be offered new carts for these machines since the new Imagine has hit the market??? This is an important question that I believe we would all like to have the answer to.

It also will determine if we stay with Provo Craft or decide to leave. Q: Does this mean that we will not be offered new carts for these machines since the new Imagine has hit the market?

A: New cartridges will continue to be produced for the Expression, Create, etc. A: No , Not right now. However, it may be possible through the Gypsy in a future release. Looks great, Would love to have one but, if I added up what I have paid for my Cricut, Cricut Expression, Gypsy and my Design Studio and the Cartridges that I already have, There is no way that I can spend the money on another machine.

But the answer is Yes it will be able to upload to the Gypsy. What website can we respond to, in order to change the color of the paper to a color that matches the layout for a particular project we are working on?

Thank you for your time! The cutting mat is definately not improved! I have 3 Cricuts and am never disappointed! I still love my Cricut Expression…plain , simple, fun…..

I bought on HSN…on easy pay. This is the only way I could afford. Thx HSN! Disappointed here. Called Provocraft and they said to send back and they would send replacement so now have to wait another 2 weeks or so. Soooooo disappointed. It looks like its going to be a fun machine. All the hype really built me up for a big let down. Hope Provo Craft sends new one pretty fast after all that disappointment. I think I probably should have waited til all the kinks were out.

Does anyone know where I can find them?? Ordered the imagine from hsn, recieved it yesterday. I Love it, stayed up until 5am this morning playing.

Just pick your color or pattern paper and cut. Still gives you lots of room to be creative and much faster. The touch screen is a plus to, it brings up images from the expression cartridges on the screen much like you see on the overlays. Very easy to use. I am addicted to Cricut with the Expression, Gypsy, cartridges.

I did order the Imagine from HSN because of the flex pay. I just lost my job and now I am so confused. Do i need it…. My part time job is teaching art and also scrapbooking. I make cards and home decor, and scrapbook everything we do. Its here in my house and I quess I am depressed and need to really think about the benefits of the Imagine. So far I am impressed but I do feel it has its limits…with the Gypsy I interchange cartridges so much.

It has a much smoother cut than the Expression. I was thinking that for the words and phrases that Imagine might be just special for that. The inks are available on the different web sights, including HSN…. Memorymiser, Ohmycrafts, Hallmarkscrapbook etc. Actually the prices are not any different than my ink for my home printer….

Am I talking myself into it…I d like to hear your comment and ideas as I sit here looking for employment. Sherri Katy, TX [email protected]. Bought it off HSN.

Set up took a couple minutes, worked with it all day, went through the learning curve, ripped some pages, etc… but after hours of messing I must say I am fairly impressed. Although it does have a few short comings, it still prints and cuts and no one else does that. You can use the old cartridges and mix it with the new ones color palattes and prints.

BUT as a machine, pretty cool. It is Sherri again. I started really playing with the Imagine and it was working great…I was very excited. I cut out a paper doll from the Expression and then lined up different dresses, hair, hats, shoes and printed them to fit on Imagine. Had to use the Gypsy to figure out sizes. It was working great, so I was real excited. But all of a sudden, it would not let me use any old Cricuts, it just jumped to the Imagine opening screen.

Provo craft is sending out another…. The loose paper really isn t an issue because it goes thru the printer fine…I do think I will be glad I have it when it comes again. I can t beleive that the ink cost is giving people heart failure…I pay the same for my ink for my HP all in one printer……you will print probably sheets before it goes out…divide the pages by the cost, add 20 cents for paper or less and you are still ahead. I tried economy paper that you get in bulk at Michaels or Hobby Lobby and it worked fine…I like the heavier paper 80 lb wt but the thin stuff cut great.

I have to say that the Imagine is a nice, smooth cut, even better than Expression. All in all, I think I am going to be very happy with it. Will keep you updated…will be even better when Gypsy can attach! Are updates available for the cricut imagine yet trying to find something but unable.

Is it working with the gypsy yet… If yes to any of the above how to I do the updates??? I have had the Imagine for a week. It is my first Cricut so cannot compare with earlier machines.

So far I think the Imagine is good fun. I have tried all night, uninstalling and reinstalling the program hoping it will take if I just keep playing with it, but no cheese. A prompt just keeps popping up nagging that the Imagine is not plugged in or is powered off, when the machine is definitely plugged in to the outlet, powered on and the USB cable is hooked to the computer.

This morning I tried again, but on a different computer, still the same bad experience. I gave up and called Tech support.

They claim that most are having the same problems and to just keep trying throughout the week or so because they are working on it. What a shame. I rushed to buy this Imagine and Gypsy so I can make happy crafts for my children this Halloween and no bite, arghhh!

It is not clear when hiccups will iron out. You have all made me so confused! Recently, I decided to dive back in, so I was going big! A couple weeks ago, I went and purchased my first Cricut, just to come home and find out there was a bigger, better model coming out any day! I returned the E immediately, and I am now stuck in a huge personal debate.

However, I am concerned about the inability to create your own designs and the inability to cut chipboard and such. Also, why remove the paper-saving element of placement on the paper? These are just a couple things making me contemplate which road I will take. Oh well… Any thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated! Customer service says it is waiting for an update.

I also do not like Cricut showing the Cartridges for Circle Members as advertised as if at some point they will be for sell to all. A lot of time Cricut will place cartridges on their site but say not for sale at this time or something to that effect.

But eventually they come up for sale. Not the Circle Member Cartridges. If you are not a member or know nothing about the Circle it does not seem fair! But that is just my opinion. U would think they would have Mats for the machine before they sell the Machine. Kerning allows you to space images, letters and icons closer together or space them further apart. Using Paper Layerz with the Imagine Cartridge. How do I reset the Cricut Imagine machine? Power off the Cricut Imagine machine. Hold down the button below Menu, the button directly above Menu, and power all at the same time.

Hold them until a rainbow screen appears, then release the buttons. Follow the on-screen prompts to calibrate the screen and complete the reset. But unfortunately the Cricut Cake machine has since been discontinued. You can always print an image and trim around it with a razor blade. Silhouette users have the benefit of the silhouette software that allows them to print something and then line it up with the machine to cut around it.

We are not aware of this ability with the old Cricut machines at this time. Make sure your Bluetooth is turned on, or connect the USB cable. Select Bluetooth and wait for your PC to recognize the Cricut machine. Cricut Design Space may be used on your Android device as an app rather than through the internet browser on your device.

To download the Cricut Design Space for Android , follow the steps below. Search for Cricut Design Space. Cricut , Inc. Cricut is creative technology company that manufactures smart cutting machines or cutting plotters and other products for DIY and crafting. Consumers often use the machines for cutting paper, felt, vinyl, fabric and other products such as leather, basswood, and matboard. The Cricut Personal Electronic Cutter is a portable machine that cuts letters, shapes, and phrases at the touch of a button.

Knife Blade: Cleaning the cutting mat Keep the mat flat supported by a firm surface, and place in the sink. Run lukewarm water over the mat. Use a plastic, hard-bristled brush to gently scrub in a circular motion until the entire surface of the mat had been cleaned.