I want a personal cutting machine, but there’s a problem.  I don’t want dies, and I want creative freedom to print or cut what I create.  Not so hard, right?  Wrong.  The creative silence is deafening.  All I can hear are the Cricuts chirping.

I know the hype with die-cutting or cartridge machines.  But it doesn’t make any sense to me.  Tie my creativity down to what’s on a cartridge, die, or handheld device?  What if I want to freehand draw something, scan it, and cut it?  I can do it with my printer and my graphic software – why not with a cutter? 

This will work!  I just need to buy a Silhouette.  Why haven’t I heard of this before? Forget the cute little green cricket.  I want TOTAL control.

All you QuicKutz people out there: I’ll be your tester!  Send me a machine and let me craft up a storm and blog it for you!  Heck, I’d buy it!

Uh, and where is this available again?

*chirping crickets*

Or maybe I’ll just go buy a Craft ROBO or ROBO Pro.  Also awesome creative control, about the same price as the Cricut.  Available…  um… we’ll get back to you on that one.

*chirping crickets*

These things are hard to find.  Somebody wanna help an artist out?