Scrapbooking Die-Cuts – Top 3 Die-Cutting Companies You Should Consider Before Purchasing by Dustin M.
Have you started scrapbooking or card making and want to know what die-cutting company to purchase your Scrapbook die-cuts from? Here are three scrapbook die-cutting companies for you to consider. This List has been compiled based on Quality, Affordability, Versatility, & Design and soley the opinion of the author. (Please note that the list does NOT include digital or computer software based die-cutting manufacturers. This list is provided for those that like papercrafting with their hands.)
1. Spellbinders Paper Arts
Spellbinders entered the craft market in 2003 with the introduction of the Wizard Universal Die-Cutting and Embossing Machine. Spellbinders die templates are coated with a bronze color making them easy to distinguish from other competitor dies. All Spellbinders dies have a triple function that cut, emboss, and stencil, making them the most versatile dies on the market. As far as quality and design, stacey Caron head designer and president of Spellbinders Paper Arts, is nothing but spectacular. With 250 patented and patent pending products like Nestabilities, Shapeabilities, and Impressabilities, she takes designing to the extreme providing exactly what customers want. Spellbinders die templates are a little more expensive than other die-cuts, but the quality and versatility make their products a very good value for your money. Hands down Spellbinders has the most creative and overall best design team in the market today. This is why they received the number one spot on the list.
2. Provo Craft (Cuttlebug)
Provo Craft is definitely the pioneer of crafting with over 40 years of experience. They inspire creativity and provide some of the best products on the market, like the Cuttlebug and the Cuttlebug embossing folders. The Cuttlebug Die Cutter & Embosser is considered the most portable, user-friendly die-cutting system out there and is very popular with papercrafters of all ages. It is easy to store and will cut and emboss a wide range of materials. This machines accepts all leading brand dies. Following the Cuttlebug machine, Provo Craft then released their line of embossing folders, which flew off the shelves! Card Makers are not shy in telling you these A2 embossing folders are a dream come true. With professional quality embossing, texture, and design, scrapbookers can’t resist them. Cuttlebug cutting dies are also of good quality, but don’t boast the creativity of the embossing folders. And at only 4.99, the price of the embossing folders is hard to beat. So with the easy to use Cuttlebug machine and the amazing texture and design of their embossing folders Provo Craft wins second place.
3. Quickutz Inc.
Quickutz Inc. was founded in 2000 by Natasha Hixon. Natasha was searching for a way to create cut-out letters without having to hand trace or use a big industrial die-cutting machine. Hence the Quickutz personal die-cutting system was born. Quickutz offers a variety of dies, however, unlike Spellbinders if you want to cut, emboss, and stencil you might find yourself purchasing multiple dies. Most Quickutz die-cuts do not offer a triple function, but if you will be doing projects where you will only be cutting, then Quickutz dies are the most affordable dies on the market. Also if you are a collector and like new dies they are a die-cutting company that release new dies every month. The die-cuts are usually seasonal shapes that are released a few months prior to the upcoming season. So come Christmas, Quickutz will usually have a release in October with all their christmas shapes. When papercrafters think of alphabets, no one can beat their designs. With their new 4×8 alphabets, Quickutz has taken the ease of cutting out letters to a whole new height! Quickutz stands for quality and die-cutting innovation. With the release of their new universal die-cutting machine the Epic Six, that cuts all their dies and other leading brand dies, it has brought them to a higher level of quality for 2009. Quickutz Inc. has also joined with Lifestyle Crafts to bring back letterpress printing, making handmade stationery affordable and easy for the home crafter. This is why Quickutz is in our number three spot.
It is important to note that most crafters seem to use a combination of the three die-cutting manufacturers. A serious crafter on average would probably be found owning a Cuttlebug Die Cutter & Embosser, with Spellbinders nestabilities and some individual Quickutz dies on the side for very specific seasonal projects.
About the Author
To receive more information on these die cuts or die cutting machines you may visit CutAtHome. Cut@Home is a scrapbooking, card making, and rubber stamping online store. They only sell the best die-cutting tools, die-cuts, rubber stamps, embossing folders, Embellishments, and paper.
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