Is the Silhoutte PixScan Mat Worth It?

In one word, Yes.

Here's a video of me using the PixScan Mat with Stamped Images:




Here's a video of me using the Pixscan Mat with Patterned Paper:




Both of these videos show me using the mat for the FIRST TIME with each technique. There's actually some things I did in these videos which I later found out was the Long way and there's short cuts to be learned. For instance, the patterned paper video shows me taking a lot of work to get those cut out but I could have adjusted a few settings and got it done much quicker. Also, the calibration was never done so each image is cut slightly too far right and too far down.

Even with these few short comings because I needed to learn some tricks, I was still very happy with how well the PixScan mat works. Not only can it cut images out of some very busy patterned paper, but it can REPLACE die sets that would normally cost me $20.00 each! A lot of people like to buy the die set to cut out their stamp set and before they know it, they're spending $35-50 for a set of stamps and dies. That's a pretty high price especially if you want dies for all of your stamp sets. Having the Silhouette PixScan mat means NEVER having to buy die sets for your stamps ever again!

You can also trace an image from the internet and BOOM! You have a cloud, bird, sun, flower, etc. The PixScan mat is not needed to trace images off the internet, but I just wanted to mention another great function of the Silhouette. I actually used it to turn a stamp into a die cut. Pretty cool if you ask me.

If you want to buy the PixScan Mat, Amazon has it for a great low price.

    

I personally purchased a Silhouette Cameo 2 using this great bundle on Amazon: