Almost 50% off Silhouette Cameo 2!

I can't believe my eyes! I so wish I waited for a sale like this to buy my Cameo 2, but I honestly NEVER thought one would come along. This is just crazy!

A brand new Silhouette Cameo 2 for $179.98. The bundle I purchased did come with more stuff, but this is a killer price!

 < It says $234.99, but click on it and you will see it's $179.98! This sale ends in just 13 more hours!!

Just to compare, this is the bundle I bought which is a regular good deal if you happen to see this blog post after the above sale has ended:

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: 

Un-Boxing The Silhouette Cameo 2 Bundle from Amazon

Here's a video of me un-boxing the Silhouette Cameo 2 Bundle I purchased from Amazon.



It was extremely easy to get set up and make my first cuts. I immediately dove in to using the included PixScan Mat, which I forgot to show in the video.

Even though I haven't had much time to play with this electronic die cutting machine yet, I can already tell you that it is pretty amazing. I will be trying to cut various materials in the near future to find out exactly what it can handle. It cut my 140lb Watercolor Cardstock with no hiccups. The machine is not what I would consider quiet, but it is quieter than my SLICE Machine. It is pretty light for how large it is and that is nice since it does not have a permanent spot on my desk and I have to slide it in and out of a little cubby in my IKEA Kallax shelving unit.  ( LOVE that shelving unit with desk attached by the way!). When I first got the machine out of the box I actually dropped it from maybe 1-2 ft onto my desk. I was terrified! However, it still works just like it should. I'm considering getting the Silhouette Designer Edition of Silhouette Studio to unlock more design potential, but I haven't made any final decisions on that quite yet.

I'll be back with some videos of the PixScan mat!