My Success With The Cricut Cake With Pic And Tips!

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tiggy2 Posted 3 Jun 2010 , 7:27pm
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Karen421 - Expression with a deep blade and housing



That's the problem with the deep cut blade.

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tiggy2 Posted 3 Jun 2010 , 7:28pm
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Hi everyone,
I am curious since I am new to cake and MTC and SCAL. Is one program better than the other? If so why?
Also, is one program easier to use than the other?
I saw the post that MTC is on sale right now, so want to make my decision soon.
Any help would be appreciated.


I have MTC and think it's easier to use then SCAL (I looked at both before buying).

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Brandee8011 Posted 3 Jun 2010 , 7:28pm
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mtaylor10099,I own the SureCuts Alot application software. I like the ease and use of it. However, to be honest I never have used the other that ProvoCraft made, I can't remember now but I read somewhere that you have more uses from the SureCutsAlot than you would with the other. Need to check out You Tube I believe thats where I checked out userability of the two products, there is a lady who evaluated both software applications.

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Tracy79 Posted 3 Jun 2010 , 7:29pm
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Thank you sooooooo much Brandee!!!!

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tiggy2 Posted 3 Jun 2010 , 7:37pm
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What can you do with SCAL that you can't do with MTC?

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Solecito Posted 3 Jun 2010 , 9:50pm
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I just got my cricut cake!!!
Imade a few cuts just to test it, and they came out great. I used homemade fondant and wilton fondant. Very nice cuts with both.

I downloaded the SCAL2.0 and had beentrying it out. I've seen what you can do with the MTC, I rather buy the MTC, seems more user friendly than the SCAL... and I haven't been able to do the same things as with the MTC....

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Karen421 Posted 4 Jun 2010 , 12:19am
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kakes4kids- I'm not sure about the Expression, but others have had success with the deep blade housing without doing anything to it.

Here is the website that they compare the SCAL to MTC

http://www.scrappingtable.com/scalvsmtc.html

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springlakecake Posted 14 Jun 2010 , 3:37pm
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So I finally got up the courage to try my machine. I still need some practice, but maybe some of you masters can help me.

The first thing I cut out (the doily) came out fine. Then I tried to cut out the "love" font. I couldnt get it off the mat without ripping it. I used satin ice fondant with tylose. I rolled it pretty thin and let it sit out for awhile before cutting. (I also tried the freezing way too). With the shortening on the mat, it just made it stick. Any suggestions?

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AXOCutie143 Posted 14 Jun 2010 , 4:27pm
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I don't recommend freezing the mats. In my experience, when you take them out, the fondant just sweats and makes it even worse. The method that works for ME is rolling it thin (about the thickness of a dime) putting the mats in a large plastic bag (I use the one that came with the mats) and letting them sit out overnight. They cut beautifully the next day. Here is a cake I whipped up quickly yesterday to play with my Cricut. All of the white is fondant with tylose, and the blue is gumpaste.

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Not my best cake, but I wanted to show how well the Cricut Cake can work.

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Karen421 Posted 14 Jun 2010 , 5:55pm
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Very pretty!!!!!

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springlakecake Posted 14 Jun 2010 , 6:28pm
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hmmm, I will try that next time. thanks

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AXOCutie143 Posted 14 Jun 2010 , 7:06pm
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Here's another quick pic I took of a cut I made the other day. I'm making my husband a Snoopy cake for his birthday and I plan on cutting all the Peanuts figures with my Cricut. The chocolate fondant is Pettinice mixed with gumpaste (would not recommend using Pettinice, didn't cut well at all) and the white is gumpaste. This was before I let my gumpaste sit out overnight, and you can see that his foot did not cut well. Since then I've been using the overnight methods and all my cuts have come out perfectly. I got the design from the MTC Gallery, and it was super easy to cut the layers.
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springlakecake Posted 14 Jun 2010 , 7:40pm
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That's great! So would you say the gumpaste is pretty firm by the time you cut it? Even though you have it in a bag overnight? Does it come right off the mat?

I tried to cut some gumpaste that had been sitting for quite awhile. Maybe an hour? it didn't cut well at all.

What speed and pressure are you cutting?

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AXOCutie143 Posted 14 Jun 2010 , 7:55pm
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Both the gumpaste and the fondant were pretty firm when it came time to cut them. THe fondant was still pliable enough two wrap around the sides of the cake. The one thing I noticed was that the gumpaste was MUCH easier to move from the mat to the cake as it was pliable, but still firm.

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Karen421 Posted 15 Jun 2010 , 1:03am
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I have been rolling mine and leaving them on the mat a long time also. The Fondant/gumpaste mix overnight - the gumpaste alone only- until it is firm and that varies with the humidity here.

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springlakecake Posted 15 Jun 2010 , 5:33pm
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Thanks for the input. I'll give it another shot soon

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NLGinny Posted 16 Jun 2010 , 12:50am
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Beautiful cake!

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cakequeen50 Posted 29 Jun 2010 , 5:50am
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Just a bit confused. Going to buy the cricut cake and I see from reading this forum, that you can use the program MTC or SCAL.

Which one can you make your own designs? I read the article about the differences but it seems to go against what someone on the forum said.

Any thoughts?

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nia0524 Posted 29 Jun 2010 , 6:16am
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Thanks...the tips are very helpful!

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Occther Posted 29 Jun 2010 , 10:37am
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I purchased the Cricut Cake and initially used some of the designs on the cartridges. Added Make the Cut to my computer and used it to cut out a logo for a local college. I still need more practice but love it.

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tiggy2 Posted 29 Jun 2010 , 1:24pm
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I have MTC sand love it. There are several tutorials on youtube. You can also download a trial version.

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msthang1224 Posted 29 Jun 2010 , 5:01pm
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Omgoodness, I have read this entire thread, read jodis blog, read the comparison site, went on ebay to check prices and I think I'm going to Michaels tonite to but my Cricut Cake and order my MTC!! Thanks to you all, you have been a very very very big help in my decision.

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cakequeen50 Posted 29 Jun 2010 , 5:53pm
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check the price at Michaels first. joanns has it for $299, the website for the machine has it for $249.
Don't pay more than that if you can.

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Joyfull4444 Posted 29 Jun 2010 , 6:13pm
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check the price at Michaels first. joanns has it for $299, the website for the machine has it for $249.
Don't pay more than that if you can.




Wow big difference in cost! Michaels here has it on special for $399, while stocks last. thumbsdown.gif

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tiggy2 Posted 29 Jun 2010 , 7:34pm
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Here's the website for $249 http://www.cricutmachine.com/p.....cts_id=441

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Dolledupcakes Posted 29 Jun 2010 , 7:50pm
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Love your cake.

I am still deciding if I should invest in one.

Has anyone use the cricut with MMF?

Anyone please share...


Thanks.

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twincakesanabelle Posted 29 Jun 2010 , 8:09pm
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Hi cc members, I would like to share with you that I have been making edible cupcake wrappers with bottoms out of fondant with my cricut personal and cricut cake machines. I got the wrappers from a free svg file. The good new is that cricut is coming out with a cartridge of cupcake wrappers. I posted my edible cupcake wrappers on cc not to long ago. Check my photos. I love working with the cricut I only use it for fondant. Thanks

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cakeandpartygirl Posted 29 Jun 2010 , 8:30pm
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Here's the website for $249 http://www.cricutmachine.com/p.....cts_id=441




Tiggy did you order yours from the site?

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tiggy2 Posted 29 Jun 2010 , 8:44pm
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No, I got mine from Cut N Crop on a pre-order back in March.

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cakeandpartygirl Posted 29 Jun 2010 , 8:47pm
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I was just wondering, cause the price is so good. I am seriously thinking about ordering it from them.

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