Cutting tool for printouts?

I have a silhouette Cameo but it does not print. It has a print and cut feature but you have to send the file to your printer first then it cuts out the stuff. Mine cuts like a dream and I love it to bits but I don't do much hybrid anymore so it just sits collecting dust right now. I don't know if there is one out there that does the printing as well as cutting but I am only familiar with Silhouette so maybe someone more knowledgeable will chime in soon.

 

Good luck with your Google search @therustylens! I also have a Silhouette and love it - I have printed lots of elements from digital kits and cut them out - it definitely takes practice (and patience at first!). I'll be anxious to see what you decide on!

 

I have a Silhouette Cameo that I've had for a few years. They've updated them since I got mine. The Silhouette Cameo 3 is the latest. It love that it has bluetooth!

 

I started with a Silhouette Portrait and loved it. Never had any problems with it but upgraded to the Silhouette Cameo 3 this past Christmas just to be able to do bigger scale. I have found that since I don't have a wide format printer all I ever do is 8.5x11 on it so didn't really need to upgrade for space but.... having said that, the Cameo cuts so much smoother and the whole machine just runs nicer than my portrait did. it has a self adjusting blade and the cuts have been spot on so far for me.

 

I have a silhouette cameo too. I didn't know if I wanted the 12" or the 8.5". But I love having the extra for cards, and making boxes, etc. So I'm happy I went with 12". But I have the space to store and use it.

I don't know of any machines that print and cut in one, but the cameo is the best I've used. I also have a sizzix eclips, and had a cricut expression. The Cameo is my favorite because it's easiest to print and cut.

 

I'm another Silhouette user here. I have the smaller version, the Portrait and I LOVE it. I don't even do hybrid scrapbook pages, but I use it for all kinds of things. I do lots of art journaling, so I love being able to print my digi supplies and then cut them out with my Portrait. When you print, it also prints some registration marks so that when you feed the printed paper into the machine, it scans for those registration marks and that's how it know where to cut. Pretty clever and works great!

I love the size of my Portrait (9" x 12") but sure wish I had a 12x12 version lately because I've been working in my huge art journal and love making stencils to use in there and there have been a lot of times lately that i wish I could do a full 12x12 stencil.

 

Same as Cheryl. I have the smaller size Portrait. I mostly wanted it to use the Print and Cut feature (print on my printer - but you need the Silhouette to add the registration marks on the print before it goes to the printer - so that is why they say it is a "Print and Cut" machine) and then Cut. I mostly use it for making stickers for my planner. I did struggle with things not lining up for a long time ... but it was totally user error! I had items sitting beyond the boundaries of where they should be and that messes up the cuts. Once I figured out where things can and can NOT be placed - it works amazingly! I love my Silhouette Portrait. If you are using it for scrapbooking I defer to what Karen said ... I'd go for the full 12 inch size Cameo!

 

I have the Cameo and love it. Definitely some trial and error at first but now it works well. I print on my printer and cut on the Cameo.

 

Cameo all the way!!! I totally love mine and if it broke I would go out immediately and purchase another one. I cannot create without it!

If you look at my gallery, all my hybrid projects are done with the Cameo. I do have a wide format 1430 Epson printer that I use with it also, but a lot of the time I will use my regular printer also. There are so many things you can do. Especially if you are familiar with Photoshop or PSE that you can transfer over to the Cameo.

You can download the basic software without having a machine from silhouette's site to get a feel of it before you buy a machine. The software is super easy to use.

The one thing I have found with print and cut is good light when the machine reads the registration marks. I use a flashlight and hold it on the "cutting head/blade" until the registration marks are read and it starts cutting.

There are ways to save on ink/paper, etc. but I am a person that buys 2 sheets of paper plus all the embellishments in a collection for regular scrapbooking, so I don't get too worried about it! I just try to catch ink and paper on sale. I use Epson Premium and Ultra Premium Presentation paper and usually Epson will have a coupon every so often and then I will stock up. Ink is the same, I wait for a discount code.

The Silhouette also has sketch pens that you can use with it to draw designs. I don't use the feature often, but I do like to do journaling with those and then make cut boxes around them to have journaling strips to put on my layout!

Ask questions and I can try to answer them. I don't know everything, but I love doing it. I am hoping to do some screen capture videos, but I need to take the time to figure out how to do those!

 

I second (triple, quadruple, etc..) the lovely ladies above. I LOVE my Silhouette Cameo. I also have my trusty Sizzix Big Shot for my dies, which I also could not live without. These are both essential for a hybrid scrapper IMHO.

I started off with a Cricut Expression, but using those cartridges are for the birds. No way. I didn't have it long at all, and my hubby sold the lot on eBay, and I got my Cameo. Zero regrets there!

I do know there's also the Brother Scan and Cut. That's what Julie Fei-Fan Balzer uses (she's a rep of theirs). Nancy Nally (she runs the Scrapbook Update site) is also a rep of theirs. She spoke about it at length on The DigiScrap Geek Podcast (Episode 55).

As a side note, our own beautiful Cynthia was a guest on that show @MrsPeel, but there's something wrong with that feed, and I've never been able to play it back after I heard it the first time (it's episode 26 if I'm remembering correctly).

 

Great point, Katrina! There are also a lot of posts/videos online about how to use regular pens/markers in the holder, so you don't have to buy their sketch pens, which is neat.

 

I echo those above me I have the Cameo as well, and totally love it!!

 

What I do, and it takes time, is when I get a kit I basically trace and create cut lines for every element and save that .studio (silhouette file ext) file with my kit. Then all the elements are ready when I decide I want to use the kit. I think it saves me time in the long run.

 

Bart likes cri-cuts for snacks! hehe