I have the DVD as well, it looks like she stores the designs on a cake board in a very large plastic bag. Have to wonder where she got a plastic bag that large?
keeping it in the freezer.. she says. keeps it damp and pliable until she needs it.. there are huge freezer bags at the grocery stores and wal mart ,etc.. i have her dvd .. but haven,t played with it yet. i keep watching it .. then i will go for it.. ha! her last 2 are out also. got to get them. on the last one. she is showing how to make all her icings, everything she does.. to make her decorating easier..
i forgot to add. i wrote her about her recipes that use to be on her site. she said she took them off. and now they are all in her newest dvd... and lots of good stuff.. also.. she says when and if you do cut those roller off. it DOES NOT IN ANY WAY PREVENT YOU FROM USING PAPER AGAIN.. she has experimented with this for so long and got it down pat.. so i can,t wait to try it also..
I played with it tonight and cut out a 2" intricate rose pattern it did a nice job buy my problem seems to be getting the gum paste wide enough. I have a pasta machine that fits on a kitchen aid and it will only give me a swath about 4 to 5 inches and rather fryed at that.
i forgot to add. i wrote her about her recipes that use to be on her site. she said she took them off. and now they are all in her newest dvd... and lots of good stuff.. also.. she says when and if you do cut those roller off. it DOES NOT IN ANY WAY PREVENT YOU FROM USING PAPER AGAIN.. she has experimented with this for so long and got it down pat.. so i can,t wait to try it also..
You do NOT have to cut the rollers if you don't wanna. You can just push them to the side. They're held in place by metal grooves, but just push those rollers over the metal groove (there's some small resistance at first).
The rollers are just rubber, so there's some give when you push them to the side. It's actually pretty easy, and you can roll them back to their original position if you decide to later on down the road.
Found this website with tons of tutorials on how to use SCAL. They also ahve some free SVG/SCAL files. Sorry if this was posted before: http://svgcuts.com/blog/?cat=4
Thanks somuch for the link I recently signed up for the trial version of SCAL and didn't have a clue how to access it.LOL
My awesome hubby got me a Cricut Create for Christmas! Now, I just need to order my deep blade and some extra mats. And eventually buy SCAL. I don't want to spend gobs of money on those cartridges...the price is ridiculous!
Yay HUBBY! 
My awesome hubby got me a Cricut Create for Christmas! Now, I just need to order my deep blade and some extra mats. And eventually buy SCAL. I don't want to spend gobs of money on those cartridges...the price is ridiculous!
Yay HUBBY!
They sell the deep blade and other accessories old Walmart. I'm still working on the use of SCAL good luck
Thanks so much for the info! I have to go there today to get some groceries, so I will look. I might just get to play with it tonight...YIPPPEEEE!!!
Ok, I bought Linda McClure's DVD and have played with my Cricut and gumpaste. I rolled it really thin with my pasta roller. However, when I cut out a letter or clip art, it seems to fray or be really rough around the edges. I've never used gum paste before, only fondant, and I'm wondering if I let the gum paste get too dry. Also, what pressure, speed, and blade depth do you recommend. I was using medium pressure, low speed, and #5 or #6 on the blue blade. I don't feel like I'm doing it right. I tried fondant but that seemed to wet and it moved all over the mat. Help!!!
Just wanted to share with all of the Cricut users there is new software that just came out that rivals SCAL (Sure Cuts A lot), I highly recomend you check it out before you purchase SCAL, it's calles Make the cut and the user interface seems so much easier and the best part it's an all in one program, it converts things straight into svg cut files, no need for Inkscape.
I am bummed I didn't find out about this one until I already got SCAL, I'm hoping this means SCAL will do an update soon adding the cool features of make the cut! Check it out (no spaces)
http:// just-a-scrappin. blogspot. com/2009/12/make-cut-vs-sure-cuts-lot.html
http:// www. make-the-cut .com/
With the fondant you'll need to let it dry for a little while then cut
tiggy2....yes, you'll need one. I got mine at Wal-Mart for around $30
I ordered my cricut expression this morning and was wondering if I need a deep cut blade.
I got the deep blade housing + one blade for $7 on ebay (after Bing) with free shipping. I wonder if it was a price mistake because after I made my purchase it wasn't available for that price anymore. Also, I got SCAL2 on disc with 2 free deep blades for around $66. That was actually my first and only time buying anything from eBay, and it worked thank goodness.
This was about 3 months back, but here's the post on how I saved a some money:
http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-651699-cricut.html
HTH
with sure cuts alot 2 you dont need to use inkscape anymore,
theres a trace freature now
You still need it to convert to svg, SCAL is an awesome program and make the cut is new, but it does have some nice features, I just wish there had been more info about it's upcoming release before it just showed up. I really do hope having competition in the market will make Crafters Edge do some more SCAL upgrades though 
I was just about to buy SCAL when I checked out Make the Cut Now I don't know which to buy Make the cut looked simpler but they went through it so fast. Do any of you have it or both and know what the differences are? Help!!
I saw several questions regarding the Linda's gumpaste recipe. Well, I emailed them and I found out that yes, the recipe was indeed removed from website and older DVD. There was a lot of interest in them selling affordable ready made gumpaste. Just about ready to begin advertising, just have to finish the labeling. "This will save time and hassle of making it ourselves". Not sure if just online sales only or if can be purchased through certain cake suppliers. Boy, I wish I had bought this DVD when I first found about this earlier this year.
Ok, I bought Linda McClure's DVD and have played with my Cricut and gumpaste. I rolled it really thin with my pasta roller. However, when I cut out a letter or clip art, it seems to fray or be really rough around the edges. I've never used gum paste before, only fondant, and I'm wondering if I let the gum paste get too dry. Also, what pressure, speed, and blade depth do you recommend. I was using medium pressure, low speed, and #5 or #6 on the blue blade. I don't feel like I'm doing it right. I tried fondant but that seemed to wet and it moved all over the mat. Help!!!
I bought the DVD from Linda AcClure and she does not mention the blade setting in her video, I wrote to her and this is what she wrote back:
"The blue housing unit is usually set on 5. I find this is fine for what ever I want to cut. I set the pressure on the machine to 2 for thin pieces of gum paste and to 3 for gum paste that is a little thicker. Do a small sample cut so you will know for sure what will work the best.
For best results the gum paste needs to be very thin. If it is too thick the knife will drag across it when cutting.
We are making the gum paste to sell and so I can't give out the recipe.. My best advice is to use CAI tylose powder. It works the best for me and should work for you. It is in a bottle with a black and hot pink label. You can order it from Confectionery Arts International.
I hope this helps, Have a Happy New Year!! Linda"
I hope this will help you, I am ordering the tylose powder to make my own gum paste, I had use the Satin Ice Gum paste, but it frayed a little.
Lomikesa
I was just about to buy SCAL when I checked out Make the Cut Now I don't know which to buy Make the cut looked simpler but they went through it so fast. Do any of you have it or both and know what the differences are? Help!!
I will tell you SCAL is wonderful, so you can feel secure if you do buy it, but Make the Cut looks cool and I think if I were buying right now, I might lean towards it. Anyhow here are two great sites that might help you out ScrappyDew already has a couple video tutorials posted (no spaces)
http:// www. scrappydew. com/
and at Clever Someday, she has a handy side by side comparrison chart she is continuing to update as Make the Cut is very new (no spaces)
http:// cleversomeday. wordpress. com/
HTH, Andrea
I finally have success!!! See my post in another cricut forum:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-6664843-.html#6664843
I have Make The Cut Video Tutorials on my blog at scrapbookinggrandma.blogspot.com
I bought MTC and I just love using it.
I've been doing cakes with my cricut E for a while now. I figured it out on my own and had never heard about someone else doing decorating with them until I found the different posts on here. I have the MTC software and really like it. I tried SCAL and didn't like it at all and started using CDS but I was still looking for something to use that didn't take a cart. Then I found the MTC. It's GREAT if you aske me I'm glad I went a head and got it.
I've been doing cakes with my cricut E for a while now. I figured it out on my own and had never heard about someone else doing decorating with them until I found the different posts on here. I have the MTC software and really like it. I tried SCAL and didn't like it at all and started using CDS but I was still looking for something to use that didn't take a cart. Then I found the MTC. It's GREAT if you aske me I'm glad I went a head and got it.
What didn't you like about SCAL? Until I heard of Make the Cut in the last week or so, there was nothing to compare it to it is a wonderful program that has been a huge money saver for me. I'm just wondering why you like MTC if you didn't like SCAL since they are the same type program just with a few different abilities?
I've been doing cakes with my cricut E for a while now. I figured it out on my own and had never heard about someone else doing decorating with them until I found the different posts on here. I have the MTC software and really like it. I tried SCAL and didn't like it at all and started using CDS but I was still looking for something to use that didn't take a cart. Then I found the MTC. It's GREAT if you aske me I'm glad I went a head and got it.
I would love a detailed explanation of what you didn't like about SCAL, and what you did like about MTC. I haven't purchased either one of them yet, as I'm waiting to hear some reviews about MTC before making a decision.
I've played around with both trial versions this week while I'm off work I feel like MTC is more user friendly. I don't do scrapbooking so I'm not sure I'd need all the features of SCAL or it just seemed more complicated to me.
The big thing is no need for inkscape. I hated doing the reconfiguring just to get a download to cut correctly and placed in a svg file. With MTC, it's all done with in that program and especially when its a black and white format. The only thing that made SCAL bearable was that inkscape was free. It was just so much messing around and took up way too much time. and like I said I worked for days trying to get every click streamlined but with MTC it literally took me like 1.5-2 hours and i was cutting out gum past (MMF with tylose) I agree it is a money savor. And also as a side note I figured out how to use my DS with MTC with downloads to expand creativity even more. I combine cuts from the cricut carts with ttf and svg files. but you need both programs to do it.
The big thing is no need for inkscape. I hated doing the reconfiguring just to get a download to cut correctly and placed in a svg file. With MTC, it's all done with in that program and especially when its a black and white format. The only thing that made SCAL bearable was that inkscape was free. It was just so much messing around and took up way too much time. and like I said I worked for days trying to get every click streamlined but with MTC it literally took me like 1.5-2 hours and i was cutting out gum past (MMF with tylose) I agree it is a money savor. And also as a side note I figured out how to use my DS with MTC with downloads to expand creativity even more. I combine cuts from the cricut carts with ttf and svg files. but you need both programs to do it.
Thanks I really hate it when I don't know what I need, I just don't want to turn around a spend hundreds of dollars on cartridges when you only use a couple of the designs. Have you ever cut stencils with your cricut, for icing transfers, and do you have any advice, as always greedy for knowledge. TIA Deb
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