Thanks Tiggy2! I actually went ahead and ordered the cricut expression. Yippee! Then I discovered this blog: http://www.cuttingedgecakeart.com/blog.php
Curses. I thought that I had found all that there was to know. Now, I'm wondering if I should resell the expression once it arrives (I bought it fro $175 off of ebay) or if I should give it a chance. According to Jennifer Atwoods blog the Cricut Cake is miles better that the Expression. I don't want to waste the money to get the deep cut blade and housing and the hate it. Curses.
where did you find one that will be shipped before May 1st?
I looked everywhere and all of them were to pre order and should arrive by May 7th I think I might go crazy by then
I ordered mine from Home Shopping Network. I got an email that the cartridge and one other thing I ordered is shipping now but I think the actual machine will be here on the 7th. Patience. HA! I guess than means I have time to clear my calendar for a full play day on the 7th! LOL
My HSN status says "shipped" on 4/15. details show that shipping request was received by UPS. No change since then! ETA still says 4/26. Twiddling thumbs.....
I did check the return policy just in case, and it says 30 days from date RECEIVED, not shipped, so that's good! Hope I don't have to worry about that anyway!
I ordered my Cricut Cake from HSN at midnight on the 14th and recieved it on friday. I am soooo in love. I have a carousel cake due on Saturday and I just used it to cut out the horses. No way I could have cut those horses out by hand in 5 minutes. I did a search online and used the SCAL program to cut it out with my cricut cake. Best purchase I have made for cakes. Cuts my time in half!!!
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You make me so jealous I have ordered mine from the HSN but it says it want arrive until the 7th
Had you used the reg cricut before for cakes?
No. I have never had a cricut before. The cricut cake is my first. I totally love it. I was having a problem at first because it was ripping my fondant so I watched the dvd ( i recommend it) and figured out that i was not adhering the fondant correctly. after that it was smooth sailing. you have to learn how to determine what speed size and pressure to use. It could be a little discouraging if you dont learn to do this. But once you do
ITS AWESOME!!!!
the one on hsn comes with a dvd is this the one or the one Linda has?
Did you have to add tylose to your fondant?
Yes, the dvd that comes with the machine.
I really dont want to use gumpaste on my cakes so i use fondant with tylose added.
works like a charm
heres a few tips
add tylose to gumpaste.
roll very thin
add shortening to mat, apply fondant, then roll over fondant with roller while on mat ( makes it adhere better)
for intricate designs or small designs use medium pressure and low speed.
things cut at 3" or bigger are easier to cut, small things should be cut slowly.
Hope those tips help!
thanks I can't wait was so bummed when it said it wouldn't ship until the 7th maybe it will come early I can hope heehee
the tips are great thanks again.
How much tylose did you add to your fondant?
I really never measure. i just pour some on and kneed it in. Well hsn said that I would not recieve it until the 24th.
I ordered on the 14th.
shipped on 15th
recieved on 16th.
it was so quick it was scary!
great there is hope
I can't wait I had been looking into it when they annouced the cake one was coming so I waited and now I am still waiting.
Hope it comes early this is like a kid waiting for christmas.
I dont think it is was just wanting to know which one she watched
no the dvd that comes with the machine is not Lindas dvd
Here is instructions on how to use the normal Cricut with fondant
1. First you need gumpaste. Fondant is too soft and doesn't dry fast enough. If you can't find gumpaste, mix about 1 tbs of gum-tex per lb of fondant.
2. Roll out gumpaste into a thin 'sheet' using pasta machine. You need to get the gumpaste as thin as you can get it without being able to see through it when you hold it up.
3. Let gumpaste dry slightly - just dry enough to hold it's shape but not so dry that it cracks or isn't at all pliable. This is the most important thing about all of this - too wet and it makes it bunch up too dry and it pushes it ....
4. Prepare mat - remove glue form cricut mat OR use the backside of it! OR get a regular plastic chopping mat found a the Dollar store and if necessary cut it down to fit your machine. Lightly 'grease' with Crisco/shortening - this will act as the 'glue' to hold the gumpaste while being cut.
5. If making a small cut, position gumpaste or image 'between' the machines rollers (so that they don't leave a mark on your image). If making a large cut you need to move the middle rollers to the sides.
6. Use any cartridge you have for your cricut to cut out gumpaste images or use any SVG file you have via SCAL or MTC software.
Machine Used: Cricut Expression
Blade: the regular blade (not the deep cut one)
Pressure Setting: settings vary depending on how dense/stiff the gumpaste has gotten - mine is usually set to 4 but I've also used 5. What I do is make a test strip of gumpaste and then play with the pressure setting until it works/I get the result I want.
Speed: is always set to medium (by default) - I just leave it there.
If you search Google and YouTube you will find various methods for cutting gumpaste and for cutting a cool prodcut called SugarVeil. Plus a lady who is selling a video she put together. I've never seen it so can't comment on it's content. And Provo Craft (the company that makes the Cricut) has now built and is selling a version of the machine just for cake decorating. I'm sure others will follow
Here is instructions on how to use the normal with fondant
1. First you need gumpaste. Fondant is too soft and doesn't dry fast enough. If you can't find gumpaste, mix about 1 tbs of gum-tex per lb of fondant.
2. Roll out gumpaste into a thin 'sheet' using pasta machine. You need to get the gumpaste as thin as you can get it without being able to see through it when you hold it up.
3. Let gumpaste dry slightly - just dry enough to hold it's shape but not so dry that it cracks or isn't at all pliable. This is the most important thing about all of this - too wet and it makes it bunch up too dry and it pushes it ....
4. Prepare mat - remove glue form mat OR use the backside of it! OR get a regular plastic chopping mat found a the Dollar store and if necessary cut it down to fit your machine. Lightly 'grease' with Crisco/shortening - this will act as the 'glue' to hold the gumpaste while being cut.
5. If making a small cut, position gumpaste or image 'between' the machines rollers (so that they don't leave a mark on your image). If making a large cut you need to move the middle rollers to the sides.
6. Use any cartridge you have for your to cut out gumpaste images or use any SVG file you have via SCAL or MTC software.
Machine Used: Expression
Blade: the regular blade (not the deep cut one)
Pressure Setting: settings vary depending on how dense/stiff the gumpaste has gotten - mine is usually set to 4 but I've also used 5. What I do is make a test strip of gumpaste and then play with the pressure setting until it works/I get the result I want.
Speed: is always set to medium (by default) - I just leave it there.
If you search Google and YouTube you will find various methods for cutting gumpaste and for cutting a cool prodcut called SugarVeil. Plus a lady who is selling a video she put together. I've never seen it so can't comment on it's content. And Provo Craft (the company that makes the ) has now built and is selling a version of the machine just for cake decorating. I'm sure others will follow
I thought this looked familiar - and then I realized it was quoted from my blog 
I had tried various things mentioned here on CC and other threads/sites and had a difficult time making it work so played and played and then it worked! This was a compilation of what others have shared all brought together with few points of clarification and things that worked for me added in!
As I stated in a recent post on my blog (http://cloesspace.blogspot.com/) , IMHO it all comes down to the medium used (the fondant and gumpaste).... it varies so much that you need to play with it to make it work - once you know what 'pliability' to aim for you are set and can repeat it!!
Thanks again to all those that post their experiences and share!!
Here is some interesting info about this thread. It was started by Justin McClure, the son of Linda McClure. He was home for summer break from college and decided to put the word out about his mom's new cake decorating technique. He chose the name Grandmacupcake because Linda's grandchildren calle her that. He found this cake forun,put out some information about the techinque, told folks about her intstructional DVD and then answered questions as people became intgerested. He was kicked off cake central, probably because the powers that be thought he was advertising the web site to buy the DVD. It has been a year since Provo Craft basically pirated her patent pending idea, and now even Michaels can't sell the machine. I met Justin and he is a very nice young man. Even though he was kicked off cake central I am glad he was able to get the word out.
Here is some interesting info about this thread. It was started by Justin McClure, the son of Linda McClure. He was home for summer break from college and decided to put the word out about his mom's new cake decorating technique. He chose the name Grandmacupcake because Linda's grandchildren calle her that. He found this cake forun,put out some information about the techinque, told folks about her intstructional DVD and then answered questions as people became intgerested. He was kicked off cake central, probably because the powers that be thought he was advertising the web site to buy the DVD. It has been a year since Provo Craft basically pirated her patent pending idea, and now even Michaels can't sell the machine. I met Justin and he is a very nice young man. Even though he was kicked off cake central I am glad he was able to get the word out.
and after the 'pirateting' as you refer to it, Linda proceeds to go to CHA and works WITH Provo at THEIR booth and demos the process.
Here is some interesting info about this thread. It was started by Justin McClure, the son of Linda McClure. He was home for summer break from college and decided to put the word out about his mom's new cake decorating technique. He chose the name Grandmacupcake because Linda's grandchildren calle her that. He found this cake forun,put out some information about the techinque, told folks about her intstructional DVD and then answered questions as people became intgerested. He was kicked off cake central, probably because the powers that be thought he was advertising the web site to buy the DVD. It has been a year since Provo Craft basically pirated her patent pending idea, and now even Michaels can't sell the machine. I met Justin and he is a very nice young man. Even though he was kicked off cake central I am glad he was able to get the word out.
and after the 'pirateting' as you refer to it, Linda proceeds to go to CHA and works WITH Provo at THEIR booth and demos the process.
What you don't know, and it is in her story on her blog, she left after 3 days. She says she knew she was (insert bad word here) and left the CHA show. She was hopeful that Provo Craft would do the right thing and honor a contract. The company proved to be untrustworthy. You may know that she is working with a new machine that is actually better than the Cricut.
What you don't know, and it is in her story on her blog, she left after 3 days. She says she knew she was (insert bad word here) and left the CHA show. She was hopeful that Provo Craft would do the right thing and honor a contract. The company proved to be untrustworthy. You may know that she is working with a new machine that is actually better than the .
I'm glad to hear that she realized that she had gotten herself into a bad situation and that she is coming out with something new. There is lot of room for improvement wtih current systems.
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