Pazzles Creative Cutter Inspiration Cc04 12-Inch Computerized Die Cut Machine

by Pazzles

Product Features

• 12-Inch by 12-Inch computerized die cut machine with software to cut and design your own unique diecuts
• Cut True Type fonts already installed on your computer
• Designed from the ground up for paper crafting and cutting paper products, accessories available to draw, distress, pierce, engrave and emboss
• Inspiration creative cutter, 12-inch by 12-inch cutting mat, inspiration studio software, video tutorials, 1 cutting blade, 300 images
• Inspiration measures 21-inch long by 10-inch deep by 6-1/2-inch high; 1 year parts and labor limited warranty in the US

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 26.6 x 11.8 x 12 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00194G564
• Item model number: CC04
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,727 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing)

Product Description

Pazzles has taken their years of expertise to create a computer driven cutter built from the ground up especially for crafters. The inspiration's elegant design, 12-inch cutting width capacity, powerful and precise cutting capability, ease of use and affordable price are just some of the excellent features that put the Inspiration Creative Cutter a cut above the rest. Inspiration Studio 2010 with rhinestone feature sold separately. Computer requirements: PC 486 DX/2 66 or newer, Windows XP or newer, CD-ROM drive, 1 available USB port

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product. Worth the $$$, December 1, 2008

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C. Ciucci "CRC Skier" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pazzles Creative Cutter Inspiration Cc04 12-Inch Computerized Die Cut Machine (Kitchen)

The Inspiration cuts almost any shape imaginable...and you never need to buy a cartridge. You can draw your own, clip an image from the internet or cut just about any digital image you already own. As an example, I was able to clip a 3 color college logo from the internet. I used the Inspriation software to break the logo into its respective parts, sized the logo and then cut each piece out in the appropriate color. The result was a 3D logo in the size I needed for my project. Couldn't do that with a Cricut!

It was easy to install and set up the machine and took very little time to get to know the software. The software has all the functions I was looking for to cut out images but still needs a bit of work to make it even better. Sometimes I wind up manipulating images in PSP and then moving them into Inspiration to size and cut.

As for type, it comes with many fonts and also works with all true types fonts you have loaded on your PC so your imagination is the only limit. It's so easy to meld type into groups so you don't need to deal with indivdual letters.

While the accessories (mats, blades etc) are available only from online retailers such as Amazon or Pazzles.com right now, the Cricut mats work just fine and the new Cricut deep cut blade seems to be the same as you'd purchase from Pazzles. As I understand it, Pazzles makes the Cricut's for Provo Craft.

So, far, I've only used my cutting blade but I have recently purchased the embosser tool and mat and am looking for a project to try it out on.


This is a terrfic product for any scrapbooker or paper crafter and worth the money!

38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I sold the Cricut so I could buy this Pazzle instead!!, January 1, 2010

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justamom35 (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pazzles Creative Cutter Inspiration Cc04 12-Inch Computerized Die Cut Machine (Kitchen)

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MACHINE!!!

My friend and I purchased the Cricut and MANY cartridges. I was sick of shelling out money for the things. I ran across the Pazzle on their web site and fell in love. My friend and I purchased it at a scrapbooking convention and then sold the Cricut on eBay (I DON'T miss it). I was intimidated by it a bit and it took about a year for me to really start using it to it's full potential. I wanted to take a class at the convention but it never worked out. I would cut images but never imported them and fixed my own. I was amazed at how easy it was. The Pazzle web site has instructional videos that walk you through it. Now I'm an expert!! I cut an 3-D Christmas tree design out on another die cut machine, scanned it into my computer, imported it into my Pazzle software, converted it and cut it out. The whole process took me less than 15 minutes. I then resized it from a ~4 inch tree to and 11 in tree so I could make it into a centerpiece. It was beautiful! I gave it to the lady that had the original die cut. She was amazed.

One major suggestion: I am frugal and refuse to pay $20+ for the image Cds. If you join one or more of the MANY yahoo groups you can get the WPC files for images you may want to cut. There are hundreds!! You can even learn to download and convert GSD files to WPC. You can also get tons of help and very creative ideas. Very creative people out there.

The software is easy to use and so is the machine. It can get a little quirky but usually it works out in the end. Make sure to update the software and the machine from the web site.

The mats last a long time if you store them with the protective sheet on, flat and upside down. Also rotate the mat so that every edge gets used equally. I've used the same mat for the better part of the year. If I get paper that doesn't want to stick then I put tape on the edges of the paper so that it will stick to the mat. The blades last quite a while too.

38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny, July 1, 2009

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Kitty kitty (new york, ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pazzles Creative Cutter Inspiration Cc04 12-Inch Computerized Die Cut Machine (Kitchen)

I bought this product a few months ago and so far I have to say it's a great investment if you do scrapbook, greeting cards, invitations etc.. If your thinking that about getting a die cutter machine but think this one cost way to much money your wrong. The cricut is going to end up costing you so much more money. You have to always buy cartridges and those cartridges cost about $90 a piece. so in the end your paying way more money. With the pazzles machine you don't need any cartridges at all. You can use pictures from clip art, or create your own. The machine can take any of the following format jpeg, eps, and ai. It also uses any true type fonts so you can download them from the internet. Most of them are free. The machine cuts very fast and is not that noisey at all.

The machine is only pc compatible for mac user like me. I bought a program called vmware fusion or parallels which lets you use windows on your mac. Just keep in mind that you still have to purchase windows vista but it saves you from buying a new computer. If you have a newer macs you don't have to vmware fusion or parallels at all you can use bootcamp which comes on the macs now.