The Quickutz Squeeze

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Reported by Kim Fox

The Quickutz Squeeze is a nice and portable hand tool. It’s one of many tools that are used for die cutting. The Squeeze was preceded by the original (blue) Quickutz hand tool, which many users had difficulty using effectively. The Squeeze requires less pressure, but still for those who are arthritic, it might be challenging to use; keyword: might (Quickutz also manufactures the KomfyKutz to create ease of use with the tool). There is a short video demo on the Quickutz website on how to use the tool.

Quickutz has a very large variety of 2x2 alphabets along with shape dies to choose from. In my opinion, the Quickutz alphabets are quite adorable. Two of my favorites are Blossom and Zoe. They are both unicase alphabets meaning you don’t have an uppercase and lowercase font – so it is just a one size font. Additionally, I like Star – it has a bit of thickness and seems universal (all of those alphabets, unfortunately, are on the discontinued list though).

Their shape dies are great too, like the dress. Just an all around cutie. Quickutz has a variety of flowers, tags, animals and other trinkets. I tend to stick to the single cut dies (MSRP $6.99) as opposed to the double cuts (MSRP $12.99) – double cuts are shapes dies that use more than one die to create the shape. Oh, and Quickutz recently released shape dies of all 50 states.

Pros:

• Handy; easy to store and carry
• You can cut only the letters that you will need for a layout or project
• A huge variety of alphabets, shapes and embossing dies to choose from
• Can cut through a variety of textures including cardstock, vellum, foil, some fabric and more
• Accessories are available like a binder or nesting tins to store the dies, a carrying tote and a KomfyKutz
• Website and blog with a wealth of ideas
• Comes in a variety of colors: pink, black and purple/lavender
• New releases monthly
• The dies can be used with other die cutting systems

Cons:

• Can’t cut through chipboard
• Could be difficult to use for some crafters
• Cost: at $89.99 MSRP (there are some die cutting machines are less expensive and more versatile)
• Not available for purchase at larger stores like Joann and Michaels (where you could use a discount coupon for purchase)
  

You can find deals on the Quickutz Squeeze and other Quickutz products at various online stores such as The Scrapping Cottage, Scrap-Mart, Scrapbook Express (super fast shipping) and Shop Remember When.

I like the Squeeze because it is easy to use and convenient to store. What about you? What are your thoughts on the Squeeze?