do you own a making memories slice? if you do, do you own one of the new hands free kits? i had received my hands free kit over a month ago. but i have to be honest. i hadn't pulled it out of the box until yesterday. i already had my regular glass mat all adhesived up and ready to go. so, when i did need to use my slice, i had just pulled that out since it was easy. but yesterday, i had quite a bit of slicing to do. so it was a good time to try it out.

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i know that i'm a little partial to making memories products, since i'm lucky enough to design for them 😉 but it also has a lot to do with the fact that they really do put out amazing products. i have loved my slice since the day i started using it. but the new hands free kit? i honestly think it makes the slice a ton better than it already was. 

i could explain the hands free kit and how it works and what you get. but marianne does it so much better, and is cuter to look at and listen to than i am anyways. lol!  

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i never had a problem holding my slice in place, while it cut. it's not like the images take that long to cut, unless you have a really intricate shape. then again, the fact that i didn't have to hold it in place, left me to do other things while it cut. i'm not one to sit still. if i have 10 free seconds, you can bet i'm going to find something to do with my time. lol! so as i was slicing for a few projects i was working on, i would get up and do things inbetween my cuts. a few times, i left my scraproom to do something in another part of the house and totally forgot i was slicing. the other thing that i noticed right away, is that i think the slice cuts a lot better with the hands free kit. there's less room for user error. not holding it right, holding it too tight or too loose, accidently having it move a little while cutting. the magnetic is so strong, that the slice stays exactly where it needs to be.

i was so excited about this, that i had to share it and demo it to everyone in the family today. i'm not sure how excited they were, but i figured that those of you with a slice would be able to appreciate this a little bit more. so i'm sharing with you. however, i cannot share what i was working on in these photos. you'll have to wait a little bit to hear or see more of that 😉

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10 responses to “hands free and loving it”

  1. Suzanne Avatar

    So glad you have yours!!! Love mine, and cannot wait to see your project! Kitchen????hmmmmmmm

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  2. dawn Avatar
    dawn

    This does look easy and cool to have. I saw the word kitchen also hope we see something soon.

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  3. marissa Avatar
    marissa

    I just got mine last week! I got the pink set because I have a pink room, even though I have the pink/green slice! Do you use your mat with the Slice only, or do you use it for other things? Thanks for the video and info! Are you going to CHA? I don’t even know where it is this year!

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  4. Sara Rossi Avatar

    Love mine!! I got mine in pink to match my slice….Love being free to do other stuff while it’s cutting. I was so excited to get it & I showed Joe & Marissa how well it holds but didn’t show them the video…they weren’t as excited as me. 😉 Can’t wait to see the new projects you’re working on!

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  5. Cheryl Avatar

    Hey Laura, I love my hands free kit too!!! That’s all I use now and it really is so much better to be able to walk away and do other things while it’s cutting. I did have a harder time using it before when I had to hold the machine down to cut. I used to waste paper all the time.

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  6. Carla Avatar

    that mat is the best thing since “Sliced” bread…lol, I’m too funny!!
    You know I love it!

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  7. Kathy Wade (krolski) Avatar

    I would love to have one. Can you get them in the stores yet? Do you know?

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  8. Heather Ruwe Avatar

    i’ve been wanting one of these! carla and i are going on a scrap weekend soon and i’m so excited to try hers out! 🙂

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  9. Eileen Van Dyke Avatar
    Eileen Van Dyke

    I’ve had mine for awhile now and I love it! It does seem to cut better with it. Have you tried to cut fabric with it? Can’t wait to see what you have been making!

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  10. Michelle Avatar
    Michelle

    I love my hands free mat!!! I too love my Slice! I have alot more disks for that and use it more than my Cricut!

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