Side by Side Comparison of: Xyron vs Creativity for Kids

This is the best thing ever! I went online only to find out that a roll of 200 custom stickers was 49.57 and I was completely devistated because I didn't have that much money to spend. I was searching on the web for cheap sticker rolls and the least I could get was 30.00! Then I found this and decided to order it, I have made OVER 300 stickers for my business in under 20 min! The shipping was FREE and came in 2 days!

No one understands just how much fun this little machine is. I had one as a child and bought another now with all the excitement in the world. If you're on the fence about this one I hope I can push you to love it as much as I do. This tiny cute machine allows you to turn doodles and drawings into beautiful stickers that you can put anywhere! You can even give your stickers to friends as presents! It's so wonderful!! This can also be used for scrap booking and it is VERY easy and useful.

We did have a bit of trouble with shipping this product initially (it never arrived at our home, we believe it due to our postal carrier) but Amazon customer service was very quick and courteous and re-sent the product which arrived just as quickly as my other orders always have.What a wonderful product! Truly permanent adhesive used, and when turned patiently, professional quality stickers can be produced.I personally use this for making ATCs (artist trading cards), and I can place two 2.5" wide cards next to each other to fit inside the full 5" width of the sticker area.I have noticed that the thinner the paper, the better the waxy paper peels off the sticker. When using thin to heavy chipboard (I use cereal box weight cardboard at times) some of the adhesive can 'mottle' where it's not slowly peeled off, but I have yet for this to cause any bubbles or inferior hold.I'd recommend this to anyone looking to replace glue or double sided tape, especially where water saturation into the paper is a problem (my projects always warped or came apart in the past due to water based glue or inferior glue sticks in an attempt to avoid the warping!).

I debated on swapping this for the new machine which also does magnets and laminating, but for the price, I figured I could just buy another machine if I was sold on this brand. And for the most part, I am just interested in making stickers. I run a lightweight glossy paper through a color laser printer and then put the designs through this bad boy. Great quality stickers. I've only had a few instances where the edge got caught going into the machine and bent.My beef with this machine, however, is that it wastes a lot of adhesive. When you tear off a design, you're ending up with a good inch and a half or so of border when you start your next project. To get the most out of this machine, I'd recommend running through as many pieces as you can in one fell swoop. It can be a bit tricky to get them to not overlap as they go into the machine (another bummer that's happened to me) but once you get the hang of it, you'll maximize your adhesive. I also send small items in side by side.As some comment, there is no indication when you're about to run out of adhesive, and the machine just stops. You're left to try to salvage the piece by unrolling out of the machine (I was able to do this once successfully) and then I ran it through again on a new refill cartridge. If only the manufacturer would put some sort of indicator on the refill to tell you when you've got a little left (like, a foot). That would be extremely helpful.All in all, this is an expensive way to make stickers for projects and a heck of a lot easier than using double stick tape.

For the price, I adore this! It is so perfect for making your own stickers. I've saved so much money!

If you're in to paper crafting, you need this machine! The permanent adhesive is sticky, the machine always works exactly how I hoped - without fail. Sometimes I do need to retrieve a little extra adhesive that doesn't get picked up in small openings of letters or cutouts, but not a big deal compared to what an absolute pain it would be to glue all that by hand.I was between this 2.5 in machine and the 5 inch, and I'm so glad I got this one. It's bigger than you think it will be, and the refills are almost half the price - don't forget about the consumables because that is the investment that you are committing to make here over and over and over. Plus, it's really my 2.5-inch-and-smaller pieces that are the ones I need help adhering. Once they get bigger, it's no big deal to use craft glue or glue dots.If you do any sort of intricate paper crafting, look no further. Once you've bought it you'll wonder what you ever did without it!

I bought this for as a gift for my 9-year old god-daughter. According to her mom, she absolutely loved it. The proof for me is the smiling photo I received via text with her first sticker in the journal. I don't care if she doesn't do another sticker again...that smile was worth it.

My 7-year old's favorite Christmas present! It's easy to use (she set it up on her own) and she has a lot of fun handing out her own stickers.

It was a present for a 6-7 year girl. I was told by her parents, that she was not sleeping whole night because of this gift :)

I purchased this sticker maker for my daughter as part of her 6th Birthday present. She absolutely loves it. This set is very easy to use and she is able to make the stickers by herself. I love finding creative products for her that she is able to do independently. She is so proud of herself when she is able to complete things without additional help. I definitely recommend this product and think it is a great gift for a child.

Really fun and easy to use. It comes with pieces you can color and make stickers from them but, the fact that you can make stickers out of anything is so fun. My daughter loved this gift.

I saw this on a list of age appropriate gifts for 5-7 year olds and later bought this as a gift for my 6 year old niece. In her mother's words she is "obsessed with it".

This is a great machine. I didn't need it to be electric and it isn't difficult to use at all. The only issue I have is that it makes a terrible squealing noise when using, it is very loud, and I can't find the source in order to fix it. It is something in the mechanic of turning the handle but there doesn't seem to be a way to try and clean or help that.This works great for making stickers, especially with basic shapes, but it is not great with intricate designs. That is the main reason I bought it, to make it easier than applying glue to small, intricate designs, but I do still use this a ton. If you do use it for intricate cuts, I find it helps to use a pin to kind of pull the adhesive away from the edges.

I have veen wanting one of these for along time. It is nice but when taking the items off the paper the glue seems real stringy and i have to clean around the sticker before placing on my paper

I really like this! My only complaint is how much waste there is at the beginning of making the sticker. If I try rolling the paper back into the machine more it gets stuck. So I have to keep the paper rolled out to the part where you rip it off. My kids really really like making their own stickers though!

I bought this machine to make some stationary by adhering scrapbook paper to cards. It is a great tool! The machine does a great job of coating the whole surface with adhesive evenly. I love that it's so simple to operate; all one has to do is turn a knob. The size is perfect for most projects. My only complaint is that the edges of the paper one passes through the machine have some leftover residue from the adhesive that makes them sticky. Other than that, this machine is great!

I love this machine. The only thing that bothers me about it is the knob you all replaced on this new version with the handle. The handle was much easier to turn. I get a lot of use out of this with my intricate designs I cut on my Silhouette a Cameo. You can also use it with stencil cuts for glitter designs. Cut your design. Run the bottom piece of your project through this Xyron. Then glue the stenciled design on top. It will leave sticky opening where,the design is that can be sprinkled with glitter. It is a nice technique for this machine. I would not be without this in my craft room.

I used this Xyron machine for a little part of a DIY wedding project. For my wedding invitations, I made wraparound address labels myself since I didn't want to hire a calligrapher or just use standard printed addresses on clear labels or anything. Wedding invitations were a while ago, but my labels were something like 1.75 inches x 6 inches or somewhere around there on thicker poundage paper. I researched all sorts of adhesives for something like this - spray glue seemed to messy and lung-damaging, regular glue is messy and sort of shows up through the label, and it would be annoying to use double-sided tape.This was a perfect, cheap machine that rolls in the label and pops it out as a sticker (make sure you get the PERMANENT adhesive cartridges and not the "removable" type for something like address labels). I went through probably 8+ refill cartridges since we had so many invitations and the labels were long, but it was worth it. They stuck on really well and easy to apply as a sticker.Only complaint (hence minus 1 star) - towards the middle to end of the cartridge, it gets squeaky and takes more work to roll it through, but whatever - it's not unmanageable not a deal breaker. I wouldn't have done these any other way.And now that the wedding is over - I'm thinking of giving it to my nieces with some non-permanent adhesive sticker cartridges so they can make stickers of their little drawings and things.This is something that would also be absolutely perfect for scrapbooking.

Looked like a cool fun item for my granddaughter.

The sticker maker itself is great! My 5 yr old daughter played with this for hours. I only gave it 4 stars though b/c the markers that came with it were terrible quality and nearly dried up completely right out of the box. Thankfully we just colored with other markers we had but yeah, the markers in this are basically garbage.

It is a great entertainment for mi 5 & 6 kids. It is the most simpler sticker maker that ever see. Fun and super easy to use by my childs.Very happy with this product.

Gift for granddaughter. She was very excited by it.

My 7-year-old daughter loves it and it's so simple she can use it by herself.

Girls seem to love this item. I have given it as a gift and it has been a hit. There isn't much to it but it works and makes them happy with the stickers they produce.

I love the size, but not the adhesive residue it leaves everywhere. The smaller sticker maker has a sheet over the top that you can rub to get all the adhesive away from the stickied item.

The concept of making your cutouts for scrap booking, card making, etc into stickers so they can be easily applied is a wonderful idea, however, the execution with this machine leaves a bit to be desired. I would love to try Xyron's newest models to see if they've made improvements, but in the meantime, this is what I have (along with the Xyron 150 "X"). First of all, you must be VERY VERY VERY careful not to tear the cellophane or you lose your entire roll of sticker paper. That means, you must slowly feed your item into the machine and turn the knob gently - any amount of force could result in a tear of the cellophane. Once you have fed the item through and successfully managed to avoid tearing the very delicate clear plastic (cellophane), you'll find this tool handy.

I bought this sticker machine to make little labels for glass bottles (to label home made vanilla as gifts). It does work pretty well for a small plastic device, and I can see this being a hit with kids. :) However, the sticker tape, while plentiful, is difficult to be efficient with. There is always a huge amount ahead of each sticker, or you end up with overlapping paper without sticker backing. I also found the tape to not stick that well to paper and leave some bald spots and it really didn't stick to glass well. Regular Scotch double sided tape worked a lot better!

I originally bought this sticker maker as a treat for myself with intention to sell stickers. It is the perfect size for little circular stickers to give to your friends and to create customized stickers for your personal planner. The 500 does work as it should, but I often find that there are left over adhesive sticking out of my stickers. In addition, when I peel back the sticker, there are sometimes patches where adhesive was not placed. Luckily, the adhesion of the stickers is very strong, and I have no worries of the product "unsticking." I am just a little annoyed that there's random trails of adhesive that sometimes sticks out of my stickers, especially smaller ones. I suspect that it may be just the batch I received in the mail. The weather when I got the product was cold, so maybe it affected the adhesive.I deducted a star off my otherwise 4 star review because I recently experienced the worst jam the other day while I was working with this product and it made me realize how wasteful the Xyron 500 can be. It happened unexpectedly, and it was probably due time to buy another cartridge because of the problems I experienced before. However, I wish that creating stickers didn't product so much waste (you often times create more "backing" then you create sticker) and extra cartridges came in more compact and more eco-friendly sizes.

This is a good product for making small stickers ocassionally. However the technique for pulling stickers out creates a significant amount of waste which I do not recommend for those who make stickers often. While it does create stickers as long as the adhesive, the 1.5" width is a bit limiting. A good item to have for specialized scrapbooking techniques but not much else. Easy to store because of its small size.

Jams frequently to the point where it is a hassle to use.

Not as fabulous as I thought it was going to be!

4 of the markers were dry when we opened the box for the first time and one stopped working in the middle of coloring in a sticker. Otherwise,​ this is a great set. The stickers are fun and easy to make.

Not a very good product in my opinion. The thing is hard to load the tape, not really possible without adult supervision and has a real tendancy to wrinkle the tape or wrap around and stick to itself. I would not buy this again.

It's okay. Shipping time was excellent. Only problems, are the amount of tape that is wasted to make one sticker, Not very many sticker shapes are in the kit, and the markers run out quick.

There are slightly more expensive electronic labelers that fit a slightly different purpose but are much better for what I had needed than this product. This essentially applies some light adhesive on existing paper... kinda sucks as a concept

Pretty cheap, big waste of the adhesive sticker material to make a small sticker. I returned it.

Worked great the first time or two, but ever since then it leaves sticky residue on the front of the stickers, which is very unhelpful.

Doesn't work any better than the first one i bought. Not happy with it at all.

Original sticky tape inside came unraveled thus unusable. Not happy with this product.

Almost every time I use it and pull to advance my items the inside sticker portion pops out and I need to insert it back into the X and hold it tight to keep it from falling out again. When this happens I loose a lot of the sticker tape. My sister has one and I have used hers and she has no problem at all. That is why I ordered this one.

Not what I thought it was.

Purchased this for a teen aged girl and didn't realize it was so difficult to keep the adhesive sheet intact. Kept having to fix it.

I bought this product as a gift, and it only worked 1 time before breaking. Very dissatisfied with the quality of this item.

Total garbage. Mine came damaged and only worked twice.

This machine is good but wastes a lot of unused adhesive also the adhesive isn't really that strong, comes off easy, and it's the permanent one.

Bad product, breaks within days, I tried to email the company to see if I could return it and they never got back to me, so annoying!

took it out of the box and it was broken. I didnt use it till after the cut off date to return and by then it was too late ;(

THIS IS AWFUL. Do not buy. Still sitting here trying to make it work. My 6 year old is crying. Wasted over 1/2 of the first paper/sticky stuff and the product is not loading right or making any stickers. Terrible waste of time.

The item arrived with markers that are all dried out and unusable. Very disappointing.

This product should not be available for sale. This product does not work at all. The instructions are not clear. The product is extremely poor quality. It is not as advertised. I bought it for my granddaughter for her birthday as she saw it and was so excited to get it. She opened it and tried to get it to work with her friend. My daughter and I tried for more than 45 minutes to figure it out to no avail. Totally unacceptable product. I would have returned it however the window for returns closed before my granddaughter's birthday so I am now stuck with a useless product. I am posting this so that others will not have disappointed children nor waste their money.