As a seasoned crafter and owner of 11 towers of Sizzix dies and 12 Sizzlit fonts; I hope this advice does someone some good.

ARE SIZZLITS FOR YOU?

You need to ask yourself 2 questions:  1) Do I like smaller letters?  2) Do I own a Sidekick?

1) If you can handle the small letters - as they are tricky for people with big hands or perhaps arthritis, then Sizzlits are GREAT for subtitles, accents etc on a page.  They are the PERFECT size for cards.  I recommend using tweezers...even if you are good at it, using them gives you MORE control.  Also, invest in a Xyron 150 sticker maker (retail $9.99) - makes those small letters sticky QUICK and EASY.

2) In order to avoid damaging your Sizzix machine, invest NOW in a sidekick.  I had my original machine for about a year and only had about 10 dies at the time.  I had several Sizzlit dies and the converter and used it maybe 50 - 60 times with the converter.  I started noticing it's "spring like action was not springing".  A friend brought hers over, she'd had her since it came out and had NEVER used a converter on it.  She had several alphabets and even her kids had used it..so her machine was WELLLLL used...yet, her's still had "spring".  I called Ellison.  I got an "unofficial" answer, "...prolonged used of the converter MAY cause damage to the machine."  I was offered a repair if I shipped it in (I didn't because it was going to kill me in shipping).  Now, the sidekick had not come out just yet, but it wasn't long that I noticed it on the market.  I guess I wasn't the only one with this issue.  SO BOTTOM LINE....if you get Sizzlit dies...get a SideKick...you WON'T regret it.