Freestyle OK but don't count on using the templates
I really didn't like this. You have to push down hard to get enough pressure to cut, much less to expose the blade. Also the templates/ruler slide too easily over the paper, making your cut uneven (either you don't get a true circle that meets or your straight line goes crooked somewhere in the middle of the ruler). I have the Creative Memories templates but you can't get a scalloped edge so that's why I went for this. Even holding down with one hand and pushing equally as hard with the other to run the blade in the track, I couldn't get them to work well together. I use the mat and the freestyle cutter, but dislike using the cutter with the templates. If I thought I could sell it, I would.