Starting out with a Cricut machine can be intimidating! But we are here to help!! We have gathered a list of all our best tips, tricks, hacks, & must-haves for beginners & experts alike! Feel free to submit your own tips & tricks to our e-mail (Markyourworth@gmail.com) for them to possibly be added! Or if you have any questions, don't hesitate to message us!!
Beginners guide to starting out with a Cricut Machine!
o Don’t pay in store prices for vinyl! Go to Expressions Vinyl for all your vinyl needs! (Cheap, great quality, super fast shipping, & great customer service!) Use our link below for $5 off your first order!
o Look up you-tube videos! (Mr. Crafty Pants, Jennifer Maker, Makers Gonna Make, Sweet Red Poppy are a few)
o Read as many craft blogs (like this one!) that you can!
o TikTok is a great place for short easy tutorials on anything craft or Cricut related.
o Do an amazon search for off-brand mats (Xinart & ECraft are good brands, just pay attention to ratings and read reviews) You want to get a few STANDARD GRIP (GREEN), LIGHTGRIP MATS (BLUE), (& a FABRIGRIP (PINK) mat if your planning on cutting fabric materials)
o Do an amazon search for off-brand pens if Cricut’s aren’t on sale (see above about reading reviews)
o Invest in some cardstock paper (Michaels, Joanne’s, Hobby Lobby, Walmart, Target all have good quality paper for pretty cheap)
o Download the FREE design space app and play around with it. Click each button and see what every button does. Insert a simple shape (free without an Access subscription) and just click each button and test them out!
o If your on a budget, Dollar Tree has a ton of good Cricut (hack) items! They have spatulas, scrapers, & the weeding tool (all 3 for less than $4!) which are the basic tools that come in the Cricut starter kit that’s around $7-8!
o Dollar tree also sells these "snack containers in the baby aisle that are perfect for your weeding scraps. In the nail polish aisle, they have this silicone bottle that’s meant for nail polish remover & its perfect to out alcohol in to use cotton rounds to clean off your projects before applying vinyl!
o Dollar tree also sells shower racks that hold about 5 rolls of vinyl per rack (put a few together with zip ties and you can make a longer rack that holds much more rolls!).
o Five Below has a LED light pad for $8 that helps so much with weeding small lines! (Amazon has some for anywhere from $10-30)
o Use a binder with clear sheet protectors to store your vinyl scraps & separate by color for easy organization.
o Walmart has an iron (steamfast 727) for under $14 that’s small & works great for iron on (big designs have to be done in sections)
EXTRA TIP: parchment paper works perfect as a barrier between your iron & the vinyl AVOID using an ironing board underneath, instead use a hard surface with a towel underneath your garment to be ironed on!