The Cricut is a cartridge-based personal cutting system. It is similar to a printer in that you put the paper in and then it comes out. But that’s where the similarities end. With Cricut, you put the paper on a cutting mat, slide the cutting mat in, and then set the Cricut to cut what you want. The built-in computer guides the knife to cut out the shape(s) or letter(s) you have selected. When it’s done cutting, you have a custom made die cut ready to use in scrapbooking, card-making, or any other project you can imagine.
What can it cut? The original Cricut machine cuts letters/shapes/phrases ranging from 1-inch to 5 ½ -inch tall, as well as titles and borders as long as 11-inch. The Cricut Expression cuts images up to 23.5″ wide. The Cricut can cut paper of almost any thickness, from vellum to cardstock up to .5 mm thick. You can use any brand of paper or you can also purchase papers from Provocraft (the manufacturer of Cricut), that are especially designed to work with the Cricut machine.
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