Wish Upon A Cricut 💫

In the simplest of terms, reverse weeding is where you transfer your vinyl first and then then weed. Rather than first weeding and then transferring the vinyl. Benefit: incase of small and intricate cuts, when you weed first and then transfer, it is difficult to get all the tiny particles on the transfer tape. before i learnt how to reverse weed, i used to loose a lot of of my designs because most of than not, i used to be hasty and didn't have the patience to make time for each tiny particle to get stuck to that transfer tape. Sometimes these small materials also move and loose their position. And if they fall of, not to mention how hard it is to pick them up because of its tiny size.  When you reverse weed, you get all of your designs onto the tape. It's fixed, it's steady it's there. No hassle. Now all you need to do is get rid of whatever you don't need. Which is so much simpler! This is why all the professional cricut crafters out there constantly remin...

What do I need when i first buy a cricut? When i bought my cricut, i didn't exactly research what else came with the packaging. So i was a bit sad when i found out that i had to buy a mat seperately. Because if you don't have the smart materials, you cannot get any work done without the mat.  And i had to wait until the mat had arrived. And it took a bit of a long time delaying all the rest of my processes. Anyway. If you're thinking about buying a Cricut explore, or cricut joy, or cricut maker you should buy a mat seperately . Unless the cricut comes with the essential set, you will not be getting a mat with your packaging and if like me, you're an impatient fellow, this waiting with a beautiful die cutting machine sitting there all by itself can be quite agonizing.  So get yourself a mat.  Which mat?  I'd suggest you go for the standard mat, if you do not have a project in particular in myour mind. If you do have any idea already, then understand what ...

Never forget to  If you are someone who just recently bought a cricut machine, this is definitely important for you to know. I learnt this the hard way, and i hope that by knowing this early on, you'll save a lot of paper!  Cricut updates it's Design Space software every now, and they let us know early on of there's any update planned. This is so that we can prepare in advance. This update often contains bug fixes or new features this making the software easier to work with. Here's something you should always take care of after every design space update. 1) calibrate your machine. Because once the app gets updated, the machines needs to be realigned and tuned in with the software. If you are facing issues with your print then cut feature, you should definitely check if there has been a software update and calibrate the cricut machine. 2) if you printed any print then cut PDFs, reprint those. Sometimes we save our print then cut file as PDFs. After every Design Space upd...

Why every scrapbook artist must buy a Cricut. How beautiful is this scrapbook album made by neena ! I love the colours and the variety of materials she has used in them. I just checked the #scrapbook and naturally there were over 3.3M posts. Now if i check another hashtag with a few different wordings there'll be countless other new and variety scrapbooks as well. What I'm trying to say is, the business is booming. And the competition is real.  There are so many many crafters out there busting their butts day and night working bent over, working so damn hard to fuel their dream of working as a crafter. Just imagining the hours spent solely on cutting the dies makes my fingers hurt and my back ache.  And you're probably one of them...which is why you here. Now let us get talking. Why did I say that you must buy a cricut? As I just mentioned earlier, the competition to get a customer is quite fierce. And time is something that you need ao bad. You have to be so fa...

From what i know, i believe that cricut makes the best mats in the market. Even silhouette users chooses cricut mats over others. And that's because it does have a better quality in terms of longevity and glue strength. You can blindly trust cricut especially when buying it's mats. I'm not very sure about the alternative mats produced by other brands though. There are mats that cost much less compared to a cricut mat, but always always check the reviews before you buy any of those. Ok. So even though cricut mats are built to last long, certain habits of ours or certain practices can damage the mat early. And before that happens and you feel betrayed, i think it's better if you read on and keep in mind the following things that can damage your cricut mats. 1. CARELESS EXPERIMENTAL CUT SETTING. This is bound to happen when you are in your beginning stage and you're just testing out what your machine can do. Test cutting is not something that we can escape....

What is cricut design space? Cricut Design space is a software developed by Cricut. It is like the mind of your cricut machine. In order to use your cricut die-cutting machine you need to install the app/software on your device. All your works are done on this software and the machine simply follows the instructions given in the software. The machine alone only has a few buttons. Load/reload, pause, play. (This makes it super simple to set up) So to get your work done, design space is the only way. Cricut Design Space is easy to install and use. It is also free. Though there are a few features that you can pay and use, these features are just complimentary. they do help you, but you can still work well without it. There are so many tutorials on how to use Design Space. On each and every single aspect of it. Instagram pages, Written articles, Pinterest posts, YouTube tutorials, tiktok videos, there is absolutely no shortage of resources when it comes to learning ...

The must-have tools for any level of cricut crafter, but whom are we kidding? This one is especially dedicated to the beginners. Why? Very easy.  The moment one becomes the owner of a cricut, its as if we become possessed. The first time we get a project done, we become slaves to this machine. I'm telling you. We have no idea what maddness comes over us because from then on its a crazy crazy drive to acquire all those tools out there to see all the magic that this machine can do. We don't know how we're going to buy it, but we all end up finding means to do so. I myself am guilty of the same. See it's okay if you've got enough money and you're well to do. Then you don't even have to read further. But if you're someone like me, running a business that requires absolute finance management and care and is a bit bothered and feels guilty later on for having 'splurged'... Well. Then do stay and read.  I'm assuming that you've alrea...

Who is this article for?   -someone who is in their research mode to buy cricut, looking for the right information. -someone who plans to start a business with cricut. -someone who recently bought a cricut and looking for ways to use it. -someone who has no printer at home but wants to use print then cut from their cricut. -someone who has a printer that does not have bluetooth and they have no means of connecting it with their android/ipad. - someone who needs more than one copies of a print then cut project and wishes to outsource the printing part alone. I can add a few more categories to the above list, but you get the point so I'm going to drive right in. The answer? The simple answer is yes.  You can use print then cut even if you don't have a printer. But you will need a printer to get the project done. This means that you can get the print then cut file, printed from outside. You just need to get the file ready, and send this file for printing.  This i...

Let's jump right into the subject matter shall we? Because if you're like me, you would rather hear the answer rather than wait through all the blabber.  So here goes.  Cricut is a brand well known for its die-cutting machines . Sounds simple. It is simple. But the difference it can make is pretty huge.  Just imagine... Whatever shape you need however intricate and especially if you're someone like my sister who struggles with a scissor, this machine, is a dream come true! Picture this: Imagine that you're a crafter, who makes explosion boxes, scrapbooks, frames, gift boxes and all that, here are some of the things that Cricut can help you with ( I'll go into detail on another post) you can make die cuts for your scrapbook. Like this one here. I really loved the way it came out!  You can even make stickers the same way.  You can design your very own explosion boxes, in every size! And it hardly takes 5 minutes for the machine to cut it! T...