3/11/2024 0 Comments Sure cuts a lot 2 cricut personal![]() Now, plenty of people haul their Expression around, but I just thought I’d mention it. If you go to a lot of crops though, you might want to go with one of the smaller ones since they are more portable. It can do more than the other 2 Cricuts and you don’t want to buy the smaller one only to wish you’d waited and gotten the bigger one that has more functionality. If the price tag for the Cricut Expression doesn’t put you off, I suggest getting it. You’re going to have fun with your Cricut no matter which one you choose. No Computer is needed to run your Cricut (only if you want to use Design Studio, which is not a requirement for using the Cricut).Can use the Same Blades & other Accessories.Can use Design Studio (special software for use with a computer).Can use any of the Cricut Cartridges (except those specifically for the Gypsy or the Cricut Imagine).The Cricut Personal, Create & Expression: You will need to buy color and black ink for this machine which retail in the $30+ range each. ![]() This machine is still having functions added to it and is ever changing and evolving. The Imagine can use regular Cricut cartridges, but the other Cricut’s cannot use the Imagine cartridges. It has an electronic overlay instead of using the rubber ones that come with the regular Cricut cartridges. The Cricut Imagine works much like the Cricut Expression, but has the ability to print in color and add visual texture using Cricut Imagine color or texture cartridges. Costs from $299 – $399 (depending on sale).Variety of sizes – cut portrait or landscape.LCD screen – shows exactly what you’re typing.Mix and match – use a variety of creative features in the same cut take advantage of the entire library of existing Cricut cartridges.Shadow option – creates a proportionately larger shadow image of each shape you select.Paper-saver mode – automatically arranges selections to take up the least amount of space possible on your paper.Quantity mode – lets you choose the number of cuts you want of those selected on the display.Auto-Fill mode – fills page with as many of the characters selected on the display as will fit on the page.Fit-to-length and fit-to-page functions – easily set the size of the length of a designated cut maximizes the size of the shapes on each page.Center-point function – cuts shapes and centers them on a designated point use on photographs or patterned paper in the landscape mode.Line-return function – create line breaks between each cut for accurate spacing.Flip function – easily create a flipped or mirrored image cut of the shape you choose.Multi-cut function – easily cut a wide range of materials including vellum, cardstock, poster board and vinyl cuts up to 4 times over original cut lines.Uses the small Cricut mats sizes: 12×12 or 12×24.You can read this post I wrote about the Cricut Mini from CHA in June 2011.
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