Make your own Design Studio with Cricut Expression
The Cricut Expression is a larger version of the Cricut machine and can use 12 x 12 inch or 12 x 24 inch media. It is the type of machine that takes up a little more room and is made more to stay in one place than the smaller, more portable Cricut models. But like the smaller Cricut machines, you can use your Cricut cartridges to make a huge variety of die-cut objects that can be used in ways that are only limited by your imagination. Here are just a few of the ways that creative people are using their Cricut Expression.
Teachers and homeschoolers use Cricut to make classroom objects, from labels to bulletin boards to letter cut-outs for young children who are just learning how to read. But even teachers at the high school level use their Cricut cartridges to personalize their classrooms and stimulate learning. Some teachers create stencils or vinyl cut-outs that stick to windows. The possibilities in a classroom setting are almost endless.
People with every kind of decorating taste use the machines to create items for home décor. With the huge number of cartridges available, it is possible to create stencils, wall hangings and even magnets. Because the Expression accepts so many different materials, the scope for personal expression in home décor is amazing. In addition to paper and card stock, the machines can cut window cling material, wallpaper, some chipboards, poster board, some fabrics, Fun Foam, and rolled polymer clay.
Many artists use their Cricut machine to create greeting cards. For folded cards, they cut the paper for the card twice as wide as the finished card and fold in the middle. Cut-outs can be made from the very simple to the very complex, and adding extras like vellum overlays, buttons, glitter, and stickers can result in a one-of-a-kind greeting card that is a work of art and is sure to be treasured by the recipient. Greeting cards that go well beyond what are available in most retail stores are easy to make with a Cricut Expression.
The Cricut can be used to make professional looking signs too. Using vinyl stock allows users to make lettering and other shapes that are easily affixed onto blank signs. The result is eye-catching signs announcing garage sales, the location of your birthday party, or the addition of a new baby to the family. For social events, it can be used to make creative and memorable nametags.
The top use for these machines, however, is scrapbooking, and there are cartridges that let users create amazing, professional letters, frames, and borders for their scrapbooking projects. Numerous font cartridges are available that let users create lettering in just about any style and size they want, for personalization and creative expression.
The Cricut Expression is a machine that opens up a world of possibilities for those who want to get creative, whether at home, in the classroom, or in the community. It is a natural second machine for those who already have the Personal Electronic Cutter machine. It’s a stand-alone machine that doesn’t have to be hooked up to a computer and can turn your home into your own creative design studio.
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