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Thanks to electronic precision and easy-to-use design, the Cricut Expression personal cutting machine makes it a snap to create beautiful cards, displays, scrapbooks, signs, and labels. Great for home, office, or classroom use, the machine features a generous range for small or large shapes and can accommodate materials from vellum to cardstock to vinyl. Creating a cut requires simply inserting a cartridge, loading the machine, making a selection, and pressing “cut.” Results are ready in seconds and can be tailored with personal, creative touches so that every product feels and looks unique and expressive. Cricut offers an enormous library of cartridges, ranging from alphabets in various fonts to sets with themes like wedding, new baby, animal friends, and sports. No computer is required for operation, and switching out cartridges is fun and simple.
A larger model in the line, the Cricut Expression allows you to create characters ranging from 1/4 inch to 23-1/2 inches and displays cut information on an easy-to-read LCD screen. Other features include six modes, four functions, portrait or landscape orientation, and adjustable language/measurement settings. The unit comes bundled with the Potpourri cartridge, which compiles shape graphics from individually available cartridges. These include Fabulous Finds, New Arrival, Celebrations, Joys of the Season, Stretch Your Imagination, Doodlecharms, Walk in May Garden, Going Places, My Community, Beyond Birthdays, Indie Art, Home Accents, Campout, Baseball, Street Sign, Soccer, and Wedding.
Cricut includes a 12-by-12-inch self-adhesive cutting mat, a spatula, an instructional DVD, and a quick-start guide with this model. For the larger cuts, a 12-by-24-inch mat will need to be purchase separately.
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Discover a creative way to cut letters, shapes, and phrases at the touch of a button! The Cricut Expression 24" Personal Electronic Cutter from Provo Craft is the latest addition to the revolutionary Cricut cutting system. With no need for a computer, this exciting machine conveniently cuts characters from .25" up to an impressive 23.5". Using a 12" x 12" or 12" x 24" cutting mat, you can cut paper, cardstock, vinyl, thin chipboard, and other materials. The machine is a cartridge-based system-it uses small, lightweight cartridges to cut complete font or shape sets. Cartridge content can be customized in up to six different ways, offering thousands of variations on each cartridge. Use the machine to create projects for school, work, or play. You'll find that the designer Cricut font or shape cartridges offer options for cards, scrapbooks, home décor, party decorations, party favors, gift bags, school projects, classroom décor, teaching aids, signage, and more. You can create stylish vinyl lettering for you home, darling baby shower invitations in minutes, or letters for your upcoming yard sale. The possibilities are endless! The Cricut Expression machine accepts all the existing Cricut cartridges, replacing the need to collect hundreds of heavy dies. The Cricut Expression also offers new modes and functions, such as the ability to cut flipped images, to make selections fit the page, or to cut through thicker materials using a Multi Cut option. You can also control settings such as the language (English, French, Spanish, or German), measurements (metric or inches), or display (show a preview of the cut or not). The Cricut Expression machine comes bundled with the must-have Plantin SchoolBook font and shape cartridge, Essential cartridge, one 12" x 12" cutting mat, and user manuals.
