I was ecstatic to finally get my Cricut Explore Air 2 in the mail and get it set up. Packaging was nice and secure and looked like a solid product coming out of the box. The packaging includes everything I needed to get started as well as some starter paper to try projects. It includes a few pages of very quick and easy set up as well as a more detailed booklet. They send you to their website to download the Cricut design space software.
I'll admit, I had some difficulty following the tutorial for the first project and ended up restarting the program and couldn't find the initial tutorial project again. While that would normally be an issue, the software was very intuitive to use. Within a few minutes, I was able to get a set of stickers ready to print. After a short and easy calibration process, I was able to print my first batch of stickers. I'm very excited to continue to use the Cricut! This is going to save me lots of time as well as prevent sore hands from having to cut out tons of stickers! Would definitely recommend.
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Cricut Explore Air 2
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CutCut intricate details with ultimate precision, from lace stationery designs to fine snowflakes and spider webs for holiday décor. |
WriteUse Cricut Pens to make 'handwritten' cards and projects. Choose from over 370 fonts, or use a favorite font from your computer for free. Then sit back and watch Cricut Explore write away! |
ScoreWith the Scoring Stylus, Cricut Explore machines create perfect fold lines for cards, envelopes, boxes, 3D paper crafts, acetate pinwheels, and much more. |
Cricut Explore machines cut a hundred different materials – everything from the most popular craft materials like cardstock, vinyl, and iron-on to specialty materials like glittery paper, polished foils, and bonded fabric
Included with Purchase
- Cricut Explore Air 2 machine
- Premium Fine-Point Blade + Housing
- Fine Point Pen, Black
- LightGrip Mat, 12" x 12" (30.5 cm x 30.5 cm)
- 50 ready-to-make projects
- USB cable & power adapter
- Materials for a practice project
Cut 100+ Different Materials.
This machine cuts everything–from thin vellum to thick leather. The Smart Set dial and custom material selection in Design Space put more than 80 different material settings at your fingertips.
Design Anytime. Anywhere.
Are you a designer? Design on your computer, iPad, or iPhone with Design Space– free, cloud-based, easy-to-use software that lets you edit, customize, and preview projects. Choose from ready-to-make projects and thousands of Cricut images, or upload your own designs. Download the Design Space app for iOS to craft on the go, and try our new offline feature to design without an Internet connection!
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Your Designs. Our Tools. Endless Possibilities.Are you a designer? Then this one’s for you! Upload and cut out your own artwork, and turn your masterpieces into home décor, cards, gifts, fashion, and more. |
Go Wireless.The Cricut Explore Air and Cricut Explore Air 2 offer wireless cutting, writing, and scoring with built-in Bluetooth. |
Choose Your Image.Find images for every project, holiday, and style in the Cricut Image Library! We offer more than 100,000 images. |
Print Then Cut. Simple As That.Print full-color images and patterns, then watch your Cricut Explore machine cut them out for you! There are more than 50,000 printable images and 920 printable patterns in Design Space. Or you can simply upload your own! |
A little perseverance was required, but the machine itself is very impressive
I'm a novice. This is my first crafting machine of the sort. It took some work, but I was able to create some really fantastic stickers.Here are some of the roadbumps I ran into.1. Bluetooth? Ugh, why doesn't it just use wireless? Better yet, how about an ethernet port? I ended up running a USB cable down a hallway with a blutetooth dongle on the end. I guess they don't figure people will try to edit on a PC in one room and cut in another. If I had a tablet, there's no way I would use that for Cricut Design Space. It's tedious enough with keyboard and mouse.2. I was dealing with entirely imported jpg images, but I wanted to round the corners slightly. There are several decent youtube tutorials on how to make a template object that could slice off corners. The frustrating problem I ran into was that sometimes the slice would work, sometimes not. For whatever reason, it was often not slicing the upper left corner. If I rebuilt my template (which takes a few minutes), it would slice maybe 25% of the time and after a successful slice, the template wouldn't work a second time, so I would keep making the template over and over. This was very tedious for the dozens of different stickers I was trying to make. Eventually I had the idea of scaling everything up, then slicing, then shrinking it all back down and that solved the problem entirely.3. So I bought Cricut's Printable Vinyl. This stuff is pretty amazing, but there aren't many helpful details on the product or on the website about the product. I searched up some youtube videos and some people are using a standard mat, some people are using a lightgrip mat. Given the color of the packaging (green), I'd think to use the standard mat, but how about just making that clear on the packaging or website? Also, what's the weight of the paper so I can set my printer up correctly? Again, not on the packaging or the website.I was a little worried that the vinyl cuts might be a little rough, since I'd been making test cuts on paper for a few days and cuts through paper were a little iffy. But using the correct setting (custom, printable vinyl), the cuts came out perfect. Also, I eventually learned to use a standard mat and set my HP Officejet 200 Mobile to Specialty Paper - Matte.I was extremely impressed with the results. Cutting on something other than paper really showed off how incredible this machine is. The Cricut brand Printable Vinyl is a very high quality product and even when I stuck it to some Lego bricks slightly misaligned (several times), I was able to pull it off and re-stick it without damaging the vinyl at all. And it doesn't leave any residue either.Lots of work just for a one-of gift idea, but now that I have it, I can probably find uses for this machine in the future.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020
Here are some of the roadbumps I ran into.
1. Bluetooth? Ugh, why doesn't it just use wireless? Better yet, how about an ethernet port? I ended up running a USB cable down a hallway with a blutetooth dongle on the end. I guess they don't figure people will try to edit on a PC in one room and cut in another. If I had a tablet, there's no way I would use that for Cricut Design Space. It's tedious enough with keyboard and mouse.
2. I was dealing with entirely imported jpg images, but I wanted to round the corners slightly. There are several decent youtube tutorials on how to make a template object that could slice off corners. The frustrating problem I ran into was that sometimes the slice would work, sometimes not. For whatever reason, it was often not slicing the upper left corner. If I rebuilt my template (which takes a few minutes), it would slice maybe 25% of the time and after a successful slice, the template wouldn't work a second time, so I would keep making the template over and over. This was very tedious for the dozens of different stickers I was trying to make. Eventually I had the idea of scaling everything up, then slicing, then shrinking it all back down and that solved the problem entirely.
3. So I bought Cricut's Printable Vinyl. This stuff is pretty amazing, but there aren't many helpful details on the product or on the website about the product. I searched up some youtube videos and some people are using a standard mat, some people are using a lightgrip mat. Given the color of the packaging (green), I'd think to use the standard mat, but how about just making that clear on the packaging or website? Also, what's the weight of the paper so I can set my printer up correctly? Again, not on the packaging or the website.
I was a little worried that the vinyl cuts might be a little rough, since I'd been making test cuts on paper for a few days and cuts through paper were a little iffy. But using the correct setting (custom, printable vinyl), the cuts came out perfect. Also, I eventually learned to use a standard mat and set my HP Officejet 200 Mobile to Specialty Paper - Matte.
I was extremely impressed with the results. Cutting on something other than paper really showed off how incredible this machine is. The Cricut brand Printable Vinyl is a very high quality product and even when I stuck it to some Lego bricks slightly misaligned (several times), I was able to pull it off and re-stick it without damaging the vinyl at all. And it doesn't leave any residue either.
Lots of work just for a one-of gift idea, but now that I have it, I can probably find uses for this machine in the future.
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A little perseverance was required, but the machine itself is very impressive
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020
I'm a novice. This is my first crafting machine of the sort. It took some work, but I was able to create some really fantastic stickers.Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020
Here are some of the roadbumps I ran into.
1. Bluetooth? Ugh, why doesn't it just use wireless? Better yet, how about an ethernet port? I ended up running a USB cable down a hallway with a blutetooth dongle on the end. I guess they don't figure people will try to edit on a PC in one room and cut in another. If I had a tablet, there's no way I would use that for Cricut Design Space. It's tedious enough with keyboard and mouse.
2. I was dealing with entirely imported jpg images, but I wanted to round the corners slightly. There are several decent youtube tutorials on how to make a template object that could slice off corners. The frustrating problem I ran into was that sometimes the slice would work, sometimes not. For whatever reason, it was often not slicing the upper left corner. If I rebuilt my template (which takes a few minutes), it would slice maybe 25% of the time and after a successful slice, the template wouldn't work a second time, so I would keep making the template over and over. This was very tedious for the dozens of different stickers I was trying to make. Eventually I had the idea of scaling everything up, then slicing, then shrinking it all back down and that solved the problem entirely.
3. So I bought Cricut's Printable Vinyl. This stuff is pretty amazing, but there aren't many helpful details on the product or on the website about the product. I searched up some youtube videos and some people are using a standard mat, some people are using a lightgrip mat. Given the color of the packaging (green), I'd think to use the standard mat, but how about just making that clear on the packaging or website? Also, what's the weight of the paper so I can set my printer up correctly? Again, not on the packaging or the website.
I was a little worried that the vinyl cuts might be a little rough, since I'd been making test cuts on paper for a few days and cuts through paper were a little iffy. But using the correct setting (custom, printable vinyl), the cuts came out perfect. Also, I eventually learned to use a standard mat and set my HP Officejet 200 Mobile to Specialty Paper - Matte.
I was extremely impressed with the results. Cutting on something other than paper really showed off how incredible this machine is. The Cricut brand Printable Vinyl is a very high quality product and even when I stuck it to some Lego bricks slightly misaligned (several times), I was able to pull it off and re-stick it without damaging the vinyl at all. And it doesn't leave any residue either.
Lots of work just for a one-of gift idea, but now that I have it, I can probably find uses for this machine in the future.
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Amazon Customer
Does an excellent job
Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2021Color: BlueStyle: Explore Air 2Verified Purchase
Sunny Kapoor
The product was sent very safely, and it was working flawlessly.
Reviewed in India on March 23, 2023Color: BlueStyle: Explore Air 2Verified Purchase
meh ri
I'm in love🥰
Reviewed in Japan on February 6, 2021Color: BlueStyle: Explore Air 2Verified Purchase
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Reviewed in Japan on February 6, 2021
Superb!
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DAM
This is part of a gift package for my daughter’s birthdayA gift
Reviewed in Canada on July 7, 2021Color: BlueStyle: Explore Air 2Verified Purchase
刘榴
まだ使っていませんが、機械の見た目がきれいですね。気に入りました。
Reviewed in Japan on August 23, 2022Color: BlueStyle: Explore Air 2Verified Purchase
