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Things You Will Need To Start Using Your Cricut
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Tiffany Brown
You will need these basic Cricut Crafting Tools to get you started.
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Different types of paper used with a Cricut
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That mat is sticky and will keep your paper/vinyl from moving during cutting.
This will help you score fold lines for cards, boxes and more.
Cricut Scoring Stylus - Handheld Crafting Tool for Paper Projects
These will help you weed with speed, and accuracy.
Weeding Tools For Vinyl
The main thing is to have fun! Shop this page for Cricut accessories and get started creating like I did.
Cricut Crafting Tools - Craft Knives, Cutters, & More
I needed to refresh some of my crafting tools and this was priced right with 90 items.
GO2CRAFT All-in-One 90Pcs Accessories Bundle
There are many mats for many different cutting projects, but you can start with this common mat for most projects.
Cricut StandardGrip 12x12 Reusable Mats
Different types of paper used with a Cricut
I use the cricut brand even though there are so many. My projects have turned out great with Cricut's HTV paper.
Cricut Printable Iron-On Vinyl - Printer HTV
Depending on my project, It will determine the thickness of card stock I will use.
Cardstock Thickness Guide | Paper, Envelopes, Cardstock & Wide format