Which Cricut to get!?! Should I get the smaller cricut personal or the new cricut expression?
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I would go with the Expression so you're not as limited with sizes. With the smaller one you can only cut up to 5". I have had mine for about 4 months (I've never had one before this) and it is awesome! If you do as much paper crafting as you say, you'll be much happier with the larger one. Yes, it is bigger, but I think it's worth the extra space. Also there isn't a huge price difference between the two. (Do NOT buy one at your local craft store, go online!ohmycrafts.com, customcrops.com or ebay) You will find with the expression there are a lot of other things to do with it besides paper crafting, such as home decorating with the vinyl. You can also do mix 'n match, flip and center point which allows you to center an image and cut a shape around it. When I was looking to purchase one I had the same question you have, and I'm glad I went with the expression because I couldn't imagine being limited by the smaller one. Keep in mind if you do want the smaller one there are two versions: the personal and the create. The personal is the older model with less features, the create has the same features as the expression but the smaller size. But once again, I see no point in getting that one unless you are truly limited on space. The expression is not that heavy so if you had to move it it wouldn't be that big of a deal. Hope this helps!
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I have the Cricut Expression so I am not sure! I buy a lot of blades however and I have never noticed that they ask that question. Can't speak for the Explorer but my daughter has the basic & we have bought the same blades together!
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I believe you should be able to use the actual cartridge in the mini cricut, they are supposed to be all compatible. Don't know if it would work through the craftroom, sorry.
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I have a Cricut, and it cuts really well on the Cricut. I imagine it would cut just fine on the Cameo, as well.
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I also upgraded from an older Wacom Pad. I was really worried about size, I knew the small was too small, and thought the large may be to large. I was right, and do think you will also be right is choosing the medium size.
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the individual one is too small - go with the double one. these are great i travel all over the usa with mine. i carry my diabetic pens in mine
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I have both,the Small one+thee Larger one,I would Suggest thee smaller one,which will be perfect+you will love how nice they work+how Super Smooth they are!!! You will not Disappointed!!
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If you mean the Anna Griffin Winter Wonderland cartridge, yes, you need a universal keypad to use this cartridge with a Cricut Personal Cutter, Cricut Create and Cricut Expression but not the newer Cricut machines (Expression 2 and Mini) that have the keypad built in and available on the screen.
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Get the small one. It's all you need unless you need a cup of grated ginger!
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I have no idea. I rarely use mine since one is limited to the designs on a cartridge. I have a regular Cricut I use all the time, The Imagine was not worth the money..
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I have the smaller one and I personally think the larger one would be better because with the little one you have to scroll around on the tablet to move around on the screen on the computer. So lets say your tablet drawing space is 5"X5" and your computer work space is 10X10 so you would have to scroll a lot to get from one corner of your piece of work to the other and it's a bit awkward. Other than that I don't think there is any advantage or disadvantage with either sizes.
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I have used paper and cardstock just fine. The only thing is that my Cricut mini does have a hard time cutting the letters small, but that could just be the model of Cricut I use...
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I would get the smaller size one. I find this mini size a little bit to large and cumbersome to use
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Sizzix, cuttlebug, spellbinder, and any dies 1\8 inch or flatter. you will love this machine, it,s so easy to use. inthe flower shop where I worked, they got a cricut to make signs and alphabet. a cricut is a lot m
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It really depends on what you are using it for and how much you will use it. If you are looking for a novelty item I would go for the small one. If you will be utilizing this I would go with the big one. It is a quality product and you will be happy with it.
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Unfortunately, no. That is the only thing that Cricut is lacking. The only images you can use are the ones that are from the cricut cartridges. Granted, there are a lot of images and you can take just a part of that image and use that part. If your looking to use images you already own and cut them, I would then suggest the Cameo by Silhouette. A co-worker of mine has it and uses her own images. I love my Cricut and enjoy it so much!
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Yes! The Cricut Explore uses the same 12 x 12 and 12 x 24 cutting mats that you currently use with your Expression or Expression 2.