Cricut Essentials

Aug

by admin, under Cricut

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Cricut offer an 'Cricut Essentials' Starter Kit which includes spatula tool, tool kit, trimmer, pack of 2 replacement blades, pack of 2 replacement 6 x 12 cutting mats, Cricut paper, Cricut card stock.

I personally found that this pack was very good value for money and very useful. If you have a Cricut yourself or if you are looking for a Cricut gift then you can't get much better than this. It is so handy to have all of the bits you will need in one package, blades and cutting mats along with the tools and spatula are as the name suggests 'essential'. I would recommend buying this package along with you new Cricut purchase so you have everything there ready for when you need to replace something. If you are a savvy shopper you might want to buy it now and save it as a Christmas gift for anyone who uses Cricut.

What are the tools used for?

The tools are essential for prolonging the life span of your cutting mats and Cricut machine and of course making life easier for you.

Here is a break down of the tools included and what they are used for;

Cricut Spatula Tool: This is a spatula tool for taking your cuts off the cutting mat. If you have tried to do this by hand then you will know that it is easy to end up curling corners and even ripping your paper. With the spatula tool you will be able to remove your cut easily without causing any damage, and keeping it perfectly flat, giving you perfect results every time.

Scoop Tool: Again this is a tool for helping you to get your cuts off the cutting mat. This tool works much like a spoon and helps to raise the edges of your cuts in order to lift them off the mat without damaging them.

Knife tool: This is a sharp edged tool used for sliding under the edges of your cuts and lifting away from the cutting mat.

Hook Tool: This tool has a small metal hook on the end and is used for removing small circles of paper and cleaning small holes.

Scraper: This tool is used for scraping and cleaning your cutting mat and should be used between each cutting session to ensure optimum results with no bumps or creases and save damaging your cutting mats.

Bone Folder: This handy tool scores paper, creases paper and marks paper.

Scissors: Precision scissors for use when cutting your paper or card stock.

Clear Ruler: For measuring paper or card stock.

All of the Cricut official tools come in the Cricut green colour and have soft rubber handles for comfort, grip and ease of use.

The 'Cricut Essentials' package also includes a handy carry case for all of the tools, to keep everything together and in order.

You can get the Cricut Essentials package for either the Cricut or Cricut Expression machine. The difference is that the cutting mats for the Cricut Expression are slightly larger at 12 x 12. So make sure you are choosing the right essentials package when you come to make your purchase.

You can also get an 'Expression bundle essentials kit' on eBay which contains all of the items in the 'Essentials' package plus the 'Cricut Super Slab'.

The 'Super slab' includes 72 sheets of printed paper and 12 sheets of double-sided card stock, 6 sheets of 12" x 12" cardstock Die Cuts and 6 sheets of 12" x 12" cardstock stickers including 6 colours of alphabet letters. Enough to get you started and completing many projects.

The best deals I have found for the Cricut Essentials Package are on eBay, you can see some live listings below. The Cricut Essentials package sells for $69.99 on the Cricut official site but you can get it for under $50.00 with the ‘Super Slab’ bundle thrown in.

See our live eBay listings below;