Circuit Explorer Air, NEWBIE...HELP!

[daycare]

So I got one of these as a gift from one of my friends. She bought it and then decided she didn't have room for it It is less than a month old.

I really have NO clue how to use one of these. I saw a few videos and looked on pinterest, but still don't really get it.

any tips or advice for a newbie cricut owner..

thanks

[Country Kids]

What are you needing to know specifically? My daughter uses one of all her cheer posters she has to do.

[daycare]

lol I dont know how to use it at all.

It says I have to buy images from a website, but they are expensive.

also it says I can customize things, but I just don't know what software to even use.

thanks

[Blackcat31]

Originally Posted by daycare

So I got one of these as a gift from one of my friends. She bought it and then decided she didn't have room for it It is less than a month old.

I really have NO clue how to use one of these. I saw a few videos and looked on pinterest, but still don't really get it.

any tips or advice for a newbie cricut owner..

thanks

I own several Cricuts and them!

Their website has some fantastic tutorials (both video and print articles) on how to use them as well as some really neat ideas on how to make the most of your Cricut!

http://us.cricut.com/home/support/home

[Blackcat31]

Originally Posted by daycare

lol I dont know how to use it at all.

It says I have to buy images from a website, but they are expensive.

also it says I can customize things, but I just don't know what software to even use.

thanks

Each week they have free images available for download.

http://us.cricut.com/home/make/free-images

There are also tons of share sites too if you Google.

[daycare]

sweeetttttt thanks BC, I am not the most tech savy with these new toys.

I offered my friend money for it after I saw the cost, but she said consider it an early xmas gift..

[Blackcat31]

Originally Posted by daycare

I offered my friend money for it after I saw the cost, but she said consider it an early xmas gift..

nice!!

[Country Kids]

Originally Posted by Blackcat31

Each week they have free images available for download.

http://us.cricut.com/home/make/free-images

There are also tons of share sites too if you Google.

This link isn't working they said. Sent me to another area but wasn't Christmas things (thought maybe that is what it might be). Will look around more when I have more time. Thank you for posting this I had no idea this was out there. My daughter had hers almost a year before we figured out she could hook it up to the computer and do some pretty neat stuff with it.

[Blackcat31]

Originally Posted by Country Kids

This link isn't working they said. Sent me to another area but wasn't Christmas things (thought maybe that is what it might be). Will look around more when I have more time. Thank you for posting this I had no idea this was out there. My daughter had hers almost a year before we figured out she could hook it up to the computer and do some pretty neat stuff with it.

You have to be logged into your account to access the free images.

[Country Kids]

Originally Posted by Blackcat31

You have to be logged into your account to access the free images.

Gotcha!!!

[midaycare]

Craft dork here ... What can you do with a cricut?

[Blackcat31]

Originally Posted by midaycare

Craft dork here ... What can you do with a cricut?

The correct question is "What cant you do with a Cri-cut?"

No really, ANYTHING you need scissors for, you can do with a Cri-cut....plus a WHOLE lot more!

You can make stencils, clip art, bulletin board stuff, cards, stationary, ANY type of cut out you can think of.... the list goes on and on and on....

Check out their website and you will see what I mean!

[midaycare]

Originally Posted by Blackcat31

The correct question is "What cant you do with a Cri-cut?"

No really, ANYTHING you need scissors for, you can do with a Cri-cut....plus a WHOLE lot more!

You can make stencils, clip art, bulletin board stuff, cards, stationary, ANY type of cut out you can think of.... the list goes on and on and on....

Check out their website and you will see what I mean!

Okay I looked and they made a card and it was cool, but ... can you justify the cost? Do you use it enough?

[daycare]

Originally Posted by midaycare

Okay I looked and they made a card and it was cool, but ... can you justify the cost? Do you use it enough?

this is what I was thinking too....even with the free machine how much is this going to cost me....lol

[Blackcat31]

Originally Posted by midaycare

, but ... can you justify the cost? Do you use it enough?

YES!!! I've used mine twice today...

Overall, I would say that I use mine at the very least twice weekly for daycare but I am also a scrapbooker so I use mine on the weekends for that. Now that Christmas is coming up, mine will be used a ton more since I make my own Christmas cards too.

I make thank you, birthday, get-well and a ton of other cards during the year too...

ANY type of craft project I do with the daycare kids or any type of bulletinboard stuff I want/need for daycare I use my Cri-cut for...

Oh, and you know those vinyl wall words/phrases or cute decals that people stick to their walls? Well, Cri-cut does those too!