Cricut crafting toolkit for beginners

We all dream of having a huge crafting room with hundreds of thousands of craft supplies (I mean who wouldn’t!) but that doesn’t mean you need lots of things to get started with your Cricut.

Your main expense is of course the Cricut machine itself, but in terms of the additional toolkit, we will talk through the basics that you need to get started.

Basic Tool Kit

A good quality starter tool set is worth its weight in gold, as it will be used for every single craft project you create, you will be thankful for this selection of tools.

• Weeding tool - used to pick out cut vinyl

• Scraper - used to transfer cut vinyl onto transfer tape, and from transfer tape onto your material

• Spatula - help get cut materials off your mats

• Scissors - to cut your vinyl to size to be put onto your mat

• Brayer - roller to attach vinyl and materials flat to your mat - it doesn't sound like an essential but trust me you'll use it more than you think!

Tweezers usually come with a set as well, but I don’t think these are an essential for basic projects. You can now get reasonably priced kits on Amazon, but of course, you may want the Cricut set to match.

Cutting Mat

Your Cricut needs a mat to hold down your materials in order to work its magic. For most beginners, the Standard Grip mat works well for most projects, including paper, card stock and vinyl.

There’s different sized mats available, so make sure you check what size your model needs before purchasing.

Vinyl

You could start with just one colour vinyl to make things a little easier for you, alternatively go wild and buy a bulk beginner kit from Techwrap. From decor and decals, to labels and home decor, vinyl can be used for a huge amount of your projects.

• Permanent Vinyl - most commonly used across projects

• Removable Vinyl - can be used for stencils and templates

• Iron-On Vinyl (HTV) - of course, is used for projects which requires heat to stick the vinyl to the material

Techwrap is a personal favourite of mine for vinyls, but this is something that you will learn over time what works for you, and what doesn’t.

Transfer Tape

This is a lifesaver, and can save a lot of time and agro for you. Transfer tape enables you to transfer your design easily over to the material you’d like to stick it to with no fuss. Cricut transfer tape is good for beginners, alternatively Techwrap to! There is different levels of transfer tape for different materials, but the most popular is the medium tack.

And, that’s it for your very basic starter kit. Now don’t get me wrong, if you’re anything like me you’ll be investing in the mini Cricut press and extra materials without even having unpackaged your machine yet, but these are the absolute essentials I would recommend to get you started.

Don’t get pulled in just yet to the YouTube videos of crafting rooms, Cricut projects etc. as it can get quite overwhelming - just focus on one little craft project at a time!

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