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I actually got the Cricut Explore Air 2 so I could make custom stickers and holiday presents. I add vinyl designs to t-shirts, tea towels, etc. If you’re interested, I also highly recommend getting a heat press , which I also use for applying interfacing to fabric when I sew purses. Getting back on topic… I’ve found lots of use for my Cricut in my card making. To name a few: custom lettering, “die” cutting, cutting out masks, cutting out card templates, etc. A lot of times, I either can’t find a die to fit my need so I’ll just design one. Or I want to die cut a name or a word that doesn’t come sold as a die, so the Cricut is perfect for that. Also, there are some interactive or fun fold cards that require more than just the basic 4.25 x 5.5 panel, so I’ll use my cricut to cut those out. It’s so much easier/faster than buying a die because I can cut out all the pieces in one go and I can do it multiple times very easily.
I don’t know if I would necessarily get a Cricut for just card making — I certainly would not have thought to. I’m glad I already had one because I’m finding all sorts of use for it in my card making. It’s really an awesome tool and has really saved me a lot of money on buying dies. I do have to create my own designs and figure out all the measurements, which is a little work. However, once I’ve done that, I can easily load and cut it out whenever I want. I can also custom cut things like names to add to my cards, which you can’t buy a die for even if you wanted. Since I don’t sell my cards, they are mostly for personal use, the customization is really beneficial to me.
