Cricut Maker Blue Machine

This is all my wife wanted for Christmas. I was lucky enough to find it through the Wal-Mart App. Our local Walmart was out and it was not available online either. The app let me by from a Walmart about 35 miles from me and I was able to pick it up the next morning. My wife has a Cricut Expression and wanted to upgrade because this one csn use different materials. She loves it. Said there will be a bit of a learning curve from the older one. Shes already made a mug for my son and a shirt for herself.

The Cricut Maker is the most versatile die cutting machine out there, it is also one of the most popular and that is for good reason. The ease of use is without a doubt hard to compete with, if you have an idea and are unsure how to go about it, they have an amazing online community that is very active. They have a proprietary software called Design Space which is very user friendly, and will have you making stickers and shirts in no time. However, it is such a versatile tool capable of so much more so dont get bogged down by the projects you see online, think outside of the box. With optional media such as chipboard, craftboard, leather, aluminum sheets, and much more there is really no limit to what you can create. If you have been on the fence, I cannot suggest strongly enough that you just make the commitment. You will be glad you did, you should also get a notebook to jot down the ideas that come to you when you realize the capabilities of the Maker. Walmart does offer a 4 year protection plan on craft devices at a very reasonable rate, if you are like me, you are a little nervous to use a heftier investment that is new to you. Having that peace of mind is a total game changer for all your making.

I had a Cricut Explore since 2018. Decided to upgrade to a Maker after using someone else's. I love it! My explore only holds one tool at a time and the Maker holds two. I am looking forward to exploring this machines expanded capabilities. There is one glitch, I can't get the Bluetooth to work and I have reached out to the company. Hopefully they can help me with the issue as I have tried everything and it won't connect with my iMac or my iPhone.

I have been really enjoying this machine so far. I expected it to be more difficult to set up and start using, but I was making projects within an hour of receiving it. It is very versatile, and can work with a large number of materials, which is nice. So far I have had really great quality cuts for my projects.

The maker is awesome! I wish it would have came with a deep cut blade and housing rather than the rotary blade, but otherwise she's great. It's a beautiful product, lightweight for what it does, and the packaging really impressed me! Little to no plastic, and all the box parts are recycled so that makes my heart happy! I love crafting and you will too!

I absolutely love my cricut maker! Setup was easy, literally no more than 5 steps! Any questions I have had I can look them up through the cricut site and it helps guide you step by step but once again anything that I’ve had questions about has been simple and the specifics of it was no more than 5 steps! I’ve already made Easter baskets, shirts, wine glasses etc. this was definitely a great investment!!! My only issue would be the price of vinyl.....save your scraps!

This is my 2nd Maker which I purchased to gift to a student. I'm sharing this info because it best summerizes what I truly believe about the 5 star quality of these machines. It's the centerpeice of making creative dreams come true. In 10 plus years ( 1st machine was Expressions 2) of teaching various Art mediums to students and caregivers....I experienced the evolution and consistency of these machines. I know of no other machines that offer the versatility, easy of use and consistant customer service as Cricut. I have 3 Airs and a Joy. Needless to say I love this machine. My latest student was so excited to know she was gifted the best!

The Cricut is supposed to the ultimate cutting machine. After having some issues with the Air 2, I decided maybe this would be better made. It does feel more solid weighing around 8 lbs. more. I liked the option of using the extra tools although I plan on doing mostly paper crafts, vinyl, and iron on. Accessories I like include debossing tip, wavy blade, and perforated blade. The engraving tip might be useful too. Rotary blade, included, is great for people who like to sew. The optional scoring blade is supposed to work better than the scoring stylus that can be purchased for the Air 2. Both the Cricut Maker and Air 2 can use the same fine point, deep cut, and bonded fabric blade. A new accessory foil transfer kit also works with both models. Super cool! I absolutely fell in love with all the different projects I could create with this machine. I had big plans. I began working on cards, monograms for cups, t-shirt designs, cute paper flowers, and more. Less than two weeks later I began to get error messages, which varied. They included the machine settings could not be recognized, custom materials warnings, connection issues etc. I tried using a Windows pc, MacBook Pro, iPad, iPhone, setting the machine up again, deleting and reinstalling the software, my Internet, hotspot Internet, etc. Turns out the glitch was related to the Cricut suddenly not being recognized by Cricut's servers. All my projects were put on hold as I had to wait until Monday for Cricut to remote into the machine to "fix" this. I am not sure why they cannot make this file available to the consumer. Great! Error message about custom materials was now gone. But, the blade no longer made contact with the material at all. I ended up having to return the Maker. I am undecided on whether to try this machine again or another Air. I think Air issues might have been because I was a new user, but his Maker was defective. The takeaway from this is you will absolutely love all the possibilities you will have with the Maker, but consider taking out the optional product protection insurance. I had no issues with Cricut as they were very helpful. However, without optional insurance, the customer is on their own after the warranty expires. Internet access is required. Although you can save projects and work on them offline, this is not a standalone program. Internet is required to retrieve machine settings and new projects. BTW, you can upload your own projects! The Maker is the model for people who are serious about cutting leather, fabrics, and engraving. While I still thought the extra cost was worth it for me. I had issues that made me think sometimes buying a more basic machine may be more reliable. The YouTube videos are very helpful in obtaining more info about the cool features of either Maker or Air. I love that Walmart carries the Explore, Joy, and Maker often for the best price around, offers product protection insurance, and many supplies.

This was a gift for my wife for the 11th anniversary of when we first started going out and she was so excited about it. She likes sewing and was looking forward to using it for many of her projects. We received it yesterday (pretty fast shipping and seamless delivery) and were planning to make a little party of opening it after the toddler slept off. However, the rotary blade which is used to cut fabric is missing from the box. We checked the machine, the packing materials and everything that came in the box and no rotary cutter. That was such a let down. And now when I checked walmart.com, the price of the machine is now more than $200 higher so returning and buying a new one would be very costly.

I am in the same boat as other people who purchased the maker. After a year of use, it has issues cutting and the rubber piece slides, ruining the cut. When speaking with customer support, they have said that there is nothing they can do because it is past the warranty. They offered me a coupon, but I will definitely not be buying another. There are better cutting machines out there.