USING YOUR CRICUT®
The Cricut Mini Electronic Cutting Machine enables you to create things you never thought you could. Whether you'd like to make cards with a personal touch, beautify your home with crafted décor, or celebrate holidays with custom banners and signs, the Cricut Mini machine can help you create it all.
Simply connect your Cricut Mini to your computer and design on the large screen using the free online Cricut Craft Room design software where you can design and cut all of the Cricut images you own.
It’s simple to get started! You can go from setting up the machine to completing your first project in minutes. You also have access to over 500 free images and 40 project ideas. If you want to expand your library of Cricut images, you can explore and purchase digital images from Cricut Craft Room with digital sets starting at $4.99. Buy Now.
OVER 500 FREE DIGITAL IMAGES & THOUSANDS MORE YOU CAN PURCHASE!
Fonts, phrases, and images
The Cricut Font and Basic Shapes and Cricut Craft Room Basics digital image sets provide you with oodles of fonts, phrases, and images to get you started doing all kinds of simple projects for posters, invitations, cards, scrapbook layouts, and more!
Cricut Mini® getting started projects
Enjoy exclusive Cricut Mini images in four distinct themes that help you make simple, but amazing, projects, including cards, envelopes, gift boxes, gift tags, home décor, party décor, and scrapbook layouts.
Many different ways to buy & enjoy Cricut images!
The design possibilities are virtually endless with the vast Cricut image library. The image library contains hundreds of sets of digital images for use in the Cricut Craft Room design software with prices starting as low as $4.99. These Cricut images are professionally drawn and thoughtfully designed and cover a wide range of themes such as weddings, new baby, animals, holidays, sports, and more. You also can use one of our 350+ physical cartridges with your Cricut Mini machine. Simply insert a cartridge into the machine port and link it to your Cricut Craft Room account for permanent digital access to those images.
As a bonus, the Cricut Craft Room design software offers weekly access to additional images that you can play, design, and cut with for free. Check the My Cartridges menu to see all of the fun images you can experiment with right now!
40 Project Ideas You Can Make With Your Free Images
To help you get started, we have created projects with easy-to-follow instructions that you can make. You can begin by making a thank you card with the yellow and gray cardstock included in your Cricut Mini machine box. Then you can explore 40 projects on Cricut Project Center that were made with the free images you get with your Cricut Mini machine. Each project includes step-by-step instructions and cut files that can be uploaded into the Cricut Craft Room design software in an instant. All artwork can be accessed through the Cricut Craft Room design software. Simply connect your Cricut Mini machine to the Cricut Craft Room design software to start exploring.
VIRTUALLY LIMITLESS DESIGN POSSIBILITIES
Celebrate Life’s Important Moments
Celebrate Life’s Important Moments
Your special events—and the people you love—deserve the best crafts you can create. Whether you're making a gift for a friend, watching a child graduate from high school or college, planning a loved one's wedding, having a baby, decorating your new home, or creating projects with your children, the Cricut Mini machine can help you make the experience more memorable, creative, and fun.
Make a Card for Someone You Love
Make a Card for Someone You Love
Regardless of the occasion, holiday, or time of year, the Cricut Mini machine allows you to express the right sentiment in the perfect way—your way. The numerous images available in the Cricut image library let you customize your card however you like. The Cricut Mini machine allows you to make multiples of each card with the Auto Fill or Quantity modes. Whether you’re creating intricate, simple, ornate, or classic cards, the Cricut Mini machine can help you quickly and easily give them a personal touch.
Give Your Home a Personal Touch
Give Your Home a Personal Touch
The Cricut Mini machine's ability to easily and quickly cut vinyl opens up a world of possibility for home décor. Self-adhesive and repositionable vinyl can be used to beautify your home with custom images, meaningful quotes, or personalized arrangements. You also can add personality to a basic pillow or give dimension to a wall hanging by cutting images out of fabric. With the Cricut image library and the ability to cut a wide range of sizes, the Cricut Mini machine provides you with home décor possibilities that are virtually endless.
Make Paper Crafting Easier and Simpler
Make Paper Crafting Easier and Simpler
If you can imagine it with paper, you can make it with the Cricut Mini machine. Whether you want to make cupcake holders, gift boxes and tags, scrapbooks, banners, signs, invitations, table settings, party décor, school projects, or even a party of paper dolls, you can easily design your project and quickly cut it with the Cricut Mini® machine. Precision cuts and easy duplication allow you to produce paper projects that look professionally polished yet uniquely your own.
Create a Better Learning Experience
Create a Better Learning Experience
Freshen up your classroom and make more engaging visuals for your lessons with the Cricut Mini machine. It's easy to be creative and save time and money by making banners, labels, and other school-related projects. Parents can also collaborate with their children to help them create displays for reports and presentations.
Add Fun Details with Drawing Tools
Add Fun Details with Drawing Tools —
The Cricut Mini machine can draw any image, phrase, or font available in the Cricut image library. Simply remove the cutting blade and insert one of the Cricut Gel Pens or Cricut® Markers instead. You can make coloring pages for children, add drawn images to a scrapbook page, and write sentiments on cards.
The Cricut Mini machine allows you to design on a big screen with the free online Cricut Craft Room design software. With the Cricut Craft Room design software you can design with and cut all of the Cricut images you own. Just select an image and drag and drop it on the virtual cutting mat. Then size, slant, rotate, weld, or flip the images to create the perfect project. When you're finished, connect your Cricut Mini machine to your computer with a USB cable (included) so you can cut what you've designed. You can also use the Cricut Craft Room design software to explore the entire Cricut image library (including exclusive digital images) and purchase digital image sets for as low as $4.99.
As a bonus, the Cricut Craft Room design software offers weekly access to additional images that you can play, design, and cut with for free. Check the My Cartridges menu to see all of the fun images you can experiment with right now!
The Cricut Mini machine can cut a wide variety of materials at a whole host of sizes. You can cut images and fonts on cardstock, vinyl, vellum, fabric, chipboard, and even thin foil at sizes as small as ¼" and as large as 11½". Some images are very intricate and will cut best at larger sizes, while simple images can be cut at smaller sizes.
- What comes in the box?
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- Cricut Mini® machine: 16.1 x 7.3 x 3.69, 5.25 lbs
- Over 500 Cricut® digital images:
- Cricut Font and Basic Shapes
- Thank You Card
- Cricut Mini – Elegant
- Cricut Mini – Baby
- Cricut Mini – School
- Cricut Mini – Celebrate
- These are automatically unlocked on your Cricut.com account when you connect your machine to the Cricut Craft Room® design software.
- Blade and blade housing
- Power cord
- 8.5 in x 12 in cutting mat
- USB cord
- Getting Started Guide
- 8.5 in x 12 in yellow cardstock (2 sheets)
- 8.5 in x 12 in gray cardstock (2 sheets)
- What Cricut® cartridges are compatible with the Cricut Mini® machine?
- The Cricut Mini® machine has a cartridge port that is compatible with all Cricut® cartridges except for Cricut Imagine® Art and Cricut Imagine® Pattern cartridges. The Cricut Mini® machine must be used with the free Cricut Craft Room® design software or the Cricut Gypsy™ device.
- You can also purchase digital cartridges in the Cricut Craft Room® design software to use with your Cricut Mini® machine.
- What are the computer and internet requirements?
- The Cricut Mini® machine requires a computer (Windows® or Mac®) and a high-speed internet connection. Make sure your computer and internet meet these minimum requirements:
Windows® OS - Intel® Pentium® III 1GHz or faster processor; Intel Pentium 4 2GHz or faster
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Home or Professional with service pack 3 (including 64-bit editions); Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (including 64-bit editions) with Service Pack 2; or Windows 7 (including 64-bit editions)
- 512 Mb of RAM (1Gb recommended)
- Available USB Port
Mac OS - Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor
- Mac OS X v10.5, v10.6, v10.7
- 512 Mb of RAM (1 Gb recommended)
- Available USB Port
Display - Minimum 1024 x 768 screen resolution
Software - Internet Explorer 9.0, Firefox, Safari
- Flash 10.3 and up
- Adobe AIR 2.7 and up
Internet - Broadband connection (Satellite broadband is not supported)
- 1.5 Mbps Downstream, 896 Kbps Upstream
- Free Cricut.com account
- What materials can a Cricut Mini® machine cut?
- You can cut a wide range of materials including cardstock, vinyl, vellum, fabric, chipboard, and even thin foils.
- What type of warranty comes with the Cricut Mini® machine?
- What is the Cricut Craft Room® design software and why do I need to use it with the Cricut Mini® machine?
- The Cricut Mini® machine works in conjunction with the free Cricut Craft Room® design software. The Cricut Craft Room® design software is compatible with Windows® or Mac® computers and allows you to design with and cut all of the Cricut® images you own.
- You can also use the Cricut Craft Room® design software to explore the entire Cricut® image library (including exclusive digital images) and purchase digital images for immediate use.
- How does the Cricut Mini® machine compare to other Cricut® machines?
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?
• Cricut Mini Electronic Cutting Machine
• Blade and blade housing
• 8.5 in x 12 in Cricut® cutting mat
• AC Power Adapter
• USB cable
• Getting Started Guide
• 4 sheets of cardstock 8.5 in x 11 in