Here is my very first project using the Cricut Cake….here’s a few things that I have learned about the machine: …okay……..wow i spent all day yesterday and part of today working with this machine…all and all I have to say I am pleased………..BUT…it will take much practice for me at least…here’s a few things that I have learned: 1: need to get a better recipe for sugar cookies because the one I used was to buttery and when I went to cut using the machine the edges were to raggedy..(that is why the strawberry looks a little raggedy)….so what I found to work was I added lots of flour to the dough to make it a bit rougher then rolled on the mat and stuck it in the freezer for about 20 minutes and then the cuts CUT LIKE BUTTER…(funny I used that BUTTER word after saying I needed a recipe that was buttery..he he)… 2. the sheet that came in the package from hsn…didn’t work for me one bit…yuck…maybe I did something wrong…but the brown was horrible just like the red…but it was probably me… 3. I love the fondant from Michaels..I bought the box of white and then a box of ****orted food colorings to get the green and red colors of the projects below…the brown on the tree was a piece from the ones from hsn…anyHOO, the fondant was perfect to re-color…I think I will go this way most of the time ….. besides the colors that I might buy premade….I haven’t tried the gum paste yet… 4. I really need to have more mats…it would have made things …

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Having problems ripping everything you try to cut with your cricut expression?  That is not surprising.  Top of the line $40,000 vinyl cutting machines have this problem as well unless they are calibrated to cut the particular material.  Some vinyl cutting shops will even have separate cutters to cut different types of material.  It is another art altogether to get them to work properly.

Not having the proper depth, speed and design can cause all number of problems when trying to cut something thin like vinyl.  Things like not cutting all the way through and having to use an exacto knife to finish cuts is common.  When trying to remove extra vinyl from lettering you can actually rip the letters if you cut to shallow and leave little sections uncut where the blade turned or didnt cut properly.  Cutting thicker items like heavy paper can be done and done easily.  You just have to take into account a few factors.  When a carpenter cuts wood Read the full story

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