It’s really hard to get the cardstock off, even if you have all the tools, when it’s at its full stickiness! It’s easy to damage the project while trying to get it off. The green cutting mat is pretty sticky when brand new! After you peel the plastic cover off, you can place a clean, dry t-shirt over the mat in order to prime it for your first project. You place your materials onto the mat before putting it into the machine. The Explore Air 2 usually comes with the green standard cutting mat, while the Maker usually comes with the blue light grip mat. I used the Fabric Grip Mat for this Cricut Cork Projectĭe-tack your Cricut cutting mat a little! Plus it’s less of a hassle to pay a flat rate than to be worrying about how much money you’re actually spending on projects! It adds up! Get your money’s worth out of your Cricut by making the awesome Design Space projects. If you are going to be using your Cricut a lot, then this will save you a lot of money than if you were to buy every project and image individually. You can pay a monthly fee of around $10, or a yearly fee which works out to be slightly cheaper per month.Ĭricut Access gives you access to 30,000+ images, 1000’s of projects and over 370 fonts.

If you really want to get the most out of having a Cricut Explore Air 2, then we recommend subscribing to Cricut Access. But make sure you scan through the whole list because we promise there’s a tip or trick with your name on it!

Ok, so some of these tips and tricks are VERY basic, and are for the absolute beginner to Cricut machines. See more about our Cricut machine storage

Endless space 2 tips and tyricks