It works much like the Cricut Expression, but has the ability to print in color and add visual texture using Cricut Imagine color or texture cartridges. The Cricut Imagine is the most recently released machine. Cricut Imagine: This machine is no longer being produced. Here are things IвЂ™ve made with my Cricut Expression 2. Variety of sizes вЂ“ cut portrait or landscapeД¬osts from $299 вЂ“ $399 (depending on sale) LCD screen вЂ“ shows exactly what youвЂ™re typing Mix and match вЂ“ use a variety of creative features in the same cut take advantage of the entire library of existing Cricut cartridges Shadow option вЂ“ creates a proportionately larger shadow image of each shape you select Paper-saver mode вЂ“ automatically arranges selections to take up the least amount of space possible on your paper Quantity mode вЂ“ lets you choose the number of cuts you want of those selected on the display Line-return function вЂ“ create line breaks between each cut for accurate spacingД¬enter-point function вЂ“ cuts shapes and centers them on a designated point use on photographs or patterned paper in the landscape modeДЇit-to-length and fit-to-page functions вЂ“ easily set the size of the length of a designated cut maximizes the size of the shapes on each pageДЄuto-Fill mode вЂ“ fills page with as many of the characters selected on the display as will fit on the page Multi-cut function вЂ“ easily cut a wide range of materials including vellum, cardstock, poster board and vinyl cuts up to 4 times over original cut linesДЇlip function вЂ“ easily create a flipped or mirrored image cut of the shape you choose

Uses the small Cricut mats sizes: 12Г—12 or 12Г—24 Cricut Expression:Д¬uts images and fonts as small as. You can read this post I wrote about the Cricut Mini from CHA in June 2011. 25вЂі and as large as 11.5вЂі.ДЇit to Page mode (to cut the largest cut possible)Д¬enter Point function (cuts shapes and centers them on a designated point)ДЇlip function (so your image can be cut facing the other direction)Д¬osts from $199 вЂ“ $299 (depending on sale) Cricut Mini: The longest it will cut is 11.5вЂі.Д¬osts from $99 вЂ“ $199 (depending on sale)Д¬uts images and fonts as small as. Cricut Personal (also known as the Original):Д¬uts images and fonts as small as 1вЂі and as large as 5.5вЂі. Now you can decide for yourself what best fits your needs and wallet. Well, here is a quick explanation of the differences between the 3 models. Not only does it cost the most out of the 3 available Cricuts, it is hard to understand why you would want to spend $100 вЂ“ $200 more when they all seem to do the same thing. Sometimes me saying, вЂњJust go buy the Cricut Expression,вЂќ isnвЂ™t enough info for peopleвЂ¦and I can understand that. OrвЂ¦ you just really want it and are now trying to justify it as a needвЂ¦same thingвЂ¦LOL. So, youвЂ™ve decided that you have to have a Cricut, right? Totally.

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