Cake Basics Cartridge For The Cricut

The new Cricut Cake Basics Cartridge makes it easy to get started using the Cricut Cake Machine. The Cricut Cake Machine is the new machine from ProvoCraft, designed to cut images out of gum paste or other thin edible material which can then be attached to cakes, cupcakes, or other treats. The Cake Basics cartridge is included with the cake machine, and is not available separately. While all Cricut cartridges will work with the cake machine, the Cake Basics cartridge is designed with cake decorating in mind. For those that don’t have a large library of cartridges, Cake Basics is all one needs to create beautiful cakes and other treats.

The Cricut Cake Basics cartridge comes with 50 images. These images include flowers, leaves, swirls, and basic shapes such as circles, squares, and hearts. Plus, the Cake Basics cartridge comes with a font containing both lowercase and capital letters. There are six creative features on this cartridge: font, font shadow, base shadow blackout, plain base, plain phrase, and plain shadow blackout. The images and letters can be used with the creative features to create new images. This makes the cartridge even more versatile by adding hundreds of additional images that can be cut. The images and fonts make for endless decorating options without having to buy additional cartridges.

While Cake Basics is not available separately, it can be used in the Cricut or Cricut Expression machines. Imagine the possibilities of using one cartridge to create coordinating invitations, party favors, cake, and scrapbook pages for an event.

The Cake Basics cartridge will be very useful for both experienced and beginning cake decorators. Cakes for every occasion can be made with one cartridge, without having to hand pipe designs onto cakes. The Cricut Cake Basics Cartridge helps make cake decorating easy and fun!

The Cricut Expression: Bigger And Better Than Anything Before

The Cricut Expression may seem, at first, to be much like other Cricut cutters, there are some major advantages, and a few disadvantages. Whilst it still has all of the basic functions as all older Cricut models, there are some exciting new developments too.

The first major difference you will notice between the Expression and it’s predecessors is it’s increased weight. The Expression is nearly two times as heavy as the original Cricut machine and it is much larger too. Obviously this makes it much harder to transport, so imagine the Expression to be a desktop, rather than a portable version of the Cricut. As it is the larger version, the Expression also offers more features.

The advantage offered by the Cricut Expression’s size is its ability to create extremely large cutouts. The Expression can produce cutouts ranging in size from one quarter of an inch to as large as 23 and a half inches, much larger than previous machines. But as you can see, the Expression has lost none of its accuracy in cutting small designs.

Of course, size isn’t everything. Whilst in the Expression this is clearly an advantage, but there are extra features that really make this machine exciting. For instance, the Expression has a feature that tells the cutter to find the middle of the paper being cut and guide it to the center. This function allows cutting out frames a breeze. The Expression has many of these small features that neither the create or the orginal machine have.

The main drawback with this larger, fancier machine, is it’s price. Fortunately, the Expression is available in various websites and stores, allowing you to shop around for that important sale. But remember that buying an Expression is an investment that will pay dividends for years to come. A recommended retail price of $500 is little compared to the advantages you will gain for your money.

Now that we’ve talked about how the Expression is different from it’s smaller siblings, and all the advantages that go with them, lets take a quick look at some of the similarities, and the advantages that can be found there. The Expression uses the same Cricut cartridges, cutting blades and drawing inks as the rest of the Cricut family. This is good news if you are thinking of purchasing a new Expression, as your collection of cartridges will still be usable. You can still create the same designs as you could with the old Cricut, only in a variety of sizes and with more options for doing so. The Expression also comes with its own cartridge containing some new images. Cutting blades are also standardized, meaning that you won’t have to look any further than you already do to buy replacements.

The Cricut Expression adds creativity to your crafting experience and increases your options. If you’re a crafter you’ll love the ability to cut different sized designs and add that extra element of versatility to your art. This is a much larger machine than Cricut have released previously so it might be worth clearing some space in your craft room. Find a convenient, accessible place as you’re sure to use it often. For ideas on where to find cheap Cricut Expression be sure to check out Cricut Cartridges Helper.