I made the mistake of buying a Cricut Venture for over $1000 when all I really needed with a Joy Xtra. Wish I had seen this before. Want to buy my Venture? 😂
Oh man! The Venture really is for someone who produces a lot of volume or has the need to make really large projects. Hang in there. Maybe the Xtra will go on sale soon and you can get one then. :)
I wish I had you two as teachers in high school! It would have been much more fun. If you are only interested in making simple projects with paper, vinyl, and iron-on, the Joy Xtra is sufficient. If you want to make more complex projects with a wider range of materials, the Maker is a better choice. The Joy Xtra is much more compact than the Maker, so it is a good choice if you have limited space. The Joy Xtra is less expensive than the Maker.
You crazy kids should have your own Discovery Channel series. Excellent banter and chemistry. I can tell Tim is reeling it in a bit. Tell him not to do that.
Came here after my Liklok Indiegogo contribution was ripped off. Backed in April, no machine in October. Some other people reported receiving TWO machines! Unfair! Buying a Cricut.
I just bought a new Cricut Maker 3, Mug Press, Easy Press 3, Hat Press, all the tools and every cutting tool available, and every color of card stock, vinyl, mugs, hats, shirts, sheets of wood, metal, and all the different colors of markers. Now I’m freaking out because I have no idea how to use it all! lol I just signed up for Cricut’s yearly subscription. I just subscribed to your channel!
Congrats! Start with easy projects in Design Space and take your time. It takes patience but I’m positive you’ll get it. Let us know if you have questions we can help with. 🙂
Will this be very similar to the original Cricut Maker? I have that one. I don’t have the Cricut Maker 3. I also have the Cricut Joy. Would it be needed for me to even get the Cricut joy xtra? I don’t have Bluetooth on my Cricut machines, but I guess Bluetooth on the xtra will be a plus.
Keep the plastic cover on your mats to keep them clean. Over time they will get dirty and you can clean them but best to perserve them by putting that cover on after each use.
So I’m new to world of cricut I want to make a Lightbox Grinch paper box. I don’t have a Cricut. Is the Cricut Joy Extra as good as the new models Cricut?? Also I’d like to make Wood cutouts ?? Should I buy a Silhouette? Since Software is better?
Great questions. The software is very similar although you can do some cool things with Silhouette that you can’t do with Cricut. Both will cut paper and card stock, but you cannot cut basswood with the Joy XTRA. Only the Cricut Maker and the Silhouette Cameo can do that.
You could try to use an iron or mini heat press but it will be a little challenging. If you don't want to have to use a mug heat press, you could use permanent vinyl and stick that to your mugs. If you do, it's recommended you hand wash the mugs.