Welcome to the Cricut Beginner Quick Start Guide!

This comprehensive class is designed to guide beginners through the basics of using a Cricut machine, offering step-by-step tutorials on setting up your machine, understanding essential tools, and creating your first projects.

First Step: Download Your Guide!

The Beginner's Guide to Cricut Design Space

Below you will find both versions of the Beginner’s Guide to Cricut Design Space in this module. Either or both PDF files can be accessed, viewed, printed, and used to help you better understand how to navigate through Design Space.

Once you click the download button, you will be taken to a screen where you can see the guide. Click the 3 dots on the upper right corner, then download if you are signed into your Gmail Account. If you do not have a gmail account or are not signed in, click the button that has a triangle with an arrow pointing down. This will make it download to your device.

Downloads:

Video #1: How to Download and Unzip SVG File Bundles

Any time we give you more than one file, it becomes a bundle and is uploaded as a zip file. This keeps the files small and allows you to download multiple items at one time. Watch the video below to understand how to download and unzip the files so you can save them to your device.

Video #2: How to Upload SVG Files to Design Space

If you are having trouble uploading SVGs to your iPad, and you have an iOS 13 or newer here are some directions for you. If you don’t have an iOS 13 or newer device here is a resource to use how to upload your SVG files using the IZip app.

Please note the download screen you see on the video where the SVG files are being downloaded from is a previous version of our class hub. The hub looks a little different now, but the concept is the same when it comes to finding and uploading your files on your iPad.

Video #3: How to Upload SVG Files to Design Space Using an iPad

In this video you will learn how to upload your files to Design Space so you can get started making crafts with your Cricut machine.

Video #4: How to Set Up The Cricut Maker

Follow the video to learn how to set up your Cricut Maker. If you have the Joy or Explore models, skip this video and continue to the one for your machine.

Video #5: How to Set Up The Cricut Explore

Follow the video to learn how to set up your Cricut Explore If you have the Joy or Maker models, skip this video and continue to the one for your machine.

Video #6: How to Set Up the Cricut Joy

Follow the video to learn how to set up your Cricut Joy. If you have the Maker or Explore models, skip this video and continue to the one for your machine.

Meet Traci

Your Craft Coach & Creative Cheerleader

I’m the founder of Print Cut Craft, long-time maker, and mom of three. I know what it’s like to have a Cricut you were excited to use… and then feel completely overwhelmed by how to actually make anything with it.

For years, I struggled with waste wasted materials, confusing tutorials, projects that never turned out right, and feeling like maybe I just wasn’t crafty enough.

When I finally figured it out I knew I wanted to help others do the same. That’s how Print Cut Craft was born.

I’ve taught thousands of women to use their Cricut with joy and I’d be honored to help you too.

Let’s craft something beautiful together.