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October 23, 2019 by: Melanie

5 Things I Love About My Cricut Explore Air 2

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine.

My Cricut Explore Air 2 is my favorite crafting machine! Read on for 5 Things I Love about My Cricut Explore Air 2. This post contains affiliate links which, when purchased through, add no cost to the consumer, but help support this site with a small commission. This helps to bring more Cricut tutorials. 

Has a Cricut machine been on your wish list for a long time? Are you uncertain of which machine to get? Do all the options overwhelm you? Then you are in the right place! I’m a long-time Cricut crafter. I started out on the original Cricut Expression machine many years ago. It was my favorite crafting machine for a long time, but upgrading to the Cricut Explore Air 2 was one of the most helpful moves that I ever made. Not only did my productivity increase, but my project creativity did, too. I love my Cricut Explore Air 2 machine for a variety of reasons, but here are the top 5 reasons why I love my Cricut Explore Air 2 (and why I think you will, too).

5 Things I Love About My Cricut Explore Air 2 AD

#1 The Cricut Explore Air 2 cuts through a wide variety of materials. From different variations of card stock to vinyl to fabric, the Cricut Explore Air 2 opens a world of crafting possibility. When working on photo props for a photo booth for a recent party, I knew that cutting thick sparkle paper card stock would not be a problem with my Cricut Explore Air 2. The Fine-Point Blade cut through all my specialty card stick options with ease.

5 Things I Love About My Cricut Explore Air 2 AD

#2 The Cricut Explore Air 2 has a double tool housing allows for cutting and utilizing another tool with ease. Projects with the Scoring Tool or writing element are quicker and flow more smoothly by allowing me to place the needed tool in the housing beside the blade housing. As a crafter who does not like lots of interruptions and pauses in creating my projects, this is a feature that I truly appreciate.

5 Things I Love About My Cricut Explore Air 2 AD

#3 The Cricut Explore Air 2 has Fast Mode. While I enjoy a lazy craft day, my best crafting seems to be done in a time crunch. The Cricut Explore Air 2, the first Cricut machine to allow a Fast Mode, comes in handy during my last minute crafts. The Fast Mode allows for up to twice as fast cutting and writing (as compared to previous models) on popular cutting materials like card stock, iron-on, and vinyl. This feature is awesome for bulk cutting projects! It even worked on my sparkle card stock photo props.

5 Things I Love About My Cricut Explore Air 2 AD

#4 The Cricut Explore Air 2 is portable.  Crafting by myself is fun, but crafting in a group is an automatic party! I like that the Cricut Explore Air 2 is lightweight enough to take to a crafting group, a friend’s house, or a crafting class. Trust me – when your friends discover that you have a Cricut Explore Air 2, you’ll be the life of every girl’s night. While the Cricut Explore Air 2 is still compatible with Cricut cartridges, it also utilizes Cricut Design Space. Cricut Design Space enhances the portability of the Cricut machine. There’s no need to carry cartridges when on-the-go. Take the machine and a laptop (or iPad or iPhone), and craft anywhere and everywhere.

When taking my laptop and Cricut Explore Air 2 on-the-go, I keep them safe with the Cricut Machine Tote. 

The Cricut Machine Tote AD

#5 The Smart Set Dial on the Cricut Explore Air 2 is convenient for quickly choosing popular materials. I often craft with card stock or vinyl, both of which are options on the Smart Set Dial. If creating with a specialty material, such as the sparkle paper or shimmer paper card stock for this photo prop project, I choose “Custom” and then set the precise material within Cricut Design Space.

5 Things I Love About My Cricut Explore Air 2 AD

DIY Party Photo Props are one of my favorite things to make for party decor. They are easy to make, require a short supply list, add an element of fun, and help create memories. As mentioned above, I used my Cricut Explore Air 2 to create these photo props. Get the full supply list and my Design Space project file below.

5 Things I Love About My Cricut Explore Air 2 AD

5 Things I Love About My Cricut Explore Air 2 AD

Supplies:

  • Cricut Explore Air 2
  • Cricut LightGrip Cutting Mat
  • Cricut Gold Pen
  • Crafting dowel rods
  • Hot glue gun and hot glue
  • Cricut Sparkle paper
  • Cricut Shimmer paper
  • Regular card stock

5 Things I Love About My Cricut Explore Air 2 AD

Open Cricut Design Space. Use my ready to go Design Space file by clicking here. The images are already sized to work for a photo booth.

Send the images to the Cricut machine, cutting them on the different varieties of card stock and on the LightGrip Cutting Mat. Be sure to change the material type when switching between the different types of card stock.

Once all of the images have been cut, attach each one to a dowel rod with the hot glue gun. Layer and glue the “Photo Op” sign before attaching to the dowel rod.

5 Things I Love About My Cricut Explore Air 2 AD

5 Things I Love About My Cricut Explore Air 2 AD

The Cricut Explore Air 2 is a excellent investment. See more tips and projects using the Cricut Explore Air 2 on my Cricut Project Page.

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Comments

  1. Jeanette says

    October 30, 2019 at 8:54 am

    I really need to get this for Christmas. Will be so much fun to be this creative. This machine is like a perfect little creation for those of us that need a little more help with making something look pretty LOL.

  2. Melissa Chapman says

    October 30, 2019 at 9:44 am

    I love the crafts that machine helps you make and those masks are so cute. I am not very artistic so i hope that machine will help me make some nice things.

  3. Brianne Tursi Manz says

    October 30, 2019 at 9:46 am

    I love the Cricut for it’s versatility. One can get very creative while using this.

  4. Amber Myers says

    October 30, 2019 at 10:03 am

    How neat. I am so impressed with all this cricut can do. I love the masks.

  5. Rena says

    October 30, 2019 at 10:58 am

    My daughter would love this. She does all of the crafts in our family. I suck at it.

  6. Betty @ Mombrite says

    October 30, 2019 at 11:55 am

    Wow the Cricut Explore Air 2 looks awesome! Those photo booth props are so professional looking. You got me interested in investing in one! I think my kids would love it if I can make stuff like this for them!

  7. NYC Single Mom says

    October 30, 2019 at 6:46 pm

    Your easy to follow tutorial gives me hope that I can use the Cricut to make some cool creative projects.

  8. Roch says

    October 30, 2019 at 6:54 pm

    Best thing in the list is that it’s portable. It’s really a good thing when you can carry it around to the office, to the house, and to a friend’s home so you can share and use it everywhere.

  9. GiGi Eats says

    October 30, 2019 at 10:38 pm

    How funky is this thing!!! I have never heard of or seen anything like it before! I really want to play around with it!

  10. Tasheena says

    October 30, 2019 at 10:42 pm

    I’ve always wanted to own a Cricut machine. It has so many cool features, and you can make so many wonderful stuff.

  11. 1stopmom says

    October 30, 2019 at 11:24 pm

    I have been wanting to try my hand at crafting and creating with a Cricut for years. It looks like with all of these updated features that now might be the time to treat myself!

  12. Ruth I says

    October 31, 2019 at 10:59 am

    I’ve been wanting to have this! I feel like it will help be to be more creative and productive!

  13. Lynndee says

    October 31, 2019 at 1:11 pm

    I’ve seen a lot of great stuff created using the circuit. I think it’s a must-have tool for people who love crafts.

  14. Terri Steffes says

    October 31, 2019 at 4:38 pm

    That’s high on my list when I finish up paying off my mortgage. I have decided not to buy anything for now, and then when I can, I’ll buy one of these for myself.

  15. Swathi says

    October 31, 2019 at 10:18 pm

    These are really great I would like to get one for me so that I can do some DIY work with my kids. I don’t know how much expensive it is. thanks for introducing to me.

  16. Amy H says

    October 31, 2019 at 11:10 pm

    I’ve been wanting to get a Circut. Thank you for showing me the things you love about this model! I can’t wait to get one.

  17. Gervin Khan says

    November 1, 2019 at 1:12 am

    Wow! That Cricut sure is amazing. The outcome of each design was great.

  18. monica y says

    November 2, 2019 at 10:56 am

    I need to get one of those, so practical and good for so many crafts, I think I will get me one for the holidays

   
   
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