A Cricut cuts, writes, and scores many materials, ranging from delicate fabrics and balsa wood and papers to thick leather in any pattern you wish.

While using a cricut, you can design your own projects or download ready-to-use designs, right from inside the free cloud-based Cricut Design Space software.

Here’s more on the materials you can cut with a Cricut…

Materials you can cut using a cricut

1. Papers

For a mother, paper cutting is the most common cut you’ll make with your kids as a creative DIY, but with tools as powerful as a cricut.

However, for personal projects, you can trust this tool to do best by you.

You can cut all sorts of paper using this tool, including cardstock, a sturdy paper you can use for your greeting cards.

You could also use these tools to cut pearl paper, which has a deluxe pearl sheen used to create paper crafts or make wedding invitations for similar events.

2. Stencil vinyl

Creating shapes using stencil vinyl is as easy as using paper if you use a cricut for faster and more precise cuts.

Many moms consider vinyl as the most preferred material to make stencils especially if you choose the best design depending on your abilities and skills.

You could also incorporate vinyl material you’re your DIY designs.

Using stencil vinyl requires you to apply an adhesive tape as an etching podium for your designs and an etching cream to make a design that you can wash away after you finish your cut.

3. Sturdy foam

Plush and distressed foam can work well when cutting them using a cricut especially because of their thickness.

They are usually too sturdy to be used by both kids and adults for art and craft, and can only be used after it has been cut using a cricut (see how to address issues with your Cricut cutting in the wrong place)

4. Wood

You can easily use a professional cricut to shape and cut your wood projects if you are a professional woodworker.

As a rule of thumb, you should always ensure that you don’t cut through knots to avoid damaging the tool or injuries.

If you wood has knots, make sure you cut around it, and experience the power of a cricut on your simple wood DIY projects.

5. Metal

Of course you can use your cricut to cut your metal materials for projects (or use your Cricut to cut wood).

Only catch is you need to use deep point blade angle and a harder, more durable steel.

You can use the same blade to cut magnet, stamp material, thin chipboard, foam sheets, thick cardstock, stiffened felt, and other thicker materials.

5 Most Common Materials A Cricut Is Used On

The types of materials you can cut using this machine utterly depends on the type of material and the type of DIY project you want to undertake.

Here are the 5 most commonly cut materials with a Cricut…

1. Papers
2. Vinyl
3. Foam
4. Wood
5. Metal

Additionally, the safety of the tool is of paramount importance.

If you are a professional tool user, you should not be shy from going big as professional Cricuts that make much better cuts.

Such tools can cut up to 300 materials, and knowing the machine you want to use will help you a great deal when undertaking your DIY projects.

It is important to note that knowing the machine you want to use in order to know which cuts you can make it easier for an unexperienced mom to select the materials she can work with.