12 Cricut Joy Accessories and Materials You Need Story 

12 Cricut Joy Accessories and Materials You Need

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What Cricut Joy accessories and tools do I need to purchase to use with my machine? I get that question a lot. Today, I want to cover exactly what you need for the Cricut Joy machine; accessories and tools.

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Let’s start with the accessories made to work with the Cricut Joy machine, and then we will discuss materials your Joy can cut!

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While using Smart Materials like vinyl and iron-on is great, there are lots of cases you may want to add your materials to a mat. Vinyl aside, leather and paper require a mat.

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Whipping up handmade cards is super fast with the Cricut Joy machine. One of the reasons it’s so effortless is the special card insert mat that works exclusively with the Joy machine.

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Weeding Tools And Cricut Scraper A Cricut scraper is also useful for removing debris from your Joy mats. Weeding tools last forever, so this is one accessory you can reuse endlessly!

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Cricut Joy Foil Tool If you want to add shimmer and shine to papercraft projects such as cards, then the foil tool accessory is a great tool to have. You can also add foiling to leather!

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What Materials Can I Cut With Cricut Joy? The Cricut Joy is known for cutting over 50 types of materials. You can read the full list of materials that Cricut Joy can cut here.

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