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The Expression is an awesome machine! I have no cons about the machine itself. About the cutting mat, if it's too sticky, press a natty t-shirt down on the mat & peel it up to seize some stickiness. If the mat has lost stickiness, wash thoroughly with dish soap (Goo Gone might be needed) and dry thoroughly. Spray with Krylon Easy-Tack, let the Krylon dry thoroughly and, if needed, press & peel a well-organized t-shirt to consume excess stickiness. Consume a lint roller after cutting especially "linty" paper and after each session with your Cricut. The mats will last a really, really long time this draw.
I'm obvious Provo Craft does not recommend doing anything other than buying unique mats, but those who've been using the Cricut since the beginning have found ways to work around the mat boom.
There are also software programs that are compatible with the Cricut that will allow you to slice the Right Type fonts installed on your computer. (Not Cricut Manufacture Studio, but other, non-Provo Craft programs such as Positive Cuts A Lot.) Google is your friend. 
I wish Provo Craft would release their hold software that will allow Cricut users to gash their believe fonts, but it hasn't happened (despite begging from customers) .
Search the web for discussion boards with Cricut topics. There's a wealth of info out there, as well people who are angry about their machines and fervent to aid. 
I first stale the Cricut Expression cutting machine at a weekend scrapbooking retreat. My friend had recently purchased one and brought it along with several cartridges. I already have a sizzix with a few alphabets and other dies.
The Cricut is SOOOO mighty faster to consume than the sizzix. And the versatility you come by by being able to determine any size (from about.5" to 11.75" in .25" increments) is unbelievable. It really opens a whole modern world of possibilities. Most cartridges also have alternate versions of the alphabets as well such as italic, courageous, vast, etc. Or even being able to location the text inside a ticket or other object. Most cartridges also allow you to form a shadow of the letter with a different color for matting purposes wich really adds depth to the scrapbook page.
There are a few cons. First being the trace, not only is the machine itself VERY pricey, each cartridge will accelerate between 60 and 90 dollars pre-tax/shipping. This makes each novel phont or shape region a whole current investment.
Second con is how like a flash the cutting mat loses it's "sticky" over the course of that weekend retreat we had to disappear onto a second cutting mat and that had begun to lose adhesion as well. Without the stick the page will lag around during the cutting process ruining the letters. We resorted to using repositionable adhesive on the relieve of the paper to gain it stick to the mat. Definitely not ideal.
I unprejudiced ordered one for myself and am very enraged to commence using it.
I purchased the Cricut Expression after testing it with a friend that had unprejudiced purchased one. I exhaust it constantly! No more cutting out letters by hand for me!!! The letters are precisely chop without tearing. It also cuts designs, tags, and many more shapes too numerous to mention. I recently made Valentine Cards to allotment with friends using the cartridges that came with the machine and tried out the unusual color ink cartridges (purchased separately) . The lettering was well-kept incredible! The ink did not smudge and the letters were precisely drawn. A gigantic THANK YOU to this company for making my scrapbooking and card making easier!
The only downside was the $$$...however, if you do your homework by shopping around, you can place. I took a sale ad from a well known fabric store to a different local craft store that had the machine. Indecent and gaze, they honored the other store's sale ad! This saved me lots of $$$. I thought to pick most of the cartridges at our local discount store that has them for less $$. The finished product makes it worth the $$$.
