Cricut Materials Cheatsheet for Beginners

At-a-glance guide to our most popular materials.*

Essential tools
Material Great for these projects Types Need-to-know Want to learn more?
& accessories

Outdoor Decals Solids Fine-Point Blade Prep/clean transfer surface Take a free online course on
Windows, planters, signs, Available in a variety of colors — For cutting your material with rubbing alcohol prior to vinyl at learn.cricut.com/
mailboxes & cars matte & glossy finishes Green StandardGrip Mat vinyl application courses/vinyl-basics
Drinkware Specialty Holds your material in place Weed (remove) unwanted vinyl
Cricut Permanent Coasters, glasses, cups, Glitter, holographic, foil, as it’s cut (not needed with before using Transfer Tape
Vinyl tumblers & mugs shimmer & more Smart Vinyl)
For vinyl that has a textured
Smart Vinyl™** Transfer Tape finish, such as glitter, shimmer
Use without a mat — just load For transferring design to & true brushed, use StrongGrip
& go chosen surface Transfer Tape
Indoor Decals
Wall, mirror & window decals Weeding Tool Permanent Vinyl is weather-
To remove unwanted parts and fade-resistant &
Accessories from design
Appliance & device decals dishwasher friendly
Cricut Removable Scraper
Removable Vinyl easily
To remove any bubbling
Vinyl & smooth/perfect the
removes without residue
transferred design

Custom Apparel Solids Fine-Point Blade Mirror your design in Design Take a free online course on
T-shirts, totes, denim, hats Available in a variety of colors For cutting your material Space® before cutting iron-on at learn.cricut.com/
& jerseys Specialty Green StandardGrip Mat courses/iron-on-basics
Place material shiny side down
Home Decor Glitter, holographic & more Holds your material in place
Weed (remove) unwanted
Pillows, blankets, canvas art SportFlex as it’s cut (not needed with
iron-on before transferring
& wood signs For athletic apparel Smart Iron-On)
to surface
Cricut Iron-On Smart Iron-On™** Weeding Tool
Refer to Cricut Heat Guide for
(Heat-Transfer Vinyl) Use without a mat — just load To remove unwanted parts
precise time & temp settings
& go from design
cricut.com/heatguide
Heat Press
For even heat application,
use Cricut EasyPress®

Stationery Solids Fine-Point Blade To prevent curling, flip mat Take a free online course on
Cards, tags & invitations Available in a variety of colors For cutting your material over after cutting & peel cardstock & paper at
Specialty Blue StandardGrip Mat away from cardstock learn.cricut.com/courses/
Paper Crafts
Patterns, glitter & adhesive/ Holds your material in place paper-basics
Scrapbooking, mandalas, Create clean creases with
paper flowers, wreaths & sticker (see below) as it’s cut (not needed with Cricut Scoring Tools
3D projects Smart Paper™ Sticker Cardstock** Smart Paper)
Create dimension by layering
Cricut Cardstock Party Decor Adhesive-backed paper works Glue/Adhesive patterns and prints
& Cricut Paper Banners, cake toppers without a mat — just load & go For creating structure or
adding embellishments Non-adhesive cardstock is
& placemats
textured, but Smart Paper
Pens & Markers Sticker Cardstock is smooth
For adding drawn or
written elements

*This is not a complete product list — to see all available Cricut materials, visit cricut.com/en_us/materials.html
**Not all machines are compatible with Smart Materials — to learn more, visit help.cricut.com