5 Fun and Easy Cricut Joy Projects for Beginners 

Cricut Joy is a clever little cutting machine that is easy to set up in your working space and use. The small and lightweight machine makes it the most portable Cricut machine. The Joy cuts a maximum material width of 4.5 inches, and it can cut more than 50 materials, like paper, vinyl, and iron-on. All its features make it a great machine for making stickers, labels, greeting cards, and other small projects. This blog will look at beginner-friendly Cricut Joy projects.

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1.  Iron-on T-Shirts

Cricut Joy is great for making t-shirt designs on different materials. As a beginner, you can start designing t-shirts and selling them to make easy money. You can design t-shirts for kids and adults. You only need to load the machine with the smart iron-on vinyl and cut it with any designs.

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Further, for more attractive-looking t-shirts, you can use holographic smart iron-on vinyl, as it will enhance the looks of the design. You can also get designs from the Design Space; all you need to do is load them on Design Space and cut the material. Also, you can use smart vinyl/iron-on to feed the machine without a mat.

2.  Custom Mugs

Another great set of Cricut Joy projects is making mugs. It can be a perfect gift to give or for selling it. For example, use Cricut Joy to make mugs for birthdays, important dates, quotes, and Father’s Day. With Joy, making custom mugs is easy and fun. You can get ideas for designing mugs from the official Design Space. Also, you can make your designs for the occasion.

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Further, you can download SVG files and upload them to the Design Space for the project. So, the possibilities of making different types of mugs are endless. Moreover, it is possible to make multiple mugs. You only need the machine, a few other materials, and your creativity.

3.  Pot Labels

The DIY planters are a great addition to the garden and can also work as a perfect gift for a plant lover. House plants have recently been gaining popularity, making them perfect for you to sell and make money.

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Further, you can add your flair and customization. It takes only a few minutes to make, and given the small size of Cricut Joy, it makes a perfect machine for this project. You need a starter tool set, smart vinyl, transfer tape, and ceramic plant pots.

4.  Cricut Koozie with Infusible Ink

The coolest of all Cricut Joy projects is to make koozies. You can also create your designs or use the designs already present in the Design Space. For this project, you only need to cut the design using the Joy machine, weed the design from the materials, and use EasyPress to transfer the design to the koozie.

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Further, you can use infusible ink material as it moves with the material when you transfer it. However, you can even use HTV. But if you are looking for the best outcome, use the Infusible Ink, as it results in a colorful, beautiful, and smooth design transfer.

5.  Paper Cards

Cricut cards are fun to make with a Joy machine. You can take a plain card and make it beautiful and colorful within a few minutes. If you have kids at home, you can design adorable animal cards or cards for any occasion, like birthdays, or to show appreciation.

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Further, for this project, you don’t need many supplies. You can make your card or set it from scratch with just a few tools like Scraper and Brayer. Moreover, once you weed out the material, you use the leftover pieces and attach them to the envelope, which adds another layer, and you can make extra money.

Conclusion

Cricut Joy is a compact cutting machine that is ideal for a beginner. It can also hold a blade, pen, marker, or foil. The machine is small and can cut more than 50 materials. You can make a lot of beginner-friendly projects with the machine. This blog discussed the most common Cricut Joy projects perfect for beginners. These projects not only cost less but also take less time to complete.

FAQs

What is Cricut Joy app?

The Cricut Joy app is an official app developed by Cricut. The app provides a guided design experience for simple, quick single-material projects such as inset cards, labels, paper crafts, stickers, and iron-on transfers. The app works in six international languages. More features will be added, but the app is exclusive to work with the Cricut Joy machine.

What are Smart Materials?

Smart Materials are clever crafting materials that work without a cutting mat. You can directly load the material into the Cricut Joy machine. Several types of Smart Materials include Smart Vinyl, Iron-On, Label Paper, and Label Vinyl. The Joy and the Maker 3 have the Smart Material or matless cutting feature. You will get a prompt when it’s time to load the Smart Materials, and it will tell you how much you need. And then, it will measure it to ensure there’s enough for your project.

How large of a design can Cricut Joy cut?

It depends on the material you are using. While using Smart Materials, Cricut Joy can cut a single, continuous shape up to 4.5 inches wide and 4 feet long. However, with repeated cuts, it can cut upto the size of 20 feet. So, with Cricut Joy, it is easy to create smaller Cricut Joy projects having repeated cuts in less time and cost.

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