Provo Craft Cricut Cuttlebug Machine
This versatile and compact machine punches and emboss in an impressive way! You can use it on different material from cardstock, thin leather, thin wood, thin metal, some fabric and felt, chipboard and foam.Keep in mind that whatever the material, you should not use anything thicker than 3.2 mm (1/8 "), otherwise you risk that it gets stuck in the machine.
Cuttlebug is compatible with most dies up to 6 "(inch) width. Plates supplied for use in combination with the different thicknesses of dies.
Cuttlebug is robustly built with high quality and is due to its unique design also easy to both store and to bring to meetings and events!
The machine is really smart designed. The pages can be folded when not in use for easy storage or transport. Once you have the pages in the lower position as the machine sucked towards the surface it stands on, which prevents it from moving when using your Cuttlebug.
Another good thing is that it is easy to assemble and put on the handle, which also facilitates storage and transportation. In addition, there is a large and good handle!
A Cuttlebug weighs only 3.2 kg (7lbs) and is 37 cm long (14.4 inches), 18 cm wide (7.2) and 30.5 cm (12 inches)
Cuttlebug comes with:
- A shim (A)
- Two cutting plates (B)
- Instruction manual
- A 5x7 embossing folder
You are using a Cuttlebug by creating a so-called "sandwich" using the spacer and cutting plates, which you insert eg a paper and your die or embossing folder. Then, apply the whole package into the machine and cranks it through. This way, you get a punched and / or embossed motif. It is also safe for the child to use.
You can charge a Cuttlebug from both sides, so it does not matter if you are left or right handed.
Just like other manufacturers inserts becomes even those worn over time and need to be replaced. A tip to extend the life part is that you change places and sides of the cutting plates quite often.
There is a further cutting plate (C), sold separately. It requires you to use other manufacturers' dies in a Cuttlebug. With so most other dies possible to use the machine (up to 6 "inch).
More tips in the video below!
Cricut Cuttlebug overview
How to use other die cuts in your Cuttlebug