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Innovation Studio

 

Cricut Maker 3

Cricut

Our Cricut Maker 3 is available to make your designs come to life on paper, vinyl, and more. 

No prior experience with a Cricut? No problem! Hands-on assistance is available upon scheduling before your visit to the studio. 

You may book appointments up to 1 ½ months ahead and for up to two hours long. Students booking for a class assignment should note their professor's name on the appointment form.

Reserve Cricut


How to Use the Cricut

  1. Create an account on the Cricut Design Space to find images. Or, create your own .svg format images in Adobe Illustrator (tutorial).
  2. Use the laptop connected to the Cricut to cut out the images. You may use your own materials or the limited materials available in the Innovation Studio: vinyl, stickers, paper, cardstock, foil card, cardboard.
  3. Assemble your project

Cricut Easypress iron

Cricut Easypress

The Easypress XL (12" x 10") and Easypress mat are available for you to get professional iron-on results. The edge-to-edge heat plate can be used to apply iron-ons to all types of material: cotton, silk, nylon, felt, faux leather, corkboard, chipboard, and more.

Use the Quick Reference Chart to find the correct time and temperature settings for your project.

Please note that Infusible Ink will not work on darker-colored materials. For best results, use lighter colors for Infusible Ink projects.


Example Cricut Projects

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clear circular keychain with plant and name on front

Personalized keychain

Created with permanent vinyl. 

Clear keychain created with a Muse laser cutter. 

vinyl skyline on laptop in black

Laptop vinyl

Skyline sticker created with permanent vinyl. 

clear bookmark with houseplant and name on front

Acrylic bookmark

Created with clear acrylic and layered permanent vinyl. 

pen cup with horse silhouette

Magnetic pen cup

Created using permanent vinyl. 

Pen cup is 3D printed using PLA filament using 3X10mm magnets on the back. 

small holiday gift card

Holiday greeting card

Created with cardstock. 

tote bag with iron on Chambers Library UCO logo

UCO tote bag

Created with permanent vinyl. 

drawstring bag with iron on cricut logo

Linen bag

Created with permanent vinyl. 

blue vinyl snowflake on clear globe ornament

Ornament 

Created with permanent vinyl and clear globe ornament. 

i heart UCO vinyl on phone case

Phone case

Created with permanent vinyl and clear phone case.