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"This is a great reference item to utilize when you are doing Cricut work. I keep it at my Cricut table." - Angela O.
ShortCUTS is a giant collection of tips, tricks, secrets, hacks, and hidden features of Cricut cutting machines. This collection covers Cricut and crafting with Cricut-friendly materials like paper, vinyl, metal, wood, and fabric.
I gathered these ShortCUTS from my personal experience as a professional designer, blogger, and YouTuber, as well as from my most wonderful team and amazing crafter community. This collection represents years of accumulated knowledge and experience!
And good news if you're eager to start NOW. This e-book is instantly available to you as a digital download as soon as you purchase -- no waiting around!
"Great book!"
"Always look it up when I’m in doubt about what I’m doing or how to do something. Worth the money and would definitely recommend it." -- Lorraine K.
This guide is absolutely beginner-friendly! You do not need to know every Cricut feature, tool, or material setting before you start.
Cricut ShortCUTS is designed to help you learn the little tips and tricks that make Cricut crafting easier, faster, and less frustrating. You can start with the Top 25 Tips, print your favorite pages, and keep them near your Cricut so you have quick help when you need it.
Then this guide becomes a time-saver.
Even experienced Cricut crafters waste time looking for tools, loading extra mats, choosing settings, cleaning up tiny scraps, or trying to remember that one trick that worked last time.
Cricut ShortCUTS brings those practical tips together in one easy-to-use guide so you can craft faster, waste less material, and get better results without digging through tutorials or trying to remember everything on your own.
No, Cricut ShortCUTS and the Cricut Survival Guide serve different purposes.
Cricut ShortCUTS is a tips, tricks, hacks, and hidden features guide. It helps you craft faster, smarter, and with better results by showing you helpful ways to save time, make supplies last longer, work with mats and vinyl, use Cricut Design Space more confidently, and avoid common frustrations.
The Cricut Survival Guide is a troubleshooting guide. It is designed for the moments when something has already gone wrong and you need to figure out what to try first.
A simple way to think about it is:
Cricut ShortCUTS helps you craft smarter before and during your project.
The Cricut Survival Guide helps you troubleshoot when your project is not working.
Many crafters will find both helpful: ShortCUTS for easier everyday crafting, and the Survival Guide for those “why isn’t this working?” moments.
No, Cricut ShortCUTS and the Cricut Coach Playbook are different.
The Cricut Coach Playbook is about learning how to do specific things in Cricut Design Space. It walks you through common Design Space tasks and techniques step by step.
Cricut ShortCUTS is more of a quick-reference guide filled with helpful Cricut tips, tricks, hacks, and hidden features. It covers more than just Design Space, including Cricut machines, mats, tools, vinyl, paper, materials, assembly, and smarter ways to craft.
If you want step-by-step help learning Design Space tasks, the Playbook is a great fit.
If you want practical shortcuts that help you save time, waste less material, and get better results while crafting, Cricut ShortCUTS is the guide you’ll reach for.
Immediately! As soon as you complete your purchase, you’ll get instant digital access to Cricut ShortCUTS so you can start using it right away.
And during this limited-time offer, you’ll also get instant access to the Cricut Project Rescue Kit bonus!
The Cricut Project Rescue Kit is a printable quick-fix companion to Cricut ShortCUTS.
It was created for those moments when a Cricut project starts going wrong and you need a simple place to start before wasting more time or materials.
Inside, you’ll find quick-fix charts, cutting rescue help, mat rescue tips, vinyl rescue help, workflow planning pages, material setting trackers, test-cut trackers, project rescue notes, and printable reminder cards you can keep near your Cricut.
This bonus is included free when you get Cricut ShortCUTS, but only during this limited-time relaunch offer.
Yes! Cricut ShortCUTS was last updated in June 2026 with even more tips, tricks, and improvements to help you get better results with your Cricut! It's designed to be an ever-evolving Cricut reference, which means it will be continuously updated as needed. And you can download FREE updates to it for its lifetime!
"I am an absolute beginner and your ShortCuts have been so very helpful. I have now achieved loading & cutting SVGs for a project with ease. Keep going with what you do! Awesome" -- Kathleen H.
Cricut® ShortCUTS is copyright 2019-2026 by JenniferMaker® LLC. All rights reserved. Cricut® and Cricut Design Space® are registered trademarks of Provo Craft. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.