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Start by selecting a colour of cardstock. Load it into the Cricut machine and select your template. Adjust the machine settings for your type of paper, ensuring the blade cuts cleanly without tearing.
There are a lot of things I wish I knew when I was just starting out on the Cricut, like the best settings to use, or the fact that stickers come out better and last longer when you laminate them ...