Cricut Pens are a great find for those who wish to use their Cricut for writing or creating hand-drawn images on their projects. They also work beautifully without Cricut machine and can be used like any other pen. Today, I am going to spend just a few minutes talking about the Cricut pens that are currently available, how they can be used, and how to load them into the Cricut machine.
In the video above, I take five minutes to show you the types of pens you can purchase for your Cricut Machine. Most of the items in my craft space are duel purpose, so I like to use most of my Cricut pens for everyday doodling and drawing also. There are quite a few pens available on the website right now, and it can be difficult to decide which ones you really need, so let me help you out by telling you what each of these pens is designed for.
Fine Point Pens
Cricut’s Fine Point Pens are usually a 0.4 tip and can write and draw with any Cricut Explore machines. These pens come in a varity of colors and are water-based, acid-free, nontoxic, and are permanent after dry. If you have these pens, you will see an “F” at the base of the pen identifying it as a FINE point pen.
Extra Fine Point Pens
This tips on these pens are exactly as described. The extra fine point is 0.3 and like the fine point pens they are water-based, acid-free, nontoxic, and permanent after dry. These are some of my favorite for doodling and drawing detailed images. If you have these pens, you will see an “XF” at the base of the pen identifying it as a EXTRA FINE point pen.
Gel Pens
Gel Pens, Glitter Gel Pens, and Milky Gel Pens all fall under this category. The Gel pens are a 1.0 that draw with silky-smooth gel ink. Glitter Gel pens are 0.8 pens with glitter gel and the Milky Gel Pens are 1.0 silky-smooth milky gel ink. Each one is a little different, and provide you with smooth free flowing lines when you write or draw. If you have these pens, you will see an “G”, “GG” or “MG” at the base of the pen identifying them as a gel pen.
Infusible Ink Pens & Freehand Markers
There are two types of infusible ink pens. The Ink Pens & Markers are designed to use in your Cricut Explore machine to draw images that can be transferred onto your project. The Freehand markers are made to allow you to use your creative brain to draw onto printer paper, then transfer the image using a heat-press. Both require the use of infusible ink blanks and an EasyPress.
These are just a few of the pen types available. When you visit the Cricut website, you will also find Metallics, Calligraphy Pens, Markers, and more, but the ones listed above are the most commonly used in my craft space. Not only have I used them for writing and drawing with my machine, they also come in handy when I am writing in my scrapbooks and cards.
Now that you know a little more about these wonderful Cricut accessories, you can go choose the colors you need for your next project. If you own a Cricut Explore One, you will need to also grab yourself an Accessory Adapter to use the pens.
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