Cricut has launched the Cricut Joy Xtra™, one of the company’s newest cutting machines, in South Africa today, 25 October. Designed to help makers create the most popular projects, like full-colour stickers, custom cards, and T-shirts, this new cutting machine works with more than 50 materials with the precision and quality known of the Cricut brand.
Key Features of Cricut Joy Xtra™:
- Expanded project capabilities – Make projects up to 21.5 centimetres x 27.9 centimetres on a machine mat and up to 4 feet long with Smart Materials. With Cricut Joy Xtra™, make a wide range of personalised projects in minutes like stickers, T-shirts, labels, vinyl decals, and gift tags.
- Print Then Cut – Precisely cut around images printed by your inkjet printer to create full-colour stickers and more.
- Cuts 50+ materials – Eliminate the need for scissors with the ability to precisely cut over 50 materials like vinyl, iron-on, printable materials, and cardstock.
- Foils, writes, and draws – Work with the Cricut Joy Foil Transfer Tool and Cricut Joy pens and markers. With Cricut Joy Xtra™, foil, write, and draw in a variety of fonts, styles, and line weights.
Inspire and Empower Makers
Get ready to elevate your creativity with the highly anticipated Cricut Joy Xtra™. This fits-in-any-space, looks-good-anywhere smart cutting machine is a must-have for every creative enthusiast. With its sleek, eye-catching design, the Cricut Joy Xtra™ packs the company’s favourite features into a compact size that’s reliable and easy to take anywhere. The Cricut Joy Xtra™ delivers massive crafting potential, making it easier than ever to make anything from stickers to vinyl cuts but just slightly bigger and with game-changing consumables.
“Our mission with the Cricut platform is to inspire and empower makers,” said Ashish Arora, Cricut CEO. “We have more than eight million members who discover, make, and share their creations with one another, and they bring their designs to life through our platform with innovations like Create Sticker.”
“We knew there was a need for a feature-rich machine in a more compact size,” said Michelle Fishberg, Cricut VP of Global Product Management. “Cricut Joy Xtra™ was created to make our most beloved projects — custom T-shirts, full-colour stickers, and more — in just a few easy steps, even for those who don’t have a lot of space to devote to making.”
Bundle of Joy
The Cricut Joy Xtra™ is available as a Starter Bundle containing everything you need to get making:
- Cricut Joy Xtra™ Machine
- Premium Fine Point Blade + Housing
- 0.4 Fine Point Black Pen
- Cricut Mini Weeder
- Materials for practice cuts
- Free trial subscription to Cricut Access™ (for new subscribers)
- Cricut Joy Xtra™ Light Grip Cutting Mat
- Cricut™ Printable Iron-On™ for Light Fabrics
- Cricut™ Printable Waterproof Sticker Set, White
- Cricut Joy Xtra Smart Iton-On™, Elegance Sampler
- Cricut Joy Xtra Smart Vinyl™, Classics Sampler
- Cricut Joy Xtra™ Transfer Tape
Pricing and Availability
Cricut Joy Xtra™ is available today at participating South African retailers Takealot and Waltons. Priced at R 4,999, stocks are limited on launch.
For additional details on Cricut Joy Xtra™, including technical specifications, materials, tools, and accessories, please visit Cricut.com.