How to Find Cricut Cut Files
Scrapbooking has become quite the craft lover's sensation over the past few years, and Cricut has taken scrapbooking to a whole new level with its Expression and accompanying design cartridges. Most of the work done with Cricut is done through .cut files, and many scrapbookers have been creating .cut files and uploading them to the Web for public use. These files are easy to find and will add much life to your scrapbook and to your scrapbooking experience.
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Open your favorite Internet browser, where you will type ".cut files" into the search field. Click 'Search.' Searching through Google usually turns up some pretty good places to visit, one that is user-friendly and easy to navigate.
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Click on any one of the resulting links. These links may take you to blog sites that scrapbookers have set up themselves or that are dedicated to finding .cut files. Many of the folks offering these .cut files make them just for sharing--and for personal use, of course, so you can feel relatively confident that the files are not corrupt.
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Peruse the .cut files and easily download the ones that you want to use. Most of the sites offering free .cut files will have a digital photo of something scrapbookers made using that particular file, and they will have an image of the file itself. This way you can decide if that pattern is right before you download it, which saves you a great deal of time not having to open each file you download to see if it's something you like.
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Tips & Warnings
Take a look at blogs, as they are really the best places to find .cut files. There are now, however, specialized sites emerging that 'stock' .cut files on a regular basis.
Have an idea of what you're looking for before you search for .cut files. This will save you time searching and give you more time to scrapbook.
Attend scrapbooking meetings in your area; these meetings are a great way to access .cut files and to meet new scrapbooking friends.
Visit Cricut lovers guide to Design Studio, which is a blog dedicated to Design Studio and provides step by step tutorials for downloading .cut files.
Always use your best judgment when downloading any files from an unknown source. Most people who share .cut files are not out to damage your computer, but you should always scan any file you plan to download, just to be sure.
Never exchange personal identity information in exchange for .cut files.
