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Are there any images that come on the Cricut Expression besides the ones in a cartridge?

Hey, another craft question for those who have a Cricut Expression-

I am getting ready to purchase the "as seen on TV" Cricut expression bundle, It comes with 2 cartridges and a bunch of other things.

My question is- Are there any images that come on the Cricut alone? or do you have to have a cartridge to get any images from it at all? Thanks so much!

The Cricut Machine is a cartridge based system. It does not have any images loaded into the machine.

The Design Studio software (sold seperately) lets you take the images on the cartridges and make them your own. You can rotate them, skew them or even weld them together to make one big design. The Software does not load any images onto any cartridges or load them onto the machine. With the software you can see and design with all the cartridges that cricut has but you can only cut with the cartridges you own. You have to have the cartridge loaded into the machine to cut with the Design Studio Software.

The Gypsy is basically a portable design studio. You can load the cartridges you own onto it but again you can't cut with a cartridge unless you own and have loaded that cartridge onto the Gypsy.

There are third party softwares that let you take fonts and shapes from your computer and cut them with your cricut. They are not endorsed by cricut and cricut does not encourage you to buy them. I do own one and love it! I still buy cartridge too though. These softwares do not load the images onto your cricut either so you do need to have your cricut plugged into your computer each time you use any of the above mentioned softwares.

So simply put:
Are there any images that come on the Cricut alone? : No
do you have to have a cartridge to get any images from it at all?: Yes

Cricut Cricut/Gypsy Bundle $527.99 This Cricut/Gypsy bundle will fuel your card-making creativity. Design with the Gypsy then connect to the Cricut to cut shapes and letters for scrapbooking, paper crafting, school projects, home d?cor and more.

Cricut 12x12 Magnet Material $8.15 Imagine what could be done with magnets cut using Cricut designs! A super idea for schools, refrigerators, games, and decor. For use with the Cricut, Cricut Create, and the Cricut Expression (each sold separately).