How to Use Any Pen with Your Cricut Machine: Cricut Pens Tutorial Story

How to Use Any Pen with Your Cricut Machine

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I don’t know about you, but there have been many times I wish I could use a Sharpie or Bic marker with my Cricut machine.

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So what if I told you there was a stupid simple easy way to make almost ANY pen work with your Cricut?! Are you doing your happy dance?

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How To Use Any Pen With Your Cricut Machine

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That means you can change out the Cricut adapter for new ones that will hold a variety of different brand pens.

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Even if one of the adapters is labeled “BIC markers” to use with BIC pens, that doesn’t mean there may not be other brand pens that work with that adapter!

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I discovered that my Tombow duel brush pens work with the Uni-ball Signo adapter. Can you say, hello flawless brush calligraphy?!

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Tap the link below to read the full article or watch the tutorial video here!

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