The Cricut Personal Electronic Cutter is a portable machine that cuts letters, shapes, and phrases at the touch of a button. Without the need for a computer, the Cricut machine can cut characters from 1 inch up to 5-1/2 inches tall and 11-1/2 inches wide from a variety of materials, including vellum, paper, cardstock, and vinyl. The Cricut machine uses small, lightweight cartridges to cut complete font or shape sets. The machine is easy to use, simply place your paper on the cutting mat, load it into the machine, insert your cartridge, make your cutting selection, and press cut. Users can even control the size and the style of the cut with the machine's simple controls. This portable cutter weighs only 9 pounds and has a handle for convenient transportation. The Cricut Personal Electronic Cutter comes bundled with the George and Basic Shapes cartridge, 1 6 by 12 inch cutting mat, 1 power adapter, and user manuals. Measures 17-4/5 by 9-2/3 by 12-8/9 inches.