Second, not all types of Crayola markers work in the Cricut. I tested a few other Crayolas I had at home and most of them were too big to fit inside the Cricut pen holder. If you want to use other types of pens in your Cricut, I think it’s best to get adapters for each pen. This will prevent you from breaking the Cricut pen holder. I thought I had succeeded with the Staedtler triplus fineliner but when I closed the clamp, it bounced off!! However, there is a caveat! If your Cricut is still under warranty and you break the pen holder (the clamp A) using a product other than a Cricut product, Cricut may well refuse to replace it. So be very vigilant! First, I need to tell you right away that these markers will work for the Cricut Explore and Maker families. Unfortunately, the Cricut Joy doesn’t have the same pen holder so I can’t include it in this test.

If you use standard SVG cut files or standard fonts to draw with your Cricut, you’ll end up with a double line. Still, the Crayola marker gave more detailed writing for the smaller font than the Cricut pen. You can see it on the smallest “d” of Wanderlust.I tested several other markers I had at home thanks to my daughter who really likes pens and markers!

No matter which marker you use, if the chosen design or font contains very close lines, you’ll need a fine tip like Cricut 0.4. Other markers It is therefore necessary to determine how high to place the marker. For this, I use washi tape to mark first the height of the Cricut pen in clamp A. Then, by pressing the two markers side by side on a sheet of paper, I add washi tape to the Crayola marker, at the same height as the one on the Cricut pen.What a bargain!! I've never seen my 20 year old daughter get so excited as she did when she realised the crayola section in our romford hobby craft were in the sale. If you’ve tried other pens, markers or pencils that work in the Cricut, leave it to me in the comments!