Cricut StickerPix Adds Built-In Printing to Craft Cutting
Cricut has introduced StickerPix Print + Cut and StickerPix Print, its first crafting machines with integrated printing, designed as all-in-one systems for turning photos and other images into pre-cut stickers. The Verge
Cricut, Inc., which trades on NASDAQ under the ticker CRCT, announced both machines on September 24, 2026. The announcement came from South Jordan, Utah, and was distributed via GlobeNewswire. Cricut described the StickerPix line as its launch into a new category.
Both machines are among the smallest in Cricut's current lineup. Pricing starts at $299 for StickerPix Print + Cut and $169 for StickerPix Print. Cricut also lists a StickerPix Print + Cut Ultimate Plus Bundle at $379.00.
Cricut defines StickerPix Print + Cut as a sticker and photo printer plus cutter. It is compatible with 4x7-inch sticker sheets and 4x6-inch photo paper. Cricut describes it as a machine for creating custom-cut stickers and labels, plus photo prints, cards and invitations.
The print engine uses dye-sublimation, which uses heat to transfer dye onto the page rather than spraying liquid ink as an inkjet does. Output passes through built-in lamination intended to resist water, scratches and fading. That pairing is intended to reduce ink smear and surface wear without a separate cold-laminate step.
Cut behavior is limited by design. StickerPix Print + Cut produces kiss-cut stickers only, cutting through the top sticker layer while leaving the backing sheet intact, like a sheet of address labels. That differs from larger Cricut machines, which produce die-cut stickers cut fully through the backing paper. Kiss-cut sheets suit labels, planners and photo stickers. Full die-cut remains the domain of the larger cutters.
Cricut defines StickerPix Print as a sticker and photo printer with no cutting function. It prints directly onto pre-cut sticker sheets in circle, rectangle and square shapes. It can also print 4x6 photos. For users who do not need contour cutting, the lower-cost unit removes the cutter, motion system and associated calibration entirely.
Cricut published an official blog post titled 'Introducing Cricut StickerPix' about the launch on September 24, 2026, and its blog lists 'Meet Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut and Cricut StickerPix Print' dated September 24, 2026 as Featured News. Cricut Blog The company provides setup instructions for StickerPix Print + Cut covering unpacking, ink cartridge and material installation, and powering on. Cricut says its StickerPix machines create custom, pro-quality stickers, photo prints, labels, and more at home in minutes.
The broader context here is consolidation of a two-machine workflow. Until now, print-then-cut on Cricut hardware meant printing on a separate inkjet or laser printer, then placing that sheet on a cutter for contour cutting. Registration errors, driver color shifts and media curl between devices were left to the user to solve. By pairing dye-sublimation printing, inline lamination and kiss-cutting in one feed path, Cricut keeps color management, halftoning and cut registration under one firmware and consumables system.
In my view, the dye-sublimation choice is the detail to weigh on cost and lock-in. It avoids nozzles, head cleaning cycles and third-party ink variability, and it pairs naturally with thermal lamination. The tradeoff is dependence on proprietary donor ribbons and receptive sticker and photo media in fixed 4x6 and 4x7 formats. The two-model split is clear in use. The Print-only unit serves fixed-shape output in higher volume with less mechanical complexity, while Print + Cut adds custom contours but stops short of through-cut die-cutting. If reliability holds, that should allow faster runs of small sticker batches, labels and photo prints without maintaining two calibrated devices, which is a practical reduction in friction for households or small studios already centered on Cricut cutting.
