If you need to cut a thick material, you'll need a Cricut Deep Cut blade and housing which costs $30 (£22; converted about AU$30). There are also other types of blades designed for certain projects.

The Cricut Explore should be available on Amazon and in stores as of March 15th, priced at US$299. It can be seen in use in the video below. Source: Cricut via Gizmodo ...

So in addition to the 100+ materials that the Explore 3 cuts, which includes different textured vinyls, cardstock, sticker paper, heat-transfer vinyl, Cricut's Infusible Ink, and foil transfers ...