So far so good. I havent had any issues that werent due to myself being dumb (not using enough vinyl for the cut and it cut the mat). Ive cut vinyl for names on ornaments, made a cardstock Christmas card with cricut projects, and used the writing function with a cricut pen to add a nice message inside little cash Christmas cards for the delivery guys. All with no problems from the machine. Design space takes a little getting used to and I find it hard to figure out how to edit a text box once you placed it, but Im sure there is a way.