Circut Lite Cartridge Tip

A tip for using the Cricut Lite cartridges.... When I got mine, I was not sure how to pick a size for a shape.  I was not sure which was length or heigh on the images in the guide.

Here is how the guide looks: (Lacy Labels)

When choosing a size for your final cut, you want to measure the height of the image you want.  The dial size you set on the Cricut machine will be the height of the end cut image.  The height is also what the Cricut cuts across the mat, or following parallel to the machine.

 

My trick is when I hold the guide, I turn it sideways so that the images on the guide line up in the way that the Cricut cuts.  Then I choose my size on the dial.