Okay, so I got tired of cutting my projects too far down from the top and too far over from the left, so I took one of these chopping mats I got from Dollar (25) Tree (2 for $1.25) and made myself a nice, sturdy top-and-left guide.

To be clear, it's not the Cricut Maker 3. It's the Cricut Maker 3 operator! ??

As my dad would say, “You gotta whole college degree, and you can't figure out simple stuff. Um, um, um. Bless your heart.” ?