ok so it’ll definitly take some trial and error until you feel comfortable with the cricut. I’ve had my maker for two years and still learning new things to do with it.
the official cricut youtube is a good place to start learning. they have playlists for the maker, design space, projects etc
a good tip for when you take paper off your mats, bend the mat starting on one side,the paper will start to pop off, dont try to peel the paper off the mat, it will rip or get all wavy and you dont want that.