Friday, February 19, 2010

February Sales, News and Updates

Sales
Walgreens.com has 4x6 prints for 12 cents each through February 20th. The code is PRINT12.
Hobby Lobby has 30% off all Cricut accessories through February 20th (does not include machines, cartridges or Gypsy).
AC Moore has cartridges for $49.99 through February 20th.

Crops
Memories in the Making will be holding a "Cupcake Crop" March 12-14. I'll be there and I am designing some fun make n takes for the crop. Check out their blog at http://memoriesinthemakingcrops.blogspot.com.

Cartridges
It's the third Thursday of the month, so Cricut announced new cartridges today and will be discontinuing some old ones. The new cartridges are: Give a Hoot, Just Because Cards, Preserves, and Straight from the Nest. They will all be available in mid-March; Straight from the Nest will only be available from HSN. The cartridges being discontinued are: Blackletter, Christmas, Sans Serif and Street Sign.

Design Studio and Gypsy Updates
A new update is available for Design Studio. This is a font update that adds the cartridges Give a Hoot, Just Because Cards, Preserves, and Straight from the Nest, along with cartridges from the January update (Cake Basics and Once Upon a Princess. Get the Design Studio Update here. The Gypsy update adds the same cartridges. Get the update by running your Gypsy Sync software on your computer. Get the details of the update here.

February/March Class Schedule

The class schedule on the right side of my blog has been updated for February and March. The Cricut Character Class is this Sunday and you can now bring your character cartridges and paper and make any character you want, not just Mickey Mouse. There's a new class for March called "Party Decorations with Cricut" where I'll show you how to use your Cricut to create a great party out of paper.

 February/March Schedule
Cricut Character Cartridges - $25
Learn how to use your Character Cartridges. We will make a giant character and scrapbook page and learn tips for using your character cartridges, cutting out the pieces and putting them together.
NOTE: You will need a 12x24 inch mat and a Cricut Expression machine for the giant character.
PRE-REQUISITE: Creating with Cricut class.
Level: Intermediate
Sun. February 21, 2-5pm at AC Moore. Call AC Moore on Harbison Blvd. (Columbia, SC) at 407-5242 to register.

Party Decorations with Cricut - $25
Learn how to use your Cricut to make themed party decorations like banners, invitations, cards, centerpieces, and more. For our final project we will make a banner.
PRE-REQUISITE: Creating with Cricut class.
Level: Intermediate
Sun. March 7, 2-5pm at AC Moore. Call AC Moore on Harbison Blvd. (Columbia, SC) at 407-5242 to register

Creating with Cricut - $30
You will learn all of the basics of the Cricut machine (Original and Expression) as well as how to get the most out of your cartridges in this hands-on class. We will make a scrapbook layout for our final project.
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Sun. March 28, 2-5pm at AC Moore. Call AC Moore on Harbison Blvd. (Columbia, SC) at 407-5242 to register

Party Decoration with Cricut Class Description

Learn how use your Cricut to make themed party decorations like banners, invitations, cards, centerpieces, and more. For our final project we will make a banner.

Pre-Requisite: Creating with Cricut class.
Level: Intermediate
Class fee - $25
Class size limited to 12
Look in the right menu for class schedule.
Call AC Moore on Harbison Blvd. (Columbia, SC) at 407-5242 to register.
Download Class Supply List