Friday, April 16, 2010

Hello Thursday!

It is the 3rd Thursday of the month, so Cricut sent the Hello Thursday! newsletter. Instead of announcing new cartridges, Cricut showed a sneak peek of images from upcoming cartridges. It looks like there may be cartridges on extreme sports, home improvement, cutesy food with faces, rocker girl with pink skulls and things, spa day, farming, halloween and Christmas.
They did announce the retirement of Printing Press and Paper Pups. These will be added to the Graveyard post.

Cricut also announced Cricut Companions Cuttlebug-Cuttlebug embossing folders to match Cricut cartridges. There will be folders for Once Upon a Princess, Robotz, Heritage, Sentimentals, Create a Critter and Preserves.

Not in the newsletter, but I saw posted on other blogs that there will be a Pixar Toy Story Cartridge. No expected date announced.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

April/May Schedule

Here's the April/May schedule of classes at AC Moore in Harbison. I'll also be teaching at a crop this weekend and there's a new Fabric class in May.

If you are interested in the classes or swarms, please call AC Moore at 407-5242 or register in the store. Make sure you get your class supply list or click on the class in the Class Schedule on the right to access the class description and supply list (I am still working on the info for the new Fabric class).

I am also teaching Gypsy Basics at the Memories in the Making/Croppin' in Columbia "How My Garden Grows" crop this Saturday, April 17, from 2-5pm. If you would like to register, please contact them at memoriesinthemakingcrops@gmail.com or call Shannon at 803-865-3995 and also let me know that you have registered. Please bring your machine, Gypsy and tools (the supply list is available on my blog). You can also stop by to shop their booth or the other vendors' booths. The crop is at St. Martin in the Fields Church, 5220 Clemson Avenue, Columbia, SC 29206. Check out their blog at http://memoriesinthemakingcrops.blogspot.com/.

AC Moore Schedule

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. April 18, 2-5pm
Sun. May 30, 2-5pm

Gypsy Basics - $30
Learn how to use the Gypsy handheld device with your Cricut machine. You will learn how to weld words together, cut words or images out of the middle of shapes, and make an object outline. We will make a scrapbook layout for our final project.
Sun. April 25, 2-5pm

Cutting Fabric with Cricut - $30
This hands-on class will teach you how to cut fabric with your Cricut. Class price includes fabric and project materials.
Sun. May 23, 2-5pm

Sales

Walgreens.com has 4x6 prints 50 for $5 through April 17th. The code is SNAP50.


Michael's has cartridges for 29.99 and 39.99 through April 17th.


A little birdie told me that AC Moore will have cartridges for $39.99 starting on Sunday and they will have some of the new cartridges (Give a Hoot, Just Because Cards, Once Upon a Princess, Create a Critter, Robotz, Nursery Rhymes).

Cricut Cake Debut

The Cricut Cake machine debuted today at 12am on HSN. It is today's special at $384.95 (regularly $429.95). They also have some of the new Cake cartridges and a tool kit. You can watch it on HSN at 12am, 12pm, 4pm and 7pm today or go to http://www.hsn.com/todays-special_xh.aspx?ocm=todspc&cm_re=billboard1*ts*slide1.