16 new cartridges... lots more classes coming!

We didn't have classes through the holidays and since our last classes in November, there have been 16 new cartridges that have come out!!! I am busy at work putting together a series of preview classes.

So a sneak peek... isn't is pretty?

Retirement Book

I have begun preparations this week on upcoming classes in February. Wild Card is coming up and will be AWESOME! Also this week, I had fun playing with Your Story. I made a book for my retiring coworker. Your Story has pre-printed pages that look like scrapbook pages. All you have to do is add pictures and bind in a book. It turned out great!

Happy New Year!

So did you all have a wonderful Christmas? I have to say, not much to complain about for me. Things went smoothly for the most part. Everyone was assigned their person to buy for. This year we were got Chris' brother, Jarum, and his family. My sister-in-law always says she is "made of awesome"....... so I whipped out my yudu and got to work designing her a t-shirt. Turned out cute, huh?
I am totally excited for the new year! More beautiful projects to make, more time laughing with the ladies! Happy New Year to all! Love, Jill

Lots of fun projects and updates classes

The last couple months have been insanely busy, so I have been terrible about posting. You can rest assured that though I have not been posting, my projects have continued. We have scheduled our next few months of classes, and here are a few of the fun things I've been working on:

Fist I have to say, THE GYPSY is AWESOME! I have been having tons of fun using the gypsy to create lots of designs for screen printing. I busted out my Yudu and cut shapes designed on the gypsy out of vinyl. Then I stuck the vinyl to the yudu screen and screen printed through. The designs turned out great. I can't show you them all... I'll save some designs for after Christmas.

Another thing I discovered that is awesome... Your Story. I know this is starting to feel like a Provo Craft commercial. And that I promise, is not my intention... However, Your Story, is a Book Binder and Laminator. I made this book for my nephew for Christmas and since he doesn't go on the Internet, I thought it would be safe to post. I already have a laminator, but the cool thing about this one is that it laminates 12"x 12" pages. The book binding feature is really neat.
A product you need to watch for. If you are local, head into MFTM ASAP... they have every color. ON a previous post, I had talked about Smooch Inks. They now have Smooth SPRAY! It is so cool. It is a shimmery spray that you spray on cardstock and whatever you want. Check it out! I love it.
Now check the right for upcoming class dates. Sign up and save a spot.

Stretch Your Imagination

These are pictures from the recent Stretch Your Imagination class we did. This is a class that no matter how many times we do it, it always fills up. Fun cartridge.

One of our new favorite things at the store is Smooch Inks. We keep finding fun uses for it. Look at these pictures:

Past, Present, and Future Fun!

Yesterday we had the "Ghoulish Paper Dolls" class. These are the projects we did. After class, Teran and I tackled the Yudu. Have I ever mentioned that Provo Craft has got to be the worst at directions? I ordered the Yudu months ago, but had not done anything except look at it cross-eyed. I must say, it was a little intimidating. Once I delved in and did it a couple times, I realized that it is not as hard as it looks. There are some definite tricks to it though and once you get those tricks down, it is easy. We made a T-shirt that I hope to give away at our holiday open house on November 7th. I will be doing a demo of the yudu at the open house and will give a special deal to anyone that pre-orders that day. Also, as a reward for purchasing your yudu through us, I will give you a personal tutorial on how to master the yudu. BEAT THAT, Michaels!
Bytheway, if you have not already done so, mark your calendars for November 7th because the store is having big giveaways and fun make & takes. I will have the Yudu there for demo that day and will offer and special deal to anyone that pre-orders one. As a reminder, there are only a couple spots in the Cartridge Preview class on 11/4/09. We still have a few spots in Tinkerbell for this Wednesday. This is one of the 2 layouts we will be making.Hope you are having lots of Cricut fun! Hope to see you soon!

New Preview Class Scheduled 11/4/09

We just added another class today! Mark your calendars for November 4th to preview all 4 new cartridges we received: Everyday Paper Dolls, Winter Woodland, Sweethearts, and From My Kitchen. This will be a Make & Take class. You will make a 12x12 layout from each of the cartridges. This is a great opportunity to "try it before you buy it" and see the books inside. We are very excited about these carts. Sign up to save your spot right away!