CHA Saturday: PC Make-n-Takes & the Gala

Hello again Everyone!!

PC has some really cool make-n-takes!

The images are from the new Imagine Buccaneers cartridge.

Sue from PC is teaching the cupcake make-n-takes... yummy!

New binder from Provo Craft!

Angela, Myrel and I are working with Picture Keeper at this show too... LOVE this product!!

Fun contest for everyone at CHA...

Going to the CONGA ROOM at LA Live for Provo Craft's Gala!

Waiting for the Gala to start

My loot from the first day... make-n-takes and Cricut Plushies!!

Cricut CRAFT ROOM videos are uploading now, so I will post them tonight!  I've got more fun giveaways too!

Creatively yours,

Tammy

CHA SATURDAY: Expression 2

Hello Everyone!!

Wow!  Saturday was a whirlwind! CHA Winter 2011 kicked off with a ribbon cutting ceremony... love those huge Fiskars scissors!

INTRODUCING the new 5yr Anniversary CRICUT EXPRESSION 2!!

I really had alot of fun playing with the new Cricut Expression 2!  I made a few short videos to hopefully answer all of your questions...

General Overview of the new E2:



WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE EXPRESSION AND THE NEW E2?



WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE E2?



WHERE CAN YOU GET AN EXPRESSION 2?



THE BEST FEATURE EVER!!!



Robyn (My Pink Stamper) and Jinger teaching a scrapbook layout class with the cricut!

Guess what today's prize is!?  Yes.... it's a cute little CRICUT PLUSHY!!!  He was the Cricut collectible for the CHA Winter 2011 show.

Don't forget that I am also giving away:

**CREATE-A-CRITTER Cricut Cartridge

**PERSONALIZED GYPSY BAG

Make sure you are a follower (I'm almost to 3000!) and leave a comment... all winners will be announced on Friday, February 4th.  Come back tomorrow!!  I've got some great videos of the new CRICUT CRAFT ROOM and more fun prizes!!

Don't forget to check out my roomies blogs for even more fun pictures from CHA!!  Robyn has the BEST video from last nights GALA... it is hilarious, so be prepared to ROTFLOL!!

Robyn - www.mypinkstamper.com
Karlee - www.karleekrafts.com
Courtney - www.courtscrafts.blogspot.com


Creatively yours,

Tammy

CHA FRIDAY: Cricut Circle Crop

The circle crop was soooo much fun!  We got to meet-up with all of our cricut circle sisters and see new product being released!!  I can't spill the beans just yet (not til after 10am this morning!), but you guys are gonna freak out!  Wow... I love how innovative Provo Craft is and is always thinking of 'what's next'!

Robyn and Karlee arrived today, so our 'condo gang' is complete!  We slipped away for lunch and took a few pictures there...

Our second event of the day was the WELCOME RECEPTION... snacks and mingling. 

Had to get a photo with Marilyn Monroe!  She was a hoot and is definitely NOT a Dallas Cowboys fan!! LOL!!

Then, Myrel, Angela and I finished the day off with a later dinner on Sunset Blvd!  That area was so cool!

What a long day!!  Myrel needed a little help taking her boots off!

OUR BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TODAY IS:

TERESA COLLINS IS COMING TO TEACH AT OUR TEXAS CRICUT STAMPEDE!!!!  SOOOOO... EXCITED!!!

STAY TUNED FOR MORE!

Sightseeing in LA

Hello Everyone!

Thursday started out great for Angela, Myrel and I! We had a wonderful drive through the hills of Hollywood and visited the Griffith Observatory.





Well... that is where it all started going wrong...

You see, the observatory was crowded and we decided to tuck our purses under the seats in our locked rental car instead of risking then getting snatched off our arms in the crowd of tourists. But, apparently someone was watching us as we did this and they broke into our car and stole our purses.

We were inside the observatory for only 30 minutes!  Thank goodness, because we were able to call our banks and credit card companies and freeze our accounts almost immediately.  We are grateful that the car did not get stolen and we are grateful that we weren't hurt in any way.  I just hope that the man that did this really enjoys my brand new Vera Bradley purse and accessories!!!  Myrel feels the same way about her Brighton purse!

So today's prize is in honor of our stolen purses... Myrel makes these adorable purses for you gypsy.  She gave me one as a gift and my gypsy and cords 'were' in it.  Now, my gypsy is sitting on my nightstand... because the gypsy bag is now my purse for the rest of this trip.

Isn't it so cute?!

Post a comment on this post and I will draw a winner next week for this adorable gypsy bag!  Of course, it will have your name on it, not mine!  LOL!  For those who really want one of these bags... they are $17.50 +sh and that includes your name on it.  Contact myrelf@aol.com and she will take your order!

Keep an eye on my facebook (Tammy Skinner) tomorrow because I will be uploading video there first thing in the morning!  And check out my roommate's blogs for fun posts about our crazy day together today!

Robyn - http://www.mypinkstamper,com/

Karlee - http://www.karleeskrafts.com/

Courtney - http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com/

Have a great weekend everyone!

Tammy

CHA in LA: We have arrived!

Hello from Sunny Los Angeles!!!

My team, Angela, Myrel and I are here!! We flew in yesterday and got all settled in last night! Boy are we excited about CHA!!

We really wanted to come out here and experience LA, so we grouped together with Robyn (MY PINK STAMPER), Karlee (KARLEE'S KRAFTS) and Courtney (COURT'S CRAFTS) and I found us a condo off Sunset Blvd to rent for the week!!  Let me tell you it is awesome!!  Best part... because we are splitting it between the six of us... it is cheaper than staying in a convention hotel in a not so safe part of town!















Watch all of our blogs for TONS of info from CHA this week!  Wait until you see what Provo Craft has in store for this year's show!!  WARNING:  When we all get together, we have a tendency to get a little silly and revert back to our college days (LOL!), so it might get a little crazy this week!  But, we plan to share our entire experience with you... so, for those who wanted to come but can't... these posts are for YOU!  I will also be updating my FACEBOOK, so 'friend' me (Tammy Skinner) for even more details!

Let's get started with some CHA INFORMATION:

This year at CHA Provo Craft nominated four products to the Innovation Product Showcase. Yudu CardShop is currently listed among the top 20 new products and the winners will be announced at the show. We are very proud of Yudu CardShop and look forward to demonstrating it and showing it off this year at CHA.


All four of our nominated products will be highlighted on CHA TV – Cricut Imagine, Cricut Cake Mini, YourStory Photo and Yudu CardShop. CHA will be webcasting the hottest products live from the Show floor for 2 hours a day. CHA-TV is a free webcast portal for the craft & hobby industry. Two-time Emmy Award winner and CHA’s National Spokesperson Terri O will be conducting the daily interviews from 11 am – 12 pm and 1 pm – 2 pm PT live from the CHA-TV Broadcast booth on the Show floor. You'll need to download the free CHA-TV Facebook app at http://apps.facebook.com/craftandhobby or view it live on the web at http://www.linqto.com/rooms/craftandhobby/.

I also have GIVEAWAYS for everyday this week!!  Today's GIVEAWAY is a CREATE-A-CRITTER Cricut Cartridge.  Leave a comment.... all of this week's winners will be announced next Friday, February 4th!  

WINNER: PLAYTIME Cricut Cartridge

Happy Monday Everyone!

So excited because we will be in Los Angelos this week for CHA!  Lots to do to get ready, so let's start by announcing the winner of the PLAYTIME cartridge:

Gramjak said...
Tammy, your card is wonderful, as always, and I NEED this cart to make LOs for our 7-year old DGD. What awesome activities! Our Walmarts never have it in stock, and it would be super great to have it to use at the Stampede!


January 21, 2011 8:14 AM

WooHoo!  Gramjak!  Email me at cc.ladybug@yahoo.com and I will get this cartridge in the mail to you tomorrow!  I have lots of packages to mail tomorrow!!

I'll be back later tonight with more HELLO THURSDAY previews!

Creatively yours,

Tammy

Cosmo Cricket Design Team!

WOW! I made the top ten contenders list for COSMO CRICKET'S DT!! Thanks to everyone who voted for me! Now the voting begins again! Please click on the link (COSMO CRICKET) and cast your vote, the poll is in the right hand column. I'd love it if you would vote for me... however, there are some awesome ladies in the top 10 and I want you to vote for who you think will do the best job. I just love some of the layouts they have posted!!!

Here are two projects that I made with Cosmo Cricket's 'Jolly By Golly' Christmas line:


                                         CHRISTMAS CARD HOLDER

Everything was cut with my cricut.  I layered the Cosmo Cricket cardstock on top of cereal box chipboard.  "Season Greetings" is from the CHRISTMAS Solutions cricut cartridge.

Tada!  The cards are held by clothespins that were attached to the back. 

I love to take tons of pictures, so sometimes I have to come up with creative ways to get them all on my scrapbook pages.  lol  Below I attached a mini book that I had made to my scrapbook page.

I love all the embellishments that Cosmo Cricket has to match their lines.  They make crafting so easy.

The pages of the book and the snowflakes were all cut with my cricut.

I loved the colors of this paper line.

Thanks again to everyone who voted for me!!!

FLORALS EMBELLISHED: Motherly Phrases 1-10

Hello Everyone!

This month's cartridges are so awesome... seriously!  I had a hard time deciding which ones to work on first.  But, I narrowed it down to the FLORALS EMBELLISHED Cricut Cartridge. 

Why did I choose FLORALS EMBELLISHED?  Well, because I think that this cartridge will be dismissed at first glance by alot of people.  So, my goal is to show you the 'secrets' of this cartridge... the PHRASES!!

Have you noticed that the handbooks are looking a little different these days?  This is a full cartridge with BASE images, LAYER 1 images, LAYER 2 images, SILHOUETTE images, SILHOUETTE BLACKOUT images, PHRASE images and SHADOW images.  My favorite feature of the new handbook design is the little keypad that is right below the flower image... it shows you where on the keypad this particular image is.  Now that is awesome... especially for this cartridge!

Now for the PHRASES...  I'm not sure why Provo Craft named this cartridge "FLORALS EMBELLISHED" because I would have called it "ALL ABOUT MOTHER".  All the phrases are for cards or layouts that you would make about your mother.  Below is just the top row of the keypad, images 1 - 10.

Flower Phrase 1

Flower Phrase 2

Flower Phrase 3

Flower Phrase 4

Flower Phrase 5

Flower Phrase 6

Flower Phrase 7

Flower Phrase 8

Flower Phrase 9

Flower Phrase 10

Now for a one page layout that I made using two of the phrases above.

Below is a sample of the SILHOUETTE feature.  So, don't be afraid of all the layers on the base images because you can cut the same image in only two cuts! 

But I have to say... even though this flower (Flower 7 cut at 4.5") has EIGHT layers... it wasn't difficult and I love the finished look.  I definitely would not recommend cutting them at small sizes though. 

This "I LOVE YOU MOM" phrase was under the same key as the

flower above... I liked how the flower shapes are the same.

"WITH ALL MY HEART" is Flower Phrase 8 and would

work with several of the phrases.

Well, I will have more for you tomorrow!  Don't forget that I am giving away a PLAYTIME Cricut Cartridge on Monday!  Just make sure you are a follower (I'm almost to 3000!) and leave a comment!  Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check on Robyn's projects... she is giving away a set of her awesome stamps with each post! 

ROBYN:  http://www.mypinkstamper.com/



Creatively yours!

Tammy