Christmas Vinyl Decor Class

Alrighty, so I'm not always the most punctual person in the room. Here's a look at the projects I'll be teaching at this week's Christmas Vinyl Decor class on Thursday, November 12th here at my home in Rocklin, CA. The class is nearly full, but there are still 3 or 4 openings.

All of these projects were made with the Christmas solutions cartridge, which is gorgeous and elegant. But I'm a total Christmas nut, so I just have to gush about all of the Christmas and Winter carts that Provo Craft has put out. I used vinyl to create the decorative tile, as well as touches of Stickles and rhinestones. You could display this tile on a sofa table or shelf, and switch it out with a new one every month or season - how fun would that be?!?!

The glasses and candle holders were done with vinyl and glass etching cream. Wow, the gift possibilities are endless. (In the class, you'll choose 1 glass project - either the glasses or the candle holders.)

And then the Santa's Sleigh will be a project to cut out in the class and then take home to put it on your wall. It would be fabulous over a fireplace or doorway, wouldn't it?

If you're local and would like to sign up for this last-minute class, you can email me at moniquegriffith@yahoo.com.

Blog Candy Winners Announced!!!

I just did the random drawing, with my MIL Lucy as my witness, and here are the winners...

"Anonymous" poster Julia - juliagott @ shaw.ca

Shamrocks4me - I'm unable to reach her, so if anyone knows who she is, please either tell her to contact me, or let me know how to get in touch with her. Thanks!

Congratulations to each of you. I'll attempt to contact you, but if I'm unable to reach you, please email me at moniquegriffith@yahoo.com and let me know if you'd like the Boo Crew Halloween Layout kit which requires the Paper Doll Dress Up cart, or if you'd prefer the Forever Adore Layout kit which requires the Home Decor solutions cart. I'll also need your shipping address. Congrats again!!!! And a big thank you to all who entered!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Update: This is now SOLD OUT.
What could say "Happy Halloween" better than a brand new layout? I know you Cricut nuts speak my language, right? And everyone else must think I'm crazy!!!

This layout is created entirely with A Child's Year cartridge - still one of my absolute favorite carts. So if you don't have this cart yet - GET IT!!! :)

Sorry, this is now SOLD OUT.
This is available as a kit only, and is an *extremely* limited edition with only 16 available. That's it! And I will not be teaching this in a class, so don't wait for it to pop up on my schedule. And as an added Halloween treat, I'm even introducing it a temporarily reduced price of $20/kit. Shipping should only be about $5 in the US for this one.

The kit will include all of the materials you need to complete the project such as patterned papers, cardstock, buttons, and even pre-cut photo mats. Plus my detailed, yet easy to follow directions with my Cricut Cut Chart that shows you line by line exactly what you need to cut on your bug with all of the settings.
So you'll just need your Cricut (Expression preferred just because of the small size of the title letters), A Child's Year cart, some charcoal or black chalk ink, pop dots, mini glue dots, white gel pen and basic tools.

To order your kit, just email me at moniquegriffith@yahoo.com before they disappear!

If you're trying to enter the blog candy contest, be sure to leave a comment on the next post - it won't count for the drawing if you leave it here, but I do love for you to say hello anywhere you like!!

My First Blog Candy!!!!

Wanna win one of my Cricut layout kits? Two people will win one kit each, and you'll have your choice between the "Boo Crew" layout which uses the original Paper Doll Dress Up cart (plus HK font or any font for the title), or you can pick the "Forever Adore" layout which uses the Home Decor cartridge. Each kit includes all of the materials you need to complete the project (paper, cardstock, etc) plus detailed directions with color photos and my Cricut Cut Chart which shows you line by line exactly what you need to cut on your machine with all of the settings. Each kit is valued at $25, and I will pay for the shipping within the US (or will pay half shipping if outside of the US).

For a chance to win, just post a comment here, and be sure to leave your email address if you're an anonymous poster - so I can contact you if you win. And/or you can leave a comment on my thread on the Cricut messageboard:
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=5570054
PLUS if I get to 450 followers by Sunday night at midnight, I'll add a third kit as another prize!!! Monday morning, I will draw 2 (or 3) random winners from all entries. So if you comment here AND on the messageboard, you'll double your chances to win, but please submit only one entry per location. And be sure to tell your friends about the giveaway so we can try to hit the 450 mark in time.

If you would like a third entry, just post about this giveaway with a link on your blog, and then you can enter a third time (either here or on messageboard), but be sure to mention it in your third entry.

A Wild and Crazy Time!

If you've ever wondered what one of my classes is like, or how crazy my house looks with 20+ Cricut frenzied ladies, these pics are for you. (I recommend clicking on each set of pics to see them at a decent size.) My dear hubby took these at last week's Wild Card class. We had 20 ladies, plus Wendy and myself. Wendy is shown with me in the first set of pictures, and she is my dear sweet friend and partner in crime. She helps me make kits and assists in classes. Thanks, Wendy - you rock!!!

I teach about 1 class per week in Rocklin, California, but also ship kits all over. For more information on classes or kits, you can email me at moniquegriffith@yahoo.com.

A Shirtload of Tees...

Here are 8 T-Shirts that I have recently decorated with the help of my Cricut and some fabric paint. I'll be doing a T-Shirt class for you locals on Thursday, October 22nd, but will not be able to make kits for shipping. If you're local, you can contact me at moniquegriffith@yahoo.com to sign up or get more info. Class fee is $25, and you'll get to make 2 shirts of your choice. These 8 are to give you ideas, but you're also welcome to come up with your own ideas and I'll help you make them. Be sure to see the post below this one to see all of the shirts. Have a t-riffic day, haha!

A few more Tees...