Gypsy and Imagine updates completed (and a few more cruise photos...)

The updates to my Gypsy and Imagine are finished.  I left the computer connected to the Imagine and finally got some sleep Monday night.  I have no idea why it took so long and I hope that if you update it is much quicker for you.  I found the Imagine on the "connected" screen Tuesday morning (not the screen that warns you not to turn off or disconnect) so I turned everything off and rebooted.  All of the items are now up to date.  The update numbers for the latest versions are

Gypsy App - Version 1.4 (0208:0214)
Imagine App for Gypsy - Version 1.01 (0110:0020)
Imagine - Version 1.01 (0110:0020:0239:202A)
Cricut Sync - 2.0.4.8

You can read more about the updates in THIS POST on the Cricut message board.  If you don't have the Imagine, you don't have to do this update right away (but sometimes it is good to keep up with the updates so you won't have to do a lot of them at one time).  My Gypsy update went smoothly but I had an incredibly slow Imagine update - some people have had the opposite experience and the Gypsy update has taken a very long time.

I realized that I had done one of the earlier updates because I already had the option to print full sheets of paper.  I haven't used the Imagine much lately but I used it on the Cricut Cruise and that reminded me how much fun it is to print things(!)  I decided to print my first sheet of paper and it worked perfectly.  This is one of the paper choices on the "Kate's Kitchen" cartridge.

 

 

When you print full sheets of paper there is some "overspray" at the edges.  It is important to clean off the mat right away. 

A damp paper towel around the edges worked well to remove all of the ink.  I was very pleased with the quality of the printing and it is nice to have the "ultimate backup" for those times when you run out of the paper you need for a project.

Several people left comments or messages asking me not to leave the Expression behind.  I do enjoy the Imagine but I will continue to do many of my projects with the Expression.  Each tool has a place, it just depends what you are trying to do. 

If you are interested in purchasing the Imagine, the price offered on Cricut.com is $299 right now (here is a LINK).  If you are a Cricut Circle member, you will receive an additional discount of $59.80 so the total would be $239.20 (and you also get double reward points).  When I checked shipping to Massachusetts it was $15.10 so this seems like a good deal.

You can add your Imagine cartridges to the Gypsy, however, they are not "linked" and you will need to insert the cartridge when you use the content on that cartridge.  As I understand it, this was done to insure that you won't run out of room on the Gypsy.  The Imagine cartridges are much larger than a traditional Cricut cartridge so the ability to add and remove them is important.  I predict that I will do most of my designing for the Imagine in the new online Cricut CraftRoom.  However, if you want to design away from your computer and the internet it is nice to have the ability to put the content on the Gypsy so you can work with it.

One change that I like is the small preview of the patterns on the color and pattern cartridges.

I will try to have a "normal" project to post tomorrow.  If you have read this far, I thought I'd share a few more photos from the cruise.  There were amazing floral arrangements on the ship and many interesting displays in the restaurants.

This arrangement with birds of paradise and roses was at the lounge where they had karaoke and dancing.

The peacock feathers on this are totally over the top (but also fun - I may add some feathers to flowers that I do at home ... on a much smaller scale!).

These very large floral arrangements were all over the ship.  They were replaced several times during the week so it was a lot of fun to see what would show up next!

This very structured display was interesting - I like the combination of textures.

We went to the tea one day and saw some great watermelon carvings.

I really liked this swan family carving.  I am not sure how long these last but I did notice that some of them appeared again at the late night dessert festival on the next to the last night of the cruise.

 There were also interesting displays in various spots around the main buffet dining room.

 It was fun to see all of the unusual objects and arrangements.  I wonder how many people work on just the flowers and other decorations.  The ship is really like a tiny city with so much attention paid to all of these details.

I think that spring is trying to arrive - our snow has melted quite a bit with grass showing in many places in the front yard...

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Cruise Recovery...

It takes a few days to recover from a vacation!  I am very tired and I have the feeling that the floor is swaying - I guess I haven't lost my "sea legs" yet!  Just before we left I started a new series of "Monday with Martha" posts for Scrappy-Go-Lucky and I will be continuing with the series next week.  Mandy was right when she told me I'd need a few days to get myself sorted out. 

 

I was able to edit some more photos and soon I will have them more organized.  We were using two cameras and the time must be off on the new camera so my photos are out of order.  I'll be able to sort it all out but it is taking a little longer than I hoped to go through the photos.

Nearly every night we had a "pillow gift" - ProvoCraft went above and beyond to give all of the winners a great experience.  This large Cricut was resting on the bed near the end of the trip.

 

There were classes with the Hello Thursday bloggers on the "at sea" days.  I'll show these projects soon.  There were some additional projects and evening Make and Takes that were taught by the ProvoCraft Team.  This "Dream"  canvas was one of the projects and Sandie and Deanne did a great job with theirs.

The scenery is just amazing.  This view is from a high look out point on St. Thomas.  One of the guides told us that the lowest recorded temperature in St. Thomas was 61 degrees Fahrenheit and that school was canceled when the temperature reached 65 degrees!

This was one of the "Sit 'n Chill" stations on Half Moon Cay - the private island owned by the cruise ship line (Holland America) that was our last port.  It was incredibly beautiful.

I really enjoyed all of the interesting decorations on the ship - this is the bottom of a barstool at the Lido Pool bar.

These stools were well used by many of the passengers.

Someone pointed out that a Cricut would have been able to make neater letters for this sign!

I need to get some more sleep now.  I am planning on unpacking a few of my new cartridges and doing some crafting tomorrow (in between loads of laundry).  I hope that I feel a bit more "grounded" tomorrow - I never expected to feel seasick on land... 

I hope you have a great week!  It is raining now in our neck of the woods and the snow is melting - spring will be here soon!


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A Wonderful Trip!

We are back home, safe and sound.  The Cricut Cruise was a wonderful experience and I want to thank ProvoCraft, Creative Memories and all of the people who voted for my layout and made it possible for my husband and I to go on this trip.

We celebrated our 30th anniversary in January.  On the first formal night, the dining room staff brought us a special cake.  They even sang an Indonesian song to congratulate us.  The food was delicious and there was a great variety available all of the time.  However, we need to start watching our food intake and try to return to our slimmer sizes by summertime!

There were many photo opportunities with the Cricut.  This photo was taken on the incredibly windy bow of the ship as we pulled in to San Juan.

This was our "home away from home" for a week.  The ship we were on is considered a medium size with around 2,000 guests and nearly 1,000 crew members.

I took thousands of photos and I'll post more when I have a chance to finish editing them.  Of course I couldn't resist most of the flowers with the bold colors and bright blue sky.

The colors of the water and sky were amazing.  A few times we even caught the sun shining through the clouds.  We were lucky to  see a few near rainbows after the one small shower that we had.

 Isn't this sand snowman adorable - that is, if you live in a warm place!  Unfortunately, the snow did not disappear while we were away, however, there is some grass showing around the edges of the driveway.  I have a "zillion" emails, messages and comments to catch up on so please be patient a bit longer if you are waiting to hear from me.

I can't wait to do some "show and tell" so you can see what the trip was like.  I hope that next year there will be another cruise and that more Cricut fans will be able to join in on the fun!

A very Happy Birthday to my sister Susan and to Mandy at Scrappy-Go-Lucky - there will be cards...

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