CHA Summer 2011

CHA was great!  Lots of fantastic new products coming out.... EMI Scrapbooking will be filled to the gills with gorgeous goodies.

The show was much smaller than in past years... literally most of the companies downsized their booths & some (Basic Grey) didn't even participate in the show.  I hope that it's just companies spending their money wisely and not a bigger decline in the industry itself. 

My video skills were sorely lacking & looking at the booths that I did shoot I think you would get motion sickness if I posted them.  So I'm practicing for next time.... In the mean time Amy Coon posted some great videos of the show & you can view them at the Paperlife blog.

As for photos... Susan the owner of EMI Scrapbooking really enjoys taking pictures of all the new products and samples in each booth.  I think final count was over 2000 for the 3 day show.  She has posted some on the blog already & promised to give each of us in the group CDs with all the images.

Now for a few highlights.  *(I have to say it was impossible to pick a favorite because I loved so many of them)*

Jenni Bowlin has always been a favorite of mine.  I LOVE her Bingo cards & embellishments.  She knocked it out of the park this time with LOADS of new embellishments & DOUBLE SIDED thicker paper!

This is some of the embellishments & samples for the halloween line

Her booth is gorgeous with so many creative ways to store things & display

I adore Stephanie Howell & loved seeing her sample creations... yep they are even better in person.

Jenni is THE NICEST person & spent lots of time with us while we were in the booth.  I can't wait to create with these products....

Pink Paislee's booth was one of those that was much smaller than prior shows.  The lines they introduced included the final House of 3 Halloween & they expanded on the Mistables with Tattered Angels.

Nantucket was my favorite & it  is a beautiful beach line. 

I can't wait to take photos at the beach for a mini book & layouts using Nantucket.

Keep checking the EMI Blog for more photos & I'll post more of my favorites.

Sunny Saturday....

As usual my plans changed at the last minute & that stinks.  I mean I am a "plugger" and tend to roll with the punches but give me a break already do those punches have to come so frequently....  I was planning on cropping & spending the night at a friends house (since my eyes don't focus right in the dark & I try not to drive then) so what does the car I'm driving temporarily as my other car is in the shop decided to do?  The clutch broke - I was all packed & ready to go but a change of plans.  Guess it turned out to be a good thing as hubby came home for the day to check out my bedroom ceiling that is "changing" (falling in) as we are having a foundation problem since the floods a couple months ago.  In our house with me it seems to be always something.  I know it's everyone but sometimes I feel I get more than my fair share.

Anyway I want to talk about giveaways.  Starting on the 11th I will be having a week long blog-aversary celebration & I've snagged some great sponsors/prizes for you all.  Check back starting Saturday.  Starting Monday I will be the Unity Stamp Co inspiration of the week & of course Monday the 14th is the monthly Everything Scrapp'n Design Team Blog Hop.  So there will be lots of prizes and posts (I know I've been neglecting you all lately with all my health problems but I'll be back in full swing).

Until then I wanted to share a great giveaway one of my favorite scrappers, bloggers & people is offering.... Stephanie Howell a.k.a harpersmama in the scrapping world is giving away a great scrap desk you will not want to miss a chance at - who knows your comment might just be that random number that is generated.   Click here for details and check out the desk which is the prize!

They are famous for the following unit....

There are also a lot of other bloggers giving away a chance to win the same desk.  Here's the list - enter on all to increase your chances

Vanilla Joy
PriscillaStyles
Capadia Designs
Crafty Makes

Random-Ish by Nichole
Auntie Thesis
Park City Girl
Lovely Little Handmades
The Queen of the Clan
Rachelle Writes

Hope you have a great weekend & take the time to be creative...
Suz

Not enough hours in the day....

My scrap table and room is a bit of a mess from all the creating going on... I took some time to clean up last night because I just couldn't work any more looking at the mess. NSD week challenges galore out there.

Paperclipping.comis having an online crop this weekend. Prizes include a Premium Membership! (or you can get your own Premium Membership clicking the link on the right) Hope to see you over there in the forums. Terri Bradford is organizing it for Noell as she is busy making a minibook class video. I can't wait for that one since Dedra Long is showing tips of her beautiful minis that have been in many magazines & even Ali Edward's book. (that's a lot of name dropping lol)

If you want to join Paperclipping here is a coupon for a discount

For a limited time you can use coupon Code FF2E1 to receive $12.00 off a new Paperclipping Membership, bringing the price to only $30. If you choose to renew after the 6 month membership ends it is only $15.

I need to get some laundry & housework done today. I have a bunch of new garden photos I took over the weekend that need photoshopped & sent to Sams for printing.

Here's a layout for Stephanie Howell's Studio Calico contest.

Don't forget to leave a comment for another entry into my month long RAK contest for more details see this post If you haven't already done it sign up as a follower for more entries.