Two Stops before heading home . . .

First stop was For Keeps Sake Scrapbook Store. Tammy teaches here and I can see why she enjoys it so much -- everyone is so friendly.  It is a very nice store with some of my favorite products:  Studio 490 (Wendy Vecchi) stamps, Tim Holtz signature products, Seven Gypsies, lots of chipboard, and some great stuff you don't normally see elsewhere.  This particular visit I got to meet Nancy Wethington.  She is the guest artist in the August/September 2010 issue of the Stampers Sampler.  She is extremely talented--see for yourself--it starts on page 8.

Next stop was Red Lead Paper Works!

I love to visit this store!!  They always have such cool vintage trinkets and a great selection of their very own rubber stamps.  They have just released a new series of photo rubber stamps that are really nice.  They have an online store offering a large inventory for those of us who don't live close by.  

If you have not met Chris and Sharon, you are in for a treat--they are super helpful and so much fun -- I would love to live close enough to just come and hang out.  

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CHA Day Two!

Allison Davis and Stacey Atchley.  Available to stores for the first time:  Sketches for Scrapbooking series by Debbie Sanders and Allison Davis; Sketches for Cardmaking by Stacey Atchley.  How exciting!  Allison and Stacey, along with Debbie Sanders and Karin Vacha  are owners of Scrapbook Generation in Springfield, MO.  Yay!

Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker, also of Springfield, MO had several new collections to show:  Blueberry Hill, My Friend Birdie, Something for Everyone, Tree Love, Happy Holly-Days, Sugar Cookie, and Boo-tiful.  

Graphic 45 was fabulous as usual!  I took several photos, but didn't get any images that really showed it well.  I loved their new collections:  Staples, Hallowe'en in Wonderland, and Steampunk Debutante, and Christmas Past. Steampunk was my personal favorite.  The colors and design of that collection had my name written all over it.  

Caught my friend Lindsey at a great place to hang out.  Her "Beach" mini book was on display in the G45 booth.  How exciting!
 

Pink Paislee had a crowd every time we went by.  (Rebecca and Tammy posing) They had four new collections Old School, Hocus Pocus, Sweetness,  Parisian Anthology.  Some of my photos are not that great.  You will love their new releases--visit their website and see it all.  

I use more Ranger products than any other brand.  I enjoy hanging out at their booth and learning new ways and techniques for using their products.  I am not alone--there is always a big crowd around the Ranger team.  They recently posted a new blog (http://www.rangerink.com/) where you can keep up with the latest news.  Also lots of how-to videos, links to their educators, etc.  I didn't get photos of everyone, but below are Tim Holtz, Dyan Reaveley, and Wendy Vecchi.

My friend Renee Hull of Simply Renee, Inc.

Vicki Conquest with a big smile.  Do you suppose she has finished with all her orders?  She was on the floor all 3 days, but I didn't see her until it was almost over.  

I should probably purchase stock in Sizzix. {smile} I have a lot of their dies.  They had a lot of new dies, and of course, the Tim Holtz line of Alterations.

More to come . . . 

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CHA, Day one!

The crowd was eagerly waiting for the opening ceremony.

The Girl's Paperie - Margie Romney.  This was a beautiful booth filled with gorgeous samples of Margie's papers, trims, stamps, buttons - just to name a few.

Tim Holtz.  I wished everyone could have seen this.  My friend Candy Colwell created this t-shirt for Tim using some of Tim's masks, trinkets, etc.  It was fun presenting it to him.  I wished Candy could have been there and presented it to him instead.

7 Gypsies was awesome!  I love black paper and their new Paddington collection was wonderful!  BUT, wait until you see the Conservatory collection!  Love, love, love it!  A few peeks below.  Their Display Trays and Shadowbox Trays were offered in several sizes and configerations.  And there is a new Library Drawer!

Maya Road is a big draw to me because I love the mini chipboard books and they do this so well!  They had lots of new products, other than the mini books--I just didn't focus on that as much.  Visit Maya Road and see all!   

I love all these dress forms.  They were dressed by different exhibitors and scattered throughout. 

Stay tuned--more to come!

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CHA Bound!

 I love this!  I didn't know there was a Shirley, IL until today.

"Shirley is a small unincorporated municipality located in southwestern McLean County. It sits right off Interstate 55. It was founded in 1854 and currently has a population of 378. Shirley is home to the Funk Prairie Home & Rock Museum."

Tammy and I arrived in Rosemont by early afternoon.  We picked up our badges and spent most of the afternoon hanging out with other attendees and exhibitors.  We went to "The Taste of Rosemont" a reception offering samples of the area's favorite dishes.  It was really fun and we enjoyed sampling some wonderful food.

Caught a photo of a mirrored wall as we were going down an escalator at the convention center.  The show starts tomorrow--stay tuned.

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