CHA Day Two

It worked out perfect that I had a partner to bum around with everyday. Pat, who was there to experience CHA for the 1st time and just hang out too, paired up with me and we took the CHA floor by storm. LOL! It was fun to have someone to goof around and take it all in with. We were waiting at the doors at 9am for the floor to open. We had spent some time the night before kind of studying the map but nothing really prepared us for scrapbook/crafting utopia that lay ahead. It was glorious. Rows and rows of fabulous goodies—paper, embellishments, ribbon, chipboard, paints, inks—ahhhhh. The booths were decorated and set-up amazingly. Daisy Ds somehow managed to be our first stop. We made an adorable layout and saw their beautiful baby papers. The one thing I absolutely LOVED was their roll-on stiches. It works like a tombow adhesive but it’s stiches to give you that sewn look. Got to have these. Cosmo Cricket was next where we met the cute Jon, the warehouse guy. I absolutely have to have all of their new stuff!!! The new Happy line and Cogmos did not disappoint—I can’t wait to get them. The bright colors and robots are must haves. Even their other new lines that I didn’t think I would want, left me wanting it all. Scenic Route was as fabulous as ever in person. Layle is a hoot. Can’t wait to have it all. Every where I turned something caught my attention. The rest of the day was spent doing make-n-takes and flittering between booths. It seems like we never really made it out of this one corner of the floor.

My CHA Recap

Saturday, Official Day 1

We were off bright and early to pick up our badges at the Convention Center. I was in awe at how big it was and I hadn’t even seen the show floor yet. I had two classes today, both sponsored by Quick Quotes—you can’t go wrong with these. My first one was an adorable recipe box using their canvases. The project was quick and we used their powder puff chalk inks—which I am now in love with. After a quick bite to eat I was off to my next class, a cute 4 panel accordion-style canvas. This class was a winner too. After finishing up my class it was off to the hotel to drop off my goodies and head to the Embassy Suites for the Creative Café/Creative Imaginations Party.

One thing I can definitely say is CI knows how to put on a party! After attending a presentation of all the new things for the Creative Café we headed into the ballroom for the party itself. They had cool displays of all of their products—papers, bare elements, café, etc. The new additions to Creative Café are good accompanying pieces to their current lines. I absolutely adore the Bare Elements products. There were several new chipboard albums, items for home décor, and other goodies to alter. The first thing that really caught my attention was a box-type thing that hangs on the wall with 3-rings that is in essence a 12x12 scrapbook for the wall. It was so cool. Another thing that I really liked was basically a scrapbook that you open and inside are spaces that hold from 8-12 mini albums. I will have to share pics when I get them because this thing was neat. The new paper lines and embellishments that I fell in love with were…Tidepools by Christine Adolph—absolutely gorgeous!!! Karen Russell Narratives—great new additions to her fabulous line!!! Holey Cardstock—this stuff was totally cool, can’t wait to get my hands on it. The best part of the night was the Make-N-Takes. There were 3 make-n-take tables set up with fabulous projects all night long. We made lots of beautiful things, enjoyed delicious food and drink, and met lots of great people. Both Christine Adolph and Karen Russell were dolls. Marah Johnson was my favorite, she is so sweet and I loved her bracelet project. It was a shock at the end of the night to realize we had been there for 6 hours! It was so much fun though!!!