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CHA WINTER 2011 - TOP TEN LIST - PART 2

And the countdown continues...

6.    CANVAS CORP. CHALKBOARD TAGS -

As scrapbooking continues to morph and expand into other areas like home decor and altered items, there undoubtedly will be existing companies that will turn their focus to the scrapbooking world.  So seems to be the recent addition of Canvas Corp. at the last few CHA's.  Last year we fell for their memo boards which we bought and sold specifically at Mega Meet.  This year we fell head over heals for their fun new embellishments - including sets of these cute chalkboard tags, mini Kraft bags, and more!  Don't these chalkboard tags just scream "school"????? 

 

7.    THE GIRLS' PAPERIE KITCH LINE

 
There was a return to vintage at this year's show and The Girls' Paperie was no exception.  We found the new Kitch line to be reminiscent of summers on the lake, picking fresh blueberries, sitting with an old quilt folded over the front porch swing.  From the light florals to the ever so popular pennant banners, this line is fresh and the perfect backdrop to your next mini album! 

 

8.    LITTLE YELLOW BICYCLE SWEET SUMMERTIME -

 
We had a really hard time deciding on our big summer themed kit.  There was all the typical summer lines but we wanted something a little different and a little more generic.  And we finally decided on Sweet Summertime from Little Yellow Bicycle.  The booth tour was done by the designer herself so it was fun to hear what her inspiration was for designing this line.  She helped us decided among the many, many different types of embellishments to make this kit top notched.  We can't wait to share what we have planned with it!  We loved the bright blues, yellows and reds and especially in the watermelon and lemon designs! 

 

9.    FANCY PANTS BRAG BOOK / BANNER BOOKS / FILTER FLOWERS

There always seems to be that one company that adds a bit of "surprise and delight" to CHA.  This year were were surprised and delighted by Fancy Pants new additions to their Artist Edition. 

Starting with the new Brag Book - this is a coil bound journal that contains journaling pages, photo pages and black pocket pages.  We loved the bigger size and the number of pages included in this journal like book.  We see it being perfect for recording travel details for a big trip like a European vacation or an African Safari or a Cruise.  The possibilities are just about endless.

We also liked the new Filter Flowers - pre-cut flower shapes made from a material similar to coffee filters - yep that's right - COFFEE FILTERS!  But they make adorable rolled flowers that then can be sprayed with Glimmer Mist. 

Finally were these chipboard "banners" that we figured would make fun mini albums - don't you think so?

 

10.    DOODLEBUG BULK BUTTONS - OODLES

Candy's fantasy from last CHA continued this year when Doodlebug Designs introduced her favorite buttons in BULK!  We can see these little gems showing up in a future ScrapScription kit can't you?  That's if we can pry the containers away from Candy's hot little hands.  As if the button cards they premiered last time weren't enough now we get 25 - 50 of each button in these fun bulk tubes!  Thank you Doodlebug!!

 

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK - SIMPLE STORIES

As we made our way down to the New Exhibitors section of the Convention Center, we had just a few stops to make.  And the first one was Simple Stories.  Some of you may be familiar with their home consultant side of the business called Memory Works.  But recently they have moved into digital and now paper scrapbooking.  If you like the distressed look you are going to love these lines!  The thing we liked the most was while having the distressed look the colors in these lines are still so vibrant.  We predict very good things for this company in the future and ScrapScription will be right there along for the ride. 

 

SURPRISE OF THE SHOW - COSMO CRICKET

 

We always like to pick some fun categories for the end of our top ten list.  And this year we had not only the New Kid on the Block winner but also wanted to share our biggest surprise of the show.  And we both agreed it was Cosmo Cricket.  We were so excited to see them back to the Cosmo we were use to seeing.  With the launch of three new lines we loved the graphic edge that these lines brought to the show.  Even better was the way they scaled down their chipboard pieces and added some fun new doily embellishments.  Each line was prettier than the other.  So much to choose from! 

And another fun embellishment debuted at CHA by Cosmo Cricket were GLUBERS.   These are best described as huge oversized glue dots.  But they are perfect for making all types of hand made flowers.  Wouldn't these be fun to use with the Fancy Pant's Filter Flowers????

 

So there you have it!  The Top Ten CHA Winter 2011 list!  Before you know it we'll be bringing you the Summer list!  But we want to hear what you love out of this second part of the list.  So leave us a comment telling us what your favorite is and you'll automatically be entered in for a chance to win a CHA prize pack straight from the floor of CHA!!!  We'll pick our next winner on March 5th! 

We have a winner from the first part of our Top Ten list!  Congratulations to Sandra L!

I must go with Bella Blvd Sophisticates. All the wonderful colors just make me smile!

Posted by: Sandra L. | February 14, 2011 at 11:11 AM

Send us your mailing address to info@scrapscription.com and we'll get your CHA prize pack sent out to you right away!  And you'll be the envy of all your scrapbooking friends with products not even released yet!

 

One final note - make sure to check out Ali Edwards' blog today for her Sponsor Appreciation event. 

 
ScrapScription has a special offer for any new ScrapScriber sign up that uses the special code FREESHIP - shipping will be free for the first month's kit (excluding international which will instead have a savings of $7.00).  If you've been thinking about becoming a ScrapScriber now's a great time to save on your first kit and be guaranteed a total of 6 great kits shipped to you automatically for just $32 (plus shipping on kits 2-6).  Thanks Ali for being such a great place for us to advertise!

 

MEGA MEET CLASS PREVIEW

It is getting close to that time of the year that we call Mega Meet time.  From the time we get back from CHA until early-May we are constantly preparing in some way for the one and only trade show we sell at - THE GREAT LAKES MEGA MEET in Novi, Michigan. 

This will be our 3rd year returning to Mega Meet and it is going to be our biggest endeavour yet!  We have increased to a double booth and will be hosting Make n' Takes all three days of the show.  Each Make n' Take will be a completely different project!  There will be limited quantities so if you are planning on attending, make sure to circle our booth on your map and get there early if you want to participate in the Make n' Takes!  We can't wait to host you all in our booth for some ScrapScription-style fun! 

With the double booth size - there will be MORE ROOM TO SHOP!  Yeah!!!  As many of you can attest to, in past years it has just been difficult to sometimes even get into our booth.  But this year we will have double the space and more room to display our kits and albums so you can see everything! 

Our classes are always wildly popular at Mega Meet also and for that we are so thankful!  We so appreciate everyone that takes time away from their shopping to take our classes!  The big change for this year is while we have moved down to teaching just one class but it is a BIG ONE!  We have worked with the wonderful staff of Mega Meet to take one of the 2 hour time slots!!!  So with more time we have created a very special Recipe album kit to give everyone an even better idea of what our kits are like.  Featuring the Nook & Pantry line from Basic Grey and a wonderful acrylic and chipboard album from Little Yellow Bicycle, this album has the warmth and vintage colors that everyone loves when it comes to "kitch" and "old fashion recipe styles".  There are a bunch of fun little bits and pieces included in the kit that really make this a fun little memory piece.  There are even some recipe cards included to help you get started! 

 

You can view a sneak peek preview of the album over on the Mega Meet Facebook fan page and on the Mega Meet blog. 

Follow either for details and reminders about when the class schedule goes up and when registration opens for classes.  You are going to want to sign up early!  This is our only class we'll be teaching so don't miss out!!! 

A big thanks to the ladies at Mega Meet for an awesome preview!  We can't wait for May! 

CHA WINTER 2011 - TOP TEN LIST - PART 1!!!

CHA Winter 2011 proved to be one of the best shows we've seen so far!  While the switch in venue from Anaheim to Los Angeles was not our favorite, the manufacturers and vendors pulled out all the stops to tantalize and lure us into their amazing booths to sample and view their newest collections and offerings! 

The old ScrapScription planning chart was put to the test!  There were plenty of holes to fill with product, albums, embellishments, and our newest column - add ons!  But we stayed on task, had daily morning meetings over breakfast to strategize and plan for the day's events, and worked that show floor like the pros! 

So after all of your patient waiting - we are ready to reveal our CHA WINTER 2011 TOP TEN LIST with our first five entries.  Remember - these are in no particular order. 

 

1. JILLIBEAN SOUP - NEW SOUP PAPERS AND EMBELLISHMENTS

This was our very first stop at the show!  Our own local gals and friends working the Jillibean Soup booth!  We had already chosen one of the lines for an upcoming Spring kit so it was really just a matter of putting in our order.  So be on the lookout for a bit of "Soup" in an upcoming ScrapScriber kit!  But we really had a hard time picking because this particular release from Jillibean was just so amazing - we loved them all!  SPOTTED OWL SOUP for birthdays, BLOSSOM SOUP (above) perfect for Spring, DUTCH MUSTARD SOUP that has that feeling of home, and CHILLED STRAWBERRY SOUP an entire summertime line done on Jillibean's famous Kraft papers - can you say "yummy"?! 

But then just as you think you've seen your favorites - Jillibean brings us a ton of new fun embellishments.  First of all are the big 12x12 alpha/sticker combo sheets which everyone loves, the new addition of die cut sheets, Kraft file folders (perfect for mini albums! love love love), new Sugar Pick pins with adorable paper toppers, even more new corrugated shapes, and the one of a kind Bean Blossoms which are the coolest coil wrapped twine and button embellishments. 

Whew!  That's a lot to start with right?  Now can you see why this show was just jam packed with newness and inspiration!

 

2. CRATE PAPER PORTRAIT COLLECTION

This would be a new company for ScrapScription.  We have used Crate Paper for one of our first ScrapSchool kits but never for a monthly kit.  But the classic details, vintage textures and cool color combinations drew us to the Portrait Collection paper line.  We were somewhat disappointed that there were some "wedding" themed items in the embellishments but after a quick closer review we determined there were just a few and it left plenty of other options to use in a more general themed kit. 

What we loved the most were the 6x6 paper pads because they lent more to our mini albums and each paper had been scaled down in proportion to the smaller paper size.  We love when companies do this because many times the larger prints on 12x12 patterned papers can be a little overwhelming when cut and placed in a mini album background.  The scaled down papers soften the look of the print while still giving you the overall feel of the graphics. 

You are going to be over the moon excited with the products we've chosen to accompany this product line.  Think Gypsies and book covers...okay I've already said too much.  But don't worry - there's still lots of secrets that go along with this kit! 

 

3. JENNI BOWLIN HODGE PODGE BOOKS AND CORE'DINATIONS CORE IMPRESSIONS MINIS

We LOVE the ladies (and gentlemen - right Jared?) from Jenni Bowlin!  Their customer service is one of the best in the business!  They are fast and organized and on the ball 100% of the time.  We love that and we always love working with their company to bring you the latest and greatest in vintagey fashion! 

So one of our favorite picks of the show were these adorable Hodge Podge Books.  We can see the beginnings of an adorable mini album with these serving as a great base and starting point.  We love that Jenni has pulled together some of her favorite prints and bingo cards and other ephemera to make a ringed binder book.  The hardest choice is --- which one to choose????  Right???!!!! 

 

 
Also new at this show were the cute 4x6 Core'dinations paper pads.  For those that might not be familiar with Core'dinations, their paper is sandable cardstock that reveals either a lighter or darker color when sanded.  They also have these special collections of embossed sandable papers like the Jenni Bowlin series that when sanded over the raised areas creates a cool lighter pattern.  We love when our favorite companies team up with new vendors to create companion products. 

 

4. BELLA BLVD. SOPHISTICATES

 

You all know that Bella Blvd. is another one of our favorite partners.  Stephanie and her team work so hard and provide such amazing service to their customers and we always know we can count on them. 

We received our booth tour from Stephanie the morning of the first day of the show.  There was not a collection we didn't like!  But we were most intrigued and excited about the new Sophisticates line.  The idea of having a library of fun alphabets - both stickers and chipboard - in the great colors found in scrapbooking today just got us all giddy!  And we just loved the fonts and the inclusion of the little tiny type alphabet stickers. 

We were left wanting more and more!  P.S. Bella's new Tail Waggers and Cat Naps pet line was absolutely the cutest!  Hmmm.......  :)

 

5. BAZZILL BASICS PERFECTLY PLEATED

 
Leave it to Bazzill to one up their famous "Edges" with the hottest trend in scrapbooking right now - pleating!  The strips of Perfectly Pleated Bazzill cardstock are already pleated and sewn for you!  All you do is add them to your layout or create some of the cool new 3D flowers like those you are seeing in all the magazines and on the design teams lately. 

The strips are 1.5" x 12" with pleats that are about 1/2" each.  No more folding and scoring and measuring.  These pleated strips are prefectly folded for you and are even sewn down the center with a matching thread. 

You are going to want a package of every color!  Choose from pink, green, blue, brown, white and black. 

So there you have it!  The first 5 from our TOP TEN FAVORITES!  Leave us a comment below and let us know which item you like the best and why.  On February 20th we'll pull one winner from all the comments left to win a cool CHA Winter 2011 prize pack!  Whoo hoo!!!! 

Be on the lookout for Part 2 of our Top Ten list next week!    

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANDY!

ScrapScription's own Candy is celebrating her birthday this weekend! 

Happy Birthday Candy! 

 
Celebrate and enjoy your weekend with lots of cake and ice cream and good times!

We also have a few remaining kits from our February 1st release - 10 Things I Love About You.    The papers and sayings in this kit work for any time of year and are not specific to Valentine's Day.  The tags are super fun to put together and you are going to love the fun little techniques used on each one. 

Hurry and get yours before they are gone!  Just a few left!

 

We are working on the famous "TOP TEN PICKS FROM CHA" blog entry and hopefully in the next few days we'll be ready to post the first 5 picks!  Stay tuned to the blog for all the exciting CHA photos and scoop!