Thursday, July 31, 2008

CHA CHICAGO - DAY TWO

After a good night's sleep - we hit the floor for a full Day Two!

One of the first stops - Heidi Grace and her new Reagan's Closet line - Stacy Hoover this line reminds me of your two little girls!


Bo Bunny has a cool mixed acrylic line of mini albums that they were just previewing at the show - not ready to ship quite yet. If I remember correctly, they are made of something a little different than acrylic to make them more plyable.

The Bazzill booth never disappoints - this time around we saw a cool "tag box" - a box of pre cut tags of different shapes in a nice variety of colors. Great little add on items.
Everyone is going clear and acrylic - Bazzill had plastic paper sheets - they were having fun going around to the various electronic cutters to see which manufacturers would cut it. Pretty soon we'll be cutting our own acrylic on our digital cutters.

More cardstock with the edge - holiday style - great warm colors too.
Bazzill Stitches fans - a cool circle template!

Lots of mini pom pom ribbons - including Bazzill - and a fun ruffled gingham duo for Christmas.
The always cool 7 Gypsies - new stacked self inking stamp sets:

And more 97% complete sticker sheets to add to your collection:
Our major score for the day - a signed copy of Ali Edwards new mini album idea book fresh off the press and only 10 copies to give out! We were #6 and #7 in line! And we got a quick shot with the gal herself. Don't be too jealous Loretta and Stacy.... :)
I have been a follower of Teresa Collins for YEARS - from 7 Gypsies days to Junkitz now to her own line - she is my shabby chic queen! Her new Halloween, Christmas and Recipe lines are super fun. And a cool new 8x8 size in many of these and some of her earlier releases. We all did her make n' takes and I got a personal photo with the queen herself!

There was so much at Making Memories that I couldn't decide what pics to include here - they have another great Halloween and Christmas line but these monochromatic lines were kinda cool too - I think there are 5 colors - red, brown, turquoise, green, and I can't remember the other one(s)...
And last but not least - for all the Quickutz fans - a new binder to hold all your dies in one place. Probably not the most portable - but a nice presentation for your scraproom. Plus new 2x2 alphabets and the deal of the day 4x8 dies with an entire alphabet on them for $39.99.
Those are the highlights. I have over 700 photos from these two days so obviously there were a number of manufacturers and lines not included here. But I thought you would enjoy seeing some of the ones that Steph and I liked the most.
Better start saving now!

Lori

CHA FAVORITES - DAY ONE

Well, better late than never...huh? Thought I would post a few of my and Steph's favorites from CHA Summer in Chicago a few weekends ago. In no particular order -

These moustache rubons from Hambly just made me laugh...
This was one of our favorite "School" lines - ala old school KI Memories -

Add KI Memories new Sheer Delights - think thick frosty report covers:

And even though you won't find me in a tent anytime soon - this line just might make me consider it: Mr. Campy from Cosmo Cricket
These new Distressed Stickles look like they could be kinda fun:

October Afternoon - a new favorite - love everything they had - Weathervane - a fun "homey" line and Hometown - a cute kitchy vintagy line

They also have an adorable "boyish monster" line and a sweet Christmas line.

And our other new favorite - Pink Paislee - Pop Fashion and Vintage Moon - I'm seeing a trend here - turquoise, yellow and black. Lots of yellow in all of the various brands.

The awesome new acrylic manufacturer - Clear Scraps - did not disappoint - I can't wait to get my hands on these XL acrylic shapes. And they are also doing chipboard so you can mix and match chipboard and acrylic in the same shape - lots of possibilities here!
Sassafrass Lass - these little hedgehogs are just too cute - and the smiling mushrooms - this 70's girl can't resist.
The girls - taking notes and making up orders:
The end of DAY ONE - exhausted but starved - so a yummy Chicago style dinner at Gino's East and a late night shopping trip to Windy City Scrapbooks then night night in our Heavenly Beds!

Sunday, July 20, 2008

BINGO July 20

Great Basin National Park
Yellowstone National Park

Saturday, July 19, 2008

BINGO July 19

Big Bend National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park

Friday, July 18, 2008

BINGO July 18

Badlands National Park
Yellowstone National Park

Thursday, July 17, 2008

BINGO July 17

Conagree National Park
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

BINGO July 16

Crater Lake National Park
Hot Springs National Park

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

BINGO July 15

Shenandoah National Park
Arches National Park
World War II Veterans Memorial

Monday, July 14, 2008

BINGO July 14

National Mall
Dry Tortugas National Park
Mesa Verde National Park

Sunday, July 13, 2008

BINGO July 13

Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve

BINGO July 12

Zion National Park
Kobuk Valley National Park
Kenai Fjords National Park

BINGO STATUS

Hello ladies! Sorry for the delay on the bingo words for the past few days. I got a call from Candy on Friday and she is still down in Panama City with her mother-in-law. She should be able to post the missed days' words shortly. Keep your lists handy and keep checking back. Thanks!
Lori

Friday, July 11, 2008

BINGO July 11

Denali National Park & Reserve
Bryce Canyon National Park
Cuyahago Valley National Park

Thursday, July 10, 2008

BINGO July 10

Lassen Volcanic National Park
The White House and Presidents Park
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

BINGO July 9

Cape Lookout National Seashore
Ellis Island National Monument
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

BINGO July 8

Voyageurs National Park
Biscayne National Park
North Cascades National Park

Monday, July 7, 2008

BINGO July 7

Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Conagree National Park

Sunday, July 6, 2008

BINGO July 6

Lincoln Memorial
Washington Memorial
Virgin Islands National Park

Saturday, July 5, 2008

BINGO July 5

Canyonlands National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park

Friday, July 4, 2008

BINGO July 4

Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Yosemite National Park
Montezuma Castle National Monument

Thursday, July 3, 2008

BINGO July 3

Haleakala National Park
U S S Arizona Memorial
Gates of The Artic National Park & Reserve

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

BINGO July 2

Wind Cave National Park
Great Smokey Mountain National Park
Acadia National Park

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

BINGO July 1

Glacier National Park
Redwood National and State Parks
Petrified Forest National Park