CHA FAVS!

Reported by: Carolyn King

I had so much fun at CHA–the first one I ever attended. Since I pretty much roamed around the rooms gawking at the cool new products I saw, I figured I would just show you a few of the things that caught my eye during the two days I was there.

Clear Scraps has a very cool Build-a-Book idea that features either chipboard or clear letters that you can use to make your own book. Below is a soccer album using clear letters:

Graphic 45 had a gorgeous booth filled with fun paper and altered items.

Here is a look at their coordinating paper and tag accents:

Maya Road has fun chipboard books and fold out albums that are just adorable:

October Afternoon has some great fun and whimsical designer paper and clear stamps. This was one of my favorites:

Pink Paislee glitter Pixee Stix look like a lot of fun, especially for those who love to add a bit of sparkle to their projects:

Spellbinders had tons of new products to see. This wall shows the new packaging for the dies.

Demonstrators showed off how to use the new Pierceabilities:

Spellbinders Shapeabilities:

Tim Holtz Idea-ology booth – I loved all the new fun embellishments that I saw:

Tinkering Ink showed off their new paper beads concept…featuring pre-cut paper strips that you roll around any object (pencil, marker), adhere with a bit of glue and then you roll it in UTEE that has been heated in a melting pot. After rolling them through twice, you use a heat tool smooth out any rough patches. Very fun!

Unity Stamp Company-I had to stop by the Unity booth to check out how these stamps work. I did see the video from the last CHA coverage but was still wanting to try them out for myself. I was impressed. I loved having the wooden handles to hold and being able to see where the image stamps!

Here is their new hanging stand created to house a lot of the larger wood stamps:

Thanks for letting me share a few of my favorites with you. If you were able to attend the show, I would love to hear about YOUR favorites!