ScrapHappy

On the road again...

From BTO to Willie Nelson.

Kinsey flew down to spend the day with me on the show floor on Tuesday. We moseyed around for a few hours in the AM, then took a quick trip back to our room to rest. And when we got back in the afternoon, THEY WOULDN'T LET HER IN! Apparently you have to be 14, even though when I told the CHA press contact that my daughter was coming down, she did not ask her name.

We got "escorted" to the show office, like we were trying to steal the bling off the show floor or something.

I asked if they were going to reimburse my daughter's ticket, since it was their error. "Oh, I don't have the authority to do that." But you have the authority to keep a well-behaved 7-year-old off the floor.

Neve mind that we saw at least a dozen other kids.

I cannot talk about this too much or I will get all jazzed up all over again, and I just recently achieved a level of calmness this side of sane.

ANYWAY, we hit Downtown Disney, had room service, and watched Enchanted for the third time.

A good time was had by all. And now we are on our way home. More tonight! In the meantime...

Dreams come true

at Dream Street Papers!

I had heard of this company, but I wasn't too familiar with their offerings. LOOK WHAT I HAVE BEEN MISSING!

Those colors... I want to suck them up with a straw!

And Glitz Designs... oh my! They've added more Frosting and other bling, additional papers (including a boy line), rub-ons, embellishments, and more... AMAZING stuff.

Lots of birds still out and about:

Look how the bling stickers coordinate perfectly with the patterned paper, so you put them right on top:

These ladies at Glitz are on to something, so keep an eye on 'em. :)

No music...

...But lots of color!

I am a big fan of minialbums, as you probably already know. Here are some ingenious shaped ones from EK Success:

A bathtub:

A cupcake:

And a castle (one example is covered with sandpaper to make a... you guessed it! SANDcastle!):

I've got more but first I need to eat. :)

You ain't seen nothin' yet

Yes, I am a Bachman Turner Overdrive fan from way back. (Play the music while checking out the goods!)

Another trend: Not as much "junk in the trunk" in terms of throwing everything on the layout and seeing what sticks... instead, more pared-down "silhouettes."

Autumn Leaves/Creativity Inc. is a good example of that.

CUTE is the key word here.

I love the cutesy cuteness of it all, but especially how it's not overdone. I could totally use this paper and these accents without going into sugar-shock.

Of course, there is an exception to every rule and Kelli Crowe has earned the right to do whatever the heck she wants on her pages... and she does... (how stinkin' cute is this hand-drawn chainlink fence?):

More inspiring layouts:

Lovin' their journaling stamp sets:

And the print mini file folders:

And some great papers designed by Heather Bailey, whom I haven't heard of before but whom everyone else seemed really excited about:

More soon.

I'm just getting started!

Boy, have I got more for you...

A little Elsie Love (or Love, Elsie!)

I always take a ton of pics of inspiring layouts. When I get home, I print the pics, punch a hole and put them on a big binder ring. When I'm stumped, I flip through 'til I find something inspiring. It usually doesn't take long!

And you know I would never miss KI... Lots more laser-cut paper and funfunfun colors.

I'm seeing lots of bright colors, even in the "grunge"/distressed lines. I'm seeing more lines aimed at boys, lots of robots, more clear albums and accents, and glitter galore -- no end to the bling thing! And minialbums everywhere you look. More TK!

And more...

There is more at this show than one person could see in a week. Or two weeks. Or three, if you stop every five minutes to take photos and ooh and aah over the samples the design team has created. Occupational hazard.

What would CHA be without a little Swappalicious?

Big ole' honkin' bling:

Cool samples:

MIRRORS! Some with rub-ons...

And embellies galore:

Lots of other happenings, including the crownign of The Funnest Scrapbooker Ever (for 2007), dinner at Downtown Disney with the gang, and spritztouring in the Beetle with the top down. Stay tuned!

PS If you should happen to see my roommate, please let me know. I came back to my hotel room and all her belongings were gone. Apparently she got a better offer with someone else. I seem to have that effect on people.

And some more fun stuff

I know I have just whetted your appetite, so here is some more good stuff to get you revved up to scrap:

Amanda Blu.

This is a new company to me. I had seen their box of coolio foil chipboard butterflies at TCSTSNBN the day before I left, and when I saw the booth at the show I noticed how many other super fun things they had, like these self-adhesive glitter mosaic tiles:

Please do not ask me what I am going to do with them because I truly have no idea... but they are so fun and funky that I am sure I will come up with something nifty soon.

Here are some other foil-y things in a box:

You will see not only the butterflies, but chipboard letters that are pre-blinged. Fun!

Oh, and yes, they have albums and papers too:

Who is Amanda? And why is she Blu? This, I do not know. But she has good taste. :)

I love Anaheim...

...and I love scrapbooking!

One of the things I like best about CHA is that it's like going to a huge shopping mall that's all scrapbooking, but you cannot buy anything! So I get teh joy of seeing all the cool new stuff but don't have the Visa bills to go with it. Hahaha.

Here are some scenes from the show:

First, let's talk about Inque Boutiue. You probably know them because they make super-cute, inexpensive stamps... which they still do... but they've added super-cute papers, embellies and more at a low price point. Check 'em out:

Look at this chipboard. It comes in 3 12x12" sheets in a pack:

Of course it totally coordinates with their new lines of papers and stamps and other goodies... And yes, I said PAPERS! They have come out with such a cool selection. You'll love it:

And to round things out, everyone needs a lil' robot love:

CHA-CHA-CHA!

Having a complete blast at the CHA show. Last night the crew went out to dinner in Hollywood... accepted our own Oscars... went to Wicked at the Pantages theatre... and got to bed at 1 AM!

That wouldn't have been too bad except I'd been up since 5 that morning (it's about a 6-hour drive from San Jose to LA) and we had to be up and at 'em for a 9 AM show opening... ack! But totally worth it.

Totally.

I am at the press room at CHA right now and tried to upload pics but my cable doesn't work with my camera... will have to try again at my room. But I guarantee you I am taking lots of pics, shooting lots of video, and scoping out all the latest and greatest for YOU!

More soon!

It's Friday...

And that means it's time to Do Right! :)

I may be neglecting my other bloggerly duties, but not Do-Right Friday.

So go here to Lisa B's blog. Read about Brian, get together some stickers, and send 'em on their way.

You'll be glad you did.

You know what I love about Lisa? She doesn't just say, "Oh, someone should do something about such-and-such." She doesn't just do something herself and leave it at that. She does something, and she gets other people to do something, too.

That's cool. That's leadership. That's inspiring.

That's Lisa. :)