Peaks at Winter CHA Releases Part 3

Some many new products will be featured next week at the biggest scrapbooking trade show of the year in Anaheim, California. Here is a sampling of a few of the new products that you can start to watch for in your local scrapbook stores. Making Memories. In addition to the usual fun embellishments, they are coming out with an embellishment center that I think I am going to have to purchase (maybe even more than 1!) I love the clean look of the shelves and how nicely organized everything looks. They will also be offering plastic jars and metal tins … Continue reading

Peaks at Winter CHA Releases Part 2

CHA is coming up next week and many scrapbooking companies are releasing sneak peaks of their new products. This is such a fun time of year because I love seeing all of the innovative and beautiful ideas that these companies come up with. Here are a few more sneak peaks that I have collected for your viewing pleasure. Cosmo Cricket. This is a fairly new company that started last year. They have a beautiful style of distressed looking papers. They are coming out with two new paper lines: Dutch Girl and Halfway Café. They are also coming out with plain … Continue reading

Peaks at Winter CHA Releases Part 1

With CHA just around the corner, I have been watching anxiously to find out what all of the new release items with be at the trade show. Out of the 3 main craft trade shows that are held each year, the winder trade show seems to have the most newly released items. I would like to share with you a few of my favorite items that will soon be available. Sassafrass Lass. This company is well known for the playful designs of their stamps. They also have offered paper, but I haven’t ever owned any. But they are coming out … Continue reading

New Love, Elsie Line From KI Memories

One of the things on my “must see” list when I went to CHA last month was the new Elsie Flannigan line with KI Memories. I have enjoyed seeing Elsie’s work online and in her book, 52 Scrapbooking Challenges, so I new that her brand new line of scrapbooking products would not be disappointing. Three new lines were released at CHA, each with a fun and playful style, but each with different color palette and paper designs. All of the patterned papers are double-sided and each collection also includes 6 patterned papers, 2-fabric papers and 2 sheets of embossed cardstock. … Continue reading