Oh The Things You See at CHA...

One of the most interesting things about being at a show like this is looking at the amazing booth displays. Some companies literally go all-out. Here's some of the fun stuff I saw on day #2.

First we have Tim Holtz demoing with someone's iPad stuck in front of him so she could record the whole thing. A little gutzy in my opinion, but you see all kinds...


Next we have some of the samples from Ranger's "Designer Challenge" where they sent a paper mache dress form to a bunch of designers and they had to decorate it using some Ranger products. Tim's was missing, so someone either stole it (yes, a definite possibility) or it was taken down and displayed somewhere else.

This is followed by this peacock created with papers, glitter and crystals. I cannot imagine how long it took someone to do this...

But if you thought the peacock was impressive, this dress really takes the cake! It was hard to get a good picture with a small point and shoot camera, but this dress is made from paper flowers, adorned with Swarofsky crystals! It was truly stunning. Even had a matching shoe!

So, those were the fun finds in day #2.

Jeannette

CHA Day #1 - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Today was day #1 of the official show. We're starting with Elizabeth Craft Designs - I knew Els (the owner) would have some new tricks up her sleeve - she always does. First we have a picture of Els, demoing and making samples for the attendees.


She started doing a "patchwork" effect with pieces of her "shimmer sheets" that had been embossed with dry embossing folders and then sanded and sometimes colored with Stazon inks. She uses her line stickers to cover the overlap of the pieces. The first picture here is a card where she did the patchwork as a background, then added a glitter piece - colored with Copic markers. VERY stunning...

Then she used the same technique to cover the top of a small, spiral bound journal. This was a wonderful idea and looked stunning in person.

We'll have the new shimmer sheets coming in soon and will be showcasing this technique in future classes.
Thanks for checking in...

Jeannette

New Twine Coming from Queen & Company

Hey, we are all loving twine these days and Queen and Company is introducing some new Twine at CHA - including 3-color twine! It is all on order and should be shipping in February! Stay tuned!

Jeannette

Luka with Truck Birthday Card

This is one of the first images I bought from La-La-Land stamps - little Luka with a toy truck. I have always liked this image and decided to do a fun little birthday card with it. It is always a challenge finding good images for little boys birthdays and he works out quite nicely. I stuck to "boy colors" and did a trick I like to use where I dry emboss a printed paper, then use Ranger's Distress inks (Brushed Corduroy in this case) to make the embossed part pop a bit. It works best with ones with a lighter background, as you see the ink and the embossed design more. He is colored with Copic markers and put onto the layers with foam tape.

Thanks for making us part of your day today.

Jeannette

Coming from Ranger - Distress Markers!

This is one of the new releases from Ranger - Distress markers! In all the colors of Distress, plus Picket Fence. these are supposed to have the same characteristics of Distress that we have come to know and love - reacts with water. I am sure Tim will have some at CHA, so I am looking forward to seeing what these markers can do!

Jeannette

A Simple Thank You Card...

I needed a quick thank you card to send to someone. I dug into a container that had some stamped and colored images from a while back (I never throw those away, as they come in handy when you're in a hurry) and pulled out this pink flower image. It is from Penny Black and it is colored with watercolor pencils. I tied a bow with May Arts ribbon and wrapped the ends around the base, punched the words out with a circle punch and added another green circle underneath. That is on with foam tape and all put on a pink card. Quick and easy!

Thanks for stopping in today!
Jeannette

Irojiten Colored Pencils from Tombow...

Tombow is introducing colored pencils to their line - called Irojiten colored pencils. There are a total of 90 colors sold in 3 "books" of 30 - each book contains 3 volumes of 10 pencils each.

They will be featuring these pencils at their booth at CHA, so I will spend some time there seeing what the pencils are like and will report back. Usually products that come out of Japan are of high quality, so I am hopeful that these will be nice pencils. Stay tuned for more reports.

Jeannette