2/19/08 - CHA 2008...What's HOT!

One word..."whew!" CHA (for those that are not familiar with CHA, stands for Craft Hobby Association; one of the largest scrapbooking trade show in the US). All I can say is, talk about a kid in a candy store! Everyone who lives life with a passion for "crafting" somehow needs to attend one of these shows at least once in a life time. Even though it's for retailers, distributers, etc...you haven't lived until you've been to one of these shows ;-)

So what HOT...in a nutshell: Overlays, Rub on's, Acrylic albums...and of course...NEW designs of the coolest paper. Quick look at one of the newest releases of Asian papers by Prima that we'll be getting in soon ! Prima has the coolest flourishes in "bling" and new paper flower embellishments! Check it out...

Another one of our favorite new line is by Little Yellow Bicycle called Zach's Life (being release in March). Here's a view of what Zach's life is all about :-) Wait until you see the next few lines coming out in the near future (being released unitl April/May/June)


Okay, so that's ONLY 2 out of literally 10 million lines out there. Imaginise was another favorite that we'll be carrying shortly. The Hawaiian Peguins are to die for! So, as I'm blogging along and still doing reaserch on other bloggers...I found this one website that actually took video footage of some of the major lines during CHA 2008. Check it out, it's pretty awesome...and if your like me more of a visual person, these little video clips are kinda cool!

So remember how I said, you have to go to a CHA (even if your not a retailer)..well, this is just as if you were there. Go to: http://www.creativexpress.com/nth/index.php and click on the vendor you would like to see and the clip will start, ejoy!

Oh, one last thing...Acrylic Albums were super HOT at CHA! We have had great responses in our acrylic classes and we have more lined up...so make sure to check out our class schedule.

Okay, so more to come on CHA 2008! Next blog...our BIG 1 year Anniversary Sale coming on this Saturday, February 23, 2008..."Scrap -n- Stamp...your KEY to opening creative ideas!"