Hello SCT fans! Catherine and I just got back from CHA late last night and we have so many exciting things to share with you from CHA! I’m sure you’ve been peeking at all the sneaks and let me tell you, the photos do not do justice to the fantastic releases many manufacturers had at the show. From Cosmo Cricket’s “Gluebers” to Fancy Pants’ Coffee Filter Doilies to Maya Road’s Zipper Trims, we saw a lot of really cool stuff!
Jillibean Soup
Melissa Frances
Cosmo Cricket
Pink Paislee
One big trend at this year’s winter show was COLLABORATION. Your favorite manufacturers have teamed up with other industry leaders to bring you fresh and fabulous new tools, embellishments, dies and stamps! Spellbinders teamed up with Xyron and Donna Salazar and released the most wonderful collection of intricate dies. BasicGrey partnered with Hero Arts and the new stamp sets are just divine. Coredinations released embossed cardstock sets for My Mind’s Eye, Jenni Bowlin, BasicGrey and Fancy Pants. Pink Paislee and the House of 3 released the most gorgeous collection called Daily Junque…I simply swooned when I saw it!
Tools were a big hit at the show, too. We R Memory Keepers, one of the queens of scrapbooking gizmos, has a new border/corner punch called the Lucky 8. You simply punch out the four corners of a 12x12 sheet of paper, then flip the paper over and do it again, and voila! Instant diecut shaped paper! Making Memories introduced the new Slice for fabrics, sure to be a winner with quilters and scrappers alike. American Crafts has launched a streamline set of paper trimmers (in three sizes) including one that will cut three different ways - straight, perforated or curvy. They also released a border punch system called Knock Outs with interchangeable cartridges - wait until you see the patterns. Very cool! Imaginisce’s I-Top Brad Maker now comes in a whopping 34mm size for making large brads and badges.
Trends were also set at this year’s trade show. A very notable one was “Celebrations,” from birthdays to anniversaries. Making Memories launched a complete “make it yourself” 3D keepsakes program called Bravissimo, perfect for awards, cards, scrapbook pages and more. Doodlebug released the most darling birthday collection in both boy and girl theme colours. BasicGrey’s “Life of the Party” will be a party in your scrapbook albums, and you don’t even need to wear a lamp shade on your head! Nikki Sivils’ new “Summer” collection may be seasonal by name, but the papers and embellishments scream “celebration!’ Melissa Frances brought the ceeee-utest mini cake dome to the show – you have to see it to appreciate how darling it is! Pink Paislee has the coolest kit called “Flags and Party Sticks,” perfect for scrapbook pages, cards and even cupcake toppers. There was also a little bit of Tim Holtz everywhere - from stamps, to mists, to the Vegabond...you name it, Tim was there.
Another trend I noticed (and love!) were vintage- and retro- inspired collections. From groovy to grandma’s attic, be sure to check out the nostalgic releases by Pink Paislee, October Afternoon, Cosmo Cricket, Crate Paper, Graphic 45, Webster’s Pages and Melissa Frances.
Be sure to check out the SCT Spring issue (available March 25) for more rave reviews from CHA 2011, along with product give-aways every Friday, right here on the SCT blog!
Be creative in all that you do!
Becky
Oh my. Drool, drool, drool, drool, drool!!!! Thanks for sharing!!
Posted by: Rebecca | February 02, 2011 at 09:30 AM
Oh my god, are you trying to make us all get broke in the next month here with all these temptations? ha ha ha. I´m almost speachless with all these awesome things, and I just wants them all buhu I really need to win the BIIIIIIIIG lottery now ha ha ha ha. It all looks sooo cool.
Posted by: Maryann | February 02, 2011 at 11:29 AM
So much to learn here and you sound sooo excited. Wish we could have been there to see it all live.!
Can't wait to see all these new things.
Thanks for the update.
Posted by: MaryAnn N | February 02, 2011 at 11:35 AM
I have been drooling over the Jillibean Soup for what seems like forever now! I think I'm going into starvation mode!!!
Posted by: Steffanie S. | February 02, 2011 at 12:38 PM
Gorgeous, Love the Jillibean Soup! Not to mention those Fab Pink Paislee Soiree embellie's.
Thanks for the peek.
Hugs
Tanya
Posted by: Tanya R | February 02, 2011 at 02:16 PM
great recap! love all the new stuff!
Posted by: Aly Dosdall | February 02, 2011 at 02:19 PM
Looks like a great time! and I love that jillibean soup paper with the strawberries :)
Posted by: Nancy McM | February 02, 2011 at 03:54 PM
loving the recap! Am excited about all the celebration themes. Can't wait to see more!
Posted by: PaulaSG | February 02, 2011 at 06:39 PM
Everything looks so fabulous!!! I can't wait to start ordering it all!!
=)
Posted by: Cassie | February 02, 2011 at 06:47 PM
Love all the pics! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Kathy (krolski) | February 02, 2011 at 07:12 PM
Tina m
Love the pictures and woooooowww so much fun, new stuff, I think I need a second job, my wish list is huge!!!!! Thanks for sharing!
st_mccall@yahoo.com
Posted by: Tina M. | February 02, 2011 at 07:54 PM
Holy mackeral!! All those goodies to see in the next few months...WOW thanks for shareing.
Posted by: Audrey | February 02, 2011 at 07:57 PM
Those JillBean buttons were fab!
Posted by: Lindzie h | February 03, 2011 at 12:51 AM
Wow! I love tools and those new tools sound wonderful! I can't wait! :o)
Posted by: Nancy | February 03, 2011 at 06:43 AM
I can't wait to see the pics and be able to purchase!!
Posted by: Nancy in Baltimore | February 03, 2011 at 07:44 AM
Just when I thought I bought every tool that I could ever want, can't wait to see the new punches/paper trimmers!
Posted by: Pamela McGillin | February 03, 2011 at 07:50 AM
Thanks for showing us all the goodies that are coming out. I get excited to see it all. smiles,
Posted by: Bette | February 03, 2011 at 08:14 AM
Oh my lots of yummy goodies!!!! Hope you had a good time and welcome back!
Posted by: Anne Marie B | February 03, 2011 at 08:45 AM
Oh MY (plopping my eyes back into their sockets here), CHA must be the ultimate for scrapbookers/papercrafters/crafters!!!! I couldn't imagine making choices there! Thank you so much for sharing the great photos and upcoming products, lines.....
Posted by: Sandy | February 03, 2011 at 09:12 AM
I found myself smiling as I read about the new products, there goes my pocket money for the next year. Thankyou for the display and for sharing, I look forward to more pictures of the new product. Awesome.
Posted by: Joan Tipping | February 03, 2011 at 09:25 AM
all faves of mine, too! gorgeous!
Posted by: ellen s | February 03, 2011 at 10:40 AM
Thanks for all of the peeks! Can't wait to shop for some of this stuff!
Posted by: Cathy P | February 03, 2011 at 10:44 AM
Have to have some of that Jillibean strawberry paper to do a layout of my grandson, 5, picking strawberries with his 90 year old great grandmother. Perfect. Yum to all the rest of it too.
Posted by: Darla | February 03, 2011 at 11:11 AM
Soooooooooooooo overwhelming!!! My pockets aren't deep enough for all I would like - and we haven't seen everything that you have seen at this show...
Gosh I guess I will have to keep on working for a few more years yet!?!?
Posted by: Jude | February 03, 2011 at 02:34 PM
That must have been sooooo FUN!
I can't wait until you show us somemore!
Posted by: Claudia | February 03, 2011 at 08:44 PM