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Feb 8, 2011
CHA Winter – LA 2011
Ok, I know we have to be the slowest people ever getting our pictures posted! By the time I get back from the show, unpack, take care of orders, catch up with my “personal” life and emails – well now you may know why!
We were in the back of the convention center on one end (which was a bit of a worry for us), but we were by some amazing companies and all of us were busy throughout the show!
Set-up is always sooooo much fun! The before…
The BIG REVEAL…two days of putting the booth together, clipping product on all the displays - you know how much each one holds, so it takes a long time to load everything. We were happy that everything turned out well.
We were excited about our new booth and our new All-In-One!
We thought it turned out great and we had lots of people wanting to take the booth and the All-In-One home with them. The “junk” randomly placed along the garland at the top of the curtains brought a smile to fellow junkers!
Carolyn, Kathy and I worked the show and had a great time together. I really appreciate all their hard work and thanks to Bobbi back home keeping everything running while we were away. This picture was from the last day of the show. We had such a fun time and we were a little silly because it was close to being over!
My favorite part (besides seeing and talking to all our friends) was the reaction people had to the new All-In-One. We heard the word “WOW” in so many different accents, and the look of AWE was great! I only wish we would have had a video camera of everyone’s faces when they saw it.
The new trays were a big hit! You can use them on the Floor Model or the new All-In-One. They hold soooo much!
Take down is always faster, but it’s still hard work!
We should have taken a picture of the crate all closed up – but seriously we were exhausted and hungry and DONE!
Thanks for being so patient waiting for this post! Next time we’ll try to be better about taking more pictures and posting sooner. Oh well, it gives you time to visit all the other blogs to see their posts.
Renee
Feb 7, 2011
CHA Friends
The best part of CHA is seeing old friends and making new ones! Here’s just a few pictures with some of them. We didn’t take enough pictures, so if we missed you we’re sorry. It’s hard when you’re busy to get all the pictures you want.
We got to meet the girls from Bella Blvd - Angela, Stephanie, and Robin. Their booth was next to Jillibean Soup and across from us. It was fun getting to know you! Great products!
Fabulous Designers : Gloria, Tracey, and Noel aka “cute hair girl” We met Noel at the hotel and we told her we loved her darling hair – hence the nickname! Gloria and Tracey are designers for Graphic 45 and they all happened to meet at our booth. Had fun visiting with them all!
We would like to take this time to thank all the wonderful companies who donate or trade their new releases with us so we can fill all of our Clip it Up products. After looking at the All-In-One and the Floor Model, you can see it requires a lot of product to fill them up. Make sure you visit their websites to see their new releases.
Mary Sabo and Annette Meklus with Ta-Da stopped by the booth to visit.
We loved our new friends and neighbors at Jillibean Soup ! Jill and her friends were so much fun and made the set-up, take down and the show great! Thanks for the fun paper!
BoBunny – fabulous new look at their booth! We love them! Hope Jan enjoyed her trip to Germany! Always love your new lines!
The lovely ladies from Graphic 45 - Charee, Diane and Aimee. Not only dear friends, they have always supported us with their new lines. Their new embellishments are incredible! Can’t wait to use those! Always an amazing booth and papers.
Lori at My Little Yellow Bicycle – they continue to support us with all their new lines – can’t say enough about how great they’ve been to us! Wonderful paper and embellishments!
Helen and crew at My Little Shoebox – Can I just say, what a fun, happy group of ladies who were just around the corner and shared their enthusiasm with us!
The laid-back guys from My Mind's Eye. We had to catch them early before the show started since they were always so busy!
Dan and Nikki Sivils – Her husband said he is now known as “Mr Nikki Sivils”- what a great supporter he is of his wife and their business. Nikki is really a darling girl and very talented!
Nikki with her Clip it Up
Brother and sister duo Rachel and Cortney from The Robin’s Nest Always fun to work with and their Dew Drops looked great on the new trays!
Chris from Plaid Enterprises with Kathy –loved all the Modge Podge and other great products they sent to us for the trays! Cool products!!!
Teresa Collins and her girls – thank you for the great products and lending us your the extra “man muscle power” when we put the top piece of our booth up!
Patti Jo from Offray Ribbon - Offray has been so generous, not only with our new ribbon organizers for the All-In-One, but with the 36” Ribbon Organizer. We LOVE your ribbon and all your help!
Eryn, Amy and Angela with Unity Stamps Your stamps are amazing and we love working with you. Our customers recognized your stamps and told us how much they love your products.
Check back tomorrow for pictures from our booth!!!
Renee
Feb 3, 2011
CHA 2011 – Quick Peek
CHA was a blast this year and we loved seeing old friend and meeting new ones. Once we get unpacked we have lots of pictures to show, but in the meantime check out the links below for a brief peek of our booth and the new Clip it Up All-In-One!!!
Jackie from Canadian Scrapbooker stopped by. Check out her blog : http://www.canadianscrapbooker.ca/jackie/?p=1376
Scrapbook.com stopped by and filmed the All-In-One.
Stop by their YouTube channel and check out some other great finds at CHA!
Thanks Jackie and Scrapbook.com for stopping by. We have a lot more CHA stories and pictures to share. Let us unpack and we’ll be back :)
Feb 2, 2011
Lacing and such - plus how to organize an entire product line
Hello Everyone! It’s Tina here… I’m back again! I am so thrilled to be staying on as part of the 2011 Design Team! The girls on this team are SO talented! I am honored to be among them! I hope that thru the next 6 months I will be able to inspire you to create and to get organized!
Speaking of organized… aren’t you just in AWE over the new ALL IN ONE clip-it-up? A-MAZ-ING!!! And the tray? A definite must have!!! I can’t wait until they arrive !!
To begin with today, I have a project to share with you. Do you ever get that paper collection that you just ADORE and then not know quite what to do with it? That was the way I felt with the Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 line! I was in love with every creation I seen with it online, but when it arrived I was afraid to use it! I finally gathered up the nerve to dig it out, and I’m so glad I did! I just love how this page came together. Before I share any more about it, let me show it to you…
Here are a couple of details shots… I have to admit that I was inspired by my new team mate Natasha (…I love how she does lacing and such… so I had to try it! You should too… it’s so fun! I used mini brads and some jute! I also went a bit crazy with my sewing machine! J
I absolutely LOVE working with collections! When one comes out that I love, I like to buy everything! When I get it all, I often don’t know how to store it. The paper goes one place, and the embellies in another… stickers somewhere else. So when I was playing with this collection, I had a great idea! When I get my Clip it up JUMBO set up in my new scrap space, I am going to organize my collections in these…
I love these little organizers. You can get them at the dollar store or Walmart for about $1-2. I already have some around with collections in them. So I thought that using my JUMBO for these collections is going to work perfectly! Here’s my plan… I will store the papers in the clear folder. Then the embellishments will go on a binder ring (Since sometimes I use the embellishments with things other than that collection). Then I will store them together on my JUMBO! I will make tabs using the tabs provided to specify what manufacturer it is… I am SO excited about this!! It will keep all of my favorite collections at arms reach, just where I want them!
Through the next few months I hope to be able to share with you bits of my journey towards getting into my new scrap space and getting it organized! Be sure to tag along! You just might get inspired to get organized yourself!
Until next time… Happy Scrapping!
Tina
Speaking of organized… aren’t you just in AWE over the new ALL IN ONE clip-it-up? A-MAZ-ING!!! And the tray? A definite must have!!! I can’t wait until they arrive !!
To begin with today, I have a project to share with you. Do you ever get that paper collection that you just ADORE and then not know quite what to do with it? That was the way I felt with the Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 line! I was in love with every creation I seen with it online, but when it arrived I was afraid to use it! I finally gathered up the nerve to dig it out, and I’m so glad I did! I just love how this page came together. Before I share any more about it, let me show it to you…
I absolutely LOVE working with collections! When one comes out that I love, I like to buy everything! When I get it all, I often don’t know how to store it. The paper goes one place, and the embellies in another… stickers somewhere else. So when I was playing with this collection, I had a great idea! When I get my Clip it up JUMBO set up in my new scrap space, I am going to organize my collections in these…
I love these little organizers. You can get them at the dollar store or Walmart for about $1-2. I already have some around with collections in them. So I thought that using my JUMBO for these collections is going to work perfectly! Here’s my plan… I will store the papers in the clear folder. Then the embellishments will go on a binder ring (Since sometimes I use the embellishments with things other than that collection). Then I will store them together on my JUMBO! I will make tabs using the tabs provided to specify what manufacturer it is… I am SO excited about this!! It will keep all of my favorite collections at arms reach, just where I want them!
Through the next few months I hope to be able to share with you bits of my journey towards getting into my new scrap space and getting it organized! Be sure to tag along! You just might get inspired to get organized yourself!
Until next time… Happy Scrapping!
Tina
Feb 1, 2011
Welcome Back Tina
We want to welcome back Tina to our new 2011 Design Team.
Here’s some of her previous posts:
So Many Things to Be Grateful For
Plus check out her fabulous blog:
http://www.tinamcd-mysanity.blogspot.com
Brief Bio:
I'm Tina! I'm 34 yrs old and live in beautiful New Brunswick, Canada with my hubby of 10 years and our 5 beautiful children!! Life is busy but exciting around here!! Scrapping is my release from every day reality! I've been scrapping for about 7 years. I draw my inspiration from life around me!! Everything from the looks on my children's faces, to their clothes, to music we listen to and emotions in our daily life! My style is hard to pinpoint... but is kind of romantic, clean and simple. I love white space and journaling strips!! I love to try new things and feel that my style would help to attract people to your blog and site! My style varies with each project, from simple and clean, to distressed and romantic.
I am in the process of getting my "own space" for scrapping, and the clip-it-ups are going to be my lifeline! SO much potential...i just might get things in order one of these days! :)
We’re excited to have Tina back on our team. Our designer’s posts will be every Wednesday so make sure you check back often.
Simply Renee (Renee, Carolyn & Bobbi)
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