Friday, July 31, 2009

Back from CHA!

I'm HOME! ;) I got in at midnight last night. And I had the BEST time. Cindy, Jessica and I shopped, ate, laughed and played. It was so much fun getting to spend time with them. I also had the chance to meet up with lots of other people for the first time. It was so great meeting them in person!! Aside from one little blister, I did pretty well. I think the fact that the show is on the east coast made it a lot easier. In the past, I've taken the red eye home from California and am DEAD for the next few days.

So, where to begin. There were lots of great new products. It was so much fun helping Cindy pick out what to get at Emma's. She's getting tons of new things. Most of it will be shipping soon, too!

I thought I'd share my top 5 favorites. Unfortunately, I'm having problems uploading pics from my camera, but you'll get the idea with the images...

First is Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry line. I'm in LOVE with this one!!! The samples at the BG booth were to die for!! If I can figure out what's up with my camera, I'll post them later.



I also loved the new Victoria line from 7 Gypsies.



This next one is from Crafty Secrets. They have little sets that you can make mini books or other items from. The samples are darling. I love that the sets come with chipboard, papers, and stamps. CUTE!!



Next up is Pink Paislee. I absolutely adore the new lines. And I'm so excited that I was able to make some layouts for the booth using it. I love all four collections, but Cupid is my absolute favorite!

(I borrowed this from another site. ;) )

Finally, there was Prima. I can't even tell you how gorgeous their stuff was!! The booth was dripping with inspiration and pure eye candy! The layouts were ALL little works of art! Here are just a couple of things that I loved.




I'll leave you with a couple of my Pink Paislee layouts. This first one uses the Mistletoe & Co. line.




And this one uses the Cupid Line..





Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day. ;)

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good Morning! I totally loved meeting you at CHA! What a treat for me! I agree with you about Nook & Pantry... my fave of the BG lines for sure! Have a great day Anabelle! ~Amy Tara~

Daniela Dobson said...

How fun!!!! Love your top choices and these layouts are awesome.

Kimberly said...

Super layouts. I am sure you had a great time meeting up with online scrap buddies like Angie from OA. I too adore the PP lines. Get some rest and have a great weekend.

cnelson said...

gorgeous work Anabelle! thanks for sharing CHA with us! one day maybe I'll be able to go, but for now I'll just bask in the wonder of what you posted...yummy stuff. I'm glad you had a good time meeting up with friends!

Danielle Flanders said...

Yum! Love what you have posted from CHA! Give me a buzz when you get time, can't wait to hear about your CHA experience!

Vee said...

It was great meeting you Annabelle, wish we could have hung out more! :) xo

Andrea Amu said...

Glad you enjoyed your CHA trip!
Your examples with Pink Paislee are really sweet!

dstandard said...

Gorgeous stuff there!!

Leigh Penner said...

Fabulous layouts, Anabelle!
I saw some pictures of the Pink Paislee displays at CHA on another blog and when I saw that flowers & fondue page, I thought: "I wonder if Anabelle made that..." And now I see that you did! Ha!
Glad you had such a good time at the show!

Ink, paper and BLING! said...

Thanks for the lovely peeks of what to expect in the near future. I am drooling over the basic grey. It looks like such a fun line. In fact all of then are very appealing.
Your layouts are great, and I wish I had been there too. Rest, and put your feet up!
R

Unknown said...

Welcome back Anabelle!

I just got my first glimps of that BG Nook and Pantry the other day and I cannot even tell you how badly I want it!

Gorgeous LOs, those Pink Paisley lines are going to be a must have too!

(-: Heidi

Linda Beeson said...

Jealous of your time hanging with friends! Glad to hear you had fun though and love your little peeks.

Juliana Michaels 17turtles said...

Sounds like you had a great time! Love all your favorites...definitely some of mine too! Your PP projects are gorgeous!!!