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Wow! Day 3 has come and gone meaning CHA is over for another 6 months!! Today was catching a few booths I had missed and doing some filming! I stopped at EK Success and this year they are showing their American Girl Collection! It had been available at Michael’s but I guess now (like the Martha Stewart line) it might be at a LSS near you! Gemma loves American Girl and would love to play with some of this collection!! I had bought her one of the Stuffy Kits and she made it and is so proud of her creation!!

The EK Success booth was also showing K & Company and Martha Stewart. All the collections were about Christmas and Winter!

I finally made it to the Fancy Pants booth and I loved these Artisan pieces made with their frames!!

And at the eCraft booth they were featuring these dresses made by Suede, the winner of Project Runway, using the eCraft! They were pretty amazing. I filmed a video with him explaining his dresses!

Otherwise I spent the rest of the time filming! There will be videos of the new Cuttlebug, the Imagine by ProvoCraft, the new eclips features, Cosmo Cricket, Pink Paislee, My Mind’s Eye, Claudine Hellmuth, some fun things around the show floor and more!! I filmed over an hour of video, so there is something for everyone! However, due to circumstances out of my control, there is no Tim Holtz video, but he promised me one (or 2) for next time.

Then after dinner I had the pleasure to be part of the recording of the CHA edition of the Paperclipping Roundtable, with Nancy Nally, Noell Hyman and Izzy Hyman!! Once it is posted I will be sure to put up the link!!

In the meantime, don’t forget to check out all the photos on my Flickr site!!

Today I started at 8am at the Spellbinders Media Breakfast! As mentioned yesterday, Spellbinders have their new Grand Calibur machine with the Grand Nestabilities!! I can’t wait to give them a try!!

I then took advantage of being on the show floor early and lined up to see Tim Holtz at the Sizzix booth! He was signing some new Alterations Folders and showing off his new die cutting machine, the Vagabond! It’s motor is over twice the size of the Big Shot Express!! And yes, I got Tim to sign an Alteration Folder for Janet, the winner of the contest, as well!!!

Then I was off to check out more booths!! I loved everything at Bella Blvd!! There are fabulous products, amazing layouts and projects, plus cute little chocolates!!

I went to Prima and their entire booth is Gorgeous!!! I don’t know how stores can pick and choose what to buy there! I love this Scrapbook Jewelry line they have introduced!!

Doodlebug always has the cutest booth and the sweetest products! I am loving these buttons!! I want them in all of the colours!!

Then, just to mix things up a little, I was a Speaker on a panel with Nancy Nally from ScrapbookUpdate.com and Megan Hoeppner the Creative Editor from Creating Keepsakes Magazine, talking about PR for Manufacturers! So that was a fun experience!

I finally made it to American Crafts where Dear Lizzy has a new collection as well as a Christmas Collection! It is all fabulous once again! Her display is very inspiring as well!

C-Thru (makers of Little Yellow Bicycle) have released a new line called Art-C! There are glitters, beads, fibres, mists, papers, ATC cards, texture tools and ATC kits, all in a variety of colours! They look like they would be a lot of fun to play around with!

I stopped by Ranger and saw Jenni Bowlin’s new line of Paint Dabbers and inks that co-ordinate with her paper collection!!

We R Memory Keepers had a lot of fun, new collections, but I loved these new colourful bindings for the Cinch!

And for all of you Cricut Expression owners, Creative Options has released a bag that will hold the machine!!

I am loving the jewelry trend we continue to see! More fabulous findings from Vintage Groove by Making Memories!

One of my favorite collections would be Restoration by Crate Paper!! I love this line!!

I stopped by Maya Road and saw all of their new goodies! From Sprays, to Glitter to Chipboard album to beautiful ribbon - they have it all!!

Another favorite collection is Up, Up and Away by KaiserCraft! The Hot Air Balloon continues to be a trend in the industry!

I some how missed it yesterday, but there is a newly designed Cuttlebug. My understanding is that other than design, it hasn’t really changed. Still works the same way and is the same size.

Finally I ended my day at the Westcott Party! There was a Silent Auction, but unfortunately I was outbid!

To see all the photos I have taken, be sure to visit my flickr site! You can see Day 1’s pics here, and Day 2 pics here!!!

Be sure to check back tomorrow for Day 3 coverage of CHA Summer 2010!!!

Wow, Day 1 is done!! It started at 8am checking out some press kits. I then attended the Innovations Showcase where 20 companies presented their innovative products! Some of them include The Crafter’s Workshop Templates, Teresa Colllins Stamp Maker, Epiphany Crafts embellishment maker, Westcott’s new Trimmer, Frames for your 3D items and a product that combines scrapbooking with a voice recorder that was very cool.

The show opened at 10am, with Provo Craft right at the entrance. And they have come out with a new product that prints and cuts in one machine, called the Cricut Imagine! Plus they have teamed up with 4 designers/companies including Cosmo Cricket!!! Can’t wait to check out those designs!!

Tim Holtz is all over CHA!! He has his Ideaology at the Advantus booth! One of my favorite new pieces is his ribbon pack! You get 1 yard of a Rosette ribbon, an elastic ruffle ribbon, and a crinkle ribbon. It comes in white, but can be dyed with any dye re-inker!! Amazing!!! (See picture below!)

Aren’t you loving those ribbons!!!!

House of 3 have teamed up with Pink Paislee to come up with an amazing collection of papers and embellishments!! The paper are printed, but also have some resist printing on them, making them perfect to use with your sprays and distress inks!

Claudine Hellmuth has designed a line of whimsical stamps! These include solid foam stamps, great to use with her line of paint, then clear acrylic stamps with the outlined image, so you can stamp over the solid image!!!

I also love the Lost and Found Collection from My Mind’s Eye!! A beautiful selection of papers, embellishments, buttons and stamps!!

Spellbinders has a new Die Cutting machine, the Grand Calibur! This machine is 8″ wide to fit the new Grand Nestabilities!

Imaginisce has new components for the iTop!! Now you can make headbands, clip barrettes, decorative Bobby pins and rings!!! Very cool!!

Echo Park Paper is a new paper company with fresh, clean designs!!

I loved these canvas shapes from Punky Sprouts. You can stamp them, spray them or dye them, then roll them into canvas flowers!!!

The Alice in Wonderland collection from Graphic 45 is amazing!!! I can’t wait to get some of that!!

I ended my day at the ProvoCraft Gala! We were treated to an artist that makes amazing portraits in a matter of minutes, choreographed to music!! It was amazing to watch him throw paint around and to have them turn into these fabulous paintings. I did some video of it that will be posted next week when I get home. In the meantime I will leave you with the finished works of art!!! Tomorrow I have a pile more companies to visit!!

Today I am showing you the Core’dinations Gemstone Collection. This is a collection of 20 beautiful papers with a pearlescent finish! It is perfect for cards and layouts! It works great with your die cuts and is easily shaped with your fingers to add dimension!!

Check out the Core’dinations site to see all of their fabulous papers!

Stay tuned to Scrap Time next week to get first hand information direct from CHA!!! Pics of all the latest and greatest products coming to a store near you!!

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Don’t forget to check back next Tuesday evening for the start of my CHA coverage!! Chicago is central time, so the posts might be an hour later than usual!!

Today Gemma and I are showing you how to make Pop-Up Cards! With a few simple snips you can quickly add dimension to your cards!! Then decorate them anyway you like!!

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I would love to hear your opinions on the show, and if you have any problems watching it. As well, if you have any techniques, projects, new products or tools you would like to see featured. You can email me at:

scraptimetalk@gmail.com

On the next episode I am showing you the Gemstones collection from Core’dinations!

Thanks for checking us out!!

Today I am showing you the Craft ‘n’ Spin. This is great for when you are painting projects that you need to turn, or when you are painting canvases and you don’t want to get paint on your table when you paint the edges. It would also be great for a cake decorator.

Check out the Craft ‘n’ Spin site for more information!

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I would love to hear your opinions on the show, and if you have any problems watching it. As well, if you have any techniques, projects, new products or tools you would like to see featured. You can email me at:

scraptimetalk@gmail.com

On the next episode Gemma and I are making Pop-Up cards!

Thanks for checking us out!!