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CHA – Make and Takes

I wanted to continue sharing some of the fun at CHA!  I am getting to it slowly as I have a few projects all going on at once.  It is exciting and fun but I will admit the house is getting a little neglected.  I am probably going to have to spend a day out of my craft space to do a once over!

In the mean time here are two of the make and takes that I did at CHA that I really loved.  With only one day Tami and I had to pick and choose a little so we could get through the majority of the show.  We really needed two days to do it justice.  Below is a card that we made at the Faber Castell booth.  LOVED the variety of things they let us try!  We used some Faber Castell water color pencils on the resist paper and then added water to create our beautiful background.  Then we got to try out their wonderful gillatos on wood birds.  We used water to do a little blending again and visited about the new sets that they have put together with their gillatos.  If you have not tried these yet it is worth a try, they are a lot of fun!

Next is a simple card from Authentique.  We got to use new small file folders to create or card base and then small die cut puzzle pieces and embellishments that match to adorn our card.  i realized after putting mine all together that I have my folder facing backwards.  The front is even cuter since the file folders have a complimentary pattern on the inside and you can see that if I had it faced it the right way!

So there are two fun ones, I will attempt to add a couple more this week!  But no promises.

Hope everyone is enjoying their day and if you love football and/or food are enjoying the day with a pile of friends and family!

Hugs!

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CHA

So Tami and I made it to the 2013 Winter CHA in Anaheim representing Creative Passion.  We had so much fun catching up, creating and seeing the new and improved from the crafting world.  Over the next couple days I am going to post some of the things I made and a few that I saw.   Many of you have probably been looking at all the reviews out there already so I am going to show you the cards and projects I completed or am in process on with the new products!  To start off though here are the two of us lookin’ good!

We really had a great time!  Thank you so much Tami for joining me in CA and playing with me for the weekend!

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Layouts at Get It Scrapped

I have two more layouts over at Get It Scrapped.  One is on one of my very favorite topics fussy cutting!  If you have ever cropped with me you know my micro scissors and X-acto blade are never far from hand.  See all the amazing inspiration HERE

I also did a fun layout about using a punchy floral with a stripe pattern.  Check out the amazing combinations HERE

I had an amazing weekend with my friend Tami Taylor at CHA and will be showing off some of our finds in days to come so stay tuned!

Happy coloring and scrapping all!

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Round Up

Here is a peek at my latest layout over at Get It Scrapped.  It is part of an article about round-ups.  The concept of gathering similar photos from different time periods or different events to highlight a theme in your life.  Mine is not to hard to figure out, but it was sure fun to make!  Read more about it HERE

I am off to CHA this weekend.  A special trip to see friends, do some crafting, make connections and see the latest and greatest in the industry!

Stay tuned I will share some of my favorites here and at Creative Passion!

Happy New Year everyone!