Some of my faves from CHA 2016

The beginning of the year carries some extra excitement for scrapbookers all around the world. 

That's when the yearly CHA Mega Show takes place in Anaheim Califlornia. This show is where the large players present their news and this never fail to create a big buzz in the community.
Unfortunately I could not attend in person, but I have been there as much as possible in spirit
through all the lovely posts and pictures posted on the internet by friends and fellow scrappers.

 How wonderful is that!!!?

I was thinking it would be fun to assemble a kind of list featuring some of the favourites I have found  while browsing. I am sure that there are still many more favourites to discover , 

so just  consider this as kind of a first draft ;-) My choises will come in random order.To pick specific favourites would prove too much of a challenge!!

My number one scrap crush is of course Prima Marketing and as always they had so much 

loveliness to share. Their paper collections are always so beautiful and the flowers,...well ,...they 

are just the BEST!!

Here are two of their new collections:

And next up are a few more goodies from Prima. 

Memory Hardware, Relics and Artefacts, and some awesome metallic washi stickers.

It wasn't so easy to find sneaks of the flowers but here are a couple just as apetizers for what's to come :-)

So many of the brands show their own paints and art supplies. I love all the variety.

The colours below are some of the new Ken Oliver Liquid Metals. They are so cool. They come in gold , pewter , copper, platinum etc too.

I am always excited to see what new things Sizzix comes up with and there are a few of the news that will be releasing in February. I picked these among many because they are great for mixed media!!

Websters Pages have some new planners for us. LOVE this colour!!

Tim Holtz presented his new Distress Crayons.

Sounds very cool of course like all that Tim does :-)

Distress Crayons are water-reactive pigments designed and specially formulated to achieve vibrant coloring effects on porous surfaces for mixed media. The smooth water-reactive pigments are ideal for creating brilliant backgrounds, smudging, watercoloring and more!

This woodgrain cardstock is gorgeous!!

I love the look of these smaller bite size stencils from Tim Holtz. 

This is what he has  has to say about the new size:

Lastly something really exciting to announce – new mini stencils!  i’ve been wanting mini versions of all of my layering stencils to use on smaller tags and collage projects and i’m so thankful stampers anonymous has agreed to do them.  they are being released in sets of three and are about 45% smaller than their larger counterpart – here’s a comparison…

There are so many jaw-dropping paper collections out and I have to share a few more with you...

Here's Shimelle's Starshine:

It's so fresh and modern!! <3 it!!

Kaisercraft seldom disappoint and they don't this time either.

Here is my favourite from them called #Me

Tammy Tutterow has some new stamps for Spellbinders that are pretty cool.

Love this one with a cheese cloth background:

One of the loveliest new collections is the Beautiful Dreamer collection from a Bo Bunny, a big favourite of mine  They have so many delightful new products/designs  in their range I could make a post with only what they released :-) Love the paints and the dies and the stencils,and and and...

And last but not least a peek of some life like beauties from Petaloo. 

Their product has such hig quality always!

As I am sure you understand I could keep adding to this post indefinitely with all the amazing new scrap supplies that have been released recently. But I hope you have enjoyed my picks and that maybe  one or two are new to you :-) Thanks for looking!

A couple of pages for Lemoncraft using 'Heart painted'.

Hello to all my friends out there!
I hope you are all having a lovely relaxing Easter break.

A short while ago I received the latest collection 'HeartPainted' and was so delighted with the beautiful and feminine look of these papers and embellishments. 

My fingers were itching to get started, and here is what I made:

 I used pretty Lemoncraft flowers from the 'Heart Painted' collection as well as some brads and a pin.

I used the Sizzix Bigz die  Garden greens  for my leaves.
I used another Sizzix die as a base for my cluster in the upper right corner, Ornate Labels.
(Click on the names and the link will take you to the dies.)

I painted my beautiful frame from Blue Fern Studios in  matching green colour and
added some enamel dots from Papirdesign for extra interest.

My second page features a photo of myself taken by a scrapbook-friend that I had the pleasure to meet in Wales last year. I used a Sizzix Tim Holtz long die 'Butterfly frenzy' for the many butterflies.
(The links will take you to the dies)

 I used a Sizzix Basic project life style die set to create a grid as a base for my photo.
I cut a larger size to serve as a mat for my picture.The chipboard word 'Happy' is part of a set and made by Blue Fern Studios. The circle/frame is also part of a set and it's called Brick Rings.

Even here I used beautiful Lemoncraft flowers and brads.
So beautiful and feminine looking! I also added a few of Primas gorgeous blooms.

Thanks for looking! :-)

'Copenhagen' using Scraps of Elegance December kit 'Ever True'

Hi, I hope you are all happy and enjoying all the preparations for the holidays. 

I know I am certainly keeping busy as I am moving from my large house this new year as well as trying to find time for a little celebtration in between! 

Please keep me in your thoughts that all will go well :-)

Today I want to share with you a page I made with the new lovely kit from Scraps of Elegance. It is actually my last kit from SOE and I already know I'm going to miss them :-)

Also it features a photo of me, which is quite a rare thing :-)

And here is a picture of the monthly kit. 

I am always so delighted when it arrives as the content is so beautiful. 

The collections are Prima's 'Cigar Box Memories' and Graphic 45's 'Raining Cats and Dogs'

Click here to purchase the "Ever-True" Kit and Add Ons

And now for a couple of closeups:

I used the flowers from the 'Cigar Box Secrets' and also made a tag with the ATC block.

The large scallopped circle was made with a Sizzix die 

I used a Prima wooden leaf from a previous kit and some stickers from G45 'Raining Cats and Dogs ' collection.

Together with the lovely Prima rose here is also a piece of chipboard from G45 'Raining Cats and Dogs ' collection.

And finally a shot to show how I layered it all on top of eachother.

I hope yopu liked todays project. Have a great week end!!

Hugs!

A couple of pages for Scraps of Elegance using the August kit.

Hi, today I have a cpouple of pages to share made with the 'Raindrops on Roses' kit from 

Scraps of Elegance. These are both using the same collection but the look is totally different.

My first page is in a classic pink/black/white combination.

Here are several close ups. 

I know I love to look at close ups when I visit blogs so I'll assume you are the same :-)

 The larger flowers are Prima and all from Scraps of Elegance kits, and even the grey and black 

mini roses. The black chalkboard frames are by Melissa Frances.

I made the doilies with my Cheery Lynn dies. The title is made with a sticker from the sticker sheet. I just cut it into three pieces because that would look  better on my page.

I used one of my new Sizzix dies to make the leaves. I like the 'strict' look of them.

And now for my second page for this post:

This is a much 'softer' page and the colours are very different as well. I used the lovely script-paper from the Authentique Paper collection called 'Pretty'.

The beautiful 'Dahlias' by Petaloo come in three shades of pink, and there is a packet of smaller ones too that look so adorable.

I have used a combination of die cut butterflies using awesome Sizzix dies, and some from the collection pack by Heidi Swapp that came with my kit. They are from the collection 'Dreamy'

The title I have used is also from the Heidi Swapp ephemera pack, as well as the little sparks and the patterned butterflies. The little sentiments are from the Authentique Paper sticker sheet.

I used gesso and three different stencils for this ayout and even some distress ink through a 

stencil as well.

 The swirl was made with a Sizzix die.

That was all for today! I hope you were not too overwhelmed by the many pictures :-)

Thanks for any comments you leave me. I always love to read your feed back!

Hugs!!