CHA was amazing this year! Well, it was my first year, but amazing none the less.
I loved visiting all of the vendors, and seeing all the new products. So much to see.. so little time!

Paris Hilton, Vanna White, and Jane Seymore were walking the floor of the convention center, but, we didn't see any of them. We had our hearts set on seeing real celebrities like Tim Holtz, Christine Aldolf, and Darth Vador!

We got pictures with the storm troupers, Darth Vador and a very short Chewbacca from Star Wars, among many other famous people!

Stacy went from booth to booth making her opinions known to each and every vendor. Including Stampington, because as she so eliquantly stated "THEIR BOOTH SUCKED". She was so vocal that the CEO came out and shook her hand and asked for advice! She's got guts.. thats all I have to say! Their publications are so amazing, we expected more from their booth. Maybe next year..

The hit vendor for us this year was Little Yellow Bicycle! We picked up their entire new offering! The boy and girl Sarfari Line, shipping in February, Zinnia Collection, shipping April, and the Travel line debuting in June! Their booth was awesome and every new product was amazing!



We ordered new stamp designs from Inkadinkado, Magenta, Impression Obsession, and a new line Stampotique Designs, that I am sure will be a big hit among the Tim Burton style enthusiasts.

Here is a listing of some of the lines that Stacy or I ordered at the show, (Not all products will be in BOTH stores)

Shipping from February through June:
My Mind's Eye
The Punch Bunch - amazing 3d floral effects with punches!
Joy of Stamping - an amazing stamp cleaner that will remove even your toughest Stayz-On Inks
Imaginisce -
Stampotique Designs
Paperhouse Sports Lines
Inkadinkado
Bo Bunny Word Books
Doodlebug
Magenta
Ranger
Impression Obsession
7gypsies
Maya Road
Tattered Angels
American Crafts -
The Paper Company
Sizzix
Zutter
Robin's Nest
Martha Stewart
Ek Success
K&Co
Creative Options
All My Memory Totes
Molly West Handmade Scrapbooks
Clearsnap
Hot off the Press
Creative Imaginations
SEI
Graphic45
Sugartree
Reminisce
McGill
Copic (Stacy is now a Refill Station and has a total of 72 colors of the Sketch Markers! Along with the Airbrush adapter)
Pioneer Albums
Collected Memories
Stanislaus Imports (Bulk charms, among other things)
Jesse James Buttons
Kodomo Stamps

And there are several more that we haven't submitted our orders for yet.
If your favorites aren't listed Please tell us what we missed!

Stacy splurged and bought the ULTIMATE scrapbooking Organizational tool for herself!
The Original Scrapbox - $1295 of organizational Heaven that she needs badly! This is an entire armoire for scrapbooking! It's beautiful and effective. If you look it up online, and decide you have to have one..
Stacy pays shipping through February! ($225 value)

We will be hosting an annual CHA Party to show and demonstrate a lot of the new product, and also to Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of Scrap-a-Latte.

Please RSVP
Cake, coffee, prizes, and Make-n-Takes will be offered!
Visit the Scrap-a-Latte Website for details!

We have a lot of great items to share!
Hope to see you there!