Happy Saturday Friends!
Of course the can't live without is tongue in cheek but illustrates my most loved items from CHA Winter 2014. I will review my favorite items and give you some insight into my can't live without items. These are my opinions and I am by no means representing any company or getting any kind of compensation for these reviews. This is for the pure love of crafting, the industry, and the companies.
What a great show. First I must give a big thank you to Jodie over at Chico Scrapbooks! That she invited me to attend my first CHA in July was amazing and a dream come true. Being asked to return to the Mega Show this month with her was both exciting and humbling. Exciting because, well, its CHA! Humbling because this show represents an important part of purchasing products for Chico Scrapbooks and she trusts me and likes me enough to bring me along on this business trip. Yes, it is a business trip. While it is so fun to be there and see all the products, samples, designers, and companies it is a lot of work. We are up early every morning and go all day and sometimes into the night reviewing products, placing orders, and generally learning as much as we can. So grateful Jodie for our friendship. Big hugs to you darlin'! Thanks to both you and Terri for all the good times and laugh til you cry moments!
So what follows has no photos and is a long list. I had a friend ask for my recommendations on what to purchase from what I saw at the show. As I created the list I began to realize that others may find this list informative and helpful as well. If you unfamiliar with items in the list I would recommend going to the manufacturers web sites and/or blogs. You can also find many videos on YouTube. Scraptime Videos and Paperclipping.com both do an excellent job with their videos.
Here is my favorites from CHA Winter 2014 starting with those all important can't live without items, lol.
CHA Winter 2014
Review
Winter 2014 CHA for me was all about the birds and bees and
sea creatures. I saw a thread of
natural elements that really speak to me.
I saw this in the Tim Holtz lines, Graphic 45 as well as others. I’m excited and already have projects
in mind. I am loving that I will
have coordinated or matching dies, embossing folders, papers, and
embellishments in these themes.
There are several sections here. Things I’m not going to live without is a list of the things
that I have already gotten or that I will be getting. The favorites give more of a description and items numbers,
prices, and ship dates as I had them.
It also includes other items that I may pick up at some point.
Things I’m not
going to live without
·
Dies I already own (Released before CHA):
o Spring
Greenery sizzlits
o Garden
Greens Bigz
o Jumbo
Tattered Florals
·
Products I got at CHA:
o Frameworks
Die-Honeycomb
o Mini
ink blending tool
o Mini
distress inks
o #hashtag
stamp set
o Distress
Marker Spritzer
o Hearts
Stencil
o Bubbles
Stencil - Dylusions
·
Sand & Sea Bigz and Mini dies
·
Layered Bugs dies – butterfly, bee, and
dragonfly (so crazy excited about these I can’t stand it)
·
Armor Shield Bigz Die
·
Waves & Bubbles Texture Fades
·
Bird Feather stamp set
·
Random Quotes stamp set
·
Cracks and Specks stamp set
·
Nautical Blueprints stamp set
·
Distress Damask stamp set
·
Idea-ology:
o Heart
charms
o Letterpress
o Ephemera
packs
o Found
Relatives
o Industrious
Stickers – Borders and Trims
o Remnant
Rubs, Botanical and Life Quotes
o Paper
Stash, Wallflower (my absolute favorite paper!)
o Collection
Folios
·
More alcohol inks and blending pen
·
Tim Holtz Tonic Shears
·
Graphic 45 Good Ol’ Sport and By the Sea
·
Prima Stationers Desk
·
A Gilded Life by Spellbinders jewelry/mixed
media pieces
·
Vintaj 6 x 6 embossing folders and foil sheets
Favorites
Sizzix Sizzlits
Decorative Strip Dies
·
Birds in Flight
– a flock of birds connected together but could also be cut apart
o Item
#: 659425; $19.99; Ships April 2014
·
Bow-Tied–
three sizes of 2 piece bows that are easy to put together and would dress up
any card, page, or project. Got to
use this during Tim’s card class.
o Item
#659426; $19.99; Ships February 2014
·
Butterfly
Frenzy – a bunch of various sized butterflies. These are not connected but the way they are layed out on
the die you can use the negative for a decorative element.
o Item
#659575; $19.99; Ships February 2014
·
Confetti
– Cool round dots of various sizes that could be used for confetti but also
would make great water drops and the negative can be used as well.
o Item
# 659574; $19.99; Ships June 2014
·
Spring
Greenery – a must have
versatile die. Will stand alone as
decorative elements or with florals.
I already own this die.
o Item
#659573; $19.99; Ships Jan 2014
Sizzix Frameworks
Dies
·
Frameworks dies – a series of geometric patterns
with the functionality to use all components of the cut. Great for backgrounds. Same size as the On the Edge Dies. Five dies Ship February 2014.
$15.99 each
o Honeycomb Item #659430 (my favorite)
o Chevron Item # 659428
o Courtyard Item # 659429
o Lattice Item # 659432
o Trellis Item #659431
Sizzix Bigz Dies
·
Garden
Greens – A must have leaf die.
I own this die.
o Item
# 659436; $19.99; Ships January 2014
·
Petal
Drop – large petal shapes can be used to form a flower or heart or other decorative
elements.
o Item
#659437; $19.99; Ships February 2014
·
Prize
Ribbons – Look like ribbons you would get when winning something at the
fair. The circular piece is
separate from the ribbon part so you can customize. Two sizes.
o Item
#659438; $19.99; Ships April 2014
·
Sand
& Sea – a seahorse and sand dollar. Absolutely adore this die!
o Item
# 659576; $19.99; Ships June 2014
·
Jumbo
Tattered Florals – if you like and use the original tattered florals this
is a must have. I own this die.
o Item
#659441; $49.99; Ships January 2014
·
Layered
Bee – A Bigz Die and matching embossing folder
o Item
# 659577; $24.99; Ships June 2014
·
Layered
Butterfly – A Bigz Die and matching embossing folder
o Item
#659578; $24.99; Ships June 2014
·
Layered
Dragonfly – A Bigz Die and matching embossing folder
o Item
#659579; $24.99; Ships June 2014
·
Armor
Shield – A movers and shapers die.
Would be great for sentiments and background for other shapes
o Item
# 659445; $19.99; Ships April 2014
Sizzix Movers and
Shapers Mini Dies
·
Mini
Eiffel Tower & Shield – Like this more for the mini shield which can be
combined with the Bigz Armor Shield to make a frame
o Item
# 659443; $15.99; Ships April 2014
·
Mini Sand
& Sea – matches the Bigz die
o Item
# 659582; $15.99; Ships June 2014
Sizzix Texture Fades
·
Waves
& Bubbles Set – goes with the Sand & Sea dies
o Item
# 659581; $10.99; Ships June 2014
·
Shadowpress
– new concept in embossing. This
creates a visually debossed sentiment that mimics the look of letterpress. These will be great for cards.
o Authentic
Set Item # 659855; $10.99; Ships April
2014
o Documented
Set Item # 659856; $10.99; Ships April
2014
o Expedition
Set Item # 659857; $10.99; Ships June
2014
o Family
& Friends Set Item #659858; Ships
June 2014
o Sentiments
Set Item # 659859; $10.99; Ships June
2014
Tim Holtz Collection
Stampers Anonymous
·
Bird
Feather – Birds, nest, eggs, and feather
o CMS
180; $21.95
·
Nature
Walk – minis of bird feather and daydream
o CMS
181; $29.95
·
Random
Quotes – including Remember the Now
o CMS
182; $21.95
·
#Hashtags
– Mario’s idea. Just because its
fun.
o CMS
183; $29.95
·
Cracks
& Specks – goes with the birds
o CMS
186; $21.95
·
Purveyor
– Steampunk with mustache man, numbers and old typewriter
o CMS
187; $21.95
·
Distress
Damask – great for backgrounds and stand alone images
o CMS
190; $21.95
·
Nautical
Blueprint – goes with the sizzix sand & sea dies
o CMS
194; $21.95
·
Mini
Blueprints 6 – nautical, treats and high society
o CMS
196; $29.95
·
Stencils
o Hearts THS017; $5.99
o Doily THS018; $5.99
o Speckles THS021; $5.99
Tim Holtz Idea-ology
·
Monocles;
TH93129; $7.99
·
Mini
Corners; TH93131; $2.99
·
Custom
Knobs; TH93124; $9.99
·
Heart
Charms; TH93132; $8.99
·
Adornments,
Nature; TH93128; $6.99
·
Letterpress;
TH93130; $19.99
·
Linen
Ribbon; TH93102; $5.99
·
Clipboard
Clips; TH93138; $4.99
·
Ephemera
Pack, Thrift Shop; TH93114; $4.99
·
Ephemera
Pack, Expedition; TH93115; $4.99
·
Mini
Cabinet Cards; TH 93118; $3.99
·
Found
Relatives; TH93121; $4.99
·
Alpha
Chips; TH93116; $6.99
·
Industrious
Stickers, Frames & Trims; TH93136; $2.99
·
Remnant
Rubs, Botanical; TH93119
·
Remnant
Rubs, Life Quotes; TH93120
·
Paper
Stash, Wallflower; TH93110; $14.99
·
Resist
Paper Stash, Motif; TH93112; $14.99
·
Collection
Folio, Large; TH93126; $4.99
·
Collection
Folio, Small; TH93125; $3.99
·
Large
Worn Cover, Chronicle; TH93134; $7.99
·
Large
page pockets; TH93140; $2.99
·
Mini
Configuration Book; TH93133; $7.99
Ranger
·
Distress
Marker Spritzer
o Cool
tool to give an air brushed effect.
Can use almost any marker.
We got one of these in the Tim Holtz class. Will be great with stencils as well.
·
Mini
blending tool
o Great
for use with stencils. It’s round,
and tiny, and just cute and fun.
·
Mini
distress ink sets
o 1”
cubes that stack. Will come in
sets of 4. Set being released in stages in February, April, June and August
·
Distress
Paints will now come in all of the 52 distress colors
·
Alcohol
Inks
o While
these are not new, they are new to me.
I have 3 colors but haven’t used them much.
o Saw
several demos using them and I am looking forward to trying them some more and
getting additional colors. Tim
puts a few drops in his empty palette case and then uses the blending pen to
color items that have slick, smooth surfaces.
Other Tim Holtz
·
Tonic
Shears
·
Stella
Lighting: The industrial
collection by Tim Holtz
o Great
task light that Tim was using at the show; Coming
Spring 2014; $225.00
Graphic 45
·
Good Ol’
Sport – sports themed images and nice neutral or masculine prints
o 12
x 12 pad 4500866
·
Botanical
Tea – nature inspired with pastel, light colors
o 12
x 12 pad 4500889
·
By The
Sea – nautical, summer, patriotic colors
o 12
x 12 pad 4500908
·
Staples
o Metals
have expanded to include a silver tone in the keys, key holes, door pulls, and
brads
o Tag
albums now include Ivory and an Artistic Trading Tags
o ATC
Book Box
Prima
·
Stationer’s
Desk – bold florals and prints with a deep rich palette
·
Cartographer
– masculine, steampunky, maps.
This is Jim’s favorite Prima line.
·
Something
Blue – wedding themed but not overtly so, neutrals, peaches, black, florals
·
Ingvild
Bolme Junkyard Findings
o Metal
Corners
o Ceiling
light bulbs
o Industrial
lamps
o Switches
& Outlets
·
Ingvild Bolme
Shabby Chic Treasures
o Sea
Shell
o Sea
·
Lace
Stickers – Doiley # 1, 3 4
·
Thin
Metal Dies – 4” doilies
A Gilded Life by
Spellbinders
·
“This unique and glamorous line of mixed media
products brings romance, European flair and affordable luxury to all your
handmade creations. Perfect to
create one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces, inspired home décor art, delicate
embellishments to adorn fabric pieces, personalized gifts, mixed media art and
paper creations.” I would call it
jewelry and embellishment making made easy but with the ability to personalize
and alter to your taste. In both
antique gold and silver finishes.
We did a make and take and it was easy and fun to get a great result. While this might be rudimentary for
experienced jewelry makers you could certainly take it up a notch with beads,
chains and other elements.
o Includes
pendants, bezels with matching die
templates, dies, texture plates, relics (crosses/spiritual) and foils.
Mixed Media
·
Dina
Wakley is Rangers newest Signature Designer
o Has
a new line of paints, tools, stencils, stamps and mediums
·
Dyan
Reaveley’s Dylusions
o New
ink colors – pomegranate seed, tangerine dream, chopped pesto, polished jade,
ground coffee, and slate gray
o New
Stencils – loving the bubbles
o New
Stamps – Fancy Florals, and Doodled Delight are my favorites
·
Wendy
Vecchi
o Has
6 more Archival ink colors
o Has
a new crackle texture paste
·
Vintaj
o Mostly
known for their jewelry makings, dies, and patina colors
o They
have come out with some new 6 x 6 embossing folders. I saw some great projects using these folders and the copper
and silver foil tape. Check out
what Tammy Tutterow has created.
§
Iron
Scrollwork 658817 $8.99
§
Moroccan
Fresco 658819 $8.99
§
Leaf
Rosette 658818 $8.99
Authentique
·
Nice heavy weight papers
·
Suave
– masculine, blues, greens, staches
·
Anchored
– nautical, red, white and blue
·
Classique
– turquoise, blacks
Ok, if you made it this far I applaud you! It's a lot of information I know. I hope you were able to find at least some of it helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions or need clarification on any of these items.
Look for projects with many of these products in the coming weeks and months. Thanks so much for stopping by. I would love to get your comments.
Happy Creating. Take care.
Hugs, Sharon
