More Highlights from CHA!

Okay... yesterday, I unpacked my suitcases, ran just a few errands, but ended up going to bed early!  CHA really wore me out!

But here are just a few highlight clips I put together for your CHA viewing pleasure, just a little over 6 minutes long.  Please forgive the french music... I've kinda been in that mood with Valentines approaching! LOL!

click HERE if you can't see the video


Thanks ScrapGuy for letting me film you! I highly recommend his blog... he is working hard and has some great things to share! Click HERE to visit him! And if you become one of his followers you can win some great BLOG CANDY!

Now on a personal note... many of you sent 'good luck' wishes last week to my youngest son Matt because he was defending his title a PIE EATING CHAMP while I was gone to CHA! I am happy to report that he won!! Again!! LOL! My sscrubby (that's 'Supportive SCRapbooking hUBBY' for those who don't know it!) was kind enough to send me a picture of the winning moment!



Well, that's all for now! Tomorrow is FAITHBOOKING at my church... I hope you have an opportunity to get into your crafting this weekend too!

Scrappingly Yours,

Tammy

Home from CHA in Anaheim!

Wow! I'm home now, flew in from California tonight.  I just can't believe how awesome that trip was! I have so many pictures to share with you all! How about a few photos of the TIM HOLTZ booth.  There were chandeliars hanging from the ceiling and a collection of old suitcases in the center of the booth... loved it!



How about a coat of embossed cardstock embellished with paper roses?  So cool!





















Need I say more!?  He rocked these designs!  I even got to meet Tim and got a picture with him, but for some reason the photo is in my camera memory instead of the SD card... so, once I figure out how to retrieve that photo, I will be sure to post it!

Last, but not least... I want to draw my winner from last week's blog hop:

WINNER OF THE SWEET TREATS CARTRIDGE FROM LAST WEEK'S BLOG HOP

scrapper1969 said...



I'm totally lovin the crowns...the card you made is also quite lovely! I really like the tags/frames that the new cart has to offer.... TFS and I'm sooo glad I signed up to be a follower of your blog...you have the coolest creations!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!  Please email me at ladybugandco@yahoo.com with your address and I will get this cartridge to you ASAP!

Thanks everyone for stopping by!  I appreciate it so much!

Magnet Frames - SENTIMENTALS Cricut Cartridge

Hello Everyone from SUNNY California!!  Yep... I'm still at CHA in Anaheim, California and having a GREAT time! Christy and I did a demo on the Provocraft stage with one of Melanie's beautiful cards yesterday!!  (VIDEO at the bottom of this post) It was so much fun!   I have one more final demo time :-( today at 10:30am.  The topic is Beginner Gypsy and my project is this magnetic Mon Amour frame that was made with SENTIMENTALS.  LOVE that cartridge!  I think it is my new favorite!  Seriously!



Supplies used:

12x12 Provocraft Magnetic Sheet
12x12 Provocraft Red Vinyl
6x6 Provocraft Transfer Tape
Core'dinations Black cardstock
Core'dinations White Gemstone cardstock
Glitz rhinestones

and a beautiful picture of my daughter and her husband.



You will need the blue DEEP CUT BLADE to cut the magnet material and set your multi cut on 3. Cricut settings are PRESSURE=5 and BLADE DEPTH=6. Definitely use Provocrafts transfer tape to apply the red vinyl to your magnet cut.

Here is the video from my demo on the Provocraft stage:



Thats it for now! I have more videos and tons of pictures to upload and will be busy all week posting!

2010 CHA Preview: Craft-n-doodle rolling tote & tools

CHA has been soooo awesome! I have met so many people and seen so many new and totally cool things... saw some really weird things too, but I want to tell you about one of the new exhibitors that really stood out in my opinion.

It's a new rolling tool center called 'CRAFT-N-DOODLE". I was actually walking on the treadmill in our hotel on day one of CHA... and met the nicest lady named Michelle (Hi Michelle!), she works for CRAFT-N-DOODLE.  We chat while we were working out and she starts to tell me about this new product. Well, I am a mobile scrapbooker, so my ears perked up when she described it. I just knew I had to stop by their booth at the show and check it out for myself! Wow! I loved it! It will hold everything you need for a crop or retreat... well, I'm gonna let Kim (Hi Kim!) tell you all about this really cool product in this video... you're gonna want to see this one!!



Click HERE if you can't see the video above.

Wasn't that cool!!? So, if you want to know how you can get one or just want more information about it... go to www.craft-n-doodle.com. Tell 'em I sent ya!!

There is so much information coming from CHA that I have multiple posts each day. So scroll down to catch them all and there will be more (much more) posted tonight!

So, goodbye from SUNNY (the rain finally stopped!) CALIFORNIA!!

CRICUT CAKE from CHA - Cutting frosting sheets VIDEO

Hello Everyone!!

Another WONDERFUL day at CHA in Anaheim!! We have had such a wonderful time!  Provocraft has really outdone themselves with the release of the CRICUT CAKE!  And we have had so much fun with them this weekend!  Here is a video of Josh from Provocraft (I accidently called him Jon in the video... sorry Josh!!), he graciously put up with me taping him (again) and is showing us how to cut frosting sheets with the new CRICUT CAKE:




Here are a few little highlights from the CHA floor...

Loving some DOODLEBUGS!!! Look at these colors!



This is a nine drawer cabinet from Doodlebugs, you can customize the drawers with paper.  And I am LOVING these paper cubes!!!  Gonna get some of these!



Doodlebug papers turned into beautiful wall art.



Look at BOBUNNY's plastic treat containers!!  These are awesome!



Much more pictures of CHA tomorrow!!  This time more new product... I promise!!

PICTURES OF THE 'FRIENDS' I HAVE MET AT CHA:

My pal, Monique (monkeydoodle from the mb)!!  She ROCKS!!



Sweet sweet Wendy (also from the cricut mb)!



My new friend, Sandy from Ukiah!



Karlee, me & Pink Stamper, Robyn!



Wendy and I got pictures with Teresa Collins!



Anna Griffin was soo soo soo nice!



Matt, Chief Marketing Officer at Provocraft, posed for a picture with us at the PC Gala tonight.  We just love him!



Great friends... great fun... great memories!!

Thanks for stopping by everyone!  Leave a comment of your favorite scrapping company and I will 'try' to get some pictures for you!!

On Provocraft stage with Jinger Adams!!

Hi Everyone!

For those of you who are interested... I uploaded the video. I was so excited to be co-hosted by Jinger Adams!! She is so sweet! Jinger introduced me and started our demo with the gypsy basics and darn it if my camera doesn't die right before I started my part of the demonstration!! LOL! Oh, well, I will try to capture the WHOLE demonstration next time!



We are having so much fun at CHA!!! It's a scrapbookers DISNEYWORLD!!!

Preview of Provocraft's NEW EMBOSS PLUS CUTTLEBUG FOLDERS at CHA!!!

Okay people!! While I think the CRICUT CAKE is pretty awesome and I definitely want one... I think more people are going to absolutely flip out over these new EMBOSS PLUS CUTTLEBUG FOLDERS that Provocraft announced today!!!



They are called EMBOSS PLUS because they emboss... plus cut... plus stamp... all in one folder! And the new pink cuttlebug that was designed by Ginger! So pretty! The video really did not do the cuts justice because it was hard to see the emobossing... but trust me... they were awesome!

I will post more later!!

Scrappingly yours,

A peek at the NEW CRICUT CAKE machine at CHA!

Hi everyone!

Here is a quick video I shot at the Provocraft booth yesterday of the new CRICUT CAKE machine! Inquiring minds wanted to know what the differences were between it and the cricut expression....



...sorry for the lack of editing... limited tools & limited time when hundreds away from my studio!

I will bring you more later tonight!

Scrappingly yours,

Tammy

GYPSY Advanced Demo at CHA - CHA Autograph Book using SONGBIRD

Hello Everyone!!  Yes... still at CHA!!  We are having a blast!  Our schedule will be busy, busy busy today!  I'm excited that I will be doing a live advanced gypsy demo on the Provocraft stage today!  I will be demonstrating this CHA Autograph book on the gypsy at 3:30pm with Ginger!  Going to CHA for me is like going to DisneyWorld to my kids! So, this is my version of the Disney autograph books! Lol!



I used the new SONGBIRD cartridge because I love how it has the different font contained images on it.  So the 'C' is the bird, the 'H' is the flower and the 'A' is the birdhouse.



I used Core'dinations blue cardstock for the base and all the patterned paper is fro K& Company.



I plan to have CHA celebrities sign it and take pictures with them to later go in the book with the autographs.



Then I will mount it onto a scrapbook layout about attending CHA!  I'll show it again as the finished product and will include the cut files and a video on how to make it then.



Hope you like it... and I hope everyone at CHA likes it too!!!

Scrappingly yours,

BLOG HOP! Calendar Girl Style!! PREVIEW: Once Upon A Princess

Hi Everyone!!!  Today is HELLO THURSDAY!  And Provocraft is announcing a new cartridge called ONCE UPON A PRINCESS!!  It's sooo cute!  Click HERE to get more info on this cartridge.  So... if you are blog hopping with us, then you have already been to Joy's blog (here) and Melanie's blog (here) and have seen the beautiful things they have made with this new cartridge! 

My project for this preview was double-duty... you see, our church has a "Pie Social" every year and there is a pie eating contest which my youngest son, Matt is the reigning champion of!  This Saturday is the social... and I'm gonna miss it because I will be at the CHA in Anaheim, Ca!  But have no fear!!  I baked pies this morning to send ...

a yummy cherry pie...



and a delicious coconut cream!



But what did I do with my cricut, you may ask?  Well, I'm excited about the new product being released this weekend at CHA... but because I don't have that... yet!  I have to settle with making this adorable crown on ONCE UPON A PRINCESS.

The frame on the front is one of 50 optional frames that this cartridge offers!  That alone is worth the purchase of the cartridge to me!



There are two crowns... one for a queen and one for a king.  Yes, this is mostly a girly cartridge... but there are some things for boys too.



It takes three cuts to make the crown.  The green cardstock was cut at 7 3/4" (22" long!)... so yes, I used the 12"x24" mat and Provocraft's 12"x24" cardstock.  The yellow was another cut.  You don't have to use the long cardstock like I did because the green part is designed to be only half of the crown and the yellow is the other half.  But, I wanted the crown to be big which is why I altered mine and am only using 1/4th of the yellow sizing piece.



This is a surprise for my son, because I am going to miss seeing him defend his title as PIE EATING CHAMPION... so I thought I would leave him a little something in the colors of his favorite pie... Key Lime!  Lol!

I just had to share a couple of pics of him conquering the competition last year...



He's the one in the striped shirt!



Last, but not least... here is a Thank You card that I made using SEI's Juliette and another one of those cute frames from ONCE UPON A PRINCESS!  I'm gonna have fun with those!




Don't forget to leave comments on each of our blogs... because we are giving away blog candy!!  Because I'm in such a 'SWEET' mood... what better thing to give away than a SWEET TREATS cricut cartridge!!  Take care everyone and come back tomorrow to see what we are up to in Anaheim!!

Scrappingly yours,

Exciting Announcement!! Gypsy A-Z Instructional DVD

Wowzers!!!  I am soooo excited to finally tell everyone!  ABOVE RUBIES STUDIO has asked me to collaborate with their designer, Megan on a GYPSY A-Z Instructional DVD!  We are announcing it at CHA Winter Convention & Trade Show this weekend!

They produced a great CRICUT A-Z Instructional DVD right before Christmas and plan to produce a series of these A-Z dvds.  Not only that, but they are starting a kit club called, "Club Ruby".  You can check out their website at http://www.aboverubiesstudio.com/.

Click HERE to go to sign up on the wait list!  No prepayment needed!  We expect it to hit the shelves by April 2010!




We are traveling today to rainy Anaheim, California for the show!  Check back each day... because we will have fun stuff to share!  You might even want to check back later this afternoon... it is HELLO THURSDAY after all!! 

Scrappingly yours,

OT: Another earthquake in HAITI and my oldest son is there!

Good Morning everyone!

I normally do not post alot of personal information on this blog (unless it is scrapbook related! lol)... but I would like to ask for everyone to send prayers for my oldest son (and EVERYONE in Haiti!), who is a combat medic with the Army's 82nd Airborne division in HAITI doing search & rescue and riot control.  They arrived there shortly after the earthquake last week and communication has been sporatic due to downed cell phone towers, no internet, etc.  We got a couple of text msgs from him yesterday, but that was our last communication so far.

Then I wake up this morning to the news of another earthquake... 6.1!  We know that our guys were sleeping on the floor of the airport in Port Au Prince, but haven't heard any news yet of the status of that building or of the 82nd Airborne.  I'm preparing to fly to California (where it's raining terribly!) tomorrow for CHA and can't get away from the tv or computer.  So... please pray for their safety and send me a msg (ladybugandco@yahoo.com) if you hear anything about his division or the airport there!!  Thanks!

I am sure that he is safe, but I also believe in the power of prayer, so it never hurts to ask for lots of it! I'm probably just a mom worrying.  So many of you have become such good friends to me and I appreciate you for your support for my blogs and for letting me get a little personal today.

Here are a couple of layouts that I have done of him...

Thanks in advance for your prayers!

UPDATE!!

My son sent us a text message stating that he is alright and no one on his team was hurt!!  Thank Goodness!!!