http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com Scrapbooking news @ CraftGossip Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:45:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Part 3 of CHA Thoughts In addition to hanging out with our very own Jennifer Perkins over at the Duncan booth at CHA, I was geeked about some new things Duncan had hanging there on the wall....Crafty Chica was in the house! For many scrapbookers, Kathy Cano-Murillo may not be one ... http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com/familiar-faces/2008/07/23/ Part 2 of CHA thoughts.... I think my first post alluded to the fact that folks are using scrapbooking materials in untraditional ways and well, making them their own. My friend Sarah Moore has a wonderful site called Craft Critique and she pointed out 2 of the many things that I ... http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com/diy-uprising/2008/07/22/ I apologize for the delay here but trust me, it was worth it! CHA was full of amazing things and it took 4 days to take it all in. This post is the first of a yet to be determined series about some trends and innovations I discovered at CHA. ... http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com/back-from-cha/2008/07/21/ I really must say thank you for all the wonderful email giving me the heads up on new product making it's debut in Chicago in just a few more short days! Here are a few that I wanted to share with you before I "skeeedaddle and get out 'er dodge" ... http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com/another-sneak-peek-before-cha/2008/07/16/ In our house, boys are bad and girls are expensive. This applies to pretty much everything including crafting. My daughter is notorious for using mass quantities of bling while the boys gravitate towards copious amounts of paint and glue. Nonetheless, it is always an adventure when they start creating.... I got ... http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com/oh-scraplittle-boys/2008/07/15/ T'was the week before CHA and all through the crafting world People are scurrying and hurrying with new loverlies to be unfurled Paper, ribbon, sticker and glittery glue So much to see, so much to want, so much *have* to have, what will you do? So, I am not a poet but, there *IS* ... http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com/twas-the-week-before-cha/2008/07/14/ As an instructor, I tend to gravitate towards companies that put education and community service high on their priority list. Many of the children I work with do not have the privilege of having an art curriculum in their schools, nor do they have the opportunity to craft just for ... http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com/daisy-ds-cha-sneak-peek/2008/07/11/ Every once in a while you get to stumble upon something just plain cool and right then, all of the sudden, the whole world transforms into a playground full of possibility! So, I happened on some nifty little tags Alexandra made and well, I was smitten. I thought about water ... http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com/emboss-the-plastic/2008/07/10/ What are the odds that two companies have new lines coming out at Summer CHA with the same name....it's like walking down the red carpet at a movie premier and standing next to someone wearing the same dress? Yikes! Apparently, creative minds think alike..... I received an email giving me the ... http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com/beau-jardin-double-take/2008/07/09/ The crafting industry is catching on to the fact that most crafters are not loyal to one art form or another. Oftentimes, our "other" passions make their way into our scrapbooking lay-outs....sewing, fabrics, fibers, stamping, beading, mixed media collage and altered arts. Scrapbooking is about your voice and how you ... http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com/spinning-yarns/2008/07/08/