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Pics fr. CHA

I wanted to write this post earlier

but I was just so sick this week

I had absolutely no energy it even felt like my hair was hurting

I'm glad today is much better!

 

Here's the final pics from CHA fr. my large camera ;)

I FINALLY had the chance to meet my friend

the other Ivy in my life....

we we're hanging out @ the lawnfawn booth

where she taught make n' takes :)

Is this polaroid frame not the cutest thing ever?

Here's a full pic of that dress I was amazed with

from the Connie Crystal booth

 

Here's  the other side

 

Is that jaw dropping beautiful or what?!?!

Oh, the amazing things you can create with paper & crystals :)

This was in the DCWV booth

 

Look at the tail wowzers!

 

and I took lots of peeks of the new SMASH things

coming in March :)

I'm so excited for the new larger size!

 

 

 

I thought these are cute phrases to put up in your craft room

 

*I was at a Make n' take making a bling visor

for my grandma :) lol

That's all for my CHA re cap :)

I hope you guys have a great weekend

xoxo ivyPINK

Marvy Adventures

For those of you who thought Dave was on "crafting retirement"

You'll be happy to know that..........

HE's B A C K ! lol

But, these apperances are limited and you

can most likely spot him hangin' out at Marvy Uchida

We recently went to Anaheim, CA

to help Dave teach a class for Marvy

 

The classroom was about 6 times the size

of the classroom we were normally accustomed to :)

Before.....

 

After....

Filled with about 100 ready to craft ladies

 

Look how proud they are of their masterpiece!

 

 

It was wonderful having all these ladies come to class!

Afterwards everyone recieved a Le Plume Certified Certificate

and a lil LOVE from Dave :)

 

The last day before everyone left

The sweetest "BIG Boss Man" at Marvy (Steve)

to us all out for a treat at Buca di Beppo

Everyone left very happy & about 10 lbs. heavier!

Thats all for our Marvy Adventure!

 

Thank You Steve & Rick & the Marvy team

for the wonderful winter CHA experience :)

and thank you to all the LOVELY crafty ladies that attended class from all over the world.

xoxo

ivyPINK

 

 

 

 

 

Make n Takes fr. CHA

I just wanted to share some of my Favorite Make n Takes from the CHA show with you guys ;)

I've used this bag a bunch of times already that's why it looks a Lil dirty
This bag was from the Plaid booth they released a brand new Martha Stewart Crafts multi surface acrylic paint and also some Stencils & brushes ;)
This was so easy to make! Pretty much you just stippled the brushes with paint over the stencil & the paints are very pretty colors! I haven't unpacked yet but when I find the paints we got as samples I'll create something with it & share it w/ you guys ;) I loved all the colors & some of them are glittery & shimmery pretty much I'd like to collect them all ;) lol

This might be my most favorite make n take EVER actually it's a badge holder made with crystal beads but I'm actually thinking of taking it apart so I can create a necklace and/or matching bracelet I think I'll get more use of it in comparison to the badge holder. Although I did LOVE having a blingy badge holder ;) I do NOT know why I cannot remember this lady's booth name!

Shazam! Connie found my post & hooked it up with her info

Her companies name is Connie Crystal! <---- how easy is that to remember?

I can't help it sometimes my brain just farts :( lol 

PLEASE visit her site :)

Her crystals are gorgeous ultimate BLINGage PROMISE!  :)

Then over at Westcott, they had super fun make n takes like 4 of them going on all at the same time! ;)
I made this Velcro wallet (totally using it for my coupons lol) made out of 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of.....DUCT TAPE! How cool is that?!?! :) we also used regular duct tapes to make the pleats such a fun teen party favor craft & it only took less than 10 min to create ;)

Last one is this pretty fab journaling/photo insert pocket thing-of-a-jig fr. Heidi Swapps new line! ;) I love the super adorbs sequined heart & mini neon tapes ;)

I'm so glad Heidi's back I've always been a fan of hers ;)

That's all for now
I hope you guys have a fab weekend!
I'm actually really sick right now & I've just been in bed mostly that's why the blog has a new facelift heehee!

xoxo
ivyPINK

CHA fr. iPhone

Hola! I can't even tell you how many times I tried to post

this entry from my phone & it just wouldn't load!

So I'm finally getting around to post some pics up from my iPhone

because I thought I packed my CF card reader but apparently not :(

These are some pics of my favorite creative creations I saw @ the show...

I was seriously amazed by this dress made out of paper

and a gabajillion beads

it's an ombre dress it's absolutely amazing

The lady who made the dress said it took her 6 months to create!

I'll have to look up the booth name for you later....

I also made THE MOST BEAUTIFUL make & take @ her booth

(& this pic really doesn't do it any justice!)

& this peacock display @ DCWV (who bought Blue Moon Beads)

was also stunning

They had 4 of these trees in different colors

all around their booth so pretty!!!!

I LOVED this tissue flower back ground idea from GCD

I might have to make one for an ivyPINK bday bash :)

or perhaps something like this...

It's made with paper plates!!! Isnt that so economically creative?!?

I also spotted some hedgie stuff :)

Love this line from Kaiser Crafts

and cricut had this cute woodland decor in their booth

The mobile & the drawers had a lil hedgie on it :) 

I thought this cupcake kit from quilled creations was so cute!!!

I want to make both of these!!!!

 

annnndddddd I also spotted some new SMASH stuff!

gah! gotta collect them all lol :)

 I will post pics from my large camera as soon as I can

This CHA experience was so different from my previous CHA experiences,

because I've always gone to CHA when everything

is already all beautiful & ready for the buyers

But this time I was able to see the "behind the scenes"

of how much work goes in to building/prepping a booth

which was both interesting & fun!

That's all I have for now until next time! :)

xoxo ivyPINK

 

In Anaheim

Hola fr Anaheim
What a crazy week it's been ;)
Today we taught a stamp class for Marvy Uchida for about 100 stamping ladies
So much FUN!
I'll have to post a pic of the cards we made when I get back I forgot to take a pic with my phone
I'll be posting pix of my faves fr CHA on twitter so follow me on twitter for updates
@ivyPINK
Time for bed ;) It was a long day!
good night
xoxo ivyPINK

MLS LiL Critter Line

HOLY CRAP!

I NEED this in MY LIFE

{ASAPLY!}

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

My Little Shoeboxes NEW CHA 2010 LIL CRITTER Line release

makes my heart THUMP!!!

Like worse than a crush type thump

its like a head over heels madly in LOVE type thump!!!!

How adorable are these hedgies?

Check out Tanishas post for samples using this line

I just wanted to say:

Dear My LIL Shoebox Peepz...

YOU guys rocks my socks and thank you

for my making my lil heart thump because this is the CUTEST line

and I cant wait to scrap my pretty lil Abbey with it :)

I H E<3 R T you.

xoxo ivy

Fav Booths

Look who I found @ my Favorite STAMP booth...
Jennifer McGuire



I got to chat with my MOST Favorite stamper
@ the show briefly because she was getting ready do
a Make & Take @ the Hero Booth
which by the way has the CUTEST new stamps out.
Like this new Clear Design Birds and Branches (CL219):



Have you guys seen how she stores her clear stamps?
You can view her tutorial here: Clear Storage
I'm thinking of storing all my alphabet stamps this way.


Another booth I fell in love with was Jenni Bowlins
I'm so HAPPY to say that we are bringing in Jenni Bowlin Products
@ Stampology & we are also having a Jenni Bowlin Class in SEPTEMBER
If you're interested make sure you let Dave know {ASAP}.
I have some pics of the new products were bringing.

Like these new super cute MINI BINGO cards



were also bringing the mini paper pack of the Victoria Line



Also some of these cute little ticket stubs.



of course theres more these are just a few of the items :)

Heres a pic of the Stampology crew with Jenni



L-R: Vianney, JoLynn, Gloria, Dave, Jenni, Me, & Sue.



*note* I know in the previous post you cant view the LO
I will fix it at work tomorrow
I'm having issues with my computer.

New find

Another CHA find that I LOVE is SCRAPBLOG

I was just playing around there today

I made this for my friend as her new screen saver

It's ALL FREE :)

Im computer challenged so If I can Make it YOU can make it :)

Ok my lunch is over

I have more CHA pics to share so keep a look out.

CHA '08

Sorry I'm Kind of late on the CHA post
I want to share some pics of my FAVORITES
Like this "HOG Heaven" paper from Sassafras Lass
I cant wait to have it in my life & scrap pics of Abbey.

SEE & I found Abbey :)
I also thought I didnt think I needed a BIG Shot
UNTIL I saw this:


{Candi} I totally thought of YOU :)
and
{eh hem} I want my next B-Day party to be like this



Im sooo happy I got to meet Ali thanks to Kristi @ CK
I got a signed copy of her new book coming out in August :)
I've already looked throught the whole thing 3 times
and I'm so motivated to make mini books :)



The Making Memories Booth was soooo awesome




I LOVE Halloween and all this MM Halloween goodies
is making me drool a little bit.

I also LOVE chippies like hot Cheetos and Doritos BUT these chippies...
 from PEBBLES inc I want to collect them ALL!



I have more CHA picz to share BUT its seriously thundering outside &
I can see I'm loosing connection
Sooooo well continue this post for tomorrow.
I dont want to risk loosing this post.

Fr. CHA

Hello guys. I'm back from CHA. :) I got sick while I was in California and it got even worse in this cold CHICAGO weather. Every time I go to California I never wanna come back. San Diego's weather is ALWAYS PERFECT. I  got to see my BFF for a couple days. She was also sick. Her hubby took me to eat at my favorite place... RUBIOS they are  FAMOUS for their FISH TACOS. I could eat those things everyday {SERIOUSLY}
Anyway back to CHA action. It was so over whelming ANAHEIM was so much bigger than the CHICAGO show. I took LOTS of pics for you guys just click on the CHA section of my pictures and scroll down it starts 2/11. ALL the booths had awesome samples this year.
I'm definitely INSPIRED.
I want to make everything. LOL.
One of my FAVORITE Booths was Jenni Bowlin she had so many YUMMY goodies. I wanted EVERYTHING. She had these scallop labels and cute little tickets. OH Man....Cant wait to get some of her goodies.
I also got to FINALLY meet Maria Grace shes so sweet! I think shes my twin! :)
she was working the FONTWERKS booth with Kah Mei who was also SUPER NICE. I totally love all their NEW stamps.
Another STAMP company that came out with lots of new stuff was MSE, Adrienne designed all of their new releases for this CHA and she did an awesome job!!!
Also Making Memories Noteworthy Line just got EVEN better. *Sigh*
Collect  them all guys!!! so flippinly awesome. heehee.
Ok I'm off to bed. Happy VALENTINES DAY! Take a look at all the PICZ!