Creativation-aka CHA

okay, so I'm old school and Creativation is a mouth FULL... ;) In my heart it will always be CHA!  So I get to go on Saturday as a spectator, I'm pretty excited to see the new stuff and be inspired by crafty people and see some friends that are AMAZING creators.  I will do my best to keep my Instagram HERE feed current and add to my stories (now that I know how!) of all the interesting things I see so STAY TUNED!  And if there is ANYTHING that you want to see-let me know!

Stitch Happy Multi Media Sewing Machine

Here is the video I made while I attended Creativation 2017 in the We R Memory Keeper's booth-I have not had the opportunity to play with the machine.  What I observed, it is lightweight which really surprised me.  I have a couple of friends who are purchasing this and I can't wait to hear what they say.  I have to budget my funds so I'll just keep using what I have for now.  But here ya go!  Enjoy!

Creativation 2017-CHA

So this year I was able to attend CHA, which is now called Creativation and also has a new set of letters (which I can't remember!)  Basically this is where all the new product from the Scrapbooking companies is released.  I was able to reconnect with old friends, visit with Genius ladies who inspire me, and see AWESOME new product and be inspired!  I was able to attend with some of the designers from Scrapbook Circle:

The Heidi Swapp booth was AMAZING of course!  Her hot item were these new planners, and white letter boards--cool thing she has made FULL words to be added to them--GENIUS!

I spy pretty planners!  Her large one was pretty nice--had wire rings but a spine as well with sheet protectors to add pictures.

Heidi is a sweetheart and just chatted and visited with us for about 20 minutes about planners--one of the things she said that really stuck with me is she wants to help "clear the blur" that we get sometimes when it comes to the memory part of memory keeping.  I'm hoping to implement that philosophy with my memory keeping owning it and making it my own.

 I really was impressed with the Make Your Mark line from Bella Blvd.  it is TOTALLY different design wise than anything they have ever done--it's refreshing and just beautiful!

I included this tissue paper wall because it was pretty amazing!  I was also pretty excited that the pen that they carry in the Illustrated Faith line does NOT bleed through your Bible page!  I'm excited to try it! ;)

Lisa Andrews owner of Scrapbook Circle, Tessa Buys, me, and Jenni Calma (Scrapbook Circle crew)

 Jillibean Soup had some beautiful new papers in their Bowl of Dreams line-this line is cute and I really love the colors!

 

Loved getting a shot with my friends in the Jillibean Soup booth Kimber McGray, Rebecca Keppel (fellow Scrabook Circle designer) and Summer Fullerton--LOVE these girls!

This little sewing machine was pretty sweet!  Coming tomorrow is a 2 minute video I filmed of Aly demonstrating it to us. 

 Webster's pages was very inspiring in the planner, traveler's journal department--I am really excited to get my hands on a traveler's journal-I plan on keeping the memories of my daughter's high school career.  These colors though:

 

The girls and I playing with new planner inserts--they are GORGEOUS! (both my girls and the paper!)

The American Crafts booth was the largest of the show--they are the parent company to many of our favorites which will be coming to future kits for Scrapbook Circle.

Maggie Holmes was a trooper--she was there with a broken ankle and still her sweet personably self, I have seen her once or twice she is local to me

Elizabeth Kartchner what a talent!

 LOVE this talented Kim Jeffress!  She is such a sweetheart-we both missed last years CHA so it was great to catch up--she inspires me SO much!

 I was super excited to see that Laura Vegas was coming-I totally hunted her down! ;)  She and I go way back in the bloggy/creative world, she has been an inspiration and mentor to me, I was SUPER excited that she was attending this year!

 Pink Fresh Studios--I can't even choose a favorite honestly everything they released I love and we will be seeing it here in upcoming kits--woohoo!  Such sweet TALENTED ladies!

I LOVE meeting new people and Eveline--she is an incredible designer and has some SUPER cute designs with Pinkfresh-she is hilarious!

Was so excited to see my friend Ashley Harris at the show even if it was for a brief moment!

I was literally SO super excited when I saw Wonder Woman--I made EVERYONE stop--she was a great sport! ;)

 okay--this was a SUPER LONG post but I wanted to share this last little pic (I also shared it on my Instagram post)  This is planning future kits for Scrapbook Circle!  I do know we are planning a future planner kit--I am finally on board and excited to switch from Project Life into something for me--I'll keep you in the loop with how I make it work for me!

 Thanks for the visit today!

CHA recap.

sorry in advance for the amount of pictures of me! :)  I feel SO blessed to have been able to go to CHA again this year and see all the new stuff!  We discussed it as a group and for us it was the SECOND happiest place on earth next to Disneyland! ;)
So here we go with a photo review:

Friday (arrived safe!)
We arrived just in time to go to California Adventures!!  We had a GREAT time

dinner--southwestern Caesar's salad:

yep, we stood in line for an hour for this, partly because there was a delay... my 10 year old REALLY didn't want me to go on this BEFORE him, he told me I would RUIN it!!  He even told me I wasn't allowed to take pictures--TOUGH kid!  Texted this to my husband--10 year old's reaction--"NO!"

Tessa in yellow--me in the blue--it was INCREDIBLY cold I had 4 layers on and still SHIVERING!!  Note to self next time the weather channel says it's going to be 52, believe it!
(these pictures are not really in order)
Day 1 (Saturday):

American Crafts, was VERY quiet when the show first opened, I walked right up and talked with Elizabeth Kartchner

Scrapbook Circle girls got to meet Kristine, Nicole. Then Me, Heather, Rebecca, Lisa, and Tessa.

Heather, Elle (owner designer of Elle's Studio) Lisa, Me, and Rebecca.

I was INCREDIBLY excited to meet with the TALENTED Celine Navarro--she is ADORABLE in person!

SO fun to meet Becky Higgins!  Had to personally thank her for inventing Project Life, it has brought my family into preserving our family memories and I LOVE it!

Ali Edwards!  SO incredibly cool to meet her--I think I was surprised at how tall she is!  Don't know why I think all creative people have to be about the same height--just funny how you imagine someone and then you meet them in person....(I know TOTALLY random!)

I TOTALLY admire and am inspired with Stephanie Howell--felt like a stalker but she is SERIOUSLY a SWEETHEART--she even posted me on her BLOG!

Happen to glance over and see fellow DT member for Elle's Studio Jennnifer Larson

Heather, Melissa Stinson, Jennie, and Me (the other girls are linked above)

Talented Tina Walker!  We share the same taste in shoes...funny I noticed her shoes BEFORE I noticed who was in them! :)

Sarah love her!

Had to travel ALL the way to Anaheim to meet Maggie Holmes who lives about 10 minutes from me at home!  

Kimber McGray such a FUN gal!

Lovely Linda Barber!

Me, Heather, Paige Evans, and Amy Tan (yes, that is the American Crafts booth behind us)

Me and an elephant--not sure why they had one...actually there was another elephant there as well...

Dinner at the kitchen table at Buca de Bepo:

silly girls posing:

I don't remember what this was called but it was YUMMY:

Day 2:

Okay this makes me TOTALLY laugh!  Suzy Plantamura is HILARIOUS--our humor as you can see is QUITE similar.  I was SO sad I didn't get to talk to her the first day, I thought I wouldn't see her the second.  But as we were placing orders I saw her and RAN down the isle! (I met her last year and we have become instagram friends).  No, there wasn't even one serious shot! :)

Lisa Dickinson had her new line in the Jenni Bowlin booth--fabulous!

Snapped a QUICK picture of Lisa Truesdell, she had JUST arrived and wanted to see the show but kept seeing people!

Tessa, Heidi Swapp, and Me.

Owner and designer of Bella Blvd. Stephanie Hunt.

Shimelle Lane flew in from England--pretty fun to meet her and snap a shot!

Heather, Emily Pitts, Me, and Tessa snapping a quick shot in the Maya Road booth.

the gifted Ck dream team member Laina Lamb!

After turning in all our orders we had to hit the road to get home to our families.  It was a QUICK trip but we were able to plan 5 kits that are AWESOME so seriously stay tuned to the Scrapbook Circle kits they are going to ROCK!!
the road:

the lovely sunset:

And someone was VERY happy to have me home!

If you've made this far I thank you for taking the time to see my CHA review--I REALLY appreciate the visit (this post took me 3 days to do!)