Below is a list of my top 25 favorite products and manufacturers at this years Winter CHA 2012 show in Anaheim, CA. Today I will showcase no: 14-17 on my list!

1.Ruby Rock-It www.rubyrock-it.com
2.Graphic 45 www.g45papers.com
3.Hemptique www.hemptique.net
4.Vintaj www.vintaj.com
5.Beacon Adhesives www.beaconadhesives.com
6.Scrap Perfect www.scraperfect.com
7.Plaid www.plaidonline.com
8.Ranger www.rangerink.com
9.Ellison/Sizzix www.ellison.com
10.Colorbox/Clearsnap/Donna Salazar www.clearsnapinc.com
11.Basic Grey www.basicgrey.com
12.Kaiser Craft www.kaisercraft.net
13.EK Success:Martha Stewart and French General www.eksuccessbrands.com
14.Glitter Dust www.thermoweb.com
15.October Afternoon www.octoberafternoon.com
16.Offray Ribbon-Sports Line
17.Best Creations www.bestcreation.us
18.Zutter www.zutterproducts.com
19.Walter Kunze Dresden's www.walterkunze.com
20.Globe Craft Memories www.globecraftmemories.com

Right Now I am showing no. 14,15,16, and 17
Another great product I was introduced to this year was Glitter Dust from thermo web, I never tried it before, when I did, I was instantly hooked, not only is the product wonderful, their booth was too cute and their staff beyond nice.The possibilities of this spray glitter were amazing, here is the glitter sprayed onto scrapbook paper: which were turned into paper flowers. the best part of this product is when you spray it onto your paper it doesn't way it down, warp or effect the paper in anyway, just sprays on the glitter, now how great is that? I'd recommend trying some of this on your next project!

What made my journey to Thermo Web even better was running into Rachel, love this girl!

My next fave product on the list is no. 15, October Afternoon, this is the first year I heard of them and boy am I glad I did, I loved everything they had to offer, even the catalog, lol. Here take a look:



How much do you love those sprinklers, crepe paper color? OMG, need I say more, their whole line kept me smiling for hours, I will be ordering alot of their sweet goodies to use in my next series of projects....Now off to no. 16, Offray Ribbon, Okay who loves sports? Uhm, I do and who almost fainted at this display, Uhm, I did:Its the Yankee symbol that drew me in, I saw it from a mile away, I kept thinking of everything I could do with this ribbon, and how can I use them in my sports cuffs, hmmmmm, lots to think about here, baseball season is coming and so are some new ideas for you all, now its no wonder that this made my top 25 list of CHA new products...Love it....Let's play ball.....Now we are at no. 17, Best Creations, whose sweet shoppe line of papers, I just love, check them out:How cute are all these papers? Don't you just love them, can't wait to grab these for my next series of projects too! The possibilities with all the products I showed you today are endless, keeps the imagination alive!

Visit their sites for more info and to purchase:

14.Glitter Dust www.thermoweb.com
15.October Afternoon www.octoberafternoon.com
16.Offray Ribbon-Sports Line http://offray.com
17.Best Creations www.bestcreation.us

Magic and Joy,
Lisa!

CHA Day 1, Part 2

The next part of my journey into CHA I had to stop at my 2nd family: Beacon Adhesives!
Here I am with the amazing Mark Wilson of Creative Distribution who came all the way from England to CHA for the Beacon Booth.

Everyone in this group are truly amazing from their products to themselves, Mike, Karen, Hala, the whole team is just wonderful. Their customer service and pride in their products goes beyond normal limits, anytime I have a question I get a solution fast.

I recently tried a few new products and love working with Quick Grip, Zip Dry, Kids Choice and Decoupage Gloss Sealer, which I use to seal in my glitter. For a complete guide on Beacon Glue's visit their link: http://www.beaconadhesives.com/tips.html and download their free glue/tips guide. Also here is a quick link to their adhesive selection: http://www.beaconadhesives.com/cchart.htmlI'll be back with more Beacon photos and the Top 25 Product spotlight in the next day or so...

After Beacon, I headed over to search for my 3rd family, my Aussie family, on the way I got distracted by some other fab booths gracing the floors, here is one of them, Best Creations, look at how cute these papers are:I'll be sharing more photos of their papers in the spotlight! I just love love love these! I then spotted the new sports line of ribbons at Offray, How much do I love my sports, so yes I am thrilled with these new ribbons:

Along the way, I ran into my childhood friend Alex, we always seen to meet at CHA and were both from the same area, lol. Alex is an amazing creative talent, and works with Martha Stewart, he gave me a quick preview of some new Martha products and you will just faint, trust me! Here is a quick preview of some new products, my fave are the molds and clay products she has created, I'll be showing casing more of this in my spotlight, as this is one of my must have new fave items!After spending some time here at EK Success, I found the one and the only RUBY ROCK-IT, my Aussie Family!All I had to do is look for the massive birdcage, it was like living in a real life assemblage filled with Ruby Rock-it bliss. Upon entering the ceremony had begun, the gifting of the shirt, fam to fam. We presented Warren with his own NJ shirt, lol, the girls Joanna and Rachel will get something more blingy!
Followed by the meeting, lol. The Ruby Rock-it crew did it again with amazing new products, all I'm gonna say is OMG, I couldn't leave their booth with all the must have goodies, I'm especially loving their paper doll, British Steampunk and Nostalgia lines, I already overdosed on their Le Jardin collection last year! Its safe to say their new products will be in my Top 25 Spotlight! Here I am with two of the greatest girls I know:The whole crew!Great Minds think with Great Shoes!LOL!
After closing out the day at Ruby Rock-it, Mom and I headed over to meet the crew at Beacon for dinner, the choice amazing Mexican at: La Casa Garcia, such a great dinner with great people!
After dinner, we headed to the hotel to get ready for another fun filled and long day at CHA. This concludes highlights from Day CHA Day 1, stay tuned for Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 and highlights, along with the Top 25!
xoxo
Lisa!