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: 7-12 on my list, first showcase is no.9 Ellison/Sizzix!

CHA Day 1! Hemptique! 3
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.comhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
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 showcasing no.9 Ellison/Sizzix!

What can I say about Ellison, they are INCREDIBLE! I have been a fan of their products especially the sizzix machines and die cuts which I have tons of.
Well Ellison has done it again with their newest machines, the Eclipse and their team up with Vintaj to produce the Vintaj Big Kick Machine and deco etch dies! I met the most amazing people at Ellison and they introduced me to the Eclipse in which prints a selected image in seconds, such a fab machine and I also adored the Vintaj machine as well. The guys even granted me a super hero cut for me to wear, lol and I did the whole rest of the day!
http://www.ellison.com
http://www.sizzix.com
To learn more about the Vintaj Sizzix Machine:
http://www.sizzix.com/shop/vintaj:
The Sizzix BigKick Machine cuts, embosses and etches dozens of designs, while customizing almost endless combinations of creations.
http://www.sizzix.com/catalog#q=eclipse

All the new products I was introduced too at the Ellison booth had my heart pumping and instantly started my mind whirling with creativity, I can't wait to get my hands on all their new products!

Magic and Joy,
Lisa!

CHA Day 3, Part 1
After a fabulous dinner at Buca's, it was time to rest up for another full day at CHA, Day 3! This time we started at the fabric's section, and I instantly spotted this knitted tree at the Caron booth, how clever is this? I could now see knitted trees, tree cozies and coffee cup cozies, so inspiring. After strolling through this area of the show, Mom and I came upon so new goodies over at Kaiser Craft, notice is a theme? More trees, and fun owls, there was a lot of tree, owl, bird, birdcage and nature themes revolving around the show, in addition to paper/doll, travel, ballooning, steampunk and and sweet shoppe themes!Look who I ran into while strolling around to Ruby Rocket: the amazing Rachel!An here we are for the make/take at Ruby Rocket, it doesn't get better then this!Everything about Ruby Rock-it makes my heart sing!How happy am I surrounded by these Ruby Rock-It Papers. I want everything!The Make and Take:
After the fabulous make/take and time at Ruby Rock-it, we headed over to visit Zutter:I'll be mentioning zutter in the top 25 CHA products list! Now its off to another fave company Graphic 45, who always does a nice job!I'll be back with more Graphic 45 in the top 25 showcase of my faves from CHA this week! After Graphic 45 I ran into more friends again:Then I found the fab staff at Random House/Crown/Watson Guptnill and saw my work in Sherri's Book:this made my day, love it, with my baseball cuff and technique, I really enjoyed looking at the books coming out from them this year. Now its time for more Steampunk:
With Stampers Anonymous!And Anna Griffin:And Crate Paper: Now back to my next job: Teaching another Make and Take: Then I ran into the amazing Debby Shuh who will be in NYC teaching in May at the ink spot!and now my friends at Ellison/Sizzix:I see a super hero badge being made in the background:and with the greatest guys at the show, whose happier then me? :-)And with my girls at my publishers: Quarry Books: and two of us live in the Long Valley, NJ area, and here we are in California, lol!and with Crafty Chica Cathy: and with my buddy Julie:After the show, Mom and I headed over to Roy's Hawaiian Grill for Dinner with our NJ crew aka the Tiara Chronicles!What a way to spend your last night in Anaheim, a great dinner with the most amazing of friends! Such a happy time, Tomorrow we will be leaving to head back to NJ! Stay tuned for that post and the top 25 CHA fave highlights Posts!
xoxo
Lisa!