CHA Pictures

CHA was so much fun. I felt like a little kid going to Disneyland for the first time. I was so busy oohing and aahing that I forgot to take pictures. I took these just a couple of hours before I left, so they're not the best of the booths anymore. But, you can still see some awesome projects there. My favorite decoration was at the Ribbon Rings booth with these:



Aren't they gorgeous? Another of my favorite stops was the ProvoCraft booth. Here are some samples I took of projects and upcoming folders to be released soon.



And here's my 7-year-old with my friend from Croatia, Irena, after having their face painted.


I also got to meet some stamping divas like PTI's Debbie Olson, Nichole Heady, Dawn McVey (who's been to Croatia, so we talked about that), Angela of Unity stamps, and the lovely ladies at Splitcoasts Stampers (Lori Craig, Deb Felts and Jen Balcer).

I'm exhausted and hope to be able to share some cards with you soon. Tomorrow we head back to Orlando to get some R&R with my parents, who came from LA to join us this week.

But before I go, I want to show you some cards my friend Sue made with my new stamp set, Elegant Post. They are just stunning. You have to go to check out her blog for more eye candies like these.

Introducing Elegant Post and Elegance Paper packs

I'm writing after midnight from my hotel room in Orlando. In just a few hours, I will be enjoying CHA for the first time and I can't wait. My parents came in from LA just a few hours ago, so I had to miss the release party that GinaK hosted at SCS. I hope you will take the time to participate in the challenges there to win some fabulous prizes.

Since I am out of town, I don't have any more cards to show you using my new set, Elegant Post, but I want to send you to my friend Sue's blog. She's one of the In the Spotlight Center Stage designers for this month and she's made some beautiful projects using Elegant Post.

And here is Elegant Post in its entirety:
And the matching papers come in two forms, each paper pack has 12 coordinating colors. I included more pocketbook-friendly (the whole paper is not all colored to save ink and money) :-) patterns in these packs.

Here is Simple Elegance with its clean lines and patterns. The color combo I used also coordinate with Stampin' Up's Summer Sun, Going Gray, Pacific Point (or Tempting Turquoise), Purely Pomegranate (or Bravo Burgundy), and GinaK's newest color, Green Apple.


And Grungy Elegance paper pack for those who like a little bit more texture and distressed look.


I hope to post some pictures of the news goodies at CHA later today.

I hope you're not tired of these yet...

{The winner of the blog candy is just below this post}

...but I have more Elegant Post cards to share with you. Don't forget the release party is TONIGHT this SCS thread, 7-10 PM central time. I hope to be able to stop by, but we're driving 8+ hours to Orlando to visit some friends and, of course, to go to CHA. I will try to share some pics tomorrow from the happenings there.

I used the Simple Elegance digital paper pack on these cards. Both the stamps and papers will be available for purchase after the party tonight.

Stamps: Elegant Post by GKD
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, More Mustard, Copic markers (Y21 and Y26)
Papers: Bravo Burgundy, Simple Elegancy Paper Pack by GKD, Pure Luxury Cream CS by GKD
Others: Yellow ribbon by PTI, grey button and string


Stamps: Elegant Post by GKD
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Really Red,
Papers: Black Onyx, Simple Elegancy Paper Pack by GKD, Pure Luxury Cream CS by GKD
Others: Red ribbon, black button and string

A Winner!

Wow, ladies, you gave me some names to definitely check out. Where have I been that I haven't heard some of the divas you mentioned :-)?

Without further ado, there were 36 entries and Lisa and JenMarie added one more each for sending their lovely friends here, and our blog candy winner is...AshJoy. Please send me your address (knbrackett at yahoo dot com) and I'll mail Elegant Post to you as soon as I find a post office in Orlando :-).

Thanks all for entering. I'll try to post pictures from CHA tomorrow!

More Elegant Post preview cards

Two more cards previewing my new stamp set, Elegant Post. I used the coordinating papers from the Simple Elegance Paper Pack on these cards. The color combo on these packs is very rich and regal.

For this card, I stamped sentiment using a cream Palette hybrid ink on Really Red CS. I colored the flower pot with Copics and Sharpie markers. The Copics used are YG91 Putty, YG93 Grayish Yellow, R29 Lipstick Red, Warm Grey #3 and #5, and Shapie Turquoise. The ribbon and silver pearls are by Michael's.

For this card, I used Old Olive CS. I stamped the pole with Memento black and the bird cage with Old Olive ink. I then colored it with Copics YG91 Putty, YG 93 Grayish Yellow and YG 95 Pale Olive. The lace is from Walmart.


Now, if you would like to get a chance to win Elegant Post, make sure you enter my blog candy giveaway on THIS PREVIOUS POST. And come visit on this SCS thread tomorrow, 7-10 PM central time for the release party.