January 2015 – Page 2 – Craft With May

CHA 2015: Wrap-Up

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So I’ve gone wild with my posts – I hope you’ve enjoyed coming along on the show floor! I didn’t get to show you absolutely everything, but you did see most of my favorites. So what are the trends? What other notable things do I have to report?

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Planners are the big “new thing” that companies want you to make pretty. Pictured above is Webster’s Pages
Party/DIY crossover is huge. You saw how many cupcake wrappers, toppers, banners, and other party friendly things I saw!
Coffee & Tea as hot icons. From Tim Holtz to Avery Elle we found these – rare to find such a widespread image/subject

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Another line (I didn’t get enough pics of the booth so want to mention it here!) is Pink Paislee’s Citrus Bliss. Love seeing all that citrus + tropical friendly colors!

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Over the next few months as these products release, you’ll start seeing me post about them here, adding YouTube videos, and more! I’m excited for this new batch of products, and incorporating them into my stash and my crafting.

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CHA 2015: Jillibean Soup

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Lots of fun stuff from ephemera to papers… but also party stuff filled the Jillibean Soup booth.

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CHA 2015: Prima

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From the Finnabair and Relics lines I’ve already covered to new stamps and papers- Prima Marketing absolutely rocked the CHA show! Here are photos of some of the many lines, stamps, and goods you can expect to see coming soon!

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Watercolor pencils in hair/skin tones? yes! New Jamie Dougherty stamps, new everything!

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CHA 2015: Faber Castell

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with color mediums and pastes and such being all the rage – super good to see faber castell adding to their line this show. Mostly new gelato colors (yay!) but two more notables –

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texture mediums – always a personal favorite. I’ll have to test these out ASAP and share my results!

Finding the art in your journal…

So excited that this is the week – the day in fact- that my “Finding the Art in Your Journal” class launches. You just need paper + something to write with. All mediums/supplies other than that are optional.

The class starts now – and runs live for the next month. It’ll remain available as a self-paced class after that so no rush… oh except one thing. I keep adding SO MUCH CONTENT and value! So much so, that the pre-sale price of $15 is going away really soon – so sign up before Monday if you want to get in at the lowest price!

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When I build classes I always price the pre-class/pre-registration price at where I expect students to get a good value. But when content gets carried away and I end up building a much bigger class than anticipated? well… that price can go up! So remember that with me? Signing up early always = best price. Another way to guarantee? Be sure you’re on my email newsletter (link in blog side-bar) list so you are first to know + get exclusive discounts!

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Alright that’s enough business talk for one day. I’m off to dream and doodle in my journal!