As Promised! Pictures from CHA!!!

Ok so here are some photos I took from CHA. Bear in mind this is my first ever to attend this ever so wonderful event. Thanks to my buddy Valerie for taking me! Thanks Val! You're THE BEST! So anyway, the whole place was incredible. Booths after booths of scrapbooking related items. Just in case you didn't know, CHA stands for Craft Hobby Association.....so any crafters are there, but the scrapbookers rock the house! I tell you, the majority of displays there were of scrapbooking stuff. The displays are out of this world! They take vintage doors or windows and decorate them with patterned paper, ribbons, flowers, the works. Again, being this is my first.....{nyuk nyuk, nyuk} I didn't take pictures of those. Sowwy! Instead, I took pictures of layouts that inspire me. Hope you like them nonetheless. Next time I go, I'll know better....

There were also oodles of make and takes. That alone was so worth it to go! I mean yes, there were lots of tags, bookmarks, mini-albums, all of which seem to be the in-thing to make. Perhaps, because it's less time consuming to make? But other booths had those lunch tin cans, 6" x 6" photo album, 8 1/2" x 11" wooden frames to alter. Unfortunately, I didn't get to make any of these since the line was way long and some of these ladies, I kid you not, seem to have forgotten where they're at at the moment. Hello! You're at CHA and there are 10 women in line behind you. So glue that sucker down and hurry up would yah?!? I swear, they were taking their sweet old time. And some of them, think this is a social party like, get to know me, 'cause I so want to be in your Design Team?! Get real!!!! But I did enjoy myself despite of... LOL!

I did take a picture with Elsie! She's nice. Her booth was that of a kitchen, which I can so relate.

And then some places, give away free magazines, books, catalogs, products. Val, told me I should go all three days ---- I should have! Well, maybe next time. Heck, YES, NEXT TIME!!!!

So here are just a few of the things I took pictures of.....just enough to wet your appetite! I know, I'm a tease, what can I say?! :)