Lots of Boxes today!

As I was leaving the store, I saw the delivery trucks pulling in, and they were loaded with boxes for us! We received the new My Mind's Eye lines, Penny Lane (my favorite), Bella Bella (beautiful) and Bloom & Grow (perfect for Spring/Summer). Because there are so many components to these lines, they may take a bit to get out on the shelf, but we'll work hard to get it done as quickly as possible.
We also received the first two new lines from Basic Grey! How exciting! We have Porcelain and Marrakech. There are papers and embellishments you just have to see. Some of you got to see samples of their new papers at the Preview Party, but now you own them for yourself!

There are new rub-ons as well from My Sentiments Exactly, as well as new books from F&W Publications... who knows what they will be (well, we all will later). See you all soon!

American Crafts and Karen Foster are here!

But I'll admit... we're still working on getting them in the computer. The new Am Crafts lines are absolutely adorable! There's Baby, Backyard (spring & summer brights) and Craft Fair - this one is my favorite - all about crafting, but in true American Crafts style! There are new rubons, bling, and - of course - a ton of Thickers! I kind of went a little nuts on the Thickers because they are some of the best yet!

The new Karen Foster lines are themed (as usual) and cover so many topics I can't name them all here (actually, I can't remember them all, but probably because it's so late at night). I just know you'll find topics you haven't seen before, even for Mechanics! I hope you'll be able to check it all out soon!

CHA Preview Party was a Success!

I was so happy to see so many of you turn out for our preview party tonight! We gave away a bunch of stuff, got to play with the Slice, new Basic Grey papers and new Tim Holtz stamps, munch away at some delicious dips, and ooh and ahh over the new products coming out. Thank you for telling us about which things were your favorites! Debbie Amrhein won the Creative Options case! Her favorite was the new Wisteria line from Basic Grey.

Thank you to all who showed up and had fun - we'll keep you posted as the new products arrive!

2009 Design Team Announcement

Well, it was a very difficult decision. If you got your newsletter tonight you already have heard... our new Design Team for 2009 is:

Staci Compher
Kim Galea
Beckie Thompson
Michelle Leaf-Racelis

Congratulations, ladies! I think the new members' styles will all work well to create a variety of layouts as inspiration for all different types of scrapbookers. You may also see some guest DT members showcased throughout the year who applied for the DT (like I mentioned - tough decisions). Everyone who entered worked hard on their submissions, I could tell. Keep an eye out in the store and in our online gallery for layouts and projects from our new team toward the middle to end of February!

Jenni Bowlin Arrived!

We just received the new line from Jenni Bowlin, and it's one of her cutest yet! My favorite are the vintage chipboard buttons (pictured). The girls are working on getting it out on the shelf today for you to enjoy!

Design Team Call Closed

The design team entries are in (there were more applicants than I anticipated - thank you!), and we're making our decisions. I had a chance to go through all of them today, and I'm very excited! We need to think things through a little bit more to get the right combination, and we should have the new members chosen by Wednesday! Keep an eye on the blog and newsletter to see who our new DT will be!

Graphic 45 Arrived Today

... and it's beautiful! If you're into vintage papers, you can't afford to miss these. Ever since we started ordering from this company, the papers have been flying out the door. I don't see these new lines being any exception.