CHA Day 1

Sorry for the delay in blogging about our first show day but, man, were we exhausted last night!  We had a great time (even Mike did).  We bumped into many of our friends, and got to chat with some new ones, like Julie Fei-Fan Balzer!  I don't know how many orders we turned in, but it had to be at least 20.  We have just as many to place today, so you can bet that we probably ordered your favorites.  We have early appointments on the show floor today to take care of some big orders (hint: one of them is two words ending in _ _ oject _ ife).

We went to an event last night for Charity Wings to support breast cancer research.  We got to bid on bras made by some very creative ladies (and guys, too).  We wrapped up the evening with some more order-writing (yes, it's neverending).  Our hotel room is becoming trashed between all of the catalogs and goodies we've picked up.  I know, you want to know what we've ordered, don't you?  Because there are so many, I'll list some of the highlights (and my personal favorites)...

• Cosmo Cricket (love Honky Tonk)
• Bo Bunny - if you loved Mama Razzi, look out!
• New sports and school stamps
• Tons of new dies from Sizzix
• KaiserCraft (huge order here - love the new albums)
• Lawn Fawn - a.dor.a.ble.
• Little Yellow Bicycle - couldn't turn a thing down
• May Arts - I love the new ribbon colors!  Totally in line with the latest fashion...
• Heidi Swapp - fun stuff!
• Ranger - new paints I think you'll love
• Simple Stories - new Sn@p!

Don't see your favorite yet?  Don't worry, we still have the whole day today to order it.  If there's something you can't live without, please be sure to let us know on Facebook.  I'll post some pics there for you, too!

Tooling Around SoCal

Since we had so little to do today we decided to take a road trip to Newport Beach. That however,turned into a day long tour of southern California.  Most of you don't know that I'm a bit of a TV junkie.  Not too much TV, but I really get into certain shows.  The funny part about today is that we ended up visiting several stops (not on purpose) that were tied to shows I love(d) and movie spots, which made the traffic bearable.  For those who used to watch the O.C., you'll appreciate that we had lunch at the 'Crab Shack' (aka Crab Cooker), and visited the Wedge (where the surfers hang out and the opening scene of the show was filmed).  We visited the Santa Monica pier, which appears in many movies.  But I remember it best from the movie Lost Boys (think wayyyy back).  We only had a little time to pop into Venice Beach (which has appeared in many a movie, of course).  We're pretty sure the temp here in SoCal was the same as it was back home in MI - about 50 degrees, right?  Wait, we heard it was almost 60 degrees there!  So we're dressed for Winter weather, but enjoying the scenery of the Pacific shoreline. 

It's all so that we can be refreshed for tomorrow...  The show floor opens at 10AM (1PM for you folks back home), and we are putting together our plan of attack as we type.  We'll post pics to our FB page when we can, and hope we find some amazing new products for you.  If what we've seen so far is any indication of what's to come, we're all going to be happy campers.  Until then...

We Are Here, We Are Here, We Are Here!

We're at CHA!  Well, we're in Anaheim waiting for CHA to begin.  We've already been to a pre-show today, and placed almost 20 orders!  I can tell you that I've already blown the budget on several orders...  That means what I found was better than expected.  We watched product presentations from some popular brands, like Teresa Collins, Tim Holtz, Echo Park, Lawn Fawn and more.  We even won fifty bucks while we were here! 

The weather is unexpectedly chilly here, about 50 degrees.  It's a good thing we brought our winter coats...  We'll be wearing them tomorrow.  We have a day off before the official show starts, and will be resting up so we can be on our toes for CHA on Saturday.  I will most likely post a summary here at the end of our show days, keeping the time difference in mind, later on.  But if you want to know what we're up to during the show, stay tuned to our Facebook page.  I'm also having some difficulty getting pics to upload to the blog, so I'll be posting pics on FB as well.  Stay tuned!

New Product Update

Happy New Year!  As we enter the calm before the storm (we head off to CHA next week), we continue to get new products.  We have new assortments that just arrived from Authentique, and will be out on their spinner rack this weekend.  We have also restocked our Place in Time collection from Graphic 45 - wow, is that line selling quickly!  Keep an eye out for our newsletter this weekend with information galore!

New Week, New Products

I hope everyone enjoyed their Holidays so far!  We have at least a couple new collections from KaiserCraft in this week, as well as new products from EK Success/Martha Stewart! 

For those who purchased (or were lucky enough to receive) our bonus store credit with a gift card purchase before Christmas, you can begin using those today.  They are good through 12/31, so stop in and get yourself something good... for FREE!

We wish everyone a safe and happy New Year, and hope to see you soon!

Back in the Loop

... Because I've apparently been out of it for the last couple of weeks. :)  This time of year not only brings joy, but it brings a hustle and bustle that keeps us busy like no other time of year can.  We do have some new products, like the latest release of stamps and accessories from Hero Arts.  Did you miss the new release event the other day?  That's ok - there are still plenty of Hero Arts goods on the shelf that are new and amazing. 

We delivered the donated goods for the local family we adopted, and the school staff was most impressed with the haul.  Our customers are amazing, and it's wonderful what we can do when we give back.  Many thanks to everyone who participated!

What's New at Scrappy Chic?

 A lot, as usual... Have you been waiting to see the new Distress Stains from Tim Holtz and Ranger? We've got the full assortment up at the counter - they're so bright and cool!


We have some new collections from KaiserCraft (they're coming out with quite a bit these days). We have 365 Days (a calendar collection), Tropicana, and Secret Admirer.

We also have the latest Designer Series magazine from Northridge Media, featuring none other than Kelly Purkey! Check it out next time you're in.