Saturday, July 31, 2010

CHA and a little Candy……

 

CHA was a blast yesterday!  I carpooled with Tam from SCS and it was really nice getting to know her better!

CHA is a little different from the trade show- Ranger was not there- so no Tim Holtz….. but there was alot to do and I ran into lots of people- including  Beate from SCS, Chrissy D and believe it or not, a lady I met is a stamp store in Kentucky in the past…..we both looked at each other and asked- “how do I know you…..” ?  It really is a small world! SO many familiar faces!  I completely forgot to take any pictures though…….

  I signed up to be in a ‘mystery’ FOCUS group- I rec’d an e-mail asking me to participate after signing up for CHA- and I decided it is really important for manufacturers to have feedback, so I signed up.  The group I was in was feedback about packaging for Martha Stewart products for gift boxes.  It lasted an hour- and after the hour was over, we were presented with this gift…….

CHAFocusgroup

Then I hit the floor and went to town!  I usually do not do make and takes until I am able to shop the entire floor, and I usually do not buy alot until I see who has what and check the prices.  Not alot was on sale, but to not have to pay shipping and handling….! I was able to make it all the way through Cha and then went back and did a few make and takes.

My haul:

CHANewstuffforme

 

And, Make and Takes:

CHAMakentakes

These stamps were on sale for a great price, so I bought a few extra’s- one for me and one for YOU if you are picked by Random.org

CHAstampsforblogcandy2

Want it?  Just leave a comment and I will pick a winner Monday at 5PM CST

Thanks for stopping by Today-Have a great weekend!

Shelly

29 comments:

Courtney said...

Sounds like you had lots of fun! Thanks for the chance to win!

~Courtney~

Dawnll said...

How fun you got to attend CHA, I would have loved the focus group also.
Wow you got a great haul.
I thought that scissor holder was adorable.

jimlynn said...

Lots of nice goodies here! Sounds like you had so much fun. Glad you got to see some people you hadn't seen in a while, etc.
Lynn

Theresa said...

CHA-Lucky you. Bet you had fun. I like your make and takes.
great blog candy, thanks for offering it.
I love Hero Arts.

Theresa in Kitimat

Micah said...

Sounds like a great time! Thank you for a chance to win!

FibreJunky said...

Wow, Shelley! It sounds like you had so much fun! I wanted to go so badly this year, but it was not to be. Maybe in the spring.

Thank you so much for the chance to win!

Joanne Gilch said...

so glad you could run into ppl that you knew...wasn't that fun. amazed at all the loot your rec'd from MS's focus group! Now, gotta wait til Monday to see who won your candy...LOL

Emily Keaton said...

Wow, your haul looks incredible!! What fun new goodies, and super cool make-and-takes. Sounds like CHA was a blast!! :)

Lynn Stevens said...

You got to go to CHA also, I'm so green! No one ever comes here :0(
It looks like you made a great haul and had fun doing it!
Thanks again Shelly for asking me to be a GD.
hugs
Lynn

Terry said...

Now you did not have too much fun there did you? How wonderful! Enjoy your goodies both bought and given! Nice of you to share your experience and a goodie to some lucky person!

Thebug415 said...

Glad you had fun at CHA. I did the supershow last year, and it was fun. The focus groups are fun too. I did a couple of those too. What a nice "gift" you got for participating!

sequin said...

Thanks for the chance! Wonderful stamps!

Tanya said...

Sounds like you had fun, lucky girl! Thanks for sharing! :)

Jess said...

Ohh this would be an awesome win! Love your stash btw, sounds like you had a productive time ;)

Glennis F said...

What a great day you had.
Thanks for the chance to win these cute stamps

Chrissy D said...

LADY - you are so generous!!! I really wish I would have taken our picture together!! I had a blast at CHA and I hope you did too. Now we need to connect for a stamping day!

~ Kendra ~ said...

Sounds like you had a lot of fun, I really wish I could have made it to CHA! You got a bunch of nice goodies! Can't wait to see what you create with them now!! :)

sammi said...

Awesome goodies! Sounds like you had a blast at CHA!

Lisa Somerville said...

Sorry I missed you at the SUPERSHOW, looks like you found some fun things, and did some great M&T's.

gocanucksgo said...

Hi Shelly! Looks like you had a fantastic time at CHA (so jealous lol). Thanks for doing such a lovely giveaway! Keep up the amazing work =)

Created By You said...

Great make n takes.. looks like you had a ton of fun! How lucky that you could carpool right to CHA! Thanks for the updates and photos!

Carrie said...

I'm jealous :) Sounds like you had a great time and met some great people. Love all the stuff the you picked up.

debb said...

It sounds like so much fun! Someday I am going to go! Love all your goodies and how sweet to bring home some to share! Thank you for the opp!

Annie said...

wow, sounds like you had a lot of fun!!! And OMG, look at all those goodies you've got... and you even have that new Cuttlebug thingie. Can't wait to see what you create with that :)

Karli said...

oh my gosh I'm super jealous ;) CHA will be back in L.A. next time so I can't wait! I KNOW you had a great time :) the MS peeps were quite generous! hope they do that again! Big hugs~

Juliet A said...

It's fun seeing what you bought, and I am so jealous of your focus group haul! Martha has great stuff.

Anne said...

Oh wow Shelly looks like you had a blast, great goodies!

Unknown said...

Wow...One day I'm gonna cross off "go to CHA" off my bucket list...LOL
It sounds like so much fun...
Thanks so much for the chance to win...You ROCK!

Niki said...

Sounds like you had a great time. The make and takes look like fun. Thanks for sharing your "haul!"

Niki