Whew! What a fantastic weekend! We attended the Winter 2013 Craft & Hobby Association tradeshow and conference and came home with our heads spinning with all the fantastic new products coming out. We are having so much fun planning the next kits!! Take a look at these peeks below and weigh in on your favorites in the comments... we REALLY want to know!!
American Crafts
Cosmo Cricket
Basic Grey
Crate Paper - Maggie Holmes
Crate Paper - Washi Tape in 12x12 sheets
Crate Paper - Overlays that transform photos like an Instagram filter
This kit includes paper from Basic Grey's delicate and floral
Plumeria line, Teresa Collins' luxe fashion-inspired Fabrications Canvas
collection and more. Three alpha sets, including the innovative new
American Crafts Dear Lizzy matte finish thickers in a lovely grey script
font, plus an intense and shimmery Smooch Spritz ink and kitchy Jenni
Bowlin receipt journaling cards will get you thinking about what's in
your emotional bank. You'll love Cosmo Cricket's new 'faith' tiny teext
phrases filled with meaning.
Symbols include wire hangers with heart centers, a 'love at home'
title card, Bella Blvd's purple floral buttons and Basic Grey wax seals
to confirm and validate your emotions, and pearls and gems to cherish.
Join us!
KIT CONTENTS:
12 Sheets Patterned Paper
Basic Grey Plumeria Cleopatra
Basic Grey Plumeria Flowerette
Basic Grey Plumeria Velvet Bloom
Basic Grey Plumeria Yellow Wallpaper
Basic Grey Plumeria Grandma Jane
My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline - Howdy Doody Happy - Decorate
My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline - Howdy Doody Like - Ledger
My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline - Dolled Up Day - Worn
Teresa Collins Fabrications - Canvas Red Brocade
Teresa Collins Fabrications - Canvas Floral Garden
Teresa Collins Fabrications - Canvas Plum Damask
Teresa Collins Fabrications - Canvas Petite Flowers
Embellishments:
American Crafts Thickers Splendid Smoke
Basic Grey Plumeria Alpha Stickers
Teresa Collins Fabrications - Canvas Rhinestones, ½ package
Basic Grey Plumeria Elements Stickers
Cosmo Cricket Tiny Text Faith
My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline - Fiddlesticks Home - Title
Bella Blvd Button Market Purple Flora
Maya Road Chipboard Hand and Heart Mini, 5 pcs
Maya Road Metals Trinket Love Hangers, 2 pcs
Jenni Bowlin Die Cut and Perf Papers Receipt, 3 pcs
Basic Grey Plumeria Wax Seals, 2 pcs
Prima Miss Godiva Lilac, 3 pcs
4 Sheets Cardstock:
American Crafts Straw
American Crafts Eggplant
American Crafts Boysenberry
American Crafts Surf
Hey everyone! Rachel here live from the Craft and Hobby Association Winter trade Show and Convention in lovely Anaheim.
What a fun first day we've had meeting with old friends and new...and planning for what you'll see in our upcoming kits.
Tammy, Melissa, Sofia (our Teen Design Team Coordinator and SFTIO Executive Asssistant) and I had a fantastic time hanging with the lovely ladies and gentlemen at American Crafts, Lily Bee, Jillibean Soup, Maya Road, Crate Paper, October Afternoon, Authentique, Cosmo Cricket, Bella Blvd and many more...and we're only about a third of the way through our list! We can't wait for tomorrow! Here are some pics of the day and the things we loved most so far.
And as promised, we're counting down to the release of our newest kit, DREAM. Three days until we can share DREAM with you in all its delicate, deep and dreamy glory...
Here's a closeup of the DREAM kit...can you pick out the products in this sneak peek? Name three items by manufacturer and you'll be entered to win our February countdown giveaway...Tim Holtz' Wings and Crown Metal Embelishments, a recent subscriber bonus. Make sure to submit your guesses here in the comments today and on the posts for the next two days of the countdown and you can walk away with these goodies! This giveaway ends at Midnight Pacific time on the 31st.
What do you see?
And ANOTHER way to win...if you start a new subscription or renew your current one on the DREAM kit release date, February 1st, you'll be entered to win a a huge set of paper and embellishments from four collections courtesy of our friends at Authentique.
Make sure to come back each day and go for the win!
Just a quick drop-in to announce the winner of the Individuality kit...Random.org picked #9...
Barb S said...
This year my word is FLOURISH and it has several meanings for me.
But mostly because I am a grandmother who has decided that it is never
too late to flourish in a new way. I would love to see a kit designed
around that theme. Two other important words for me are FOCUS and
BELIEVE, and I want to explore all three of these in my scrapbooking
this year. Thanks for your encouragement and telling us about the
creative process you go through in developing the kits!
8:10 PM, January 19, 2012
Congrats Barb! Please email me at rachinla@aol.com with your snail mail address...
And as it's the 25th, here's a sneak peek of our next kit...
DREAM
Are you ready to delve into your innermost thoughts, closely held fantasies, nighttime wanderings and daytime musings?
Gorgeous, ethereal DREAM will be available Feb 1.
We'll be counting down to the kit reveal with giveaways and lots of fun...come on back and see!
And stay tuned for our updates from CHA next week...
Each year as we get ready for the Craft and Hobby Association winter show, also known as CHA, we start thinking about themes and concepts to share with our members in the coming months. For those of you new to the scrapbook world, CHA is the for-the-trade only show where manufacturers display their upcoming products and buyers (like us) make their decisions about what to bring to market as retailers.
For our SFTIO team in particular, ordering is not a matter of simply finding the prettiest and most innovative materials, but ones that tell a story in a cohesive way. We don't make definitive buying decisions at the show itself; we meet as a team after the show for three to four days and analyze our choices based on paper lines that caught our eye. We then look at the paper lines with an emotional bent - what paper lines fit together in color and mood? What do we feel when we see those papers? What can we imagine scrapbooking about with those supplies? Afterwards, we seek out brand new embellishments - alphas, unique media, great color, and of course, icons and symbols that evoke expression and truth.
I'm always amazed that we never seem to run out of ideas...we typically end the week of CHA with more themes than we can handle - and then need to narrow down from 9 or 10 potential themes to 6...always difficult as we get so attached to the ideas we've generated! They often find a home in the following six months.
So why am I rambling on about all this? It's because I am uber-proud of the amazing women who support me and help find you not just the best of the best, but the most meaningful. There are other good kits out there...but too often I find them looking the same month after month, with those retailers sticking to an aesthetic rather than going for something deeper.
I love what we stand for...and how each of our kits contains only the latest releases, matched with an artist's eye and a poet's heart.
Does it make sourcing kits harder? Yes! We can't just pick out our favorite lovelies and mix and match 'em whenever they arrive. But I'd never trade the fun, the discussion, the variety that makes each kit a unique creation that doesn't mirror the previous months' kit. Each one stands alone as a testament to INDIVIDUALITY! We promise to keep bringing you the best kits and the most meaning...never looking for the easy route, but the one that will help YOU create layouts that speak to your soul and leave you feeling fully expressed and free to create the future you wish for.
What emotions would you love to see in upcoming kits? Let us know here in comments and we'll pick a winner who will receive our current kit, INDIVIDUALITY...we'll have our giveaway open until Sunday 1-22 at noon Pacific.
Stick with us...we've got SO much more to share! Thanks for your business and support. Stand out...be you...don't be one of the crowd, express your INDIVIDUALITY and be a part of SFTIO!
Bad blogger...we've been so busy these last few weeks planning the October 2010 to March 2011 kits and working on our teen/tween curriculum and therapists program! I'm actually blogging from San Diego where I've been meeting and greeting at the American Psychological Association conference...there is so much good stuff out there about the value of art/journaling and healing.
We have an amazing six months of deep, gorgeous and 'a la minute' (sorry, cooking reference) - if you're looking for the best of the best from CHA-Summer 2010, look no further. We've got you covered! Just stick around and we'll continue to bring you the latest and greatest, along with all the inspiration you'll need to explore your heart and soul.
In the meantime, we're doing a giveaway today with our friend Cathy Zielske! Want to win one of the last few DISCOVERY kits available? Click here to go to Cathy's blog and enter to win. Or just come on over and buy yours today...
Here are the first two DISCOVERY challenges using our evocative journaling prompts...everyone is welcome to play along and create, kit or not. We'd LOVE to see your interpretation. You can post your LO in our challenge gallery here. It just takes a moment to sign up, and we'll email you when you can log in.
August Challenge #1, Aha Moment/Suprise Element
Please create a LO about an AHA moment in your life - a moment when you disovered something that had previously been unknown to you and it hit you like a flash.
For the design twist, please include a surprise element - something that pops out, pulls out, appears from nowhere.
August Challenge #2, Avoidance/Separate
Don’t Tell Me: What do you shy away from knowing to protect yourself? Are there difficult truths which you avoid in order to keep feeling good, or to avoid feeling bad? Are these truths about you and who you really are, or about the roles that others play in your life? Are there stories in your family that are kept secret which you choose not to pursue? What do you hide about yourself from others, and why?
All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why. James Thurber
Please create a LO about something you avoid/have avoided discovering...are there untold truths that you'd just as soon not know?
For the design twist, please separate your photos from the truth - be it your title, or another representation of the thing you avoid.
What will you discover? Join us on the INNER journey.
Rick said... What about selflessness, overwhelmed (this could be positive or negative), or security? I also love the other ones given so far.
2:54 PM, January 26, 2010 Cassie_lu said... Faith and Grow are two that I would love to see put into kits.
Have fun at CHA too.
11:34 AM, January 23, 2010
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Lisa W said... I just found your website so I can't suggest any emotions since they are all new to me. All of your kits are great and I can't wait to see what you come out with next.
7:36 PM, January 23, 2010
Please email me at rachinla@aol.com with your snail mail addy and I'll get some fantastic goodies out your way...before ANY of your scrapbooking friends can get their hands on 'em. Enjoy!
Stay tuned here at the blog and at our main site, Scrapbooking from the Inside Out to find out what we have in store...six new themes coming with incredible heart, depth and artistic richness.
Of course, our Inspiration is ALWAYS FREE - a brand new music playlist, journaling prompts, quotations, photos and wonderful Design Team LOs every single month to inspire you to dig deep. You won't find this anywhere else. This sure ain't your Mama's scrapbooking!
