NEWS FROM CHA DAY 1

Hello to everyone from sunny....oh, no that's not right.  It is rainy, cold and overcast here in Orange County.  The convention center is frigid, but the new lines are HOT!  Yesterday (Saturday) was a day for classes, seminars, and "welcome parties".  I got some tips for "greening" our business - and plan to implement many of them in the near future!  Learned about some fantastic new techniques from Golden Art - how to make acrylic skins with different colors and textures that can actually be run through an inkjet printer!  Photos, images, whatever printed on all these different skins - it's a mixed-media/altered art treasure trove!   Definitely some classes coming up with those!  I also got to experience the new STAR WARS line from Creative Imaginations - as well as lots of other great stuff!  Cute new Disney Princess, adoption, beach, music, ....so many lines!  And SEI has a gorgeous new line called Mimosa.  SO pretty.  Great travel papers, too.

This morning I will hit the floor running, and will have lots more to report tonight!

Melissa