Hello! I went to the CHA this weekend and I have no photos! ha! Most trade shows that you attend have a very strict policy about photography. But I saw all sorts of people snapping away! I did not pack my camera-bummer. Clay from for Cloud 9 told me that photos are allowed for people talking shots of layouts. We had a very nice chat and he was helpful, giving me "artist" insider secrets about the industry. I hung out at K and Company's booth which kind if reminded me of a wedding reception, they had pretty little tables set up for people to sit at with springy plaid table cloths. I was just waiting for the cake to be served. Mary Beth and I hung out with the folks at Creative Imaginations. That was fun, I found out that Sonja, the senior art director is a big John Mayer fan...actually she is a self confessed stalker, oops! I don't think I mentioned to you that I took Luke, my son, to his first John Mayer concert last week. I could not have had a better time, it was outdoors, John was an energetic performer and Luke had a great time so I was very happy. Anyway...who else did I meet? All sorts of nice people. The craft industry is very friendly and refreshing. The biggest trend I saw was papers with cut edging, scollop's etc. and papers that are laser cut. It also might be called Lace Cut. I did see a lot more Halloween than in previous years. For those of us that like designing for the Happy Haunting Holiday, that is good news! Last but not least,I met Denise from SUINK in person and got to see what all her designers did with that stamps that I created. FYI, in the craft industry they use the word designer for people who take the bare products that have been developed by someone like me- a product developer and they make a final sample, a card, scrap page etc. Anyway, the cards that came from the stamps were just super. I was impressed! So since I did not take pictures, I am posting a wedding sample that I put together. A bit of a wedsite redo is coming soon, I am hoping to fill out my licensing section with an easier flow and I decided to put these "squares" together to help show different elements of my style.