Win a Cathie Allan Position-It!!!

There is a new webisode up on the Canadian Scrapbooker website featuring Cathie Allan and her marvelous stamp positioning tool.  If you've never seen and tried this, you NEED to check it out, it's wonderful!  Have a look and leave a comment before midnight Monday for a chance to win this tool for your very own.  Good luck!!

All the details are here:  Position-It Webisode Contest

A silver bracelet

Every now and then I browse through Etsy.  Always a potentially expensive pastime, because of all the beautiful handmade items I see on there that I covet!  I try to be good, but every now and then I buy myself a little treat.  Last month I purchased a silver bracelet from  Exclusief by Vera.   I love it and wear it all the time - light weight, comfortable, fits perfectly and unique.   Vera is from Ontario and makes gorgeous jewellery from vintage silver - old antique family silver, repurposed to form lovely jewellery.

CHA Los Angeles

I've been travelling quite a bit in the last few weeks and now it's reading week at the university, so that serves as a brief respite from teaching.  Just got back from Mexico (will post separately about that), and the week before that, I was in Los Angeles with the Canadian Scrapbooker team for the Craft and Hobby Trade Show (CHA).   You've probably seen a ton of reviews and reports on winter CHA.  I found the show smaller and quieter than in previous years, but it is still full of wonderful and inspiring products.  Banners and doilies everywhere, accordian flowers and moustaches, many clear trends in designs and products. 

Among other things, I am itching to get my hands on some new Spellbinders dies, Webster's Pages lobster themed patterned paper, the new kitchen and school lines from KaiserCraft.........  ah, the list goes on and on.  ;-)
Here's a few pictures - I'm sure there is better product peeks on the internet, but these are quick snapshots in crummy light in the convention hall.  You'll get the idea though...

Kaisercraft

Kaisercraft

Websters Pages

close up of the lobster paper!

Jackie Ludlage, editor of Canadian Scrapbooker magazine, with Helene and Jacqueline, the amazing ladies from Magenta

Part of the Magenta booth (simply stunning!)