CHA summer 2012 favorites

CHA Summer was so last week, I know.
(For those of you who don’t know, CHA stands for Craft and Hobby Association, is held twice yearly and is where new products are released.)

But I couldn’t help but share some of my favorites from the new releases – time to start saving money for all the pretty paper goodness! Plus some lovely embellishments and stamps, of course (:

First up, American Crafts: I’m absolutely loving these American Crafts collaborations with some amazing designers – Dear Lizzy and Amy Tangerine are definitely all-time favorites!

From Dear Lizzy, 5th & Frolic

Patterned Paper

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Gold foil vellum, Pow! Glitter patterned paper, and Ruffled Crepe Paper.

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LOVE the colors of these – I can totally imagine using them on everythingggg.

Amy Tangerine Ready, Set, Go

Patterned Paper

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Stamps and die cut bits, yes please!

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Another daybook to store all those memories (:

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Studio Calico outdid itself this time with three new collections, complete with mists, wood veneers, mistables, and their newly released Handbook.

Year book Patterned papers

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School was so two years ago. But I still think the colors and shapes on these are great! I especially love the pie-chart patterned one on the top left.

We all need another date stamp, don’t we?

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And more wood veneers. Perfect.

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Crate Paper

Sleigh Ride Patterned Paper

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These are three papers I can especially imagine using on my Christmas cards this year!

Acorn Avenue Patterned Paper

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At first I thought I liked the On trend papers the best of Crate’s three new collections, but then I realized that I liked Acorn Avenue better. But honestly, they’re all really good (:

It’s so hard to pick favorites,  I tell you. But these are some of the ones I especially can’t wait to lay my hands on. I bet you can’t tell that I especially love patterned papers and stamps, haha (;

Here’s to an amazing week!
xo.