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cha-s 2012 : wonderland projects

We may be in the heat of summer, but how about fast forwarding to a little hot cocoa and fuzzy mittens? Our designers did an amazing job showing off our first holiday release!

(Kelly Noel)

(Tina Aszmus)

(Jen Jockisch)

(Dawn McVey)

(Nicole Samuels)

(Maggie Holmes)

(Kinsey Wilson)

(Dawn McVey)

(Kelly Purkey)

(Tina Aszmus)

(Nicole Samuels)

cha-s 2012 : classic calico 3 projects

Classic Calico Vol 3 goes with everything. Keep it neutral or spice things up by adding some color - it's gorgeous either way! Here's what our designers did with it :

(Maggie Holmes)

(Dawn McVey)

(Tina Aszmus)

(Geralyn Sy)

(Kelly Noel)

(Nicole Samuels)

(Lisa Truesdell)

(Jen Jockisch)

(Maggie Holmes)

(Dawn McVey)

(Susan Weinroth)

cha-s 2012 : handbook projects

We're excited about your response to our new Handbook line - we've seen a lot of fun ideas of what you all plan to do with them! Until they ship in September, heres a little inspiration to get you started :

(Geralyn Sy)

(Kinsey Wilson)

(Lisa Truesdell)

 

cha-s 2012 : yearbook projects

Not quite ready for back to school? Don't worry, Yearbook can handle just about any subject that you throw at it. Our designers did amazing things with this line :

(Jen Jockisch)

(Susan Weinroth)

(Lisa Truesdell)

(Geralyn Sy)

(Jen Jockisch)

(Geralyn Sy)

(Kelly Noel)

(Kelly Purkey)

(Maggie Holmes)

(Lisa Truesdell)

(Susan Weinroth)

(Kinsey Wilson)

(Kelly Noel)

cha-s 2012 : handbook

 

Happy Friday, everyone! We hope you've enjoyed our reveal week! Today, we wanted to give you a closer look at something we shared earlier this week - our new Handbook line. These little albums will be perfect for recording everything from everyday moments to big events and vacations.

Our Handbook line has three albums, sized at 6x8 inches. This is such a great size - not so big it's overwhelming, and not so small that you feel like you need to leave things out. Each style has an embossed chipboard cover. They look fabulous as is or you could dress it up with mist, paint or ink. The spines are about 2.5in thick, so they'll hold a lot of memories!

Once you've picked an album, you can stick with the included page protectors (they come with 13, in a mix of styles, or pick up extra packages in whatever style you like best. The divided pages will make your album come together in a snap.

Our album inserts fit right into the binder rings, and are the perfect way to divide up your book while adding a little extra style. We've got three styles - each matches one of our new lines. Each set offers a variety of designs and features tabbed pages, diecut designs and folders. And in case you think these are just for albums, we can tell you that we've spotted these being put to use on our design team's pages as well!

Classic Calico Vol 3:

Yearbook:

Wonderland:

 

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We've also got journal cards (3x4 and 4x6) and stitched pockets that fit within the page protectors. You can stick with the same line as your album inserts, or mix and match for a personalized look.

Classic Calico Vol 3:

 

Yearbook:

Wonderland:

In addition, there are a number of embellishments within our lines that will work well with these books :

Diecut Frames:

Date Stamp:

Washi tape:

Badges:

Would you like to see these books in action? Three of our designers made Handbooks for our CHA booth - here's a little peek inside their albums! We'll be sharing the whole projects on our blog next week.

Geralyn Sy used her handbook to record some memories from her childhood :

Kinsey Wilson's album is bold and bright, with lots of stamping :

 

And Lisa Truesdell is recording summer memories :

What memories will you put in your Handbook?

Thanks for joining us for our big CHA-S 2012 reveal week! Don't forget to go back to our earlier posts and enter the giveaways - we'll post winners next week. ;)

 

cha-s 2012 : stamps

And finally, it's stamp time!! We're excited about our latest stamp release with Hero Arts, and hope you are too. We've brought back some old favorites and mixed them with new designs that we think you'll love!

First up, our Yearbook stamps. Back to School features thought bubbles and the coveted coffee stain stamp :

And our Claire alphabet is just as pretty as the girl it's named after. ;)

For Wonderland, we have our Spread Joy set - I love the handwritten word bubbles and the little house stamps :

And our Cal alphabet, which also features some cool circle designs :

I think our Classic Calico Vol 3 sets are my favorite - Oh Snap has arrows (be still my heart!), hexagons and the sorts of phrases you'll reach for again and again :

 

And of course, we couldn't forget Sam - another alphabet set that we've paired with some basic geometric shapes :

What do you think of the stamps? Our design team can't wait to get their hands on them - we hope you feel the same way!

There's just one more day of reveal... come back tomorrow for a closer look at the Handbooks, along with some sneaks from our team!

cha-s : classic calico vol 3

It's time for day three of our CHA release! For our last line, we've got a new spin on an old favorite. Introducing Classic Calico Vol 3 :

Going back to basics never looked so good. Classic Calico Vol. 3 features a neutral color palette of soft kraft, gray and brown with designs that include a mix of relaxed, hand-drawn designs as well as geometric grids, polka dots and hexagons. Like its predecessors, Classic Calico Vol. 3 is naturally beautiful and irresistibly versatile.

We'll start with the 12 beautifully neutral patterned papers :

You can also get them in a collection pack or a 6x6 pad :

We're bringing an old favorite back and turning it into Thickers - you can get Sotheby’s in ledger or charcoal :

Or you can make them any color with the mistable version:

Classic Calico Vol 3 comes with mistable shapes as well - feathers & elongated hexagons :

We've also got an AMAZING starburst mask. I cannot wait to use this one!

Our Classic Calico mists have stayed the same - you can't improve on some things. ;)

But we do have a fun new addition to the Mister Huey's line up - mist droppers! Just replace your spray top with one of these and you'll be able to make perfect ink splotches on your pages :

There new styles of wood veneer - circle frames, elongated hexagons, banners and borders:

And how about stickers? We've got a 12x12 sheet with alphabets, kraft hearts & patterned hexagons :

How about some embellishments? We've got badges and washi :

And how about more of those diecut  frames and stitched pockets? I'm adding a photo of a few of these - the product images don't show how cool the vellum is!

And how about an incredibly cool roller date stamp?? It's kind of a big deal. ;)

 There are more album inserts and journal cards for Handbook :

We've been teasing you with Handbook all week - here's a look at our three new albums. These 6x8 books feature an embossed chipboard cover and come with 13 page protectors :

You'll also be able to get divided page protectors to fit inside the books :

Classic Calico Vol 3 is the perfect base for any project - we can't wait to see you mix and match it with our other releases!

Leave a comment telling us your favorite product from this line and we'll draw a winner to win a Classic Calico prize pack! See you tomorrow for STAMPS!

cha-s 2012 : wonderland

 Thank you all for the happy response to Yearbook - we're in love with it, too. Are you ready to take a peek at our second line? Here it is :

Pour some cocoa, gather loved ones and come home for the holidays with Wonderland, a collection featuring intricate snowflakes, unique chevrons and soft sweater designs infused with familiar holiday colors. Whether creating decorations or cards, making or capturing holiday memories, you can delight in the warmth of Wonderland.

Let's start with the 12 double sided paper designs :

You'll also be able to get them in a Collection Pack or a 6x6 pad.

We've got a funky mixed font for our Wonderland Thickers - "Flakey" comes in red, black or woodgrain.

Or make them any color you like with our Mistables :

We've also got some new Mistable shapes - snowflakes & trees - as well as a star patterned mask :

Wonderland brings along three more limited edition Mister Huey's Color Mists - Blizzard (clear with an iridescent shimmer - this will be so cool layered over other colors!), Peppermint and Tannenbaum.

There's also three new styles of wood veneer - tabs, snowflakes and trees (is anyone else seeing funky arrows in some of these shapes??) :

The 12x12 sticker sheet features two alphabets and a mix of label shapes, and we've also brought in the elongated hexagons in Wonderland colors :

And now the embellishments! These ephemera packs are my favorite - I love the variety.

We've also got new badges and another set of those awesome Diecut Frames :

And yes, even more album inserts and journal cards for that sneaky Handbook. We promise we'll show you more on that tomorrow!

Now that you've made the trip to Wonderland, what are you loving? Tell us in the comments and we'll draw a winner for a Wonderland prize pack!

See you tomorrow for the reveal of our third line!

 

cha-s 2012 : yearbook

Welcome to the first day of our CHA-S 2012 Reveal!  We'll be here all week sharing your first look at the products we'll be releasing at next week's tradeshow - these items will be shipping in September. Let's get things started with the first of three new lines - Yearbook :

Jump into the colors and new beginnings of autumn with the Yearbook Collection. Earthy hues in red, green, yellow and gray mix with punches of turquoise and rosy pink while hand-drawn designs and patterns evoke memories of your favorite classroom. From back-to-school to fall family outings and beyond, Yearbook earns a gold star.

There are twelve vibrant double sided patterned papers :

They also come in a collection pack and a 6x6 paper pad :

Our new Roster Thickers come in green and gray :

Or you could grab the mistable version :

Yearbook also features mistable stars and leaves, and a new elongated hexagon mask :

You'll want some mist to go with those - how about three limited edition Mister Huey's Color Mists? Here's Bookworm, Honor Society and Letter Jacket :

Yearbook has three new styles of wood veneer embellishments (how cool are those word bubbles?) :

There are three styles of sticker sheets - a 12x12 sheet, a tiny alphabet and decorative hexagons (these have such a fun quilt-y look - I can't wait to use them!) :

If you're an embellishment addict like I am, you'll be thrilled to see what's coming next!

There's an ephemera pack, complete with diecuts (the triangles!!!), buttons and sequins :

Number paper clips :

Two new washi tapes - one wide, and one narrow :

And all new die cut frames & stitched pockets:

We've also got album inserts and journal cards that coordinate with our new Handbook..... but you'll have to wait a couple of days to hear more about that. ;)

 

Does Yearbook have you ready to skip the rest of summer and head back to school? This line also has some cool new stamps - look for those later this week!

Leave a comment telling us your favorite product from this line and we'll draw a winner to win a Yearbook prize pack! See you tomorrow for the debut of our next new line, Wonderland.