This past weekend, the mid-atlantic region of the US got slammed with a huge snow storm. I, of course, am in that region. It snowed for just over 30 hours straight. We ended up with just a few inches shy of three feet. It was an amazing storm.

Just to share a few pics, here are my kiddos. They were literally able to build tunnels under the snow…that’s how deep it was!

And this is me, trying to walk into our backyard to take some pictures. The snow had drifted back there and was literally waste high on me. It was ridiculous. I didn’t make it too much farther than what you see in the picture.

Within a half an hour of when the snow finally stopped, the sun was shining and the sky was blue. It was gorgeous! Of course, I had to make a layout!

Credits:  Blue Christmas Kit from Scrap Girls

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Last but not least, Tim Holtz put out some amazing product this season. It was everywhere. They could have renamed the Winter 2010 show as the Tim Holtz show. When I had a brief moment to speak with him, along with hundreds of other screaming fans, he said that he was all out busy, nonstop during 2009 designing new product. He was so glad to be there and so willing to talk to everyone. It was lots of fun watching him with the crowd.

This is Tim signing the packaging of a new diecut. He gave away freebies of his new dies at the Sizzix booth for the first hour Sunday and Monday. I got mine and I can’t wait to play with it!

This is a prototype of Tim’s new Sizzix machine. Now, before you are all unimpressed by its beauty, wait a minute, and let me finish! The final product is going to be covered in a leather-like material and will have metal corners and fittings to look like a real suitcase. It will have a handle and as you can see, it opens up very similar to a Cuttlebug. BUT. ITS. ELECTRIC. OMG, you push a button and it slides your sandwich through. Seriously cool, no cranking. And there’s a little place on one side to stash the cord when you need to take it to a crop. I would love one of these!

Tim’s new Stampers Anonymous stamps are just amazing as well. I love them all. I want them all.

This is just one tiny picture I got of Tim’s idea-ology line before my camera ran out of juice. He had SO much new stuff and I’m really looking forward to getting to play with it!

I hope you’ve enjoyed my photos from CHA. I had a LOT of fun on my trip and am hoping to go to Chicago for the summer show in July. Fingers crossed!

So, Teresa Collins was a SERIOUS crowd favorite! Teresa did full mini-album make-and-takes each morning. The line was crazy long, showing just how fabulous Teresa’s products are and how gungho her fans can be!

The Home line is truly wonderful. I {heart} that chair paper and am hoping to get my hands on some very soon!

Uh huh. Chandeliers. So incredibly gorgeous with those pale polkadots in the back.

For those of you who have been under a rock not been paying attention, Stephanie Ackerman is a big awesome part of Teresa’s team now and she has been inundating us with these amazing paper flowers. They were all over the place at the booth and I am SO hoping for a tutorial to show up somewhere soon!

Here’s some more goodies. I know everyone has been anxiously awaiting Margie Romney-Aslett’s new line. And here it is!! Its really beautiful and girly. She’s got a travel line as well. Both SO very cute and versatile!

This house was made completely with her product. How cute is that?

Another stunning product made completely with the papers from the new line. Love it!

These are the papers in the travel line. So very versatile and I can see lots of projects with this one in my future!

So, if you are a fan of Dew Drops from The Robin’s Nest, check out this house. Houses, birds, birdhouses, hmmmm…. love it when I can actually see a trend! Anyhoo, this house is covered in Dew Drops of various sizes and shapes, including their new DIAMOND shape, which I really, really love!

Webster’s Pages. Now there’s a showstopper. This entire booth was cool, looked like a little house plopped down in the middle of the trade show floor, complete with white siding, windows, the whole bit. I loved it, and from the crowd in the booth, so did everyone else! These lines are just beautiful, with lots of organza and little bits and bobs to complete the look.

Okay, enough for today. I’ll be back tomorrow with some yummies from a couple of crowd favorites!

I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date! I know many of our readers have been watching anxiously for some photos from CHA. Well, I have some. Not a lot as I was so busy saying hello to vendors and enjoying the lovely views (no, not outside, ON the trade floor) and then my batteries died and every time I remembered I needed more batteries, I was back on the trade show floor. With no batteries available. Such is life. But I did get a few so here we go!

Canvas Home Basics is a cool vendor with lots of you guessed it, CANVAS! I love the look of canvas and just seeing all of the little pieces and shapes and ideas in their booth had me practically hyperventilating with joy.

Let’s see, had to check out some Jillibean Soup. LOVE their new lines, my photos just don’t do the colors justice!

Look at the paper right there with the numbers and the other one with the little birdhouse shapes… I’m swooning!

These flowers are made from canvas so I’m wondering if you’re seeing a pattern in my obsession this season?

Pink Paislee also has some beautiful new products coming out.

Love this new line with the journaling tags and all the yummy papers and check out the ruffled ribbons. Uh huh. I want some of those!

This new alpha and these white, white, white embellishments really caught my eye!

Okay, that’s enough for today. I’m going to post some more soon, so keep watching!

I’ve got a new favorite thing: Fabric. While I know many scrapbook manufacturers offer fabric pieces in their lines, I have found that a quick trip to my local craft store can also lead to inspiring finds.  I purchased a yard of natural, double-napped, 100% cotton last week and it didn’t take long for some of it to end up on my work. I love the texture and warmth that fabric brought to the ideas in my head. I made beautiful flowers with it, and also layered it onto a special layout featuring my great grandparents.   Graphic 45  papers alongside the fabric is a winning combination for heritage projects!

“My Great Grandparents” by Rebecca Price

Paper: Graphic 45 “Communique, Transatlantique”; Cardstock: Recollections; Chipboard: Bazzill Keys, Bo Bunny Chunky Charms “Chiffon”; Embellishments: Prima Marketing  Lace trim; Ink: Clearsnap “Dark Brown”, Misc: Cardboard, fabric

If you do find yourself drawn to a natural, or light colored fabric you can easily change it’s color to suit your scrappy needs. Just give it the glimmer mist treatment using  Tattered Angels  products!