I’m leaving…on a jet plane (Be happy you can’t hear me singing!).  I’m getting ready to leave for the airport to go to the Craft & Hobby Association Tradeshow (known as CHA) in Chicago.  I was born in Chicago, so I always really enjoy going to this show.  It’s near O’Hare, which is where my grandmother lived when I was little.  Her house was right under a flight path, and to this day, the sound of airplanes taking off is oddly soothing to me.  I also like going to Chicago because of the FOOD!  Giordano’s pizza,…a hot dog on a poppy seed bun… Portillo’s Italian Beef and chocolate cake…Yes, I know I talk about Portillo’s chocolate cake everytime I go, but if you could taste it, you’d understand! I’ll probably eat there 3 of the 5 days I’m in Chicago.

 

Going to the tradeshow is really a lot of fun.  I get to see all our wonderful vendors…all the fantastic new products they’ve spent the last five months designing and I walk enough miles on the tradeshow floor to burn off the chocolate cake calories!  What more could a scrappin’ gal ask for?  I’ll have a full report next week.

 

We have over 140 new items this week, including three beach/summer lines and lots of exclusive SYT designed die cuts.  Wait until you see the customized beach bag die cut!  We were finally able to get our hands on the travel line from Heidi Swapp…it was worth the wait.  We have also added lots of new Disney items from Sandylion.  They’ve been around for a while, but they never go out of style.  The SYT designers, Tiffany & Jill, also designed some really cute basketball and theme park die cuts (Sky Coaster anyone?).  Click here to see them all:  http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/71608.html.

 

We also have a pre-order from a new company called "Black Market Paper Society".  The papers are really cool!  They are textured and almost feel like linen paper.  Some of the papers are a really different look and some of them remind me of Basic Grey.  I hope you’ll like it!  It should start shipping around August 13.  If you need any of your other items sooner, please place them in a seperate order.  Click here to see:  http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/blackmarket.html.

 

I hope you’re having a wonderful week

 

As always, thanks for all your business!