Three dimensional art... with heart
Today I would like to share this adorable and useful Tween Memo Center by Laura Bray, one of my talented designer friends.
Not only does Laura have great design skills- she also has the business side of crafting down. I have been fortunate enough to have taken some ecourses from her and learned a lot. She explains things so they are easy to understand [Read more…]
I am packing as we speak! Despite a nasty bug my grandson passed along, I am almost back to normal and hope to get on the road to California as planned. But I am sure you want to see who the CHA Designers in the Paper Trail Booth are going to be. Make sure and check out last week’s post and the week before to see who else will be there.
First up is Debra Quartermaine…
Join us as we create a super fun DIY Dishcloth using Dies, Buttons, Ribbon, and more!
Lorine Mason from It’s Sew Lorine will be demonstrating how to put the craft into DIY Espadrilles. Stamp, stencil, paint and bead your way to one of kind footwear. Want to try your hand at creating your very own? Stop by and watch the demonstration or perhaps even try your hand at transforming a simple piece of canvas into the beginning of your very own pair of espadrilles using products from the Paper Trail’s sponsors.
Saturday 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Sunday 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Monday 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Another designer friend from Northern Virginia- Susie has been so great the past few days helping me get packed up- I owe you, dude!
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Susie Bentz is a scrapbooker and papercrafter who teaches classes in the Northern Virginia area. Every year in the fall, Susie hosts the annual Crop to Cure Diabetes which benefits Type 1 Diabetes research, a cause close to her heart. She has served on Design Teams for several manufacturers and her detailed projects are designed to be easy enough for a beginner but interesting enough for the more experienced crafter. Susie has created 2 Make & Takes to share on the Paper Trail at CHA. You can see more of Susie’s designs on her blog, My Time to Play.
That’s our group for this week! You will definitely want to come by and make all these great projects!
Please don’t forget to check in to see how the trip across the US is going. I am praying that I get there safe and sound!
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Meet Niki Meiners… Friend, Wife, Mom and an all around crafty old soul. Artist, Writer, Creative Director and Style Maker. Lover of old, fond of the new. Craver of excitement, establisher of the calm.
Growing up in a small mid-western town, Niki Meiners was surrounded by a modest, resourceful and very entrepreneurial family. Her simple upbringing spurred her “Can do” attitude and gave her the confidence to try any challenge placed before her. She knew there was more out there than just her small town and set off after high school to explore the world. It was through these travels that she discovered her love of art and her desire to make the world a prettier place. It was not until she suffered a paralyzing illness that she realized she wanted to reconsider her corporate career as a Chief Paper Pusher, and her thoughts immediately turned to her first passion, art. In 2003 she began an odyssey that would take her from product design to publication and everywhere in between. She is known for her distinctive, high quality creations that feature a diverse mix of styles and highly creative approach to even the smallest detail. Niki is an Idea Architect, easily outlining every project from concept to completion. Her creations are simultaneously beautiful and functional and her in depth knowledge of the industry allows her to produce projects with a specific understanding of both the consumers and the manufacturers. This knowledge has allowed her work to be featured in the industries leading craft and lifestyle publications and manufacturers’ websites.
Cindi Bisson McGee has been working in the craft industry for over 15 years as a mixed-media artist. She is multi-published via web TV, websites, ebooks, books and magazines, and recently represented KellyCraft™ Innovations on HSN. Cindi enjoys experimenting with many types of mixed-media to create home decor, jewelry, wearable fashion, textured/dimensional projects and paper crafts. Cindi has a passion for teaching and sharing the world of creativity with others and can often be found at events, trade shows and in stores demonstrating products, hosting make & takes, and teaching workshops. Her motto is “Dare to be Different.” Her style is diverse, and she is always seeking new opportunities to share her creative abilities and work with new products in unique ways. See more of her creative work at her blog – Cindi McGee – Behind These Eyes™ – www.CindiMcGeeBehindTheseEyes.blogspot.com
Ann Butler is the Co-Owner/Publisher of Bella Crafts Publishing; home of Bella Crafts Quarterly; the #1 FREE online downloadable craft magazine. Ann is also a Licensed Designer, Author, Consultant and Instructor for the creative industries. Ann works closely with manufacturers through product development, design, social media, marketing and blogging. Her designs have appeared in books, magazines, booklets, packaging, trade show booths and websites.
Ann teaches nationally/internationally as well as doing online workshops. She appears regularly on the PBS show Creative Living with Sheryl Borden, webTV and does how-to videos. She is an active member of the Craft and Hobby Association, conducting seminars and volunteering. Ann also served 6 years on the council of the Designer Section, the last two of those years as Chair of the Designer Section.
Ann will be doing a demo in the booth showing how easy it is to use her Faux Quilting and Background Basics Stamps to create a Faux Quilt and backgrounds.
Known around the world as the Pee Wee Herman of design, Jonathan Fong is the host of “Style with a Smile” and the author of three books: Walls that Wow, Flowers that Wow, and Parties that Wow. Besides designing interiors, events and crafts, Jonathan is a popular fashion blogger. He is currently Eileen Hull’s craft husband.
Come make a 3D Flower Pot Picture Frame Refrigerator Magnet with Jonathan in Booth 330!
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Time is flying by! On Dec. 29, I pack up Scotty, my vintage camper, and start the journey west from Virginia to the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) Show in Anaheim, CA. There are lots of exciting things happening in the booth- read about them here.
Now I’d like you to meet the Paper Trail CHA Designers who will be demoing and doing Make and Takes in my booth at CHA. I am so happy to have them there sharing #cre8time projects. #Cre8time is an initiative promoted by CHA to encourage people to take time (8 minutes) out of their day to make something.
So, heeere’s Lisa!
Marjie Kemper is a mixed media artist and Certified Ranger Educator who teaches classes nationwide and online. Marjie’s current passions are mixed media and art journaling, and her hands are usually colored with ink and paint. She will be doing a make & take on color blending/stenciling using the Recipe Card Box die.
Visit Marjie’s website or find her on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and YouTube.
Meet Anita Scroggins…
I am happily married to the love of my life, a man who doesn’t get mad when he ends up at work with glitter on his face. We have two beautiful grown daughters, who live right down the road from us and one precious granddaughter. Gardening, cooking, volunteering, and laughing with my friends are how I spend my time when I am not crafting.
I am an experienced media spokesperson, educator, project & product designer and more. My scrapbook, home-decor, paper crafts and up-cycled projects have been featured in books and magazines, at events, and trade shows. I blog at The Flamingo Chronicals. You can also find me on Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. My style is diverse and ever evolving, but one thing remains the same, less is less and more is best and white space is my enemy.
Hi crafty friends! I’m Einat Kessler, creative professional, mixed media artist, scrapbook and paper designer, altering enthusiast and class instructor from Israel.
As a little girl I remember sitting in my grandparents living room with a huge scrapbook on my knees (I was only 6 years old so the scrapbook seemed larger than it really was), looking through the photos of faraway places my grandparents visited. As a master bookbinder, my grandfather built a new scrapbook from scratch for every trip he and my grandma took. After the book was ready he filled it with photos, postcards, images he cut from magazines, tickets and lots more. I thought it was pure magic.
Years later when my first son was born my grandfather suggested I create a scrapbook for him. This was the first scrapbook I created. In those days there were no scrapbooking supplies in the stores here I had to be creative and create everything from scratch. One day while on-line I searched the word scrapbooking and BAM!! A whole new world just gushed into my life! I was completely hooked!
Slowly the new hobby took over my life until I decided to quit my job and open my own business. I started a blog, a Facebook page and a YouTube channel. Today my brand has evolved beyond scrapbooking to include mixed media, DIY projects, altering and recycling, classes and workshops, Etsy shop and more. I design for several companies and publications and I share free tutorials on my YouTube channel.
That’s just a few of the amazingly talented designers who will be in the Paper Trail booth! If you are going to CHA, make sure to stop by Booth 330 and chat with them!
