Some photos from today…

My beloved Graphic 45

I felt so honored to spend the evening with my Graphic 45 friends tonight.  Diane Shultz and her daughters Aimee and Sharee are such fabulous women.  I am so blown away and in awe of all of them. I feel so blessed to be on their design team and play a part (however small) in their amazing company.

I was also lucky enough to meet some of the other amazingly talented women on the Graphic 45 design team, Candy Rosenburg, Nancy Burke, Stacy Cohen, and Susan Dupre.  Wow, what an evening!  I was so blown away at how special each and every one of these women are.  What an amazing company and an amazing design team!

Crafty Secrets

I met Vicki Chrisman today at the Crafty Secrets booth.  What an creative and fun woman!  Vicki was so, so sweet and TALENTED!  She designs for Crafty Secrets and Tattered Angels (among others) AND she designed a new die-cut for the AccuCut Machine (the lovely project she is holding).

Some beautiful Heidi Swapp Tags:

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Speaking of Heidi Swapp…I saw her yesterday.  My mom noticed the totally cute necklace she was wearing.  We thought it might have been designed by Miss Ruby Sue.  Heidi caught me staring at her [necklace] – she smiled and said, “Hi”.  I swear I wasn’t staring at you Heidi, it was your necklace. But you are really darn cute too!

One of my all time fav’s, Teresa Collins:

Teresa was another designer that I embarrassed myself while meeting.  I totally gushed over her and told her that I read her blog and love her product…and think she’s a great mom…and love how she loves her family…and she’s so pretty….and (you get the picture).

Mr. Tim Holtz:

I must say this: Tim Holtz is the most patient man I have ever met.  I watched as he shook hands, taught make and takes and posed for photos with hundreds of adoring “Tim Holtz” fans.  Wow.  Double wow. Poor guy didn’t get a moments peace and kept smiling the whole time.

I was too chicken to ask to take his photo…so I just snuck one in:

Yep, I’m that kind of fan…

…the shy kind.

Overwhelmed with beauty…today was another super-fun-can’t-get-enough-must-see-more day!  CHA is a total sensory overload (in a good way).  My head is spinning and my creativity tank is reading “FULL” again.

There is just SO much to share…but here a few of my favorite photos from today:

7 Gypsies:

Vintaj:

Teresa Collins:

G.C.D. Studios:

The Girls’ Paperie:

Tim Holtz:

…just a hint of the inspiration that I felt today.

xoxo, Christie

I’m packing my bags and heading to CHA in Orange County with the PSB gals. This time I’m dragging my Mom along to get her fill on inspiration too.  I can’t wait!  I am SO EXCITED!

I’ll be posting some CHA photos on the road…and definitely share some of the projects I’ve been working on for Graphic 45 (a couple of mini albums using their new lines)!

I designed a layout for Paradise Scrapbook Boutique using the new Bo Bunny Line: A Gift of Love

I can’t share the whole layout yet…for now, I’ll leave you with a little sneak peek:

Happy crafting,

Christie B.

This is what my desk looks like right now.

I have projects galore that I really, really want to share…but alas, they are for CHA and I have to wait.