CHA stands for Craft & Hobby Association, but for the purposes of this post, it stands for Cool Happenings in Art. Why? Because we’re going to discuss five hot trends found at this, the year’s most anticipated crafting tradeshow.
Trend #1: 6″x6″ Paper Pads
These may be the little sister to the traditional 12″x12″ scrapbook paper, but they’re making a big impression. Just about every paper manufacturer had them in their lines. Use them on layouts, cards, and other paper projects.
New 6" x 6" paper stack by Doodlebug Designs
New 6" x 6" paper stack by Cosmo Cricket
Trend #2: Flags
I like to think of this as two hot trends of seasons past coming together–decorative pins and banners! These bitty embellishments were waving proudly at many CHA booths. How will you use them in your crafting?
New flags from BasicGrey
New flags from Bella Blvd
New Heidi Swapp flags from Pink Paislee
New flags from Jillibean Soup
New flags from Making Memories
New flags from Maya Road
New flags from October Afternoon
New flags from Studio Calico
Trend #3: Envelopes
This accent signs, seals, and delivers cute! You won’t need a letter opener to discover their creative possibilities. Use them to contain journaling, memorabilia, small photos, and more. Or string them up for a happy Valentine’s Day decoration.
New Heidi Swapp envelopes from Pink Paislee
New envelopes from Jillibean Soup
New envelopes from Kaiser Craft
New envelopes from Studio Calico
New envelope die from Ellison
New envelopes from Maya Road
Trend #4: Tickets, please
Step right up and enjoy this carnival-inspired accent. Ticket motifs were see at every CHA turn–on paper, in fabric form, as journaling spots, and more! This definitely your ticket to creative fun.
New ticket from Nikki Sivils
New tickets from Little Yellow Bicycle
New tickets from Maya Road
New tickets from Prima
Trend #5: Burlap
Bring on the texture. This standout material feels great as a member of the scrapbooking and paper crafting scene. Both actual burlap and printed versions could be found, making this a Cool Happening in Art.
New burlap albums and flowers from Canvas Corp
New burlap postcards from Canvas Corp.
New burlap paper from Glitz Designs
Win Before You Can Buy!
These are just a few of the CHA trends we spotted at this amazing craft show. What do you think? Do you see yourself using them on your projects? If so, how? We’d love to know. Simply leave a comment and you’ll be entered to win an assortment of prizes from each of our five categories before you can even get them in stores! You have until Thursday, Feb. 9 to enter.
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Cheers!
Megan Hoeppner, creative editor
Love the burlap. And the tags…and the tickets….oh dear, I think I have to have it all!
Love 6 x6 pads and the envelopes…looks like there was so many goodies to see at the show. Thanks for the chance to win.
Lots of wonderful new creative goodies for my projects. Love the tickets, flags and the beautiful new packs of paper. WOW new stuff!!!
I have somehow used all but burlap on older projects — but i’ll give it try by using xerox copies or scanned images.
Love the Flags!! They work for adding a fun, ‘festive feel’ with both cards & layouts for all occasions;)
Looks like I’ll have plenty of new products to choose from!
LOVE the flags- for sure they would be great for cupcakes, but I’d use them on cards, i.e. a cute animal waving a flag with a birthday wish?
love, love, love it all!
I like the burlap. Also, i like how most of these trends are easy to create with just plain ole paper. I’m on the spending freeze, but I have PLENTY of patterned and solid paper to create little flags and envelopes with! I think I might use envelopes on a page about my dear friend in America who still writes to me using ONLY snail mail.
I love the flags! They are great to use on so many things including cards, scrapbook pages, handmade books and cupcakes.
I love the 6×6 paper pads for minibooks. Perfect!
I love the flags! They are so cute and popping up everywhere!
I love the tickets the best. I won’t have any trouble at all using them. I’ll give the envelopes a try. I always have trouble figuring out how to leave access to the contents of the envelope through a page protector. Maybe you could do an article on that?
Oooo… I love new ways to embellish scrapbook pages. I love how they are adding color to the tickets and changing the shapes. The flags are fabulous and would work great in clusters. The burlap adds great texture and dimension and the envelopes will be great for collecting hidden journaling and memorabilia. Thanks for sharing the trends!
Love the all the tickets being shown. They remind me of all the on-the-go things they can be used for.
Love the all, maybe not the burlap so much. Spent 50 years sewing and like paper better right now. Then again the guys motorcycle pages may like burlap.
Ohhh, I see myself using the flags, tickets and 6×6 pads more than anything, but I can be easily convinced into trying new things!
Love them all, especially the ballon, flags and envelops. I can make a dream of travelling with my grandkids from those. The flags will determine the destinations where we love to go. What’s a wonderful memory..
I am so excited about all the new stuff and I love making 6 x 6 and 8×8 scrap pages.
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I just came back from a scrap weekend with friends and used an envelope decorated with rub-ons and 6×6 paper pads for making pinwheels, and flags for banners, thanks, Sarah