Saturday, February 4, 2012

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft + CHA!

Hello! CHA was most certainly a whirl-wind of laughs, friends, crafts, cards, new faces, social media, and new experiences! I'm so thankful I got to be apart of it all, and I'll be holding my time there in my heart for a long time!


One of my favorite brands to see there, and hang out at their booth was Faber-Castell's Design Memory Craft. Faber-Castell is a company that is over 250 years old! Design Memory Craft is one of their branches and is dedicated to mixed media and paper crafting!  This white bag above was colored and designed with Design Memory Craft's Gelatos line.


How cute is it that their booth actually served gelato?! The Design Memory Craft line of Gelatos are luscious acid-free pigment sticks glide on creamy vibrant color and blend beautifully with or without water.


They work great on dark paper and on smooth and textured surfaces, even canvas! Jenn Matott, one of the Design Memory Craft's Blog Design Team Members, created this canvas tote bag using Gelatos, Aquarelle pencils, Pitt Artist Pens and Big Brush Stamper's Markers.

 

Here's a new storage case containing all the different Design Memory Craft products at their Make and Take table! Love the idea of how organized that storage case could make you? Let alone how fashionable and pretty it is? No worries! We'll be carrying it, along with all the new Gelatos and color lines by March! :)



 Jenn Matott recently participated in The Sketchbook Project, which is a traveling display of sketchbooks and mixed media around the United States. The sketchbooks travel to 14 different cities, and then end up in the Brooklyn Library where the public can access them 7 days a week! These three snapshots are examples of her 2012 entry. I love her use of the new Gelatos colors on her pages. It creates a bold, yet dreamy appearance!

I love the quote on her page too: "While it's easy to allow little things to take over our lives, there are things we can do to make life less stressful. One of the most important things we can do is put things into perspective."... so true!




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-Michelle
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67 comments:

  1. Love that bag! I have really loved the highlights this week!!!

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  2. My fav CHA product you have shown is NEW EK Success 2 in 1 layering punches..gotta have some of these...
    & to see you guys enjoying the CHA experience..

    smiles Christine x

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  3. These are so neat! My favorite part of the coverage has been seeing all the pictures of everyone having a fabulous time!

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  4. I like seeing all the new products and how the booths were decorated.

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  5. That bag is gorgeous!!
    xxx Margreet

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  6. Sweet pictures! Looks like amazing show :)

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  7. I love seeing the FAber Castell products as only some seem available here in the uK & I'm always ogling your supplies!! The EK Success punches were also great to see in use but if I have to choose just one ...... it would be Faber Castell products.
    Paula (PEP)

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  8. Wow--looks like so much fun. I've enjoyed seeing all the photos of Simon Says Stamp people hanging out. :)

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  9. Great bag! Love the colors! Have not tried Gelatos before and would love to!
    DeniseB

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  10. Really loved all the new media and colours. So looking forward to seeing the new Gelatos.

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  11. wow that bag is so awesome...thanks for sharing..

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  12. I love gelatos and the new storage solution looks so organised! My list is growing!

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  13. Wow the bag looks awesome...love it!!!

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  14. I think that my favorite part of the coverage was seeing all of the photos and explanations of the new products coming out. There's nothing like a new product to rev up the imagination and inspire new projects!

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  15. Love Faber-Castell products. Can't wait ot see the new ones coming out, soon I hope.

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  16. I have wanted to give Gelatos a try for a long time, but there are so many other new toys too - hard to choose!

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  17. I am new to stamping, so I wasn't really sure what gelatos were. But they look really cool.

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  18. I love the bag and the journal pages. Looks like a lot of fun.

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  19. Love the storage case.

    Hugs

    Claudia

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  20. Wow, those book pages are so beautiful! And I do love that storage case, can't wait to see it in your store! I love that you are showing pictures of the booths. Thanks for sharing!

    Katie B.

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  21. The gelato's look great.
    Seeing all the new papers has been so interesting to me

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  22. The Sketchbook Project looks great. I bet there is endless inspiration from the artwork in those books.
    Rae Ann O.
    http://joyinart.blogspot.com

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  23. I liked everything y ou showed, it was fun seeing the new stuff coming out soon.

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  24. I think it´s completely impossible just to pick one favorite, as all you´ve shown here has been awesome, and I just want to try everything of it right now, and really just don´t know, where to start or end LOL. But all these new things are all fabulous and so awesome, and so is theze here today, really awesome goodies.

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  25. Lovely bag1 Loved all the new lawn fawn stuff :)

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  26. Thanks for showing us all the new lines!

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  27. wow ...these are great! I like that desk organizer..toss my name in the hat! lol...ty for a chance!
    xo cher

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  28. The bag is gorgeous and that organization box is fabulous too.

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  29. Love the bag. I think my favorite product that you posted about this week would have to be Tim's distress markers. But how can you really just pick one?

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  30. Love the Faber-Castell gelatos colors and that bag is terrific. I have enjoyed all the updates from CHA and the pictures. Thanks for sharing !

    Karenajo

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  31. My favourite part of your coverage was the graphic45 booth, but I've really enjoyed reading all of it. Thanks for taking the time to write so much. Maddy x

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  32. LOVE it!! I can't wait for NEW colors!! THANKS for sharing and for the chance to win!! =)
    Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!

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  33. My favorite thing: I just like seeing all the new products. I have been hearing about the Gelatos. I would love to give them a try!

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  34. super cute caddy and I would LOVE to win and try some of these products!!

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  35. It's always fun to see what's new and on the horizon, but I really like seeing how the different booths are decorated. The designers come up with such great ideas. Do they give awards to the best booth? The Gelatos are intriguing. Thanks for the chance to win some.

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  36. My favorite part was the photos of all the new lines, especially Faber Castell. Jen's bag is dynamite. I have been fortunate enough to have taken classes from her & she rocks! Can't wait for the new gelatos.

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  37. My favorite part of your CHA coverage was all of the great photos that were posted-great color&clarity, like I could reach out and grab the item. Thanks for the great coverage!

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  38. OH OH it just gets better and better - the bag is beautiful - however the organizing box makes my heart go pitter patter. Beautiful papers!! Thank you for sharing!!

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  39. OH OH it just gets better and better - the bag is beautiful - however the organizing box makes my heart go pitter patter. Beautiful papers!! Thank you for sharing!!

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  40. I've really enjoyed your sharing of all of the new products at CHA, all of it!

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  41. Favourite part of the CHA coverage? Impossible - I have been loving it all. It's great to see all these new fabulous products! My head is spinning with a lot of ideas and I am hoping to see a few "how-to" videos to see how some of the products are used.

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  42. Great quote at the bottom!!! Beautiful artwork!!!!

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  43. I love love love the look of gelatos. Can't wait to get my hot little hands on some! They are top of my cha want list right now! Thanks for the awesome giveaway :)

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  44. New product peeks and booth decorations! TFS ;-)

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  45. My favorite part about the coverage was all the Faber castell products that were showcased, how fun!!!

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  46. Like I told you before, being miles miles away and unable to be there in CHA, I really appreciate everything you post here. It is really an eye opener for me on the new products that the many brands showcased!

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  47. Love the storage case and the new colors.

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  48. The Bag is Simply Awesome....Loved it...Thanks for Sharig!!

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  49. I absolutely love the new Inkadinkado stamping technique and can't wait for it to hit the stores:)

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  50. I like the bag. There a many ..I must have.. things...hmmm

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  51. Love the bag and the sketchbook project - wonderful. It looks like CHA is a marvelous experience and I thank you for sharing it!

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  52. I like the new products your showing from CHA!

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  53. Wow, those colors are all great! I have loved seeing all of the pictures and booths at CHA. Thanks for the peek into this awesome event. Hugs, Hanneke

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  54. Thanks for the CHA highlights ... loved it ... next best thing to being there. BTW, really love the pic with the really big poloroid!

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  55. Would love to win some Gelatos! Thanks so much for the sneak peeks!

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  56. Fantastic coverage of the CHA - thank you for keeping us so informed and up to date!

    Favourite post - This one,Love Faber Castell Products and that storage solution and the bag are Fab!

    What a great journel and well travelled too,fantastic record of amazing artwork and being available to the public in the Library is an amazing innovation too!

    Thanks for all the amazing posts and all the time and effort that you all put into this fab blog and keeping us all in the loop too!

    Simon Says Stamp means Innovation,Leaders of Crafting Products and a great informative and precise arena of information for us crafters - Worldwide!

    Take care
    Big Hugs
    Casper
    xxx

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  57. The eksuccess layering punches were one of my favorite products as well as a variety of Tim Holtz new releases.

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  58. That new storage case will have to get a place on my workdesk, how inventive!

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  59. I enjoyed your varied coverage--some products, some booths, some projects, some photos of design team. You really captured the flavor of the event.

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  60. I can't pick one thing! I am so excited about all the new stuff coming. FYI Love the card kit this month! Can't wait to get it.

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  61. The Design Memory Create line of Gelatos are attractive acid-free coloring stays move on frothy vivid color and blend beautifully with or without water.

    scrapbook supplies

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  62. I have enjoyed all of the coverage. I am looking forward to all the new products.

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