Gorgeous Goodies from Stitches

Morning folks...huge thank you for all your birthday blog good wishes...I truly appreciate you all taking the time to join in the celebrations...sorry that there wasn't enough cake to go around...blame The Furry Boy who demolished more than his fair share and on the subject of sharing I've got a big pic fest for you all...time to put the kettle on...find a comfy sofa while I share some of my favourite new goodies from the crafty sweet shop aka Stitches and perhaps it was just as well I couldn't make any purchases at the show...bank manager/nervous breakdown and bankrupt/living on bread and water are the words that come to mind.
Our first stop was Personal Impressions where the Lord of All Things Holtziness was strutting his stuff and oh my giddy aunt...I immediately went into the familiar syndrome that all us crafters suffer from..."I Want Everything"...

 the wish list is growing by the minute at the Hero Arts Wall...

If you've met Tim...been to one of his workshops or seen him on QVC you will know he has a great sense of humour and while I was trying to set up the shot of Debbi and Mario...he kept fooling around and jumping into my viewfinder...still can't believe that I ordered him out of the shot or he was going on the naughty step...well I am after all old enough to be his Mom...

and do you know what...he has mischief written all over his face...I'm sure he's been on the naughty step before... 

Then we moved on to the Sizzix Stand...the most beautifully decorated stand at the show...great job by my buddy Paula Pascual...one of the sweetest girls in the craft industry and Pete Hughes 

oh boy I could have stayed there for the whole 2 days...check out all these gorgeous new Timmie dies...I went into "died and gone to heaven" mode immediately...

 lots of fabulous samples from Pete Hughes

And that was Day 1...well a girl's got to pace herself...have lots of breaks for coffee and lunch and of course the all important social networking...just a fancy name for good old fashioned chin wagging with  crafty buddies.
After staying up until silly o'clock on Monday night to watch Tim on QVC...Debbi and I were feeling a tad frazzled on the morning of Day 2 but this must-have was definitely worth losing a little sleep over...it is winging it's way to the cubbyhole as we speak...so prepare yourselves for alphabet overload...

but hey we put our best feet forward and steeled ourselves for another fun day of ogling even more goodies starting off at Paperartsy and I'm so excited that The Papeterie will be stocking Leandra's gorgeous stamps....

 and fabulous Fresco Finish paints...

check out this gorgeous sample...

then I hopped over to see Hels and all her beautiful Art Parts samples...yes the new designs will be coming to The Papeterie soon too...

I was positively drooling over all the fabilicious goodies on the Studio 490 Wall...the wish list is a mile long by now...

and there was just time to whizz by Fiskars to take a quick pic of my samples in situ...

before we headed off for an afternoon of workshops starting off with
Spellbinders...

really enjoyed this fun workshop and we came away with a very generous goodie bag containing a die...a brand new double sided embossing folder...tape runner and an ink pad
and
Kaiser Craft

I was so looking forward to this workshop...shame that the tutor didn't seem too interested in helping us complete the project and with no room in the cubbyhole at the moment for anymore unfinished projects there was nothing else for it when I got home but to bite the bullet and do my own thing.

Now you know why I am still buzzing about all these new goodies...my head is a-whirl with lots of ideas for classes and workshops and I'll be hot footing it across to The Papeterie as soon as they arrive....bring on play time. I'll catch up with you all tomorrow over at Penny Black Saturday for another fabby challenge and surprise surprise my DT card at this moment in time is still at the blank card stage.

Hugs Kath xxx