Back from CHA

Hi Friends,

What a fun week we had at the CHA show in Orlando last week.  We were pleased with the amount of traffic in the booth, even though the show was a little smaller this year.  We had the opportunity to talk to people from all over the world... including Canada, England, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Aruba, Costa Rica, Mexico, and even Saudia Arabia (!).

Here's a picture of a portion of the booth:

 

If you'd like to see all the new images, you can download the new flyer with the link below:
Download Darcies 2009 Winter Flyer1  (It's 30 pages, so it takes a few minutes to download...be sure to wait for it to finish.)

The new flyer features 13 different stamp sets, along with our new papers, templates and U-Cuts.  By popular request, we produced this new batch of stamps in clear polymer and the sets are retailing for $14.95.  We will also be manufacturing some of the images as wood mounted rubber stamps.

Here's a closeup of one of the top selling sets from the show:

We used Tim Holtz's www.timholtz.com  Distress Inks to stamp the images, then used his blending tool and more Distress Ink on the edges of the images after they were cut out, to give them a hint of grunge.  Then we spritzed the cutouts with Ranger's Mini Mister filled with water and about a pea size scoop of Perfect Pearls (the white one - named Perfect Pearl) Check out some of the projects below:

The background on this card is from my "U-Cut" #UC488 Flourish Snowman.  The torn snow paper on the bottom of the card is one of the new papers in my line #PA1382 Snowflake Swirl.   Here's a little photo of the U-Cut:

  

Here's another cool project using this stamp set:

I love the way this stocking turned out!  (Another wonderful project put together by my lovely assistant, Tonya.)  It was made using my Stocking Pattern (Item #SKX01). 

The papers used on the stocking are also new additions to my line.  These jumbo sized sheets measure 12" x 18" and are printed on 80# card stock.  The cuff is made from item #SPAC1381 Juneau Green, and the brown background paper is item #SPAC1363 Sophie.  The torn snowflake border on the bottom of the stocking is #PAC1382 Snowflake Swirl and the frame around the window is item #PAC1357 Spencer.  Additional ordering information on all of the items can be found in the flyer:  Download Darcies 2009 Winter Flyer1 .

Here's another close up view of one of the new sets:

 

OK, this one is a little out of character for me, I know... but I thought it was funny.  It came about because of the saying "Santa is very jolly... because he knows where all the bad girls live".  I had already drawn the girl in the Santa suit, and decided it kind of fit in with that saying. And, no, the girl on the martini glass IS NOT pole dancing, lol.  (Already had some comments on that!)  

This card features the following new papers from my line:  PA1383 Tiny Random Dot Blue, PA1391 Martini Madness, PA1353 Malta, PA1377 Polkaty Polka.

And here's a quick and easy one:

And another one:

 

We're working on my website, the current site has experienced problems for quite awhile now, so we are starting from scratch with a brand new one.  If you're interested in ordering any of the items shown here, you can call our toll free number 1-(800) 945-3980 to order. 

OK, I hope you enjoyed the images!  I'm making some cookies that will go in one of the new little gift sacks, so I'll include the photos and recipes in the next post.  I'll also be giving away some of the brand new sets so be sure to check back for information on how you can qualify to receive a free gift!  ......Darcie

Comments

[Darcie Heater]

Hi Jan, Thanks so much! I miss seeing you at the shows, hopefully I'll get to see you in Madison. Am going to send you some paper to play with later this week. :)Darcie

[Jan]

Hi Darcie--Congrats on your success at CHA--this release is just FANTASTIC!!! I'm really happy for you. I had a really hard time finding this blog until Jackie posted it--Ted told me you were doing one, but I couldn't find it. Do you plan to link it from the website?? Again--Can't wait to see what you do next! Have a great day!

Jan Ahmann

[Darcie Heater]

Hi Kathy, Glad we reconnected and that you like the new stamps. I'll be posting some instructions for the new images soon, and doing a freebie later this week.
:) Darcie

[Kathy JH]

Yeah! So glad that you have a blog. I have checked out the web site on and off and didn't see anything new and so I thought you weren't doing the stamps anymore. So - I was totally surprised to find your new stamps at the Stampaway convention this past weekend! I am planning on playing with my new stuff this week!