CHA Create-N-Connect Armchair Attendee Week, Day 3: My Must-Haves

While I love poring over the new releases and identifying trends, my favorite part of my armchair attendance involves making my wish list. I never buy everything on my list, but it's fun to window shop! :) I'm going to divide the list into three categories: entire collections, single pieces of paper, and embellishments/other. Since I am on the teams for both October Afternoon and Pebbles, I'm not going to include either of those companies' products on my list, but, trust me, they are on there! :)

My Top Five Entire Collections

1. Basic Grey RSVP - I usually have a hard time with Basic Grey, but their mid-release and this summer's releases are catching my eye! I am in love with the color palette in this line. It is so gorgeous, I could stare at it forever!

 

 
2. Pink Paislee Hey Kid - This is just too fun and colorful to pass up!

3. Simple Stories Smarty Pants - I am a sucker for school lines. I work in education, my kids love school, and I take tons of photos of them reading, going to the library, etc. Eli is also obsessed with geography. I know that I will get a lot of use out of this line!

4. Webster's Pages Allison Kreft Designs Recorded - This hits a home run with nearly every ongoing and emerging trend without being over the top: chevron, polaroid, cameras, quatrefoil, arrows, confetti, cassette tapes, woodgrain, shaped paper clips, paper bags, etc.

5. Lawn Fawn Into The Woods - Bright, colorful, and whimsical, with a good mix of basic and fun patterns.

My Top Five Single Pieces of Paper

1. Crate Paper Close Knit - Those pattern-backed silhouettes are amazing!

2. Glitz Design Raven - This is a stunning Halloween paper!

3. My Mind's Eye Cut & Paste Flair - I could see using this as a background paper and popping photos, embellishments, and journaling into the frames, or I could see cutting out some of the frames to use as embellishments on a layout.

4. Bella Blvd Snapshots - While this collection includes a brightly colored version of this pattern, I love the muted tone-on-tone look here.

5. Crate Paper Flea Market - Lots of fun bits to cut apart and use.

My Top Five Embellishments

1. Crate Paper Bundled Up Epoxy Button Brads - Love that these have both a cute feel and an old-fashioned feel. Perfect for layouts or cards!

2. Simple Stories SN@P! Everyday Stickers - Great colors, especially the brights with the black, plus these are so versatile.

3. Studio Calico Thataway State and Label Stickers - Fun chalkboard embellishments!

4. Crate Paper Close Knit Photo Overlays - Love the vintage look of these!

5. Simple Stories December Documented SN@P! Cuts - These will make for quick layouts an cards with clean lines and bold, graphic elements.

So...what's on your list?