So Cal Shop Hop

It's only 1 week since I flew home from CHA and so much is going on. We are shipping new product like crazy and orders are still pouring in. Got to love it! And so many consumers are becoming aware of our products. Remember, they are in local scrapbook stores. If you don't have a local store in your area, you can always find all of SRM's products on the SRM Website where we offer shopping too!

So now what is on my plate? Well, for the next 3 weekends I will be visiting Southern California stores to meet customers and to make cards. If you live in Southern California I would love to meet you and make a FREE card with you using SRM's amazing clear stickers. I know we will have fun.

So here is my schedule for this weekend.

Sonja's Scrapbook Spot, Westchester, Saturday 10-12
Scraparazzi, Whittier, Saturday 2-4
A to Z Scrapbooking, Torrance, Saturady 6-8
Stampin' from the Heart, Culver City, Sunday 1-3

If you are in the area, come see me. Making FREE cards? Now that's a tempting offer! :) And if you're lucky you might just get to meet Nina from our design team. The SMILE card is her design and she thinks she might pop in and surprise one of our stores with a visit! Hope to see you soon.

After CHA

Months, weeks, days of work and then CHA is here and gone! And now the follow up begins! But before we move on from CHA, I just need to acknowledge a few people who have helped so much in making this show and my business a big success story. We are all pictured in this photo from left to right: Laura, John, Me and Jenyfur.

Laura: Laura is a gifted artist and a wonderful person. We are very close as we have worked together for many years and each year is better than the year before. She designs the products and she helps to make the booth special too. I loved the little "Pockets" she created for the booth to feature each of our design team members' cards.

John: My husband is a wonderful guy and all the ladies love him. He is a retired teacher who is so sincere and has lots of great ideas too! His ability to listen leads him to making connections with people and ideas and his wonderful support of me through thick and thin is a big part of how I keep it all going. Running a business is a demanding job but with so much support, the load is lightened.

Jenyfur: What can I say about Jenyfur? She is like my special angel who loves SRM products and is helping to take our products to the consumer and make them love the product as much as she does. Her blogging expertise is so key to our success and her ability to draw so many talented crafters has given us a Design Team second to none. Like I told people in our class at CHA...Jenyfur as changed my life! Talent, brains, beauty inside and out...she's got it all.

So upward and onward as we plunge into the week after CHA. The follow up is a big job, but I am up to the task!

CHA Aftermath

All the SRM team that attended CHA had a BLAST! The booth was full of activity with card making and lots of customers and writing orders. The new product should start hitting the stores this next week! YAY!

It was such a treat to meet the 10 ladies from our design team that attended the show. Each time one would appear at the booth it was like a reunion except for the fact that we had never met in person. But that didn't matter because we knew each other well from our design team blog.

The dinner on Wednesday night was the crowing glory. We all relaxed and chatted and laughed and found out more about each other. Sitting down and having a nice meal together is a very solidifying experience.

So now we begin again showing you all the new products. More ideas will be coming at your 5 days a week on our SRM Blog and you are going to love all the ideas and the incredible talent that that time provides.

Everyone is back home now but they are all more connected than before. What a wonderful experinece. One that none of us will ever forget. Dreams do come true. Just as the designers that attended CHA. They were all in their element and loving it!