Laura Vegas

  

Creativation, formally known as CHA, happened this past weekend in Phoenix, Arizona. Like last year, I was able to attend with Mendi Yoshikawa, helping her out in her Sunny Studio Stamps booth. Her adorable stamp company is now a little over two years old, and it's been fun to play a small part in it over the last year as I help run the blog and manage the social media posts.

I know last year, when I attended the show, I made a point to take a lot of photos with friends and some of my favorite designers. The first few years that I attended CHA, years ago, I rarely ever took photos, and then I'd have to borrow (aka – steal) them wherever I could find them. So once again, I made sure to try and take a lot of photos this year, and I think I did pretty well. I was able to get out of the booth here and there, and tracked down all of the friends and designers that I wanted to make a point to visit with. 

Last year, I shared a bit about everyone that I was able to visit with in THIS POST. It all pretty much applies to the photos I took, and who I visited with, at this show as well. So I'm going to keep this simple and focus on sharing the photos, as my stories would be pretty much the same 🙂

  

Left: Mendi Yoshikawa (Sunny Studio Stamps) | Right: Becki Adams

Patty Folchert, Summer Fullerton, Jill Yegerlehner, Kimber McGray (Jillibean Soup)

  

Left: Maggie Holmes | Right: Liz Kartchner

  

Left: Missy Whidden | Right: Paige Evans

Jen Evans & Jamie Pate (Heidi Swapp)

  

Left: Amy Tangerine | Right: Shimelle

  

Left: Vicki Boutin | Right: Layle Koncar

Nicole Nowosad & Catherine Tachdjian (Scrapbook & Cards Today)

  

Left: Laina Lamb | Right: Karen Burniston

Susan Opel (Scrapbook & Cards Today)

  

It's always nice to get a chance to immerse myself within the creative industry. It's a chance to catch up with old creative friends, some of which go back years and years within this industry. And of course it's a chance to meet creative friends that I've never had the chance to meet before. I always leave feeling inspired and rejuvenated, and looking forward to digging in and creating once I'm back home.