CHA Summer Report: DinoTalk Talking Envelopes

I was sent a few of these recordable gift card holders to check out after I saw them at CHA and I must say, I love them!  A few months ago I was looking for a recordable card to give to my daughter's teacher.  She loves to hear my daughter's laugh so I though it would be fun to record that for her.  The recordable cards I found in the stores (if they had any!) were expensive ($6-$8) and weren't appropriate for our occasion.  I wish I had known about these back then!  They have a whole line of recordable products so you can even make your own recordable cards with their paper! 

Check out this video I made (with my daughter's help) featuring this product and what I did with it. 

This is a brand new product and I'm still waiting to hear back on where it will be available.  I'll keep you all posted!  In the meantime, I've got an extra one that I'll send to a facebook fan.  Become a fan before Sept. 23rd to enter!

CHA Summer Report: eCraft from Craftwell Inc.

My name is Christy and for years I lived a perfectly happy existence without a personal cutting system.  One trip to CHA and that has all changed.  I'm starting to question whether or not I've been truly happy without one.  Or, maybe I'm lucky because this brand new product from Craftwell is going to make the wait worth it! 

Here are the details for their product, the eCraft Personal Cutting System:

• no cutting mats!
• no cartridges!  It uses an SD card with pre-loaded images
• automatic paper feeder!  You can set down a bunch of paper and let it go to town! 
• no limit to the length of the paper!  They had it set up with a roll of paper 150 feet long and it would just feed through the paper.  How about that?  Think of all the super long banners you could make!
• with the eCraft Pro software you can USE YOUR OWN DESIGNS! 
• should be available in the stores before the holidays.
• cuts paper, cardstock, and vinyl
• depending on the model this will cost anywhere from $249 to $399 (suggested retail).  SD cards will retail for around $39. 
• it can draw and cut!

Here is a video from the company that shows some of the things it can do.

I'm sure this won't be the last you hear of the eCraft on this blog.  They are going to need some craft bloggers to test this out when it is ready to come out and I've already got my hand raised high!

Q & A. Wizard of Oz Die Cuts Ideas

It's been a while since we've had a Q & A post.  This time the question comes from me.  My kids are obsessed with the Wizard of Oz.  I stopped in at my local scrapbooking store and saw these.  I knew I had to get them.  I got two sets.  They also include the Wicked Witch.

Have I mentioned here that my son loves to throw water on me when he's upset?  He tries to make me melt.  I try to tell him that good witches don't melt.  He never seems convinced. 

So, I'm wondering what to do with these.  Any suggestions?  So far all I can come up with is attaching them to craft sticks and making them into little puppets.  I'm guessing they are about 4 inches tall. 

What would you do with these?