Scor-Buddy Debut!

As many of you know, I go to CHA and work a booth for Scor-Pal. It's always so much fun to reconnect with people I've met and meet new people each time. Returning and new retailers and crafters were delighted to see the new Scor-Buddy that is coming out in April.

For some time cardmakers have been asking for a smaller, more portable, Scor-Pal. Roy and Diana Crick, owners of Scor-Pal, listen carefully to what their customers ask for; the mat came out when we heard from crafters who wanted a work surface compatible with their Scor-pal, a metric board came out for those on the metric system, and now the Scor-Buddy. I love that about them, that and the fact that they are two of nicest, most genuine and generous people I have ever met.

A little bit of detail about the new Scor-Buddy. I've taken a picture of it atop the regular Scor-Pal and Scor-Mat for size reference.


Scor-Buddy

• It's 9-1/8"L x 7-3/8" W; actual score bed is 7" x 7" (6-5/8" is the last width score line)
  
• Score lines every 1/4" across the board
• 1/8" scores on both the left (1" total) and right sides (7/8" total) of the board
• The 4-1/4" score line (A2 card) now has an asterisk icon for easy reference
• The gate fold dots (2-1/8" and 6-3/8") are still there
• Half of the brochure fold (inverted triangle) is there (to complete a brochure fold just rotate the paper and score)
• The right fence has been eliminated
• Scor-tool snap in closure just like the big board
• It will be packaged with a zipper case (not shown) for protection when traveling

By all the squeals we heard and the chatter around the CHA floor, it's going to be a very popular tool!

Other CHA notes:
As I go to CHA with "work" in mind, I really don't have new product pictures or stories to tell bout the floor. I rely on my friends who are walking the show to fill me in. Lunch hour is spent reconnecting with friends I haven't seen since last year. For me, a much more rewarding experience.

So for me the highs of CHA are:

• Reconnecting with friends last seen at the last show (so many to list!)
• Meeting new friends and finding out how much you have in common, right Cindy?!
• Fabulous dinners with friends: Red Robin with the OCL gals on Friday night, SCS DD on Saturday, eP's fabulous shindig at Tortilla Joe's on Sunday, Jazz Kitchen with Tosh, Cindy, Amy and Michelle on Monday, and Oggi's with OCL pals on my final night. It's very rejuvenating to connect for laughter and fun after a long, but very fun day, working the floor.
• Coming home with fun new products by some fabulous companies.

The only downsides this year:
A nasty scrape on the sliding door of my van, let's just say late night, tired me, and a very narrow parking stalls at the Hilton and I connected with a pillar trying to avoid the parked car on my left. oh well.

On the CHA floor, the only negative thing that happened at the booth was being interrupted by the owner of a very prominent stamp company while I was speaking with a retailer who has an established relationship with Scor-Pal. Why did she interrupt? To tout another scoring board that is on the market, its price, and to say she uses an ice pick as a scoring tool in it and never uses the envelope guide because who makes envelopes. What the heck? The retailer I was with just replied that she cannot keep her Scor-Pals in stock, that they are so popular. So there!

I came home to a lovely home cooked meal, cooked by Jay. What a welcome site, eating out for 5 days is not something I am used to. I was so happy to sit at the table with my family.

Time for unpacking and laundry today. fun. LOL

V.~