My Summer Cover Boy

Hi all!
Just popping on for a few to share some really fun news! Check out my sweet (but incredibly scruffy!) boy on the cover of the new Scrapbook & Cards Today's summer issue!! I'm so excited. A huge thank you my uber-talented friend, Summer Fullerton, for making him look so good with her fantastic cover. Be watching for it to hit newstands (and downloads) the 25th of this month!

Happy Thursday!
xoxo,
k.

"Just the Basics" - June edition

Hello, everyone! I hope you're having a fantastic Friday!

I have a few things to share with you today, the first being that our June edition of BasicGrey's "Just the Basics" is now available for your viewing pleasure. :) Simply click here or if you prefer, you can get the newsletter directly to your inbox starting next month. To do that, either visit our Facebook page and click the "Newsletter!" tab or visit our website and sign up there. Any back issues you've missed can also be accessed at our website via the link provided.

This month we featured the gorgeous wedding-inspired line, Cappella. But I want to show you that it doesn't just have to be limited to weddings or special occassions. For my sketch, I used it to scrap Turner's 1-year smash cake portraits. I love how this line looks with black & white photos. So very rich!

Here's my Layout:

Supplies: BasicGrey Cappella, Bling it on, Element Stickers, Mini Mono Stickers, Micro Mono stickers, Lace doilies, and chip sticker shapes; Pentel pen.

And the BasicGrey Digital template it was based on. There are about 15-20 digi templates in our digital section and they're awesome. We even include a tutorial in BGTV for those of you new to using templates.


I also wanted to put out there that my friends at Bazzill have let me know that they still have some spaces available for this year's Creative Escape. By visiting www.creativeescapeaz.com it is easy to find out info about the event and how to sign up. They have some absolutely spectacular teachers, fabulous projects, unbelievable sponsors, delicious food, wonderful surprises, and really good times. As a past teacher, I can tell you that this is an experience of a lifetime! You'll love every minute and I do hope they'll see you there! :)

And last but not least, I'll be teaching locally this weekend and there are still a few spots available. If you're in the Louisville/Lexington/Frankfort area in Kentucky, I hope you'll come join us at Memories ala Mode - the best little LSS around! You can contact the store at (502) 695-3477. Tonight's class is a Boy's Triple Double - three double-paged boy-themed layouts featuring BasicGrey's Max & Whiskers. Tomorrow is an all-occasion card class and an all-about-me mini album class!

Have a wonderful weekend!
xoxo,
k.

So sorry for the delay! And the WINNER IS....

Hi, all!

Happy Thursday! (It took me three times typing that to get the day right, THAT'S how things are going here! Ha!) I'm so sorry for the delay in announcing my "Welcome Summer" giveaway winner. I'm still going nuts adjusting to our new schedule of having all the boys home full time again. Insane doesn't even begin to describe it!

So without further ado, a huge CONGRATULATIONS goes out to JENNIFER MOORE!!! Please contact me at kelly(dot)goree(at)gmail(dot)com to claim your prize!

xoxo,
k.

Last Chance! (CONTEST NOW OVER)

******************CONTEST NOW OVER. WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON! THANK YOU! ********************

Hi, all!

Just a quick reminder that tonight (at 11:59 pm Eastern) is the last chance get in on winning a huge goodie box especially for you from me! :) You can get entered on THIS POST! Good luck!

Happy Friday!
xoxo,
k.

Ella Cover Girl

Supplies: Fancy Pants patterned paper, diecuts, buttons; Fiskars border punch; BoBunny Cardstock; Colorbox (Clearsnap) ink; Uni-ball pen (white), Zig pen (blue)

Hi, all!
This month I had the huge honor of being the June cover girl (or, um, Carson the June cover boy :)) for Ella Publishing's eZine, Scrapbook Ellaments. I had such a wonderful time working with Wendy and Angie over at Ella. Those gals really know how to put together an amazing magazine each month. This one is a tribute to Summer and all that makes summer fantastic so I hope you'll take a few to check it out here. You can even learn a bit more about me and some of my favorite layouts if you're so inclined as they put me through a little quiz to share with you all.

Have a wonderful and happy Thursday!
xoxo,
k.

Let's here it for SUMMER!

******************CONTEST NOW OVER. WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON! THANK YOU! ********************
So sorry for being missing in action lately! The end of May/first of June means the end of school and an insane (if fun!) schedule. And even though my kiddos are still in school (until the 8th thanks to all the snow we had here in Kentucky this winter!), we're getting into summer fever here! That includes trips to the pool, home improvement projects, popsicles, sprinkers AND spring, er, SUMMER cleaning!

Which means - I have a huge box of miscellaneous goodies that are looking for a good home! They range from BasicGrey to Lily Bee and then some!

To make this box yours, just enter your name along with what you're summer plans on in the comment section by Friday, June 4th at 11:59 PM Eastern! I'll draw a winner no later than Monday morning!

Have a fantastic (short) week!
xoxo,
k.