Sunday, January 30, 2011

Life of the Party by BasicGrey

I know you've always wanted to be the Life of the Party. Now you can with a little help from BasicGrey! ;)
Introducing our newest line (and the other late February ship) Life of the Party. You can't get a better birthday color palette than this line. And check out that vintage/retro word print! Isn't it to die for?!

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And a few samples of this line in action:
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Have a wonderful weekend!
xoxo,
k.

Hello Luscious by BasicGrey

Hi all!

So sorry for the post delay! Let's just say it was a long day yesterday and an early one today! But here I am hoping to make it up to you by sharing some of BasicGrey's new (incredible) releases.

The first one is so divine and it's my personal fave from this release - HELLO LUSCIOUS! I adore that the colors are so bold and vivid and the color palette is so broad that you can scrap just about any subject or event with this range. Even better, it's one of the early shipping lines so look for it end February to local stores near you!

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Thank you to my sweet friend, Stacy, for letting me borrow her pictures of her daughter's BFF for this layout. Isn't Kathryn (and Stacy's photograph) just gorgeous!?

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Another huge thank you to Shelby Valadez for the use of this picture of her beautiful girls Anna & Rylee. I'm so lucky to have friends with such beautiful daughters! :)

Stay tuned for more coming to you soon!
xoxo from LA & CHA!
k.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Hello, Luscious!

Yes, I'm talking to you! Don't be shy! Say Hello to the lush patterns and decadent colors of the latest line by BasicGrey - HELLO LUSCIOUS! (And I have to say - it's by far my favorite line of this release! I just can't get enough :))

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Have we tempted you enough?! Tomorrow's the BIG reveal! We can't wait for the Craft & Hobby Association show and showing YOU exactly what we have up our sleeves....and trust me when I say there are a couple more beyond just what the paper lines are! :)

Have a fantastic day!
xoxo,
k.

Anyone else ready for some SUMMER fun?!

Wow! In the middle of one of the nastiest winters I can remember, who's with me in needing a little summer SUNSHINE! Whoot! I can hear you hollering now!

Then come away with us to Lauderdale - a new collection by BasicGrey!
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Happy Friday, all! More to come as I fly to some sunny skies of my own in California!
xoxo,
k.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Become the "Life of the Party!"

...with the latest collection by BasicGrey debuting Satuday! Introducing LIFE OF THE PARTY:

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To say I love this line is an understatement! I'm so excited I can't stand it!

And that's not all - there are two more teaser banners to come tomorrow as I am flying west to LA! But don't worry - I've got them scheduled for you so be sure to check back here to see them! Full releases will come Saturday morning, 12:00 noon Eastern or 9:00 am Pacific!

Have a fantastic day!
xoxo,
k.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

It's that time again! Sneak Peek Week!!

Introducing Sweet Threads by BasicGrey!
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More to come soon!

Happy Wednesday, all!
xoxo,
k.

Friday, January 14, 2011

BasicGrey + Core'dinations = 1 Fantastic Combo!

Good morning!

I have something so exciting to share with you today. I don't know if you have heard about this yet, but one of the things we at BasicGrey are most excited about for the upcoming Craft & Hobby Association Show is our brand new partnership with Core'dinations. Core'dinations is a leader in the craft industry in beautiful textured cardstock and I can't even begin to tell you just how amazing the new lines of cardstock based on BasicGrey designs are. Yummy doesn't even begin to cover it.

I been able to work with just a little of it so far and am beyond excited to see the full lines at the show along with all of you. Here's just a little taste of what I'm talking about -

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Source list: Core'dinations cardstock; BasicGrey Max & Whiskers pp, stitched brads, brad, rub-ons; Fiskars heart, circle and scallop border punch; Uni-ball Signo pen

Amazing, isn't it?!

But wait!
It gets better!
Core'dinations is being so. very. generous. They are giving away FREE (yes, FREE) New, Unreleased Core Impressions assorted pack to FIFTY (yes, 50!) of you!!(I told you it got better!)

So here's what you do: Simply click on the link below and fill out the form and you're then entered to win! The contest runs between today January 14th through the 21st!
So what are you waiting for?!
Get clicking!

Core'dinations Cardstock Giveaway!
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Happy Friday, all!
xoxo,
k.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Suckered.

Yep. That's me. Suckered.
Back into doing the Project 365 yet one more year.

Truly it wasn't a hard sell as I got some of my favorite photos ever last year simply by remembering to take my camera with me. I will treasure those photos forever. So to do it again wasn't that hard a decision. Though I admit, I'm not nearly as zealous as I was last year. I might take a photo today and then not for the next two or three. But that's ok. I'm still getting photos I might not normally. And it works for me.

So that being said. Here are a few of my favorites so far this month. And I'd be lying if I told you there were many more to choose from. Because there aren't! ;) But I love them just the same.

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Clockwise from upper left: Turner in his man cave, Baby Claire, my button rainbow, and Jack Frost.

Happy Thursday, all! (The kiddos are back to school finally which means Mama can get back to blogging and other things thusly neglected!)
xoxo,
k.

Wednesday, January 05, 2011

One Little Word.

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I've never really participated in the One Little Word challenge before. I've always wanted to and have had the best of intentions, but either it didn't seem the right time or I couldn't decide on what little word I wanted to use as my inspiration.

This year was different. I'm not sure why, though I still didn't choose my one little word for 2011.
It actually chose me.

CHANGE.

...in attitude.
...in habits.
...in lifestyle.
...in health.
...in finances.
...in so many ways still not thought of.

I'm so excited to be following through on the challenge this year. Because I could use a CHANGE.

Happy Wednesday, all!
xoxo,
k.

Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Thanks, AllyScraps!

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope your 2011 has gotten off to a great start! I have a list of resolutions (er, things I need to work on) about a mile long and I'm hoping I stick to the majority of them! I might post about them for some accountability (hee!) a bit later in the week.

In the meantime, I wanted to wrap up the last of 2010 (along with all my Christmas decorations!) and say good-bye to the folks at AllyScraps. I had a great time guest designing over there for the month of December. Dana is a very easy lady to work with and I loved playing with something a bit outside my norm. Here is my final project - a layout about the joys of taking a road trip with 3 children....
"Road Trip"
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Source List: Cosmo Cricket PP, chipboard shapes; Bazzill Cardstock; Colorbox (Clearsnap) ink; Fiskars Scallop Border punch; BasicGrey chipboard alphas; Queen & Co brads.
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Happy Tuesday!
xoxo,
k