And the Winner(s) is..er..ARE...

Sorry for the delay in getting these posted, folks! We have a LOT of winners to announce! Congrats to you all and if you see your name and prize below, please email me at kelly(dot)goree(at)gmail(dot)com to claim your prize!!

COLLECTION PACK WINNERS:


HERO STAMPS WINNER:


Have a wonderful President's Day!
xoxo,
k.

Happy Friday Giveaway!

Good morning, everyone!

Guess what I have for you this Friday?!! (It's good, I promise!)

Remember how the other day I mentioned the exciting news that Hero Arts & BasicGrey were joining forces to put out some exclusive stamp sets? Well, today, Hero is featuring them on their blog!

The sweet Jennifer McGuire asked if I'd do a little something using our joint products and how could I pass that up? We're sharing the full instructions over at Hero if you'd like to create some of these for your own. :)

Sweet Threads Floral Note Cards
(Card size - 5½”x4¼”)
Supplies: Hero Arts Sweet Threads Repositionable Rubber Stamps (CG309), Hero Arts Sweet Threads Labels Repositionable Clear Stamps (CL510), Hero Shadow Ink; BasicGrey Sweet Threads 6x6 Pad (SWT3291), BasicGrey Opaline Pearls Other: Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink¸Ranger Stickles, Uni-ball Signo pen, Fiskars Upper Crest border punch, Maya Road Leaf hat pins, Bazzill Cardstock, 1/8” hole punch

But you know me. I can't have a post about brand new goodies without wanting to share some of them with you so that's exactly what I'm going to do! I've got some new Hero Arts/BasicGrey stamps as well as a 6x6 BasicGrey pad or two (of the new lines :)) ready to find a new home with one of you! Simply link me up to a stamping project of yours (online gallery or blog) and you'll be entered to win!

Have a great (long) weekend everyone! The winners of the collection packs will be posted shortly!
xoxo,
k.

Can you contain yourself?! It's our biggest news YET!

Hi, all!!

It's Valentine's Day and I have sooooo much love to give! And can I just start with spreading the word about this new "marriage" of HERO ARTS + BASICGREY! Can you believe it?! I'm so incredibly excited that my favorite stamp company has joined forces with us to deliver THIS kind of amazing product. Check it out:



Could these *be* any more wonderful (she said in her best Ross Gellar voice ;))?! I am head-over-heels in love with them! The vintage words make me swoon and the possibilities for the star background is unlimited. So. very. happy!

And just a reminder - the contest in the post below is still open until midnight tonight! Get in on the action to win yourself some new BasicGrey!

Have a wonderful Valentine's Day. I love you all!
xoxo,
k

Because I Love You...

Because it's almost Valentine's Day and because I love you guys AND because I have some of the best blog readers out there, I wanted to do something extra special for you. I have managed to get my little hands on a collection pack of each of the four new lines by BasicGrey just released at CHA Winter! AND...I want to give them away to you!



Yes, that's right! I'm giving them away before you can buy them in stores! And I need a good home for each of these collection packs. (Yes, that means there will be FOUR winners!!) So please leave me a little note here in the comment section with what you are doing for or love best about Valentine's Day and you'll be entered to win! Comments will be left open until Midnight (Eastern) Valentine's night!

Have a wonderful day!
xoxo,
k.

Collaborations ROCK!

So I have to tell you - one of my most favorite things about the Craft & Hobby show this past week was all the COLLABORATIONS I saw. So many of the top manufacturers were teaming up with other leaders in the industry to produce something extra special. It was such an amazing thing to see!

And we at BasicGrey consider us especially fortunate to get to be a part of such a collaboration. Introducting the new BasicGrey inspired CORE'DINATIONS collection of cardstock! Aren't these patterns just incredible?

I absolutely ADORED working with these papers. The added texture they gave without being overly busy was just divine. And YOU get to control just how much of the texture you want to be visible simply by sanding more or less. Fantastic!

Here are a few samples using these beautiful papers combined with some of BasicGrey's new releases:




Stay tuned for one more AMAZING collaboration still to be announced. If this one didn't drive you mad and running for the scrapbook stores, the next one will ;)

Happy Thursday!
xoxo,
k.

FINALLY, Phil. We can now be friends.

Phil and I have had a rocky relationship. He keeps seeing his shadow year after year and it doesn't make me happy. And let's face it - I think everyone has had enough of winter this year.

Apparently Phil decided to finally agree with me! Like a good groundhog (for once) didn't see his shadow which supposedly means we'll have an early spring. All I can say is I sure hope so for your sake, Phil, 'cause I know where you live and Punxsatawney isn't *that* far! ;)

Happy Groundhog's Day, all!
xoxo,
k.

Summer Sun + Carribbean Breezes = Lauderdale by BasicGrey

And who couldn't use a little bit of sunshine and warm southern breezes this time of year?!! I know a vast majority of us are buried under ice or snow (or a combination of both!) and these beautiful papers would be a warm welcome right about now!

Introducing LAUDERDALE - the newest release from BasicGrey:


And here is a sample using this bold, bright line:


Stay warm today and happy scrappin'!
xoxo,
k.

Sweet Threads by BasicGrey

Girlie never looked so good as it does with our beautiful Sweet Threads line by BasicGrey. So many gorgeous textures just infused with a soft yet stunning color palette. And the flowers....we can't forget the flowers!




Huge thanks to April Foster for sharing Baby Claire with me for this project (and this weekend at CHA ;)). I cant' get enough of that sweet baby face!


And one more thank you to my sweet friend Stacy who always is ready with a beautiful picture of her stunning daughters for me to play with! Thanks, Stace!

And there's still more to come! It keeps getting better and better, I promise!
One more note - this line is one that will ship in April so just a bit longer for it :)

Happy Tuesday, all - and my all of my sweet friends traveling home from CHA make it safely!
xoxo,
k.