Thank You Basic Grey

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Basic Grey for this new 2010 Calendar Kit. Without it, I do not think I could guarantee that both my parents and my in-laws will receive a handmade Christmas gift this year. Because of it, I am 100% confident that I will FINALLY be able to complete handmade gifts for both of them in time for the holidays.


The kit is very similar to Basic Grey's wonderful card kits. It includes all of the die cut pieces, chipboard shapes, stickers and rub-ons that you need to complete a beautiful 12-month calendar. Each month's layout includes space for a photo.

I've almost completely sold out of the first round of calendars that I purchased and I'm off to immediately purchase more. Be sure to get your hands on one (or ten) of these as quickly as you can as I am almost positive that they will be hard to come by pretty soon.

Ribbon and LOTS of it!

I just placed an order for over 2,400 yards of ribbon. Yes, you read the correctly. Look for all of this yummy ribbon to show up in my online store in 1-2 weeks once it has arrived.

Thank goodness these are all 15-yard or 25-yard spools of ribbon. I find it particularly difficult to part with portions of those tiny 3-foot spools of ribbon I find at the local craft stores. Now I can set aside a few yards of each new ribbon for myself and still have plenty left over to share with the rest of the world.

Now I must come up with some creative ways to display all of these 25-yard spools of ribbon heading my way. Suggestions are welcome!

Baby Hugs

Look! Another scrapbook layout! I figured I should really start using all of my delightful scrapbooking products that I have on hand instead of saving them for some future layout.

I fell in love with Basic Grey's Lime Rickey as soon as it was released. I used 3 sheets of paper and one sticker element from the 12 X 12 Collection Pack, one sheet from the 6 X 6 Paper Pad as well as embellishments including the Glazed Brads and Chipboard. Purchasing the smaller paper pad was such a great idea, if I do say so myself. It allows me to use additional patterned papers on my layout without cutting in to one of the full 12 X 12 sheets. (This is much less expensive).



The title of this particular layouts says it all. I still need to look up the exact date that these pictures were taken and add that on the orange patterned paper block to complete this layout, but I think you get the idea.

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper (Basic Grey), Textured Cardstock (American Crafts), Chipboard (Basic Grey), Brads (Basic Grey).

This Boy...

I give up! I have really tried to avoid the trend of only scrapbooking one photo on a layout, but I can't do it any longer. I now understand why so many have been scrapbooking this way. You have total freedom to design and decorate your layout almost any way you'd like. Instead of balancing my photos, I strive to balance my fun patterned papers and embellishments in a way that the photo still remains the main focus of the layout. Too fun!


Speaking of patterned paper, the paper used here is from Scenice Route. I used paper from the Metropolis line: Johnson Street, Carter Drive and Main Street. I hand cut all of the little circle embellishments and adhered some with foam pop dots for dimension. Rub-ons provided a quick title and journaling solution. After adding all of these elements I still felt like something was missing. I grabbed my handy Black Precision Pen and drew some quick lines. Complete!

Supplies Used: Textured Cardstock (Bazzill Basics), Patterned Paper (Scenic Route), Rub-ons (Daisy D's), Black Pen (American Crafts).

Lemonade Card Kit

My love of the card kits from Basic Grey continues. Here's just one of the cute cards from the Lemonade Card Kit.



I have been so busy opening new wholesale accounts and ordering lots of new product for the store that I haven't had much time to complete any layouts of my own. I have at least 6 layouts near completion--most are just waiting for journaling. Hopefully I'll be able to steal some time for myself to finish the layouts soon!

Basic Grey Product Release

No more teasing, Basic Grey has finally released their four new product lines. Yay!!!! Not only do I love the collection packs, but I especially love that each product line also has a coordinating card kit. These card kits have become my new best friends. If I continue making cards at this rate I might actually have enough cards on hand to send out to all of my friends and family next year.

Indian Summer


Eerie


Nook and Pantry


Eskimo Kisses


Everything excpet Nook and Pantry is expected to begin shipping in late August. I cannot wait!

Fancy Pants Sneak Peek

With CHA just around the corner, all of my favorite manufacturers have begun to release their product previews. How exciting!!! Here are some pictures of Fancy Pants' new collections. I cannot wait to get my hands on the Rough & Tough line of products--perfect for those 3,000 photos of my boys just waiting for me to scrapbook!


Rough & Tough


Dancing Girl


Little Sprout


Trick or Treat


Christmas Magic

Visit the Fancy Pants blog to see samples made with all five of these new collections.

CHAS 09 Sneak Peek from Cosmo Cricket

Everyone knows that I love, love, love Cosmo Cricket. I was so excited to stumble upon their CHA Summer sneak peek on their company blog. I absolutely cannot wait to get my hands on these new product lines.


Earth Love Collection


The Boyfriend Collection

Jolly by Golly Collection


Which of these collections is your favorite? I think that I'm going to have to choose Earth Love. We have so many outdoor photos and this collection is perfect for those as well as many of the baby photos I have yet to scrapbook.

Check out additional photos of these new Cosmo Cricket products HERE!

Lime Rickey Card Kit

I absolutely LOVE the card kits that Basic Grey has added to their product line. For $15, the kit includes everything you need to complete 8 cards (plus envelopes and extras). The rub-on pack that came with the Lime Rickey card kit had so many extra rub-ons that I was able to add sentiments to the inside of most of my cards plus some cute images for other projects. You can purchase this card kit from my store HERE. The Wisteria card kit is also avaiable and the Lemonade card kit will be added to my store at the end of the week!

Coming Soon

Sorry it has been a while since I've shared anything new. My family took a vacation and I feel like all I have been doing since we've returned is laundry and cleaning. I have a number of layouts *almost* finished and will post something new tomorrow. Also, my Basic Grey order is set to arrive this week with the new Lemonade line and I CANNOT wait!!!