Welcome to the BasicGrey Design Team Blog Hop! If you’ve been following along, you would have arrived here from Jana Eubank‘s blog. And before this post is over, I’m going to tell you how you can win a free digital kit, how you can download right now for free a different digital kit, and how you can enter to win a $10 credit to use in the BasicGrey store!
I’m thrilled to have been asked to join the BasicGrey Design Team for a 2nd term. I first started scrapbooking with paper and BasicGrey was my first paper love. When I started digital scrapping, I was so excited when BasicGrey started putting out their collections in digital form. You can imagine what an honor is was, and still is, to be working with them!
Today I’m going to share a back-to-school layout with you. Have your kids started school yet? Drew started last week on Monday! And Holly started this week on Tuesday. For this page I used a BasicGrey template called So Special 2 Me. You can see how I altered it to accommodate my portrait-oriented photo. It was such a great start to this page and it was so easy to add borders and such to the paper strip area. And this template? Only a buck. Yep! One dollar! For all the paper and goodies, I used BG’s Recess Collection. I adore Recess… the colors, and the use of graphs, numbers, and letters… and you can win the Starter Kit!
I mean seriously… it’s cool, right? Take a closer look at the awesome monograms:
Here’s my page using Recess and the template:
See how I changed the colors of the stitched button border? I just adjusted the Hue slider until the red buttons turned teal (the black things stay black). I *heart* digi. I also added an outline to the “h” monogram because I wanted it to stand out a bit more. To do this, use the stroke function (in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements). I added a 7px stroke and added the shadow affects after that.
So… to celebrate the new design team, BasicGrey is allowing me to give away the Recess Starter Kit. For your chance to win, just post here on my blog in the comments section and tell me if you’re a paper, hybrid, or digi scrapper and what you love about it! One person will be chosen at random to win this kit!
And right now, you can download the Dasher Starter Kit for free! Just click the image to be taken to the item in BasicGrey’s store. See the price? Yep! $0.00! Gotta love it.
Ok, another giveaway. On the most recent project of mine posted on the BasicGrey blog, if you make a layout using the awesome sketch provided (and here’s my page using it):
and leave a comment there by August 26, 2012 at 11:59p MST (that’s this Sunday, people!) linking to your project, one winner will be chosen at random to win a $10 credit to spend in the BasicGrey store. For paper or digi supplies! Odds are good, people, head on over there! As of the time I’m writing this, there’s only one entry in the comments section!
Ok, my work here is done. It’s time to hop on over to Kim Jeffress‘ blog. Remember, if you find a link that doesn’t work, you can always hop back to the BasicGrey blog for a list of direct links to all of the blogs in the hop. Happy hopping!
congratulations sweetie! so excited to be working again with you this year. xoxo
Love your work, congrats on making the DT! I am a paper scrapper, I love the supplies in my hands!
Congrats!! Great LOs!
fantastic pages and I just love princess broccoli!
Hahaha, now that’s what I should have used for the title!
i just love paper, the feel, the smell….
I’m a paper scrapper, I love having a big stash of PP that I can stroke…
Although I am a traditional paper scrapbooker, I love seeing your gorgeous digital lay-outs. They are both awesome!
Congrats, Kathleen!! Great to be working with you for another year.
Your work is elegant and gorgeous, like always. Always looking forward to see more of your work.
Els.
Congratulations! I haven’t yet made the leap to digital, I’m a paper lover!
I’m going to say paper but if I knew how to do digi I’m sure I would love it too! I don’t like to discriminate against beautiful things. 🙂
When I first saw the princess layout I could have never guessed it was digital! Wow.
Well, that’s just about the best compliment you could give me! Thanks!!
I love your princess at play LO, so pretty!
You do such beautiful work. Congrats on making the DT!
Congratulations ,love your layouts !!!!
Love the LOs! I saw that sketch the other day & love what you did with it! I’m a paper scrapper…I love scissors & punches & rubber stamps & markers…always have…love the tactile engagement in the whole thing!
Congrats! Love your LO! I’m a paper scrapper, but would like to try digi
Both layouts are gorgeous! Congrats on the team!
Congratulations, Kathleen! You totally deserve it!
Congratulations!
I’m a paper scrapper
Congratulations! I love BG too! I use both paper and digital products.
Recess is probably my all-time favorite BG collection.
Great layouts, and congrats on being on the BG DT again! Honestly, I’m a paper scrapper. I’ve downloaded some different designs and printed a precious few things out, but I just like the feel of paper when crafting.
That said, I am going to download the Dasher kit…we’ll see what comes of it. 😉
Thanks to BG for being so generous!
Please let me know if you do something with digital Dasher. I’d love to see it!! (and I seriously adore Dasher)
Congrats! I’m a paper scrapper, but love to look at the digi designs for inspiration. Love the Recess collection!!! Perfect for our grand boy who starts kindergarten in a few weeks – thanks for the chance to win!
Congratulations. Happy for you and love your layout so much.
congrats ,wow fab layouts,love your photos…
hugs Anita..xx
Congrats on being on the DT. I currently am a paper scrapper. Love your layout and I hope to get the sketch challenge completed in time.
Great layout. I am a paper person.
Hi Kathleen…Just wanted to pop in and tell you how much i LOVE your digi layouts and what a beautiful family too 🙂
So excited to be on the BG team with you. Fondly, Kathy
Congratulations! I only dabble a little in digi, I love the feel of paper and layering. Great layout!
Great project and a fun hop with lots of great inspiration!
Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com
Congratulation! your work is spectacular. I can understand why you were chosen to be on the DT! Love the LO!
I am primarily a paper scrapper, I use the computer for journaling and titles, and pSElements for cleaning up my photos. I just love the texture and colour of paper and thus I don’t think I’ll ever be a complete digital scrapper.
Congrats to you! I am primarily a digi scrapper but have done few paper layouts too. Love your digi layouts, they are fabulous!
Congrats, you are the winner of the Recess Starter Kit giveaway! Someone from BasicGrey will be contacting you soon!
What a beautiful layout.