Not long to go before the CHA tradeshow. It's like scrapbooking Christmas, really. The unwrapping of new presents. The revealing of treasure. Like Forrest Gump opening that box of chocolates. (Yea good one, I'm hungry now) – Here are the new Basicgrey collections. I'll post some layouts tomorrow.
The first one is called Nook & Pantry. Despite my 'uh-oh, it's oh-so-themed' thoughts when I first saw the sneaks, this is one collection I LOVE. It's double sided and full of gorgeous pattern. Although I was assigned only one layout using this line, I created two and could have carried on and on. There is so many possibilities in the varying colours. Loved this line, I really did.
Eerie – for some reason Basicgrey didn't assign me this line! I haven't created anything with it, but you know, if I had, it wouldn't have been halloween themed! They say purple is the new hot colour in scrapbooking, so these papers could be used for anything…
Eskimo Kisses – BasicGrey's new Christmas line. Despite it being my favourite Christmas line from them, did I use it with Christmas pics? NO – infact, I used some amazing boy photos from Jill Geraghty-Groves. This line is double sided Christmas goodness, but it has enough non-christmas in it to make it a favourite anyway.
Indian Summer. I didn't create a layout with this for CHA, but completed some other assignments for BasicGrey using it. It was rich and full of colour. It has brooding Autumn tones, but I'm looking forward to mixing it with the bright whites of Eskimo Kisses. I think this will become a favourite!
So there we go! I loved the 3 new collections I was sent. I think they'll be popular.
SENZ – I have a request. I had a lovely lady in my '3 layouts' class, she created all 3 layouts in class extremely successfully and was proud of what she had acheived! When she got home though, she didn't have the class pack at all. There was nothing left in my class. I can only think that someone has picked it up with their own pack and now doesn't know what to do!
Please if you know where this class pack is, can you email me? It'd make one scrapbooker very happy :o)
I talked in my last post about retreats and I have to say I've noticed more and more of them popping up around the place. I need to take time to mention one of my favourites though. Megan at Sketchbook does a fabulous job with her Sketchbook retreat, and the next one is in November. (I think!). She sells out fairly quickly each time, but if you are keen on a well catered, well organised retreat near the end of the year, take a look at the link. I sound like an infomercial – but that's not all! 6 steak knives! But seriously, someone emailed asking me what the retreat was I went to at the end of last year – it was MEgan's!
Winding down to the end of the post – but one more thing. Anyone know where to buy Core'dinations cardstock in New Zealand? I was very kindly sent some samples, and want to show you here on the blog. That'd be silly though, without letting you know where you can buy it. Link me if you know. (they have a cool website, BTW, I was just checking it out).
Ok. Countdown to that box of chocolates. uh. CHA opening. Prima gorgeousness. BasicGrey reveal. New Tattered Angels GlimmerMist colours – because the one hundred I have are clearly not enough.
bring it on.
Laters
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