Waiting for Spring....and a Giveaway!

*** And we have a winner:

Commenter name: Sheri Twing

Thanks everyone!***

I have been working with this new kit and I must admit I am having fun with it. Last week we talked about how easy it was to recolor a background so I wanted to give you a little step by step. Now obviously there are several ways you can do this but this is how I did the backgrounds that we showed last week.

See that pretty turqoiuse and yellow peeking out from under the envelope card?

Well this is the background that I started with:

and here I have it open in Photoshop which I use for all of my editing.

Then I picked the color I wanted to add and then applied it with my paint bucket tool. See...it really is that easy. 

Here are a few I printed out today:

And then a few cards I made using elements and backgrounds from the kit. These were the fastest two cards I have ever made.

I love being able to play off of the modern shapes in this kit.

You could put ANY color with this black, gray and white combo and it would be stunning!

And  then here are the cards that some people have emailed me asking if I would post so that you caould see close ups....here you go!

This one had a fun envelope within an envelope...I love having lots of layers to open.

A little punch love....one of my faves.

And since I get so many questions on where I get my flower frogs...I picked up an extra one and I am going to mail it to one lucky blog reader. You know the drill, just leave me a comment here, and this time tell me what is your favorite color to pair with gray and what types of kits would you like to see more of up on the site.

I will close this giveaway on Wednesday night....good luck!

Comments

[Rebecca]

This is such a fun kit!!! Hmmmm... gray is such a hot color right now, and I think so many colors go well with it, but I am really a sucker for that bright yellow with it! As far as kits - I really love vintage and flowers, and pretty much anything you girls come up with!!! Oh, and I LOVE the look of your flower frogs, so thank you so much for the chance to win one!!!

[Nancy Wyatt]

I just bought some presentation paper tonight and printer ink :) ready to start playing with my kit :) hugs from Conroe, Texas

[Kimberly]

Love the kit and all the things you can do with it.

Thanks for the chance to win.

[Leann]

hmmm...did my comment not post?

I love grey, red and white together - so crisp and clean.

As far as kits, I don't have photoshop, so I'm an old fashioned kit kind of girl.

So glad that your DH is feeling better.

I love flower frogs, so thanks for the opportunity to win one!

Leann

[Sheila Miller]

Hot Pink would be the color I would like to try with the gray. I also love the Parisian butterfly stamps with Waiting for Spring. Thanks for coordinating all of these new designs. Loving that!

[Leslie mclaughlin]

Hi, this is a wonderful kit with so many possilbities. I would pair gray with yellow, pink, peach or turquoise. Can't wait to try them all!

[Missy]

What a great forum to leave a comment! I would LOVE Ho3 to create a pennant/bunting/banner template to drop some beautiful papers into for instant and changeable party decor.
I ALSO would LOVE some SUBWAY art :) Now, I am thinking about the grey paired with....purple! I have a new respect for purple that has been absent for many years - LOL!

[Sharon Osborn]

I've been pairing a spring green with my gray polka-dotted sweater, and loving it of course! Would love to win a frog, thanks Janet!

[Danee Kaplan]

Grey, Gray, Gris… I don't care what yo call it I am head-over-heels in love with Grey. I have my bedroom at our cottage painted my favorite combo-deep grey and a black purple

[Gina Baj]

I love Turquoise blue with grey. I have finally found paper that is the Australian equal to presentation paper, WOW!!!! what a difference.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE everything you do at HO3. Keep up the great work, If I had to say, I love the ornate frames, and would love a Daily Junque digital kit.

[kelly in NB]

honestly! pink and yellow....and i must say you did a FINE job showing that off. :) it's classic.

[Sheri Twing]

Janet, you are amazing with just paper!!! I love the pink with gray...or turquoise....
I am a huge fan of Hof3 and have so many of your kits! My fav so far has been the Daily Junque, I love kits with lots of things you can use for embellishments or add to other products!

[alicia king]

you got me hooked on grey and aqua! love that combo together! i personally like mini books! but i buy everything from hof3! i use digital stuff on my blog, and the rest for projects :)

[michelle]

Lov'in the design on that paper...fuschia with grey! I would like to see a greater variety of mini books in various sizes!

[Leilani]

I absolutely love this kit! I can't wait to pick it up, (plus some other yummy HO3 goodies), once my monthly play money comes in!!!!

As for colors to pair with gray...I would go with either periwinkle (PAH Awareness Color) or that gorgeous turquoise you chose to use...but I must say that black is so elegant.

I haven't worked outside of "all digital" scrapbooking, until I signed up for MPS....and boy am I loving Hybrid now! So I guess I would have to say...I would love to see some combo kits from HO3. You know, some printable goodies as well as some physical yumminess...all warped up in one sweet little package.

Thank you for the inspiration and color tips; as well as the chance to win! (It would come it handy, when showing off my MPS/HO3 creations)

[crystal mcconnell]

I heart gray! I love bright yellow and pink with gray. Love your post today. Thank you for sharing with us and for the giveaway. I have been wanting one of those frogs...

[lara]

I'm not much of a pink girl so I would pair gray with royal blue. I'd like to see more hybrid kits, subway art and jewelry kits or ideas. Love your ideas and I hope your hubby is doing well.

[Cristina Madrid]

Thanks for the tutorial. I love learning new things. Love the new kit and can't wait to purchase and use it.

[jeanine]

Gray and black are always classic to me. Love the kits, I'm really into "office supplies" right now. Ledger paper, receipt books, etc.

[Lacey I]

AWESOME :) I love gray & mustard yellow actually. It's going to be the color combo for my new craft room - paired with Teal! ♥♥♥ I'd love to see more "journaling" card type kits. that I could print off to use on layouts or create mini albums with!

[Lindzie h]

You already paired my favorite color with grey...YELLOW! Sooo good looking together. Also, I need baby shower stuff!! I might have mentioned this to Rhonna once before. I need some cute House of 3 baby stuff. :)

[Dondalee Southern]

I love to pair grey with turquoise or a deep purple. I am an old fashion scrapper and don't have Photoshop yet but I really like the vintage look. Thanks.

[Carrie P]

I will probably always be a pink and gray person. Love the versatility of this line, thanks for walking me through the color change.
I've got my mom and sister looking for frogs now!

[Erin Ummel]

Hi Janet--I love to pair grey with turquoise! YUM! I would love to see more mini-album kits or ideas like Heidi showed last week on how to create minis out of your amazing kits. :) Love ya! Erin

[Claire]

Grey and RED! That is me all over. I am a red person (love to be bright in my dull GREY cubicle world) and I have small pops of red everywhere I can. Is make my work world so much happier! And I love the hybrid projects... so keep them coming!