It's Me, KP

The 27 Things

The year isn't over but I thought it would be fun to do a post about the progress on my 27 things list.  This is a layout I did back in January for the 2ps Garden.  I've got a few things to cross of the list :)

1. Visit a state I've never been to - no, but going to Spain for the first time in Nov.  Does that count?
2. Watch five black & white films - 2 down
3. Go to the ballet
4. Take a photography class
5. Scan & print my grandmother's photos
6. Design my own website + portfolio
7. Use my passport - next month
8. Reach a happy weight - getting there
9. Volunteer at a soup kitchen
10. Understand where I work + the market - gah.  no.
11. Read three classic Russian novels
12. Remember all of my BFF's birthdays - two down, one to go
13. Take the behind-the-scenes tour at Wrigley Field - not going to happen, I'm afraid
14. Bake my own buttercream cupcakes
15. Learn how to use chopsticks
16. Make three new girlfriends
17. Do something that scares me - this one can be crossed off many times
18. Donate money every month
19. Make a move
20. Enjoy the tasting menu at Alinea - not yet.  I did get to go to Bonsoiree in Chicago, which might be as close as I get this year.
21. Take an architectural boat tour
22. Make a mixed CD each month
23. Visit Chelsea Piers
24. Go to four concerts
25. Read two books a month - failing.
26. Go to the top of the Sears Tower
27. Attend three charity events

Many things to accomplish in the next two months!  Yikes.

HMP & GP with KP in NYC

Addicted to making Flip videos now :)  This one is from last weekend when my best friend Heather and her hubby were in town.  Enjoy!

ETA: song is a live version of "Forevermore" by Katie Herzig. I use a Flip Mino for video and iMovie that came with my computer to edit :) Coat in the photos on MG's blog is from J.Crew last year. Hope that helps!

Fun with Type Week Two

I'm taking a break from NYC in a very chilly Chicago this week.  Despite the cold, I'm very happy to be here :)

Wanted to let you know that Week Two of my Fun with Type class is up at 2ps today.  Click here for this week's lesson.

This week is about using fonts to create fun word art and combining with your QK Silhouette for layouts.  I love fonts.  That's probably no surprise, right?

Have a good week, everyone!

Fun with Type Week One

Monday was the start of my new free class at 2ps called "Fun with Type" - you can find the first lesson right here.  If you know me, you know that I love fonts and text and everything typography. 

Here's a little peek at the first layout.  Hope you'll come check it out :)

The theme for this months Garden is also typography.  Love it.  Here's one of my layouts...

I played around with a bunch of fonts in Illustrator to create my journaling block.  It tells the story of the corner of Columbus and 79th... where Sarah and I spotted Matt Dillon and Michael Richards aka Kramer all within some very silly seconds :)

Also, remember this layout I did for the Garden with the 27 things I wanted to do my 27th year?

I am slowly but surely crossing things off this list :)  Will try to post an update on my progress very soon!

Super-Fast with 4x6 Photos

Very excited to find Creating Keepsakes new Super-Fast with 4x6 Photos at Barnes & Noble last week... I did the layout that is on the cover :)

Can I just say that "super-fast" is my new mantra these days ;)  I've been wanting to just zip through getting layouts scrapped lately and this is the PERFECT tool. 

I was lucky to contribute a lot of layouts to this special issue and here is one of my faves...

You can purchase the issue on the CK website right here or pick it up at B&N like I did :)  Hope you enjoy!